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Toni Johnson (above left) was one of more than 150 catechists from around the Archdiocese to be honored for reaching ministry milestones during the annual Pius X Candle Light Prayer, Awards and Reception May 3 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle (center) is director of the Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry. Social Service Sister Eva Marie Lumas (right) offered the Scripture reflection. Four of the honored catechists (top right) included, from left: Virginia Simon, her son Don Simon, and Julia Padreddi, all of Holy Angels Parish, Colma, for 50, 20, and 50 years, respectively; and Rita Barichievich, St. Andrew Parish, Daly City, 40 years. Johnson, honored for 10 years, is parish catechetical leader at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Nearly 4,500 volunteer catechists serve the Archdiocese. Additional coverage is schedule for next week.

‘Tsunami of pornography’ debases dignity of person, Archbishop tells audience By Dan Morris-Young Describing what he sees as an “electronic tsunami of pornography,” Archbishop George H. Niederauer told a Utah-based anti-pornography organization that pornography “is evil because it debases the priceless worth and dignity of each human being and the gift of human sexuality given by a God who shares his loving, creative power with us.” While pornography “is not a new challenge,” the Archbishop told members of The Lighted Candle Society at its annual awards dinner in Salt Lake City May 8, “the explosive increase in the accessibility and availability of pornography is new and deeply troubling.” “Every computer terminal is its pipeline, and cell phones and other hand-held devices, many of them marketed to children and young people, literally deliver pornography everywhere, to anyone,” the Archbishop of San Francisco said in his keynote address.

Archbishop Niederauer was presented the Lighted Candle Society’s Guardian of the Light Award two years ago for his work as president of the Utah Coalition Against Pornography, a position he held for five years until being named Archbishop of San Francisco.

‘Porn starves the human soul in its spiritual dimension…’ Bishop of the Salt Lake City Diocese from 1994 to 2005, Archbishop Niederauer reminded listeners pornography “now generates more annual income than all three major professional sports combined, and causes as well the world’s fastest growing addiction.” “We have all heard the discouraging numbers,” he

said, noting research shows there are 68 million Internet “search engine requests for porn sites” every day, that “70 percent of 18-24-year-old men visit porn sites in a typical month,” that “90 percent of eight-to16-year-olds have viewed porn on line,” and that “the average age of a child’s first exposure to pornography on the Internet is 11.” However, he said, “What should motivate us most profoundly is not the amount of pornography there is but the kind of harm it does. Pornography assaults human dignity and commodifies people and human sexuality. Porn starves the human soul in its spiritual dimension…. The human person, an irreplaceable gift, becomes a throwaway toy.” The Archbishop, who is chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Communications and a member of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, cautioned that pornography opponents “need constantly to PORNOGRAPHY TSUNAMI, page 18

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION AB 374 criticized . . . . . . . . 3 AIDS epidemic . . . . . . . . . . 6 Scripture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Columnists. . . . . . . . . . . . 17

A mother overcomes addiction, homelessness

Young essayists express thoughts on their world

Just-war principles applied to the war in Iraq

Datebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Graduates and friends alike gathered to honor Christian Brother Columban Derby including – from Sacred Heart High School’s class of ’52 - Tom Duffy, kneeling left, Alex Meyer, Frank Clyne, Bob Ford, Joe Corvino, Harry Kramer, Homer Hedleson, Allan Manseau, Carlo Giovanni.

Happy birthday to twin sisters, Breanna and Brooklyn Bihari-Meza, great granddaughters of Maxine Coutts, a longtime parishioner of the Excelsior District’s Church of the Epiphany. Also to be congratulated are mom Andrea Bihari, grandmom Cathy Moss and great great grandmom Zita Petris. The five generations gathered for this milestone picture not long after the twins Jan. 10 birth.

Hats off to Christian Brother Columban Derby who was recently honored at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep for his 75 years as a religious as well as an alumnus, principal and former faculty member of the school. He was a force while in charge pushing forward projects that included a gymnasium, a new house for the Christian Brothers and school renovations. He’s also an organist of some renown and played for many Sacred Heart graduations and ceremonies. “You have provided a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment to many young people, which has had a significant effect on their lives. You reflect the best of San Francisco values,” school president, John F. Scudder said, adding, “It was an honor to recognize the 75 years of service Brother Columban has made to the De la Salle Christian Brothers.”…While we’re at it, congrats and thanks to Dominican Father Tom Hayes, 56 years a religious in August, 48 years a priest June 12 and now national chaplain to the Holy Name Society. His involvement

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Bioethicist calls AB 374 ‘implicitly anti-Catholic’ By Dan Morris-Young Calling proposed California physicianassisted suicide legislation “strongly and implicitly anti-Catholic” and accusing its advocates of “trying to bend the Catholic Church’s moral teaching to the will of the culture of death agenda,” an international expert on bioethics urged listeners at a May 7 lecture to do everything in their power to help defeat the controversial bill. Titled “California Compassionate Choices Act,” Assembly Bill 374 would allow physicians to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to persons diagnosed with a terminal illness, given less than six months to live, and declared mentally competent. Keynote speaker at the Archdiocese’s Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns’ Annual Public Policy Breakfast held at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Wesley J. Smith told an audience of about 60 that AB 374 seeks to establish “ending life as an appropriate way to relieve suffering.” Once that “premise” has been established, he underscored, it only becomes logical to extend what would be seen “as a legitimate medical treatment” to the chronically ill, the terminally ill at any stage, persons in intractable pain, and even the depressed. “How can you not go there?” he asked. “How can you say yes to a person with terminal cancer and no to a quadriplegic” who wishes to end his or her life? “Premises lead to places,” said Smith, a consultant to both the Center for Bioethics and Culture and the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. While news reports often say the language of AB 374 mirrors Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law, Smith claimed the California bill would prohibit care centers, hospice facilities and other in-patient homes from barring medical personnel from pro-

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viding physician-assisted poisoning. While a conscience clause does exist for general, acute-care hospitals allowing them to bar doctors from prescribing life-ending medications, smaller facilities are exempt, said Smith who is an attorney as well as senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based think tank. The situation, Smith charged, could force Catholic nursing homes to either allow physician-assisted suicide or close. “It would be a huge dilemma — choose between no care or unwillingly becoming part of snuffing out human life.”

Author of 11 books including “Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America,” Smith went into detail on developments in The Netherlands where legal and medical protocols now allow doctors to kill people without their permission. “It is called termination without consent,” he said, “and between 800 and 1000 are killed every year.” He also said eight percent of the babies who die annually in The Netherlands are euthanized because of physical or mental disabilities. Key to reaching this point, he said, is coming to believe “that those babies are not really human” and substituting a “quality of

life” ethic for acceptance “of the intrinsic value of human life.” A prolific writer whose commentaries have appeared in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Weekly Standard magazine, National Review, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Post, First Things, and others, Smith advised listeners to pay attention to “the money imperative” in the debate surrounding AB 374. He said it costs “about $100 in medication and maybe another $500 to $1000” for a medical consultation to arrange for assisted suicide, while perhaps “$100,000 or more” to care for a terminally ill person in the last stages of life. Health care organizations such as Health Management Organizations (HMOs), he charged, cannot help but view physicianassisted suicide as “cost containment.” The inclination to eliminate costly care of terminally ill or other so-called “less valuable” people could be made more acute as universal health plans come into play and “there is a rationing of health care services.” Likewise, he argued, as a culture becomes more accustomed to assisted suicide as a medical treatment, persons whose illness has forced them to turn over decision-making to others may fall victim to “substitute consent” physician-assisted suicide in which a family member or legal guardian authorizes the death. Assisted suicide strategists see the Oregon law as “a beach head,” Smith said, claiming they use “gooey words” to indicate the Oregon situation is “proof that the slippery slope” fears are unfounded. However, he argued, Oregon statistics are suspect in that they rely on self-reporting physicians and that the state has no funds or mechanism for “independent oversight.” During a question and answer period, Smith emphasized his view of AB374 as BIOETHICIST, page 6

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Vatican Library to be closed (CNS PHOTO/KIM KYUNG-HOON, REUTERS)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Library is closing its doors to the public for the next three years for renovation. Starting July 14, the library will be closed until September 2010 to carry out “major structural renovation of one wing of the library,” the library’s vice prefect, Ambrogio Piazzoni, told Catholic News Service. The library’s ever-growing and massive collection of ancient and modern volumes had put too much stress and strain on its 16th-century building, he said May 4.

‘Violence contrary to hope’ CLEVELAND (CNS) — The highest ranking American at the Vatican said that hope, nourished in prayer, can help overcome the dispair people feel in an increasingly violent society. “Violence is contrary to hope,” Cardinal William J. Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, told more than 200 people who gathered April 24 at Gesu Church for the Margaret F. Grace Lecture sponsored by John Carroll University’s Cardinal Suenens Center. Dedicating his presentation to the families, survivors and the memories of the students and teachers killed April 16 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., the former archbishop of San Francisco addressed the issue of hope and left the audience with suggestions that could help blunt the impact of the many forms of violence so prevalent in society. “I am convinced that the dulling of (people’s) hope is from secularization,” Cardinal Levada said. But it does not need to be that way, the cardinal added as he encouraged the audience to find hope through prayer to God. Of the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity, faith and charity are often the most familiar, but people suffer the most when hope is lost, he said.

Condemns Viet rights violations WASHINGTON (CNS) — The House May 2 passed, nearly unanimously, a resolution calling for substantial human rights reforms in Vietnam, and the immediate release of all political prisoners, including a Catholic priest. The resolution, which passed 404-0 with three members voting “present,” also called on the Vietnamese government to comply with internationally recognized standards for basic freedoms and human rights. Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly had spent more than 14 years in prison before being arrested anew in February. He was tried and

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convicted on charges of spreading propaganda, and sentenced to eight years in prison. Father Ly is an adviser to a democracy movement in Vietnam called Block 8406, and a new political party, the Vietnam Progression Party.

Muslim diplomats study Vatican VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A group of diplomats from predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe are meeting with top Vatican officials during an intensive three-week course on the Catholic Church. The aim of the May 7-27 course is to help Muslim governments understand how the Vatican works, and to familiarize participants with the Church and its network of social and humanitarian services.

Irish sex abuse numbers released DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Dublin said 145 priests have been accused of abusing children since 1940. In an update on clergy sexual abuse, Ireland’s largest archdiocese said 112 legal actions have been taken against the archdiocese concerning the actions of 32 priests. The figures released in early May 2006 showed 105 actions against 32 priests. Forty of the112 cases are still pending, and 72 have concluded at a cost of $10.6 million. Since 2003, the archdiocese has invested $4 million in child protection and related services. The program has been applauded by Irish government officials as one of the most comprehensive child protection policies currently in place. Since appointment three years ago, Dublin Archbishop

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Zimbabwe leader warns bishops LONDON (CNS) — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has warned his nation’s bishops they are treading “a dangerous path” by criticizing the government. He said he was angry about an Easter pastoral letter in which the bishops said Zimbabwe was in “deep crisis” and “extreme danger” because of “overtly corrupt” leadership. Mugabe, a Marist-educated Catholic, told the Londonbased New African magazine he was not at Mass on Easter to hear the bishops’ letter read. “If I had gone to church and the priest had read that so-called pastoral letter, I would have stood up and said ‘nonsense,’” he reportedly said. Mugabe, 83, said the letter is not “something spiritual, it is not religious,” and the bishops “have decided to turn political.” President since the nation became independent from Great Britain in 1980, Mugabe has been accused of destroying Zimbabwe’s prosperity and oppressing the people, particularly those he suspects of voting against him.Unemployment is more than 80 percent; the annual inflation rate of 1,700 percent is the highest in the world. Food shortages are acute; large numbers of people are migrating.

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By Jose Luis Aguirre Thousands marched in San Francisco on May 1 to call for immigration reform and opposing recent raids by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Similar demonstrations took place in Oakland, San Jose and other cities across the country. “The march is one way to show that we are dissatisfied with the actual immigration policies. With this rally, we are asking for something fair for our community,” said Ricardo Calderon of the Central American Resource Center of San Francisco who marched from Dolores Park to the Civic Center. “We started this fight last year and although fewer people participated in this year’s march, this is just one way to stick up for the immigrants’ rights,” said Ricardo Ron, journalist and political analyst.

The four-block-long crowd which spread from sidewalk to sidewalk carried banners with slogans such as “Stop the raids,” “We are not criminals,” and “No human being is illegal.” “How can anyone say that we are illegal?” asked Carlos Ramos a Mexican immigrant who works in construction. “We came to this country to work. We don’t do anything bad to the society. We should be able to have legal status,” he said. City officials also took part in the demonstrations. San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly told participants, “Even the congressional debate is away from people here in San Francisco. It is only appropriate that we denounce it and rally to change it.” National, state and archdiocesan Catholic officials from the American bishops’ conference to Archbishop George Niederauer have issued calls for reform of immigration laws.

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Lay formation head resigns to take position in Ohio diocese By Maurice Healy David McCutchen, director of the archdiocesan Office of Lay Formation, which includes the Catholic Studies Institute, has announced plans to resign early in June and return to the Midwest to become the director of catechesis for the Diocese of Toledo. McCutchen moved to California with his wife and children in 2001, primarily to be near his mother who recently retired. He joined the Archdiocese of San Francisco in August 2001 as head of the School of Pastoral Leadership. In 2005, he was named head of the Office of Lay Formation. Deacon John Norris, director of the Department of Pastoral Ministry of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, praised McCutchen’s service to the Archdiocese and said, “While we are sad to lose him,

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we rejoice in the fact that the move will benefit him and his family.” Deacon Norris also said that after the current schedule of Catholic Studies Institute classes is completed in July, the department would take advantage of the opportunity to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the CSI program to determine if changes are appropriate. “It’s important that we look carefully at how we allocate scarce financial resources and make certain that we are addressing needs of the local Church in the most effective and most efficient means possible,” said Deacon Norris. Catholic Studies Institute is the successor to the School of Pastoral Leadership, which began in October 1994 as an outgrowth of a pastoral planning process with broad participation. The original program sought to provide the necessary education and training of lay people for participation in various forms of lay ministry in parishes.

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HIV/AIDS epidemic destroying ‘social capital’ By Julie Sly Even though the HIV/AIDS epidemic is not the largest global plague in history, it is likely the most devastating, according to an international authority on the clinical treatment of HIV/AIDS who spoke last month to about 100 medical students and faculty at the UC Davis School of Medicine. AIDS has “moved from a public health issue to a development crisis and finally to a security issue, because it really destroys social capital – the knowledge base that makes a society work,” said Jesuit Father Jon Fuller, an associate professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine. “It weakens institutions across society, especially armed forces, education and health, and

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Cardinal praises Bush pledge to veto pro-life policy attacks By Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) — The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities welcomed President George W. Bush’s May 3 promise to “veto any legislation that weakens current federal policies and laws on abortion.” Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia also expressed gratitude in a May 4 statement for pledges by 155 members of the House of Representatives and 34 senators to uphold any such vetoes. “These pledges help ensure that through the rest of this administration and this Congress Americans need not fear the federal government will pursue new ways to force them to be involved in governmentfunded abortions, coercive population programs abroad or the destruction of embryonic human beings.” “Instead, we should work together to build respect for human life at its most defenseless stages, and to support women and families facing an unintended pregnancy or caring for family members challenged by age, illness or disability,” the cardinal added. Bush outlined his stand in identical letters

Bioethicist . . . ■ Continued from page 3 “total abandonment” of an individual at a critical time. “The law would not even

May 3 to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “As you know, current law prohibits federal funding for abortion, both domestically and internationally, except in cases of rape, incest or where the life of the mother is endangered,” the president wrote. “Recent legislative practice has ensured taxpayer funds do not underwrite organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning.” Also protected under U.S. laws or policies are human embryos and the conscience rights of health care providers and entities, and taxpayer funds may not be used in “coercive or involuntary family planning programs,” he added. “I urge that these and other existing, important protections be respected and continued,” Bush told the congressional leaders. “I believe it is the most basic duty of government to guard the innocent. With that in mind, I will veto any legislation that weakens current federal policies and laws on abortion, or that encourages the destruction of human life at any stage.” require that the doctor be present (at the time of death). He just prescribes the medications and the person is left to go crawl into a corner and die like a dog.” (Ed note: Smith’s Web site, titled “Second Hand Smoke,” is www.wesleyjsmith.com.)

inhibits private sector growth, leading to widening poverty.” He was invited to lecture on Catholic moral theology and HIV prevention and the global social effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic at the School of Medicine by the Newman Catholic Community at UC Davis and Stephen McCurdy, professor of public health sciences at UC Davis School of Medicine. A physician at the Center for HIV/AIDS Care and Research, the Boston Medical Center’s adult clinical AIDS program, Father Fuller said about two-thirds of the patients he treats are HIV-infected from drug use and about the same percentage have Hepatitis C. Reviewing the epidemic’s history, Father Fuller noted that by 1999, AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and the number one killer in sub-Saharan Africa, where up to 35 percent of the population was infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Today some 40 million people around the world are HIV infected and 8,000 die of AIDS every day, he said. Five million are infected with the HIV virus each year and three million people die from AIDS. Cumulatively, some 22 million people worldwide have died of AIDS. As an example of the devastating effects of AIDS’ spread, the priest said the projected population of Botswana in Southern Africa will be greatly changed by 2020. A small number of young people will be taking care of a relatively larger number of older people who will bear the burden of the disease. In previous decades, many more young people were caring for fewer older people. Most of the development goals established by the United Nations at the start of

the new millennium have a relationship to the AIDS epidemic, he said. The epidemic “isn’t just about health,” he said. “We can’t take care of poverty, hunger, education and gender equality in the world unless we attend to issues of AIDS.” While there is a dramatic increase in the number of AIDS patients being treated with drugs, only 20 percent of HIV-infected persons who need drugs receive them, Father Fuller said. Almost 500,000 patients were added to drug treatment last year, but in that same time 10 times as many people became HIV-infected. “The bottom line is we can’t treat our way out of the epidemic. We really have to focus on prevention,” he said. “We are working on vaccines and microbicides, but those things are a long distance off, so we have to use what we know works today.” Nearly a decade ago, Father Fuller called on Catholic leaders, using the tradition of Catholic moral reasoning, to support needle exchange programs for drug addicts to reduce the spread of HIV. He wrote that the Church’s role is to protect the lives of “those without voice or power, those trapped in the cycle of addiction and those at risk for being infected by them.” Father Fuller, who also teaches at Harvard Divinity School and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, presented the same lecture to students at the Newman Center at UC Davis on the evening of April 2 as part of the second annual Teilhard de Chardin lecture series in science and religion. Julie Sly is editor of The Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Sacramento Diocese.

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Pastoral Council turns attention to religious vocations By Dan Morris-Young A report on the “clearly hopeful” picture of vocations to the priesthood and religious life in the Archdiocese of San Francisco by Father Tom Daly and discussion of the realities and challenges of candidate recruitment to holy orders and consecrated life dominated the May 2 meeting of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council. During its second meeting since Archbishop George Niederauer assumed leadership of the Archdiocese in January 2006, the APC also: -) Passed changes in its by-laws to further broaden ethnic representation and heard an update from Deacon John Norris on reconstituting APC membership in the wake of the hiatus between meetings caused by the changes of archbishops; -) Heard a brief report from Archbishop Niederauer on the June 2 lay convocation scheduled to take place at St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco; and -) Learned that operation of the Catholic Studies Institute will be suspended in June and its role as well as components of the Office of Lay Formation will be reviewed. Introduced by APC chair, Deacon William Mitchell, Father Daly reported that 21 men are currently in priestly formation for the Archdiocese, up from 14 five years ago. The seminarians range in age from 24 to 60, the Archdiocese’s vocation director said. “The single greatest reason” for the improving picture, he said, “is prayer. Very clearly it is prayer.” Building a “vocations culture” is key, he added, emphasizing that an awareness and openness to inviting the young, in particular, to consider a religious vocation has to be present “across the board” — from schools and parishes to agencies and the faithful. Also important, he said, is for priests and religious to work hard “to be who we say we are,” to provide solid examples. The priest said many factors work against

Taking part in discussion at the May 2 Archdiocesan Pastoral Council meeting are, from left, Patrick Cody of Deanery I, Nelly Salem of the Arab ethnic community, and Mary Anne Bouey also of Deanery I.

young people considering, or being encouraged to consider, religious life including smaller families, “fewer practicing Catholics” and “an antagonistic culture.” Nonetheless, he said, there seems to be “a new openness” among the young to discuss priesthood and religious life. Father Daly is also president of Marin Catholic High School. During the discussion period, Archbishop Niederauer noted that many consider “celibacy to be the elephant in the room” for lower numbers of seminary applicants, but he said he sees “affluence as the other elephant in the room.” He cited the example of the visiting patriarch of Syria who reported that two thirds of his priestly vocations hail from the one third of that nation’s Christian population that is largely impoverished. Sergio Canjura, a representative for Hispanic ministry, said he hopes more efforts are made to take into account cultural dimensions of recruitment. He said some

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vocations from the Latino community might have been lost because of what he described as a kind of cultural disconnect. The role encouragement plays in a person considering religious life was broadly discussed by the APC members, the overriding consensus being that “personal contact is key,” in the words of one member. Archbishop Niederauer agreed. He pointed out that the seminary population had been polled and it was discovered that only one fourth had received encouragement from an individual. “That means 75% of our seminarians made it into the semi-

nary without being invited by another human being.” “We Catholics seem to have lost our nerve” when it comes to asking individuals about their openness to religious life, the Archbishop said. Aulola Lavulo, representative of the Tongan community, said each parish should consider establishing a vocations committee, even if it is a small group. Father Daly’s vocations work was lauded by the APC membership as well as Archbishop Niederauer. Father Daly’s report was to be the first of a series of reports from archdiocesan offices to the APC to familiarize members with their work. In his own report, the Archbishop noted that an independent group of laity had approached the Archdiocese about holding a gathering at the Cathedral that would invite all Catholics from northern California to dialogue about Church concerns and lay leadership. Permission was secured for use of the Cathedral, but only after planners agreed to promote the conference as a convocation, not a synod, the latter having canonical implications. The Archbishop said he planned to attend, and indicated he hoped APC members might also take part as an opportunity “to listen.” He said more information on the gathering – called the First Annual Northern California Lay Convocation – could be found on its Web site: www.norcallayconvocation.org. The next APC meeting will be a July 28 retreat directed by Father David Pettingill, director of permanent deacon formation, at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

May 11, 2007

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Interview with Father Gerald Brown Impact of sex scandal and celibacy on seminarians? (Following is the second segment of a recent, wide-ranging interview with Sulpician Father Gerald D. Brown, president and rector of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park. The first appeared in the April 27 Catholic San Francisco special section on vocations to the priesthood and religious life.)

By Dan Morris-Young “Two gifts that have come from the sex abuse crisis in the Church,” says the president-rector of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, “are that dioceses have sharpened screening processes for candidates to the priesthood and that some candidates themselves have experienced a deeper sense of conviction in their discernment efforts.” This crisis “both discouraged and encouraged” potential seminarians, observed Sulpician Father Gerald D. Brown. “While some potential candidates might have felt discouraged that the Church had not dealt quickly enough with accusations, you also have another type of seminarian who asks, ‘How can I be of service?’ This is the type of person who wants to know how, in the midst of all this, he can make a difference, make things better.” “Sometimes in the history of the Church,” he continued, “the larger crises have had a positive impact on vocations. People come along who say, ‘I am going to make a difference. I am going to really become a person of prayer. I am going to get to know myself really well and

give myself over to God and God’s people’.” The discernment process leading to a commitment to give priesthood serious consideration “can be a mystery,” said Father Brown, who found himself drawn to the diocesan priesthood and then the Sulpicians more than four decades ago. Himself a graduate of St. Patrick’s, Father Brown was ordained in 1964 by Archbishop Joseph McGucken for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. At ordination, he was released to the Society of St. Sulpice, a group of diocesan priests whose mission is to train diocesan priests. Archbishop McGucken had approved of Father Brown’s request to join the Sulpicians while he was still a seminarian. However, a man has to be ordained as a diocesan priest before he may be released. The Sulpicians, Father Brown pointed out, are an “apostolic society,” not a religious order. Technically, he remains a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In most cases, Father Brown said, the conviction that one should inquire seriously about the priesthood involves “a sense of God in your life and the support of people you really trust.” “If you have a strong desire and a passion to do something for a sustained period of time, then that is probably what God wants you to do,” he summarized. Most come to priesthood as they more clearly realize “this is where I am called to be, this is where God wants me and this is the path for my life?”

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How does Father Brown respond to the argument that removing mandatory celibacy for priests would lead to a much greater number of vocations? “It’s just not all that easy,” he laughed. While pointing out that some of the Apostles were married and that there are married former Episcopal priests currently serving as Catholic priests, “the reality is that those interested in the priesthood today need to face a serious choice: Is God calling me to live a celibate life.”

“Celibacy is much more than no sex,” he emphasized “It can be a tremendous witness to the Church.” Crucial in the priestly formation process, he added, is that “we need to make sure our priests are capable of living a healthy, celibate life – not just surviving it.” This issue needs to be integrated into the larger picture of a person’s capacity for priesthood such as academic abilities, aptitude for working with people, and psychological maturity. “I have told diocesan vocations directors and bishops that I am impressed with the quality of screening that they are doing,” Father Brown said. “Moreover, the candidate’s suitability for priesthood needs to be demonstrated through a variety of sources. For example, the psychological battery of tests is extensive. There are multiple tests and we have psychologists who know what we are looking for in a seminarian, the qualities we are looking for in a priest today. They do testing and then they meet and spend time with the candidate. Multiple letters of recommendation from people who know the applicant well are also among other requirements.” “However,” he said, “one of our best psychiatrists who has helped us over the years with the screening process says, ‘Testing can only reveal red flags that might be there. It is the faculty and staff, living and working with the seminarians FATHER BROWN, page 21

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Vatican Letter Women chip Vatican’s glass ceiling with increased influence The Vatican’s diplomatic corps also remains allmale and all-clerical. The thinking is that these men are VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If he looked around the not only diplomats, but personal representatives of the chapel during his Lenten retreat this year, Pope pope to the local Church and therefore should be ordained. Benedict XVI would have seen an all-male assembly. Among the top curial departments, the Congregation The absence of women was not deliberate. The invitation to attend the pope’s spiritual exercises goes out to for Divine Worship and the Sacraments is the only one the top two or three officials of Vatican agencies, and with no women employees. The agency with the most significant female presalmost all of them are men. The retreat chapel offered a snapshot of a Vatican ence is the Pontifical Council for Migrants and reality: The number of women working in the Roman Travelers, where women make up about half the staff Curia has steadily increased but, with rare exceptions, and fill some of the most important positions. “It’s an unusual situation. Probably it was not done they have not broken through to the upper levels. Six months ago Pope Benedict said that, leaving by design, but we’re happy with the outcome,” said aside the ordained priesthood, women need to “make Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the their own space” in the Church and that the hierarchy migrants council. One of the first women to become a “capo d’ufficio” shouldn’t stand in their way. The pope expressed satisfaction that women today or section chief at a major Vatican agency was U.S. were “very present in the departments of the Holy See.” Sister Sharon Holland, a member of the Servants of the But he noted one problem: The power to make legally Immaculate Heart of Mary who works at the congregabinding decisions in the Roman Curia is linked to holy tion for religious. “I have seen an increase in the number of women, orders. and I think it would be That means the top safe to say there’s an two positions in each increase in the level of Vatican agency are In general, the presence of women at work they’re doing,” filled by cardinals and Holland said. bishops. the Vatican has increased dramatically Sister Women officials are In a breakthrough in more directly involved 2004, Salesian Sister in laying the groundEnrica Rosanna was over the last 30 years … work for decisions by named an undersecrehigher-ups, she said. tary of the Vatican con“None of us make the decisions finally, but the betgregation that deals with religious orders. That’s No. 3 in the chain of command, and it made her the highest- ter they’re prepared, the more likely they are to move ranking woman at the Vatican. But it didn’t settle the forward,” she said. Strangely, women remain a small minority — about question of whether she could exercise the power of 10 percent — in the ranks of consultors to Vatican governance in her role. In general, the presence of women at the Vatican has agencies. These are experts around the world who increased dramatically over the last 30 years or so. advise the congregations or councils on matters under Since the beginning of Pope John Paul II’s pontificate study, and who generally come to the Vatican once or in 1978, the percentage of women employees in the twice a year for meetings. Most congregations have between 30 and 40 consulmain Roman Curia offices — Secretariat of State, congregations and councils — has approximately doubled, tors. But at present, the congregations dealing with doctrine, liturgy, clergy, saints’ causes and Eastern from 11 percent to 21 percent. “I’ve definitely seen a change,” said Filomena Churches have no women consultors at all. Some sources noted that while attention is often D’Antoni, who has worked at the Congregation for given to the men-women ratio at the Vatican another Eastern Churches for 25 years. “When I came here, there were not only fewer slow but significant shift has occurred in the number of women but they were also more closely monitored, in lay employees in the Curia. Laypeople now represent about 38 percent of terms of behavior, dress and mentality. Today it’s much employees in major curial agencies, numbering close to more open and women are more accepted,” she said. Others who work in these offices, however, pointed out that most women are in support staff positions and have little decision-making input. And there are whole sectors of the Vatican that still have no women: the tribunal system, for example.

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Mother’s Day Sharon overcomes homelessness, substance abuse When Sharon talks about her children, her passion for family is clear. She readily admits that being called “Mom” is one of the happiest achievements of her life. Sharon has overcome substance abuse, homelessness, the pain of having her children taken away, and an HIV-positive diagnosis. It has been a long, hard battle, she admits, quickly pointing out it is a struggle she might have lost had it not been for Catholic Charities CYO programs providing the resources and support necessary to stabilize her life. Sharon has been sober and substancefree for six years. In February, her reunited family moved to a two-story housing unit in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. “For the first time in five years, each of us has our own room,” said Sharon. It is the first time her name has appeared on a lease. For nearly five years, Sharon and her three children had lived at Rita da Cascia on Eddy Street, Catholic Charities’ residential program for families coping with HIV/AIDS, homelessness, mental health challenges and substance abuse issues. Prior to that, Sharon spent time at CCCYO’s Treasure Island Supportive Housing facility. While working through programs and making progress in realizing her life goals, Sharon started sharing what she had learned with others. That, in turn, has led to her current career as a peer counselor at WORLD (Women Organized to Respond to Life Threatening Disease) where clients, among other things, are supported during the substance abuse treatment process. “Many of the women are going through what I’ve been through — substance abuse, homelessness,” Sharon said. “I encourage them and tell them to do what they want to do — but they have to want to change. I had to look at what part I played in the way my life was turning out, and so do they.” She also wants to pass along hope to other HIV-positive mothers and women. “I am hopeful and I want to tell newly

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taking classes to complete her GED so she can help him with his studies. “I need to show my kids that if they can achieve their diplomas, so can I,” she said. “I watched them struggle through school and stay with it, despite all the storms in our lives.” Those storms, she said, were faced with the help of Catholic Charities CYO’s Rita da Cascia program – which is considered a national model for providing services to women and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious health issues – and support from the Auxiliaries of Little Children’s Aid. “I didn’t know how to do a lot of stuff before I got to Rita da Cascia,” Sharon said. “They had a lot to offer us with counseling and the community they have there. You know how they say, ‘It takes a village to raise a child?’ Rita da Cascia is that kind of village. We used to have barbecues and family nights. I would love to see other families move into that program.” Sharon now holds barbecues and family nights at her new place. The children also had fun at Little Children’s Aid holiday toy giveaways and at Catholic Charities CYO’s youth summer camp. Sharon publicly thanked her supporters during Catholic Charities CYO’s 10th Annual Loaves and Fishes Awards Dinner held April 21. She said the support from Little Children’s Aid volunteers and the Rita da Cascia program provided her with “a tremendous force in changing my life.” A compact dynamo of energy, Sharon is often at the center of lively family MOTHER’S DAY, page 15

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May 11, 2007

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Annual Respect Life Essay Contest ‘You Are the Salt of the Earth.You Are the Light of the World’

Addressing the theme “You Are the Salt of the Earth. You Are the Light of the World,” 463 young essayists submitted their thoughts and insights for this year’s Archdiocesan Respect Life Essay Contest. According to Vicki Evans, respect life coordinator for the Archdiocese within the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns, nearly a fourth of the young writers earned recognition ranging from grand prize designations to honorable mention. The awards will be distributed at a May 20 reception at St. Mary’s Cathedral which will follow the 11 a.m. Mass there. More than 400 persons are expected to take part in the Mass and following ceremonies, Evans said. Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang will hand out the honors. “A great deal of enthusiasm surrounds the contest,” Evans said. “It gives students an incredible chance to think about issues focused on respect for life and human dignity.” Following is the list of winners and their parishes: Grades 1-2: Grand prize: Jack Fisher, St. Hilary; first prize San Francisco: Sonya Ni, St. Thomas the Apostle; first prize San Mateo: Gabrielle Mercado, Holy Angels; first prize Marin: Susan Dawson,St. Anselm; honorable mention: Andre Jaurigui, St. Timothy; Christian Millena and Georgia Bouska, Mater Dolorosa; Trevor Hackman and Matthew MacKenzie, Our Lady of Mercy; Leanne Yuen, St. Veronica; Megan Domingo, Holy Angels; Victoria Salem, St. Dunstan; Oliver Wilken Schildt, Sts. Peter & Paul; Claire Galvin-Quinn, St. Gabriel; Jason Ng, St. Mary’s Chinese; Julianna Cortez, St. James; Hayden Tam, St. Thomas the Apostle; Lourdes Herrera, St. Philip; Laura Baquerizo, Amanda Danku, Jack Hurley, and Rachel Woolwine, St. Isabella; McKenzie Cooke, St. Hilary. Grades 3 and 4: Grand prize: Leon Cheung, St. Veronica; first prize San Francisco: Melissa Counlamany, Visitacion; first prize San Mateo: Adrian Guardado, All Souls; first prize Marin: Grace Lombardi, St. Hilary; honorable mention: Anjali Bodony, Lana Marks and Rachele Nagler, San Domenico Primary; Megan Abbey and Franklin Calcaterra, St. Isabella; Santino Ambrosini, St. Rita; John Whitman, St. Anthony of Padua; Carol Raffety, Our Lady of Loretto; Andrew Marshall, St. Hilary; Skyler Gin, St. Mary’s Chinese; Marcelle Valdez, Megan Furth Academy; Alexis Picache and Clare Casey, St. Stephen; Rachel Quillen, St. Timothy; Alexander MacKenzie and Fanny Patel, Our Lady

of Mercy; Connor Aitken and Olivia Glaiser, St. Catherine of Siena; Kimberly Ho, St. Pius; Gabriela Marie Cajbon and Lea Chandkler, St. Timothy; Madison Archer, Immaculate Heart of Mary. Grades 5 and 6: Grane prize: Danny Casey, St. Stephen; first prize San Francisco: Ottillia Ni, St. Thomas the Apostle; first prize San Mateo: Maggie Tsang, Immaculate Heart of Mary; first prize Marin: Joe Legnitto, Our Lady of Loretto; honorable mention:Dominic Filice, St. Timothy; Brandon Archbold and Lexi Brand, St. Pius; Candace Hagey, Our Lady of Angels; Kylie Young, Our Lady of Mercy; Maureen Mahoney, St. Catherine of Siena; Theresa Mandapat, Holy Angels; Corinna Louise Villar, St. Veronica; Alex Karlegan, Mater Dolorosa; Shelbi Aimonetti, Andrew Holm and Amanda Tsukuski, Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Kati Downs, St. Patrick; Jayne Pizza, St. Anselm; Austin Gooder, St. Isabella; Tory Salmon, St. Hilary; Kassandra Perez, School of the Epiphany; Megan Stupi and Tiana Yee, St. Thomas the Apostle; Marisa Pashby, St. Stephen; Aisiah Forte, De Marillac Academy; Ben Carrasco, St. Philip; Jessica Nasrah and Dermot Heavey, St. Gabriel. Grades 7 and 8: Grand prize: Catherine Mullings, St. Matthew; first prize San Francisco: Eric Young, St. Finn Barr; first prize San Mateo: Melanie Cole, Immaculate Heart of Mary; first prize Marin: Erin Geraghty, St. Hilary; honorable mention: Matthew Wong, St. Mary’s Chinese; Emily Huang, Sts. Peter & Paul; Shanelle Van, St. Anne; Francis Cruz, De Marillac Academy; Luisa Garcia, St. Philip; Camille Schilling and Michelle Geck, St. Isabella; Marissa Arruda, Our Lady of Loretto; Martin Borromeo, St. Dunstan; Heather Milestone and Elliot Voss, Immaculate Heart of Mary; Michael Fuerte and Ashley Santos, Holy Angels; Nathaniel Valerio and Aaron Plantz, Mater Dolorosa; Natalie Claghorn, All Souls; Leslie Baumann, St. Veronica. Grades 9 and 10: Grand prize: Christian Amalu, Christ the King Academy; first prize San Francisco: Michael Holper, Sacred Heart Cathedral. Grades 11 and 12: Grand prize: Natalie Battilana, Marin Catholic High; first prize San Francisco: Theresa Mary Stelter, Immaculate Conception Academy; first prize San Mateo:Patrick Hamilton, Junipero Serra High; first prize Marin: Kevin Geck, Marin Catholic High; honorable mention: Anna Christine Jayo, Immaculate Conception Academy; Shauna Roberts, Marin Catholic High.

Essay texts and excerpts: Following are texts and excerpts from Respect Life Essay contest grand prize winners provided by the Respect Life program of the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns: Jack Fisher, St. Hilary (Grades 1 and 2) Dear Mom, Thank you for my life and shelter and love, not the video games but the love and care. Mom, thank you for the support. I understand why you say no, it’s because you love me. You are always happy to help me. If I ever have kids, I will remember you. When God told you that you were going to have me, you said, “Yes”. When I entered the world you had a smile on your face. You are always there next to me. When I fell down you picked me up. When you put your mind to something you can do anything. Love, Jack Leon Cheung, St. Veronica (Grades 3 and 4) Dear God, I would like to create peace and more happiness in your honor. I want to make the world a better place to live. In this world it is not as happy as I think it should be. So that is why I think we should create happiness. To bring joy to the world and light to the darkness. We could start all over again and take sin out of the world. In your honor, we can create a place like paradise. I can be the light of the world to all those who are in the darkness. I could be the light of the world by sharing the good news, being a good role model, encouraging others to be nice to each other, and preaching the greatest commandment, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” I could also be the light of the world by not sinning and being very kind to those around me. I would like to make a difference that all living things should live fairly. We could be like Jesus if we all try to be the light of the world. If we all try to follow the greatest commandment, we could be like Jesus. If the whole world tried to follow the greatest commandment, we could be like Jesus. I could be the light of the world if I preached that to everyone…. Danny Casey, St. Stephen (Grades 5 and 6) The subject of my essay is the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy and how I can use and practice them in the presence of my grandparents or other elderly people. I first really began to pay attention to these ideas late last year in September when my grandfather passed away of cancer. I began to spend a lot of time with my grandmother and began to go to church a lot

more often. I had to be very patient with my grandmother because she spent a lot of her extra time praying and talking to my grandfather. I also joined her in these prayers and talked to him. That was one way I practiced the Spiritual Work of Mercy, “Pray for the living and the dead.” My mother was another person I had to help. She often would listen to the music my grandfather was listening to when he passed. I would always go in and comfort her and tell her it would all be okay. That was one way I practiced another Spiritual work of mercy, “Give advice to the doubtful.” Another work of mercy I did was the Corporal work of mercy, “Bury the dead.” The funeral was a very tough thing to go through since it would be the last time I would ever be able to see my grandfather. After the funeral, my family and I spent a lot of time at my grandmother’s house. This was the time that my family and I practiced two more works of mercy, “Feed the hungry” and “Give drink to the thirsty.” Catherine Mullings, St. Matthew (Grades 7 and 8) Lord God, I humbly pray for everyone who goes astray good or bad, come what may kindly lead us the right way. . . . For those who rally to dispose of an unborn child That they may have the memory of their own precious life. . . For those who discover new cures for illnesses That they may not use their skill at the expense of harming others . . . For those who crave for learning, that they may be gifted by the Holy Spirit’s wisdom Christian Amalum, Christ the King Academy, San Jose (Grades 9-10) Dear Senator Feinstein, I am 14 years old, and I am writing to draw to your attention the continuing problem that requires your action. This problem is abortion, and the effect it has on our society. Most women don’t have abortions because they want one, they do it because they feel they don’t have any other choice, and it is your duty and obligation to make sure that they have other choices that don’t harm them. I have believed that abortion is evil for both babies and women for all of my life, and after studying the subject in-depth, my decision stands firm. I have heard many arguments for abortion, and I still cannot find one legitimate reason for the murder of an innocent child, and the harming of a woman both physically and emotionally. Our country has embraced a culture of death. We have so little respect for human life, that we are even considering euthanizing our old. Over one third of my

generation is dead because of abortion, and it is getting worse. A friend of mine was in school one day, and a girl walked up to her and said,” Are you against my right to choice?” Her reply was, “Are you against a child’s right to life?” It is horrific that our country, the greatest country in the world, is allowing babies to be slaughtered by the millions, just because it is an inconvenience to the mother. . . You say you are defending, “A woman’s right to choose.” But I am writing to remind you that it is your duty to protect the innocent and the weak who don’t have a say, and you must protect a child’s right to life. Natalie Battilana, Marin Catholic HS (Grades 11-12) . . . However if we simply attributed our actions to our culture we would lose all sense of personal responsibility, of morality and truth, and of the sacredness of human life. Society although sometimes a burden is simply our environment and we must recognize that we are a separate entity and remember that truth is constant and eternal and that culture is always fluctuating. God challenges us all to value life from beginning to end, despite a changing culture or environment. . . . . . . . We are so vulnerable to the era in which we live. We are confronted with so much in our current society and culture and as we learned with Mengele, the time and circumstance in which you are in can convince you to do ANYTHING! . . . . . . We are vulnerable to what society feeds us through media and authority and we often lose truth amidst the confusion of so many external pressures. We as social animals often are driven by a need for approval by others and thus we are led to do things that we may not have previously done in the absence of such pressure. . . . Abortion and euthanasia are two (such) areas of current debate. . . . . However there is some bigger force that gives us life and takes it away — and who are we to say when people’s lives should be terminated? We look for an easy way out physically, emotionally, or sometimes financially by terminating early pregnancies or killing an innocent life through euthanasia. All of us are truly going to die anyway, that is the nature of the life we humans live. So to simply say that we are approaching death justifies the killing of a life can be used when a person is 3, 4, 5, 6, 70 years of age, for death is always at the end of the road, when it is our time it is inevitable. . . . .

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May 11, 2007

Guest analysis Just-war principles and Iraq: what might they be telling us?

he United States has reached a new chapter in its intervention in the Middle East, as the enormous obstacles to achieving peace are being recognized more dearly with every passing day. We have lost our way in Iraq — strategically, militarily and morally— and we need to forge a pathway forward. To do so we must have a vigorous, sustained public debate on the future of American involvement in Iraq to resolve the question whether justice can best be served by continued military operations on a massive scale in Iraq or, alternatively, whether measured but vigorous steps should be undertaken to end the war. This debate must be characterized neither by the skeptical deference that typified the initial decision to invade Iraq, nor by the partisan rancor that threatens to engulf the current congressional discussion. What is needed is true public argument, as the Jesuit theologian John Courtney Murray (1904-67) used the term, argument that is civil, reasoned, critical, broadly penetrating of American society and, above all, moral in its nature and tone. For the Catholic community in the United States, that argument must be molded by two elements — the Church’s fundamental stance toward war in the modern age and the principles of the just-war tradition.

By Msgr. Robert W. McElroy It may seem strange that anyone would question whether the Catholic tradition on war and peace proceeds from a moral presumption against war. But that is precisely the case that articulate and theologically informed Catholic advocates for the war in Iraq, most ably represented by George Weigel and Michael Novak, have been making during the past four years. They point out that the just-war tradition was founded as a counterpoint to Christian pacifism and was designed explicitly to show that war was at times the moral duty of the Christian disciple. Citing from Anselm, Augustine and Aquinas and skillfully sifting texts to emphasize the theologians’ ultimate acceptance of war in limited circumstances, these American Catholic supporters of intervention in Iraq propose that the great architects of the just-war tradition considered the warfare of their age to be inherently neutral in its moral identity. A crippling problem with such argumentation is that it presents the just-war tradition as primarily an artifact of medieval theology. But the just-war tradition in Catholic theology is not primarily a historical artifact. It is a living, breathing moral tradition designed to provide some light for the Catholic community and the world as a whole about the legitimate use of force in the present age. The primary background against which the Church has interpreted the just-war tradition for the past 50 years is not the limited destructiveness of medieval warfare, but the enormous destructive potential of contemporary warfare. Against this background, the leadership of the Church has been unswerving in its presumption against war. From the

Reprinted from the April 30 issue of America magazine.

were not found, it was proposed that the war was just because Saddam Hussein was committing aggression against his own people and neighbors. Then, after Saddarn was arrested, the case for a continuing just cause has come to rest upon America’s desire to transform Iraq into a stable democracy. But transformational democratization falls outside the criteria of the just cause as it has been formulated in the modern age. Because of the destructiveness of modern warfare, only the repulsion of aggression is now viewed as an acceptable cause to go to war, not the desire to transform other societies. This defect in the theory of transformation is magnified by the fact that the justice of America’s cause must now be measured not by the abstract dream of democratization but by the concrete role that assertion of Pope John XXIII’s 1963 encyclical Pacem in the United States has undertaken in Iraq: the defense of an Terris that “it is hardly possible to imagine that in an atomic unstable government of questionable commitment to equal jusera, war could be used as an instrument of justice” to Paul tice in an environment where centrifugal regional, ethnic and VI’s clarion call at the United Nations in 1965, “No more war, religious forces threaten to tear the nation apart. 2. Right Intention. As America evaluates its commitment to war never again!” to Benedict XVI’s questioning whether it is even licit, given the current destructiveness of war, to admit remain in Iraq, the criterion of right intention presents an ever the possibility of a just war, the popes of the contemporary era greater obstacle to those who advocate sustained military occuhave unequivocally taught that a presumption against war lies pation. For right intention demands that a nation wage war only at the very center of Catholic thinking on war and peace. to address the specific grave wrong that led to war. Increasingly in the national debate on Iraq, the justification for continuing Continuing moral scrutiny One implication of this strong presumption against war in the use of military force is not peace and stability in Iraq, but Catholic moral teaching is that moral scrutiny of the decision the necessity of demonstrating America’s continuing committo wage war should take place not merely at the beginning of ment to fight terrorism in the world. The notion that a defeat in a conflict, but at every stage of its duration. If it is morally Iraq will severely damage the United States’ reputation in the required by just-war thinking that there be a just cause, world is taking center stage in this nation’s domestic debate, approval by competent authority, the presence of right inten- and in the process America’s fulfillment of the just-war requiretion, reasonable hope of success and proportionality of means ment of a right intention is evaporating. Considerations of repin any initial decision to wage war, is it not also morally utation can never fulfill the criterion of right intention, and insofar as they forge the required that these United States’ deciconditions be pressions and commitent throughout the The notion that a defeat in Iraq will severely ment in Iraq, they conflict if war is to render continued be continued? The damage the United States’ reputation in the military occupation moral warrant for there morally illewar can hardly be world is taking center stage in this nation’s gitimate. said to continue if 3. Last Resort. the foundations for that warrant have domestic debate, and in the process America’s The world was dubious that the disappeared. United States had Scrutiny of the fulfillment of the just-war requirement of a exhausted all current situation in diplomatic options Iraq reveals that right intention is evaporating. for peace when it four of the required went to war foundations for the against Iraq in 2003, and the world should be dubious that moral use of force are not currently being met. 1. Just Cause. The most troubling element of the argument it is exhausting those options now. The refusal of the Bush that the United States has had a continuing just cause in waging administration to accept the recommendation of the war in Iraq is that the nature of that just cause has constantly Baker-Hamilton commission (The Iraq Study Group) that shifted during the past four years of war. Originally it was pro- America should begin a direct and sustained dialogue with posed that the possession of massive stores of chemical and bio- Iran and Syria in the pursuit of peace in Iraq is a testimony logical weapons by the regime of Saddam Hussein, an aggres- to the Bush administration’s continuing reluctance to treat sive and brutal expansionist dictator, clearly satisfied the demand military action as a last resort. If Catholic theology carries that war could be waged morally in order to repel legitimately with it a strong presumption against war, it also carries with anticipated aggression. Then, when weapons of mass destruction JUST-WAR, page 22

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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23; John 14:23-29 A READING FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES (ACTS 15:1-2, 22-29) Some who had come down from Judea were instructing the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved.” Because there arose no little dissension and debate by Paul and Barnabas with them, it was decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some of the others should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question. The apostles and elders, in agreement with the whole church, decided to choose representatives and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. The ones chosen were Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers. This is the letter delivered by them: “The apostles and the elders, your brothers, to the brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia of Gentile origin: greetings. Since we have heard that some of our number who went out without any mandate from us have upset you with their teachings and disturbed your peace of mind, we have with one accord decided to choose representatives and to send them to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, who have dedicated their lives to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. So we are sending Judas and Silas who will also convey this same message by word of mouth: ‘It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond these necessities, namely, to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from meats of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage. If you keep free of these, you will be doing what is right. Farewell.’” RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8) R. O God, let all the nations praise you! May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us. So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation. R. O God, let all the nations praise you! May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide.

Scripture reflection FATHER JOSEPH PELLEGRINO

R. O God, let all the nations praise you! May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! R. O God, let all the nations praise you!

Christians are challenged to be at odds with culture

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION (REV 21:10-14, 22-23) The angel took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. It gleamed with the splendor of God. Its radiance was like that of a precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal. It had a massive, high wall, with 12 gates where 12 angels were stationed and on which names were inscribed, the names of the 12 tribes of the Israelites. There were three gates facing east, three north, three south, and three west. The wall of the city had 12 courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed the 12 names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb. I saw no temple in the city for its temple is the Lord God almighty and the Lamb. The city had no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb.

Today’s first reading presents the solution to the great internal struggle of the earliest Church. Externally, it was the question of whether or not gentile Christians had to practice Jewish customs. It was a lot deeper than that, though. The real question was where does a Christian stand in relationship to his or her culture. The original problem resulted from the early Church’s view of itself as the proper development of Judaism. Until the last decade of the first century, the Christians were seen by many to be nothing more than a form of Judaism. The New Testament was the fulfillment of the Old Testament. Moses and the prophets pointed to Jesus. Jesus himself was born of a Jewish maiden and was of the line of King David. The early Christians did not reject Judaism. They believed they were good Jews, true Jews, the real chosen people. But the Jewish religion had as much to do with law as belief. A Jew did not have to believe in the afterlife, in heaven and in hell, but if he didn’t keep the Sabbath, he was a heretic. Good Jews had to keep dietary restrictions, have their infant boys circumcised, etc., but did not have to believe in the Christ. The early Christians were more concerned with faith than law. The Gospel of John was written for the purpose that “all may believe that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God and in so believing might have eternal life.” Life came from faith, not rules. The Christians from the Jewish background refused to conform to Jewish laws. They celebrated the Sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday, because Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday. They reasoned that God had given them all life to care for and to use; dietary rules were eliminated. But spirituality, the Holy Spirit had to be at the center of their lives. The earliest Christians with a Jewish background were non conformists with their own Jewish society. But how about Christians who came from a gentile background? Should they first become Jewish and follow the Jewish laws? It is easy for us to say, “Of course not,” but to the people of ancient Jerusalem who commonly referred to the gentiles as “dogs,” the gentiles were to be avoided. With the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, however, the Church realized gentiles didn’t need to be Jewish, but they could no longer be pagan either. The pagans

cloaked immorality under the feasts of various gods. Gentile Christians could no longer join these celebrations, live immorally or participate in pagan culture. The pagan often deifies nature. This is more than just worshiping water goddesses or tree gnomes. A pagan places high value on the material world. We exist in a world where many elements of society say that if it feels good, it is acceptable, even if an action is innately wrong. For example, the destruction of human life is innately wrong. It is not up to a person to choose to destroy a life, be that a life within a girl, or a life that is physically or psychologically challenged. The pagan says, “If it feels like the right thing to do, have the abortion.” The problem is that often we straddle an issue. We try to be Christian but still keep one foot in the pagan aspects of our society. So we go to church, we pray, and then we attend a party where we know drugs will be available. We say we are committed Christians, but we support those who support positions in conflict with morality. Let me tell you about Charlie Miller. Charlie was a seminarian with me when I was in college. One Sunday we all went for a walk out by the lake on the seminary property. We were all in our Sunday suits. Charlie decided to take one of the rowboats out. However, Charlie didn’t know much about boats. He had one foot on the dock and one in the boat. The boat started moving out and Charlie, ever so slowly, was stretched out and fell into the water. He didn’t commit and got soaked. If we don’t commit to Christianity, if we keep one foot in pagan society, we are going to be “stretched.” We are going to get soaked. I began by noting the first reading asks, “Where do we stand in relationship to our culture?” The answer is this: we are called to be non-conformists. We are called to be in the world but not part of the world. We are called to be citizens of the New Jerusalem, the kingdom of God. We cannot conform to pagan ideals. We cannot straddle the issue. “Whoever loves me will keep my word,” Jesus says in today’s Gospel. But then he adds, “And my Father will love him or her and we will come and make our dwelling with him.”

Mother’s day . . .

grandmother herself by then. She relishes the thought of spending the day with her children and extended family. “For Mother’s Day, I like to be surprised,” she said. “My kids are artistic and they like to do something creative for me on their own. My son makes little cards, and I love them.” James is, in fact, planning something for his mom, but he’s keeping it secret. “It’s a surprise,” he whispered.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN (JN 14:23-29) Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. “I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe.”

■ Continued from page 11 gatherings and social events. Yet, she also appreciates the peace and quiet available in her new home. While Sharon and her family enjoy the additional space, she maintains close ties with the Rita da Cascia staff and programs. These days, she is excited about the imminent arrival of her first grandchild — the child of her oldest son, James, 19, and his girlfriend. Sharon’s own mother, Carrie, after whom Carriesha was named, will be visiting the family in their new home this Mother’s Day. Sharon might even be a

Father Joseph Pellegrino is a pastor in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Claudia Willen is a freelance writer based in San Francisco. Information on Rita da Cascia and other CCCYO programs is available at the agency’s Web site: www.cccyo.org.

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Guest Editorial Atheists Agonistes By Richard A. Shweder One of the surest ways to bring a certain type of dinner party to a halt is to speak piously about “God.” Earnest reference to sinners, apostates or blasphemers, or to the promise of salvation offered in evangelical churches, is likely to produce the same effect. Among the cosmopolites who live in secular enclaves, religion is automatically associated with darkness, superstition, irrationality and an antique or pre-modern cast of mind. It has long been assumed that religion is opposed to science, reason and human progress; and the death of gods is simply taken for granted as a deeply ingrained Darwinian article of faith. Why, then, are the enlightened so conspicuously up in arms these days, reiterating every possible argument against the existence of God? Why are they indulging in books — Daniel Dennett’s “Breaking the Spell,” Sam Harris’s “Letter to a Christian Nation,” and Richard Dawkins’s “God Delusion” — in which authors lampoon religion or rail against the devout under the banner of a crusading atheism? Books dictated or co-written by God sell quite well among the 2.1 billion self-declared Christians and 1.3 billion self-declared Muslims of the world. What explains the current interest among secularists in absolutely, positively establishing that the author is a fraud? The most obvious answer is that the armies of disbelief have been provoked. Articulate secularists may be merely reacting to the many recent incitements from religious zealots at home and abroad, as fanatics and infidels have their ways of keeping each other in business. A deeper and far more unsettling answer, however, is that the popularity of the current counterattack on religion cloaks a renewed and intense anxiety within secular society that it is not the story of religion but rather the story of the Enlightenment that may be more illusory than real. The Enlightenment story has its own version of Genesis, and the themes are well known: The world woke up from the slumber of the “dark ages,” finally got in touch with the truth and became good about 300 years ago in northern and western Europe. As people opened their eyes, religion (equated with ignorance and superstition) gave way to science (equated with fact and reason). Parochialism and tribal allegiances gave way to ecumenism, cosmopolitanism and individualism. Top-down command systems gave way to the separation of church from state, of politics from science. The story provides a blueprint for how to remake and better the world in the image and interests of the West’s secular elites. Unfortunately, as a theory of history, that story has had a predictive utility of approximately zero. At the turn of the millennium it was pretty hard not to notice that the 20th century was probably the worst one yet, and that the big causes of all the death and destruction had rather little to do with religion. Much to everyone’s surprise, that great dance on the Berlin Wall back in 1989 turned out not to be the apotheosis of the Enlightenment. Science has not replaced religion; group loyalties have intensified, not eroded. The collapse of the cold war’s balance of power has not resulted in the end of collective faiths or a rush to democracy and individualism. In Iraq, the “West is best” default (and its discourse about universal human rights) has provided a foundation for chaos. Even some children within the enclave are retreating from the Enlightenment in their quest for a spiritual revival; one discovers perfectly rational and devout Jews or Hindus in one’s own family, or living down the block. If religion is a delusion, it is a delusion with a future, which it may be hazardous for us to deny. A shared conception of the soul, the sacred and transcendental values may be a prerequisite for any viable society. John Locke, who was almost everyone’s favorite political philosopher at the time of the founding of our nation, was a very tolerant man. In his 1689 “Letter Concerning Toleration,” he advocated a policy of live and let live for believers in many faiths, even heretics. But he drew the line at atheists. He wrote: “Lastly, those are not at all to be tolerated who deny the being of God. Promises, covenants and oaths, which are the bonds of human societies, can have no hold upon an atheist. The taking away of God, though but even in thought, dissolves all.” Instead of waging intellectual battles over the existence of god(s), those of us who live in secular society might profit by being slower to judge others and by trying very hard to understand how it is possible for John Locke and our many atheist friends to continue to gaze at each other in such a state of mutual misunderstanding. Richard A. Shweder is a professor of comparative human development at the University of Chicago and a co-editor of “Engaging Cultural Differences.” This commentary, published with permission, originally appeared in the New York Times.

‘Other good things?’ George Wesolek’s April 27 guest editorial, “An open letter to Nancy Pelosi,” is welcome, but late. He should have written it during the 2006 election when a pro-life Catholic was challenging Mrs. Pelosi despite the odds. Speaker Pelosi has supported the grave sin of abortion since 1988 when she was elected to congress. Mr. Wesolek, as director of the archdiocesan Office of Public Policy, should have written his open letter at least nine times. Nancy Pelosi has consistently ignored the teaching of her Church, the pope, the American bishops, her archbishop and her pastor. Why should she heed the plea of a layman who also commends her “good work on other things?” Speaker Pelosi defies her Church because she and her political party gain power by supporting infanticide, as do most Catholic politicians in San Francisco and elsewhere. They all do “good work on other things” that Mr. Wesolek thinks deserves praise. In “Faithful Citizenship, A Call to Political Responsibility,” the U.S. Catholic bishops wrote: “Calls to advance human rights are illusions if the right to life itself is subject to attack.” I respectfully remind Mr. Wesolek, the illusions the bishops refer to are “other good things.” Carole Barra Pleasanton

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I wanted to praise George Wesolek and the editorial staff of the Catholic San Francisco for the Open Letter to Nancy Pelosi in last week’s edition. George Wesolek’s letter was extremely kind yet firm. It is vital that we as members of the body of Christ engage in fraternal correction when necessary. If ever there was a time for not only fraternal correction but episcopal correction, Nancy Pelosi’s scurrilous comments about the Supreme Court decision to uphold the partial birth abortion ban, hit the mark. Thanks be to God for George Wesolek’s leadership and courage. Nancy Pelosi is dead wrong in her support of abortion, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, etc. The scandal of her total disregard for nascent human life continuing unchecked, threatens not only her own salvation but the salvation of all of the people who are misled by her open dissent from Catholic teaching. Again, thank you for your courage in publishing George Wesolek’s commentary. Dolores Meehan San Francisco

Opinion appreciated Just a note to say how wonderful it is to read everything George Wesolek writes. The guest editorial of April 27 (“An open letter to Nancy Pelosi) was excellent – and kind. He tells how he feels and thinks, calling a spade a spade. Father Ron Rolheiser used to be my favorite. I’m glad his last two articles have not included intimacy or sexuality. Does George Wesolek ever speak to the general public in our area? I would love to hear him. Elaine Walsh San Francisco

Gospel of love alive I was inspired by two articles in the May 4 issue. Both exemplified the descrip-

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tion of Christians as “those who love others as God loves them.” This is an active love, springing from a deep place to penetrate hardship, fear and “otherness” to carry the work of the Spirit ever outward. The frontpage article about InnerChange identifies a group of lay people who bring the Spirit from their parishes to “those on the margins” (the homeless, gang members, drug addicts, prostitutes and the have-nots in other countries). They do this by “being there” with and for others. For Deacon Nate Bacon, wife Jenny and their children, this commitment has resulted in a lifestyle quite apart from that usually associated with the degree Nate achieved from a top tier university. The page three article about the “Get on the Bus” program demonstrates how the Church as institution can be a vehicle for the creative outpouring of concern for the often-forgotten among us. What began with two founding St. Joseph nuns in Los Angeles, spread to include a commitment by the San Francisco Archdiocese’s Office of Public Policy and Social Concern, underwriting by Catholic Charities CYO, a group of volunteers and 20 excited children being transported from The Church of the Visitacion in San Francisco to Chowchilla Womens’ Prison near Fresno for a visit with their incarcerated mothers. The Gospel of love and the Beatitudes are alive and well! Jack Hitchcock San Mateo

Universal emote Upon reading Father Rolheiser’s column in April 27’s issue (“Einstein as an apologist for God and religion”), I was reminded of a statement Professor Einstein made on the same subject: “The universe may be stranger than we imagine. The universe may be stranger than we can imagine.” John Malone San Francisco

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Your April 20 information on the availability of the Latin Mass (Roman Missal of 1962) in the Bay Area was incomplete. At St. Margaret Mary in Oakland, the Tridentine Mass is celebrated not only Sundays at 12:30 p.m. as a High Mass, but also as Low Mass on Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. The sacraments are also celebrated as per the 1962 Roman Missal and confession is offered immediately before Mass on Sundays. It’s a “commuter faith community” with people traveling from quite far to attend. Please inform your readers. Oscar Ramirez San Francisco (Ed. note: The Web site for St. Margaret Mary Parish, Oakland, is www.stmargmaryoak.org.)

Decry intent, not guns Father Larry Lorenzoni (Letters, April 27) decries the fact guns are legal in this country and suggests countries which restrict gun ownership are safe from such murderous affairs as what happened at Virginia Tech. He has forgotten the shootings in Dunblane, Scotland not long ago and the holocausts in the former Soviet Union. Gun ownership is restricted in the UK and strictly forbidden in Russia. People who wish to kill others, whether on a large or a small scale, will find a means to do so, whether their weapons are guns, bombs, Kool-Aid, or airplanes. People kill people, not guns, not bombs, not Kool-Aid and not airplanes. Had the heroic professor who sacrificed his life at VT to allow his students to escape possessed a gun and had he shot the mass killer, there would be many more students alive today and fewer grieving family and friends. In fact, if any person in authority had possessed a weapon the killer would almost certainly not have murdered so many. Malcolm Post San Francisco

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Distilling commandments for daily life Almost 30 years ago, Daniel Berrigan wrote a little book, “Ten Commandments for the Long Haul.” It was, in effect, a handbook on how to be a prophet in today’s world. It was Berrigan at his best, explaining how a prophet must make a vow of love and not of alienation. Anyone who is trying to be prophetic, from the right or from the left, might profitably read this book. He ends with a number of commandments, not 10 but 47 of them. Here’s a sample (paraphrased), just to give you a taste of his insight, language and wit: 1) Call on Jesus when all else fails. Call on him when all else succeeds (except that never happens). 2) Don’t be afraid to be afraid or appalled to be appalled. How do you think the trees feel these days, or the whales, or, for that matter, most humans? 3) Keep your soul to yourself. Soul is a possession worth paying for; they’re growing rarer. Learn from monks, they have secrets worth knowing. 4) About practically everything in the world, there’s nothing you can do. This is Socratic wisdom. However, about of few things you can do something. Do it, with a good heart. 5) On a long drive, there’s bound to be a dull stretch or two. Don’t go anywhere with someone who expects you to

be interesting all the time. And don’t be hard on your fellow travelers. 6) Practically no one has the stomach to love you, if you don’t love yourself. They just endure. So do you. 7) About healing: The Gospels tell us that this was Jesus’ specialty and he was heard to say: “Take up your couch and walk!” 8) When traveling on an airplane, watch the movie, but don’t use the earphones. Then you’ll be able to see what’s going on, but not understand what’s happening, and so you’ll feel right at home, little different than you do on the ground. 9) Know that sometimes the only writing material you have is your own blood. 10) Start with the impossible. Proceed calmly toward the improbable. No worry, there are at least five exits. Alongside these commandments, I’d like to share a Decalogue for Daily Living that Pope John XXIII wrote for himself, his own commandments for daily life. They reflect his depth, his simplicity and his humility: 1) Only for today, I will seek to live the livelong day positively without wishing to solve the problems of my life all at once. 2) Only for today, I will take the greatest care of my

appearance: I will dress modestly; I will not raise my voice; I will be courteous in my behavior; I will not criticize anyone; I will not claim to improve or to discipline anyone except myself. Father 3) Only for today, I Ron Rolheiser will be happy in the certainty I was created to be happy, not only in the other world buy also in this one. 4) Only for today, I will adapt to circumstances, without requiring all circumstances to be adapted to my own wishes. 5) Only for today, I will devote 10 minutes of my time to some good reading, remembering that just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul. 6) Only for today, I will do one good deed and not tell anyone about it. ROLHEISER, page 19

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A Catholic mom ‘making a difference’ On Friday nights, NBC news anchor Brian Williams ends his program with an admirable segment highlighting the work of someone who is “making a difference.” When I see these profiles, I pray that people like those featured will multiply and fill the earth. I think of American novelist John Gardner’s statement : “Some people strengthen society just by being the kind of people they are.” Well, recently I had the privilege of meeting a woman who qualifies. Paula Franzese is a professor at Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey. The summa-cumlaude graduate of Columbia University is married to Michael Rosella, also a lawyer, and has two children, Michael, 13, and Nina, 10. Her life seems more than full, but she manages to go above and beyond the call of duty. In addition to teaching, on her own time Franzese teaches sixth- to eighth-graders at St. Catherine School in Cedar Grove. Her subject is “Civics, Character and Leadership,” a course on ethics. Her bottom line is teaching these young students that abiding in the spirit of the law “takes constant vigilance to make certain that one is acting in a noble, high-minded way that inspires public trust.”

This is a crucial bottom line for all professions. In light of the dismaying ethical problems that emerged in some businesses in recent years, one of the assignments she gave her young students was to create a fictitious corporation rooted in the best business practices and ethics. What has “consistently delighted me,” she said, are the questions the young ask. “In a world where winning is everything, they have seen a lot of meanness and they say they feel compassion both for the offended and the offender,” Franzese said. “They ask, ‘What is the cure for meanness?’ I see they have so much potential for good, yet this needs to be nurtured.” Franzese has received numerous honors and awards. The New Jersey Bar Association chose her as the recipient of its medal of honor. In 2006, New Jersey Governor John Corzine appointed her chair of the State Ethics Commission for her efforts to bring national attention to ethics reform. Where does her true inspiration come from? She credits her Catholic faith. A graduate of Fontbonne Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., Franzese was taught by the Sisters of St.

Joseph. She recalled the “passion” of Sister Annelle Fitzpatrick, who impressed her at an early age to be “a compassionate presence” to others, to live “with human kindness.” “I believe our response as Catholics Antoinette Bosco and as people is to serve,” Franzese said. “Catholic social teachings are rooted in compassion, in service to ease pain and suffering. If we live a life of service, then one can see God’s love through us.” Thus her Catholicism, she said, “encourages me to know I am here to serve.” My admiration goes to Paula Franzese who has made — and is making — a difference. Antoinette Bosco is the author of a dozen books including “One Day He Beckoned.”

The Catholic Difference With Pope Benedict XVI heading for Brazil in mid-May to open the fifth general meeting of CELAM, the pan-continental conference of Latin American bishops, the focus of international Catholic attention will rightly turn to one-half the world’s Catholic population, its problems and its prospects. CELAM meetings have tended toward the rambunctious. The meeting in Medellin, Colombia, in 1968 was deeply influenced by the nascent liberation theology movement. The 1979 Puebla, Mexico, meeting was opened by John Paul II’s trenchant critique of theologies that presented Jesus as “the subversive man from Nazareth.” Reports from veteran observers of Latin American Church affairs suggest the Medellin forces plan a comeback this year. Those same observers worry this CELAM session has been poorly prepared, in both Latin America and Rome, and that the meeting’s working document is a hodgepodge that, by trying to please everyone, risks confusing everything. The Italian newspaper, Il Foglio, recently asked me what I expected from Pope Benedict’s visit and the CELAM conference. Here, Il Foglio suggested, was an opportunity for genuine drama, as the pope – a sharp critic of aspects of the theologies of liberation during his days as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – confronted the hangovers from that movement still found among many Latin American churchmen. I replied that I hoped the CELAM conference would cast its net more widely, moving beyond the left/right debates of the past 40 years to a new vision of Catholic possibility in the new demographic center of the world Church.

To that end, I hoped three ideas would frame the discussions in Brazil. First, Latin American Catholicism, like Latin America itself, must become the protagonist, the subject, of its own history. For more than half a millennium, Latin America has thought of itself as the object of history-made-elsewhere: first, the history made by the colonial power of Spain and Portugal; later, the history made by the giant beyond the Rio Grande, El Norte, the United States. This instinctive self-deprecation – this sense of being on the receiving end of history, rather than the forging end – has to stop. Latin America is a diverse, rich continent of cultures formed by the unique interaction of native, Iberian, and African peoples. It is a cornucopia of natural and human resources. Yet it never seems to be able to gather itself for civilizational greatness – in part, because of this ingrained habit of thinking of itself as a victim. If Pope Benedict manages to ignite the idea that Latin Americans must take charge of their own history – which means, among other things, confronting the shadow-side of that history, including the rampant corruption and statism that block economic and political progress throughout the continent today – he will have done Latin America a great favor. Second, Latin American Catholics must recognize that the gains made throughout the continent by evangelical and pentecostalist Protestantism are, in part, the result of Catholic failures – not of some dark plot from El Norte. A sober reckoning with the fact that evangelicalism “works”

in Latin America because it instills virtues that Catholicism has found it difficult to inculcate – sobriety, respect for family, thrift, responsibility – would be a good place to start the examination of George Weigel ecclesial conscience. Third, Latin American Catholic leaders should admit the real enemy is not evangelicalism, but secularism. In 1992, anyone who suggested that “gay marriage” would be an issue in Latin America would have been thought insane. Yet it’s on the books in Buenos Aires and likely to come soon to parts of Mexico. In resisting the secularist tide as well its crypto-Marxist cousin, the back-to1968 politics of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, evangelicals are the allies of the Catholic Church, not our enemies. None of this is very original – not least because I have absorbed most of it from Latin American churchmen over the years. May the bishops and theologians who have internalized the John Paul II Revolution carry the day in Brazil with the aid of Benedict XVI, who once reminded liberation theologians enamored of “Marxist analysis” that “God wishes to be adored by people who are free.” George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

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explore and articulate what we are for, not merely what we are against. Deploring and pointing with alarm are valid and effective only in light of what we value and defend.” Alluding to a pastoral letter on pornography published Ash Wednesday this year by Bishop Robert W. Finn of the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese, Archbishop Niederauer echoed the bishop’s exhortation to seek a purity of heart. “We are called to be wholly set on God, with no secret chambers or closets where he is not Lord. We are also called to be wholly devoted to the good of the other person,” Archbishop Niederauer said. “For Christians,” he emphasized “the fact that God has united himself to all humanity in Jesus Christ his son deepens and intensifies the dignity of each human person.” Pornography denigrates that dignity, he said, adding later that the sex industry is linked to “acts of sexual violence or abuse.” “Sexuality is more than physical gender,” the Archbishop said, “It is a dimension of each personality. This divine gift of sexual complementarity enables men and women to commit and give themselves to one another in marriage, to establish a complete, exclusive and lifelong union of two individuals in one, sharing in the love and creativity of God himself, becoming co-creators with God.” Archbishop Niederauer pointed out the late Pope John Paul II had observed that “the opposite of love is not hate, but use.” “Love is totally willing the good of the

other,” the Archbishop continued, “and, in God’s plan, that is the only proper response to another child of God in the human family. If I don’t love someone I am more likely to use him or her for my own pleasure or profit or whatever.” Much of the Archbishop’s talk also addressed the motion picture industry which, he said, “is capable of so much beauty and so much trash.” Admitting he has had “a lifelong love affair with the movies,” Archbishop Niederauer criticized “the nihilism that reigns in many quarters of movie making” today as well as “excessive violence” and dark portrayals of life. He called on his listeners, film critics and movie makers themselves to be wary of being cowed by a desire to seem “super sophisticated.” “The one thing we will not be called is prudes, so we laugh nervously at the vilest sexual aberrations, nod knowingly at the blackest, sickest kind of humor, even relish a bit of violence well carried off,” the Archbishop said. “Some of us want to come off as so worldly-wise that we defend any evil flashed on screen by saying, ‘Face it, the world is like that!’” “Moviegoers can’t be sponges. We need to be able to call good good and evil evil. Just as in our experiences of other media, in watching films we need to become our own best filters,” he said. Founded in 2001, The Lighted Candle Society recently published what it calls “a history of pornography,” titled “Sex Industrial Complex.” A founder as well as its current president and chair is John Harmer, a former California state senator and California lieutenant governor during Ronald Reagan’s term as governor. (Ed note: The full text of Archbishop Niederauer’s May 8 address to The Lighted Candle Society can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.sfarchdiocese.org/archbishop.html)

Church] have seen the deficiencies of their own churches and religious traditions – the wishy-washiness about doctrine and morality, the absence of a strong sacramental sense, the readiness to compromise with the worst of secular values – and have concluded the Catholic Church, despite its many faults, is a far better bet,” adds Shaw. During his 1998-2004 tenure running Washington D.C.’s Catholic Information Center, Father McCloskey came into direct contact with numerous well-known (and lesser known) figures. He was, thus, able to directly instruct, encourage and assist them. “Good News, Bad News,” at 134 quickreading pages, describes the powerful combination of methods, theology and theories Father McCloskey uses to help people understand and embrace Catholicism.. The book also enlightens readers on things like: what prompts people to even think to become Catholic – or what keeps them from taking that step; how to know if someone is open to Catholicism; the importance of genuine friendship; being aware of real differences between Catholicism and

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practice – Catholicism for many reasons, the underlying one being personal moral fault. This is obviously true in regard to sexual morality, but it’s true of the rest of Church teaching as well. People find it inconvenient and difficult … so they leave, rationalizing their departure on other grounds to avoid acknowledging the real reason: their own weakness.” But, he goes on to say, “the rest of us Catholics who stay make it easy for them by providing them with the material for their rationalizations — by our failures in charity and faith, our hypocrisy and pride, by the systematic faults we’ve cultivated and/or tolerated in the Church (like clericalism and excessive secrecy), by our complacency and lukewarmness. On the whole, there’s lots of blame to go around.” “The newcomers [to the Catholic

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SAN FRANCISCO — Father C. John McCloskey, well known as the “convert maker” in power corridors of the nation’s capital, has instructed many converts to Catholicism, notably numerous high-profile political and media figures. In their new book, “Good News, Bad News: Evangelization, Conversion and the Crisis of Faith” (Ignatius Press), Father McCloskey and distinguished author and journalist, Russell Shaw – in addition to presenting compelling insights on how to share the faith – draw upon moving, personal accounts of several dozen contemporary figures who have become Catholic (though protecting their identity for confidentiality purposes), and depict what those life-changing journeys entailed. Some of the real-life Catholic converts with whom Father McCloskey worked include Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, syndicated columnist Robert Novak, prolife activist and author Dr. Bernard Nathanson, publisher Alfred Regnery, and CNBC show-host Larry Kudlow of “Kudlow & Company” – among others. Becoming Catholic has changed a lot of high-profile lives in more than just the spiritual realm, according to Father McCloskey. “Many of the [political figures] I’ve worked on their way into the Catholic Church have gained everything in a supernatural way, but in many cases, have lost friendships, family relations and possibilities for higher public office,” he says. Nevertheless, there seems to be a growing trend in Catholic conversions of-late, despite statistics showing high numbers of Catholics as lax in religious practice and allegiance. “Catholic morality is demanding,” says co-author Shaw. “People leave – or don’t

other faiths; and why Church history is vital to understanding and explaining the Catholic faith. So what can ordinary Catholics do to attract others to the faith? “Well, the book was written to help answer that question,” says Father McCloskey. “Also, increase the level of your prayer and sacramental life, and in particular, the frequency of Communion and confession. Then, engage in conversation with friends you think could become Catholic or could return to the faith. Say something like, ‘Have you ever thought about becoming a Catholic?’ or ‘Do you realize you may be only one confession away from becoming a good practicing Catholic again?’” One noteworthy converts attests to his conversion-effectiveness.“From personal experience, I can testify Father McCloskey is one of America’s great Catholic evangelizers,” says Robert Novak. “This book is a unique, fascinating guide of how and why to convert and should be must-reading for all Catholics.”

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Robert F. McCullough, Sr., remembered by many “Bob McCullough was a delightful and generous man A funeral Mass for Robert F. McCullough, Sr., was celebrated May 2 at St. Hilary Church in Tiburon. and a good and very active Serran,” said Neal McGettigan, secretary of the Serra Club of San Francisco of which the McCullough died April 27. He was 75 years old. Father James Tarantino, pastor, was principal celebrant late investment adviser is a past president. “We are grateful for everything Mr. McCullough has of the Mass with Father Thomas Daly, president, Marin Catholic High School, and Msgr. Harry Schlitt, archdioce- done for us,” said Sister Anthony Selewicz of the Little san vicar for administration concelebrating. Archbishop Sisters of the Poor at St. Anne’s Home in San Francisco where. McCullough once served on an advisory panel. “He George H. Niederauer was present in the sanctuary. gave us some things we could never buy or “I have known Bob McCullough since afford including wise advice and beautiful my first days in Marin County,” Father cherry wood desks that serve us today in our Tarantino told Catholic San Francisco. “He offices and reception area.” Sister Anthony has done many things that people know and local superior, Mother Patricia Mary about but also performed many kind and Metzger, attended the funeral Mass. Christian acts behind the scenes. He made a “Bob McCullough was an absolutely huge difference in many people’s lives.” wonderful and generous benefactor and McCullough was a 1952 graduate of beloved friend of our congregation,” said Santa Clara University and former head of Mission San Jose Dominican Sister Glenn the school’s Board of Regents. He graduatAnne McPhee, chancellor of the Diocese of ed from San Francisco’s St. Ignatius Oakland. “He did so much good for so College Preparatory in 1948. many people.” “Bob McCullough was a distinguished “He was an outstanding Knight of Malta member of the Class of 1948 and a longand an excellent person,” said Richard time and generous supporter of SI,” said Dunn, former president of the Knights of school president Jesuit Father Robert T. Walsh. “His devotion to so many Catholic Robert F. McCullough, Sr. Malta. “He was very generous and a great charities and to Catholic education in particular was exem- supporter of the Church and its works. Robert McCullough plary, and the St. Ignatius community is profoundly grate- was a good man.” McCullough is survived by his wife, Barbara, and their ful for his goodness to us and so many others. It is a great honor that our new gymnasium was dedicated in his honor children and grandchildren. Interment was at Holy Cross and that his generous legacy will benefit SI students for Cemetery in Menlo Park. The family asked that rememgenerations to come. We wish prayerful condolences and brances be sent to the Little Sisters of the Poor, 300 Lake heartfelt sympathy to his family and loved ones. May God St., San Francisco 94118, or the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont 94539. grant him eternal life and peace.”

■ Continued from page 17 7) Only for today, I will do at least one thing I do not like doing; and if my feelings are hurt, I will make sure no one notices. 8) Only for today, I will make a plan for myself: I may not follow it to the letter, but I will make it. And I will be on guard against two evils: hastiness and indecision. 9) Only for today, I will firmly believe, despite appearances, that the good providence of God cares for me as no one else who exists in this world 10) Only for today, I will have no fears. In particular, I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe in goodness. Indeed, for 12 hours, I can certainly do what might cause me consternation were I to believe I had to do it all my life. In the United States there is an ongoing debate about the value or non-value of posting the Ten Commandments in certain public places. Proponents argue that, as a culture founded on Judeao-Christianity, we owe it to ourselves and our children to post publicly our essential moral code. Opponents argue this isn’t fair to other religions and, beyond that, we would serve ourselves better by posting the Beatitudes, the real challenge that awaits us beyond the Ten Commandments. What Berrigan and John XXIII do is bring the Commandments and the Beatitudes together. Moreover, they both do what Scripture enjoins us all to do — inscribe the Commandments into the flesh of our hearts by making them a practical guide for our lives. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. He can be contacted through his Web site: www.ronrolheiser.com.

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St. Mary’s Cathedral The following events are taking place at or are coordinated by the cathedral of the Archdiocese located at Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco. May 17: Persons 55 and older are invited to enjoy a ferry ride to Angel Island, “Ellis Island of the West.” Meet at Pier 39 at 9:30 a.m. for 10 a.m. departure. Return trip at 3:20 p.m. Tickets are $14.50. Reservations required. Call (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. June 2: Coming of Age: The First Northern California Lay Convocation, an all-day event challenging the Church to reinvigorate both its ancient tradition and its Second Vatican Council call to authentic lay leadership. Sister of Mercy Eloise Rosenblatt and popular presenter, Father Brian Joyce, pastor, Christ the King Church in Pleasant Hill will speak. Their talks will cover “Lay Leadership in the Third Millennium” and “Shared Baptism/Shared Leadership.” Visit www.NorCalLayConvocation.org for more information and registration. Sundays: Concerts at 3:30 p.m. Call (415) 5672020, ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free.

May 11, 2007 include dinner and dancing. Call Sue Phelps at (415) 566-0314 or e-mail sphelps@stgabrielsf.org. Nov. 3: Class of ’82 from Presentation High School, San Francisco, at Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco. E-mail kathycooney@hotmail.com or LucyMulkerrins@sbcglobal.net.

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Taize/Chanted Prayer 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.: Sisters of Notre Dame Province Center, 1520 Ralston Ave, Belmont. Call (650) 593-2045, ext. 277 or visit www.SistersofNotreDameCa.org. 1st Friday at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013. Tuesdays at 6 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, San Francisco with Rob Grant. Call (415) 397-0113. 2nd Friday at 8 p.m.: Our Lady of the Pillar, 400 Church St. in Half Moon Bay. Call Cheryl Fuller at (650) 726-2249. Sundays: Gregorian Chant at the National Shrine of Saint Francis, 610 Vallejo St., San Francisco, 12:15 p.m. Mass. For more information, call (415) 983-0405.

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May 13: Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch sponsored by Sisters of the Holy Family at their motherhouse, 159 Washington Blvd., Fremont, with seating at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Reservations required. Tickets $40 adults/$15 children 4 – 12. Call (510) 624-4512. May 16: Come back to Sorrento or at least Folsom St. for spaghetti and meat balls at Immaculate Conception Church just up the hill from Army/Cesar Chavez St. in San Francisco. Feast begins at noon. Family-style lunches consist of salad, bread, pasta and homemade meatballs. The lunches will continue on the third Wednesday of each month as they have for over 50 years. Instead of the old school cafeteria, the lunches will take place in the church hall, beneath the chapel. Call (415) 824-1762. Tickets $8. Beverages available for sale. May 17: Monthly luncheon of St. Thomas More Society at the Bankers Club, 555 California St., 52nd Floor, San Francisco at noon. Tickets are $38/$15 law students. Call Stacy Stecher at (415) 772-9642 or e-mail sstecher@tobinlaw.com. Guest speaker is William Issel, visiting history professor, Mills College, and professor emeritus, San Francisco State University. June 2: Gala Dinner Dance and Silent Auction benefiting St. Kevin Parish, 704 Cortland between Anderson and Ellsworth in San Francisco beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30 and include prime rib dinner and dancing. Sponsored by parish Women’s Guild. Call Marie at (415) 648-5751.

Arts & Entertainment May 12: The St. Stephen Parish Choir in a fundraiser concert at 8 p.m. featuring choruses, arias and famous songs of great composers. Dawn Farry, soprano, and Miles Graber, piano, will lead the event with Angela Cadelago, soprano. Proceeds benefit church music ministry. Suggested donation is $15. Tickets available at the door.E-mail dawn.farry@gmail.com or call (925) 691-5584.

May 18: An evening of organ music at St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic Ave., San Francisco, at 7:30 p.m. Nathan Laube will perform some of his own orchestral transcriptions on the new Harrah organ as well as selections from a classical repertoire. Now 18 years old, he is in his third year at Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Free will donations accepted. Parking available in lots on Oak Street between Ashbury and Masonic. Call (415) 487-8560. 1st and 3rd Tuesday: Noontime concerts – 12:30 p.m. - at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, San Francisco; $5 donation requested. Call (415) 288-3800.

TV/Radio Sunday 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding. 1st Sunday, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: “Mosaic,” featuring conversations on current Catholic issues. 3rd Sunday, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: “For Heaven’s Sake,” featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality.

Consolation Ministry May 25-27: A Journey Through Grief to Healing, a retreat for those who have lost a loved one, at Jesuit Retreat Center, 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos. Jesuit Father Joseph Fice will facilitate. For cost and additional information visit www.jrclosaltos.org or call (650) 948-4491.

Meetings May 24: Semi-monthly meeting of the Serra Club of San Francisco at the Italian American Social Club, 25 Russia St. off Mission in San Francisco at noon. Guest speaker is Father Brian Costello, pastor, Mater Dolorosa Parish, South San Francisco. Tickets are $15. Call (415) 566-8224.

Reunions May 19: Class of 1942 alumnae of Presentation High School, San Francisco, are invited to a 65th Class Reunion Luncheon hosted by Cecelia Nihill Gaddini at the Cityscape Restaurant at the Hilton, San Francisco. Contact Helen Harwood, director of alumnae, at (415) 422-5015 or hharwood@pbvmsf.org. May 19: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School, class of ’51, at Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco at 6 p.m. Call Janet Cirimele at (650) 579-7458. June 9: Classes of ’71 and ’72 from St. Gabriel Elementary School, San Francisco, at parish’s Bedford Hall. Event includes Birthday Bash “for those turning 50 or 49 and holding.” Tickets at $35

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May 12: Bid on one-of-a-kind fashions transformed from discarded clothing into stunning couture wear by Bay Area designers and design students, at St. Vincent de Paul Society’s “Discarded to Divine” fashion show and live auction, 6 - 8 p.m. at Gap Inc. Headquarters, 2 Folsom St., San Francisco. More than 100 designs include evening wear, casual clothes, coats and accessories. Live and silent auction, live models, food, music. Proceeds go to the Vincentian Help Desk, which serves up to 80 poor and homeless men and women each day. Space limited; tickets $35 advanced purchase, $45 at the door. Call (415) 9771270, ext. 3021 or purchase online at www.svdpsf.org. May 12: St. Sebastian Parish in Greenbrae is sponsoring its 12th annual giant parking lot sale which will benefit its St. Vincent DePaul Conference. Nearly 80 spaces have been reserved by various groups and vendors. For information contact Kathie Meier, (415) 461-4133 or e-mail whaleofasale@comcast.net or visit http://www.sswhaleofasale.com. May 12: Raise the Roof, a benefit for InnerChange, Guatemala, a Christian missionary organization working with the poor and marginalized; 6:30 p.m. -11 pm at Notre Dame High School, Belmont. The evening includes silent and live auctions, salsa/merengue dance lessons, and dinner. InnerChange, Guatemala is a project of Deacon Nate Bacon and his wife, Jenny. For information, contact Theresa at (415) 279-9168 or e-mail shoeshineboys@gmail.com or check the Web site at www.innerchange.org/raisetheroof.

“Going to the snow” took on a new meaning for pre-school students at St. Philip Elementary School who had a day in the white stuff right in Noe Valley. “The snow was brought in for our Winter Days curriculum. We have been reading snow-related stories, learning about animals that live in icy cold climates and the different shapes of snow flakes,” said director, Hope Peterson. Out of the cold are upcoming events under Food and Fun, Young Adults, Meetings and other headings.

Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry: Connecting late teens, 20s and 30s, single and married to the Catholic Church. Contact Mary Jansen at (415) 614-5596, or e-mail jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org. Check Web site for Bay Area events, or download quarterly newsletter at www.sfyam.org. May 11-13: Every Moment, God’s Time: A Retreat for Young Adults, ages 20-40.Young adults are welcome to share with a team of peers and older mentors, a weekend of prayerful conversations in the spirit of Kairos retreat tradition, recognizing the invitation of loving God in each moment at the Jesuit Retreat House in Los Altos. Visit www.sfyam.org for information and link. 2nd Sunday: Catholics in their 20s meet at various San Mateo locations for friendship and to discuss the Gospel and become active members of the Church. Contact: Catholic_20s@yahoogroups.com. Friday at 7:30 p.m.: Most Holy Redeemer young adults meet at 18th and Diamond Streets, San Francisco Contact yag@mhr.org or visit www.mhr.org/yag.html. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.: St. Dominic young adults meet in parish hall at Bush and Steiner, San Francisco; e-mail youngadults@stdominics.org. or visit www.stdominics.org/youngadults; rosary precedes meeting at 7 p.m. St.Thomas More Church and Catholic Campus Ministry sponsor liturgy on Sundays at 8 p.m. and the third Tuesday of month on the SFSU campus. St. Thomas More is located at 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd at Brotherhood Way in San Francisco. E-mail newman@stmchurch.com or visit www.stmchurch.com/newman/ 2nd and 4th Monday: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group meets. Meetings take place at SVDP, Steiner and Green, San Francisco, at 7:30 p.m. 3rd/4th Saturdays: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group provides nourishment for the less fortunate, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Contact Tricia Reilly at (415) 505-4313.

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Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for a noon blessing at the Vatican May 6. The pope asked for prayers for the success of his current visit to Latin America, May 9-13.

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Pope says Church must continue to reach out, face vocations crisis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the Church must continue to be a missionary Church reaching out and giving support to younger churches, it must also face the widespread crisis of vocations, Pope Benedict XVI said. As the Church continues its missionary activities around the world, “we cannot help but see the difficulties that emerge today in this field,” he said in a May 5 speech to participants of two separate missionary conferences. The Superior Council of the Pontifical Missionary Works and the World Mission Congress “Fidei Donum” met in Rome recently to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pope Pius XII’s encyclical, “Fidei Donum” (“The Gift of Faith”). The letter highlighted the missionary needs of Africa and urged established churches to help younger churches with prayers and funding. It also called on diocesan priests, religious and laypeople to help in the missions. Pope Benedict thanked all those who have dedicated themselves to spreading the

Gospel. Missionary work has helped make every baptized person feel part of one Church and has led to “reciprocal enrichment” as cultures and communities exchange their gifts and talents, he said. However, some of the difficulties facing the Church today in continuing its missionary mandate include the declining numbers and advanced age of “clergy in the dioceses that once sent missionaries to faraway regions,” the pope said. “In this context of a widespread vocations crisis, this certainly represents a challenge that must be faced,” he said. Nonetheless, without ignoring the problems, the Church must look to the future with hope and confidence, he said, “giving a renewed and more authentic identity to ‘Fidei Donum’ missionaries” that responds to a world that is much different from that of 50 years ago. Some of the things to strive for, he said, are the promotion of real communion among local churches and helping young churches with formation.

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media as a loss. The media’s misinterpretation led to the collapse of American domestic support for the war and ultimately to the failure of the U.S. effort to fight Communism in Southeast Asia. Current perceptions of the American public regarding conditions in Iraq constitute, in Weigel’s view, a corresponding distortion of reality that is being exploited by terrorists to destroy the American will to remain in Iraq and secure the peace. The problem with Weigel’s analogy from history is that the United States did not stop fighting in Vietnam until four long years after the Tet offensive. During those four years, more than 30,000 Americans and 480,000 Vietnamese soldiers were killed in action, double the respective numbers that had been killed in the four years before Tet. Yet despite all those deaths, South Vietnam still fell to the Communists. The Tet offensive, then, is not a warning of what early withdrawal from Iraq might yield, but rather a warning about the enormous costs and moral failure of staying in a war when it has been lost. In an Orwellian twist of politics, the burden of proof in the current debate about U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is being placed upon those who advocate withdrawal; they must prove that withdrawal will not destabilize Iraq. In Catholic thinking, the calculus is just the opposite. Those advocating continued military action in Iraq face the burden of proof not only to demonstrate that remaining in Iraq is clearly more likely to yield more good than evil, but also to show that such continued action meets the conditions imposed by just-war thinking. Facing the current realities in Iraq, this burden is impossible to meet. The only moral warrant that emerges from any effort to apply rigorous just-war thinking to Iraq is the warrant to move immediately toward a measured and prudently crafted American military withdrawal.

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– PART-TIME BOOKKEEPER NEEDED – St. Bartholomew Parish in San Mateo is in need of a part-time bookkeeper. This person is to perform the full range of accounting and bookkeeping functions such as payroll, accounts receivable, purchasing, etc., under the general supervision of the Director of Parish Operations. These duties include but are not limited to maintaining all financial as well as all Business and Human Resource records and the functions associated with the above processes. Applicant must have past experience in bookkeeping, be familiar with quickbooks and possess excellent computer skills. The job is part-time 18hrs/week, benefits not included.

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Archbishop George Niederauer and Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Invite you to the annual Memorial Day Mass Monday, May 28, 2007 11:00 a.m. commemorating our nation's honored dead and offered for the souls of all the faithful departed.

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