May 3, 2002

Summit on abuse 'Zero tolerance ' gains supp ort

By John Norton Catholic News Service VATICANCITY (CNS) — U.S. church leaders left an unprecedented U.S. -Vatican summit on clerical sex abuse with a proposed plan of action , including a national policy to deal with priest-offenders and a special process for dismissing them from the priesthood.

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Participants in the April 23-24 summit said, there was increasing agreement among U.S. church leaders on adopting a "zero-tolerance " approach to priests who abuse minors. But they said the question would not be settled until the bishops 'June meeting in Dallas and the definitive formulatio n of a national policy.

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Pray ing fo r peace in Ho ly Land

Local priests: concern for victims comes first

By Evelyn Zappia

San Francisco Bay Area religious leaders gather in St. Mary 's Cathedral April 28 to pray for " peace , justice and truth between Israel and Palestine."

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The interfaith service , hosted by ArabAmerican Christians for Peace , included chants in Hebrew and Arabic , readings from the scriptures , and prayers for peace.

At the top, from the left: Dr. Amer Ariam , Imam at Dar Ul-lslam mosque in Concord , a former United Nations diplomat , Auxiliary Bishop John Weste r of San Francisco , the Rev. Taigen Leighton, a Zen priest; Father George Gweinit of Saint George Orthodox Church of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem , Father Nicholas Borzghol , pastor of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church , Rabbi Pamela Frydman Baugh , Or Shalom Jewish Community, and Dr. Keith Barto n of a Lutheran Experience.

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V V oven through the anger and sadness of priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco runs a common thread that links these men: compassion for the victims of clergy sex abuse and concern for their needs.

"The pain of the victims should go first before my pain , " said Father Ed Dura of San Francisco 's St. Anne of the Sunset, who describes his state of mind as "an emotional hemorrhage. " Afflicted with pain by those they trusted the most, their "brother priests, " some priests say they are "sinking deeper in depression , " with each new headline.

One admits, "I can 't talk about it, it hurts too much. " Another says, he is "unable to open the daily newspapers, watch the televised news, or even go to dinner with friends because the subject will come up. " "The priests are deeply suffering, " said Father Tom Moran of San Mateo 's St. Bartholomew Parish , who feels the "betrayal" of his fellow priests who disgraced . their vows. "It's a mark on all of us," he said. "For me, I can honestly say I feel a terrible sadness."

The following are responsesf rom priests of the A rchdiocese who wanted to speak out regarding the sex abuse scandal in the Church and how it is affecting them.

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b y Tom Burke Behind the opportunities many of us have to roll up our sleeves to give blood is the roll-up-your-sleeves hard work of organizing the activity. A Hemostat Hurrah for St. Patrick Parish , Larkspur for its annual blood drives started in 1966 by the now late Nancy Ramsey.

Julie Malet , now chairs a committee of four that pulls the event together - tasks that were ori ginall y accomplished by Nancy alone said committee member Rosemary Ellison. Lorraine Urban and Jud y Sheridan round out the corpuscle corps. Rosemary is especiall y proud of "the commitment " of St. Pat 's to the life-saving work, which generall y draws fro m 50 to 100 possible donors. Congrats and thanks to the 10 or so volunteers who pass out the trail mix and assist staffers from Blood Centers of the Pacific. Rosemary and her husband , Ernie, retired SFPD, have been married for 48 years and parishioners of St. Pat 's for 32 years....Happy birthday to Kathleen Ryan, now of Sonoma, who tu rned 77 years old on Apri l 3. Kathleen

Forever St. Paul of the Shipwreck parishioner, Anthony Sansone, celebrated his first 90 years with more than 70 family and friends at a surprise luncheon at South San Francisco 's Bertolucci's Restaurant on April 6.

At his side is his wife Angela. The two have been married for 67 years. Comp leting the family picture are daughters, Stephanie Sansone (left) and Gloria Bernard. Gloria and her husband , Ted, celebrate 46 years of marriage on May 6.

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Salesian Father Larry Lorenzoni (left), former pasto r, Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, and Franciscan Father Louis Vitale , pastor, St. Boniface Parish, admire chalice given to Father Lorenzoni on the occasion of his 50th anniversary as a priest by his friends , the Ghidini family of Italy, last November. A Mass of Thanksgiving commemorating Father Lorenzoni's half-century as a member of the presbyterate will be celebrated May 19 at Sts. Peter and Paul on Washington Square at 12:45 p.m. A reception follows. All are invited. Known as a regular voice of the daily Chronicle column by the late Herb Caen, Father Lorenzoni resides at the Salesian Provincialate on Franklin St. in San Francisco.

and her late husband , John, who died March 3, were married at San Francisco's St. James Church Jan. 23, 1953. Thanks to the couple 's son, Patrick , for his compliments about this column and for catchin ' us up on his mom 's birthday. He said his house is the first stop each week for CSF and then it 's dispatched to his mom who likes "reading up on many familiar names and families."

St. Veronica's is home for Pat, his wife, Joanne, and their children , Jerry, now at UC Santa Barbara; Matt , a student at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep; and Dan and Kerry both students at St. Veronica's.... April was Holy Humor Month, according to a call I got from the Catholic Post in Peoria, Illinois. I was surprised, and at the same time honored , to learn that I am listed in the Catholic Press Directory as Humor Editor for CSF and the reporter couldn 't think of a better place to start than with someone whose alleged area of responsibility is the hallowed ha-ha. Though I was of little help to her in defining the job we had a few good laughs about it.

Whatever my status with the chuckle police , filling this space with your good news continues to bring a smile to my face. Thank you....If you get a chance, warm up tonight or tomorrow with South Pacific at Mercy High School, SF or Godspell at Archbishop Riordan High

Freshman and sophomore Biology classes at San Domenico School , San Anselmo organized a blood drive that brought 27 pints of the life giving stuff to the help of others. Nancy Culhane , director of service learning, assisted. Hats off , or should I say on , to freshman Emily Warren , who walked the service talk with a "winter warmth" campaign that broug ht more than 500 pounds of apparel to the use of Marin Abused Women 's Services and Ritter House of San Rafael. The chapeaux , gloves, scarves , sweaters and jackets will help "women and their children get a fresh start," Emily said. Thanks to Carrie Rehak , directo r of campus ministry and Susannah Woods , theatre arts director who helped Emily get the worthy work off the ground.

Congrats to San Domenico Middle School students Elizabeth Moore , Jordan Raabe , Ryan Cavalier, Skye Lawrence and Katherine Williams on their success in the school's 15th annual Invitational Speech Tournament on March 21. Pictured are seniors Alicia Brown (left ) and Jihee Kim at the blood drive.

School. Both shows have great scores and ensembles to match. South Pacific has been one of my favorites since the time I worked at a radio station in Bucks County, Pennsylvania that was partl y owned by author , James Michener, and though I never met him, I wanted to be fluent in the musical based on his book. Godspell, an early 70s show, is a masterwork in my opinion and one I'll never tire of seeing (See Datebook).... Remember, this is an empty space without ya ' and it takes but a moment to let us know about a birthday, anniversary, special achievement, or special happening in your life.

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More than 50 retreatants gathered for a day of recollection sponsored by the Fil-Am Society and Holy Rosary Sodality of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish on March 16. From left, Vera Rogulsky, Genie Gonzales , Cora Beloy, Carmelite Father Christop her La Rocca , facilitator, holding Cora 's grandson , Gabriel Enos Sherr; Bea Ver, Beth Mamon , Shirley Dimap ilis, Cely Zapanta . Gabriel' s folks , are St. Robert , San Bruno parishioners , Cessy and Matthew Sherr.

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The prayers of many faiths filled St. Mary 's Cathedral Sunday evening, all with a common theme: peace and justice in the land that is hol y to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

The interfaith service , hosted by Arab-American Christians for Peace, included chants in Hebrew and Arabic , readings from the scriptures of Islam , Judaism , Buddhism and Christianity, Auxiliary Bishop John Wester took as his theme Christ 's words to his disci ples on the eve of his passion and death: "Peace is my farewell gift to you."

"Knowing that he was going to his death ," Christ was making it clear that peace is "a most precious gift ," Bishop Wester said. "Unfortunatel y, it is a gift we have had trouble unwrapping over the past 2,000 years."

"A big first step to peace," he said , "would come from acknowledging the di gnity of every human being, honoring and reverencing each other. If we see ourselves as brothers and sisters, there is no room for oppression and occupation , or for physical and political violence ."

Bishop Wester affirmed both that "Israel has a ri ght to secure borders and Palestinians have a ri ght to their own state. " The evening included a telephone conference call with the chancellor of the Latin Rite Patriarchate of Jerusal em and concluded with a candle li ght vigil outside the cathedral.

Father Labib Kobti , the organizer of the service and pastor of San Francisco 's St. John of God Parish and of the Arab-American Roman Catholic Community in San Francisco, estimated that 450 peop le attended the service. Father Kobti said he hopes "interfaith committees will continue to organize every three months a prayer service to unite the hearts of the Bay Area communities to work for the best of our U.S.A. and justice , peace and truth in the world. "

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TORONTO — The Catholic Church needs an open discussion on priestly celibac y, said Father Robert Silva , the president of the National Federation of Priests ' Councils.

Father Silva also called for a re-examination of the church' s handling of troubled priests , These priests "cannot simp ly be cut off , dismissed or sent away," he said. "Sin or no sin, cri me or no crime , free or in prison , we are bound together for life ," he said.

"Why and how celibacy is tied to Ihe priesthood in (he Roman rite needs to be made more clear, since there are those who advocate celibacy for those who freely choose it," Father Silva, a priest of the Stockton, diocese said during the first joint convention for U.S. and Canadian priests ' councils.

The direction of a celibacy debate "is up to the Hol y Spirit ," he said "But it seems to me that the promptings of the Spirit are pointing in the direction of a new, open, candid study of celibacy and its meaning for priests."

Events give 101 reasons to end death penalty , cardinal says

WASHINGTON — The recent exoneration of the 100th death-row inmate and the release of the report from an Illinois commission add up to "101 reasons to abandon the death penalty, " according to Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington.

In an April 24 statement , Cardinal McCarrick, the head of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Policy, said the U.S. bishops were taking the opportunity to renew their call for "measures to restrain , restrict and end the use of the death penalty in the United States."

On April 9, Ray Krone was freed by the state of Arizona after serving 10 years in prison for rape and murder. DNA tests vindicated him and pointed to another inmate as (he likely person who sexually assaulted and killed a Phoenix waitress in 1991. His release marked the 100th death-row inmate in recent years to have been exonerated after conviction. . A few days later, the Illinois commission recommended 85 steps to avoid wrongful convictions, prevent prosecuto. rial misconduct and ensure defendants are represented by competent counsel. A majority of the 15-member commission said they would favor abolishing the death penalty.

Bishops of Americas consider new Spanish Bible translation

WASHINGTON — Bishops in the Americas are debating whether to support a single Bible translation to serve all the 300 million Spanish-speaking Catholics in the Western Hemisphere.

Supporters say it would help unify the Spanish-speaking Catholics in the hemisphere and standardize the use of Bible quotes in catechetical and liturgical materials.

Difficulties include variations in Spanish terminology from country to country, different cultural and social situations , and finding enough scholars for the huge translating task.

In March the U.S. bishops ' Administrative Committee approved formation of an ad hoc committee to explore the idea. The Latin American bishops ' council plans to consider it at its May 2003 general assembly.

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PARIS — French churc h leaders voiced concern at the support for farright leader Jean-Marie Le Pen after he placed second in the first round of presidential elections April 21.

"These result s clearl y show a radicalization of voters ' political choices and hi ghli ght a deep crisis in our society, " Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard , president of the French bishops ' conference, said.

The archbishop spoke as campai gning intensified for a May 5 second -round ballot that will pit nationalist Le Pen, who is known for racist and anti-Semitic remarks , against incumbent President Jacques Chirac.

Jewish-born Cardinal Jean-Marie Lusliger of Paris criticized Le Pen ' s use of quotations from the pope and warned that a recourse to violence would "never be an instrument for reason or charity."

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Catholics urged to learn teaching on rep roductive technology

NEW ORLEANS — While people are clear on their understanding of where the Catholic Church stands on abortion , many don 't understand life issues that underlie reproductive technologies, according to Helen Alvare , the U.S. Catholic bishops ' former spokeswoman on life issues.

As new reproductive technologies have developed, Ms, Alvare said , "no one has stepped forward on behalf of the embryo." She called new reproductive technologies the "silent killer of love and life."

Ms. Alvare, now an associate professor of law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, spoke at the convention of Legatus, an international organization of Catholic chief executive officers and corporate presidents.

Polls show opposi tion to cloning, support for stem cell research

WASHINGTON—Two recent polls show a majority of the American public opposes human cloning research. One of the polls, however, showed a majority favoring government funding of stem cell research.

A Pew Research Center poll showed 77 percent of the 2,002 people questioned oppose scientific experiments in human cloning. Fifty percent said stem-cell research should be funded , compared with 35 percent who said it should not. Asked which is more important, conducting research toward medical cures or not destroying human embryos, 47 percent said "medical research," while 39 percent said "not destroying embryos."

A second poll, by the Polling Company, found 63 percent support President Bush's opposition to reproductive cloning.

Dutch church leaders circulate book detailing euthanasia fig ht

OXFORD, England — Church leaders in the Netherlands have circulated documents detailing their struggle against euthanasia, which became legal April 1. A church spokesman said the collection was requested by Catholic bishops abroad who needed "data and arguments" for church campaigns in other countries.

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Polish head of Siberian diocese denied re-entry into Russia

MOSCOW — Bishop Jerzy Mazur of Diocese of St. Joseph in Irkutsk in Siberia was denied re-entry to Russia. Bishop Mazur flew April 19 from Warsaw to Moscow and presented his valid visa and was told by members of the Border Guard Service that he was on a list of people to be denied entry, he said.

"I asked, 'What happened?' but they had no explanation ," said Bishop Mazur, a Polish citizen. At the Vatican .

April 20, spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Vails condemned the bishop 's expulsion.

In Irkutsk April 21, about 170 Russian Orthodox believers demonstrated in front of the city's new Catholic cathedral demanding that the Vatican rescind its February decision to upgrade four apostolic administrations in Russia to dioceses.

As is true throughout Russia, the Diocese of St. Joseph is heavily dependent on foreign clergy to serve its estimated 50,000 baptized Catholics. Of 47 priests, two are Russian citizens. Catholic seminary education was banned in Russia from soon after the Communist revolution until the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union.

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VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II said he hoped an English translation of the new Roman Missal would be completed quickly to help Catholics participate more fully in the Mass.

"Undoubtedly, the use of the vernacular has been an important means of enabling the faithful to participate more deeply in the encounter with God in Christ," the pope said in a message to a new Vatican committee of Eng lish-speaking bishops.

The new "Vox Clara" (Clear Voice) committee, comprised of 12 bishops from nine countries, was established by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments.

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Recalling its roots, Priory welcomes Slovak students

By Jack Smith Stanford University grad Art Breisk y thought he had a great idea. He wanted the best and brightest students in his native Slovakia to experience the American system. It would offer tomorrow 's leaders of the newly formed republic the opportunity to learn more about democracy and free market economy than any books , he thought.

He started by arranging a stud y abroad high school program on the East Coast for students from his home town of Bardejov , Slovakia. This being a success, he contacted an old fraternity pal from Stanford , Bob Simon, to see if any West Coast schools might be a good match.

Mr. Simon suggested Woodside Priory. The priory on the peninsula is one of California 's premier Catholic schools and its founding monks came from points in Eastern Europe , including Hungary and Slovakia and they have "a strong interest in anti-communism " according to the school' s director of communications , Carolyn Dobervich.

While most other seniors at the Benedictine-run school are gearing up for graduation on May 25 , Julia Petrasova and Peter Bodik are looking forward with hope and fond memories to another senior year back home in Bardejov , Slovakia.

"It 's not a traged y to have to spend five years in High School ," Peter said.

Peter and Julia aren 't being held back.

"They do extremel y well academicall y .. .- They 're the cream of the crop, " Mrs. Dobervich said.

Peter and Julia are the latest students from Bardejov to stud y at the priory in a program that is now in its third year.

They voluntaril y competed with other students from their school in Slovakia for the opportunity to stud y for a year at Woodside, even though their credits from the school will not count toward their graduation back home.

Some peop le think it 's kind of weird , "but it 's definitel y worth the experience of being here," Peter said.

Peter and Julia both say that improving their English and the opportunity to study subjects not offered at their school in Bardejov make the experience worthwhile. Julia studied English for seven years in Slovakia , "but this one year at Woodside gave . me as much as seven years back home," she said.

Julia competed throug h an app lication process which included an interview and English test to be able to go to Woodside. She didn ' t tell her father about the competition , because she "didn 't want to have him disappointed" if she didn ' t get the position , she said.

Her father was very excited when he finall y heard the good news. Both Julia and Peter ' s families have been very supportive.

In addition to improving their English , Julia has found it "reall y fun" study ing Spanish , drama and photography courses not available in her home school. She has also studied European history and American democracy because , "I' m interested in politics ," she said. "1 want to stud y international SLOVAK STUDENTS, page 9

Mosaic focuses on young adult ministry Dominican Sister Christine Wilcox, director of the office of Young Adult Ministry, will be the guest on the Mosaic show to air on KPIX, Channel 5, Sunday, May 5, at 6 a.m., repeated Sunday, May 12, at 3 a.m. Tom Burke will talk to her about a new program that will reach out to and teach young adults in their "natural habitat " or local pub on all Tuesday evenings in May. Sister Wilcox will also discuss Pope John Paul IPs upcoming visit to Canada for World Youth Day and how her office is serves the spiritual needs of young adults. Mosaic is a co-production of the office of Communications and airs on the first Sunday of every month with a Catholic perspective. If you are planning to tape the show please call KPIX for last-minute programming changes at 415-765-8785.

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By Sharon Abercrombie Over 200 national interfaith religious leaders from across the nation have signed on to a letter to President George Bush asking him to support a national trust fund which would generate 1.5 million affordable housing units for the poor by the year 2010.

The signers include leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops , the Leadershi p Conference of Women Reli g ious, the National Council of Catholic Women , the Conference of Major Superiors of Men , and the Network Catholic social justice lobby.

Representatives of some of those groups took part April 24 in a national day of prayer and lobby ing in Washington D.C., on behalf of the National Housing Trust Fund legislation , now pending in Congress. The bill , co-sponsored by Independent Rep. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democrat Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, would provide for a regenerating funding source requ iring no new taxes and would generate up to 180,000 new living wage jobs, explained Sister of Divine Providence Bernie Galvin , of San Francisco, coordinator of the Religious Leaders National Call for Action in Housing.

Sister Galvin , founding director of Religious Witness for the Homeless, a Bay Area interfaith policy-advocacy coalition which addresses the causes of poverty and home-

lessness, especiall y in the area of affordable housing, launched the National Call for Action in Housing in 1999 to influence the federal housing bud get.

'We have become a nation of those who have homes and those who do not. It is time for us to find the political and moral courage to change this reality.'

She organized last Wednesday's press conference and prayer vigil to call attention to the "unconscionable reality of 5.4. million families with worst-case housing needs, and the tragic growth of homeless families," and to urge the Senate and House of Representatives to approve the National Housing Trust Fund legislation.

"We have become a*nation of those who have homes and those who do not. It is time for us to find the political and moral courage to change this reality," Sister Galvin said

at the vigil , which took place on the steps of the Cap itol.

Among the speakers was Sister of Mercy Jud y Cannon , associate director of the Leadership Conference of Women Reli gious. Noting thai the amount of money available for providing low-income housing has decreased by 90 percent since the late 1970s, Sister Cannon said that "on any given day in this country, right now, at least 800,000 peop le are homeless, nearl y 40 percent of them children. In response to the mandate of our faith traditions , we must act now to change this social tragedy," she said.

The press conference opened with a vigil with calls to prayer from a number of faith traditions , including the Jewish shofar, Buddhist bell and the Muslim Call to Prayer.

In other statements, Susan Muskett , executive director of the National Council of Catholic Women called the legislation "a reasonable means to generate affordable housing."

Rabbi David Saperstein , director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism , reminded the gathering "providing adequate shelter has been a central concern for the Jewish tradition , fro m the time that Abraham opened his tent to the three guests."

Rev. James Schrider, a Buddhist priest, called attention to his religion 's emphasis on "the inte rconnectedness of our existence with one another. We feel special compassion for the suffering of those who lack the basic elements of life."

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By Audrey Sommers Catholic News Service DETROIT (CNS) — Hundreds of members of the Knights of Peter Claver, led by members of the Metro Catholic Gospel Choir, transformed a ballroom at the Marriott Renaissance Center Hotel in Detroit into a praise-filled sanctuary for Mass.

The Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Detroit, was part of the 64th annual Northern District conference for members of the Knights of Peter Claver and its ladies auxiliary.

In his homily, Cardinal Maida compared the journey of the slaves to the day ' s Gospel message when two disciples encoun tered Jesus on their trek from Emmaus to Jerusalem.

"The disciples on the road to Emmaus experienced a true conversion , a change in mind and heart , and as a sign of their newfound faith , they ran all the way back to Jerusalem to share their joy ful news with the other disciples," Cardinal Maida said.

The cardinal spoke of the recent turmoil in the church , referring to it as an "embarrassment and frustration of clergy sexual misconduct cases."

After the Mass, Arthur McFarland , supreme knight and CEO of the Knights of Peter Claver, addressed the scandal.

"As African-American people, we 've been throug h much more troubled times than what the church is experiencing now. The challenge we see right now is for Catholics who are committed to the faith to stand tall," McFarland said.

The main mission of the organization is evangelization.

It also promotes social responsibility among members by

emphasizing- action through faith , makes contributions to charities, awards scholarships and raises money to support local parishes. It also focuses on promoting vocations.

"We know there are few African-American priests in the church. We recognize we need even more," McFarland said.

The three-day conference drew members from 13 states.

"It brings tears to my eyes to be part of something big like this ," said Shirley Slaughter, a member of Presentation-Our Lady of Victory Parish and Court 189 of the Kni ghts of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary.

The Knights of Peter Claver, with 30,000 members nationwide and more than 250 members in the Archdiocese of Detroit , was founded in 1909 in Mobile , Ala., by four Josephite priests from Baltimore and three laymen of the Diocese of Mobile.

The organization was dedicated to the memory of St. Peter Claver, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary who was both a medical doctor and a teacher of the faith . Born in Spain, Father Claver was assigned to a port in Colombia, South America. He began evangelizing slaves brought over from Africa. It is s@id that more than 300,000 slaves were bapti zed and converted to Catholicism through his efforts.

The Kni ghts of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary was founded in 1922. There are two junior divisions of Knights of Peter Claver — the Junior Daughters established in 1930 and the Junior Kni ghts in 1935.

"We have a mentoring program for youth so they develop educationally, socially and culturally. We are seeing more youth come into the youth divisions," said Mary

Briers, supreme lady of the Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary.

Representatives from the youth divisions are being sent by the organization to World Youth Day in Toronto in July.

They also will join the senior members of the Knights of Peter Claver in Washington in August for the national convention and receive leadership training.

"Hopefully, they will go back to their districts and work with other youths so they will become productive citizens in our country," McFarland said.

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On April 23-24, 2002, an extraordinary meeting was held in the Vatican between the cardinals of the United States and the leadershi p of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the heads of several offices of the Holy See on the subject of the sexual abuse of minors.

The meeting was called with three goals in mind: • On the part of the American bishops, to inform the Holy See about the difficulties which they have faced in recent months.

• On the part of the Roman dicasteries , to hear directly from the American cardinals and the chief officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops a general evaluation of the situation .

• And together to develop ways to move forward in addressing these issues.

As is known, the Holy Father received the working group in his private library late in the morning of Tuesday, April 23, and gave a programmatic address.

Today, at the end of the morning session, His Holiness invited the American cardinals and bishops to lunch , to continue their discussion of some of the themes raised at the meeting.

The participants fi rst of all wish to express their unanimous gratitude to the Holy Father for his clear indications of direction and commitment for the future. In communion with the pope they reaffirm certain basic principles: 1. The sexual abuse of minors is rightly considered a crime by society and is an appalling sin in the eyes of God, above all when it is perpetrated by priests and religious whose vocation is to help persons to lead holy lives before God and men.

2. There is a need to convey to the victims and their families a profound sense of solidarity and to provide appropriate assistance in recovering faith and receiving pastoral care.

3. Even if the cases of true pedophilia on the part of priests and religious are few, all the participants recognized the gravity of the problem. In the meeting, the quantitative terms of the problem were discussed , since the statistics are not very clear in this regard . Attention was drawn to the fact that almost all the cases involved adolescents and therefore were not cases of true pedophilia.

4. Together with the fact that a link between celibacy and pedophilia cannot be. scientifically maintained, the meeting reaffirmed the value of priestly celibacy as a gift of God to the church.

5. Given the doctrinal issues underl y ing the

dep lorable behavior in question , certain lines of response have been proposed: — a. The pastors of the church need clearly to promote the correct moral teaching of the church and publicl y to reprimand individuals who spread dissent and groups which advance ambiguous approaches to pastoral care.

— b. A new and serious apostolic visitation of seminaries and other institutes of formation must be made without delay, with particular emphasis on the need for fidelity to the church's teaching, especiall y in the area of morality, and the need for a deeper stud y of the criteria of suitability of candidates to the priesthood.

— c. It would be fitting for the bishops of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to ask the faithful to join them in observing a national day of prayer and penance , in reparation for the offenses perpetrated and in prayer to God for the conversion of sinners and the reconciliation of victims.

6. All the partici pants have seen this time as a call to a greater fidelity to the mystery of the church. Consequently they see the present time as a moment of grace. While recognizing that practical criteria of conduct are indispensable and urgently needed, we cannot underestimate, in the words of the Holy Father, "the power of Christian conversion, that radical decision to turn away from sin and back to God, which reaches the depths of a person 's soul and can work extraordinary change." At the same time, as His Holiness also stated , "People need to know that there is no place in the priesthood and reli gious life for those who would harm the young. They must know that bishops and priests are totally committed to the fullness of Catholic truth on matters of sexual morality, a truth as essential to the renewal of the priesthood and the episcopate as it is to the renewal of marriage and family life."

Again in the Holy Father 's words, "neither should we forget the immense spiritual , human and social good that the vast majority of priests and religious in the United States have done and are still doing. The Catholic Church in your country has always promoted human and Christian values with great vigor and generosity, in a way that has helped to consolidate all that is noble in the American people. A great work of art may be blemished , but its beauty remains; and this is a truth which any intellectuall y honest critic will recognize. To the Catholic communities in the United States, to their pastors and members, to the men and women religious, to teachers in Catholic universities and schools, to American missionaries in all parts of the world, go the wholehearted thanks of the entire Catholic Church and the personal thanks of the bishop of Rome."

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For this reason , the cardinals and bishops present at the meeting today sent a message to all the priests of the United States , their co-workers in the pastoral ministry.

As part of the preparation for the June meeting of the American bishops , the U.S. participants in the Rome meeting presented to the prefects of the Roman congregations the following proposals: 1. We propose to send the respective congregations of the Hol y See a set of national standards which the Holy See will properl y review (recognitio), in which essential elements for policies dealing with the sexual abuse of minors in dioceses and reli gious institutes in the United States are set forth.

2. We will propose that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recommend a special process for the dismissal from the clerical state of a priest who has become notorious and is guilty of the serial, predatory, sexual abuse of minors.

3. While recognizing that the Code of Canon Law alread y contains a judicial process for the dismissal of priests guilty of sexually abusing minors , we will also propose a special process for cases which are not notorious but where the diocesan bishop considers the priest a threat for the protection of children and young people, in order to avoid grave scandal in the future and to safeguard the common good of the church.

4. We will propose an apostolic visitation of seminaries and religious houses of formation, giving special attention to their admission requirements and the need for them to teach Catholic moral doctrine in its integrity.

5. We will propose that the bishops of the United States make every effort to implement the challenge of the Hol y Father that the present crisis "must lead to a holier priesthood , a holier episcopate , and a holier church" by calling for deeper holiness in the church in the United States, including ourselves as bishops , the clergy, the religious and the faithful.

6. We propose that the bishops of the United States set aside a day for prayer and penance throug hout the church in the United States , in order to implore reconciliation and the renewal of ecclesial life.

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In a final statement, issued at a late-night Vatican press conference that was broadcast live by American television networks, U.S. summit participants said their specific proposals to the Vatican included: • A set of "national standards" to deal- with the sexual abuse of minors by priests.

• A "special process for the dismissal from the clerical state of a priest who has become notorious and is guilty of the serial , predatory, sexual abuse of minors ."

• A similar process for cases that are "not notorious " but where the bishop "considers the priest a threat for the protection of children and young people, in order to avoid grave scandal in the future and to safeguard the common good of the church. " • An apostolic visitation of seminaries and religious houses of formation , with special attention to admission requirements.

• A day of prayer and penance throughout the United States, to imp lore reconciliation in church life .

The Vatican has agreed in principle to the proposals and will review how the U.S. bishops elaborate them after the June meeting, Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George told Catholic News Service.

The statement , echoing the pope 's words at the meeting, called sexual abuse of minors a crime and an "appalling sin " and expressed solidarity with victims and their families.

Making clear that participants did not see the Latin church's tradition of unmarried clergy as part of the problem, the statement said all participants in the meeting reaffirmed the value of priestly celibacy and said "a link between celibacy and pedophilia cannot be scientifically maintained. " In addition , the statement suggested that the central problem in the scandal was something other than child abuse in the strict sense. It said that at the meeting "attention was drawn to the fact that almost all the cases involved adolescents and therefore were not cases of true pedophilia. " Some summit participants , including U.S. Cardinal J. Francis Stafford , a top Vatican official , have said the real problem is homosexual behavior by priests with minors, because many of the cases involved teen-age boys.

The statement also said there were doctrinal issues underl ying "the deplorable behavior in question" and

urged pastors to promote the church' s moral teaching and "publicly to reprimand individuals who spread dissent and group s which advance ambiguous approaches to pastoral care ."

Partici pants said the, issue of resi gnation for Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law, under fire for reassigning priest-offenders , did not come up in summit talks. But Cardinal Law apologized to his colleagues in a private meeting of the U.S. churc h leaders the night before the summit , acknowled ging that "if he had not made some terrible mistakes, we would not be here," said Cardinal George.

Partici pants said one of the summit 's thorniest questions was the potential reassignment of priests who have abused minors .

Pope John Paul told participants at the meeting 's opening session that there was no place in the priesthood for "those who would harm the young, " but also said church leaders could not overlook "the power of Christian conversion."

"Looking to the future," Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick told reporters, "I would say it is pretty clear the Holy Father is calling for zero tolerance. ... From here on in , there is no place in the priesthood for someone who would do such a thing."

Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville , 111., president of the U.S. bishops ' conference, said there was "a growing consensus, certainly among the faithful, among the bishops, that it is too great a risk to assign a priest who has abused a child to another ministry."

Bishop Gregory said he favored making the "zerotolerance" policy retro active, but others, including Cardinal McCarrick, said it might be better to conduct a case-by-case review of allegations that date back years.

Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York said he thought there were good arguments for and against the adoption of a "zero-tolerance" policy.

"How do we handle it when someone comes in and says that someone has done something wrong? Can you immediately walk away from the person?" he told reporters outside his Rome hotel .

"I don 't think you can vilify either position. I think you can make a case for either position ," he said.

Cardinal George said he thought "zero tolerance" was not the best policy, since abuse can encompass a wide range of behaviors that are different "in terms of the culpability and the possibility of reform of one 's life."

In addition , he said, "zero tolerance " might work against the bishops' goal of protecting children , since the church would be unable to monitor the actions of a dismissed priest. '"Zero tolerance' is a bit too easy. It lets us off the hook," he said.

"I think that 's the way we're going to go, though. The

bishops are so shamed by all of this and fearful that they haven 't exercised their own oversi ght , that I suspect that 's going to be the preferred solution ," he said. "And I can accept that."

Bishop Gregory suggested that an alternative to a flat "zero tolerance" policy mi ght be to allow largely lay diocesan review boards to assist the bishop in deciding whether to reinstate an accused priest.

This would allow consideration of "mitigating circumstances" while still providing a "prudent and transparent solution " that assures parents their children are not at risk of harm, he said.

Cardinal George also supported lay involvement in implementing abuse policies.

"It seems to me to be clear that the more that lay peop le and others —including the relatives of victims — are involved in applying the policies , the more credibility the actions of the bishop himself might have," he said.

The summit 's final statement did not offer details on what the national policy would contain , but Cardinal McCarrick told reporters he thoug ht the policy should include: caring for the victim; removing the accused priest during the investigation; informing civil authorities "as the law requires "; sending the priest-abuser for therapy; and establishing a diocesan lay advisory board.

"The hope is that these points that I made would be part of a national policy that will be adopted by all of these individual dioceses," he said.

In a separate message at the summit s close, the church leaders expressed their deep gratitude to priests of the United States and pledged to support them in every way "through these troubled times."

They expressed regret that bishops were "not able to preserve the church from this scandal " through oversight.

As a result, all priests were suffering for the acts of a few, they said.

"At our meeting, you have been very much in our minds and hearts, for we know the heavy burden of sorrow and shame that you are bearing because some have betrayed the grace of ordination by abusing those entrusted to their care," the church leaders said.

"We pledge to support you in every possible way through these troubled times, and we ask that you stay close to us in the bond of the priesthood as we make every effort to bring the healing grace of Christ to the people we serve," they said.

They said they were in complete agreement with Pope John Paul II when he lauded the great contributions of U.S. priests and religious. They asked prayers as the church passes through this "time of trial."

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Peter is particularl y interested in art classes. He is taking metalsmithing, photograph y and visual media.

Travel has also been an important part of his n|ilir " American experience. While he had traveled from Slovakia to Italy, j *^ Zir%¥\ * Austria and Poland , il "doesn 't >V^ P|j compare to the experience of stud ying ten months on the other side of the world ," he said. He has traveled J with his host family, the Ii Schillings , to Lake // Tahoe, Seattle , l/i Thailand and Hong Ii J Kong, and will spend I ( j, time in Boston when II he completes studies. tl* The Schillings are parIV ents of Woodside sixth \VN»4V grader , Alec.

Vi^ll i Julia had a uni que vs^M l opportunity to further her ^005| dip lomatic ambitions on TCV "1 April 18, when she, Peter and >S the Woodside family partici pated in the planning and celebration of the opening of the Slovaktan Consulate in San Francisco on April 18.

The day began with a visit from Slovakian Ambassador, Martin Butora and his wife Zana to the Woodside campus. They were accompanied by Barbara Pivnicka , Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic and her husband Richard , Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic.

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"The streets are pretty tough these days," especially in the Mission District, said the pastor, "It 's very unfortunate , but some people do not see the value in historical pieces," he said. "They just don't respect treasures."

The "irreplaceable" stained glass windows were created about 1930, according to Msgr.

McCormick. One, with the image of Father Junipero Sena, founder of the California missions, was struck with such "great force" that "the glass flew over the organ some 15 feet."

Police Officer Cullen Cahill , who was first on the scene said, "When I saw the windows, I thought what a shame. The windows are beautiful."

It's too early to estimate the cost of damage to the windows that are currently boarded up. "I believe the insurance company will pay some of the damage, and we will try to do the best we can to restore them" said Msgr. McCormick. "But," he continued , "I worry much more about the families that have to live in the city, than a few broken windows.

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Ambassador Butora toure d the campus and thanked the United States for helping Europe overcome the crises of the last centuiy. Reflecting the diversity of the student body, he said, "We need to understand that diversity is an enhancement, not a burden ."

That evening a reception celebrating the opening of the consulate was held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Julia , Peter and other ^ students , including sopho'iNt HvOi ' more Ally Goadf, from Julia's host family, greeted j| ^\ g ues t-s wearing traditional 3*^ vt Slovakian garments , ^5l*\\\ some sent by Julia 's parVmj £ \\ en,s 0l 'iers f° un d on l CiDil ' die internet.

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By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service BETHLEHEM , West Bank (CNS) — The sounds and the smells of the old city of Bethlehem have changed.

Now instead of the tantalizing smell of exotic spices and sizzling grilled meat mingling with the sounds of tour group s tramping their way to the Church of the Nativity, one hears the crunching of glass underfoot and smells the rotting garbage.

Flies hover noisily over piles of overgrown trash, and burned-out hulks of cars litter the old marketplace, which a mere four years ago had been renovated with high hopes and forei gn money, ready lo greet the stream of millennialyear tourists. Cars battered and run over by tanks line the roads heading to the marketplace and the alleyways leading up to the Church of the Nativity.

Brightl y colored turq uoise doors painted for the millennial celebrations have bullet holes through them, while others have been twisted and torn by Israeli soldiers who went door to door, searching for gunmen they believed responsible for violent attacks on Israeli civilians.

Almost a month after the Israeli incursion, only a few residents venture outside their homes , while children play among the shattered cars and scattered clothes that old women once sold at the market.

A group of journalists and photographers stake out a p lace at the end of one alleyway facing the Churc h of the Nativity, waiting to catch a glimpse of negotiators and peop le leaving the church as the three-weeklong standoff continues. Farther away from the church, Alia, a 32-year-old Muslim resident of the old city, is on her own stakeout. She sweeps away at the mound of collecting refuse, pushing away the rancid green water from her doorway.

"Look what has happened ," she said, looking about her at the reeking piles of garbage. "I am thinking of cleaning it up myself."

Alia also referred to the rotting meat at nearby butcher ¦ shops.

"Notice the smell?" she asked. "Diseases will come to us. I hope the press will make the U.N. come here to help us clean ."

She said soldiers came several times to the home she shared with her mother and brother 's family, but did not break or steal anything.

Now her brother has taken his children outside the old city, but Alia and her mother stayed to protect the house from looting and soldiers.

She is not sure if the gunmen inside the Church of the Nativity have weapons, since she only knows what the ¦ media has said.

"Both Muslims and Christians are very sad about what has happened in the, church and hope the situation will be over and the church will be safe and the men inside will be safe," she said.

Her mother is 70 years old , she said, and she never saw so much destruction in any of the other wars she lived through.

"The Israelis do something and then the Palestinians answer back; that is what is happening, " said Alia.

Another Muslim resident of the city who requested anonymity noted that the Israelis aim loud noises at the church at all hours of the night, preventing the residents from sleeping. He is sure the Palestinians took guns inside the church , he said.

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"They should not have taken in the guns," the man said.

"Just like they didn 't go into a mosque in Jenin , they shouldn 't have gone into a church here," he said.

Basem Hamis, 24, has been stay ing with friends since the Israelis took over the city because he wasn 't able to make his way back to his home near the Church of the Nativity.

He was arrested three times, he said; twice he was beaten.

"Of course, I was scared when they put handcuffs on me and blindfolded me," said Hamis, who used to work in the tourist industry. "But I have never been involved in political organizations. I know that would make things difficult

for me and my family. That is why the Israelis let me go always."

His only contact with his famil y now has been by phone , he said.

"I hope everything will be quiet," he said. "The gunmen in the church should have left their guns outside — then there could have been a chance. But now the situation is very dangerous."

He and his friend ruminated over the bleakness of a city that once held so much promise.

"I never imagined living like this," he said. "1 don't have any future. For two years there have been no tourists in Bethlehem.

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Father Daly said it is possible that There is a crisis in the number of some of the priests guilty of sexual abuse priests and religious available to serve of children "never really had vocations." the needs of the Church , but it 's not per- Some are mentall y ill , some are weak , and manent , said the incoming vocations "others just chose the priesthood without director. really having a calling, " he said.

"God has always given them to us, and Discussions at the just-concluded it 's up to us to identif y them," outgoing Continental Congress on Vocations in Director Father Craig Forner told Montreal showed that celibacy is an Catholic San Francisco. obstacle to vocation recruitment , Father "There are p lenty of vocations out Forner said. "If the option was there to there," Father Forner said. "We haven 't marry as a priest many men would give it used the best ways to invite them. " more serious thoug ht ," Father Forner People in ministry may not recognize said. vocations in others , and potential priests Father Daly said many young men may may not recognize their calling, Father think they are incapable of living a celiForner said, adding, "people in ministry bate life. "We have to realize and keep in hesitate to encourage young people to fol- mind there 's a grace from God there that low the same way of life." we can 't underestimate ," he said. "It 's "I would like the general Catholic helping young peop le see that it 's not a community to understand their responsi- sense of weirdness or incompleteness. We bility to encourage and support vocations need to see why this is asked of priests in as well," Father Forner said. Catholics the Roman Catholic Church. Young peoneed to seriousl y and to enthusiasticall y ple will respond to a challenge if they convey to potential priests that , despite understand why." current scandals, it's a very worthwhile People must convey that there is someway of life , said Father Forner. thing about priesthood that is absolutel y Incoming Director Father Tom Daly essential to the Church , and that is the asks "the Catholic people to reall y pray Eucharist , Father Dal y said. for the Church at this time, that people If the onl y reason the Church mainwill open their hearts to God working in tains the rule of celibacy is to preserve their lives and not get discouraged." wealth , a perception that some have , "then Scandal and sin provide "a great that 's not of God," Father Daly said. opportunity for holiness ," Father Dal y Celibacy puts the priest in a state where said. "We have nowhere to go but up." he "totall y belongs to God in God' s servThe morale of priests has been affected ice. It 's a complete giving of one's self as by the sex abuse scandal , Father Forner Christ did to the will of the Father. That 's said , but not the number of vocation , what a priest is asked to do." inquiries.

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"Some people, for whatever reason , didn ' t want to get married , or they are afraid of women , or they 've never had a date in their life. They may have chosen priesthood on those grounds. Those are not authentic reasons."

Another sexual issue , that of homosexuality among clergy, is a consideration for potential priests , Father Forner said, but it is "not problematic unless a man fails to integrate his sexuality into his way of life , into Christian living. " Father Daly said "integration " for a homosexual man means that he is asked to be a father in an environment of all men.

"Is he capable of that?"

"Integration means knowled ge of and acceptance of the Church' s teaching on sexuality and chastity," Father Daly said.

On the heels of the April 21 World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Father Forner described archdiocesan vocations programs that have succeeded and others that have proved disappointing.

Every parish should have an active parish vocations committee through which parishioners encourag e vocations within the community, he said. Parishbased programs allow peop le to call potential vocations by name and to pray over them.

"Operation Another program , Andrew ," features priests identif y ing possible candidates and inviting them to dinner with the bishop. The program 's name comes from the Gospel story of Andrew, who invited his brother Peter to follow Christ.

These program s have much potential and bring success , Father Forner said.

Others have been less successful. A few years ago a house of discernment was formed for peop le to come to live while they considered becoming a priest but it didn ' t succeed because men in this area, "didn 't want to pull up roots for six months to a year. " In its place , a non-residential vocations program at San Francisco 's St. John Parish has proved to be "very successful. " In three years, five or six seminarians have come from the program , and Father Forner expects three or four new ones in the coming year.

A difficult but not necessaril y failureridden vocations endeavor is working with foreign-born inquirers from other countries , Father Forner said.

While some dioceses activel y recruit from other countries , pay ing for travel and helping with immigration matters , this archdiocese requires them to relocate here on their own , get a job , find a p lace to live , and handle immigration issues.

The archbishop wants to focus on local vocations , Father Forner said.

And they exist , said Father Daly, who has spentlO years teaching and conducting campus ministry at Marin Catholic High , and who serves as chaplain at Catholic Youth Organization 's St. Vincent School for Boys.

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service MONTREAL (CNS) — Leaders of Continental Congress on Vocations came away from the event with a sense of optimism and praise for the young adults who partici pated in the April 18-21 conference.

The presence of young adults at the conference was "a wonderfu l expression of hope ," Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville , 111., president of the U.S. bishops ' conference, said.

Young adults partici pated "because in some way or another they have sensed that the Lord may be speaking to them and their faith is important to them , and they are open to the Holy Spirit in their lives ," Bishop Gregory said.

Sister Catherine Bertrand , congress program chair, said there is "new interest in young people in spirituality, God and the ordained and consecrate d life."

Sister Bertrand , a School Sister of Notre Dame who is executive director of the National Religious Vocations Conference in the United Slates, said she also sees a renewed energy among priests and religious for sharing their lives with the younger generation.

"I'm sensing an electricity from the (delegate) floor," said Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Grecco of London , Ontari o, one of three episcopal advisers at the conference. "I was hoping for this. I'm overwhelmed." He called the presence of so many' young people — about 150 — a blessing because "they ' re the ones we're putting our hope in ."

The "upbeat spirit " and "lots of positive energy" gen- , erated among 1,100 delegates impressed Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz of Anchorage, Alaska , also an episcopal adviser. "I sense this is going to make a difference," the archbishop said.

Archbishop Schwietz , immediate past chairman of the U.S. bishops ' Committee on Vocations, said he had been concerned that the congress would be affecte d by the "negative media perception of the priesthood" sparked by the sex abuse crisis facing the U.S. church , but he found it did not overshadow the proceedings.

"The Lord is present in our church. The Lord is bringing good things to fruition , and this effort is worthwhile.

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He said the church was due for a major-conversation about vocations because today 's young peop le "are seeking meaning for their lives , not just a job , but seeking a place in society. They have generosity, sharing and solidarity. They wouldn ' t say this , but those are evangelical values. " Youths also need to see priests and reli gious who are filled with a joy for their ministry and "feel their work is worth doing, " Bishop Rivest added.

Priests and reli gious who were congress delegates rediscovered a pride in their own vocations along with a hope for future vocations , Bishop Jacques Berthelet of Saint-Jean-Longueuil , Quebec , president of the Canadian bishops ' conference , told CNS. He saw a parallel in the story of Christ as the stranger who walked with the disci p les to Emmaus after the crucifixion and how, as he talked to the men, they regained their pride and a hope in the future .

Like them, Bishop Berthelet said, the "thousand men and women gathered here are rediscovering the possibility of vocations ," but may be not in ways they had expected, such as recruitment and marketing, he added. Rather the focus was on "a basic truth — that vocations are a gift of God," he said. "We have to develop the gift."

Bishop Gregory said he hoped the congress and the pastoral plan to follow will get a high profile in Catholic newspapers .

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JLCATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO { Pressure is on f or U.S. I bishops to act In less than six weeks, U.S. Bishops will gather in Dallas for their annual Spring general meeting. The main agenda item will be recommendations for greater protections of children from sexual abuse by clergy and other employees of the Church and national policies and standards to be followed by all dioceses. The bishops have their work cut out for them .

Initial reception has not been positive to the U.S. Cardinals ' formal statement and comments following their extraordinary meeting, along with official s of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, with the Holy Father held at the Vatican April 23-24. Indeed, many Catholics have expressed disappointment at the post-meeting message of the American Cardinals, calling it muddled and confusing. The most common criticism is summed up in one Catholic lay person 's complaint: "These guys still don 't get it."

But the circumstances that led to this harsh initial reaction deserve a second look. In calling for a consultation with senior U.S. Bishops, Pope John Paul TJ recognized the seriousness of the issues involved and sought to stand in solidarity and support of the U.S. Church in its time of crisis. In his words during the meetings, the Holy Father presented the moral imperative for action in clear and direct terms.

For American Cardinals, their goals were three-fold: to inform the Holy See about recent difficulties in America; to evaluate the situation with the Pope and other Vatican officials; and to develop ways of moving forward in addressing the issues. While the media may have expected a neatly packaged set of resolutions to result from the Vatican meetings, this was not realistic given the Cardinals' goals and their desire not to pre-empt the decision-making role of the U.S. Bishops.

In laying out a framework for discussion at the June meeting of U.S. Bishops in Dallas, the U.S. Cardinals borrow ed heavil y from the words of Pope John Paul II. The Pope stated, "The abuse which has caused this crisis is by every standard wrong and rightly considered a crime by society; it also is an appalling sin in the eyes of God. To the victims and their families, wherever they may be, I express my profound sense of sotidarity and concern."

While acknowledging the Church's failings and expressing sorrow for the victims of abuse by priests, the Hol y Father recognized the fundamental need to protect all children and youth throughout our society.

He said, "The abuse of the young is a grave symptom of a crisis affecting not only the Church but society as a whole. It is a deep-seated crisis of sexual morality,even of human relationships, and its prime victims are the family and the young. In addressing the problem of abuse with clarity and determination, the Church will help society to understand and deal with the crisis in its midst."

This is not a strategy of deflection, aimed at clouding sexual abuse by priests by submerging it into a larger societal phenomenon. The Pope 's statement recognizes that the sexual abuse victim most priests come in contact with is a victim of abuse committed by someone other than a priest. Moreover, the statement calls upon the Catholic Church to rise from scandal to renew itself and assume a leadership role in fighting the societal scourge of child sexual abuse wherever it exists.

This certainly should be the Church's moral direction , but the first task facing U.S. Bishops is to make absolutely certain that our own house is in order.

It is no secret (quite the opposite given highly publicized opinion polls) that members of the Church's laity blame members of the hierarchy for the current scandals. While these perceptions are shaped in an environment where the worst excesses are taken for common practice, and bishops - like priests - are viewed in the same shadow of blame, these perceptions are strongly held and must be a major concern of U.S. bishops.

An important means of restoring the confidence and trust of the laity is to achieve the "openness, honesty and transparency" advocated by the Holy Father and seconded by Archbishop Levada in a recent homily. The Archbishop of San Francisco also has called for a professional study into die causes of priest sexual abuse of children and teenagers and consideration of means to deal with the misconduct of a bishop.

Crucial also is greater involvement of lay people in decision-making, as recently recommended by Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor-in-chief of "First Things" magazine. He suggested that there is nothing in Canon law that would prohibit a bishop from seeking, in a pastoral fashion , the counsel of lay persons in a broad range of issues. Already there ' is considerable lay involvement to build on in the Archdiocese, in the form of Parish Pastoral Councils, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and other groups.

There is no doubt that the general meeting in June of the U.S. Bishops, set to convene in just 41 days, will be an extraordinary and closely watched event.

We know that gaining broad agreement is difficult among such a diverse group of individual bishops who value their autonomy. Nonetheless, the foundation for healing in the American Catholic Church must begin with a set of strong, clear and appropriate measures that have the backing of all U.S. Bishops.

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We thank Catholic San Francisco for its coverage of the April 17 presentati on to the San Francisco priests regarding the questions of pedophilia. We feel, however, that the story did not situate correctly the section entitled "Contextual Problems ," thus giving the impression that the points referenced were our own. To the contrary, as explained at the meeting, the focus of this section was to highlight varied ways trie pedophile problem has been addressed: e.g., those who say that celibacy is not the real issue; those who maintain that pedophilia and homosexuality are the same thing; those who assert that there is some type of secret network among priests and bishops which creates compromise of sexual authenticity.

The point of our presentation at this j uncture was to indicate that we must carefull y discern false from true avenues of interpretation in order to understand the problem correctly in order to reach wise and prudent answers.

Father Gerald Coleman, S.S. Father Melvin Blanchette, S.S. Menlo Park

Homosexuality confe rence at USF

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Clear thought on crisis

May I commend Patrick Joyce for his editorial on the current Church tragedy (April 26). It was the clearest , most compassionate and concise analysis I have yet read in either the religious or clerical press.

It should be read in every diocese in the land. I write this as a Catholic, a journalist and the father of four.

Jack Russell Belmont

Hierarchy shares in blame

The Catholic San Francisco editorial of April 19., characterizes the church scandal as "sexual abuse of minors by some priests and errors of jud gement on the part of some church officials." The editorial also quotes Archbishop Levada: "We are suffering for the sins of priests . . . and . . . the mistakes of bishops and administrators."

The Archbishop and the newspaper accurately identify the sexual abuse of children by a small minority of priests as a grave sin. However, the harboring of child abusers, concealing their sexual behavior patterns, settling law suits for huge sums in return for secrecy and the shuttling of the abusers from parish to unsuspecting parish for many years is not merely "the mistakes of bishops" or "errors of jud gement on the part of some church officials." Such conduct by some members of the ecclesiastical hierarchy is reprehensible, duplicitous and gravely sinful .

The spin to mollify and whitewash the hierarchy 's role in the scandal is a classic example of why the laity is gravely troubled by the Church's obfuscation of the crisis. It is time for the hierarchy to acknowledge its accountability for this scandal . The Church leadership must demonstrate remorse and confession. We are taught in catechism that they are good for the soul.

Edward O'Brien San Mateo

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Your story, "Interfaith scholars call for acceptance of homosexuality" (April 26), described a conference on "New Jewish and Christian Approaches to Homosexuality" held at once venerable University of San Francisco and quoted Jesuit Father David Robinson bragging that "this is absolutel y the place " to hold such an event. Considering USF's St. Ignatius Institute debacle, and response to the Holy Father 's Ex Corde Ecclesiae, this is no surprise. Ironically, being currently disordered itself , the University has redefined itself to become well qualified to monitor a seminar on something "objectively disordered. " Challenging Church teachings on the subject would thus be the expected norm.

An overview of opinions from participating interfaith scholars range from "sexual diversity, not sexual uniformity is the natural in the normative sense" to "Jesus would have felt more at home hanging out in gay bars than in some of our churches." The only mention made of grace was from a Loyola University of Chicago speaker who said the thinking of those who accept the church's model of heterosexual anthropology "will never establish homosexual desire as potentially an occasion of grace." Missing altogether was any mention of sin.

And if there was a glimmer of hope that arguments for the acceptance of active homosexuality, promoted by the Jewish, Episcopalian and Presbyterian speakers would be ultimately refuted by Catholics quoting the New Catholic Catechism, or Declaration on Certain Problems of Sexual Ethics, or Scripture, it was dashed by Father Robinson's comment, "[W]e have been trapped way too long in all sort of rhetoric

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and conceptual sidebars and traps that take us nowhere." St. Ignatius must be both roiling and rolling in his grave seeing his order catering to Zeitgeist modernism.

Catholicism at USF has long been diluted; now it appears to be nonexistent.

Jane Sears Burlingame

Celibacy p ossible with p rayer

The April 19th issue of Catholic San Francisco printed a letter by Lisa Fredericks in which she stated that celibacy does not lead to sexual abuse. She mentioned that a psychologist reported that, "priests don 't become pedophiles; pedophiles become priests. " It seems clear that authorities must be more open about this issue and call for strict guidelines for the moral fiber of young men entering the priesthood .

Our Holy Father said that there is no place in the priesthood for those who would harm the young. He also mentioned that the Church should not overlook the power of conversion . That brings to mind the life of Saint Thomas Aquinas who was tempted by a woman who was sent to his room by his brothers. Saint Thomas drove her away with a burning log he put in the fireplace.

He marked a cross on the wall and implored God to give him the gift of chastity. Books on his life report that God sent angels to bind his loins. From that moment on Thomas was famous for his virginity. One of his confessors remarked that he never mentioned suffering from carnal thoughts .

Do we really believe that God answers prayer? Jesus told us that anything we ask the Father that is good for our soul, He will give us. How many of us have been praying for our priests?

Claire Rogus San Mateo

On Being Catholic

Not simply 'Later!' but 'Now and Later We have two letters fro m St. Paul to the Corinthians , but no letters from him to the Athenians. The greatest evangelist in the history of the Churc h enjoyed little success in the cultural capital of the ancient world. His failure illustrates a teaching of St. Augustine: "On no point does the Christian faith encounter more opposition than on the resurrection of the bod y." (CCC #996) In chapter seventeen of the Acts of the Apostles St. Luke recounts the sermon given by Paul on the Areopagus, the historic hillside where philosophers congregated. Paul's discourse there is a model of the homileti c art: he praises the Athenians for their beautiful city and their piety; tantalizes them with references to "an unknown god"; he quotes their own poets. Then (from his listeners' point of view), Paul founders when he proclaims the resurrection of Jesus. "When they heard about the raising of the dead, some sneered, while others said, 'We must hear you on this topic some other time.'" (Acts 17:32) In the j argon of our own day - "Later!"

The intelligentsia of old, like many today, could accept two kinds of immortality. The first was the extension of bodily life on earth; the second was some kind of life after death for the soul.

Medicine aims at delivering the first, religious philosophies assert the second. Neither is what we mean by "resurrection. " The Catholic faith makes certain simple but striking claims about resurrection : it involves our bodies as well as our souls (997); it will happen to every human being (998);

it means that what happened to Jesus at Easter will happen to us (999); and this transformation will happen when Jesus returns at the end of the world (1001).

Immortality as the continuation of life on earth is aided by science and sold in the many products which promise to keep us looking young. Immortality as some kind of existence after death speaks to our longing to not go out of existence. Is Christian belief in the resurrection simply another form of this longing, "pie in the sky when we die"?

We are so used to the doctrine of the resurrection of the body that we may miss its novelty. Man y in the ancient world , pagans and Jews alike, posited some kind of shadowy existence after death. The resurrection of the body is a distinctivel y Christian doctrine, and its source is to be found in only one place: the Easter encounters between Jesus and His followers after His death. What they experienced was neither a resuscitated corpse (earthly immortality) nor a spirit (the continued existence of a disembodied soul). The risen Christ has what St. Paul called a "spiritual body ", but a true body nonetheless (999).

The Catechism points out that the reality of this spiritual body is the foundation of both the sacramental life and the moral vision of the Church. Quoting the second-century author St. Irenaeus, the Catechism notes th at in the Eucharist we have a foretaste of the transfiguration of our bodies. The Eucharist is both an earthly and a heavenly

reality - and so are we.

Because this is so, we should approach every human being with that same reverence with which we approach the Eucharist , recognizing every human being as sharing in the dignity of Christ, and every human being as a temple ot the Holy Spirit (364, 1004.)

Our faith in the resurrection of the body, beginning with the body of Jesus, is the underpinning for the moral doctrine of the Church. The world is puzzled by the sexual teachings of the Church because the world both exalts the body at the expense of the soul (hedonism) and denies the immortality of the body.

The early Christians had it right: caro cardis salutis, "the flesh is the hinge of salvation" (1015). The philosophers may sneer and say, "Later!" We shout "Alleluia!" and say, "Now and Later!"

Father Milton T. Walsh ==============

Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Medio Pa rk.

Family Lif e

Civic duty and riches of motherhood Our younger daughter has a way with words. She says "some scream" for sun screen, calls the tiny blue flowers in our garden "forgive-me-nots," and refers to our nation 's capital as "Washington Disease." Once when I was summoned for jury duty, she said, "Oh, Mommy, I don't want you to do dirty duty."

Dirty duty, indeed. For me, simply answering the summons has been a messy business because I have felt like the one on trial. The first time I was called to serve as a juror several years ago, I had a baby and a two year old.

Nevertheless , when I went to the courthouse and explained that my youngsters prevented me from sitting on a jury, the woman processing my paperwork asked curtly, "I don 't get it; don 't you have a babysitter or a daycare center?" "No, I don 't," I answered. "I take care of my own children."

Unbelievably, the woman pressed her line of questioning further with, "Don't you have any relatives who can watch them?"

"No, I don 't," 1 said hotly, "And even if I did, 1 am breast feeding my baby. If I serve on a jury, she comes with me."

The woman finally exempted me with a scornful look, and the memory of her disdain unnerves me to this day.

When I was summoned again a few years later, the procedure for requesting an exemption was different. Instead of a clerk behind a counter looking me up and down , I was given a "hardship " form to be evaluated by a jud ge.

Though confident I had a valid reason to be excused, my palms broke out in a sweat when I read at the top of the page: "Do you work? Yes/No. Circle one."

Nervously, I circled "Yes" and squeezed beneath it that I was a full-time mother and homemaker. Then I wrote that I had four children (one of whom was a preschooler) and that our one-income family could not afford to hire a replacement for me for the duration of the trial.

Thankfull y, I was excused from service, but I hardly found the experience affirming. I had been relieved of a civic duty because of my relative poverty, not because of social esteem for motherhood.

Oh, well.

When I explained to the children that I had dodged the bullet , they were visibl y relieved. "We all need you here, Mom," my oldest said , and I was reminded that my tove VAVUUi W vv - Dlldro U Lturo for my children and Vivian theirs for me make me one of the richest women in the world.

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

Sp irituality

A rich tradition of the heart There has probably never been a time in the church, certainly not in recent centuries, when we have had as healthy a theology as we have today. The past 40 years have been a time of great scholarship in Scripture and theology. There are now more theologians studying and writing than ever before, and they are more conscientious of scholarship than ever before.

Wonderful as this is, it hasn 't easily translated into an invigorated church or faith life. While capturing the intellectual imagination of people, scholarly theology hasn't always been able to inflame the romantic imagination .

That 's not its fault. Theology does what it does, and lately it 's been doing that well.

God, however, is strewn in many pieces, across many p laces. To ingest the reality of God so as to have an invigorating faith requires not just that the part of us that does the critical thinking be involved , but also that the parts of us that are artist, mystic, saint, and magician be equall y involved. Reality is many-layered and there are traces of the divine everywhere. Critical thinking uncovers some of this, but other parts of us must unearth the rest.

One of the great complements to theology (and , in the best of times, friends to it) has been the Roman Catholic devotional tradition. This tradition doesn 't trade on critical thinking, but on the romantic imagination. It aspires to inflame the heart. Admittedl y, this is risky. Feelings can lead us in many directions, but faith-without-feeling is perhaps the greater danger. The heart also needs its due.

More recently, I fear, we haven ' t always given the heart its proper due. For better and for worse, we 've bet all our chips on the biblical and theological — solid homilies, solid theology, solid liturgy. Afraid of food poisoning, we' ve put ourselves on a diet of antiseptics. Now we will never die of impurities, but we might well die of malnutrition.

Where mi ght we go in all of this?

Wendy Wright, a theologian at Creighton University in Nebraska , has just released a new book, "Sacred Heart — Gateway to God" (Orbis Books, 2001). The book is partl y autobiograp hical, solidl y theolog ical, and every where insi ghtful. Her thesis? We need to become more attentive to the rich minefield that constitutes our devotional tradition to see how it might help fan the fires around a faith that often is diy and too much simply an act of the will .

Among other things, the book chronicles how she herself was led to faith and how she now sustains hersel f there .

At one point she shares this story: In a library one day with her husband , she picked up a book on the saints to look up the saint of her husband's middle name, Hu bert. First she was fascinated by descriptions of him, as a scholar, a bishop, and a diplomat of sorts.

But . . . "I was chugging along just fine until I came to a descri ption of Hubert 's ability to bi-locate. The historical narrative melded seamlessly into a matter-of-fact statement about Hubert 's simultaneous appearances in North Africa and continental Europe. This was followed by a nonchalant prose passage detailing the saint's many miraculous exploits.

"Profoundly disoriented, I closed the book. I felt queasy.

It was as though two subterranean tectonic plates had collided inside the structured universe in which I lived. In retrospect, 1 know this was one moment of many at the time that brought about my inexorable turning toward God and the Catholic faith. This was my introduction to a layered universe, to a conceptual world in which time and space ceased to have the boundaries that my empirically trained mind assumed. Here was a world suffused with a power that did not

conform to necessity.

Here was a world drenched with grace....

"A layered reality is part of the Catholic imaginati on. To possess this imagination is to dwell in a universe inhabited by unseen F a r hp r raLIld presences — the presence of God , the pres Ron Rolheiser ence of saints, the presence of one another.

There are no isolated individuals , but rather uni que beings whose deepest life is discovered in and through one another. This life transcends the confines of space and time. . . .

"We — and Jesus and the saints — exist in some essential way outside of the chronology of historical time.

We have being beyond the strictures of geographical space.

And we can sense this now, in the concreteness of our lives." ("Gateway to God ," pp. 47-48) The Catholic devoti onal tradition has long been hel pful in making us aware of our many- layered universe. We need to continue to employ its imag ination if we are to help our fleshy hearts feel more reall y what lies inside the eternal heart of God.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theolog ian, teacher and award-winning author, sen>es in Rome as gener al councilor f o r Canada f o r the Oblates of Mary Immaculat e.

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Where Jesus lives: in commu nities of faith To discover where Jesus "lives" is apparently a major delight and source of endless fascination . You remember how two of the Baptizer 's disciples followed Jesus after John proclaimed him "the Lamb of God" and how Jesus asked them , "What do you seek?" They responded "Where are you living?" Then it was Jesus ' turn to reply, "Come and see." The author gives us this notice, "They came and saw where he was living and stayed with him that day."

(John 1:36-39) But that inaugural experience was only a tease because the rest of the fourth gospel enables disciples of all ages to discover where Jesus "lives" and to find themselves so fascinated and empowered that they form boundarybreaking church communities.

The glorified Jesus gives the Church "another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth ." The Spirit, an advocate for us like Jesus, will do for Jesus what Jesus has done for the Father. As Jesus says to Pilate, "For this I was bom, and for this I have come into the,world , to bear witness to the truth." (John 18:37) For the fourth gospel, "truth" means the disclosure of God, the revelation of God. Jesus accomplishes this disclosure by "being lifted up" onto the cross and into glory. He is made to look like God who loves us, his friend s, with a love unto death , a love stronger than death. In Jesus so "lifted up" as the Son of Man, we look into the very heart of God now disclosed to us.

The Spirit of ttuth, whom the glorified Jesus gives us, now discloses Jesus to us. He is Jesus ' way of being with us so that we understand and live Jesus from the depth of our instructed hearts. Then we realize where Jesus lives.

"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you."

Suddenly we understand that we have to be a commu-

Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:5-8; Psalm 66; - / Peter 3:15-18; John 14:15-21.

Father David M. Pettingill nity of disciples because Jesus and the Father are one in the Spirit 's love. Suddenl y we realize that our relationshi ps with each other in the Spirit 's love reproduce and disclose the relationshi p between Father and Son. Suddenl y we are driven by a love that gathers us as profoundl y as it revealsGod to us: "Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love that person and reveal myself to that person."

Suddenly we are a boundary-breaking Church like the one described in Acts (our first reading). The church in Jerusalem hears that Samaria "had accepted the Word of God" and so sends Peter and John to investi gate . Once the Spirit comes down on the Samaritans by the laying on of hands, these people, once considered heretics by the Jews,

are part of the Church and move the Church to be in fact more universal .

Suddenly we are an evangelizing Church, "ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope." Suddenl y we are willing to suffer, to put ourselves out , to be interrupted and inconvenienced , in order to make the Gospel known especially to adults, youth, the lapsed , and those who have never heard the Gospel.

Where Jesus "lives" is in vital parish communities who know they are "in" him the way he is. "in" the Father; they are driven by the Spirit who discloses Jesus, as he did the Father; they thrill to carrying out his Spirit-propelled ministry; they literally feel his pleasure in them and are appropriatel y fascinated; they stay with him not a "day" but a lifetime and then some.

Questions for Small Communities 1. How does the Spirit inspire your small community of faith? Share some experiences with the group.

2. What is the Spirit trying to do in your small community to bring greater life to your entire parish?

David M. Petting ill, Assistant to the Moderator of the Curia and Parochial Vicar, St. Emydius, Secretary, Priest Personnel Board.

Dealing with the digital world We Jive in a digital age. Few cities in this country are devoid of people walking up and down the blocks with head phones connected to personal , portabl e stereo systems or the tres chic , MP3 players ! Pushing the sound envelope even further, to gain the optimum level of sound and in order to prevent the so called "sound leakage," headphones have been replaced with "ear buds." Ear buds are those clever ear-molded insertions created to pump in the thump of the latest di gitized sounds with little chance of eardrum escape.

The personal stereo crazy has fed not only the need for sound pumped clarity but is complexified by the invention of the di gital video " disc - the DVD. Now we have personal video in conjunction with that audio digitality. We are without a doubt, up close and personal, especially if we watch a DVD on a personal computer with ear buds ! This reality of our culture has a direct impact on those of us in liturgical ministry, for if we think diat our parishioners are not expecting high quality sound from us then we are sadly ¦ mistaken. * The digital age has certainly made life more entertaining but the complexities and long-term effects of this technology remain to be seen. Having said that, there is one immediate effect seen already in the life of liturgical ministers, and for our purposes here, in the life of the minister of music.

How many of us have heard music performed in the Church that is so loud, especially from the microphone,

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a cause for that hope. In some kids there is a deep yearning for God. Those are the kids who may have vocations."

"In conversations with young people I have found that what resonates is that some kids never see themselves as possible priests or religious," said Father Daly. They ask themselves, "Why me?" and say this is not something they would have chosen.

Father Daly points out to them the "most unlikely people" whom God chooses to do His work: Moses, Abraham, Mary, Vincent de Paul.

Thus, his theme for the vocations ministry: "You did not choose me. I chose you." (John 15:16). He added, "The very person who thinks he is worthy of the priesthood is probably the last person we need. "

Father Jim McKearney, S.S. that it is painful? I would venture a guess that includes many if not most of us. What is going on there? Why is this happening ? Allow me to make two assertions.

First of all, we have lost a sense of the "we" of the liturgy. This can mean two things for the musician . One, we think to ourselves either consciousl y or perhaps more often unconsciously, "the people expect di gital sound in their eardrums and so I need to provide them with a di gital expeFather Daly stressed a focus on prayer "first and fore most. " "Jesus Christ said to 'beg the harvest master to send laborers into the vineyard ,' that 's a pretty strong word , 'beg. ' Of course that means prayer," Father Daly said.

Also, priests and religious need to model faithfulness to vows and vocations to inspire the young.

Seminaries and novitiates must teach the official Church teachings because "no young person is going to commit themselves to ' an ambi guous , generic form of ministry. There is something very specific about priesthood and religious life," Father Dal y said.

Also, families need to be open about and speak positively about vocations, he said.

As he prepares to turn over the vocations office to Father Daly on about July 1, Father Forner recalled several highlights of his last five years in the ministry.

Working directly with seminari ans, tracking their progress throu gh formation and for some, ordination,

rience." We may be tempted to see more volume as the answer or the way to meet this need: drive those eardrums to simulate digital delivery and stuff those ears with praise music ! Two, often we musicians seem to think the "we" means us - the musicians. This completes the vicious circle. Our musical leadership in action seems to say: I will sing, loudly, for you.

The second assertion: we have lost the sense that the assembl y, as the primary instrument of worship in Catholic liturgy, simply needs to be supported , not drowned out , in the action of sing ing the liturgy. The ideal way to deal with this problem is perhap s to acknowled ge the liturgy as a non-dig ital but hol y domain - a gathering of God' s holy people to sing of God' s wonders. In this endeavor , perhaps we can lead the singing by backing off the microp hone , allowing the peop le to ask, "what happened to the loud singing " and begin to sing in order that a full sound in God's praise may be made by all in the assembly. Thus we understand this as a corporate task and responsibility. It is always better to raise the roof with others , even though it may take more effort. In truth , the real is always better than the virtual or, the digital.

Sup lician Father James McKearney is director of music f o r St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. was a highlight , as was conducting interviews and sessions with men inquiring about the priesthood. To these pluses he added that camaraderie among other vocations ministers throughout the country was uplifting.

"Needing by circumstance to have lots of different people involved in the process of men being accepted or not," was a difficult part of his work he said. "It's time consuming — and needs to be. " Another difficulty: "Vocations ministry almost by design takes the priest out of parish ministry. Both things are shortchanged ," said the temporary administrator of St. Benedict' s deaf parish for the pastlO months.

"Many throughout the country say their time and energy are very divided and it 's unfair."

Father Forner is looking forward to full-time parish ministry.

"My first love of 27 years as a priest is parish ministry. It 's been a disappointment not to connect," he said.

Guest Commentary

Double standard in stories about sexual abuse

By James O. Clifford Sr. As a Catholic and retired journalist , I feel shame when I p ick up a paper and read about the latest sex scandal involving my church. I'm also ashamed of my former profession.

I spent 40 years as a reporter and editor with wire services, a career that encompassed newspapers, radio and tel evision. I entered the profession in 1960 with pride , thinking I was part of a breed that could, as those movie reporters liked to say, "blow the lid off this town. " I left two years ago feeling I needed a good bath. I' ve been cleansing myself ever since by writing articles about the changes I saw in journalism in an effort to convince people that the so-called "watchdog press" needs watching. I guess I'm really more of a bom-again reporter than a retired one.

Some regard me as a whistleblower. 1 like to think I am merely sharing.

What I want to share goes back 15 years or so when I first realized that the church scandal was a story that had legs, that it was going to take on a life of its own and start walking.

I had just switched from United Press International , a once powerful news organization that had fallen on hard times, to the rival Associated Press. I wasn 't at AP long before an incident occurred that showed me what to expect in the handling of the scandal . It was so long ago that I can 't recall all the details, but the San Jose Mercury News had printed an extensive story about suits filed against the church from coast to coast.

The Mercury story didn 't bother me. The shock came not long after when an educational organization held its convention in San Francisco. One of the topics on the group ' s agenda was sex cases involving public school teachers and the possible legal ramifications. I thought this would be a good story in light of the Mercury 's story, particularly because it was the group, and not a newspaper, that was making the matter public. The AP didn 't cover it, my boss telling me, "Let's see what the locals (meaning the local papers) do with it." Well, the locals didn't touch it, the AP didn't use it, and the rest of the nation didn 't learn about it.

This experience served as a microcosm of the way the story would be played out. My complaint isn ' t that the

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Q. Since Sept.

11 we hear often that Muslims have Christians.

But in John (1 7:3), Jesus says as the same God salva tion means knowing the one true God , the one who sent Jesus Christ. Paul says (1 Cor 8:6) there is one God, the Father who made all things. I 'm still try ing to f i gure this out. Church leaders say we must "dialogue " with them. I don 't see anything in common we can even talk about. Perhaps you can help. (New York) A. Islam and Christianity do believe in the same God , if by that we mean the one who created all things, a personal being with whom we relate on this earth and with whom those who are saved will, in some way, spend eternity.

The massive differences between us focus on how this God has revealed himself to us; who did the revealing; what God expects from us; and how we view the absolute, "unique" nature of our religions.

Both Christians and Muslims see their faith as the final, and only, valid revelation of God. For us , the bearer of that revelation and the embodiment, or incarnation , of God , is Jesus Christ. For them, the final prophet, the supreme messenger and revealer of God, is their founder, Muhammad.

As an additional source of conflict , both religions see themselves as missionary, intended for the whole of humanity. Jesus commanded his disciples to carry his "good news," his life, to all people, to the ends of the earth.

Muslims believe it is their duty to bring all people to the "true path" of Islam, the only authentic worship and service of God. I believe one cannot claim, therefore, that Christianity and Islam believe in different gods. In fact, scholars long ago discovered that the Eastern Christian churches signifi-

church is under attack. It should be. But teachers, who have charge of children more than anyone except parents , seemed, as a calling, to have escaped unscathed.

When the priest scandal took off like a rocket, I expected the teacher troubles to follow the same path. What I saw was a double standard grow and grow, to the point that I started saving stories involving teachers, usuall y accounts relegated to briefs, given one day runs , or kept off the AP main wire by being isolated in their dateline states.

Oh, yes, there would be the occasional well-covered titillation story. In the main, however, the stories were treated as minor, even though the respected professional publication Education Week regarded the problem as so important it ran a length y series on the subject.

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The mainstream media seemed to dodge the issue.

In March the influential Washington Post ran a story of at least 1,000 words on the church scandal . One of the best I' ve seen and very fair, the story pointed out how hard it is to come up with valid statistics in the matter. The story was printed in the San Francisco Chronicle and carried a headline that read in part: "Catholic clergy not alone in having problems," "They are finally getting around to teachers ," I said to myself before I read the story; No such luck. It mentioned scandals involving clergy of other faiths and even eluded to coaches and scout leaders . Not a peep about teachers.

For years, I have tried to learn the reasons for the disparity in coverage. Could it be an anti-Catholic bias? I could have easily reached that conclusion when I read the Chronicle on St. Patrick's Day, one day before that newspaper used the Post piece. Chronicle religion writer Don Lattin penned a long story that informed readers that "The scandal that won ' t go away is back and bigger than ever."

Lattin reported that experts who study the clergy say the scandal is about secrecy, power, and control.

Well, I've studied the news business and I say the

same thing about sex stories involving teachers . I know there are differences and I expect strong media reaction to what I write here. But the stories are overwhelmingly similar in that they concern minors and people who misuse positions of trust. I am sure one of the things my critics will point to is the cover-up angle. With teachers, no cover-up is needed. The press is doing it for them.

I don't feel Catho-phobia is the main problem â&#x20AC;&#x201D; shodd y journalism is. That is, if one feels the role of the media is to inform rather than influence, or th at reporters should know a good story when they see it and not first have to be run over by the rest of the journalis tic herd .

Recentl y a teacher was charged in a sex case in Sonoma County. Rohnert Park high school teacher Brant Gaskill was accused of performing sex acts with a 17-year-old student. In addition, he allegedl y used a survey in an attempt to learn sex practices of his young charges. If you lived outside of Sonoma Couny and blinked you would have missed this story. I heard a brief report on television, then waited for a more detailed account in the Chronicle. I'm still waiting, despite several messages to Chronicle reporters urging that the story be covered. I later found a story in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat but it did not use a roundup approach mentioning other cases involving teachers.

More important, none of the papers I read or any of the newscasts I listened to carried a very significant Associated Press story on a U.S. Supreme Court hearing in March. The court refused to review a Virginia case in which a teacher 's victim sought damages from the school district. The teacher, Craig Lawson, is serving a 30-year sentence. Even though the victim was abused as early as the sixth grade, it appears there will be no "deep pockets" when it comes to school districts.

The AP noted that the case went before the court ". . . as the Roman Catholic Church deals with a scandal involving decades of unreported molestation by priests." I think unreported would also apply to teacher sex cases, as in "unreported" by the press.

Mr. Clifford is a member of the Advisory Board o/Catholic San Francisco.

Dialogue with Muslims: Difficult but possible cantly influenced much of Muhammad 's theology and many of his prescriptions for worship.

As you suggest, with all these seemingly insurmountable conflicts of faith, how can there be discussion? What is there to talk about?

In February, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, Austria, addressed this problem in an enlightening manner.

Speaking to a California university audience, he said at least four reasons convince him that our very certitude about Jesus and the church obliges us "not merely to the appearance of dialogue, but rather to a profound readiness to search for the truth together. " First, we are one human famil y, sharing one origin and one destiny. We need to identify and explore together the "great puzzles of human existence" to which all religions try to provide some answer.

Second, we cannot be arrogant about the priceless treasure of the truth entrusted to us by Christ, a truth we see now only "dimly," as in a very imperfect mirror (1 Cor 13).

We should be humble enough to pursue every ray of light wherever it might shine.

Third , the responsibility of caring for the world and the whole human famil y has been entrusted to all human beings together. Engagement with Islam and all peop le of good will "confesses that God's love and providence exclude no one. That is the truly 'absolute claim' of Christianity."

Finally says Cardinal Schonbom, we believe we are not subject to forces of blind and arbitrary fate . We have every reason to hope. This hope, founded in Jesus of Nazareth , moves us to witness to that hope and search for traces of it in other reli gions.

Admittedly, this is a difficult road, one that requires great faith and courage. Even so, if we are to be faithful to the mission given us by Christ, the bottom line is, we have no other choice.

This past Passion (Palm) Sunday, in the reading of the Passion according to St. Matthew, the word "revolutionaries " was substituted fo r "thieves, " referring to the two men crucified with Christ (27:38). In my Bible the word is "bandits. " Why the change? (Pennsy lvania)

A. You, and several others who wrote to me asking the same question , were certainly alert . A full response would be too involved for this column. A brief explanation might be interesting, however, and help one realize that words in these translations are not chosen arbitrarily.

It is true that many Bibles traditionall y call these men "thieves" or "bandits." Other names, however, like "insurgents" (original New American Bible) and "revolutionaries " (revised New American Bible) are now common and probably a more accurate translation.

The description of Barabbas in the four Gospels is significant for a response to your question .

Two of the Gospels , Mark and Luke, describe Barabbas as one who was in prison for taking part in an insurrection, a rebellion, during which a murder was committed. John calls him a "lestes," a Greek word which means a thief or a renegade, a rebel.

This designation of Barabbas has been seen, for example, as showing the hypocrisy of the Jewish leaders, who denounced Jesus as an alleged political criminal but now seek the release of a real enemy of the Romans.

Several verses later, Mark (15:27) and Matthew (27:38) both refer to the two men crucified with Jesus by that same Greek word.

Based on the connection of John 's word "lestes" with insurrection and murder in the other two Gospels , it seems appropriate to identify the two men on the cross as revolutionaries or insurrectionists, rather than simply thieves. The New American Bible is a translation of Scripture from the ori ginal languages, authorized by the bishops of the United States in 1970 and revised in 1986. It is the Eng lish translation used in most Catholic American parishes and is the one you heard on Passion Sunday.

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Do you guard yourself around children?

Father Moran says he was raised in a family where the custom is to share your gift of compassion with a hug, and a kiss. Now, however, he feels his body "tighten when a child runs up to him after Sunday Mass to give him a hug," But Father Moran 's uneasiness does not stop there . He has become "more and more cautious " even with adults, fearful his actions "will be misinterpreted. " The children in Good Shepherd 's schoolyard in Pacifica no longer receive surprise visits from their pastor during recesses. "I used to visit the children regularly at recess. I no longer visit them," said Father Piers Lahey. Often , at the end of the school day, Father will greet the children as their parents are picking them up from school. "1 am guarded around children ," he said.

"Doing everything out in the open " is how Father Daniel Nascimento of Burlingame 's St. Catherine of Siena Parish protects himself from misconceptions.

"I am cautious around children, always wanting to do things with them in public ," said Father Nascimento. "It's comforting to know that in spite of the scandals , children are innocent and they continue to come up and give me hugs. It 's heartwarming, but I'm also mindful of how others might perceive this, so I just do everything in the open."

The chaplain of Marin General Hospital , Father Paul Perry, implemented a rule th ree years ago, "no visits to the pediatric ward without a parent or nurse present." If neither is available , he requests an attendant in the room before visiting the children.

Father Tony La Tone takes a far different approach.

Nothing is going to make him "shy away from children." The students at St. Charles School in San Carlos receive regular visits from the priest. "I love children," he said, "I'm not going to change. I'm going to continue to do as I have always done."

Father Edwin Farrugia of San Francisco's St. Elizabeth Parish concurs with Father La Torre. "I am not guarded around the children , not at all," he said. "Nothing has changed. I still visit the kids in the school yard , and 1 will continue to do so."

"I have always seen ministry and work with children within a larger context ," said Father William Nicholas of Menlo Park's Church of the Nativity. "It is never in and of itself. Rather working with children is in the context of the family, teachers , staff and youth groups. As a priest, while I hope to be a particular presence in a parish and the religious life of the people I serve, I will never be the most important person in anyone 's life , particularly the lives of children. I will never be more important than one 's spouse, one 's children and, in the case of children , their parents."

at all regarding the Church or the work of priests unless it is scandalous , and certainly never if it is positive. " Father Domingo Orimaco of Half Moon Bay 's Our Lady of the Pillar Parish concurs with Father Nicholas. The secular media "writes only scandalous stories about the priests , " and does not report on the positive things they do.

It 's not the coverage of the media that frustrates Father Moran , it's "the significant impact" he feels each morning reading the paper, and "finding another story that is more bizarre than yesterday. " Father Perry said, "This could be our 9/11," believing the Catholic Church is "being singled out," and that "a vast majority of pedophilia is done by non-Catholic clergy, and not reported. " Father Edwin Farrugia also feels "the Church is being targeted" and that the secular media is "overdoing it." He feels strongly that other religions would not be attacked with such vehemence.

To Father Dura, his disappointment is in the content of reporting, especially a recent issue of Business Week magazine where it headlined that "Catholic dioceses would be facing bankruptcy" because of the scandal.

"It 's a story that the secular- media has gotten into and just won 't let go," said Father O'Sullivan . "They're putting a lot of energy into it, but I don 't believe any priest would deny them their right to cover the story. The reporting makes it sound as if the whole Church is irresponsible and that we are not taking this crisis seriously."

For the most part, Father Lahey believes "there has been some decent coverage," but also "some nasty shots." He is particularl y upset with a recent re-broadcast of "60 Minutes" of a story it ran nine years ago on Archbishop Robert Sanchez.

"It is not news to Catholics that there are those who gloat in the problems that the Church is trying to work out under the bright lights of the media," said Father Joe Landi of San Francisco's St. Cecilia Parish. "We know that there is nothing like the smell of money to stimulate indi gnation against the Church."

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"We need more than pious platitudes , " said Father Moran.

Father Moran is frustrated with responses from the Church' s leaders. "Early on," he said, "I felt the apolog ies were disingenuous , very formulated responses that did not come from the heart. It 's as if they have been guided more by attorneys than by the Gospel."

He is greatly disturbed that "despite the evidence that a priest has molested someone, he could often be seen still on the job, sometimes by their victims." He said, "It's too confusing for all of us."

Also, he gets upset when the Church "starts deflecting What about the victims? criticism " and making excuses. "We are representatives of Knowing the media ' s obsession widi learning the per- the Gospel , we are not just any profession ," he said. "We centage of pedophiles in the priesthood , Father Tom Moran are supposed to be disciples of Jesus Christ, people who are responds , "What difference does it make? If one child or one with whom the community places great faith." teenager has been molested it is a traged y. There is no excuse "We present the message well for the people, and at ' for what children have suffered at the hands of priests." times it has been heavy-handed in regards to moral, social Father Moran has worked with one victim of molesta- and doctrinal issues," said Father Moran. "Priests too, carry tion , and two families of victims, he said, "The scars are original sin in the world and into their lives. It is a chaldeep, and some victims are unable to heal from the trauma." lenge to live a more holy life, and a challenge to accept our "Above all , the victims must be properl y cared for," said limitations. " Father Tony La Torre. "Then, it 's time to clean house. By "Under scrutiny now," said Father Nascimento, "are the starting over, the people will believe we are going to try to bishops and their handling of this crisis. As the Pope said , . do everything in our power so this will not happen again." we need to keep things transparent. Peop le can understand "My heart aches for those who have been victimized ," mistakes and ignorance, but if they don 't sense a genuine said Father Nicholas. "To me it is sickening that anyone effort on our part to develop healthy policies to protect their would use their position of trust to take advantage of chil- children , and don't articulate it well, and they sense we're dren, or people of any age." doing things in secrecy again, then we lose our credibility, Father Nascimento is glad the media has reported the and we lose their trust. We become ineffective as teachers , scandal because "it 's opened up the issues of molestation, prophets , and ministers." and allowed the victims to find a voice and come out into "Obviously, one thing that needs to change is the the open. " Church's culture of secrecy for openness and accountabili"It is not enough that we have remorse," said Father ty by its hierarchy," said Father Landi.

Jesus Labor of Holy Name of Jesus in San Francisco, "we "The hierarchy should have been tougher," said Father must repent. Our actions must show that we care, and we Labor. "Too many people have suffered. Church leaders must hel p the victims to heal. We must correct this injus- should turn to prayer for guidance to help the victims, their tice. " families, and find a solution to this problem."

"The Church should be trying to bring healing and hope There is no question for Father Perry ; "The Church and peace to anyone who has been harmed and abused in leaders should have been up front and open." He worries anyway," said Father Lahey. there are many people suffering who may not recover from "Without question , the victims , whatever their needs, the trauma. should be supported 100 percent , and must not be brushed Father Farrugia refers to himself as "European " and aside," said Father Cyril 0'Sullivan of San Rafael's St. believes that America "doesn 't have any 'heavyweights' Isabella Parish. when it comes to leadership." He did say "Archbishop Levada is one of the best in theology with good experiHow is the media handling the scandal?

Father Nascimento knows the topic of molestation is ence," adding "I do not say this because I work in the archimportant and must be reported. However, he believes diocese." He also believes, "the bishops were incorrect in celibacy is not the reason for sex abuse and the media has settling these matters out of court because it opened the been unfair in that regard. "I remember the press made a doors."

"The way the hierarchy handled this in the past caused good distinction after 9/11 between a terrorist and a Muslim. I wished they showed the same courtesy in mak- a lot of pain," said Father O'Sullivan. "They now have a ing a distinction between a pedophile person and a priest," clear understanding of how to handle this crisis, and I'm sure they will not repeat the past." he said.

"When I found out that the bishops transferred these "It 's good the media is covering this problem," said priests.from one parish to another, well, that is scandalous Father Labor, "but I believe they have exaggerated it."

For Father Nicholas , he is "disheartened" to see the iiv itself ," said Father La Torre, who finds it extraordinary media "focusing primarily on the scandal — rightly or the hierarchy are "actually guilty of hiding" this terrible wrongly, " He said, "It seems that there is rarely any news crime.

Emotional effects?

. "I am angry," said Father La Torre, who is stunned that some "p riests abused the matter of trust and molested innocent children," and stained his beloved Church.

"If Christ did not rise from the dead , I would be out of this business," said Father Dura . "I have been processing this crisis in my personal life, and I have nothing before God and man but forgiveness."

"1 am very sad about it," said Father Farrugia, "but my faith in no way is shaken. It bothers me tremendously so many peop le are suffering . This crisis will be good for the Church's future ."

"Because of a few, we are guilty by association ," said Father Perry.

"When the scandal first came out it was heartbreaking for me," said Father Nascimento. "The priesthood that I have dedicated my life to, the instrument that is supposed to reflect Christ to others, the trust that others give to us because of our position was violated. I felt hurt by their actions, and I felt shame for our famil y, for having violated others' trust, and especially for hurting the innocent souls at such a profound and deep level ."

"Still saddened by the scandal," Father Nascimento has received support from friends , family and parishioners which has "helped to lift the weight and burden" he felt.

"To know that others defend and speak up for us, arguing that pedophilia is not a problem with celibate clergy, but a human problem, has also been uplifting, " he said.

"I find it disheartening to hear of the misconduct of a few priests who have used their positions of bust to take advantage of others . I fear it may be a long road ahead before such trust can be restored ," said Father Nicholas.

"I feel a deep and extensive sadness about all that is happening in our Church," said Father Lahey.

"The best thing I can do for the Church is do my job ," said Father Perry, who intends to do just that at Marin General Hospital where he ministers to the sick, six nights and six days a week.

"I feel very bad," said Father Labor. "The scandal makes the ministry much more difficult. It paints such a bad picture. The bishops should have been tougher, knowing this is something that affects the whole ministry. " "It hurts to even talk about it," said Msgr. Francis Lacey, retired pastor of St. Hilary 's in Tiburon , whose advice to the newly ordained priests is, "Think of your vows, renew yourselves, and try to do the very best that you can."

"I call this our Holy Saturday," said Father Moran. "We're like the disciples on the way to Emmaus, walking with our heads down, confused , and wondering what is next."

Anything you would like the CSF readers to know?

From his experience as a vocations director for the archdiocese in the 1990s, Father Moran is confident the "new system" for screening priest candidates implemented in 1980 is "quite thorou gh" and "comprehensive ," with a focus on "behavioral assessment." "Most of the accused priests came from the old system," Father Moran said.

I do not wish to excuse or downp lay the scandalous behavior of a few priests, or the manner in which some of the bishops mishandled dealing with it ," Father Nicholas said. "However, I believe the people should be assured that the majority of priests and bishops are hardworking, healthy, dedicated men who strive for holiness as they seek to serve the people of the parishes and dioceses entrusted to their care — and who are also terribl y affected by the scandal that has rocked our Church."

Father Lahey cited a passage from the book, This Is the Day the Lord Has Made by Father Wilfried Stinissen: "It is not particularly encouraging to be face to face with all the impurity we carry within. It can be heartbreaking, but it is in a broken heart that we find the way to the treasure. But don ' t get stuck in your misery, keep your eyes on God , he ¦is your treasure."

"Celibacy is not just about not having sex," said Father Nascimento. "It is a beautiful gift from a person to God, giving up the opportunity for their own family and their own spouse and children, and embracing the bigger community as their own famil y. Love and support your priests and nuns. Yes, we are people too, with limitations and failures. We too sin. But we also blossom and flourish as we are supported, encouraged and loved. " 'Gay priests are unfairl y targeted at this time," Father Nascimento added. "Homosexuality does not cause pedophilia. The gay priests have generously given their lives in the service of God. The hardships they have endured throughout their lives have made them some of the most spiritual, patient and understanding persons I know.

We are fortunate to have them in the priesthood. " 'The priesthood has been around for as long as the Church and there have been scoundrels in it before," said Father Landi.

They represented a small minority then as well as now. So what has happened may be a good thing for the Church. It may even be the power of the Holy Spirit winnowing the priesthood, separating the self-serving from it as Jesus separated Judas from his disciples, but only after Judas did his dastardly deed."

All the priests interviewed said they were enjoy ing the full support of their parishes. "It 's just good old common sense," said Father O'Sullivan. "The priesthood is still a healthy priesthood. If that weren' t true, the Church would not exist at all. It 's a Church where the lay and priest work together."

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substance abuse, some rough language and minimal profanity. USCCB: A-IV — adults, with reservations. MPAA: R — restricted.

'Sp ider-Man '

Amusing comedy about a young woman (Nia Vardalos) whose Greek parents (Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan) flip out when she falls for and p lans to marry a non-Greek man (John Corbett). Director Joel Zwick' s good-natured film, based on Vardalos' one-woman show, gently pokes fun at absurd familial situations, yet reveals the rewards in accepting and loving one 's family, warts and all. Fleeting bedroom scene and a few instances of crass language.

USCCB: A-II — adults and adolescents.

MPAA: PG — parental guidance suggested.

'My Big Fat Greek Wedding '

Enjoyable fantasy action tale about a nerd y high school senior (Tobey Maguire) who, bitten by a genetically altered spider, gains superhuman strength and uses his amazing new abilities to fi ght crime. Director Sam Raimi 's fun adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero doesn't have much of a story line, but is buoyed by colorful personalities played with heart by the cast, an energetic pace and lively visual effects that come together for a diverting good time. Sporadic stylized action violence and menace with fleeting crass language.

USCCB: A-m — adults. The Motion Picture Association of Amenca rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

'Enigma '

Reasonably entertaining historical thriller set in 1943 England in which a code-breaking genius (Dougray Scott) returns after a nervous breakdown to help decipher a new German code before a U.S. convoy of supply ships is attacked by Nazi subs. Director Michael Apted's film suffers from the inability to pull together the story 's serveral strands, but pleases nonetheless with dynamic editing and heady atmospherics. A brief sexual encounter with partial nudity and minimal rough language and profanity. USCCB: A-ffl — adults. MPAA: R — restricted.

'Murder by Numbers '

Creepy thriller in which two murderous high school seniors (Michael Pitt and Ryan Gosling) match wits with a fierce homicide detective (Sandra Bullock) who won 't accept that the prime suspect, an apparent suicide, was the guilty party. Director Barbet Schroeder attempts character studies of the three leads to add interest, but the film remains at the level of a conventional thriller.

Sporadic violence, brief sexual situations and

Disappointing comedy about a has-been director (Woody Allen) who is given another chance by his ex-wife (Tea Leoni) to direct a major film, only to go psychosomatically blind, a fact that must be hidden from the studio head (Treat Williams) as well as the cast and crew.

Despite several one-line zingers and a promising start, writer-director Allen's film drags, A few sexual references and brief drug content.

USCCB: A-DJ — adults. MPAA: PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inapprop riate for children under 13.

'Triumph of Love '

Frothy 18th-century romantic comedy in which a fetching princess (Mira Sorvino) gets around a stern brother and sister (Ben Kingsley and Fiona Shaw) protecting the young man (Jay Rodan) she loves from the fair sex by pretending to be a man, but in the process she becomes engaged to all three of them simultaneously. Clare Peploe directs the tasteful sex farce with zest, anchored by Sorvino 's saucy performance and spry comic turns from Kingsley and Shaw. Brief rear nudity and romantic complications. USCCB: A-II — adults and adolescents. MPAA: PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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May 3, 4: Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., SF. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. all dates. Tickets $7 advance/$8 at door. Call (415) 334-0525, ext. 242.

May 18: Late Nite Catechism at St. Veronica Parish Center, 432Alida way, South San Francisco. Tickets $37.50 (rows 1-3)/$35 general seating'$32.50 seniors.

Curtain at 7 p.m. Call Annalisa Faina at (650) 873-7454.

Sundays in May Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. followed by sung Vespers at 4 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

Sundays in May: Concerts at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi featuring various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

Young Adults The Young Adult Ministry office of "the Archdiocese can be contacted by phone at (415) 614-5595 or 5596 and by e-mail at wi7coxc@sfarchdiocese.org or jansenm @sfarchdiocese.org.

Tuesdays through May 28: Theology on Tap at the Metreon's Jillian Sports Bar beginning at 7 p.m. The ecumenical evening of dialogue has been in existence in other parts of the country for more than 20 years.

Topics are spiritually based and include Being Young and Faithful; Soulfulness: Finding God in a Bar, Tapping into the Sacred; The Funny Thing About God; and What Would Jesus Drink?. Presenters include SF Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester and Rev. Alan Jones, Dean of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. Contact Young Adult Ministry Office for details.

Family Life Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to register, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 568-3018.

Datebook and guests, 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month, KRONChannel 4. May 19: Saving exotic birds with animal rescuers Donna Shadowens and Sherry Kamhi. Father Miles Riley hosts.

Food & Fun May 3, 4, 5: Stars and Stripes Forever, 5th annual festival of St. Gregory Parish, 2715 Hacienda St at 28th Ave, San Mateo. A great weekend for kids and adults with games, sports auction, entertainment, rides, and more. Dinner available Sat. and Sun. nights . Fri: 6- 10 p.m.; Sat. 1 - 10 p.m.; Sun. 1 -8 p.m. Call (650) 3458506.

May 4: Before its time goes by, make plans to attend Casablanca, this year's parish/school fundraiser for Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame on May 4. The evening begins at 6 p.m. at SFO's Westin Hotel and includes dinner, auction and dancing to Dave Martin's House Party. Tickets $100 per person. Call Kathy Jones at (650) 347-3671.

May 4: 7th Annual Whale of a Sale at St. Sebastian Parish, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Now taking reservations from vendors at $25 a space. Benefits St. Vincent de Paul Conference. Call Kathie Meier at (415) 4611933.

May 4: Fiesta de Mayo, the annual fundraiser for St. Vincent Schol for Boys sponsored by the school's Women 's Auxiliary beginning at 4:30 p.m. in St. Vincent's Father David Ghiorso Courtyard, One St.

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May 11: International Food Faire at St. Gabriel's Bedford Hall, 2550 41st Ave., SF, 6 - 8:30 p.m..

Delicious cuisine of Asia, Europe, Latin America, and U.S.A represented. All you can eat for $5 and beverages at 50 cents. Free for children under 5. Call Janet at (415) 566-0314.

May 12: Mothers' Day Brunch, Best House and Garden, benefiting the Sisters of the Holy Family at 159 Washington Blvd., Fremont. Seatings at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Tickets $35 adults, $10 youth, under three free. Call (510) 624-4581.

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

Introductory instruction for married or engaged couples about Natural Family Planning, Billings Ovulation Method, is available by appointment from NFP consultant Gloria Gillogley. Call (650) 345-9076.

Oct. 5: Presentation High School, Class of '52 reunion. Contact Dolores MacDonald Bagshaw at (916) 369-0235 or Lorraine Denegri D'Elia at (650) 992-2076.

St. Peter's Academy class of '65 is planning a reunion far 2002. Call Gloria Krzyzanowski at (650) 340-7469 or Linda Roberts at (650) 549-3200.

Class of '42, St. Cecilia Elementary, will celebrate 60 years in June '02. Class members should contact Norma Buchner at (650) 583-4418.

Holy Angels Class of 70 please contact Peggy McEneaney Hart at (650) 875-0793 or 877-8925.

Class of '62 St. Thomas the Apostle will gather this summer. Contact Peggy Mahoney at (949) 673-5624 or pegwhit@dellepro.com.

Class of '62, St. Anne Elementary, SF call Steve Geramoni at (650) 637-1055/spgeramoni@aol.com or 593Mary Maher Balestriere at (650 3508/f rankbal@aol.com.

Class of '52 St. Anne's Elementary, SF looking for classmates for its 50th reunion in October. Call Diane Donohue Mulligan at (415) 664-7977 or Rich Murphy at (650) 343-9322 for details.

Graduates and former students of San Francisco 's Notre Dame Elementary, Notre Dame High School or Mission Dolores Elementary should call Sally Casazza at (415) 566-2820.

Seton Medical Cente r Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offers classes in the Creighton Model of NFP. Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics of puberty, responsible relationships, adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout a woman's reproductive life, and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896.

Alumni, former students, parents, grandparents of St. Finn Barr Elementary School, SF. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Call (415) 469-9223 and leave your name , address and phone number.

St. Brigid High School, San Francisco, Class of '52, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in the fall and is seeking all members. Contact Clare Casissa Cooper at (650) 591-4026 or clarecooper@juno.com.

Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages. The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 2214269 or edgleason@webtv.net.

St. John Ursuline High School, SF is looking for members of its class of '52 for an annual April Golden Diploma Mass and Brunch. Call Gayle Fitzpatrick Vannucci at (650) 692-4196.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers free adoption information meetings twice a month.

Singles and married couples are invited to learn more about adopting a child from foster care. Call (415) 4062387 for information.

Mater Dolorosa Elementary School, South San Francisco is updating its alumni mailing lists. Call (650) 588-8175.

St. Stephen Elementary School celebrates its 50th anniversary in the fall and alumni are being sought.

Update your name, address, phone number and/or volunteer to help by calling Ann Nagel Tittiger at (650) 9912519.

Single, Divorced, Separated Through June 9: Divorce Recovery Course, Sundays at 7 p.m., St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF. Provides a chance to understand the emotional journey begun with loss of a marriage. $45 fee includes materials. Sponsored by Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Call Pat at (415) 382-8997 or Theresa at (415) 666-0876.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639 for information.

Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Radio Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to KEST 1450 AM "Mosaic ", a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:00 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5. "For Heaven's Sake", a public affairs program featuring discussions

Sept. 28: Class of 72, Notre dame High School , Belmont. Contact ND Alumnae Office at (650) 5951913, ext. 351 oralumnae @ ndhsb.org.

Alums and family of alums of St. Isabella Elementary, San Rafael, are being sought. Call (415)479-3727 , ext. 145/alumni@marincounty.net to leave your name , address and phone.

Natural Family Planning classes on the Billings Ovulation Method of NFP are offered at St. Brendan Parish, Ulloa and Laguna Honda Blvd., SF. Call instructor, Jodi Mendieta, at (415) 285-3036.

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May 17: St. Paul High School, Class of '57, 45th reunion. If you have not been contacted, call Lorraine Phillips Musgrave at (650) 756-7084 or Laurie Stanovich Brass at lbross@race.com.

June '1: Class of '52, St. Catherine Elementary, Burlingame, 50th reunion. Call Nancy Miller at (650) 344-1074.

June 22: St. Rose Academy, class of '82, celebrates 20 years. Drive is on to locate classmates. Contact Margie Roemer Beima at (415) 452-8352 or margroemer@aol.com.

Sept. 20: St. Thomas Apostle Elementary, SF, Class of '63 is looking for members of the class. Call Denise 447-8651 or (714) Healy Walker at DWa9230836@aol.com.

The forever popular and poignant Godspell takes the stage tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at Archbishop Riordan High School , 175 Phelan Ave. across from City "College, SF.The reverent yet rollicking score includes Day by Day. Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord, and By My Side. Members of the ensemble include, clockwise from top: Peter Barile, Ryan Brown, Cesar Romero , Cynthia Stout, John Valdez, Regina Moore, Michael Suncin,Vanessa Rawls. Directed by Valerie 0'Riordan. Tickets $10/$7. Call (415) 587-5866.

Datebook is a fre e listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information phon e number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publ ication date desired.

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

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Book Review "VOICES OF OUR OWN ," a sellpublished book edited b y Nancy Deutsch, San Francisco, 2001.

Reviewed Liz Dossa In the beautifull y produced book , "Voices of Our Own," women and girls of San Francisco 's Tenderloin make vivid, not just their gri my streets , but , more important , the human beings who live there.

For five years Nancy Deutsch gathered mothers , daughters , and grandmothers who live in Mercy Housing 's apartments at 111 Jones St. to share an adventure in writing.

Nancy brought her skill as a social worker and her wri ter 's imagination into the classes, giving her sometimes reluctant students assignments which tapped into their lives: "From My Window ," "Home Is," "M y Painting ola homeless Mother 's Eyes." After working with seniors woman by Ellen Gallagher. at another low income housing project for several years, Nancy was convinced that In compiling the book, Nancy remained writing poetry had the power to strengthen her students and to help them deal with the true to her conviction th at the voices are strong enough to speak for themselves. "I chaos on those streets.

Her classes produced poems that are fresh wanted as much as possible to have very and personal . The metaphors can be startling: light editing, to have the person 's voice come "Home is a big whole chicken that cannot through," she said. "That is where the power is. The poetry spills out between those lines. " fall apart," writes Loura Soun, age 11.

Nancy pulled the program together with "I have Nicaragua's rivers in my hair/long and loose like the water," says Massiel Perez funding from the California Arts Council and monies from the Sisters of Mercy Ministry age 12.

Some of the most moving poems are in with the Poor Fund. Nancy credits her Mercy the section entitled "When I look in my sponsorship to Mercy Sister Patsy Harney 's mother 's eyes." As Nancy points out, the enthusiasm and support.

The benefits to the writers were many. bonds between mothers and daughters seem to be especially strong in her students. The They became conscious of the power of young teens wrote about the strength and words, and they found their voices, distinct passion of their mothers who fought for their and strong. They wrote letters to the mayor and to the governor about their neighborfamil y 's survival. hoods. They performed in community events " I look in my mother 's eyes and I see a strong, black woman, her heart covering mine with warmth" — Felicia Copeland, age 12.

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"Looking out my window camp for adventurous youth ages 7-16. Campers engage in canoeing, archery, swimming, nature hikes , what a world I see! and meet new friends while having the time of their all the carts Down below and more carts pushed by lives. Located on 220 acres of redwoods , CYO Camp Armstrong provides the perfect environment for FUN , tired peop le...

What 's going on out SPIRITUAL growth , and creatin g MEMORIES that there? Is it a drug deal? will last a lifetime.

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Street scene by photograp her Kathrin Miller. at Yerba Buena Gardens. In March several read at bookstores in the Bay Area to celebrate the publishing of the book , a long term dream for Nancy and the women.

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The book is beautifully designed. Photos by award winning photograp her Kathrin Miller and the student paintings are poi gnant counterpoints to the words. Nancy 's gracefu l introductions to each chapter give us a frame of reference but don ' t over explain. The short autobiograp hies interspersed with the poems bring us closer to the women in the book.

Art is powerful , especiall y when it brings us self-knowled ge and widens our worlds. We should read "Voices" for the same reason we read "Tom Sawyer " or David McCullough' s biography of John Adams.

Mil garo Zamora fro m Nicaragua writes: "1 would like to become a citizen , but I can ' t go to classes because I have to work.

I work in a factory. It ' s very hot. We have to iron a thousand pieces in one hour.

Immigrants take the worst jobs.. .1 do it for my children. " Her words broaden our compassion and stretch our understanding. They deepen our humanity.

Next reading: Sunday, May 5, A Special Mother 's day celebration Main Library, Koret Center at 2 p.m. Call 415 557-4277 for details. The book may be ordered at www.frommywindowbooks.com

SAN FRANCISCO NOW HAS A 4 PM SATURDAY VIGIL MASS! ST. EMYDIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 286 Ashton Ave., (one block from. Ocean Ave.) Serving the Ingleside community of San Francisco, since 1923> St. Emydius is a multi-cultural, multi-racial, aU inclusive faith-sharing community.

To reach us from 19th Ave., take Holloway Ave., (near S.F. State, heading East) , to Ashton Ave., left on Ashton to De Montfort Ave. To reach us from 280 S. (at City College) exit Ocean Ave. going West, turn left on Ashton to De Montfort Ave., (1/2 block up) .

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ARCHBISHOP'S LIAISON TO PARISHES AND FAITH COMMUNITIES SPECIALTY: DIRECTOR, ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN MINISTRY RESOURCES The Office of Parishes and Faith Communities of theArchdiocese of Seattle has an openingfor a full-time Archbishop's Liaison to Parishes and Faith Communities. Area of specialty: Director, Asian Pacific American Ministry Resources. Requirements include: BA or equivalent experience;five (5) years experience working in the Catholic Church with Asian and Pacific American communities;three (3) yearsexperience working withina multicultural faith communityor parish with particular foais on leadership development;active member of a Catholic parish/faith community in good standingwith the Church; experience infacilitatinggroup processes and in conductingtrainingprograms and presentations; excellent interpersonal and communications skills both written and verbal; able to work some evenings and weekends; must have access to a vehicle, possess a valid Washingtondriver's license, and the ability to travel throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle. Competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Please check our web site at

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Incumbent implements a public relations strategy, coordinates media relations, manages the Diocesan Website, assures development of a Diocesan directory. Qualifications include: bachelors degree in communications, journalism, public relations or equivalent; successful work experience in the communications field; praticing Catholic and knowledge of Church systems and culture; excellent verbal , written and electronic communication skills and knowledge of website development and maintenance. Call (209) 466-0636 for Application process.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT DIOCESE OF STOCKTON This full-ti me position coordinates the Diocesan Ministry Appeal , the Bishop 's Awards Dinner and catholic Charities semi-annual appeals.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SCHOOL OF MINISTRY SPANISH LANGUAGE TRACK DIOCESE OF STOCKTON This full-time position works with the Director to plan , develop, implement, evaluate , and revise all classes and curriculum of the Spanish language track for the Dioces of Stockton 's School of Ministry. Incumbent recruits and monitors faculty, secures site locations for classes and promotes and advertises the School of Ministry.

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Salary and benefits according to Archdiocesan scale and DOE. Call Denny Duffell at 206-523-8787, or send resume to: St. Bridget Parish 4900-NE 50th St. Seattle , WA 98105

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