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Polls find more Americans call themselves ‘pro-life’ than ‘pro-choice’

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WASHINGTON (CNS) – Less than four months into President Barack Obama’s term, opinion polls are finding that Americans are taking a dramatic turn toward greater opposition to abortion. A poll conducted May 7-10 as part of the annual Gallup Values and Beliefs survey found that a majority of Americans (51 percent) described themselves as “pro-life” with respect to the abortion issue, while only 42 percent said they were “pro-choice.” The results were made public May 15. It marked the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1995 that more respondents said they were pro-life than pro-choice, and was a shift of 7-8 percentage points from a year earlier, when 50 percent said they were pro-choice and 44 percent said they were pro-life. Obama is a strong supporter of keeping abortion legal. Some groups that promote abortion have said his November 2008 election was a mandate to expand access to and federal funding of abortion. A separate Gallup Poll Daily survey conducted May 12-13 found that 50 percent of Americans described themselves as pro-life and 43 percent as pro-choice. The results were similar to another national survey made public April 30 by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, which found that the number of Americans who said abortion should be legal in all or most cases had declined to 46 percent in April 2009 from 54 percent in August 2008. Forty-four percent of respondents in the Pew poll said abortion should be illegal in most (28 percent) or all cases (16 percent), up from 41 percent in August 2008. The margin of error for each of the three polls was plus or minus 3 percentage points. POLLS, page 5

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Pope Benedict XVI prays in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City, one of the last places he visited during his recent eight-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. See story page 14.

Vatican accepts Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang’s letter of resignation

San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius C. Wang

At a Mass May 16 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco, Archbishop George H. Niederauer announced that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation letter of Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius C. Wang, which was submitted to the Vatican by Bishop Wang on his 75th birthday in February. The news was made public at a Mass of thanksgiving for Bishop Wang’s 50 years as a priest and his retirement as auxiliary bishop, which was organized by the Catholic Chinese-American community. At the Mass, Archbishop Niederauer presided, Bishop Wang was the primary celebrant and Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice concelebrated. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced the papal decision May 16 in Washington, D.C. At age 75 bishops are required by canon law to submit their resignation to the pope. Earlier, the nuncio had asked the archdiocese for an appropriate date to make the announcement, and Archbishop Niederauer suggested the day of the special Mass for Bishop Wang. Bishop Wang, who has served in the Archdiocese of San Francisco for 35 years, was appointed auxiliary bishop in December 2002 by Pope John Paul II. At that time, he became the first priest of Chinese heritage to be named a U.S. bishop. San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer

said, “On behalf of the entire archdiocese, I thank Bishop Wang for his decades of service to the local Church as a priest and bishop. His dedication and service have been a blessing to the priests and people of the archdiocese and our many ethnic communities, particularly the Chinese Catholic community. Truly, Bishop Wang has been a hardworking and generous servant of the Church.”

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Bishop Wang expressed his gratitude saying, “I thank God and all the people I have met who have helped to shape and form me. Wherever I went, I met good people and I saw good examples.” With the acceptance of his letter of resignation, Bishop Wang says he now feels “more settled” and “pretty good about it.” He notes that he will continue to be active, but he will not miss the meetings and paperwork. In retirement, he plans to travel and continue living in San Francisco. Born Feb. 27, 1934, in Beijing, Bishop Wang (pronounced Wong) was the fifth of eight children in a Catholic Chinese family that was descended from a Manchurian emperor, the rulers of the last Chinese dynasty. BISHOP WANG, page 3

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION News in brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pope leaves Holy Land . . . . 14 Obama at Notre Dame . . . . 15 Scripture & reflection. . . . . 18 Two good books . . . . . . . . . 20

Religious education teachers honored ~ Page 6 ~ May 22, 2009

Forming a new priest ~ Page 8 ~

Planning marriage in the Catholic Church ~ Page 12-13 ~

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It was “hats on” for cancer cures at Epiphany Elementary School. Among those leading the campaign were Haley Sao, seated left, Samara Balestier, Melissa Elizarde, Michael Ruiz, Brianna Rojas. Middle from left: Desiree Vado, Andrea Juarez, Stone Villamor, Patrick Mendoza, Sean Weglinski, Diego Blandino. Top from left: Asia Satchell, Luis Reid, Ira Navarra, Gabby Totaan, Pilar Whitney. In front but hidden is Courtney Perez.

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Bishop Wang retires, praised for his service to God and Church n Continued from cover In September 2008 he returned to Beijing’s Divine Savior Church, also known as North Church, where he had been baptized, received first Communion and was confirmed. He said his concelebration of a Mass there drew a standing-room-only crowd, because “the fact that a bishop recognized by Rome was going to be celebrating Mass is a big deal.� After studies for the priesthood in Hong Kong, he was ordained for the Prefecture of Kienow, China, July 4, 1959. He earned a doctorate in canon law from what was then known as the Propaganda Fide College in Rome in 1962. Unable to return to China when he completed his studies, then Father-Wang went to the Diocese of St. George’s in Grenada, where he served as a parish priest, head of Catholic schools and vicar general for 12 years. In 1974 he went to San Francisco, a city where nearly one-fourth of the residents are of Chinese ancestry, to visit his widowed sister, who had cancer. When he realized she was dying he decided to stay in San Francisco. After her death in 1978, he took charge of her three children, then ages 9, 16 and 18. He served on the archdiocesan tribunal, as parochial vicar in several parishes and as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church for 10 years. Before his appointment as a bishop in late 2002, Bishop Wang had been coordinator of the Chinese Apostolate in the San Francisco Archdiocese since 1981, archdiocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith since 1994 and chancellor since 1998. He was ordained a bishop Jan. 30, 2003. As bishop, he served as episcopal vicar for religious and vicar for the promotion of spiritual and apostolic life and ethnic ministries. At the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, he had served on the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Islanders and the board

Bishop Wang gives Communion to Daughters of Carmel Sister Priscilla P. Karm at St. Mary’s Cathedral May 16.

At the conclusion of the May 16 Mass, Bishop Wang received the Assumpta Award. Pictured above (from left) St. Mary’s Cathedral Board of Regents Vice Chair Ken Ryan, Archbishop George H. Niederauer, Bishop Ignatius C. Wang, Chairman of the Cathedral Regents Richard Hunt, and Rector of St. Mary’s Cathedral Father John Talesfore.

of bishops for the American College in Louvain, Belgium. At the conclusion of the May 16 Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Archbishop Niederauer presented Bishop Wang with the Assumpta Award, which is named for the Cathedral’s Patron, St. Mary of the Assumption. The Assumpta Award is given by the Cathedral’s Board of Regents to those who have shown exemplary service to the Church. Following the May 16 Mass of thanksgiv-

ing, a dinner honoring Bishop Wang, in the conference facilities below the cathedral, drew more than 500 people. The evening’s festivities were organized by the Catholic Chinese community under the direction of Canossian Sister Maria Hsu, director of the San Francisco Archdiocese’s Chinese Ministry.

Bishop Ignatius Wang listens to the Gospel reading May 16 at a Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

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Vatican has iPhone, Facebook marking communications day VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican is launching iPhone and Facebook applications in an effort to help Catholics, especially younger generations, use new technologies to create a culture of dialogue, respect and friendship. The new applications are part of a brand new Vatican Web site – www.pope2you.net – that was to go live on World Communications Day, which will be celebrated May 24 in most dioceses. Sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, the new site was created to help attract young people to and spread Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Communications Day, the head of the council, Archbishop Claudio Celli, told reporters May 18. This year’s communications day message is dedicated to “New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship.” “We thought that it was good to present the message to the young generation through technologies that they know how to use,” the archbishop said during a press conference unveiling the new site.

Pope pleads for protection, help for Sri Lankan refugees VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As the government of Sri Lanka declared victory over Tamil separatists engaged in a 26-year battle for independence, Pope Benedict XVI appealed to both sides to protect civilians and asked the international community to provide aid to tens of thousands of refugees. In northern Sri Lanka, there are “thousands of children, women and elderly from whom the war has taken years of life and of hope,” the pope said May 17. Speaking during his midday “Regina Coeli” address at the Vatican, the pope asked government and rebel troops to facilitate the evacuation of civilians, guaranteeing their safety. “I also ask humanitarian institutions, including Catholic ones, not to leave anything untried in meeting the urgent need of the refugees for food and medicine,” the pope said. The Associated Press May 18 quoted Sri Lankan military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara as saying civilians who had been trapped in the war zone – 63,000 in all – had fled to safety during the previous 72 hours. But rebel official Selvarasa

Pathmanathan told the AP that the bodies of thousands of wounded and slain civilians lay strewn across the war zone.

U.S. rabbis praise Pope Benedict for his remarks on the Holocaust NEW YORK (CNS) – A group of prominent U.S. rabbis involved in interfaith relations praised Pope Benedict XVI May 12 for his remarks at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem that drew criticism from several Israeli politicians and journalists. At the memorial May 11 the pope called the Holocaust an atrocity that disgraced mankind and said the church is committed to working tirelessly “to ensure that hatred will never reign in the hearts of men again.” He met with six Holocaust survivors, who later expressed their appreciation for the pope’s gesture. But critics said they were disappointed the German pope made no mention in his talk of the Nazi perpetrators of the Holocaust. “I really think it is purposeless to parse every word of the pope, and to read into (his remarks) nuances that were not intended,” said Rabbi Gilbert Rosenthal, executive director of the National Council of Synagogues. Rabbi Rosenthal made the comments at a press conference in Manhattan with Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York following the spring meeting of the consultation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Council of Synagogues.

Catholic institutions urged to work ‘in solidarity’ with bishops

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl said Catholic institutions must work “in soliTHE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ADORATION darity with the bishops,” who are responsible for “preservINVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE SOLEMN ing the unity of the church, NOVENA IN HONOR OF: and providing leadership.” His reflection on the link

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between bishops and Catholic institutions appeared in a column in the May 14 issue of the Catholic Standard, Washington’s archdiocesan newspaper. Although he did not specifically name the University of Notre Dame and the controversy over its decision to have President Barack Obama deliver the address at the Indiana school’s May 17 commencement, the archbishop noted that “every now and then a news item surfaces about a decision by a Catholic institution that may seem at odds with its Catholic identity.” He wrote, “Discussion that follows provides an opportunity to arrive at a better understanding of the unity of the Catholic Church and how institutions relate to the broader church community.” More than 50 U.S. bishops have criticized Notre Dame, which also planned to give the president an honorary degree, because Obama supports legal abortion and embryonic stem-cell research.

Church, government have history of collaboration WASHINGTON (CNS) – In a letter responding to the concerns of Ursuline Sister Marie Therese Farjon about whether the government would interfere with the work her nuns had been doing among the poor in New Orleans, the U.S. president assured her the order could count on “all the protection which my office can give it.” “The principles of the Constitution and the government of the United States are a sure guarantee ... that your institution will be permitted to govern itself according to its own voluntary rules, without interference from the civil authority,” he wrote in a May 15 letter. The year was 1804; the president, Thomas Jefferson. That early affirmation that the U.S. government would not interfere in the way a religious institution operates takes on a new meaning these days. While the Obama administration revamps the program of outreach to faith-based and neighborhood organizations, societal changes including the increased acceptance of same-sex marriage are leading church-based agencies to push for conscience clauses NEWS IN BRIEF, page 5

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n Continued from cover The Gallup Values and Beliefs survey found the strongest pro-life views among those who said they were Republican or independents leaning toward the Republican Party, those who described themselves as conservative and those who said they were Christians. Fifty-two percent of the Catholic respondents and 59 percent of Protestants or members of other Christian religions described themselves as pro-life in the 2009 poll, compared to 45 percent of Catholics and 51 percent of Protestants in May 2008. Seventy percent of Republicans or those leaning Republican said they were pro-life, compared to 60 percent in 2008; the percentage who said they were pro-choice in that group dropped from 36 percent in 2008 to 26 percent this year. Among Democrats and independents who leaned toward the Democratic Party, the position on abortion remained virtually unchanged, with 61 percent saying they were pro-choice and 33 percent pro-life in 2009, compared to 60 percent pro-choice and 33 percent pro-life last year.

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Indian Christians pleased with secular alliance victory NEW DELHI (CNS) – Christian groups in India said the return of a secular alliance in general elections was a repudiation of sectarianism, reported the Asian church news agency UCA News. The Catholic Church is pleased that the Indian voters have made “the right choice” to

“With the first pro-choice president in eight years already making changes to the nation’s policies on funding abortion overseas, expressing his support for the Freedom of Choice Act and moving toward rescinding federal job protections for medical workers who refuse to participate in abortion procedures, Americans – and, in particular, Republicans – seem to be taking a step back from the pro-choice position,” said a Gallup commentary on the results. “It is possible that, through his abortion policies, Obama has pushed the public’s understanding of what it means to be ‘pro-choice’ slightly to the left, politically,” it added. “While Democrats may support that, as they generally support everything Obama is doing as president, it may be driving others in the opposite direction.” When Gallup first began conducting the Values and Beliefs survey in 1995, 56 percent of Americans described themselves as prochoice and only 33 percent said they were pro-life. Since then, the highest percentage to identify themselves as pro-life was 46 percent, in both August 2001 and May 2002. In surveys conducted by Pew Research, support for keeping abortion legal in all or most cases ranged in 2008 from 57 percent in mid-October to 53 percent in late October but dropped to 46 percent in April 2009. elect the United Progressive Alliance to lead the country, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India said in a press statement soon after the results were announced May 16. The bishops said they were confident the new government would keep its promise to safeguard the country from sectarian and divisive forces and restore confidence among all people, especially religious minority groups. The bishops said Christians in India have always supported political parties that worked for the welfare of the poor and the oppressed. Prior to the elections they had appealed to people to elect a government that would protect the country’s secular principles. The Indian National Congress party led the United Progressive Alliance to victory in the election in what is being seen as a triumph for the president of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi.

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May 22, 2009

Sharing the faith

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Archdiocese honors religious education teachers and leaders

Bishop William Justice presents Pius X Award May 14 to Evarista Bert Albano, St Patrick Parish, for 25 years as a catechist.

By Tom Burke Catechists and parish catechetical leaders of long service were honored May 14 at annual St. Pius X Awards ceremonies. Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice presided at a prayer service opening the evening at St. Anne of the Sunset Church in San Francisco. More than 2,000 men and women volunteer their time as teachers and aides in parish religious education programs serving almost 19,000 public and other non-Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. “Catechists and Parish Catechetical Leaders are an integral part of the Archdiocese’s effort to proclaim the Gospel,” Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle, director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry, told Catholic San Francisco in conversation preceding the event. “The parish is the preeminent place for the catechesis to happen and the time, talent and treasure of these people gift us with the knowing of Jesus Christ and the Church. I think so often of how many lives have been touched by these special people. To see people giving 5, 10, 25, 40 years of service to their parish ministry of catechesis is awe inspiring.”

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Sister Celeste called catechists disciples. “We are especially called in the catechetical ministry to live out the role of our discipleship. How grateful I am for the many people in this ministry,” she said. “They are indeed ‘living saints on earth.’” Director’s Awards were presented to Father Jack O’Neill, pastor, Sacred Heart Parish in Olema; Father Mario Farana, pastor, St. Paul Parish in San Francisco; Father Daniel Maguire, pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in San Francisco, and Passionist Sister Rafaela Ojeda Aguilar, director of Religious Education for the Spanish-speaking at Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Half Moon Bay. The recognition “is given to individuals who have served the needs of the catechetical community in the Archdiocese of San Francisco in a special way outside of their ordinary ministry to the Church,” according to a note in the evening’s program. The evening was dedicated to the late Sister Maria de la Cruz Aymes of the Society of Helpers and a 2001 winner of the Director’s Award. Sister Maria, who died April 25 in Chicago, was author of the “On Our Way” series of religious education texts, a work that is claimed to have changed the face of teaching the faith in the American Church. It was announced that a memorial Mass for Sister Maria will be said June 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Sister Julie O’Neill, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was honored for her more than 30 years of service in the Archdiocese most notably in Religious Education for special needs persons. Surprise recognition was also given to Sister Celeste for her years as leader of the Religious Education program in the Archdiocese. In remarks following the awards presentation, Bishop

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Catholic catechesis needs the testimony of faith witnesses, says Bishop Kicanas Catechesis, the process of transmitting the Gospel to others, was a prominent concern at the National Catholic Educational Association convention in Anaheim last month. In his keynote address, Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., stressed the importance of educators in guiding students to increase their knowledge of Christ. “Remember you matter much,” he told the teachers, school administrators, religious educators, pastors, parents and volunteers who attended the national event. “What you do is at the heart of the church’s mission. You bring faith (and) transmit it, generating a relationship with Jesus Christ,” he said. He urged the teachers and catechists to become witnesses. “This (new) generation listens to witnesses,

and if they listen to their teachers, it is because they are witnesses,” he said. “A teacher affects eternity and you can’t (have) influence when it (witnessing) stops.” Most of Bishop Kicanas’ speech centered on the five pastoral priorities set by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: faith formation and sacraments; strengthening of marriage; life and dignity of the human person; vocation promotion; and multicultural diversity. “The church has been struggling with catechesis in its life span,” he said, discussing faith formation and sacraments. He said there are four generational groups in the church – those born before the Second Vatican Council, those born during Vatican II, those born after Vatican II, and those called the “millennials,” born

between the years 1979 and 1997. Millenials have a different way of viewing the church, he said, and expressed special concern for them because they are coming of age in a world where the economy is near collapse and where many people are uninterested in the faith, “with one foot in the world and one in the church, or maybe two feet in the world.” Bishop Kicanas encouraged the teachers to talk to their students about “Christ’s way of life for others that leads to joy.” To promote the faith he suggested engaging in family catechesis, paying attention to the youth culture, and encouraging people to learn about and participate in the sacraments. He urged the educators to address the issue of marriage with their students, since the family is the primary place of formation for all people.

He also underscored the importance of talking about the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. To illustrate the need to promote vocations, he shared his own experience: His eighthgrade teacher was key in his decision to enter the priesthood, which he said has been a great blessing in his life. Regarding multicultural ministry, he highlighted the importance of learning a second language as well as educators understanding the cultures of their communities. “Get out of your comfort zones to engage in the multiculture of your communities,” he told the teachers. Bishop Kicanas said that “the work of the church will be much impeded” if people try to serve the young without taking into account the bishops’ pastoral priorities.

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San Mateo County Church of the Good Shepherd Mildred Biery, 5 years Church of the Nativity Shirley Sachs, 15 years Holy Angels Parish Gus Pangan, 15 years; Dianne Chiappari, 30 years Mater Dolorosa Parish Lucille Casey, 15 years Our Lady of Angels Parish Diane Creedon, 5 years Our Lady of Mercy Parish Tita Mendoza, Lena Juan, Estela Maracha, 5 years; Barbara Celaya, 11 years Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Jasef Casas, Joanna Soriano, Rhea Struve, Ronel Mallari, Demetria Barrozo, Clarita Benitez, 5 years; Carmelita Untalan, Marirose Macaraig, 10 years; Adelaida canlas, Evelyn M. Villegas, 20 years; Estrellita P. Castillo, 25 years Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Gwen Guisti, Katie Hoelzel, Liza Morford, Janie Dilena, Julie McGowan, Robin Murphy, Kevin Murphy, Sandra Adreini, Kalei Ching, 5 years; Maria Villegas, Isabel Guzman, Jorge Guzman, Ramon Sonqui, Carlos Rivera, Celina Rivera, Sulema Villalobos, 6 years;

Gloria Cortez, 8 years; Claudia Miramontes, 10 years; Carolina Martinez, 15 years; Connie Sarabia, 20 years St. Andrew Parish Linda Tejada, 20 years St. Augustine Parish Nini Devera, Florentina Maclan, Florio Mazares, 5 years; Mediatrix Valera, 6 years St. Bartholomew Parish Christina Benages, Anna Levaggi, 5 years; Danette Magilligan, 10 years St. Bruno Parish Daisy Marcenario, Paz Rizo, 5 years; Yolanda Ojeda, 6 years; Teresa Navarro, 10 years St. Charles Parish Virginia Marans, Jean Sebring, Christina Simpson, Anthiny Vassallo, Alex Cromosini, Eric Cromosini, 5 years; Lana Greco, Judy Ansaldi, 7 years; Alison Spong, 9 years; Sonia Bon, 10 years; Joanne Cromosini, 15 years; Sharon Branaman, 17 years; Bob Farkas, 22 years; Carolyn Tamony, 25 years; Nancy Farrant, 31 years

St. Dunstan Parish Roselyn Pallas, Rosy Zucchiati, 5 years; Jennifer De Battista, 6 years; Terry Gurtiza, Lisa De Santolo, 7 years; Margaret Wyman, 8 years; Joe Sigona, 20 years; Frances Sigona, 45 years St. Luke Parish Mayela Kelly, Kathleen Richman, Kevin McGill, Mary McGill, 10 years; Paulette Bundy, 15 years; Tom Poeschl, 20 years St. Mark Parish Mary Ames, 20 years; Martha Rubio, 30 years St. Matthias Parish Lynn Pierce, Gail Thompson, Susan Torres, 5 years St. Peter Parish Laura Novello, 5 years; Kathleen Bissel; Sheree Cutler, 15 years St. Robert Parish Megan Gilfillan, Natalie Esposto, Michelle Brazil, 5 years St. Timothy Parish Denise Allen, Maria Abbott, 15 years; Ana Park, 32 years

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May 22, 2009

Forming a priest: Bill Thornton The aging and their caregivers need the Church more than ever, says retired lawyer who found a new vocation while caring for his dying parents

Deacon Bill Thornton, 62, receives his diploma at commencement ceremonies at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University. At right, Thornton talks with parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in East Palo Alto after assisting at a 7:30 Sunday morning Mass.

This is the second in a series of three profiles of seminarians who will be ordained June 20 to serve as priests in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. May 15: Mike Quinn. June 12: Joseph Previtali.

By Rick DelVecchio At 62, retired corporate lawyer Bill Thornton is in the first wave of post-World War II baby boomers. That fact proved critical in his decision to seek a new path after retirement: the priesthood. Thornton found himself wrapping up his 28-year legal career at Bank of America at the same time that his parents were aging and facing the end of life. An only child, unmarried, he helped guide them through their final years. In so doing he learned much about the value of spiritual nourishment to the sick and elderly – and to the family members who care for them, especially children handling work, parenting and elder care all at once Thornton realized that situations like his would be repeated time and again as the younger boomers coming

up behind him retired and their parents needed care. The Church would have a growing role to play in offering spiritual support. Thornton wanted to contribute. He might have served in a pastoral role as a member of the laity, but the circumstances of his life pointed him to the priesthood. His mother, E. Patricia Thornton, was a devout Catholic who shaped her son’s spirituality at an early age. Thornton, who attended both public and Catholic schools in his many moves around the country as a naval officer’s son, must have shown an interest in a priestly vocation early on because one of his pastors when he was a youth encouraged him to pursue that path. At the time he was not ready. Thornton would not be ready until he and his parents went through major transitions together, 40 years later, in his

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to Father Larry Goode, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in East Palo Alto. “I’m certainly enthusiastic about all aspects of priestly ministry,” Thornton said. “Currently I’m working with a group of 9-year-olds, getting them ready for First Communion. We should be welcome to whatever comes in.” But Thornton hopes to have opportunities to pursue his interest in elder care when he becomes an archdiocesan priest. He has been emotionally moved by the work and has reflected deeply on it. “It appears to me that the Church will need to focus more on the care of senior citizens in the future, for more reasons than one,” he said. “One reason is there are just going to be a lot more senior citizens as the boomers get older – and they are already of retirement age. There will naturally be more need for ministry to people in this age group.” A second reason Thornton cited is that the children of the elderly will need spiritual care themselves, as he witnessed in his own life. He noted that although he rarely has had a problem with hospital staff on providing pastoral care, often family members are hesitant to call a priest for fear of frightening the loved one. That, he said, is a mistake, for the patient is fully aware of the situation and often benefits from early and frequent pastoral care. A third reason is that the Church, Thornton said, owes it to the elderly to support them in their traditional role of transmitting the faith to younger family members. (PHOTOS BY ARNE FOLKEDAL/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)

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“Even an athiest...” Two spiritual mentors stand out in Bill Thornton’s career: Jesuit Father Cornelius Buckley, the chaplain at his late mother’s care home, and Father Larry Goode, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in East Palo Alto. “They’re quite a bit alike,” Thornton said. “They’re very devoted and, if I might use the word, saintly as well. It’s really great knowing them. Anybody would like knowing them. Even an atheist would like both of them.” “It’s often the grandparents or the greatgrandparents who will assure that a newly born child gets baptized,” Thornton said. “They’ll be involved in encouraging their adult children to look after the religious upbringing of the young children in the family.” Thornton noted that in the communist Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, grandmothers kept the Church alive under difficult circumstances. He also cited the example of St. Monica. “St. Augustine was apparently a hopeless wastrel for most of his youth but it was his

mother who kept on him,” he said. “That same dynamic is at work today. The older members of the family are a resource for the Church. The possibility of encouraging them in that is another aspect of this which interests me quite a bit.” Thornton says his experiences with caring for the elderly and sick have taught him that a priest should be brought into the conversation “sooner rather than later.” He says this can be a difficult step for families to take but one that always benefits the person receiving care. Listen to the audio clip at Catholic San Francisco Online/Multimedia.

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Wedding Guide A wedding gone awry – finally we are able to laugh By Carole Norris Greene My husband Andre and I observed our 16th wedding anniversary in October. For the first time in years I can laugh at things that went terribly wrong during our wedding despite meticulous planning. Like clockwork we’d met all requirements, crosschecking 200 guests’ addresses. I preferred only one bridesmaid, my best friend Elmira Thornton. Andre’s buddy Phillip Dean Adams was his best man. We rested easy with Jesuit Father J-Glenn Murray and Marjorie Gabriel-Burrow, major contributors to the black Catholic hymnal “Lead Me, Guide Me,” as coordinators of our 7 p.m. nuptial. Then a rift appeared in my seamless tapestry. During the final proofing of our invitation, I did not catch that I had listed “H” and not “L” for the middle initial in the name of our wedding’s principal celebrant – Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze of Biloxi, Miss. The limousine driver chose our wedding day to shampoo the car’s burgundy velour interior, something I did not discover until I emerged in a damp wedding gown. The photographer, whose service was a gift, arrived late, left early and did not take one photo of our wedding party. The best man arrived without the groom, saying warily: “Carole, I waited for Andre as long as I could, as long as I dared. I’ve brought his tux with me.” And where was the happy groom? Waiting at a barber shop to get his hair cut. When he arrived an hour late, he was directed to the convent where an elderly Franciscan nun had his tux and was praying for his imminent arrival. Once inside the church, Andre ran toward me and fell on his knees, asking for forgiveness. When my friend Beverly McFarland overheard that he didn’t have the ring, she snatched her own diamond off her finger and gave it to him. Andre was to walk down the aisle first, flanked by his father and mother. Then I was to process with my parents.

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Marriage, religious vows don’t limit freedom, papal preacher says VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The unbreakable bonds of marriage and the permanence of religious vows do not place artificial constraints on the freedom to love; rather they free a person to love forever, in good times and bad, said the preacher of the papal household. Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa made his comments in focusing on the writings of St. Paul about the Holy Spirit, looking specifically at the meaning of the passage from the Letter to the Romans: “For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed you from the law of sin and death.” If Christ’s death and resurrection and the descent of the Holy Spirit have freed people from the law, he said, “what sense do the Code of Canon Law, monastic rules, religious vows” and the church’s insistence on the indissolubility of marriage have? “Jesus said he did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it,” the Capuchin said. What the Holy Spirit adds to the law is life-giving love, he said. “People today increasingly ask: What relationship there could be between the love of two young people and laws regarding matrimony, and what need does love have to bind itself when it is naturally free and spontaneous,” he said. If two people are really in love, Father Cantalamessa said, they do not see a promise to love each other forever as a burden, but as a joy. “This consideration is valid not only for human love, but also for divine love,” he said. “One could ask, ‘Why should one make a commitment to loving God, submitting to a religious rule, taking vows that force him or her to be poor, chaste and obedient?”

Marriage preparation sessions in Archdiocese of San Francisco For marriage preparation programs, check first with the pastor and/or the parish where the couple intends to be married. The parish may have its own marriage preparation program or recommendation already in place. Many parishes have their engaged couples attend one of the several marriage preparation programs approved by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. These may include an Engaged Encounter weekend or a one-day marriage preparation program offered on Saturday. • St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco: Marriage for Life, a Catholic marriage preparation program, invites engaged couples to enroll in an upcoming program to satisfy marriage preparation requirements in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the dioceses of Oakland, San Jose and Santa Rosa. Marriage for Life focuses on viewing marriage as a lifelong commitment, a journey of love and renewal, a relationship that includes Christ and the Church. The two-part program is held at St. Mary’s Cathedral, located at Gough and Geary. Sessions are held on Saturday mornings. Engaged couples are provided with a practical approach to how the Sacrament of Marriage is lived out. Upcoming half-day Saturday sesThe reason is that, “in a moment of grace, you felt attracted by God, you loved him and wanted to be with him forever, totally, and fearing that you might lose

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Registration is by mail only. Preregistration is required. For more information, call (415) 288-3866 or Julie Todd (415) 288-3809. • Catholic Engaged Encounter, a marriage preparation program serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, will hold six weekend retreats in 2009 for couples seeking marriage in the Church and for interested non-Catholics. The program is one of several approved by the Archdiocese of San Francisco for the required marriage preparation. Founded in 1967 by Jesuit Father Chuck Gallagher, the program pairs both young and experienced married couples with engaged couples for a weekend retreat. The married couples that coordinate the weekend, along with men and women religious, teach the soon-to-be married couples techniques to achieve intimacy and deal with inevitable conflict. Upcoming dates for the weekend retreats are May 29-31, and June 26-28; Cost per couple is $450, which includes meals and lodging. Couples who cannot afford to attend can request a scholarship from their priest. Catholic Engaged Encounter weekends are held at Vallombrosa Retreat Center in Menlo Park. For more information, visit www.sfcee.org or e-mail Catholicsfee@aol.com. help keep people steady through difficult times, guaranteeing that when the crisis is over, the relationship will still be firm, Father Cantalamessa said.

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Ten things to consider: planning the celebration of marriage in the Catholic Church By Father Rick Hilgartner, Associate Director, USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship

and as such, they are the ministers of the sacrament. The celebration of marriage, then, ought to be a reflection of the couple’s faith and love.

consider what they want to communicate about their own faith to those who will gather to celebrate with them on their wedding day.

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2. The bride and the groom are the ministers of the Sacrament. In some ways, marriage is less about the ceremony or the sacramental celebration than it is about the daily living of marital life. The priest (or deacon) is not the minister of the sacrament. He merely acts as the official witness of the church and the state (of course if the wedding takes place at Mass, the priest is the celebrant of the Mass). The bride and the groom marry each other,

4. The Scriptures: God’s Word to you, and your word to the world Couples are invited to choose the readings from the Bible that will be proclaimed at the wedding Liturgy. Normally three readings (one from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament letters, and one from the Gospels) are proclaimed. The Church provides many choices for each, and most parishes provide resources with background on each possible choice. The Scripture is the very Word of God speaking to the Church. Couples should reflect on what they believe God is speaking to them as they enter into Marriage, and they should also

Marriage is a Sacrament! The celebration of marriage is not just a religious ceremony. A marriage between two Christians is a sacrament, which means it is an encounter with Jesus Christ. In a particular way, the bride and the groom, in offering their lives to each other (symbolized in their vows), pledge their selfless love for each other. This selfless love embodies and makes present the love of Jesus, who gave himself in love for his people. All who are present at a wedding can look at the bride and groom and see Jesus. More importantly, the bride and the groom look at each other and see Jesus’ love.

Marriage is a matter of faith. As a sacrament and an action of the Church, marriage both presupposes faith and renews and strengthens faith. The process of preparation for marriage invites couples to reflect on God’s presence in their lives. In the Sacrament of Marriage, God “enriches and strengthens” the husband and wife by giving them his special gifts of grace to enable their daily living in marriage “in mutual and lasting fidelity.”

Vows: what you say, what you promise, what you live The heart of the Rite of Marriage is the exchange of consent between the bride and the groom. In this moment, they, as ministers of the sacrament, express their lifelong commitment to love and honor each other, as the priest (or deacon) acts as a witness. It is often suggested that couples memorize their vows not only to experience the exchange of consent in a more powerful way, by speaking them from the heart, rather than repeating them phrase by phrase after the priest. In this they will also spend time pondering what the vows mean, and hopefully remember the words for years to come, as the words take on more and more meaning in their day–to–day love and care for each other.

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Music: To stir the soul and lift the mind Music for the celebration of Marriage not only adds beauty and dignity to the ceremony, but it has a more important liturgical function. In addition to music to accompany the procession of the ministers and the bridal party, music is an integral part of the Liturgy itself: the singing of the acclamations and MARRIAGE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, page 13

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Marriage in the Catholic church . . . ■ Continued from page 12 responses by the assembly, hymns and songs at the entrance (gathering) and communion procession are prescribed in the Rite of Marriage. Music should reflect and communicate, above all, the mystery of God’s love in Jesus, especially as it pertains to the couple joined together in marriage. 7. Procession: Here comes the bride…and the groom! What the movies depict isn’t necessarily what the Church envisions. The bride and the groom enter freely and equally into marriage, and the entrance procession symbolizes that, as the couple approach the altar to stand before the Lord. The Rite of Marriage suggests that the liturgical ministers (priest, deacon, reader, servers) lead the procession, followed by the bride and bridegroom, each escorted by “at least their parents and the witnesses.” Perhaps the groom goes first, led by his attendants and escorted by his parents, followed by the bride, led by her attendants and escorted by her parents. 8.

Ministries: More than just the bridal party One of the important tasks couples undertake in planning their wedding is the selection of the bridal party. Couples invite siblings, cousins, and close friends to stand by them as attendants, who show their support by their close presence. They also perform a liturgical function as official witnesses of the marriage rite. There are other liturgical ministries to consider as well: readers to proclaim the readings from Scripture and announce the intentions of the general intercessions, family or friends to present the offertory gifts of bread and wine, or perhaps even servers to assist at the altar and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. All of this preparation takes place as couples work with the officiating priest (or deacon), who provides guidance throughout the process. 9.

Family + Friends = Liturgical Assembly Couples invite their closest friends and members of

their families to be part of their wedding day. That gathering also represents the community of the Church, as they surround the couple with their encouragement and their prayers. Above all, it is an occasion for worship: in celebrating the sacrament, the couple, together with their family and friends, forms a liturgical assembly, who stand before the Lord with hearts open to his loving power. 10. Above all, pray! The wedding liturgy (whether celebrated at Mass or

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In Nazareth, where Jesus grew cantly to new relations between the up, the pope celebrated Mass for Vatican and Israel. 40,000 people and appealed for the “I believe that your great spiritual strengthening of family bonds in the leadership can influence a spirit of region and the world. godliness in man. (It) can help people Later, he met with Christian and recognize that God is not in the hearts non-Christian religious leaders of of terrorists. This is a historic mission Galilee and emphasized the need to which resides in your great ability to ease tensions over places of worinspire others,” he said. ship. Then he held hands in prayer “We believe that aside from your with other participants as a specially pilgrimage, your prayers and the composed psalm of peace was sung in silent sacred moments which were Arabic, Hebrew and English. the focal points of your visit, you personally enhanced your visit with Before leaving Nazareth, the pope an additional spiritual dimension by led a prayer service for Catholics in the inspiring peace and elevating hope Basilica of the Annunciation. He said Pope Benedict XVI greets Greek Orthodox Patriarch and understanding – in particular that, with the appearance of the angel your declaration that the Holocaust, Theophilos III during an ecumenical meeting at the Greek to Mary announcing that she would the Shoah, must not be forgotten (or) Orthodox Patriarchate in the Old City of Jerusalem May 15. bear Jesus, God entered into human denied,” the Israeli president said. history and changed the world. The pope, who had been criticized in the May 13, Pope Benedict reiterated support for The German-born pope told his Israeli hosts Israeli press and by some Jewish leaders fol- Palestinian statehood and urged young people that the saddest sight during his visit was the lowing his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust to reject acts of violence and terrorism. Israeli-built separation wall at the Aida Refugee He celebrated Mass in the city of Christ’s Camp in Bethlehem, West Bank. memorial May 11 for the language he used to describe Nazi atrocities, recalled his visit to the birth and encouraged Christians to be a “bridge “As I passed alongside it I prayed for a future site as “one of the most solemn” moments in of dialogue” and help build “a culture of peace in which the peoples of the Holy Land can live Israel. He called his time with Holocaust survi- to replace the present stalemate of fear, aggres- together in peace and harmony without the need vors “deeply moving encounters” that reminded sion and frustration.” for such instruments of security and separation, To reach Bethlehem, the pope crossed the but rather in respecting and trusting one another him of his visit to the Auschwitz concentration border from Israel through a gate in the most and renouncing all forms of violence and aggrescamp in Poland three years ago. “So many Jews – mothers, fathers, hus- striking feature on the landscape: Israel’s sion,” he said. bands, wives, brothers, sisters, friends – were 26-foot-tall concrete security wall. Speaking at Peace will not be an easy goal to achieve, brutally exterminated under a godless regime the Aida Refugee Camp later in the day, he said the pope told Peres, but he offered his prayers that propagated an ideology of anti-Semitism it was “tragic” to see new walls being erected, and the prayers of Catholics around the world and he later called the wall one of the “saddest for all efforts to “build a just and lasting peace and hatred,” Pope Benedict said. Visiting the West Bank city of Bethlehem sights” on his pilgrimage. in this region.” (CNS PHOTO/DANIEL BAR-ON, REUTERS)

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Obama calls for mutual respect, dialogue on abortion, other issues By Gene Stowe NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) – President Barack Obama took on the controversy swirling around his commencement address May 17 at the University of Notre Dame, urging those bitterly divided over abortion and other issues to adopt an approach of mutual respect and dialogue. Welcomed to the ceremony and frequently interrupted with boisterous applause, Obama invoked then-Notre Dame president Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh’s winning an agreement in the 1960s from deeply divided U.S. Civil Rights Commission members during a fishing trip in Wisconsin as a model of persevering dialogue. “Open hearts. Open minds. Fair-minded words. It’s a way of life that has always been the Notre Dame tradition,” Obama said, positioning dialogue as the hope for solutions to enormous modern problems. “Your class has come of age at a moment of great consequence for our nation and the world – a rare inflection point in history where the size and scope of the challenges before us require that we remake our world to renew its promise; that we align our deepest values and commitments to the demands of a new age,” he said. “We must find a way to live together as one human family. Moreover, no one person, or religion, or nation can meet these challenges alone. Our very survival has never required greater cooperation and understanding among all people from all places than at this moment in history.” Obama listed war, gay rights and embryonic stem-cell research among difficult issues that demand dialogue, but he spent the bulk of his talk on the abortion issue. Critics of Notre Dame’s decision to invite Obama, including more than 50 bishops, said the president’s support of legal abortion and embryonic stem-cell research made him an inappropriate choice to be a commencement speaker at a Catholic university and to receive an honorary degree from Notre Dame. The local bishop, Bishop John M. D’Arcy of Forth WayneSouth Bend, announced weeks before he would not attend the

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Jesus Christ is for all nations, all peoples In the Acts of the Apostles, we hear about the Apostle Peter, not long after the first Pentecost, going from Jerusalem to Joppa, as the Lord has commanded him in a vision. He is told to go to the house of a Gentile, Cornelius, a Roman soldier. After Peter arrives there, he realizes that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is for all nations and all peoples, not only the Jewish people. These are Peter’s words: “In truth I see God shows no partiality. Rather, every nation who fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.” Twenty centuries later, that is a lesson the Catholic Church is still learning and putting into practice. Down through the centuries, the Church has had to learn and re-learn this truth, over and over again. She had to get past her Mediterranean-centric preferences, and become a missionary to Northern Europe. Then she had to get past her Eurocentric preference, and evangelize in Asia, North and South America, and throughout Africa. And this re-learning never stops. In my youth the Church in this country sent missionaries to Africa and Asia and Central and South America. Now, in my old age, Africa, Asia and Central and South America send missionaries to us. When Monsignor Ignatius Wang was ordained a bishop over six years ago, what was the headline? “First U.S. Catholic Bishop of Chinese Ancestry and Asian Background Named.” The scholar Philip Jenkins tells us that, at the beginning of this century, for the first time in the Church’s history, there are more Christians in the southern hemisphere than in the northern hemisphere. See how true that verse is that we sang from Psalm 98: “The Lord has revealed to the nations His saving power.” Always the Lord has revealed His saving power through Incarnation—God becoming man with and for us, because of His saving love for us. The eternal Son of God became man in Christ Jesus, and lived and died and was raised for us and for our salvation. There is a paradox in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ: He had to leave us in order to remain always with us. Jesus said that himself at the Last Supper. He promised that he would send the Holy Spirit, the Advocate, to be with us always, to remind us of all that he – Jesus – had taught. However, the Spirit would not come unless Jesus returned to the Father. Why? Jesus lived a human life here on earth, in a particular time and in a particular place. But when the Father and the Son send the Holy Spirit of their divine life and love, the Spirit makes Jesus powerfully present among all men and women of all times and places, until he comes again. His Body and Blood are present on the altars of all ninety parishes in our Archdiocese this afternoon, nourishing us, his members, with his Body and Blood, teaching us his love and his truth in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Korean, Tagalog, French, Italian, Portuguese, Burmese, American Sign Language, Vietnamese, and all the languages I am forgetting or leaving out, that many of you will remind me about during the social hour downstairs. The Church is indeed universal, in the three counties of our

Archdiocese of San Francisco and around the world. What is the Good News that people are still not tired of hearing, after 2000 years? Saint John tells us in our second reading: God is love. Not “God recommends love” or “God favors love” or “God prefers love,” but God IS love. And John tells us how God’s saving love has worked, and still works among us: God the Father loves the Son, and sends the Son to be the Father’s love for us in the flesh, and to give his life and be raised from the dead so that we might have forgiveness of sins and life in Christ now, and life forever. That divine love calls forth a response from us, John tells us. The commandment is that we love one another, and all our sisters and brothers, as Jesus the Son has loved us. God’s love for us is meant to make us not proud, but humble. In humble gratitude for God’s saving love for us we are to love and serve one another. Notice, in that first reading, what Peter says to Cornelius when the soldier falls to his feet in homage before him: “Get up. I myself am also a human being.” If that kind of humility is essential for the leader of the twelve apostles, it is certainly important for a successor of the apostles. We priests and bishops know the great privilege we have received in being called to serve the Church, the people of God, and we know that the greatness of this call comes from Christ, not from ourselves. Jesus has called all Christians friends, not slaves, and he told us so at the Last Supper, in the Gospel of John, proclaimed this evening. Jesus says something crucially important in this Gospel passage; he makes a distinction that is easy to miss. He says to his first priests and bishops, “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you.” Do you hear how important, how un-American those words are? In this country we pride ourselves on our independence, our freedom, our individuality. We make our own decisions. We decide where to live, what profession to work at, which car to buy, which schools to send our children to, which candidates to vote for, which church to join, which religion to believe in, which God to worship. Wait a moment, though: let’s run those last three by again! Jesus says clearly: “You have not chosen me, I have chosen you.” Long before any of us could go in search of God, our God came lovingly in search of us. God came in search of Bishop Ignatius Wang; born in China, he was only fourteen or fifteen years old when the Communist government came to power. He entered the seminary in Hong Kong, and was ordained almost fifty years ago, on July 4, 1959, in the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. Do you see some significance there? July 4th, the Independence Day of the nation he would one day call home; St. Francis of Assisi, the name saint and patron saint of the parish where he would serve as pastor, and of the Archdiocese where he would serve as priest and bishop for 35 years. God saw it, but young Father Ignatius did not – yet. Father Ignatius Wang served in Grenada, in the Caribbean,

Catholic san Francisco Northern California’s Weekly Catholic Newspaper

Many thanks to CSF Many thanks to Catholic San Francisco for featuring the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ordination of St. Augustine’s pastor, Father Rene Ramoso, in “On the Street,” (May 1). It was most apropos, considering it came out in time for vocation Sunday. Mariza Enage South San Francisco

Clarifications needed I thank Rick DelVecchio for taking time to interview me (“Forming a priest,” CSF May 15). Since my own family commented that the

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article “seemed to be about another person,” I need to amplify and correct some statements: 1) I have a life that I view as “charmed” by my choice of pursuing a priestly vocation that has introduced a new level of satisfaction from purely secular or materialistic pursuits; 2) My life to that choice was rather normal and included strong religious values instilled by my parents; 3) As to cars both of them were purchased “used”; 4) As to profession, my job was primarily financial management for corporations with some time spent working at rather than as a CPA in national and local firms in staff audit and tax functions; 5) My former “Baltimore Catechism” view of remarriage has been edified to embrace present Church teachings in seminary; 6) I requested and was granted opportunity for additional education to improve my spiritual integrity; and 7) I consume energy bars for breakfast only and salads and healthier options, otherwise. I am grateful to God, and to countless others that have helped me hear and respond to God’s call. I look forward to serving His people as a priest. Deacon Mike Quinn Archdiocese of San Francisco

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far from Beijing and Hong Kong. But, remember, our Catholic Church is universal. Most of us know the latter part of this story: Father Wang’s widowed sister became ill, and, in 1974, he came to San Francisco, Archbishop and after her death he George H. became the guardian for her children. Here Neiderauer in the Archdiocese he served as Parochial Vicar, Pastor, and Chancellor of the Archdiocese. In 2003 Pope John Paul II called Monsignor Ignatius Wang to serve as Auxiliary Bishop to Archbishop William Levada in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and, as Auxiliary Bishop, he has served as Episcopal Vicar for the Promotion of Spiritual and Apostolic Life, and for Ethnic Ministries, Vicar for Religious and Director of the Office for the Propagation of the Faith. I thank him here tonight for his dedicated, faithful and generous service to the life of the Catholic Church here in San Francisco. The motto on Bishop Wang’s coat-of-arms reads: Quid retribuam Domino – What return shall I make to the Lord? The words come from Psalm 116, verse 12: “What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?” The Bishop is aware that his faith, his vocation, all his relationships, and so much else, are gifts from God, and he is right to be humbly grateful, and this is a good example for all of us. After all, St. Paul asks somewhere in his letters, “What do you have that you have not received?” Nevertheless, we who have lived and worked with you, Bishop Ignatius, can tell you that, with the Lord’s grace, you have made a return to him. Many, many times we have been the witnesses and the beneficiaries of that return. We said earlier that Jesus Christ continues to be present and active among us, incarnationally, in one another. We thank God for calling you to let the Savior be present among us in you and your ministry, and we pray that, in your retirement, you will continue to experience his call, his presence and his loving action in the midst of us, your community of faith in him. We thank God for the years of your gifts and the gift of your years. Ad multos annos – may God grant you many, many years more! San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer delivered this homily May 16 at St. Mary’s Cathedral for the Mass of Thanksgiving for the Golden Jubilee of Priesthood and the Episcopal Retirement of Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius C. Wang.

of 2009 has ended, but in San Mateo the peaceful, prayerful vigil in front of Planned Parenthood is being continued every Saturday from 8 am to 1 pm. These are the Saturday hours that Planned Parenthood is open. One of the faithful has agreed to oversee the schedule of vigil participants so that at least two people are always present during the vigil hours. Although many people have signed up, there is still a need for more people willing to commit one hour each month on the Saturday of their choice. For information about the vigil, call (650) 574-3910. God asks us to put our good intentions into actions, as actions speak louder than words. Our prayerful presence is the last chance that a baby has of being spared from abortion, so this vigil is of utmost importance. The sparing of the life of the child, as well as the sparing of a lifetime of regret for the mother and father, is at stake. All Catholics should know that our faith tells us we must respect all people from conception to natural death. Abortion has been destroying us. It is time to make abortion not only illegal, but unthinkable. Jessica Munn Foster City

offences in which she accuses traditionalists of “insulting Catholic nuns, “demeaning Catholic academics” who harshly criticize bishops, priests, Vatican II, etc., ad infinitum. The most jarring note in her chorus of criticism is the charge that Catholic traditionalists seem to have no tolerance for those who don’t share their views or adopt their formulaic assertions.” Being tagged as abusive rabblerousers because a belief that the Catholic Church is, indeed, the authoritative interpreter of the scripture that came out of the Church, begs the question: When did Scripture and Tradition, both infallibly interpreted by the Church, cease to be the right Rule of Faith teaching? In her research, Sister Rosenblatt may have overlooked the source of traditionalist Catholic belief that so affronts her. The “Catechism of the Catholic Church” (113.2) notes: “Read the Scripture within ‘the living Tradition of the whole Church.’ According to a saying of the Fathers, Sacred Scripture is written principally in the Church’s heart rather than in documents and records, for the Church carries in her Tradition the living memorial of God’s Word, and it is the Holy Spirit who gives her the spiritual interpretation of the Scripture.” Hopefully, this catechetical information will help assuage Sister Rosenblatt’s anger at traditionalists who adhere to Church teaching. Thura Straus Belmont

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‘Traditionalist’ responds In her Scripture reflection (CSF May 8), Sister Eloise Rosenblatt tells us there are several ways to interpret scripture, the most important being to “love one another in the Spirit of Jesus.” She then goes on to complain that “there are some Catholic traditionalists who affirm that the Church is the authoritative interpreter of scripture.” This statement leads to a list of alleged

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The Catholic Difference

A Christian nation? A few days after the 2008 election, I was walking toward the Largo Argentina on a cool, clear Roman evening, when I noticed a magazine kiosk and wandered over to have a look. There were journals from all over Europe: France, Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, wherever. Every one of them featured a glowing portrait of Barrack Obama, photographed in side- or quarter-profile and looking up with a calm, secure gaze – not altogether unlike like Jim Caviezel’s Jesus at the end of “The Passion of the Christ,” on the morning of the Resurrection. Messianic politics had returned to Europe, big time. President Obama was greeted rapturously during his recent European tour, and why not? He told Europeans – or at least western Europeans – everything they’ve been longing to hear for eight years: that America had been dissing them and now appreciated their leadership role in world politics; that their womb-to-tomb social welfare states were models of humane, sensible governance; that Russia’s recent imperial assertions were nothing to worry about; that the West wasn’t at war with Islam; that peace in the Middle East was at hand; and that the war against terrorism was just about wrapped up, such that that unpleasant term could be retired back to Texas along with the warmongering evangelical cowboy, Dubya. None of these soothing reassurances bears close examination. Europe’s inability to play a leadership role in world politics was amply demonstrated before the president even got home, with the NATO countries failing to ante up for

larger roles in pacifying Afghanistan. The European social welfare state will be bankrupt in less than two decades, thanks to Europe’s demographic suicide. Russian aggression may be nothing to worry about, unless you’re a Ukrainian, a Georgian, a Pole, or anyone in the E.U. looking to heat their home next winter, should Ivan cut off the natural gas (which he’s already done in blackmailing Ukraine). No, the West isn’t at war “with Islam;” but virtually every shooting war in which the West is involved has been triggered by Islamic extremists, who don’t seem to understand that the strife is over, the battle done. Peace in parts of the Middle East is somewhat closer, thanks to the success of the surge and the beginning of real politics in Iraq; but peace between Israel and Palestine is no closer than it’s ever been, thanks to the murderous rule of Hamas in Gaza and the utter corruption of the PLO on the West Bank. Long after the president had gone through the familiar litany of liberal foreign policy shibboleths, however, it was another comment of his that stuck in my mind – and that was his suggestion, in Turkey, that America is not a Christian nation. Which is, of course, true in one sense: the United States government does not endorse Christianity or any brand thereof as the official national faith. But as a cultural matter, it seems odd to say that America is not a Christian nation when three out of every four Americans claim that Christianity is the source of their deepest commitments – including, one might assume, their commitments to civil-

ity, tolerance, religious freedom, the rule of law, and democracy. My friend Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek, tried a parallel argument in his magazine’s Easter issue, suggesting George Weigel that falling numbers of believing and practicing Christians over the past two decades mean that, while Christianity remains a prominent cultural force, it’s just not possible to speak of a Christian nation any more, if by that term we mean a nation in which Christianity plays a determinative, or even significant, role in politics. What holds America together, Brother Meacham argued, is our shared commitment to each other’s liberties. That strikes me as a weak foundation for a nation that robustly protects religious freedom, however. Better that the American people believe that it’s the will of God that they defend the religious freedom of those who have different ideas about the will of God, as Richard John Neuhaus used to say. Whatever happened at the founding, that conviction is what keeps religious freedom alive in America today. We’d better hope it stays that way. George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

For the Journey

Fair-trade coffee: A justice issue I’m looking forward to another wedding anniversary, and proud that my mixed marriage has survived many years. Mixed? Oh, I’m not talking about religion. Jim and I are both cradle Catholics. I’m talking about coffee. For decades, I’ve been living with a man who gets up in the morning and brews coffee from a blue or red can. Lately, it’s even been a brown one since he purchased (gasp) the warehouse store brand. As long as it’s pre-ground and canned, he drinks it. And he drinks it weak. I hesitate to use the word “coffee” to describe this brown water. My full-bodied coffee, on the other hand, comes in whole beans, French roasted, the fresher the better. I grind it each morning. The aroma fills the air even before the hot water hits it. It’s as dark brown and rich as the Ethiopian or Nicaraguan soil in which it’s grown. The morning coffee ritual is about as close as Americans get to a secular sacrament. Americans drink one-fifth of the coffee brewed in the world. Jim and I have negotiated our mixed-coffee marriage by trying the two-pot solution, the take-turns solution, the half-can/half-bean solution. There’s one thing that’s causing our mixed-coffee marriage to unite, however. That is our growing realization that fair-trade coffee is a solution we should all embrace.

What most of us don’t realize as we savor our java is that it’s provided by laborers and growers who constitute the sweatshop workers of the fields. According to Global Exchange, many small coffee farmers receive less for their coffee than the costs of production, leading to ever greater cycles of debt. Farm workers who toil in coffee fields often receive poverty-level wages. Fair trade is a solution to this injustice. You cannot use the authorized “fair-trade certified” label without going through strict international criteria. An importer must pay a minimum price per pound, provide much-needed credit to farmers and give technical assistance in developing techniques like organic farming. I am launching fair-trade coffee at our parish, and our first foray into selling it after Masses was very successful. If Seattle is the coffee capital of the world because of Starbucks, you have to understand that my city of Anchorage, Alaska, is Seattle’s little sister, and in many ways picked up the coffee habit to a greater extent than Big Sis. There’s a coffee stand on every block, and even on our way to the rivers and fishing holes of the Kenai Peninsula, you can find a latte to accompany your fly fishing. Want cappuccino with that fresh salmon? No problem. So the coffee we offered at our parish, some ground, mostly whole bean, and vibrantly fresh from a local roaster who is

certified organic and fair trade, was snapped up. People loved the idea of drinking justly. By demanding fairtrade coffee, Americans were able to convince Proctor and Gamble to offer it in their specialty Effie Caldarola line, Millstone. At many big name coffee shops, if you specifically ask for fair trade, they will brew it for you. The key is we all need to start asking for fair trade. Many coffee shops offer bagged coffee, with a few bags of fairly traded. We need to let them know that’s what we want. Catholic Relief Services is very involved with fair-trade products, including coffee. At www.crsfairtrade.org, you can read about their efforts. They even provide a coffee map to tell you where you can buy fair trade in your area. So make your coffee preference fair trade. It’s a justice issue. Effie Caldarola writes for Catholic News Service. She is based in Anchorage, Alaska.

Guest Commentary

‘I am personally opposed, but …’ Recently, a prominent Catholic layperson and columnist wrote that he feels that there is an atmosphere of “theological McCarthyism” sweeping through the Catholic Church. In the column, he voiced disapproval of Catholic bishops who sanction “pro-choice” Catholic politicians “who are personally opposed to abortion but have genuine convictions that a blanket anti-abortion law would not work in a pluralistic society.” He characterizes this as “unfair” and asks: “Can we criticize the Catholic church without having our faith and loyalty called into question?” There are at least two troubling elements about the author’s views. The first is the assumption and declaration of the position: “I am personally opposed to abortion, but I support keeping it legal.” This is not a logical position. This position can be likened to a person in the early 1800s saying “I am personally opposed to slavery, but…” How can one personally oppose the killing of innocent life but then say: “Well it’s wrong for me, but since we live in a pluralistic society, it’s right for others to do it.” Could we say that about homicide in general? Abortion is the taking of human life. Can an individual

or a society say that such a fundamental and foundational act be left to the choice of individuals? Public officials have a special responsibility to defend the weakest and most vulnerable among us. For a Catholic public official to relegate the life and death of humans to individual choice is a rationalization of horrific proportions. It is a moral distortion. Secondly, to say that “a blanket anti-abortion law would not work in a pluralistic society” is giving up without a fight. Surely, there would be great difficulties in changing the present system of laws. Much would have to change in the culture and habits of a society that has killed nearly 50 million of its children in just over 35 years before there will be peace on this question. Much would have to change in the way we as a society help and support women (and men) who are going through difficult times and difficult pregnancies. President Obama’s creation of an “abortion reduction” taskforce may be a positive effort in the right direction in this regard. Catholic politicians need to be at the forefront of efforts to bring about understanding and knowledge about the dignity of every life, including using the

violence of war only as a last resort and eliminating the death penalty. Catholic politicians need to change hearts and minds to reduce violence in all its forms. The past two Popes George Wesolek and U.S. bishops have strongly discredited the “I am personally opposed, but” position over many years, but it is worth reiterating some of their words on the issue: No public official, especially one claiming to be a faithful and serious Catholic, can responsibly advocate for or actively support direct attacks on innocent human life. Certainly there are times when it may be impossible to overturn or prevent passage of a law which allows or promotes a moral evil – such as a law allowing the destruction of nascent human life. In such cases, an WESOLEK, page 22

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A READING FROM THE BOOK OF ACTS 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 We have completed the final class of R.C.I.A. where we covered all the recommended instructional material. Our concluding advice to the class was to continue its faith journey and to try to apply the faith, scriptural and the doctrinal material they learned in the class, not only to themselves but also to others they would encounter in life. As Jesus said to his followers in the Gospel, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.” This message is not only for the R.C.I.A. class but to all of us who hear the Gospel. The account of the Ascension of the Lord appears three times in the New Testament: in Luke, in the Acts of the Apostles, and in Mark. The ending of this Sunday’s Gospel was added later by someone other than the original author, however, the Ascension of Jesus, according to Mark, might well be called the end of historical Jesus, and the beginning of historical Christianity. Jesus’ ministry and mission was the beginning of a new redemptive light and new era, a renewed covenant and new hope and trust in God, the eternal Father. Henceforth, his departure from this earth and his ascension into heaven was the end of the beginning. In today’s Gospel, we hear of Christ’s last appearance to his disciples. He commissions them to go out into the whole world, to proclaim the Good News to every creature, to baptize, to make disciples, and to carry on the work that he had begun. The disciples’ reaction was odd, either they were stunned when Jesus was taken up to heaven or, they did not comprehend the

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Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13; Mark 16:15-20 you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” RESPONSORIAL PSALM 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 OF PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS Brothers and sisters, I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the calling you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called

Scripture reflection DEACON FAIVA PO’OI

‘Proclaim the Gospel to all’ message that Jesus had given them. Instead, the disciples’ responded by standing and staring up at the sky, until two men in white appeared and gave them the “Get on with it” message. The two men’s advice to the disciples is the advice to us as well. The world is waiting. We’ve heard the Good News. Now is our time to spread it, “Get on with it!” This brings us to the great feast that we celebrate today: this feast is one of the most important feasts in the entire liturgical year: the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. This feast does not celebrate the end of Jesus’ presence in the world, but, it celebrates a change in the way he is present in the world. In fact, Jesus is no longer present in the world

through his human body in a physical way. He is now present in the world through his mystical body, in a spiritual way. He is present in, with, and through his Church. The Feast of the Ascension does not mark the end of Jesus’ presence in the world. Instead, it reveals a new way that he is present in the world. He is now present among and through his disciples. This brings us to an even more crucial point. The Ascension shows us not only a change in Jesus’ presence in the world, but it also marks a change in Jesus’ activity in the world. Jesus acts through the members of his mystical body. Jesus no longer acts by using his own voice to address people. Instead he uses our voices to comfort and console the poor, the neglected and

to the one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers, to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature to manhood, to the extent of the full stature of Christ. A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK Jesus said to his disciples: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs. the hurt. Jesus no longer acts by using his own heart to love people. Instead he uses our hearts to love others. Jesus no longer acts by using his human hands to reach out to others. Instead, he acts through our hands to reach out to others. On our own authority, we cannot preach the Gospel nor bear fruit by our preaching. We can, however, walk in Jesus’ footsteps when we hear the instructions given through the Spirit from the first reading. Jesus calls us to be his followers and commissions us to preach the Gospel, and then grants to us the enlightenment we need to carry out his mission successfully. Jesus was very clear in his instruction about the gift given to us not for our own sake but for “Building up the body of Christ” (second reading). This mission must always center in Christ. Today’s Gospel reminds us that the bearers of the Good News are those who continue Jesus’ saving mission today: the ordinary people. This would seem to be a huge and difficult task. How can we represent God and carry on the divine saving work? We can’t on our own, but Jesus works through us. The mission is always centered on and in Christ. We accomplish it by the power and life of the Spirit who dwells in the baptized. This is the great feast we celebrate today. As we come to the table of the Lord, let us resolve to live the message of today’s Feast. Deacon Faiva Po’oi serves at St. Timothy Parish in San Mateo, and also is the Archdiocesan liaison to the Tongan community.

Spirituality for Life

The anatomy of sacrifice What do we mean when we say that we make a sacrifice? I have sacrificed my career for my children! I sacrifice a lot for my job! Love demands that we make many sacrifices! Sometimes we must sacrifice life itself for the sake of integrity! Christ sacrificed himself for our sins! The Eucharist is a sacrifice! From what is common in all these expressions we can extract Webster’s definition of a sacrifice: The surrender of something of value for the sake of something else. That is a good definition, but it contains more than first meets the eye, as is evident when we look at the concept of sacrifice in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Take, for example, the famous story where Abraham is asked to sacrifice his son, Isaac. What is ultimately behind God’s invitation to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac on an altar? These are the outer elements of the story: Abraham has longed for a son for many years. Finally, after the situation was humanly hopeless, Sarah conceives and he is given a son, Isaac, who is the described as Abraham’s “only one”, his “precious one”. But then God invites Abraham to take Isaac and offer him in sacrifice. Abraham, with a heavy heart, agrees to the request and sets off with Isaac, carrying wood, fire, and a knife, all the while having to answer his son’s curiosity about why they were not bringing a victim for the sacrifice. When they arrive at the place of sacrifice, Abraham gathers the wood, lights the fire, binds Isaac, and then raises the knife

to kill him. But God intervenes, stops the sacrifice, and gives Abraham a ram instead to offer. The story ends with Abraham walking back to his own land together with Isaac. What is the deep lesson inside this story? At one level, the lesson is that God does not want human sacrifice, but there is a deeper, more intimate, inner lesson that teaches us something about the innate need inside of us to offer sacrifice. Simply put, the lesson is this: In order for something to be received as a gift it must be received twice. What is implied here? A gift, by definition, is something that is not deserved but given freely. What is our first impulse when we are given a gift? Our instinctual response is: “I can’t take this! I don’t deserve this!” In essence, that gesture, that healthy instinctual response, is an attempt to give the gift back to its giver. But, of course, the giver refuses to take the gift back and re-gives it to us with the assurance: “But I want you to have this!” When we receive it the second time, it is now more properly ours because, by trying to give it back, we healthily recognized that it was a gift, unmerited, undeserved. That is the exact set of dynamics within the story of Abraham offering to sacrifice Isaac. Isaac comes to him as the greatest, most-undeserved, gift of his life. His willingness to sacrifice him parallels the instinctual gesture: “I don’t deserve this! I cannot accept this!” He offers the gift back to its giver.

But the giver, Love itself, stops the gesture and gives the gift the second time. Now Abraham can receive Isaac, without guilt, as gift. When they are walking back home, Isaac is now Abraham’s son in a way Father that he never was before. Ron Rolheiser Abraham had to receive the gift twice by sacrificing it the first time. That is the essence of sacrifice: To properly receive anything, including life itself, requires that we recognize it precisely as gift, as something undeserved. And to do that requires sacrifice, a willingness to give some or the entire gift back to its giver. We see this as the dynamic underlying the ritual of ancient sacrifice. For example: A farmer would harvest a crop. But, before he or his family would eat a even mouthful of it, he would take some of it (the “first-fruits”) and offer it back to God in the form of a sacrifice, usually by burning it so that that the smoke rising up to the heavens would take some of the crop back to God ROLHEISER, page 22

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Presentation Sister Constance Constantino — devoted life to Catholic education A funeral Mass was celebrated Oakland Diocese, she taught at Saint May 16 in San Francisco at the moth- Columba School and in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, she erhouse chapel of the taught at Our Lady of Presentation Sisters of Loretto High School. In the Blessed Virgin Mary 1974, Sister Constance for Sister Constance began her thirty year Constantino, PBVM. ministry at Nativity Sister Constance, forSchool, Menlo Park, as merly known as Sister an administrative assisMary Paul, died May tant. 12, 2009 at the mothIn 2004, Sister erhouse where she had Constance moved lived since 2004. Born in to the Presentation 1914, Sister Constance Motherhouse and has had been a religious for been engaged in the 77 years. ministry of prayer and Sister Constance until recently in volunearned an undergraduate teer ministries, including degree in Spanish and the Wednesday evening Italian from Holy Names Sister Constance outreach dinner at Most College, Oakland, and Constantino Holy Redeemer Parish, ministered for 70 years in Catholic elementary and high San Francisco. Interment was at Holy Cross Cemetery, schools. In the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Colma. Sister Constance leaves nieces, Sister Constance taught at Saint Anne nephews, and their families, as well as School, Saint Agnes School, Saint her loving Presentation Sisters. Memorial contributions to the Sisters Teresa School, Epiphany School, and Presentation High School, San Francisco. of the Presentation are preferred. In the San Jose Diocese, she taught at Contributions can be sent to Sisters of the Saint Patrick School, Saint Christopher Presentation, Development Office, 281 School, and Presentation College. In the Masonic Avenue, San Francisco 94118.

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George Weigel in his column (CSF, May 15) asks: “What Church does Notre Dame belong to?” Answer: no church. The university “belongs” to its trustees, administration, faculty, students, alumni, etc. It is now and always has been unabashedly Catholic – a fact as well known as its academic excellence. Repeatedly and recently the university emphasized its support for Catholic teaching about the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. The invitation to President Obama and his reception of an honorary degree in no way abrogates that support. While indisputably Catholic, the university is NOT the educational arm of the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend or of the USCCB. It is ludicrous to expect the president of the university to ask permission of the local ordinary before inviting a commencement speaker. If Father Jenkins chose to ignore an arbitrary position statement of the USCCB in favor of the university’s long-standing custom of inviting the President of the United States to its commencement, it is clearly his call. Those who disagree would best be served by joining the local bishop in a prayer vigil. The president of Notre Dame, Father Jenkins, and Mr. Obama both emphasized the need for respectful dialog. President Obama called for damping down the extreme polemics on both sides, and the need for finding common ground to reduce the number of abortions. In contrast, the bishop of Lincoln Nebraska, managed to insult Notre Dame, its president, faculty and students in a single over-the-top sentence. Which approach is more Christ-like? Robert M. Rowden San Rafael

cle about Catholic Lobby Day (May 8), I noticed that nothing was said about the issue of abortion. Of course, that is probably because Catholic Lobby Day is not concerned with abortion, except as a passing reference to placate those Catholics who feel that the Catholic Church should care more about the basic right to life than about the “socialist” issues that the California Catholic Conference dwells on year after year. Fortunately the article did quote a Brisbane Catholic lady who attended and commented that the Catholic Conference should “promote a wider range of life-related issues, including abortion funding and medical conscience laws...” She further stated that “We should not just be dealing with existing laws. We should not be following. We should be leading.” How right she is! The only effort made at Catholic Lobby Day to deal with abortion and the California Legislature was made by a few individuals in front of the Cathedral who held signs regarding abortion funding, and had petitions to sign demanding that the California Legislature stop funding abortion. They also distributed flyers regarding California’s expenditure of $33 million last year in taxpayer dollars to fund Planned Parenthood and other death merchants to kill (mostly minority) babies. These few pro-life workers gave flyers to individuals who were going to be visiting legislators, asking the Catholics to bring up this issue with the legislators since the Catholic Conference would never consider doing so. Laurette Elsberry Sacramento

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Author illuminates dark path of debt with timely, prescient book “PAYBACK: DEBT AND THE SHADOW SIDE OF WEALTH” by Margaret Atwood. House of Anansi Press (Toronto, 2008). 280 pp. $15.95

Reviewed by Father Basil De Pinto One Scripture quotation that Margaret Atwood does not use in her entertaining and informative book on debt comes from Mt. 5:26: “You will never get out until you have paid the last penny,” an apt enough description of the current economic climate. But she does make ample use of biblical and ethical data to illustrate the perennial problem of human lust for possessions and how to pay for them. The author makes it abundantly clear that a concept of debt as purely monetary is fundamentally flawed. The entire web of human relations is based on debt of one kind or another; we always owe someone or something for benefits received or transgressions committed, and the debt always has to be paid, either by oneself or by another paying in one’s place. The Christian idea of redemption is based on this fundamental reality. The human race is indebted to God in two ways: first, through recognition of the freely given gifts of creation, which should have been repaid by gratitude and obedience; secondly, to cancel the debt incurred by sin, which was paid for us by Christ in his redemptive death. Historic records that predate the Judeo-Christian dispen-

sation, such as the Code of Hammurabi, show the need for balance in transactions, whether commercial or moral. There is a basic human need to pay or to pay back. Kids playing games are prompt to say, “That’s That’s not fair!” when they sense that the rules of the game have not been respected. The market-based economic system thatt we take for granted is no different, except in the mammoth burdens which frequently accompany any it. Charles Dickens wrote the history of debt as the “dark side” of the accumulation of wealth th in 19th century England which was eagerlyy embraced by its former colonies on the other side of the Atlantic. In the years after World War II, debt became a way of life in this country; the entire system depended upon people borrowing in order to buy. It worked for a while, but if they borrowed too much they could wind up bankrupt. Which brings us up to the present. The sub-title of the book gets us into the problematic aspect of debt. Wealth lth is generally considered among the most desirable life, able goals in life although Christians who read the Sermon on the Mount might be expected to have some reservations. That said, it would be hard to find anyone opposed to the accumulation of wealth, and not only in a capitalist economy; in China

some decades ago, “It’s good to be rich” became a mantra proposed and supported by the Communist government. The catch is that it is not necessary to have a large amount of cash on hand to enjoy the reputed benefits of wealth. There is the universal umbrella of credit. Large companies until recently could borrow millions, small companies c their th thousands, and you and I could max m out our credit cards. The result is the ruinous situation in which economies worldwide find themselves today. wo Atwood, best-selling author of threeA dozen doze books of poetry, fiction and nonfiction, proposes some serious questions. fictio Does our way of life depend upon the logic of the marketplace alone? Have we made a Faustian bargain with mammon that will give Faustia us the ggoodies we want for the moment but leave us bankrupt not only economically will leav but morally mora as well? To speak of virtue in the marketplace is to invite derision, but what is so marketpla laughable about a sense of proportion, the exerprudence, a rational keeping of accounts? cise of prud Here is a book that can help us to find some answers. Bay Area priest Father Basil De Pinto is a frequent contributor on the arts.

New book helps readers respond to secular moral relativism “AMERICAN BABYLON: NOTES OF A CHRISTIAN EXILE” by Richard John Neuhaus. Basic Books (New York, 2009). 288 pp., $31.

Reviewed by Brian Welter The late Father Richard John Neuhaus takes on America’s morally relativist intelligentsia in his new book, “American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile,” principally by focusing on the late philosopher Richard Rorty, whom the author sees as one of the bedrock voices of relativism. “American Babylon” begins by looking at some issues behind the current culture wars between religion and secularists. Those trying to push faith out of the public arena don’t understand, Father Neuhaus argues, that the separation of religion and politics forbids politics from interfering in religious affairs, but doesn’t limit religions from speaking to politics. Father Neuhaus also explains how the thin American understanding of church results in a too-great sanctification

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of the country. In this erroneous view, America e ca replaces the church, and people bestow onn the country a sacred calling that no state or political tical endeavor should or could ever have. Father Neuhaus takes things a step further. her. America to a large degree parallels the Babylon on of ancient Israelite exile. America, or any counntry, is exile for Christians because Christians ns ultimately give their hearts to heaven, not too mammon and country. Humans must work within the world, just as the prophet Jeremiah told the Israelites in Babylon that they should work for the betterment of their new country. Yet this kind of progress occurs only when people of faith, then or now, look to a higher good than the world. “What we should have learned from the past 200 years, and especially from the catastrophes of the 20th century, is that hat history is not

“I do my best to plant and water the field that my Divine Savior has confided to me. … You must assist in this exceptional mission of mine.” (Father Damien)

tthee aanswer swe to tthee ques question that is history,” Father Neuhaus writes. History can only “participate in its own His redemption” when it recalls its higher purpose, thus when “the transcendent and a the imminent, the infinite and the finite, are so conjoined,” he says. fi “American Babylon” examines some of the awful ethics thinking brought about abo by the current round of relativism, including that of Professor Peter Singer, incl who takes controversial positions on animal’s rights and eugenics. “His “H ethical theory exults in its liberation from particular time and place and from the p authoritative references that have shaped our authori traditions tradition of the moral life,” Father Neuhaus writes. Like L Rorty, Singer believes that the moral truth tru is what we say the moral truth is. Without a higher reference, based on religious like Christianity, the possibility of not and ethical traditions li only abortion but also infanticide is open to humans. After a bit more analysis of a counter to this by Alasdair MacIntyre, we come to the book’s heart, Father Neuhaus’ discussion on Rorty, the great American relativist who like AMERICAN BABYLON, page 22

Aloha, FROM THE BLESSED DAMIEN CATHOLIC PARISH on Molokai, the third smallest of the Hawaiian Islands with a population of 7,000 and a practicing Catholic community of 300 families. Our parish is in dire need of a new church. Our planned new church will be named in honor of the 19th century Sacred Hearts priest, Blessed Damien de Veuster, who for 16 years selflessly served the leprosy patients who were exiled to Kalaupapa, a remote peninsula on Molokai. Father Damien died of leprosy in 1889. Father Damien will be canonized Saint Damien on October 11, 2009 at the Vatican.

Since 1995, we have worked diligently to raise money to build a new church to replace our aged St. Sophia church which St. Sophia, site of stands in the heart of Kaunakakai, the main town on future Saint Damien Catholic Molokai. We have outgrown our 1937 wooden church Church of Molokai that seats only 150 parishioners. At Mass many of the faithful sit in the church yard because there is no room in the church. They hear but are not ably to fully participate in the Eucharist. Our children attend classes in the church carport and in the adjoining storage spaces. We ask for your help. Celebrate Father Damien’s canonization and continue his mission to bring the gospel to the faithful and to the unchurched. Make your tax deductible donation today. Send your donation to: Blessed Damien Building Fund P O Box 1948, Kaunakakai, HI 96748 For more information about the Blessed Damien Church Building Fund, please see www.damienchurchmolokai.org

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Support Resources Relevant to the Economy Edgewood Works, an employment support group, meets Mondays 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 4th Thursdays from 7 – 9 p.m. in Merry Room at St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd. in Redwood City There is no cost to attend. Drop-ins welcome. Call (650) 906-8836 or e-mail edgewoodworksstm@gmail.com for more information. Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Stress Management Group - Benefit from relaxation techniques, mind and body awareness practices, group support. Takes place at Catholic Charities CYO, 36 West 37th Ave., San Mateo. Cost is $15 per session. Enroll by calling Catholic Charities CYO at (650) 295-2160, ex.199. Pamela Eaken, MFTI, and Natasha Wiegand, MFTI, facilitate the sessions. The program is supervised by David Ross, PhD. June 12, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: “Slowing Down to the Present Moment,” part of the “Retreat in Times of Stress Series” at Mercy Center, 2390 Adeline Dr. in Burlingame. Suzanne Buckley and Mercy Sister Loretta Moffatt will facilitate. No fee but registration is required. Call (650) 340-7454 to reserve a spot. Bring a bag lunch.

Good Health May 26, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: “Diagnose and Prevent Skin Cancer at Any Age,” a free health seminar for patients and the general public at St. Mary’s Medical Center, 450 Stanyan at Fulton in San Francisco. Go to cafeteria on Level B of hospital. Reduced-rate parking in hospital garage. Enter from Stanyan and Schrader. Call (415) 750- 5787 or e-mail christina.hayeschandler@ chw.edu or visit www.stmarysmedicalcenter.org.

Taize/Chanted Prayer 1st Friday at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; young adults are invited each first Friday of the month to attend a social at 6 p.m. prior to Taize prayer at 8 p.m. The social provides light refreshments and networking with other young adults. Convenient parking is available. For information contact mercyyoungadults@sbcglobal.net. Tuesdays at 6 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, San Francisco with Rob Grant. Call (415) 397-0113. 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Motherhouse Chapel, 43326 Mission Blvd in Fremont. Contact Maria Shao at (408) 839-2068 or maria49830@aol.com or Dominican Sister Beth Quire at (510) 449-7554 or beth@msjdominicans.

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Members of the class of 1957 from St. John Elementary School in San Francisco met recently for fun, food and nostalgia at the Excelsior District’s Italian American Club. Classmate Joe Sheehan said 39 of the group’s original 46 members attended and “another reunion is planned for next March.” Filbert St. at Washington Square in San Francisco. Admission is free and the church parking lot will be open. Call (888) 619-7882. Sponsored by Ignatius Press and St. Anthony of Padua Institute. June 4, 7 p.m.: Discussions on Gandhi: An Evening with Lorin Peters at Mission San Rafael, 1104 Fifth Ave. in San Rafael. The presenter is a founder of Educators for Non-Violence and has served with the Peace Corps and advises the American Friends Service Committee. Ca;; (415) 454-8141. Sponsored by Pax Christi Marin. Members of parish senior clubs and others interested in finding out more about Alma Via Residence in San Francisco are invited to a Spring Luncheon with entertainment, June 3 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the facility on Brotherhood Way, next to St. Thomas More Church. Please respond by May 29 to (415) 337-1339. June 22 – 26, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Summer Bible Camp- Dive Deep into God’s Word at Mater Dolorosa Church 1040 Miller Avenue, South San Francisco. Open to all children who are completing kindergarten through Grade 6th this year. For further information, call Rachael Smit 650-588-8175. 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.

Reunions Class of 1980, St. John Ursuline High School, San Francisco, is planning its 30 year reunion! We need to hear from you! Send your current contact info to Ana Cianci at missana_c@yahoo.com or visit www.stjohnursuline.alumz.com Class of 59, Holy Angels Elementary School, Colma is having a reunion in September. Call Mary Anne Woods at (707) 632-5270 or e-mail Maureen Marconi at mgmarconi@cox.net for information. Class of 1959, Presentation High School, San Francisco is planning its 50th reunion. Contact Joanne Camozzi Alkazin at (415) 454-7550 or jalkazin@aol.com. Class of ’59 from San Francisco’s Star of the Sea Academy is planning its 50th reunion. Contact Maria Elena Keizer at (415) 924-9756 or Keizerm@ sutterhealth.org

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May 31, 12:15 p.m.: 85th Anniversary Mass of St. James Elementary School at St. James Church, 23rd and Guerrero St. in San Francisco. Reception follows at St. James School, 321 Fair Oaks St. “Graduates from as far back as the 1930s have said they’ll be there,” said Raquel Fox, a 1976 St. James alumna, who is helping coordinate the event. For more information, call Raquel at (650) 773-4400 or e-mail foxryan8@msn.com. Sept. 20 with Mass at noon: Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School, class of ’68. Contact Jean Anderson at (650) 756-3395 or jeananders@aol. com. Sept. 26, 27: St. Elizabeth School in San Francisco marks its 60th anniversary. Graduates, former students, staff and friends of St. Elizabeth Elementary School please mark their calendars for a weekend celebration and e-mail your contact information to stelizabethalumni@yahoo.com to receive detailed information regarding the weekend’s events.

Vallombrosa Retreat Center 250 Oak Grove Ave. in Menlo Park. Call (650) 325-5614 or visit www.vallombrosa.org May 29 – June 1: “Praying the Mystics - Teresa, John and Ignatius” Great Christian saints and mystics - Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and Ignatius of Loyola - were teachers of prayer whose practical wisdom can help us draw closer to God no matter where we are on the spiritual journey. On these retreat days, learn about their lives, spirituality, teachings on prayer and their “maps” of the journey toward union with God. Carmen de la Vega Neafsey, MA and James Neafsey, D.Min., who have studied the lives and works of these Spanish mystics for over 30 years, will lead the weekend. Aug. 28 – 30: Weekend Retreat for Families and Friends of Alcoholics with Jesuit Father Tom Weston, an active member of the recovery community and a well-known retreat director. Sessions look at the tools and treasures of Al-Anon with prayer, conversation, quiet and sharing.

Special Liturgies May 23, noon: Public Square Rosary Crusade at United Nations Plaza in San Francisco led by Father John Jimenez. Pray for the world, its people, and its leaders. For information, call Juanita Agcaoili at (415) 647-7229. May 24, 11 a.m.: Mass of Thanksgiving and award presentations for Annual Archdiocese of San Francisco Respect Life Essay Contest at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco. Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside and present awards for best essays at reception following the liturgy. Contact Vicki Evans at (415) 614-5533 or e-mail evansv@sfarchdiocese.org. May 31, 12:15 p.m.: 85th Anniversary Mass of St. James Elementary School at St. James Church, 23rd and Guerrero St. in San Francisco. Reception follows at St. James School, 321 Fair Oaks St. “Graduates from as far back as the 1930s have said they’ll be there,” said Raquel Fox, a 1976 St. James alumna, who is helping coordinate the event. For more information, call Raquel at (650) 773-4400 or e-mail foxryan8@msn.com. June 6, 11 a.m.: First Saturday Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. Call (650) 756-2060 or visit www.holycrosscemeteries.com.

May 23, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.: St. Finn Barr School Rummage Sale at 419 Hearst Street at Edna in San Francisco’s Sunnyside neighborhood. Many items available including furniture, appliances, clothing, toys and sporting goods. Coffee, lemonade and baked goods also for sale. Bring friends and find bargains! Members of parish senior clubs and others interested in finding out more about Alma Via Residence in San Francisco are invited to a Spring Luncheon with entertainment, June 3 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the facility on Brotherhood Way, next to St. Thomas More Church. Please respond by May 29 to (415) 337-1339.

Consolation Ministry Grief support groups meet at the following parishes. San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 5581015. St. Dunstan, Millbrae; call Barbara Cappel at (650) 692-7543. Good Shepherd, Pacifica; call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593. Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City; call Barbara Cantwell at (650) 755-0478. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 366-3802. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sister Patricia at (650) 589-2800. Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo; call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650. St. Isabella, San Rafael; call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato; call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. San Francisco: St. Dominic; call Deacon Chuck McNeil at (415) 567-7824; St. Finn Barr (bilingual); call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823. St. Gabriel; call Monica Williams at (415) 350-9464. Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo; call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506. Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Children’s Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 5581015. Information regarding grief ministry in general: call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

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. 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.

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American Babylon . . .

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elected official, whose position in favor of life is known, could seek legitimately to limit the harm done by the law. However, no appeal to policy, procedure, majority will or pluralism ever excuses a public official from defending life to the greatest extent possible. As is true of leaders in all walks of life, no political leader can evade accountability for his or her exercise of power (Evangelium Vitae, 73-4). Those who justify their inaction on the grounds that abortion is the law of the land need to recognize that there is a higher law, the law of God. No human law can validly contradict the Commandment: “Thou shalt not kill.” (Living the Gospel of Life, U.S. Bishops, 1993)

whom the farmer saw as the real giver of that crop. After sacrificing some of it in this way, the farmer and his family could now enjoy the rest of it without guilt because, by trying to give it back to its author, they made themselves more aware that it was gift. They can now enjoy it without guilt precisely because, through sacrifice, they have acknowledged it as gift. That’s the inner essence of all sacrifice, whether the sacrificing of a career for the sake of our children or Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Sacrifice recognizes gift as gift. Like Abraham, it tries to give the gift back to the giver, but the giver stops the sacrifice and gives it back in even a deeper way.

Singer and Nietzsche believed that humans make up their morality, and so can change their ethical thinking at any time. Ethics, like everything else, is a will to power for these thinkers. Rorty’s manner of ethical and philosophical relativism is highly relevant to Catholics and anyone who cares about right and wrong. People with his attitude confront Christians almost every day when the religious and ethical issues arise. Since for Rorty right and wrong do not exist outside of human definitions of right and wrong, he thinks it is imperative that liberals try to change the way people talk about ethical issues because we will never be able to solve our irreconcilable differences. Rorty invites his followers to simply duck the whole debate. First, people can turn the deep, serious ethical conversation into something lighthearted. They can tease and joke and “josh”

George Wesolek is director of the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX.

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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of April HOLY CROSS COLMA

Maria T. Garcia Lucille T. Garde Lois Anne Gardner Lillian Gaviglio Marcus Seth Genove Lolita (Lee) F. Gerrity Marie Gibbons Velma Gibbs Harry “Henry” A. Gogarty William P. Gribnau James A. Hamilton Michael D. Handlos Otis Harris Anita S. Harwell Mary Elizabeth Herbert Herman Joseph Holmes Robert L. Homrig Dorothy House Frank Joseph Howard James D. Hutchins Stanislawa Kaminska Michael P. Kenny Bernadette Kenny George F. Kristovich Loreto O. Lafuente James G. Lagomarsino Yole M. Lami Phyllis Dixon Lavelle Albert A. Lawson Rudolphia G. Lustic Kenneth E. Lynch Kathleen Frances Madden Elmer C. Madriaga Viola A. Martin Rudolph J. Martin Manuel A. Martinez Maria deJesus Lizarraga Martinez Julia V. Martinezmoles Sally T. Maulsby Sr. Rita May, RSM Joann McCaffrey Jeannie McCallister James McDonnell Robert McMahon Oliver L. Mendoza Louis R. Morrill Mary Muhawieh

Maria R. Agcaoili Elsa M. Aiello Aldo A. Alchera Alexander Raye Apalit Marie Louise Ardohain Delfin R. Arquero Rosemary Ashworth Marguerite Attabit George L. Bastidas Cecilia D. Baumwart Arturo Bautista Frederick R. Behnke Roy Borgonovo Ethel C. Boutell Michael F. Brooks Aileen A. Brugge Luisa Amanda Bustamante Salvador Callejo Richard A. Campodonico John D. Cardinale Albert A. Carrara Marie C. Casey Marie P. Cetinich Gino Colombana Frank Crespin Flor L. de Aquino Chris M. De Losada Edward J. DeBono Rosario Descallar Liliana Diaz-Valdez Patricia F. Diggins Dennis Lee Dove Barbara K. Driscoll Harvey Druhet Joan Drury William Duffey Albert E. Dugan, Jr. Violet G. Dunlevy Herbert Easton, Jr. Francyse Elizabeth Elliott William Ferenz Walter L. Feyling Mary T. Figueiredo Randolph “Randy” Fitch Claire E. Francesconi

Stephen Warren Murray Aine O’Brennan Elmina Orlandi Isabel A. Ormes Modesta Q. Ovando Mary Pacumio Shirley Palmer Eleanor M. Pardini Josette B. Pezet Mildred C. Pini Audrey “Nonni” Prestoni James Allen Prouty Lena Puccetti Gary L. Rand Soledad V. Reyes Darryl Robinson Bill C. Rodgers Quintilio J. Rovai Guillermo A. Ruata, Ph.D. Emilia Gladys Salinas Muriel A. Santamaria Rosita Santana Anita M. Schwabe Bernardo A. Silva Cristeta E. Sipin Patricia C. Skinner Rev. Raymond K. Smith Dean K. Smith Louise S. Solari Beatrice C. Solis Evelyn Stapleton Kevin F. Stonum Florence M. Swinney Krzysztof Szumilo Bertha S. Tabaniag Andrea Testa Joseph Renard Thibeaux Ernesto S. Trapsi Oscar Z. Tully Matea A. Van Horn Cresencion T. Velasco Anthony Villanueva Natividad T. Villaroman Herminia U. Viloria John Whitley James D. Williamson Adoracion S. Yabut Paul Zuick

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Jackson Cheng William Gingher, Jr. Lee J. Gunson, Jr. Colleen Hausler Redmond F. Kernan III Jeannette Livia Parodi Jack Walker

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Robert A. Anderson William A. “Bill” Carr Basilio Fugiani Charles W. Jones Elaine L. Jones Charles J. Lamperti Mary Frances Mannella Margaret M. Trefz Hilda Waldthaler Rosalie F. Wilson

OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR HALF MOON BAY Robert A. Anderson William A. “Bill” Carr Basilio Fugiani Charles W. Jones Elaine L. Jones Charles J. Lamperti Mary Frances Mannella Margaret M. Trefz Hilda Waldthaler Rosalie F. Wilson

MEMORIAL DAY MASS – Monday, May 25 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, San Rafael

Most Rev. George H. Niederauer, Celebrant Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am Shuttle available from main gate from 10 am until 1pm

Rev. Louis Robello, Celebrant Outdoor Mass – 11:00 am

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Menlo Park Rev. William Myers, Celebrant Pastor St. Raymond’s Church Outdoor Mass – 11:00 am

Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery, Half Moon Bay Rev. Domingo Orimaco, Celebrant Pastor Our Lady of the Pillar Church Outdoor Mass – 11:00 am

FIRST SATURDAY MASS – Saturday, June 6, 2009 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am Rev. Paul Warren, Celebrant – Pastor St. Teresa Church

The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco www.holycrosscemeteries.com Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 650-756-2060

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 650-323-6375

Pilarcitos Cemetery Hwy. 92 @ Main, Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1676

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.

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