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Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a Mass in Palace Square in Lisbon, Portugal May 11. The pope urged the more than 100,000 people to re-evangelize society by witnessing the joy and hope of the Gospel in every sector of contemporary life.
LISBON, Portugal – At a Mass for more than 100,000 people in Portugal, Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholics to re-evangelize society by witnessing the joy and hope of the Gospel in every sector of contemporary life. “Today’s pastoral priority is to make each Christian man and woman a radiant presence of the Gospel perspective in the midst of the world, in the family, in culture, in the economy, in politics,” the pope said May 11 at an open-air liturgy in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. To evangelize effectively, he said, Catholics themselves need to grow closer to Christ. “Bear witness to all of the joy that his strong yet gentle presence evokes, starting with your contemporaries. Tell them that it is beautiful to be a friend of Jesus and that it is well worth following him,” he said. The pope celebrated the Mass on a canoRE-EVANGELIZE, page 15
Church unity doesn’t mean an artificial harmony, archbishop says NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) – Unlike efforts at national unity in the United States, Church unity does not depend on “bringing people’s diversity into something of an artificial harmony that seeks to minimize the uniqueness and distinctiveness of people,” Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta said May 7 at a national meeting on cultural diversity. “The Catholic Church on the contrary
of humanity. We are most Catholic when we reflect our oneness of faith and worship that is achieved in response to our rich mixture of human variety through the grace of the Holy Spirit.” Speaking in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, Archbishop Gregory said that because both the Church and the United States are CHURCH UNITY, page 7
focuses upon what we all share in common, which is our faith and our oneness in Christ,” the archbishop said in his homily at a Mass for participants in the Catholic Cultural Diversity Network Convocation. “To be a Catholic, one need not abandon one’s individuality,” he added. “In fact, the Catholic Church is more perfectly herself when all of her children display that rich diversity that God has fashioned into the very heart
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Parish religious educators receive honors at annual awards presentation Almost 100 catechists and directors of religious education programs in the Archdiocese of San Francisco were honored at the annual St. Pius X Awards at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, May 6. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice presided at the rites that included a prayer service and presentation of honors. “What great catechists and parish catechetical leaders we have in the Archdiocese,” said Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle, director of the Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry. Speaking of the many dedicated people involved in religious education, she said, “They really share their faith and the faith of our Church with those they teach. It is a vocation. Our faith is so precious and each of these people make by their teaching a sacred place for Jesus to be present. With over 24,000 children and youth in our programs and countless more adult faith
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formation programs we are so thankful for those who serve.” She added, “We are especially proud of all who will receive years of service recognition tonight with Bishop Justice.” Among those honored is Kathy Jones, Director of Religious Education at Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame. Jones has served as DRE at OLA for 19 years but her introduction to Religious Education started in high school when by a string of coincidences she became first grade catechist at South San Francisco’s Mater Dolorosa Parish.“The rest is history,” Jones said. “I love God and teaching so it was a given.” Role models include her mom. “My mom was very involved in Church and very religious so she was my biggest influence. I have tried to keep faith and prayerfulness as a priority in my life and home.” “The best moment as a DRE is the look on the beautiful faces as the first communicants receive Jesus for the first time as well AWARDS, page 10
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On The Where You Live By Tom Burke The Respect Life community of the Archdiocese of San Francisco leads an “all hats off” for Gloria GillogleyAcosta who died March 27. She was 88 years old. Gloria was the founder of San Mateo Pro-Life and its president for 39 years. Mary Ann Schwab, who worked alongside the late advocate in the pro-life fight, remembered her colleague. “Gloria was one of the pioneers in the Archdiocesan Respect Life Program and served as the first president of the Gloria Gillogley Archdiocesan Respect Life Commission,” Mary Ann told me. A longtime parishioner of St. Gregory’s in San Mateo, the mother of seven “saw the parish central to the life of the Church and began her long career of service with parish activities,” Mary Ann said. Gloria was president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women when the famed Roe v Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court made abortion legal and it began for her, “a primary focus for the rest of her life raising awareness of the value and dignity of all human life,” Mary Ann said. “Gloria was a multi-talented woman of indefatigable energy. She was an ultimate Catholic, who used her gifts to serve the Church, her family, individuals in need and the cause for the recognition of the dignity of human life.” Gloria completed training in Natural Family Planning at the Jesuits’ Creighton University and provided talks and information on NFP at her home for more than 20 years. In recent years, Gloria organized a parish Gabriel Project in service to pregnant women and Elizabeth ministries offering support to mothers of young families. Gloria was recognized for her service and ministry several times during her life including being acknowledged by both Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II with the Vatican’s Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Award. Gloria was remembered at a funeral Mass at St. Gregory’s. “Gloria never did retire from pro-life work,” said Vicki Evans, coordinator of Respect Life for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. “She will be missed.”… St. Peter and Paul Parish leads an “all hats off” for longtime sacristan, Frank Vetari, who died May 6 after heart surgery and a stroke. “Frank’s history with our church goes all the way back to the 1930’s,” said Gibbons Cooney, parish secretary, on behalf of the parish family.
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Abortion in US now a $1 billion industry according to new study trail in the abortion industry and related businesses. Abortion in the United States has become “I wanted to come up with a body of a $1 billion-a-year industry quietly fostered knowledge that nobody else had thought of over 40 years by a climate that is allowing before,” she told Catholic San Francisco. “In related, morally suspect commercial offshoots following the money and seeing who gets paid to develop in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and for what and how much they get paid and how life sciences, a new study alleges. unregulated these areas are, I found a lot of facts The author, Vicki Evans, that a lot of people wouldn’t Respect Life coordinator have noticed or wouldn’t have for the Archdiocese of San thought to look for.” Francisco’s Office of Public Among Evans’ findings: Policy and Social Concerns, • There were 1,787 aborsays the legal ethic of abortion providers in the United tion has become a “pervasive States in 2005. cultural ethos of abortion, • Planned Parenthood reaching far beyond the Federation of America’s immediate abortion parabortion market share grew ticipants to tarnish the very from 12% in 1997 to nearly industries originally intended 25% in 2008. to benefit humanity.” • “PPFA presents a com“Legal and widespread prehensive case study on how abortion has made possible a business evolves to capitalize host of clandestine business on changes in the law and the practices that thrive under prevailing culture”: During Vicki Evans the radar of the American the 1990 through 2008 elecpopulace,” Evans says in a synopsis of her tion cycles, the abortion industry made political 72-page study. “Regulation and transparency contributions of $15.76 million. Of this amount, are often avoided because of ideological fears $12.61 million, or 80%, went to abortionof limiting access to abortion or of inviting supportive Democrats running for office. scrutiny by opposing ideological groups. Thus, • The predominant industries engaged in the commercialization of human beings as com- fetal tissue research are part of the emerging modities persists.” life-science industry: the pharmaceutical, bioEvans says abortion and its offshoots rep- technology and biologics sectors. Commercial resent exploitation of the weak and vulnerable use of fetal tissue has historically revolved – “the worst brand of injustice.” around the production of childhood vaccines Evans wrote her study, “Commercial Markets but is now expanding into vaccines to treat flu, Created by Abortion: Profiting from the Fetal HIV and more. Distribution Chain,” as her thesis for her licenti• The cosmetics industry, particularly the ate in bioethics from the Regina Apostolorum anti-aging market segment, is a beneficiary of Pontifical University in Rome. She recently the growth of abortion. From miracle creams graduated summa cum laude. and emulsions developed using fetal-cell techA certified public accountant, Evans used nologies, to face lifts and cosmetic procedures her financial background to follow the money injecting aborted fetal tissue to promote youth
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and vitality, this business sector has an “enormous and increasing demand” for fetal cells and organs.” • A fetal parts industry could not have developed without a legal and protected abortion structure. Millions of fetuses that are by-products of abortion cannot technically be bought and sold, but a market does exist. Evans concludes with an appeal to the dignity of life over utilitarian considerations.
“Natural law dictates that there is something exceptional about man,” she writes. “The commercialization of human beings as commodities is contrary to the law written in his heart. The moral law does indeed have a bearing on the just ordering of society. When morality is excluded from a civil society, the weak and vulnerable are easily exploited for the benefit of the strong and powerful. This is the worst brand of injustice. It deserves to be brought to light.”
Humans oriented toward communion, says pro-life veteran WASHINGTON (CNS) – Humans are “oriented toward communion,” a reality ignored by the prevalence of abortion, said longtime pro-life figure Helen Alvare. In a culture marked by the legal availability of abortion, “people tend to avoid thinking about our common humanity,” said Alvare, a law professor at George Mason University in Virginia, an adviser to the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Laity. “We are built around – and toward – living with and for others,” Alvare said during an address at “A Washington Briefing for the Nation’s Catholic Community” in April. Abortion, with its legality guaranteed by a judicial insistence on individual rights, neglects the “public understanding ... that
the family is a crucial place,” Alvare said. The Supreme Court’s use of individual rights as a framework for the 1972 case Roe v. Wade, which sought to legalize abortion, and the 1989 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which was a test of a state’s rights to impose controls on abortion, has seeped into other areas of law, according to Alvare. “Abortion law matters,” she added, because it adheres to an “individualistic, anti-communitarian view of the world.” Alvare also held the culture of abortion responsible for bringing about unwelcome changes in society. One example she used was the rise in births to unwed mothers, from 5 percent at the advent of the birthcontrol pill 50 years ago to 41 percent in 2008, according to a Pew Research Center study issued May 6.
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Service marks National Day of Prayer WASHINGTON – Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl called on the Holy Spirit to help guide the nation in challenging times as he opened a May 6 prayer service on Capitol Hill to mark the 59th annual National Day of Prayer. “In these days, with their unique challenges, may we sense your guiding hand,” he prayed. “Through your Spirit, help us now to meet the challenges set before us.” The archbishop and the leaders of other denominations participated in an event that a district judge has declared is a violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. President Harry Truman signed a bill declaring the annual observance in 1952. On April 15, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled the day unconstitutional in a challenge brought by the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation. On April 26, the Obama administration announced that it would appeal Crabb’s decision, and on April 30, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation calling prayer “a sustaining way for many Americans of diverse faiths to express their most cherished beliefs.”
Mourners celebrate life of murdered lacrosse player BALTIMORE – Hundreds of friends and family gathered at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore May 8 to celebrate the life of Yeardley Love, a senior lacrosse player at the University of Virginia and a 2006 graduate of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson. Love was found dead May 3 in her off-campus apartment, the victim of what police called an apparent homicide. Fellow teammates from the University of Virginia were among the many mourners who attended the 22-year-old senior’s funeral, as were Notre Dame Prep students who wore their blue-and-white school uniforms and saddle shoes. At the family’s request, media were not permitted to enter the cathedral, still adorned with black bunting from the recent death of retired Baltimore Archbishop William D. Borders, for the nearly two-hour liturgy. Father Joseph Breighner provided a copy of his homily to The Catholic Review, Baltimore archdiocesan newspaper. “Two thousand years ago,” Father Breighner said, “a young Jewish rabbi named Jesus died a senseless, violent death. All he did and preached was about love. This week a young woman died a senseless, violent death. Her name was Love and love is what her life is all about.” Father Breighner noted that Love’s sister, Lexi, told him that Love always put other people first. “She never made fun of anyone,” he said. “She always wanted others to feel good.”
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SCOTUS: Kagan to come under scrutiny WASHINGTON – Solicitor General Elena Kagan, the nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court, probably will face Senate confirmation hearings in late June. Kagan, 50, would be the fourth woman to sit on the court and the first justice in 38 years to reach it without first serving as a judge. She would become the third Jewish member of the court; the other six are Catholics. With no judicial record, Kagan will be screened on the basis of Elena Kagan her work as solicitor general – a post she has held for a little more than a year – and for her long academic record as dean of Harvard Law School and a professor there and at the University of Chicago. She also served in the Clinton administration as associate White House counsel, assistant to the president for domestic policy and deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council. She also spent some time in private law practice. President Barack Obama introduced a beaming Kagan as his nominee May 10 at a brief event at the White House. He called her one of the nation’s foremost legal minds. Obama’s and Kagan’s stints on the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School in the 1990s overlapped. “Elena is respected and admired not just for her intellect and record of achievement,” Obama said, “but also for her temperament, her openness to a broad array of viewpoints, her habit, to borrow a phrase from Justice Stevens, of understanding before disagreeing, her fair-mindedness and skill as a consensus-builder.”
‘Immigrant Church must lead the way on immigration reform’ NEW YORK – Catholic leaders and universities should “come out of the shadows” and take a significant role in educating those who are ambivalent or undecided about the issue of comprehensive immigration reform, according to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles. “We are an immigrant
Cardinal calls creating sacred spaces an ‘exalted mission’ WASHINGTON (CNS) – Praising the “the esteemed heritage and promising future” of Church architecture, Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali said architects who create sacred spaces NEWS IN BRIEF, page 5
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have “a vocation and a mission” and perform “important work that serves to express our response to God.” Artists and architects who work on church projects “open themselves to the light of sacred tradition,” and “prepare a dwelling place that becomes a fitting sanctuary,” the cardinal said. Such work, when created “in the light of faith,” becomes “an exalted mission,” he said. Cardinal Rigali was the keynote speaker at a two-day symposium, “A Living Presence: Extending and Transforming the Tradition of Catholic Sacred Architecture,” held April 30-May 1 at The Catholic University of America in Washington. The symposium was presented by the Partnership for Catholic Sacred Architecture, a collaboration between the schools of architecture at Catholic University and the University of Notre Dame. Cardinal Rigali spoke about the importance and role of sacred architecture in the life of the Church. Calling the Catholic faith “a mystery both timely and timeless,” Cardinal Rigali said architects of sacred space help the faithful gather for “prayerful reflection in God’s presence.”
Hawaii civil unions bill, opposed by Church, awaits governor’s action HONOLULU – Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has until July 6 to sign or veto a bill that would permit same-sex couples to receive all the rights and benefits of marriage in Hawaii under the designation “civil union.” The Diocese of Honolulu had joined Hawaii evangelical Protestant churches and others in a vigorous fight against the passage of the bill. But the bill’s lastminute approval by the Hawaii state House of Representatives on April 29, the last day of this year’s legislative session, caught its opponents off guard. The bill had been considered dead after the House tabled it by unanimous voice vote Jan. 29. The state Senate had approved the civil unions bill, HB 444, in January. Lingle, a Republican, has not yet indicated what she will do. She is required to send the Legislature a list of bills she might veto by June 22; any bills not on that list would automatically become law. HB 444 would allow homosexual couples to gain a status identical, except in name, to marriage in Hawaii. It would not affect any federal rights or benefits. The law would also allow a heterosexual couple to have a civil union.
Vatican official: nuclear powers must get serious on disarmament UNITED NATIONS – The only way to prevent countries from developing nuclear weapons is for them to finally take serious steps toward ridding their arsenals of such weapons, a Vatican official told the United Nations. “As long as nuclear weapons exist, they will allow and even encourage proliferation and there will always be a risk that nuclear material produced for the peaceful use of energy will be turned into weapons,” said Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations. Speaking on the third day of the U.N. Review Conference of Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, being held in New York May 3-28, the archbishop said the proliferation of nuclear weapons and “the threat of nuclear terrorism” are growing. He read to the delegates Pope Benedict XVI’s May 5 appeal that they take serious steps toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons and that they support, as a first step, the creation of nuclear-free zones. The Vatican, Archbishop Migliore said, “strongly supports efforts to establish such a zone in the Middle East.” The archbishop also said a top priority for the international community must be putting into effect the treaty banning the testing of new nuclear weapons.
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religious orders has launched a worldwide awareness campaign aimed at preventing human trafficking during the June 11-July 11 World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa. The campaign, “2010 Should Be About the Game,” has been targeting fans, religious leaders, potential victims of trafficking and the general public – warning them about the risks and urging them to spread the word. Using the 2010 World Cup to exploit vulnerable women, children and men for slave labor, the sex industry or the drug trade is “an outright perversion of the spirit and ethical dimension of sport as well as of the idea and dignity of the human person,” said Salesian Sister Bernadette Sangma. Sister Sangma, who coordinates the anti-trafficking project of the International Union of Superiors General, and others spoke at a Vatican news conference May 6. A similar anti-trafficking campaign coordinated by the superiors general and the International Organization for Migration was highly successful during the 2006 World Cup in Germany, said Stefano Volpicelli, a migration office official who has been working with the sisters.
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the Church come not only from the outside, but the suffering of the Church comes from inside the Church, from sins that exist inside the Church,” he said. “This, too, we have always known, but today we see it in a really terrifying way, that the biggest persecution of the church doesn’t come from the enemies outside but is born from sin inside the Church.”
Catholics need a ‘new apologetics’ to defend faith, cardinal says VATICAN CITY – The rise of “new atheism” and the popularity of books that distort Church doctrines call for a “new apologetics” to explain and defend the Christian faith, said U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada. Proclaiming the good news always involves explaining and defending the faith, tailored to the sensibilities of particular times and places, said the cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The cardinal spoke April 29 at a conference on “a new apologetics” at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum University in Rome. The development and use of “apologetics” – a system of explaining and defending the truths of faith – largely went out of fashion with the Second Vatican Council, but is still needed today because Catholics in every age are called to explain the reasons for their faith and their hope, the cardinal said. “If apologetics was criticized and largely abandoned in the wake of the Second Vatican Council for being too defensive or too aggressive, it is perhaps because the admonition to proceed with ‘courtesy and respect’ had too often been ignored,” he said.
In West Bank, camps introduce youths to concept of nonviolence BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank – Bara’a Srur, 19, leaned over the edge of a sixteen-and-a-half foot wall with rappelling gear tied around his hips. His right hand held the rope tightly in place behind his back and he peered cautiously over his shoulder, down to where a counselor was holding the other end of the rope. Though his heart was pounding quickly, Srur smiled with great bravado to his friends watching from underneath the shade of a nearby tree. “Give me some encouragement,” he yelled out to them, and they began cheering him on and clapping their hands. Then Srur took the plunge, leaning back completely and descending the wall. His friends erupted in chants when his feet hit the ground. “At first I was afraid,” admitted the young East Jerusalem college student, once back on terra firma. “But now I am OK. I feel like I did a big thing. I felt like a commando. If I can do this, I can do many other things.” Srur and 60 other young Palestinians spent a week at one of seven adventure camps at a resort on the edge of the desert in Beit Sahour. The camps, sponsored by the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services, offered sports and physical activities but also taught the concept of nonviolence through lectures and presentations. The camps are aimed at instilling young Palestinians with leadership qualities and nonviolence skills. – Catholic News Service
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LISBON, Portugal – Pope Benedict XVI said the priestly sex abuse scandal is a “terrifying” crisis that comes from inside the Church – not from an outside attack – and requires purification and penance to overcome. The pope made some of his strongest remarks to date on the sex abuse cases during an in-flight press conference May 11 on his way to Portugal for a four-day visit that included Marian shrine of Fatima. Asked if the message of Fatima, which foresaw times of trials and suffering for the church, could be applied to the sex abuse crisis, the pope indicated that, in a general way, it could. The vision of Fatima foresaw the need for the Church to undergo a “passion,” which continues in various ways until the end of time, and which requires a response of continual conversion, he said. “Among the new things that we can discover today in this message is that attacks on the pope and
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Poll shows ‘dramatic’ loss of confidence in pope, US bishops
Public anger at Catholic Church over abuse prevails despite changes By Patricia Zapor
Loss of Confidence Approval ratings for Pope Benedict XVI and the U.S. bishops have declined sharply in the past two years. Percentage of U.S. Catholics who approve of the pope and the bishops:
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WASHINGTON (CNS) – Catholics’ approval ratings of Pope Benedict XVI’s job performance while in office dropped 15 points over the past two years, according to a new poll conducted by Zogby Interactive and commissioned by the National Catholic Reporter weekly newspaper. The numbers slid from 71 percent in April 2008, as the pope made his first pastoral visit to the United States as pontiff, to 56 percent in April 2010, as Pope Benedict and the Vatican came under increased media scrutiny over past handling of clerical sexual abuse cases.
Approval ratings for the U.S. Catholic bishops fell even more than that of the pope, from 62 percent in 2008 to 45 percent in 2010, a drop of 17 points. Sixty-two percent of Catholics polled said Pope Benedict had done a poor or fair job of handling the clergy sexual abuse problem, compared with 38 percent who said his handling was good or excellent. And 65 percent said his handling of clergy sex abuse issues before becoming pope were poor (44 percent) or fair (21 percent). Seventy-two percent said the U.S. bishops’ handling of the abuse crisis had been either fair or poor.
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WASHINGTON (CNS) – There is a distinctly different level of anger from the public directed toward the Catholic Church over the sexual abuse of minors than toward other organizations whose leaders commit similar crimes, noted two psychologists who work in the field. And though newly revealed cases of abuse in the United States are less common than a few years ago, news about cases elsewhere has sparked a resurgence of anger in the United States as well. “People are enraged by what they see as a coverup, by no high-ranking Catholic clergy being fired,” said Thomas Plante, a professor of psychology and director of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University in California. Plante also is a member of the National Review Board for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a lay advisory group on the handling of sexual abuse within the church. “Any violation of children is a terrible thing,” he said, “but when it comes at the hands of those society puts on the highest pedestal, it’s also a hypocrisy issue.” In 2002 amid dramatic reports from around the country of priests who sexually abused children and teens and were allowed to remain in ministries that kept them in proximity to minors, the bishops approved their “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” It spells out strict procedures for removing credibly accused abusers from ministry, for training children and all adults who work with them through the church to recognize and appropriately handle possible sexual abuse, and created diocesan and national mechanisms for monitoring compliance. Since then, dioceses and religious orders have paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements with victims, and the systems created in 2002 have helped ensure that new allegations of abuse are handled differently than in previous generations. But a wave of revelations of abuse by clergy in the past few months has refreshed public frustration in the United States, even though most of the newly revealed incidents of abuse occurred in other countries and many stories have focused on the role of the Vatican. Some of the recent cases in the United States involved foreign-born priests who have proved difficult to hold accountable because they returned to their home countries. Other reports in the news have focused on how the Vatican handled information about priests who were accused of abuse and the sometimes slow pace of efforts to laicize priests who were determined to have abused someone. Nevertheless, the level of anger at the church in the United States has been high. Plante told Catholic News Service in a phone interview that there’s a strain of anger at the institutional church that doesn’t directly relate to sexual abuse itself and has no parallel in how the public has reacted to other institutions where abuse has occurred. “There are a lot of people who are very angry at the Catholic Church about all sorts of things, from the Crusades to how Galileo was treated, to the church’s positions on sexual eth-
ics, divorce and women priests,” Plante said. “It’s like a fire hose, all that gets funneled into the clergy abuse thing.” Msgr. Stephen Rossetti agrees that antiinstitutional feelings are a factor behind the continuing anger at the church. Msgr. Rossetti is a clinical associate professor at The Catholic University of America and was president from 1996 to 2009 of St. Luke Institute, a treatment center in Maryland for priests and religious with addictions and psychological disorders. In the United States, at least, “they’re focusing on the Catholic Church when it’s only a part of a broader epidemic,” he told CNS. Scouts, schools, sports teams and other religious denominations all have had scandals as information is revealed about sexual abuse of minors by adults, but none has drawn the level of public furor that has been directed at the Catholic Church, both psychologists acknowledged. Plante has written several pieces in the past few months on his blog on the Psychology Today website in which he clarified some of the popularly held beliefs about clergy sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Among them: – Catholic clergy aren’t more likely to abuse children than other clergy or men in general, based upon a 2004 report conducted for the USCCB by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and other studies. – Clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church can’t be blamed on celibacy, a male clergy or homosexuality. He noted that Catholic clergy are no more likely to be sex offenders than other clergy or men in general, so there is no correlation to celibacy or a male-only clergy. – Almost all clergy sexual abuse cases in the Catholic Church date back decades, before the current screening and training processes for clergy were in place. “It fits into the Dan Brown story,” Plante said, referring to the novelist whose book, “The DaVinci Code,” laid out a fictional but massive conspiracy theory involving the church, which has caught on with some people’s imaginations about the real church. “People don’t realize that 96 percent of all priests have hurt no one.” Msgr. Rossetti said that since statistically speaking most sexual abuse takes place within the family, “it’s shortsighted” that the news media and society in general focus primarily on the Catholic Church “but ignore the issue in the rest of society. ... We have not dealt with this problem throughout society.” He said that although they’ve done much right in addressing the problem in the United States, leaders of the Catholic Church could be better at handling the ongoing frustration with the church. “What the American bishops have done is excellent,” he said. “The Dallas charter is comprehensive. One of the most important things it does is focus on prevention.” But it is a mistake to think that meeting once with hurting victims of abuse is adequate, according to Msgr. Rossetti. Not every victim wants repeat contact with someone representing the church, but for those who do, the chance to speak out and be heard is invaluable, he said. “One apology is not enough,” he said. “We’ve got to do it again and again and again. It’s a long-standing hurt, which takes a longstanding healing process.”
New York Times/CBS poll says abuse scandal now impacts US Catholics less than 2002 crisis WASHINGTON (CNS) – The current clergy abuse scandal in Europe has not had the same impact on the U.S. Catholic Church as the 2002 reports of clergy abuse that focused on U.S. priests and bishops, according to a new poll. The New York Times/CBS News poll – released May 4 – shows that U.S. Catholics view the current wave of scandals as a “faroff storm” that has had “no effect” on Mass attendance, financial contributions or parish participation. Many of the Catholic respondents in the telephone poll conducted April 30-May 2 said they have seen a change in how the church is handling the abuse crisis. The poll questioned 1,079 randomly selected adults and included 412 Catholics.
According to the poll, only one in 10 Catholics say the current abuse scandal causes them to consider leaving the Church, unlike the one in five who, in response to a 2002 Gallup poll, considered leaving the Church during the height of U.S. abuse allegations. While the abuse scandals in Europe made headlines worldwide in recent months, Vatican officials and U.S. bishops responded by criticizing the media for unfairly characterizing the Church. In the poll, slightly more Catholics agreed that the news media had “blown the issue out of proportion” than those who said the issue had been accurately reported. Most said the news media had been harder on the Catholic Church than on other religions.
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By Ann Carey NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) – The universality of the Catholic Church and the cultural diversity of the church in the United States were on display at the University of Notre Dame May 6-8 in the person of more than 300 Church leaders with cultural heritages that span the globe. The Catholic Cultural Diversity Network Convocation produced a joyful energy as laity, priests and religious discussed how to build unity in this diversity to enhance Catholic identity. The three-day meeting of Catholic leaders from diverse cultures, ethnicities and races in the U.S. Catholic Church sought to deepen unity among the country’s 68.5 million Catholics. The convocation was the first step toward developing and disseminating intercultural competency guidelines in the U.S. Church, a priority set by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The 18 bishops who came to listen included five members of the bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, which sponsored the convocation, along with the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Church Life and several other entities. In opening the convocation, Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, chairman of the cultural
Church unity . . . ■ Continued from cover made up of “so many people of different races and cultures, each representing various economic conditions, diverse sociological categories and ethnic groups,” some are tempted to “draw too close a parallel of our national political struggle for unity in this great country with the challenges that have always faced our Catholic Church.” But the Church is “far older and much richer in diversity and variety of people,” he said. “Because in spite of some obvious similarities there are huge differences between the unity that we struggle to maintain as a nation and the oneness that is the heritage and indeed a mark of the Catholic Church,” Archbishop Gregory said. He cited “the current conflicts and wrangling around the question of immigration” as an unfortunate example of struggles experienced in the United States on national identity and unity. But Archbishop Gregory said the stories of the early Christian church contained in the
diversity committee, said the Church needs to engage the culture in order to live the Gospel to its fullest. However, the Church can’t engage the cultures of a pluralistic society without working with diverse cultural communities, which he called “the hearts, hands, eyes and talents, vision and vitality of the whole body of Christ.” Bishop Soto told the gathering that the bishops were there to listen to the voices of the diverse cultures and to dialogue with them, assuring the people that “we are determined to restore a social regard for the dignity of the human person, as well as foster a solidarity for those most vulnerable in our society, from the unborn to the immigrant, from the incarcerated to the war-ravaged refugees.” Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, was on hand to convey the blessings of Pope Benedict XVI. The nuncio noted that the convocation reminded him of what the first Christian community was like, for it welcomed people from many different places. And he called for a renewed effort to develop Catholic leaders from all cultures, which he said was necessary for the growth of the entire church. The 300 leaders invited to the convocation were asked to identify with one of six cultural “families” – African-American, Asian Pacific, European American, Hispanic, Native Acts of the Apostles show how “the Holy Spirit inspired those first Christians to see beyond the limits of their own ethnicity and religious backgrounds and religious backgrounds and comfort zones to bring Christ to the entire world.” The New Testament book “does not conceal the fact that bringing together people from diverse backgrounds was and remains a challenge and sometimes misunderstandings did and continue to occur,” he said. “Yet it was always the presence and grace of the Holy Spirit that led the church to welcome those new members accommodating their uniqueness as they were incorporated into Christ Jesus.” He called the May 6-8 convocation “the latest chapter in a long history of reminding all of the members of the church that we all belong to Christ and in him we belong to one another through the grace of the Holy Spirit.” “We need not, indeed we must not neglect our individuality and the uniqueness of our heritages,” Archbishop Gregory said. “Yet these differences must never be barriers that separate us from Christ or one another.”
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City planners recommend cannabis club in Sunset despite opposition By Valerie Schmalz The San Francisco Planning Department is recommending that a medical marijuana dispensary be approved in the Sunset District of San Francisco – despite opposition from St. Ignatius College Preparatory and area residents, who have flooded City Hall with 500 letters and nearly 3,000 signatures on petitions. Greg Schoepp, a medical marijuana user and businessman confined to a wheelchair, says he expects thousands of Sunset customers at his proposed medical cannabis dispensary. Schoepp also co-owns Crown Lock and Safe in the nearby Richmond district. St. Ignatius College Preparatory wrote a letter opposing the dispensary. A St. Gabriel kindergarten parent circulated a petition and the principal of St. Cecilia School alerted parents via email. Opponents affiliated with local Asian Protestant churches are publicizing the issue in Chinese language media. District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu and the local police captain contend the dispensary would attract customers from outside the area, and likely increase violent crime and drug sales to youth. “With all the diversity in the Sunset District, it has been amazing to see how unified the neighborhood is in opposition to this MCD,” said Supervisor Chu, whose office received at least 500 letters and 3,000 signatures on petitions. Twelve e-mails and 10 letters in support had been received by the office as of the first week of May, legislative liaison Cammy Blackstone said. A Planning Commission public hearing and meeting to decide the issue is scheduled for May 20th at 1:30 p.m. in Room 400 at City Hall. The proposed dispensary meets city requirements and falls within a new Planning Department
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Awards . . . ■ Continued from cover as the many other wonderful experiences of the ministry and the people I work with including fabulous parents,” Jones said. More than 350 “wonderful students” take part in the OLA religious education program and more than 35 volunteer teachers and aides serve in the classrooms, Jones noted. The staff is an exemplary group, Jones said. “Their qualities include love of God, generosity, kindness, patience, interest in learning, humor and their individual gifts and personalities.” “Teaching religious education is extremely fulfilling and I believe one’s own faith increases as one teaches,” Jones said. “I know mine has. God has given us so much- it is a wonderful way to give something back to God.” “Kathy has done a fabulous job for almost 20 years at OLA,” said Capuchin Father Michael Mahoney, pastor of the Burlingame parish. “Now she is at her best showing strength, courage and faith. She is a true model of the valiant woman spoken of in the scriptures.” Ann Coughenour of Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato has served as a catechist for 30 years. “My Catholic upbringing and education are what inspired me to teach religious education,” Coughenour told Catholic San Francisco. “I will teach as long as the parish needs me.” “You might call it bribery but it works,” Coughenour says about the prize she gives to the student who answers the most questions about the teaching of the day during the quiz that follows each class. “It reinforces the material taught,” she said. Students still say hello, Coughenour said. “The best thing about my years of teaching Religious Education is the number of young adults who come up to me saying, ‘Remember me? I really enjoyed your class.’ I consider teaching Religious Education important because I am helping pass on the faith that was given to me.” Dominican Sister Rosario Tuvida of Holy Angels Parish in Colma has been teaching religious education for 35 years. “Children are very special to Jesus,” Sister Rosario said. “Scripture tell us so. Jesus admonished his apostles: ‘Let the little children come to me, do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the Kingdom of God belongs.’” Sister Rosario says she likes teaching the elementary grades. “I learn from their innocence and listening to their simple wisdom. I take Scripture to heart with the excitement of my faith and let that excitement shine forth in every session I lead. It is a pleasure to share my faith experience and put faith into action every day.” Sister Rosario said she “dreamed of being a catechist” as
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far back as childhood. Her family prayed the rosary daily. A favorite part of her teaching is showing children how “God calls us to be part of a Christian community.” Sister Rosario’s roots in religious education were planted by the Dominican Sisters in the Philippines as well as “fine Religious Education teachers and musicians.” “I also thank my Sisters of the Dominican Family and my superiors who continually support and encourage me to share my gifts and talents in teaching.” A catechist can be one of the guides children look for, Sister Rosario said. “As catechists say ‘Faith is not taught but caught,’” she said. “Reflect on whose faith your own spiritual life is modeled for.” Kathryn Parish-Reese of San Francisco’s Church of the Epiphany Parish has been teaching religious education for 35 years. Parish-Reese says she became a catechist as part of giving back to her community. “You give back to the
Church because they have been there for you during the unexpected crises of life.” The former banker’s catechist preparation began during the 1960s at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Daly City where her children attended school. “I needed to show my children that I was still part of the Church community,” Parish-Reese said, noting that as a mother working outside the home, she was an anomaly of the era. She started as an assistant for Saturday classes and has not stopped since except for a few brief periods. Parish-Reese said her mom and stepfather made sure that she and her four siblings “attended Religious Education classes at St. Dominic in San Francisco and a two-week Catholic summer camp.” Among the best things of her 35 years as a catechist is that she has enjoyed every one of them, she said. “I have taught children from many ethnic backgrounds and have learned how different we are culturally but believe in the same faith,” Parish-Reese said. “Every child, every person is precious in the eyes of God, we are all created in his image.” In other acknowledgements, Joe Hanna and Mary Ann Finch were each recognized with a Director’s Award for their Religious Education work in the Tenderloin District and with Special Needs youth. 2010 PIUS X AWARD RECIPIENTS Thirty-years + Awards Ann Coughenour, Our Lady of Loretto Kathryn Parish-Reese, 35, Church of the Epiphany Karen Leach, St. Stephen Mary Louise Castillo, Louise Tuite, Church of the Nativity Sister Rosario Tuvida, OP, 35, Holy Angels Twenty-years + Awards Teresa Olson, Cecilia Wycroff , 21, Our Lady of Loretto Beverly Pierson, St. Anthony of Padua, Novato Carlos Corea, Church of the Epiphany Brigid Duffy, Maria Brillantes, Martin Brillantes, St. Anne of the Sunset Laura Nordman, Cheryl Simon, Holy Angels Marilyn Norton, 25, Our Lady of Angels Laurie Coulter, 20, St. Matthias Margaret Murphy, Joseph Murphy, 21, Joan Thelen, 22, Mary Pierotti, 23, St. Veronica AWARDS, page 11
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Awards . . . Speaker cites urgent need for committed, culturally diverse catechists ■ Continued from page 10 LAS VEGAS (CNS) – As the church looks to the future it must increase the number of “culturally diverse, adequately formed, committed and, above all, creatively faithful catechists,” said a keynote speaker at a national conference in Las Vegas in late April for catechetical leaders. “While God does the harvesting, we must do what we can to really assure that the seed is being planted,” said Jesuit Father Allan Figueroa Deck, executive director of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. His talk was the opening session for a three-day meeting sponsored by the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. Father Deck praised catechists for their work and described them as the “largest, most tested and recognized cohort of lay leaders in the church.” He also said they were at the “front line of renewal” for the church and had an essential role to play in “providing a vision for the entire church moving forward.” The priest said the U.S. church has recently become more diverse. “No longer can Hispanics, Asians, blacks or any other ministers see themselves as serving only ‘their’ commu-
nities,” he said. Instead, the dramatic diversity within parishes and dioceses “demands that everyone develop a sense of responsibility for the whole church.” The priest noted that the need for catechesis for Latinos has grown significantly, especially since Hispanics make up more than half of U.S. Catholics 35 and younger. As he sees it, Hispanics who are “properly catechized and formed have the potential to renew and enliven the church for decades to come” and church leaders need to double their efforts to “nurture and affirm” Hispanics in the Catholic Church and counter their flight to other faiths or away from organized religion. Father Deck urged catechists to follow models set out by the late Cardinal Avery Dulles in his book, “Evangelization for the Third Millennium.” In the book, the cardinal stressed that catechists must be rooted in doctrine to clarify church teaching and make it as “accessible as possible to everyone.” He also urged catechists to be sure to proclaim the Gospel message in a way that would “evangelize people in their concrete experience.”
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Guest Commentary Twelve things the bishops have learned from the clergy sexual abuse crisis By Bishop Blase Cupich The Catholic bishops of the United States have learned many lessons from the sex abuse crisis. These twelve are among the most important. 1. The injury to victims is deeper than non-victims can imagine. Sexual abuse of minors is crushing precisely because it comes at a stage in their lives when they are vulnerable, tender with enthusiasm, hopeful for the future and eager for friendships based on trust and loyalty. 2. Despite the justified anger felt by victims toward the church, bishops still need to reach out to them as pastors. Meetings with victims can be challenging for all involved, but they also can be a moment of grace and insight. 3. The causes of the clerical sexual abuse are complex, and it is simplistic to reduce them to easy answers. Many factors have been alleged to “explain” this misconduct by clergy, but the fact is that sexual abuse of minors is found in many different circumstances, perpetrated by family members, leaders of youth organizations, doctors, teachers and others. “Easy answers” underestimate how wide the scope of this problem is in our society. 4. Catholics have been hurt by the moral failings of some priests, but they have been hurt and angered even more by bishops who failed to put children first. People expect religious leaders above all to be immediate and forthright in taking a strong stand in the face of evil, such as the harm done to children and young people by sexual abuse. 5. The counsel of lay people, especially parents, is indispensable in a matter that so deeply affects families. Our capacity to respond to sexual abuse of young people has been bolstered by the insights shared with us by parents as to how to do so effectively. 6. Our priests have a resiliency that future generations will recall with admiration. They have remained committed to their vocation day-in, day-out, despite suffering from the actions of those who have besmirched the priesthood they love. Their steadfastness has built a reservoir of good will with our people and is a major factor in explaining why during this terrible crisis most Catholics in our country remain faithful to the church. 7. The church needs to maintain the mandatory safe environment efforts that have been developed. Experience shows that institutions are not as effective in protecting children if standards are voluntary. Any backsliding on this endangers children first of all, and also the credibility gained through the efforts to eradicate the effects of this scourge. Parishes must be the safest places for a child to be. 8. Bishops need to be mutually accountable in their efforts to protect children and must be willing to participate in transparent, independent audits to demonstrate they are keeping the promises we made. What happens in one place happens to us all. 9. Bishops need to resist the defensiveness that institutions often fall back on in crisis moments. Resorting to a conspiratorial interpretation of attacks and adopting a “circle the wagons” approach only prolongs a problem and does nothing to settle it or heal the victims. 10. Self deception is an inherent part of the illness abusers suffer and includes the inclination to diminish the gravity of their behavior and its effects on the individuals abused and on the church at large. Many even manage to convince themselves that they genuinely cared for the children whom they harmed. This makes it almost impossible for them to come to grips with the evil they perpetrated. Claims often made by perpetrators in the past that they were contrite and would stop abusing are never again going to be taken at face value. 11. Our people’s faith is strong and sustains them even in times of challenge. We receive from them a level of emotional and spiritual support which humbles us. Their trust in God sustains not just themselves but us too. 12. Bishops must partner with public authorities by complying with civil laws with respect to reporting allegations of sexual abuse of minors and cooperating with their investigation. All leaders of the community whether religious or secular need to work together to protect children and young people. The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, which we bishops adopted in 2002 and renewed twice since, provides direction for our handling the sexual abuse of minors by priests. It can be found on the Web site of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: www.usccb.org/ocyp/charter.shtml. Bishop Blase Cupich of Rapid City, South Dakota, is the chairman of the Committee for Child and Youth Protection for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. This commentary is reprinted with permission from America magazine.
Marijuana Inititiative I commend Father Gerald Coleman for his timely article on the marijuana initiative (Guest Commentary, “The California Cannabis Initiative,” CSF May 7). I have worked for more than 30 years as an alcohol/drug counselor and interventionist, and I have had numerous clients over the years with serious drug problems. Without exception they began their drug use with marijuana. In addition, I served more than 14 years ministering at San Quentin Prison. Alcohol and drug abuse were the reasons behind more than 85 percent of the men being there, and almost without exception all of them had abused marijuana and got into other drugs that led to their incarceration. Marijuana is classified as mind and mood altering. The question always arises as to why do we need to change or alter our moods. I strongly recommend a no vote on the marijuana initiative. Deacon George Salinger San Carlos
Viva la difference My thanks go out to Catholic San Francisco and to Father Ron Rolheiser for sharing Gottfield Lessings’ insight and understanding: “It is not a sin or a crime to be incompatible, it is only unfortunate,” (CSF May 7, “Forgiving our Differences”). I’ll work on Father Rolheiser’s challenge, at the same time, enjoying God’s wonderful creation –Man and Nature, wherever, whenever and whomever I am with. Thank God, we are not all the same-Life would be boring. Rose M. Jardin San Bruno
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Thanks for the help The Janet Pomeroy Center received calls from many of our supporters who receive Catholic San Francisco to let us know how much they enjoyed the piece about Phillip Jimenez, Ph. D. in the May 7 issue of CSF. Thank you so much. The timing was perfect and Dr. Jimenez appreciated your mentioning his work at The Janet Pomeroy Center. Patrick Sayres Director of Development The Janet Pomeroy Center
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There’s much consternation, blaming and heartfelt sorrow over the clergy sex abuse scandal exposed now in Europe. The media have picked it up and exploited it to the detriment of so many faithful and caring clergy around the world. Sin sells! Pornography is getting bigger and better. Have you watched what passes for entertainment on TV lately? Our culture is undermining our civilization. Are we not all culpable when we accept the status quo and do not stand up for ethics and morals? Children are being abused, spelled “exterminated” around the world through abortion, 53 million and counting here in the U.S. since 1973. Our tax dollars help Planned Parenthood
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and other abortion providers to wipe out our future. What kind of coverage does the media give these facts? What kind of example are we giving to our young, some of whom we hope will become Servants of God? Margaret Walsh Pacifica
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We can be most grateful to Father Gerald Coleman, SS, for his enlightened warning against the California Cannabis Initiative, and reasons for voters to be wary of the reasons given by marijuana advocates to decriminalize its cultivation and sale, mostly weakening arguments that its taxation adds to the State’s income. In addition to pointing out injury to health and damage to the whole person, most valuable is Father Coleman’s reference to the Catholic Catechism, no. 2290 , extolling the virtue of temperance which “disposes us to avoid every kind of excess: the abuse of food, alcohol, tobacco, or medicine.” In an unrelated commentary, (“Arizona Mythbusting,” CSF May 7) Linda Chavez bemoans what she calls a “poorly drafted, arguably unconstitutional law” coming out of “misinformation about skyrocketing crime in the state” Her concern is for “the 1.5 million Hispanics who are legal residents of Arizona,” as she steps around the ugly facts of the Mexican drug wars spilling over into Arizona, putting many more than 1.5 million at risk for their own lives and safety. At present, Arizona ranks second to Mexico City as the kidnapping capital of the world. We should be sympathizing with those poor, beleaguered citizens threatened with horrifying disorder spewing from a corrupt foreign government. Again, there’s help in The Catechism of the Catholic Church (2310): “The common good requires peace, that is, the stability and security of a just order. It presupposes that authority should ensure, by morally acceptable means the security of a society and its members. It is the basis of the right to legitimate and collective defense. Robert Jimenez Burlingame
‘40 Days for Life’ Thank you for printing the picture from our 40 Days for Life (Catholic San Francisco, May 7) and for all your support of our pro life efforts. It’s a big help. God bless you. Jessica Munn San Mateo Pro Life
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Charity of the Church The Catholic Church is at its truest and best self in charity. Our saints not only lived as poor people, as did Francis of Assisi, but they helped poor people, as did Vincent de Paul. Jesus said very little about sexual morality. But he said a great deal about concern for the poor. He told us that if we want to be perfect, we should sell all we have and give to the poor. He told us that in the final examination, our last judgment will be based on how we treated the homeless, the hungry, the thirsty and the stranger. Responding to the poor in any parish is not some extra function or adjunct work. It is just as essential to the work of the church as are the sacraments. Between Sundays it is the thing that takes up most of my time. That is as it should be. If we don’t forget the poor, God will not forget us. But the question is always how to help. How do we properly remember the poor? And how do we know when we are being charitable and when we are being played as chumps? It is hard to know. I am sure that frequently we are cheated. Often a person’s needs of the moment are the long-term fruit of addic-
tions. Other times they are brought on by mental illness that defies a solution. But abuse of our charity comes with the territory. I would rather that people occasionally play us as suckers than brand us as hard of heart. As the monks say, “He who knocks is Christ.” My parish is relatively prosperous, with a comparatively low unemployment. Even so, in this last couple of years we have seen a parade of people needing help. Like many parishes with an active St. Vincent de Paul Society, we have a fund for rent, mortgage and utility payments. Some generous parishioners make major gifts to that fund every year. At funerals, when people give us gifts, we put the money in that fund. Several times this money has kept a local family from losing their home. It often keeps the lights on or the fuel-oil tank filled. In addition to the housing fund, we have the poor box. That money goes to non-housing needs, like car insurance, gas or medicine. Just down Main Street from our church is the local Catholic Charities office. They have a food bank. This charity does not depend on me. We use an army of volunteers. They check on the stories and visit the homes. They are bringing Christ to others just as surely as our eucharistic ministers.
No matter how prosperous a society or generous the government, there will always be a need for direct personal charity in the name of Christ. At the close of the age, when Jesus comes back to Father Peter judge us, I don’t think he will care too much about J. Daly the style of our liturgies or the rigor of our theology. But he will care about our deeds of love and service to the poor. In the seminary no one ever talked to us about how pastors would be expected to care for the poor. No one ever told us that priests should be the companions to needy and ministers of the poor. There were a few faculty members who modeled this service to us, however. A church that does not have charity for the poor at its center does not have Christ in its heart. Father Peter J. Daly, a pastor in Prince Frederick, Md., writes for Catholic News Service.
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It’s the message that motivates the attacks Pope Benedict XVI recently made another one of those statements that serves to explain the real motives underlying the current barrage of criticisms, calls for resignation and, from some quarters, indictment. The blogs, talk shows and professional atheists heard constantly in the wake of the latest round of clergy sexual abuse revelations are for the most part those who have little concern for the welfare of the Church. Their goal is not so much to bring about the downfall of this or any pope but rather to discredit the message he preaches. Late last month, amidst the flurry of controversy, the pope spoke to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences as it began a four-day plenary session on the crisis in the global economy. “The worldwide financial breakdown has, as we know, demonstrated the fragility of the present economic system and the institutions linked to it,” he said. No argument there. Then he did it. “It has also shown the error of the assumption that the market is capable of regulating itself apart from public intervention and the support of internalized moral standards,” he said. In one sentence he did it with the call for “big govern-
ment” and, no less, the ever-despised “don’t impose your moral beliefs on us.” It is this sort of talk that gets popes in trouble. His predecessor found many critics with his encyclicals that criticized unbridled capitalism. This pope – any pope – says things people don’t want to hear. Or more precisely he says things some powerful people don’t want to be heard. What the pope said is not news. It is nothing more than a reaffirmation of Church teaching going back centuries. But it doesn’t serve the interests of those who want an unregulated economy, an unbridled capitalism. So if they can discredit the messenger, they hope to discredit the message as well. We have seen this in the Third World, where resistance to oppression often is equated to communism, thus casting aspersions on legitimate calls for freedom. Of course part of this is nothing more than the media’s never-ending need for scandal to feed the 24-hour blogosphere with “gotcha” reporting of allegations, refutations and calls for resignation. The portrayal of the universal Church by the U.S. media results in the unsophisticated reporting that equates the vicar
of Christ with the CEO of a failed financial institution. Undeniably there has been mismanagement by the hierarchy and abhorrent behavior by some priests. Many things were not handled well. But the truth Stephen Kent of the teaching message is not diluted by any frailty of the messenger. Economic activity must involve “an exercise of human responsibility, intrinsically oriented toward the promotion of the dignity of the person, the pursuit of the common good and the integral development – political, cultural and spiritual – of individuals, families and societies,” the pope said. This kind of Church teaching is countercultural. And sometimes the culture responds with a ferocity we are seeing currently. Stephen Kent is the retired editor of archdiocesan newspapers in Omaha and Seattle. He may be contacted at: considersk@gmail.com.
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When the mask of tolerance slips The contempt in which the Catholic Church and its convictions are held by the ruling classes of 21st century Europe is hardly a secret. For reasons of political expedience, however, European governments feel compelled to put the best face on such Catholic mega-events as papal visits. Yet every once in a while the mask of tolerance slips and the contempt can be seen for what it is. The mask slipped at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in late April. The Pope is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom in September; the centerpiece of his pilgrimage is the beatification of John Henry Newman—for Benedict XVI, a paradigmatic figure in the Church’s intellectual engagement with modernity. The FCO had organized a “Papal Visit Team” composed of civil servants to develop strategies for the papal pilgrimage, but things got a tad out of hand when a memo drafted by an FCO official, describing a “brainstorming” session meant to elicit ideas about the “ideal visit” of Benedict XVI to Britain, leaked and was published in London’s Sunday Telegraph. The memo provided an instructive view into the cast of mind of a thoroughly secularized, politically-correct, Oxbridge-educated civil service elite. The ideal Benedictine visit, the memo suggested, would see the Pope, while in Great Britain, reverse the Church’s “policy” on “women bishops” and the ordination of women to the ministerial priesthood, drop Catholic opposition to the adoption of children by gay couples, bless a gay marriage, open an abortion clinic, launch a new line of “Benedict condoms,” and “do forward rolls with children to promote healthy living.”
I am not making this up. You can’t make this stuff up. But what does it mean? Seven or eight years ago, when the about-to-be-enlarged European Union was embroiled in debate as to whether a new constitutional treaty’s preamble could acknowledge Christianity as one source of contemporary Europe’s commitments to human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, the Orthodox Jewish legal scholar Joseph H.H. Weiler coined the term “Christophobia” to describe the irrational contempt with which much of European high culture regards Christianity; Weiler also flagged eight sources of this derangement: - guilt over a Holocaust falsely attributed to Christian anti-Jewish prejudice rather than to the racism of Nazi antiSemitism; - the “1968” mindset, which rejected all forms of traditional authority; - a strange backlash to the Revolution of 1989, in which Christian conviction helped topple the hyper-secularism of European communism; - the Christian Democratic hegemony exercised in many continental European countries in the decades immediately after World War II; - the cultural habit of dividing everything into “left” and “right,” with “left” being good, “right” being bad, and Christianity firmly identified with the “right”; - resentments against John Paul II, who didn’t fit the secularist stereotypes;
- the distorted teaching of history in European elementary and secondary schools, according to which the 18th century secular Enlightenment is the sole root of 21st century democracy; George Weigel - the confusions and angers of the “children of 1968,” whose own children were evincing interest in a Christianity their parents had rejected root-and-branch. As I got around Britain in the 1980s and 1990s, these toxins seemed to have done less permanent damage to British culture than they had to continental European culture. Great Britain today may be a different form of post-Christian society than France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, or Spain. But that it is living a post-Christian phase of its history is not much in doubt. Nor is there much doubt that the FCO official who drafted that memo would have been sacked overnight if the object of his contempt had been Islam. Thus does disdain for Christian roots help prepare the ground for appeasement and eventual surrender. George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
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A READING FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ACTS 1:1-11 In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak; for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He answered them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into
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Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Hebrews 9:24-28, 10:19-23; Luke 24:46-52 heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” RESPONSORIAL PSALM PS 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. All you peoples, clap your hands, shout to God with cries of gladness, For the Lord, the Most High, the awesome, is the great king over all the earth. R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy; the Lord, amid trumpet blasts. Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our king, sing praise. R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. For king of all the earth is God; sing hymns of praise.
God reigns over the nations, God sits upon his holy throne. R. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. A READING FROM THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS HEB 9:24-28 10:19-23 Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands, a copy of the true one, but heaven itself, that he might now appear before God on our behalf. Not that he might offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters each year into the sanctuary with blood that is not his own; if that were so, he would have had to suffer repeatedly from the foundation of the world. But now once for all he has appeared at the end of the ages to take away sin by his sacrifice. Just as it is appointed that men and women die once, and after this the judgment, so also Christ, offered once to take
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Ascension of the Lord Ascension means that Jesus is exalted by his Father. In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus ascends from a mountain in Galilee, whereas in Luke Jesus ascends from Jerusalem. In Mark, ascension takes place probably from Galilee. In John’s gospel, the Holy Spirit is given to the apostles on Easter itself. The different versions of Ascension indicate to us what Paul asserts: that “God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name…” Jesus is now physically absent from the world, but he empowers his disciples spiritually
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f you are visiting the beautiful city of Barcelona, you cannot miss the awe-inspiring and idiosyncratic church Sagrada Familia (Holy Family). Started in 1882, the church with its spindle-shaped towers continues to be built to this day, even though its renowned architect Antoni Gaudi died in 1926. Sagrada Familia is an open ended church, a metaphor for the feast of Ascension. Another metaphor for Ascension: Composer Giacomo Puccini died of cancer in 1924 before he could complete his famous opera Turandot. But his students completed it. During its premiere in Milan in 1926, director Arturo Toscanini, in an emotional gesture, put his baton down at the point where Puccini had stopped his composition and said: “Thus far the master wrote, but he died.” A stunning silence filled the opera house. Toscanini continued: “But the disciples finished his work.” The risen Lord is ascended into heaven. The mission of Jesus entrusted to the Church is an open-ended cathedral. It will continue to be built into space and time. The Church may come under criticism and attack by well-meaning people as well as vested interests. But with Jesus as its foundation and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the mission of the Church will endure. Those disheartened by the recent sad events need to take a long view of what the Spirit of Jesus can do to purify and energize us to transform the world, offering us such precious gifts as love, peace, unity, service, and justice. Jesus’ ascension reminds us that the mission of Jesus is complete in one sense, but in another sense it is an unfinished symphony. The ascended Jesus now seated at the right hand of his Father impels us to be engaged in the world’s longings and strivings. We owe it to Jesus to make this world a better place.
A painting at St. Peter and Paul Church in Mauren, Liechtenstein, depicts Christ’s ascension. The solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord is observed May 16 this year in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
to become apostles with the promise of the “power from on high.” Ascension does not mean that Jesus has abandoned us. He will be with us always, even to the end of time. Jesus’ earthly form is taken away from us, but he identifies with
away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to take away sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him. Therefore, brothers and sisters, since through the blood of Jesus we have confidence of entrance into the sanctuary by the new and living way he opened for us through the veil, that is, his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy. A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE LK 24:46-52 Jesus said to his disciples: “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” Then he led them out as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in the temple praising God. all those in need. Whenever we do any good thing to the least of our brothers and sisters, we nurture the Body of Christ. Both the Acts and Luke speak about the call to witness to the risen and ascended Jesus. By the love we show, everyone will know that we are Jesus’ disciples. Through love, we will both praise and proclaim Jesus. The Spirit of Jesus will comfort and guide us. As Hebrews asserts, the open-ended mission will continue until Jesus “will appear a second time, not to take away sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him.” Our witnessing will entail “a sincere heart” and “absolute trust.” The alternative second reading from Ephesians too wishes that “the eyes of your hearts be enlightened” so that we may represent the dreams and desires of Jesus to the world. The Ascension of the Lord means that despite our troubles we as Church will continue to witness to Jesus in humble and powerful ways. We shall overcome! With God on our side, how can we fail? Always guided by the Spirit of Jesus, we shall meet the challenges of the transformation of the world. We cannot be “looking at the sky” in nostalgia, but we need to turn to one another in love and service. The Church needs conversion and healing. We are wounded healers. With great urgency, we are to carry out the mandate and mission of Jesus. There is sadness in the parting of Jesus, but there is joy in living in his Spirit. Ascension means that we are trusted to become responsible stewards and empowered to bring the world to the heart of Jesus Christ. Father Charles Puthota, Ph.D., is Pastor of St. Veronica Parish in South San Francisco.
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Living with our own Anger Several years ago, William Young wrote a novel which was both much read and much debated. Entitled “The Shack,” it told the story of a man whose young daughter had been kidnapped and brutally murdered. The man, struggling with a bitter anger, is invited by mysterious note to come alone to the shack within which his daughter had been murdered. Expecting to find the murderer there, he prepares himself for brutal struggle. But he meets God in the shack instead. What follows is wonderfully warm and theologically fertile portrayal of the trinity. But the wonderfully open, warm, embracing, nurturing, all-forgiving God that William
Young’s character meets does have one, hard, non-negotiable condition for getting to heaven: He has to forgive, not just his daughter’s murderer, but everyone, absolutely everyone, if he is to ultimately join the community of the blessed. He can go to heaven, but not if he continues to carry his anger. Whatever ecclesial deficiencies Young’s critics have accused him of, he is dead right and powerfully challenging on this central point, letting go of anger and bitterness is a non-negotiable condition for going to heaven. Indeed, I’m convinced that there comes a point in our lives where we need only three words in our spiritual vocabulary: Forgive, forgive, forgive. Morris West, in a short autobio-
graphical essay that he wrote to celebrate his 75th birthday, phrases this more positively. He states that, upon arriving on your 75th birthday, you should only have one phrase left in your vocabulary: Thank you! Gratitude is the opposite of anger and SPIRITUALITY, page 15
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Spirituality . . . ■Continued from page 14 we have too little gratitude in our lives. We are generally more angry than grateful. Moreover, to the extent that we even admit that we are angry, we tend to rationalize this by either dogma or cause: “I’m angry, but with cause! Mine is a righteous anger, like Jesus’ when he upset the tables of the money-changers in the temple!� “Sure I’m angry, but why shouldn’t I be, given how the conservatives have killed the openness of the past generation, re-entrenched a new intolerance into both the church and this country, and have no conscience for the poor!� “Sure I’m angry, but why shouldn’t I be, given what the liberals are doing to this Church and this country! Just look at abortion and gay marriage!� We should be cautious in flattering ourselves in this way: Unlike Jesus crying over Jerusalem, our tears are generally not warm
Re-evangelization . . . ■Continued from cover pied altar overlooking Palace Square, which was packed with enthusiastic faithful. When he arrived in his popemobile, they chanted, cheered and held homemade signs welcoming “Bento XVI,� as he is known in Portuguese. Despite a forecast of rain, sunshine lit the square and the Tagus River in the background, where schooners and other vessels cruised slowly. It was the first liturgical moment of a four-day visit that was also to take the pope to the Marian sanctuary of Fatima and the industrial city of Porto. On the plane carrying him and his entourage from Rome, the pope told reporters he was concerned about radical forms of secularization that threaten the religious traditions of countries such as Portugal. In his homily in Lisbon, which the pope delivered in Portuguese, he said that despite Portugal’s long Catholic tradition, it is “less and less realistic� to presume that the Christian faith is present among its people. Part of the problem, he said, is that the church may have placed too much trust in ecclesiastical structures, programs, powers and functions. The pope said it was important now to return to more fundamental things and to proclaim with vigor and joy the death and resur-
tears of love and sadness over division and misunderstanding. Our tears, when there are tears, are generally cold tears of bitterness and anger at the sense of having been wronged or of having to live in our churches and our society with people whom we consider ill-willed, lazy, small-minded, or just plain ignorant. We are more like the older brother of the prodigal son, doing mostly the right things, outwardly faithful in our religious and moral duties, but shackled with bitterness and a deep-down anger that makes it hard, or even impossible, for us to enter the dance, to let go, to forgive. Too few of us admit that we carry a lot of anger inside of us, that there are places in us that are bitter and resentful, and that there are still certain persons, incidents, and events in our lives that we haven’t forgiven. As well, to camouflage our anger we like to make a public display of our generosity and goodness. We tend to make a show to family and friends of how nice we are by praising rection of Christ, the “heart of Christianity.� “A vast effort at every level is required if every Christian is to be transformed into a witness capable of rendering account to all and at all times of the hope that inspires him,� he said. He asked Catholics to grow in friendship with Christ, listen to his words more carefully and learn to recognize him in the poor. “With your enthusiasm, demonstrate that, among all the different ways of life that the world today seems to offer us – apparently all on the same level – the only way in which we find the true meaning of life and hence true and lasting joy is by following Jesus,� he said. The pope said that while the Church may have “quarrelsome and even rebellious sons and daughters,� the real models of holiness are its saints. He reminded Portuguese Catholics of their own rich history of saints and missionaries who have taken the Gospel to every continent and helped shape cultures all over the world. Earlier in the day, Pope Benedict said the Church was ready to live in a pluralistic society as long as it can give witness to its beliefs, and as long as religion was not reduced to the private sphere. His message was aimed at the increasing numbers of Portuguese who have fallen away from practice of the faith. In theory, Catholics represent 88 percent of the population in Portugal, but the number of practicing Catholics is diminishing.
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someone lavishly and then, almost in the same sentence, call someone else a name, slander someone, or speak viciously or sarcastically about someone. This proclivity to divide others into either “angels� or “demons� is a sure indication of anger inside of us. We make a display of praising certain people (a display meant more to publicly exhibit how nice we are than to highlight someone else’s virtues) and then bitterly complain about how awful some other people are and how we are forever surrounded with idiots. Both the praise and the complaint testify to the same thing, we are living with anger. Honesty and humility should eventually bring us to admit this. We all carry some angers and we should not deceive ourselves on this. We need courage and honesty to face up to this. Perhaps we could take a lesson from groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and
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introduce ourselves to each other, or at least to our confessors, in this way: “My name is Ron, and I’m an angry person. I rationalize this by telling myself and others that my anger is justified, that I’m like Jesus, kicking over the tables of the moneychangers to cleanse God’s house. But I have come to realize that this is self-deception, simply a way rationalizing my own hurt. As I get older, I realize that I’m like the older brother of the prodigal son; I am standing outside the circle of warmth and community. But, the good news is that I’m in recovery.� Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. He can be contacted through his website www.ronrolheiser.com.
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Two new books on Mary inform and inspire Catholic readers â&#x20AC;&#x153;DISCOVERING MARY: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTHER OF GODâ&#x20AC;? by David Mills. Servant Books/St. Anthony Messenger Press (Cincinnati, 2010) 150 pp., $12.99. â&#x20AC;&#x153;THE SECRETS OF MARY: GIFTS FROM THE BLESSED MOTHERâ&#x20AC;? by Janice T. Connell. St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Press (New York, 2010) 310 pp., $24.99.
By Christopher Fenoglio Catholic News Service How much do you really know about Mary, the mother of God? Most Catholics are very familiar with Mary. Every time we recite the Hail Mary or sing the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ave Maria,â&#x20AC;? we recall the story of the visitation of Mary by the angel Gabriel and her faithful acceptance of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call to bear his Son. But familiarity is not the same as factual knowledge, so many Catholics search for more about Mary. Unfortunately, this search is made difficult because of the sparse information about Mary in the Bible. Two new books add clarity and inspiration by helping Catholics look clearly at the existing information and realize deeper levels of understanding about the life of Mary. Through these books, we come to a fuller appreciation of how she can be a shining source of inspiration for our lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discovering Maryâ&#x20AC;? by David Mills is a straightforward, well-organized collection of facts and simple apologetic arguments about the historical Mary and her place in the church. Originating from a writing assignment for Our Sunday
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National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi LA PORZIUNCOLA NUOVA Columbus at Vallejo in San Francisco’s North Beach The Porziuncola and the Francesco Rocks Gift Shop are open every day except Monday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Visit www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com June 3, 7:30 p.m.: A Spanish Requiem Mass featuring the voices of the Notre Dame des Victoires Choir in the Porziuncola chapel. Admission is free. Event is sponsored by the Confraternity of the Knights of St. Francis of Assisi.
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TV/Radio Fridays at 9 a.m.: The Archbishop’s Hour on Immaculate Heart Radio, KSFB - 1260 AM, San Francisco. Enjoy news, conversation and indepth look at local and larger Church. Program is rerun Fridays and Mondays at 9 p.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. - e-mail info@sfarchdiocese.org with comments and questions about faith. 1260 AM also offers daily Mass, rosary and talk on the faith. Visit www.ihradio.org. Sunday, 6 a.m., KOFY Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding.
Sunday, 7 a.m.: TV Mass on The Filipino Channel (TFC) (Channel 241 on Comcast and Channel 2060 on Direct TV. Saturday, 4 p.m.: Religious programming in Cantonese over KVTO 1400 AM, co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry and Chinese Young Adults of the Archdiocese. 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. EWTN Catholic Television: Comcast Channel 229, AT&T Channel 562, Astound Channel 80, San Bruno Cable Channel 143, DISH Satellite Channel 261, Direct TV Channel 370. For programming details, visit www.ewtn.com
St. Mary’s Cathedral Gough and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Call (415) 567-2020 May 19, 10:30 a.m. – noon: Grief Support Group in the Msgr. Bowe Room. Presenter is Barbara Elordi, MFT, coordinator of Consolation Ministry. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. Strength for the Journey, a ministry of support for people diagnosed with life-threatening illness and the families, friends and caregivers, is in its inaugural stage at the cathedral. Deacon Christoph Sandoval is director. Cal (415) 567-2020, ext. 203, or e-mail Rcs7777@ comcast.net.
May 15: Dominican Sisters’ Vision of Hope and Annual Day at the Races at Golden Gate Fields for the Preakness. The event committee has gathered new and exciting raffle prizes for both the big raffle and the really fun one that takes place only for those attending - last year we had so much fun, even total strangers came to join us. The big raffle will again have the Giants owners’ tickets, and other great prizes.The track has set aside its best tables just for our group, so don’t be late to the gate in getting your tickets – call (510) 533-5768 or e-mail osd@msjdominicans.org. Ticket prices are $60 per person for regular seating and $80 per person for premium seating. All tickets include brunch, lunch and valet parking! See you at the races!
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May 22, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: The Life and Dignity of the Human Person with Sulpician Father Andrew Amritharaj, Ph. D. at St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd. just of Edgewood near Alameda de las Pulgas in Redwood City. Topics include end-of-life issues in light of Catholic Church teachings. The presenter is a professor of moral theology and spirituality at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park. Admission free. Lunch provided. To register, call Evie Dwyer at (650) 368-9372 or e-mail evie@federales.com
Single, Divorced, Separated Information about Bay Area single, divorced and separated programs is available from Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at grosskopf@ usfca.edu (415) 422-6698. May 21 – 23; June 25 – 27: SF Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekends. Scholarships are available. Visit www.sfcee.org. SFCEE is a nonprofit, volunteer ministry dedicated to marriage preparation in the Catholic Faith. Would you like support while you travel the road through separation and divorce? The Archdiocese of San Francisco offers support for the journey. The Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese of San Francisco (SDCASF) has two ongoing support groups in the 1st and 3rd weeks of each month. There is one on the Peninsula, at St. Bartholomew Parish, 600 Columbia Dr, San Mateo, on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, at 7 p.m. in the Spirituality center on the main floor of the ‘school’ building. The other one is in the parish hall of St. Stephen Parish near Stonestown, San Francisco, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, at 7:30 p.m. Call Gail (650) 5918452, or Joanne at St. Bart’s, (650) 347-0701 for more information. Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin County: “We are Catholics, single or single again, who are interested in making new friends, taking part in social activities, sharing opportunities for spiritual growth, and becoming involved in volunteer activities that will benefit our parishes, our community, and one another. We welcome those who would share in this with us.” For information, call Bob at (415) 897-0639. Catholics 55 and over interested in meeting others of the faith in that age group are invited to contact Mary at mpecci@sbcglobal.net. A core group who will organize events for this age group is being formed. Minimum effort required.
Trainings/Lectures/Respect Life Saturdays: San Mateo Pro-Life prays the rosary at Planned Parenthood, 2211 Palm Ave. in San Mateo at 8 a.m. and invites others to join them at the site. The prayer continues as a peaceful vigil until 1 p.m. The group is also open to new membership. Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month except August and December at St. Gregory Parish’s Worner Center, 138 28th Ave. in San Mateo at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Jessica at (650) 572-1468 or visit www.sanmateoprolife.com Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Rosary for Life 815 Eddy St. – Planned Parenthood – in San Francisco.
Vocations May 15: The Society of Mary, Marist Fathers and Brothers are sponsoring monthly days of discernment for men between the ages of 18 and 35 at St. Peter Chanel Seminary, 2335 Warring St.
Berkeley. These days will provide an opportunity to think, pray and discuss their Christian calling to remain single, get married or to commit to the consecrated life as a religious priest or brother. Call (510) 486-1232 or e-mail maristvocations@ sbcglobal.net. May 15, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.: Young Adults 21-40 Pray! Play! Praise! with Sister Rebecca at Queen of the Holy Rosary Center, Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Motherhouse, 43326 Mission Blvd, Fremont (entrance on Mission Tierra Pl. between Ohlone College and Old Mission San Jose. Come for just a while or plan to stay all day! RSVP: Blessings@ msjdominicans.org; or call (510) 933-6335 May 10. Visit our website at www.msjdominicans.org for more information. May 21, 22: Catholic women age 21 - 40ish. Discern the call to Religious Life with the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. E-mail Blessings@ msjdominicans.org; or call: (510) 933-6335 to RSVP or find out more.
Reunions May 23, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Holy Angels Elementary School Barbecue – Alumni, school families are invited. Gellert Park, 50 Wembley Drive in Daly City. June 26: Class of ’60, Star of the Sea Academy. E-mail erhunt@mail.com or noniloretta@att.net October 22: Class of ’60, St. Cecilia Elementary School Wine and Cheese Party in the parish Collins Center. Event includes tour of the school and the opportunity to participate in the annual Parish Festival. Contact Bob O’Donnell at rjodfc@ yahoo.com or Nancy Sarlatte Murphy at nancymurphy1248@comcast.net October 23: Class of ’60, St. Cecilia Elementary School Reunion Dinner at the Irish Cultural Center. Contact Bob O’Donnell at rjodfc@yahoo.com or Nancy Sarlatte Murphy at nancymurphy1248@ comcast.net Class of ’60 from Holy Angels Elementary School in Colma. Contact Linda Brewer at brewer@sbcglobal.net or visit www.holyangelscolma.com or call (650) 755-0220. Class of ’60 from Notre Dame High School in Belmont is planning its 50th reunion. Contact Bettina Igoa McCall at Mcbett@comcast.net or (510) 851-2344. St. Paul High School, San Francisco, class of ’80 planning a reunion sometime in June 2010 to coincide with graduation day of May 31 1980. E-mail Maria Rinaldi Vincent at vncntmtvincent@aol.com or call (650) 349-1642.
Food & Fun May 15, 1:10 p.m.: “Parish Family Day at AT&T” advance ticket sales - $14 per person - only by March 30. The SF Parish & School Baseball League will host a free ‘tailgate’ party of hot dogs and sodas, and we will feature 84 of our longest throwers in a ‘long-toss’ competition by grades 3 - 8. If he is not pitching, Giants’ long-toss champ, Barry Zito will hand out the
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trophies. Parishioners wishing to attend should contact their Athletic Director, or they can contact e-mail bstableford@sfpsbl.org or phone (415) 559-8728. May 22, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Whale of a Sale at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd. in Greenbrae. Spaces available for items you might want to sell at $35 if reserved before May 13 and $50 per space after that date. Vendor supplies their own tables and chairs. Spaces accommodate eight foot table or two card tables. Call (415) 461-0704 or visit www. sebastian94904.com
Consolation Ministry Grief support groups meet at the following parishes: San Mateo County: Good Shepherd, Pacifica; call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593. Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City; call parish at (650) 7552727. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 366-3802. St. Bartholomew, San Mateo; Barbara Syme (650) 343-6156. St. Peter, Pacifica; call parish at (650) 359-6313. St. Pius, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 361-0655. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sr. Patricia O’Sullivan at (650) 589-0104. Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo; call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650. St. Anthony, Novato; call parish (415) 883-2177. St. Hilary, Tiburon; call Helen Kelly at (415) 388-9651. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato; call Sr. Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. San Francisco County: St. Dominic; call Deacon Chuck McNeil at (415) 567-7824. St. Gabriel; call Monica Williams at (650) 756-2060. St. Mary’s Cathedral; call Sister Esther McEgan at (415) 5672020 ext. 218. Alma Via; contact Mercy Feeney at (650) 756-4500. Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo; call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506. Ministry to Grieving Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; call Ina Potter at (650) 3476971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.
Special Liturgies The Tridentine Mass is celebrated Sundays at 12:15 p.m. at Holy Rosary Chapel at St. Vincent School for Boys. For more information, call St. Isabella Parish at (415) 479-1560. First Fridays: Latin High Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at 6 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road at Glen Way, East Palo Alto. Mass is followed by the Litany of the Sacred Heart and Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament until midnight. Confessions are heard before Mass. Low Mass in Latin is offered every Friday evening at 6 p.m. For further information, call (650) 322-2152. First Sundays at 6:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Parish, 307 Willow at Miller in South San Francisco. For more information, call Ando Perlas at (650) 892-5728.
Serra Clubs May 20, noon: Serra club of San Francisco luncheon at Italian American Social Club, 25 Russia Avenue , off Mission Street in San Francisco. Program: DVD presentation of talk given by Cardinal Edward Egan of New York at the Serra International meeting .concerning religious vocations and the work of the Serra Club. Cost: $16 for lunch. Non members welcome. Contact Paul Crudo at (415) 566-8224 or e-mail pecrudodds@ aol.com.
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SHARE OFFICE SPACE IN VAN NESS CORRIDOR An ideal space for a single professional, bright modern office space with use of large conference room, telephone system, computer networks. Share 1/3 of the office expense. Contact Jack at (415) 474-9765, ext. 101
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Approximately 2,000 to 10,000 square feet first floor office space available (additional space available if needed) at One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco (between Gough & Franklin), is being offered for lease to a non-profit entity. Space available includes enclosed offices, open work area with several cubicles, large work room, and storage rooms on the lower level of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Chancery / Pastoral Center. We also have mail and copy services available, as well as meeting rooms (based on availability). Reception services available. Space has access to kitchen area and restroom facilities. Parking spaces negotiable. Ready for immediate occupancy with competitive terms. Come view the space. For more information, contact
Katie Haley, (415) 614-5556 email haleyk@sfarchdiocese.org.
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Catholic San Francisco
May, 14, 2010
In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of April HOLY CROSS COLMA Edward P. Ahern William Paul Anders William P. Baranski Feliciana M. Breiz Frederick L. Brooks James A. Buckley Larry A. Bulusan Stanley Bush Pauline Schroeder Butler Leo V. Carew, Jr. Stella M. Chang Diane C. Conjulusa Virginia Corre Josefina Cuadra Josephine DeLeo Angelo DeMario Virginia Anne Dixon Charles Dunleavy Lillian Durazzo John J. Dwyer Marjorie R. Dwyer Michael J. Dwyer Robert John Ebert Viola A. English Edward S. Erigero, DDS Rosibel M. Escobar William “Bill” Farrell Loretta Fong Yick Bruno Foronda Mary A. Galeotti Theresa R. Galvin Renato “Ray” Ghiozzi Barbara S. Giannini Robert B. Gonzalez Joaquina Guzman Mariann Haberer Alton Halvorson, Sr. Violet V. Hykal Rita Juarez Wadie Kallo Margaret A. Kelleher Patricia M. Kelly Jane Kerns-Ryan Peter T. Kirwan Maria G. Kropp Kenneth A. LaBounty Henri Lapuyade Nam G. Lee Edna C. Lee
Aldo Lodigiani John M. Lopes Betty L. Lucett Dionysius I. Macatiag Dolores C. Maher Albert F. “Tom” Martinelli Benigno Ernest Martinez John Patrick McAuliffe Dorothy H. McCauley Kurt S. McDonald Margaret M. McDonnell James H. McGough Maureen Rogers McGrew Carmelita A. Medina Melba A. Molinari Maureen E. Mona Marjorie Morales Eileen Moriarty Margaret Nebiolini Evelyn C. Newhoff Joan M. Nightingale Maria Del Carmen Ofiana Frank Pecoraro Ruth Pettett Kenneth Glenn Pickworth Isabel Pieraldi William L. Pimentel Luis A. Pineda Bertha Juana Pizarro Robert L. Podesta Genesis Alvin A. Polo Dolores Lorraine Quattrin Katherine P. Radovich Cecilia A. Regan Michael A. Resendez Peter Ritson Olga Rizzo Barbara Rochex Miguel A. Rodriguez Paul Rodriguez, Jr. Dolores C. Salcedo Edward Salcedo Yasmin G. Sallah Yole Maria Sameth Emelina Santamaria Constance Marie Santiago Ysabel G. Seijas Rita Delorio Seivert Juana Theresa Sequeira Joey A. Sevilla Manuel Simao, Jr. Mary Louise Siska
Ann M. Sobeck Joseph Henry Solis Belen P. Sotto Matilde Spadini Edward J. Spasek J. Michael Stewart, Sr. Christopher T. Strei Lois M. Sullivan Mary A. Sullivan Agnes M. Sullivant Raymond Thompson William G. Tobin Francis J. Toccalino Concetta Katherine Tomasello Beverly J. Torres Mario Valencia Javier Valencia Arnold Francis Van Winkle Joseph Robert Vassallo Theodora C. Vennarucci Maria Mercedes Villalta Jose Viteri Janet H. Walsh William Welsh Calvin White Donald F. Wild
MENLO PARK Graciela Alvarez Baez Maria C. Chavez Romualdo Torres Connejo Marina G. Englert John H. Hastings Alba “Chala” Lopez Gerald D. Mann Stephen R. Perritt
MT. OLIVET Gary N. Fissel Mary Foley Alicia Isuel Walter Basil Kulemin Melissa Marie Shantini Lingam Norman Soldavini Barbara Marie Vindigni
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR Frances Leal
MEMORIAL DAY MASS: Monday, May 31, 2010 – 11:00 am Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma Archbishop George H. Niederauer, Celebrant
Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, San Rafael Rev. Paul E. Perry, Celebrant
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Menlo Park Rev. William Myers, Celebrant
Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery, Half Moon Bay – 9:30 am Rev. Domingo Orimaco, Celebrant
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA First Saturday Mass – Saturday, June 5, 2010 All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am Rev. Brian Costello, Celebrant
The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco www.holycrosscemeteries.com HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 650-756-2060 PILARCITOS CEMETERY Hwy. 92 @ Main, Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1676
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 650-323-6375 ST. ANTHONY CEMETERY Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 650-712-1679
MT. OLIVET CATHOLIC CEMETERY 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 415-479-9020 OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CEMETERY Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1679
A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.