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USF's College of Professional Studies. Ellen and her husband , Paul, are active members of St. Luke Parish, Foster City.

New Notre Dame Parents ' Club officers are, Barbara Singh, prez; Norma Hilton, vice-prez ; Karen Fant, Sue MacDonald , and Lisa Vece. Out going prez is Madalyn McWhite-Lamson.

Congrats to senior, Annahita Farshchi on eaisiag a full vide to Boston University, and to next year 's editors of the school' s Pen to Paper, Kristin Fabbro, Charlotte Enders, and Colleen Byers. Outgoing editors are Monica Ashiku, Alexandra Sange, Anne Zappelli. Cheers for winning

by Tom Bu rke WordMasters Challenge team members including Jennifer Mills, Jessica Lee, Olivia" Tam, Jacquelyn Chi, Amanda Hats off and thanks to Frank Keaton, who at 88 years of Waldo. Entering National Merit Scholarship competitions age, continues to hel p families throug h life 's toug hest next year will be Jessica Christie, Caroline Connor, Marissa moments. The well-known funeral director and his wife, Gomes, Kathryn Grandsaert, Cassandra Laterza and Erica Katheryn, parishioners of St. Anselm 's in Ross, celebrate 46 Simmons. Kudos to Notre Dame seniors who gathered books years of marriage on December 30.. ..Sorry for misidentify- for the Gift of Reading Book Drive. Participants included ing Sister Ana Milagro Osorio a coupla ' weeks ago in an item Shannon Daly and Samah Menoufy. Farewell at Notre Dame about her being in South San Francisco to pick up school sup- to longtime chief accountant , Minda Carcido. . ..Farewells too p lies from St. Veronica Elementary for students in El at Mercy High School, San Francisco where school counSalvador. Sister Osorio is a Sister of the Poor of St. Peter selor, Shirley Kaiser retires after 19 years at Mercy and 39 Claver and not a Little Sister of the Poor as was mentioned years in Catholic education. A Hoosier howl for Social Studies chair, Gail Chastain, who here.. .When the much talked will participate in this summer 's becomes abou t travel to other planets International Studies Institute at available, will the message on the Indiana University. Talking her way passenger side looking glass of vehiinto a $3,000 Lions Club scholarcles taking people there be, "Objects ship was orator Tiffany Ng, and in mirror are closer encounters than Rebecca Hoh is a winner in a they appear,"?.... Congrats to recent Elks Club Art contest.. ..The Courtney Allen , a St. Brendan Young Scientists ' Guild of Elementary and St. Ignatius Conception Immaculate Preparatory alum, on her recent Academy played host to even graduation from Loyola Hats off to St. Charles Elementary School Marymount University. Her folks celebrating its 50th anniversary with a week- younger scientists at a recent eleare St. Bren 's Sharon and Dale end of prayer and activities for alumni/ae and mentary school science fair.

Allen, and her grandparents are St. friends beginning with a 5 p.m. Mass tomor- Leading the way were ICA juniors , Cecilia 's Jacqueline and former Lt. row with Archbishop William J. Levada pre- Stefanie Bautista and Kristine Governor Leo McCarthy....A siding and pastor . Father Kieran McCormick , Cachela. The school 's 14th annual spontaneous and much deserved concelebrating. From left: Kathy Mason Kern, elementary school cheerleading hats off to our grade school teachers '65, Notre Dame Sister Anne Maureen King, competition drew almost 200 stuwho work so hard imbuing the St. Charles ' first principal, and Kristina Kern, dents from 10 schools. Coming out on top were St. Veronica's; St. basics.... Prayers please for Kathy's daughter and current student body Robert's; and St. Timothy 's. ICA's Capuchin Father Gerald Barron, president of the San Carlos school.

Las Latinas Unidas joined with pastor, Our Lady of Angels who is recovering from knee surgery, and welcome at the Burlingame Archbishop Riordan High School's Los Latinos Unites for a parish to new parochial vicar, Capuchin Father James March dinner dance with music supplied by Orquesta Johnson. Father James, a native of Los Angeles, was ordained Kalichin, of which ICA senior, Margarita Carranza is a in 1968 and has served twice before at OLA during summer member. Also takin ' part were senior, Sylvia Toruno, breaks from his ministry at his community 's Bay Area study Christina Reyes, prez of the ICA group, and Abraham houses.. ..Still making house calls is Mike Norton of McCoy Alegria, prez of Riordan 's organization. Thanks to ICA stu Church Goods who traveled to OLA recently to tit the parish's dents Tiana Miranda and Ingrid Jaime for writing up the new and larger Book of Gospels into an even newer and larger press releases announcing the events ....Bank of America formal cover. Prayers please for Mike 's dad, Cas, who is not Award winners at Junipero Serra High School are Phillippe well. Cas has been in the church supplies biz since 1943 and has Hulbonhoa, Michael Pereira, Christopher Soto, Colin owned McCoy 's for more than 30 years. The Norton 's are orig- Billings, Ronald Tansingco, Casey Boome, Christopher inal members of Daly City 's Our Lady of Mercy where Cas ' Williams , William Moss, Derek Ang, Andrew Solari , Nick wife, Dolores, was the first president of the parish's Westlake Goulding, Bryan MacKay, Ryan Woodman, Peter Muscat, Catholic Women's club. The couple 's sons, including Mike Hans Tuft, Rohan Kamath, Renann Lopez. Tee-rrific for and brothers Tom, Jim, and Bob are all OLM Elementary Serra golf coach Joe Hession who was recently named Honor grads Prayers , too, please for Jeanne Macchello, secre- Coach for Boys Golf b y other coaches in the league. Kellie tary at Immaculate Conception on Fulton who is on the mend Clarke, who joined Serra last year teaching World History and from knee surgery, and thanks to Franciscan Father coaching the JV water polo squad will next year coach the varGuglielmo Lauriola, longtime spiritual leader of the commu- sity team. Kellie hel ped lead University of Southern nity, for lettin ' us know....A showroom salute to Rita California to a national water polo championship in 1999.

Gleason, principal , Notre Dame High School on winning a Winners of San Mateo's Rotary Club All-City Awards includnew Volkswagen Beetle at the school's annual auction . The ed Jonathan Allen , Noah Serbbi, Adam Montgomery, Louis good humored and good hearted scholar, now in her 10th year Taptelis, Garrett Chaussard, Joseph Debattista, Anastasios at the all-girls Belmont school, said the "fix was definitely not Kasaris , Patrick McMorrow , Brian Noriega , Andrew in." Coincidentally, Rita has been a VW driver since 1974 when Gannam, Eddie Mancini , Christopher Quiery, Tyson she acquired her first of now four bugs. Under the leadership of Mansfield....Remember, Catholic San Francisco begins its Karen Silva and Denise Severi and the hard work of more every other week summer schedule in June. Next issue of CSF than 100 additional volunteers, the event raised more than will be in your mailbox on June 8. Please remember to put a $100,000 for the school. Mortar boards off for Ellen Six, reli- phone number on items you send this column 's way. We love gious studies instructor, on her certificate of appreciation from getting 'em but can 't use 'em if we can't confirm 'em....

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'Family' controversy in Marin

Parents p rotest f ilm featurin g gay and lesbian coup les

By Jack Smith A controversy is brewing in Marin over the Novato Unified .School District ' s proposal to include a film featuring gay and lesbian headed families as part of the District 's diversity curriculum for Kindergarten through Fifth grade.

"That 's a Family" is produced by Women 's Educational Media (Womedia) of San Francisco and presents a wide variety of famil y structures including adoptive , sing le parent , inter-racial and guardian headed families.

About 300 peop le showed up May 15 to air their opinions at a Novato School District board meeting held at Rancho Elementary School. The primary controversy surrounding the film regards an eight minute segment of the 30-minute film dealing with gay or lesbian coup les who have either adopted children or obtained them by in-vitro fertilization or other circumstances.

Sue Rochman of Womedia explains that according to the U.S. Census, "only 25 percent of households have regular nuclear families. What the film is about is showing the diversity of families that exist in the U.S. today. " As part of a state-mandated diversity curriculum intended to increase mutual respect amongst students and decrease school yard bullying, "That 's a Family " is an important tool for "children to have their families respected ," she said.

Many parents who spoke at the meeting objected to the age appropriateness of the film. Novato mother of three , Suzanne Francois , is a registered nurse with experience in pediatrics. She believes that exposing children in grades K through three is "simply not age appropriate fro m a child development point of view."

She believes that this age is a "latency phase" in a child' s psycho-sexual development. It is a time when children tend "not to be interested in anything of a sexual nature ," she said. She said that this is "by design" because at this age children are supposed to be spending all their energies on learning "to read and write and spell and do math and Lie their shoes and to learn to share and get along with others. "

More propaganda than education: Commentary: Page 13 Dr. Dan McPherson disagrees. He is a gay adoptive father featured in the film and coordinator of the Masters Program in Marriage and Family Life at the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco.

Dr. McPherson doesn 't believe that the film brings up sexual issues. "It ' s just a descri ptive film about different kinds of families. It 's simply to hel p kids from kindergarten on to put names to these diffe rent configurations " of families "which they see every day in school, " he said. Most important , he said , "It gives children the opportunity to see respect " for differences in family arrangements.

Another complaint raised by many parents regards parental notification and the ability of parents to exempt their children from viewing the film, The Novato School District has not yet decided whether to use the film. They have indicated that parents will be allowed to excuse their childre n from viewing it if it is adopted as part of the curriculum.

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) does not intend to include the film as part of it ' s regular curriculum , at this time , but it is "permissible " for teachers to use according to Kevin Gogin of the SFUSD's school health programs department. Mr. Gogin said that the film was not put "throug h a formal review process " and that its use will not require parental notification if a teacher does intend to show it to students.

Mr. Gogin said thai since the film is "not a program that deals with questions of sexuality," it does not fall under the range of issues requiring parental notification under the State's Education Code.

He said the video is "just teaching a basic respect for differences. " Children need to be taught that "you have to

William Burke, Church lobbyist, ecumenical pioneer dies William R. Burke , an ecumenical pioneer and veteran legislative lobbyist who promoted the interests of Catholic and other religious schools, died May 6 in his Palos Vercles Estates home after receiving Holy Communion during a family Mass. He was 84.

In 1945 , Mr. Burke established his William R. Burke Public Relations Inc. with offices in Washington , Sacramento and Los Angeles. The firm helped win tax exemptions for reli gious school properties throughout California. In 1961 , he addressed the State Legislature in a joint session , and he was affectionatel y known as "The Cardinal" for his work on behalf of the Catholic Church.

Mr. Burke also worked successfully for repeal of the Oriental Exclusion Act , which had prevented Asian-born legal residents from becoming U.S. citizens.

The firm 's clients were several hospitals and homes for the aged as well as private schools.

After his graduation from UCLA in 1939, Mr. Burke, Baptist minister George Hill and Gilbert Harrison began a series of visits to high schools, universities and state legislatures introducing themselves as "a Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew." The project designed to promote interfaith harmony was sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews and the Religious Conference at UCLA. During World War II, Mr. Burke served as an officer aboard the destroyer Pillsbury. Injured by a depth charge concussion , he returned to the United States and taught naval law at Princeton and Notre Dame universities.

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A graduate of St. Elizabeth' s Catholic School in Altadena , Mr. Burke attended St. Joseph's Junior Seminary for two years before transferring to Cathedral Hi gh School in Los Angeles. He earned a bachelor 's degree in history from UCLA and earned a Bishop McGucken Scholarship for graduate studies.

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He explained that the film may be used as a training tool for teachers , but SFUSD does not have the resou rces to purchase it for all 80 schools under its jurisdiction.

Mr. Gogin is also featured in the film and is Dr. McPherson 's partner.

George Wesolek, director of Public Policy and Social Concerns for the Archdiocese made comments on the film which were read at Masses in Novato prior to the school board meeting. He said that the film "is a well done piece on diversity using engag ing children and giving an overall good message about tolerance." He cautioned , however, that the film "spends a major part of its message on gay and lesbian relationships."

In addition to the segment on gay and lesbian headed households , the film weaves in images of same sex headed families throug hout the other segments of the film. One of the families highlighted in the adoption section and one in the inter-racial section are headed by same sex couples. In one segment a child is portrayed with his family and introduces his two moms and two dads. No further exp lanation is offered.

Mr. Wesolek believes that "the overall el feet ot the film, especiall y for impressionable children , ages five to ten , is more akin to advocacy of a particular lifesty le that is far different from the norm in most communities. " Mr. Wesolek said that the film was "so slanted in its presentation of one particular group that it becomes more propaganda than valuable educational materi al for small children."

Many parents audibl y grumbled about the formal of the Novato School Board meeting. When the meeting convened at 7:30, p.m. most of the seats were already occup ied by members of Spectrum, the Gay, Lesbian and Strai ght Alliance and other gay advocacy groups . More than 90 percent of those seated wore stickers say ing "Love makes a family. " There were approximately 100 seats. Most parents from the school district had lo stand in back or outside.

Blue cards were placed on the seats for peop le to turn in their names to be chosen for public comment. Cards were not given to the approximatel y 200 parents who were standing. Consequently, the vast majority of speakers at the beginning of the evening were "That 's a Family" supporters.

Suzanne Francois said that, "As a result of complaints fro m parents that they were not being heard , the school board voted to continue the meeting. " In the end the parents were heard . The meeting which was scheduled to end at 9:30 p.m. lasted until about midnight. "I was the last speaker at 11:45 p.m., " Mrs . Francois said.

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to conclude days of penance and reparation for the "desecration " of the shrine by Estrada supporters and to pray for a clean and honest general election May 14, reported UCA News, an Asian news service based in Thailand. Supporters of Estrada protested April 25-May 1 at the shrine after his arrest for economic p lunder. At the beginning of the Mass, Estrada supporters also asked forg iveness for losing faith in the church and harboring anger in their hearts , During the offering of peace, Estrada loyalists shed tears as President Gloria MacapagalAnoyo embraced them. People down the stage waved white handkerchiefs as a gesture of peace and reconciliation.

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Surxey shows younger Latinos drop out of Church in U.S.

WASHINGTON — A new national survey reports that 70 percent of the Latino population in the United Slates identified themselves as Catholic, but that the percentage drops with each passing generation.

The survey reports that 22 percent of the Latino population considers itself Protestant , and that 95 percent of all respondents listed a reli gious affiliation and 45 percent reported attending church services at least once a week.

The 2000 U.S. census reported 35.3 million Hispanics in the United States. Survey findings showed that 74 percent of foreign-born Latinos identify themselves as Catholic; 66 percent of U.S.-born Latinos who have at least one parent bom abroad identify themselves as Catholic; and 59 percent of third or later generations identify as Catholic. The respective numbers for Protestants are 18 percent, 25 percent and 32 percent.

Other survey findings include: • 43 percent of ail respondents who attend religious services go primarily to Spanish services, 27 percent primarily to English services and 30 percent listed bilingual.

• 34 percent of the Catholics who responded would not accept homosexuals as priests while 30 percent would.

• 49 percent of the Catholics feel that women should be ordained while 23 percent believe they should not.

• 75 percent of Catholics and Protestants believe that a candidate 's faith and morals matter to their voting decisions.

• 74 percen t of all respondents believe that the church should provide assistance to illegal immigrants , even if the assistance is illeg al.

• 60 percent support school vouchers.

• 39 p ercent favor the death penalty.

Pope ordains 34; calls effort for pr iests 'necessary and urgent '

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II ordained 34 new priests for the Diocese of Rome, thanking believers around the world who, "in silence and in their daily thoug hts, offer their prayers and sufferings for priests and vocations. " A greater effort to draw more young men to the priesthood was "necessary and urgent," he said May J 3 during the liturgy in St. Peter 's Basilica. "What this means is increasing kindling and cultivating a 'vocations mentality,' which translates into a personal and communitarian style marked by listening, discernment and a generous response to God who calls," he said.

The pope lightly laid his trembling hands on the heads of each man being ordained and read a long prayer over them as they lay prostrate before the basilica 's main altar.

Among the new priests was a set of 30-year-old Italian twin brothers , two men from the United States, and one each from New Zealand, Australia and Cuba. The group ranged in age from 26 to 66 and hailed from 16 countries.

"Above all, be in love with the church — the earthly church and the heavenly one — looking at her with faith and love, despite the blemishes and wrinkles that can mark her human face. " the pope told them.

Orthodox, Muslim welcome was encouraging, says pope

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II said he was encouraged and moved by the warm welcome of Orthodox and Muslim leaders and youths during his early May pilgrimage to Greece , Syria and Malta . Speaking May 16 at his weekly general audience in St. Peter 's Square, he said reconciliation with Orthodox Christians and dialogue with Muslims were among Catholic Church priorities. hi predominantly Orthodox Greece and in Syria , where the Orthodox form a significant part of the Christian minority,"I wanted to show the Orthodox churches the Catholic Church's affection and esteem, with the desire that the memory of past wrongs against communion would be fully purified and would open space for reconciliation and fraternity," he said.

Eonduran cardinal angers evangelicals with criticism

TEGUCIGALPA , Honduras — Cardinal Oscar Rodri guez Maradiaga angered Honduran evangelicals and members of a few mainline Protestant churches with his suggestion that many non-Catholic churches are industries VI C£ ua designed to enrich their pastors .

F b "There are much more serious problems in Honduras " us <*\ than criticizing other religions, said the Rev. Sergio o , pastor of the evangelical Church of the Great £ Handal Commission in Tegucigalpa. "It 's a country that 's not proRo ducing , with a high level of poverty. a. t/3 An Episcopal Church leader refused to participate in an 12; y ecumenical dialogue May 10, stating in a private letter to the meeting 's organizers that he was "not willing to continSpanish Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela leads a ue sitting at the same table , eating crackers and drinking procession marking the 84th anniversary of the coffee together, until the cardinal clarifies his remarks." apparitions of Mary at Fatima in Portugal May 13.

While the cardinal was in Guatemala in late April, Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims converged on reporters asked him a question about evangelical sects. "This the shrine to celebrate the anniversary of the first phenomenon is becoming an industry today, because whoever so desires can accredit themselves as a pastor," Cardinal of the visions of three shepherd children in 1917.

Rodriguez said. "There 's no process of accreditation, there's In Syria, the pope and local Orthodox patriarchs prayed no superior authority, and what they have in common is they together in a Greek Orthodox cathedral. "Deeply moved, I are anti-Catholic and they make people pay a tithe. saw in thi s the fulfillment of one of the principal aims of the jubilee pilgrimage, that of gathering together in places of our common origin to witness Christ, our unity, " he told the audience.

The pope said the warm welcome from Syria 's majority SAO PAULO, Brazil — Thousands of Brazilian Catholics Muslims was "truly encouraging." During the visit , he took to the streets on Mother 's Day, calling for an end to govbecame the first pontiff in history to enter a mosque. ernmental and political corruption. The demonstrations and prayer services were held throughout Brazil May 13 at the request of the Brazilian bishops ' conference , 40 other Catholic organizations and Brazil's lawyer association.

In Belo Horizonte , one of the counuy ' s largest cities, more VATICAN CITY — In addressing moral problems fac- than 500 people participated in an all-day service May 13 at the ing modern men and women, Catholic theolog ians must city 's largest church, St. Josep h's. Services and demonstrations recognize that certain concepts regarding the dignity of also took place in Brazil's other major cities, with priests and human life and sexuality are unchanging, the Vatican said. bishops calling for an end to impunity and social injustice. " Moral theolog ians may be tempted to answer questions Bishop Jayme Henrique Chemello president of the "with responses that are more conforming to the sensitivi- Brazilian bishops ' conference , said in a press conference ties and expectations of the world than to the thinking of that he was shocked by the allegations that two prominent Christ," said an article in the May 16 editi on of the Vatican senators had conspired to rig Congress ' computer voting newspaper. The article in L'Osservatore Romano, signed system last year. Bishop Chemello said he was disappointwith three asterisks to signify its publication was approved ed with the decision by Congress to suspend the creation of at the highest levels of the Vatican, was published along- a legislative inquiry board to investigate more than a dozen side a notification criticizing some works by Redemptorist allegations of corruption within the federal government.

Father Marciano Vidal, a Spanish moral theologian .

The notification from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the priest 's work was erroneous or ambiguous on several moral questions, including contraception , homosexuality, masturbation and in vitro fertilization .

MOSCOW — About 1,000 people marched down The accompanying article in the Vatican newspaper said Moscow 's main street to the Kremlin to protest Pope John that in investigating the work of moral theologians, the Paul IPs planned June visit to Ukraine. The May 12 Vatican "does not want to demolish, but rather to correct in demonstration , approved by the Russian Orthodox Church, order to build. " maited a rare cooperative effort between the country 's "It is in li ght of these observations that one must under- largest faith and a mainstream political party, the nationalstand the reason according to which the church considers ist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. masturbation and sexual relations of a homosexual type to United by a common threat — the rebirth of the be objectively serious acts," the article said. The same con- Catholic Church on historically Orthodox territory — concern underlines the church's teaching against the use of serv ative Orthodox clergy, Cossacks and lay people artificial contraception, it said. Catholic couples are called marched alongside ultranationalist politician Vladimir to respect "the indissoluble bond" between the unitive and Zhirinovsky, who has expressed "concern over the expanprocreative meaning of sexual intercourse. sion of Catholicism " in Russia.

Zhirinovsky, a vice speaker of the Russian parliament has called for the Russian government to explore ways of stopping Catholic expansion in the former Soviet Union. He is especially concerned about Ukraine, where the once-repressed MANILA, Philippines — Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila Ukrainian Catholic Church is enjoying a strong revival . and supporters of ousted president Joseph Estrada exchanged Russians and Ukrainians are united by a common Slavic apologies at a Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima.

Orthodox heritage, dating to 988, when Kiev 's Princess Olga "We apologize to the poor if the church hurt their feelings. converted to Byzantine Orthodoxy. Most of Ukraine's 49 milWe ask them for forgiveness for having neglected them for a lion citizens are Orthodox. About 5 million people in the long time now," Cardinal Sin said at a May 13 Mass at Mary Western part of the country are members of the Ukrainian Queen of Peace shrine outside Manila. The Mass was organized Catholic Church, which is loyal to the Vatican but uses a liturgy virtuall y identical to the Orthodox and allows married priests.

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1 began to experience an awareness of my solidarity with the people I had been an-esting | all those years.All of a sudden I began to see myself in them. It was really a strange experi| ence. The more I prayed about where I was going and what 1 was going to do, the message ij came to me - you have some business to take care of. So, I decided to try detention ministry Before I retired from the police force in 1989, 1 filed an application to work in Detention Ministry It took about eight months or so, and by the end of 1990 , 1 was volI I unteering in jails and I was pleased with the experience .

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1 attended the Clinical Pastoral Education program that was offered by the original I founder of Detention Ministry in the Archdiocese, Sister Joan Camp bell , it was an eight| week course, but I can say, I spent most of !CK)2 in training.

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You take the worst part of your life and hold it up to God and then ask, 'what do 1 do with this mess?' And God gives an answer. The thing that was the worst part of my life \ suddenly becomes my gift. And I learned that I had a skill to translate what I learned as an adult child of an alcoholic into the experiences of many of the people I visited, giving me an insigh t to myself as well. I realized any one of those people I talked to could be me sitting in their place.

Do you ever tell prisoners you were a police officer?

1 always want them to know I was a police officer so they will think before they tell me anything. Just in case there is any question in their mind where my loyalty is which is always with them. After a few weeks, those who feel uncomfortable begin to relax with me and eventually it becomes second nature. Having to talk to someone from the outside is kind of a bonus for them - gives them another perspective of the kind of issues they are dealing with.

Do they ask many questions about the outside world?

Very seldom. The outside world isn't that important to them. Usually, it's about what's going on with them in the jail and their spiritual life and how they are trying to get to know God. They talk of the struggle to see God in other people inside the facility.

Many times, they deal with their dysfunctional issues from their childhood.

So, what is your perception of today's inmates?

I don 't know how accurate my perception of inmates is because Im always looking through my 'cop filter ' I realize that part of what I learned as a policeman still affects me today. I actively work to not let the 'cop filter' enter my conscious mind but. I don't . - Itejjfisjl^d, know the extent of the unconscious level that remains with me. ¦ My personal observations jt ltfijjk tell me that roughly 60'% of the - JH|9 inmates might consider changing JB| their lives but the opportunities for %' flfl them to do tl lat particularly if ¦ wRf H they go through the State system - ¦ ¦ . ?/', ¦ ^ is very minimal when they come out , ^-1BL*'« ':,^JH because there are so few 1 lalfway house programs to support them. ^S^if 1 Another percentage, I believe llM \" could be roughly 30% to 50% who are : ^ ' i experiencing ja il the fi rst or second v ' ' .'- - | ^BH time and are , at least , intellectually 'dls^i exploring the fact that they can change ' f ' JP| *% _ their lives and looking for an alternative for their lives. |,;.' " ., W Then, there are those inmates who ¦ [M have no big incentive to change their lives. They get caught for the first, second, ,\ . % ¦ or third time - not for major offenses |¦-'*?

1 ' and they are usually looking at a couple of years in the State system or maybe one year in County jail. Most of them have a drag his- N| f , ¦* tory and they see j ail as j list part of life — occasionally you get caught and you do your • time. Most of them are suffering from the V effects of racism, poor economic situations , and \ : \ poor education systems. For those who come from poor hard-knock communities there are minimal and very few, success stories. But when they are successful, as soon as they get a good job . and good education they get out of those neighborhoods - they don't stay. So the good examples leave and the other examples stay.

Inmates are broken down in levels. Level-.!,is the lowest security where prisoners might be in honor camps, levels 2 and 3 are at San-Quentin. Places like Pelican Bay, Folsom and Cochran are almost all Level fours. There is even a Level 4+; these are the people going to the secured units or locked-down kind of arrangements where they are not permitted to associate with other inmates.

Who are these Level 4+ prisoners and p lease describe locked-down arrangements?

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As prisoners, they live in total isolation. For example, they bring the shower to your door and bolt it on the outside of your cell. They slide the door back in and the prisoner , steps into the shower - the prisoner showers and then steps back out. The guard closes the door, unbolts the shower and brings it to the next person. Their food is brought to them and they have little or no recreation. The private cells intend to ensure a minimal amount of opportunity for violence to anyone else.

San Quentin has a couple of areas where prisoners are locked-down - Death Row is one. Some of these prisoners locked-down have entered with non-violent crimes but gang fights and other prisoner problems can lead them to become totally isolated .

What do you see as the biggest crisis in the prison system today?

I see it as being a parole problem. Many of the people who are in prison now are parole violators, They have done their time but because of the lack of rehabilitation programs, the system is designed to just get the prisoners out the door. But before they tu rn them loose, they are given $200 gate money. Of that $200, they buy a $35 pair of brown pajamas costume-type, awful looking things, because they can 't walk out naked. Then, they are driven to the nearest bus depot with $165.00 in their pocket and are expected to go out and make a life with that. They also have 48 hours to report to their parole officer.

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For those who have serious, social kinds of adjustment problems, they need intensive therapy in an environment where the opportunities for violence are reduced. They need to be -around caring people who give them role models to work with if they are to have any hope for rehabilitation recovery; But the emphasis has been on detailing people safely and getting the staff, the resources and the facilities to put them in — with no thought of the cost — or what is happening to the people when they leave.

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His family have been parishioners of St. Veronica Parish in South San Francisco since 1974. Mr. McKeon is active in his parish as a lector and Eucharistic minister.

He married Mauree n Spingola and they have four children , Therese , Maty, Michael and Anne Marie. j In 1989, he retired with the rank of Captain from the police force and began volunteering in the Archdiocesan Detention Ministry program . In 1992 , he was hired by Catholic Charities as director of Detention Ministry and in 2000 , the position was p laced under the direction of the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns of the Archdiocese.

He "enjoys working with the inmates one-on-one and hel ping them to get throug h the experience with as little suffering and pain as possible." Every Monday nig ht he visits inmates at San Quentin and is spiritual director to four men. He also visits inmates in San Francisco jails each week. . At present , he says there is no existing chaplain position in San Francisco and it: is greatly needed. Also, the new design of the jails, described as the "cell pod system, " has created additional small segments with each segment requiring its own service.

Where it once was possible to cover 11 services each Sunday with two people, now be needs 11.

In Marin County, Mr. McKeon has five volunteers where 15 are needed for trie ministry.

One of Mr. McKeon 's favorite quotes is by Father Tony Rose the director of Detention Ministry of the Santa Rosa Diocese, "The thing I see that is most disquieting is that the systems are creating situ ations of hopelessness for the inmates - and then they call it good. " For those interested in the Catholic Perspective on this subject , Mr. McKeon recommends the Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United States titled , "Responsibility, Rehabilitation , and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice , written Nov. 15, 2000. "It speaks volumes, " said Mr. McKeon, For information call (415) 614-5569. ¦ ¦ ¦

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Opp ose human cloning

The specter of human cloning was the stuff of science fiction when the Second Vatican Council argued that indifference to God and his divine law fueled the 20th Century 's brutal onslaught against innocent human life.

At the time of the Council, totalitarian states still asserted that liberation from God led to true human fulfillment. The Council Fathers knew otherwise: the bloodiest century in human history revealed that divine law was not a burden but a protection for the human spirit. "Without the Creator, the creature would disappear," warned the Council Fathers. "When God is forgotten the creature itself grows unintelligible. " Today, with scientists poised to clone human beings within a year or two, the lessons of the past are especiall y relevant. Our society 's understanding of what it means to be human and the scientific community 's willingness to submit to difficult moral principles - specifically the commandment against killing ~ are confronted with a new test. Recently proposed federal legislation designed to make human cloning a federal criminal offense will bring the issues at stake to the forefront of the nation 's conscience.

The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 is designed solely to outlaw die cloning or the attempted cloning of a human embryo by removing the nucleus of an egg and injecting a human somatic stem cell nucleus into the egg. Cell and DNA cloning are not covered under this initiative.

The proposed ban has received backing from the U.S. bishops ' chief spokesman for pro-life affairs, Richard Doerfiinger. "Human cloning shows disrespect for life in the very act of generating it," stated Doerfiinger, associate director of policy development of the NCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, during U.S. Senate hearings on the legislation earlier this month.

Doerflinger's strong testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space signaled the bishops' ongoing campaign to both shape the national debate on cloning, and to prompt biotechnol ogists to rethink their indifference to moral safeguards that protect human life and dignity.

An attempt to clone a human being violates several Catholic moral principles that guard the transmission of human life. The destruction of developing human life violates the Fifth Commandment against killing, but the reproductive activity involved in cloning also undercuts the "right" of each person to be brought into existence through a loving marital act.

Further, the Church remains deeply concerned about the unique moral problem posed by human cloning: The creation of a new class of human beings whose continued existence would be subject to the whims of others.

The U.S. bishops advocate a ban against human cloning that covers both human embryos designed for research purposes, as well as those intended to be cloned children. For the moment, biotechnologists only seek approval for what they call "therapeutic cloning"-- designed to produce embryos for research activities or as a source of fetal stem cell tissue. Most researchers insist there are no plans to actually bring these embryos to term. Still, experts in the field admit it would be difficult to prevent illicit clonal pregnancies.

Judging by the public record, the bishops seem to have made few inroads in their campaign for converts in the scientific community: Following the close of a recent dialogue on cloning between the bishops and biotechnologists, a report concluded that most researchers simply did not share the Church's belief that human life must be protected from the moment of conception. * The Church's opposition to human cloning also arises from a vision of the human person made in the image of a God, who created us through an act of pure, gratuitous love. Human beings share in this gratuitous gift through procreation, and this means that each person has the "right" to be brought into existence through a loving marital act. In its wisdom, the Church understands that this "right" is also a protection, for it prevents disinterested pailies-including the Dr. Mengeles of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from exercising their power over human life at its most vulnerable stage.

JT we permit this radical development, we will have to accept the implicit destruction of innocent life concealed behind the glittering promise of human cloning. We must also shrug off the fact that human cloning will inevitably produce a new class of persons, described elsewhere as a "slave race," who will exist for the sole purpose of providing for the needs of their betters.

The majority of biotechnologists may indeed be dismissive of moral strictures and impatient with any attempt to "put the genie back in the bottle," but we must not allow that to dissuade us from opposing human cloning. If we ignore this moral challenge to our meaning and purpose as human beings , we risk becoming "unintelligible" to ourselves.

Joan Frawley Desmond is a member o/Catholic San Francisco's Advisory Board.

Charles Lwanga Feast - June3 Among the Martyrs of Uganda , St. Charles Lwanga and St. Josep h Mkasa are best known. Christianity was new to the African nation and a youthfu l King Mwanga ruled with animosity toward forei gners. He saw the missionaries as a threat and turned savage toward young Christian pages in his court . Joseph, a Catholic, and master of the court pages, was killed in 1886 for reproaching the king. Charles and several other young Christian men were put to death for not renouncing their faith. The martyrs were canonized in 1964.

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Think about it , except for a character in Charles Dickens , can you imagine anyone , telling a battered woman , or a homeless child: "Convert first , then we will feed, clothe and care for you. " Be not afraid , this will not happen. President Bush' s initiative to have the Federal government contract with faith-based organizations for social services will be based on "need not creed." San Franciscans of all faiths should welcome this forward thinking proposal. It will hel p thousands of needy in our city and millions across America: infants , children , adolescents , adults and seniors.

The President 's initiative recognizes the effectiveness of religious-affiliated organizations that serve the needy. Some opponents say the President 's plan will breach the "wall of separation " between church and state. Others say it will it compromise the integrity of religious agencies and burden them with undue regulations. This initiative will do neither. For years government has been contracting with faith-based agencies in San Francisco and other cities. This plan will expand the process. It will not "give " taxpayers ' money to religion. It will simply pay for the social services the religious agencies provide.

Neither will religious groups "take over " federal programs.

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They will imp lement programs according to a contract. No coniracl will allow any group to require a needy person to "coirvert" in order to receive help.

The President ' s plan will look to legitimate qualified local agencies to serve needs. It will respect the independence of these agencies and the agencies will respect government requirements, or there will be no contract.

History supports this initiative. Since the founding of our nation , public policies have encouraged faith based organizations to hel p address social needs. These agencies do what government cannot do. They offer respect , di gnity, values , compassion and cost effective results and they never give up.

Reli gious peop le are called to serve; they will never stop working to enhance the dignity and well being of the weak and need y. Protestant , Catholic , Jewish , Muslim and others have been doing this for centuries.

Their example has insp ired millions and their accomplishments have helped society enact better legislation for health care, education and social services. But the achievements of these wonderful organizations can never substitute for our fundamental responsibility to promote just social policies and assure that projects are funded and imp lemented with accountability.

Whatever we do, government will never be the sole answer. The most generousl y funded efforts of the social democracies in Europe cannot end domestic violence, family disintegration , suicide , drug abuse, alcoholism, teen pregnancy, child abuse, sexually transmitted diseases and other such social ills.

President Bush' s plan recognizes that these problems require something more than money. Many of these tragic human conditions are widespread here in San Francisco. The President ' s initiative offers a major opportunity to make real progress to hel p the need y. We should put aside doubts and fears and welcome this partnershi p with our faith-based agencies. They are "something more."

They touch souls, they change behavior and they remake lives. Yes, they have creed; that is why they serve need so well. No one does it better, let ' s do it!

Mike DeNunzio San Francisco

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Gospel Truth: Unique Inspiration of Scripture Each of us has a favorite poem or painting which speaks to the heart, and we say that its maker was "inspired". But when we use the word Scri pture , we should write Insp iration with a capital "I," for by it we mean something uni que. Although the books of Scripture were composed by human writers, to say that they are inspired is to say that God is their author. (Catechism of the Catholic Churc h #105-106 ).

We celebrate this truth in the liturgy. At the beginning of a selection, the reader proclaims that we are hearing from the prophet Isaiah, or the apostle Paul , or the Gospel of Luke; but at the end , the reader says, "the word of the Lord ." This can only be said of the books of the Bible, and for this reason we do not read non-scriptural texts during the liturgy of the word: "inspired" writings by a favorite poet cannot be put on a par with the Scriptures.

Although we believe that the human writers of the Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit, this does not mean that they received the words of Scripture like some kind of divine dictation. Occasionally a biblical author speaks of receiving an oracle from the Lord or some kind of vision , for example in the Book of Revelation. Ordinarily, the human authors are simply reacting to a situation with the strengdis and limits of their human talent. Most of St. Paul's letters were written in response to critical situations in the communities he had founded; St. Luke describes his effort to collect stories about Jesus when writing his Gospel.

The Catechism describes the three-layered foundation

for the Gospels: the events in the life of Jesus , oral traditions about these events in the first decades after His death and resurrection, and the final process of editing and writing the Gospels as we have them. (CCC # 126) The Insp iration of the Bible manifests God' s humility in our regard — His message is presented with the human aulhor 's uni que voice.

And yet it trul y is "the word of the Lord."

Since Scripture has God as its author, we believe it is inerrant: "the books of Scripture firmly, faithfull y and without error teach that truth which God , for the sake of our salvation , wished to see confided (o the Sacred Scriptures."

(CCC #107) Those who sport "Darwin/Fish" decorations on their car might think they are the first to discover mistakes in the Bible, but cultured despisers were doing the same already in the second century. The key to understanding what we mean when we assert that the Bible is inerrant is to remember that the kind of truth being presented is what God wants us to know "for the sake of our salvation. " For example, the Book of Genesis does not present a literal account of how the world was made. Indeed it could not , since it offers two descriptions of creation which not only do not tally with the evidence of geology, but do not tally with each other. Genesis does not describe how the world was made, but why the world was made — a question which science can never answer. The creation accounts in Genesis teach us that everything ultimatel y has God as its maker, that everything which exists is good, and that we human beings have been made in God's image and likeness

with an intellect and free will. Our use or misuse of what God has made is jud ged in light of how "godl y" is the use we make of what God has created and given to us. All of this is true, and is saving truth .

These truths pertain to theology, not science, and the fact that they cannot be demonstrated in a laboratory does not make them any less true than the theory of evolution . Science can describe how the world was made , not why: at most, science can posit some kind of cosmic "accident" which brought everything into being — and if this is the limit to the meaning of the universe , it is hardl y a truth upon which to build life 's purpose.

But if God is the author of creation , and the author of me, then perhaps I should entertain the possibility that God is the author of Scripture.

Father Milton T. Walsh

Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and an assis tant professor of systematic theology at Si. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Family Lif e

God breaks through and speaks to us Like my children , I struggle with being attentive at Mass. I do not show it on the outside as Ihey do, with fidgeting, rolling up the parish bulletins , and teasing the person next to me, but my mind does wander from one thing lo another. In one moment I am planning our next meal, and in the next I am pray ing with all my heart . Then a couple of minutes later I am making a mental note to return a phone call.

Fortunatel y, God every now and then breaks through my lack of mental discipline and speaks to me so plainly that I perk up and listen . I am not talking about mystical experiences, here. I don 't hear any voices, and I don't see any visions. But the other day, for examp le , the gospel reading was from John 15, where Jesus says he is the vine and we are the branches , and as it was proclaimed 1 felt the Lord nudging me to pay attention.

Why did these verses have this effect? Because they struck me with special force about 15 years ago, the day

after my first pregnancy had ended in a miscarriage. Much has been wrilten about the grief provoked by a lost pregnancy, and having experienced several miscarriages I can verif y that it is all true. Yet in the middle of this particular sorrow, came the consoling voice of Jesus in the gospel for that day: "He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is thai bears much fruit , for apart from me you can do nothing. " The words seemed so timely, so personal, as if they had been chosen for me. Was it possible Jesus was speaking to me, inviting me to place my confidence in him? I asked for the grace to trust him and to accept our loss, but I also asked for the blessing of more children. Later that same day, a friend who dropped by to express her sympathy brought me a potted vine, and I took the gift as a sign that my prayers would be answered.

A skeptic might say I am full of sentimental hogwash.

I might then respond with something like Pascal's wager, and challenge the doubter to try living but one day as if die

Lord truly speaks to us throug h the Scripture s, the sacraments , the teachings of the Church , and the ordinary circumstances of our lives, Sometimes , I myself am the one who needs to accept the challenge, for without a crisis to bend my knees , I can take God's Word for granted and not listen as I should.

Vivian W. Dudro

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages four to 13) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish.

The CatholicDiff erence

John Paul II goes beyond the 'Clash of Civilizations' One of the most intriguing proposals for thinking about the post-Cold War world is Harvard Professor Samuel Huntington 's suggestion that global politics hi the 21st century will be channeled along cultural , not national, fault lines.

Huntington 's "clash of civilizations " hypothesis is a ¦ bold attempt to get international relations theorists and politicians to think outside the box of nation states and to recognize the tremendous impact that different cultures have on shaping the human future. Power, Huntington suggests, is not just military or economic. Cultures — different civilizational configurations — create forms of power that are as important in world affairs today as the traditional "interests " of nation states, which have dominated world politics since the 17th century. And where different cultures abut each other, the argument goes, conflicts are inevitable.

According to Professor Huntington , one such civilizational fault line runs through Europe, between the culture formed by the Latin Christian West and the culture formed by the Orthodox Christian East. Evidence of the kind of conflict that can result from this particular meeting of West and East can be found , for example , in the Balkans today. On this analysis , the war over Kosovo was a kind of preview of coming distractions.

As he has made clear for almost 23 years, most recently during his historic May pUgrimage to Greece, Pope John Paul II has a different reading of the relationship between the civilization shaped by Latin-rite Christianity and the civilization shaped by Eastern Orthodoxy. Even as the Cold War was winding down in the late 1980s, John Paul was speaking of a new Europe, one that could breathe again with both its lungs.

Despite the divistveness of the second millennium of Christian history, the Latin Christian West and the Orthodox East are two expressions of a common Christian civilization , the pope argues. They need one another for each to be what it ought to be. They need one another for the new evangelization to take root in Europe. And Europe needs both if Europe is to be itself in the third millennium.

In the weeks preceding the Holy Father 's arrival in Athens, it seemed as if Samuel Huntington 's reading of the situation was closer to the truth of the current situation tiian John Paul's. Orthodox priests denounced the pope as the "arch-heretic ," the "two-horned grotesque monster of Rome."

Yet once John Paul II arrived in Greece the situati on changed , dramatically. The pope 's self-evident respect for the civilization of the Orthodox East, his burning desire to pray together with the Orthodox, and his frank acknowledgment of the sins that the Christian West had committed against the Christian East over the centuries created a new opening for ecumenical dialogue , and thus a new opening toward reconciliation.

It would be going much too far to suggest that the animosities certain Orthodox leaders have nurtured against the "two-homed monster" were dispelled in 48 hours.

Beyond those animosities, there are serious theological issues to be addressed and resolved before Rome and its sister churche s of the East can share, once again , the common bread and the common cup of the Lord 's Supper.

But John Paul II may well have laid the groundwork for a

renewed East-West ecumenism in which Catholics and Orthodox begin from a new premise — that work< ing together to challenge ia z the moral relativism , skepg ticism, and nihilism of the global MTV culture is of the essence of the new evangelization. As one columnist nicely put it, perhaps the Orthodox can now begin to see dial the new Babylon is not Rome but Hollywood and die shopping mall.

Re-evangelizing Europe together in the face of that challenge, it may be suggested, will make it easier to solve outstanding theological questions between East and West, like the primacy of the Bishop of Rome, the "procession" of the Holy Spirit, and the nature of Christian marriage.

A "clash of civilizations" or a "Europe diat breathes again with both its lungs"? A lot of the history of the 21st century — and most particularly the future of Russia , which can only pull out of its catastrophic social and economic nosedive by closer cooperation with the West — will depend on whether Samuel Huntington or Karol Wojtyla is the more acute student of European cultural history.

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

SCRIPTURE ŠL ITURGY An energetic Church that carries on Jesus mission As we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord this Sunday, we must remind ourselves that we are not abandoning our fifty-day observance of Easter but merely concentrating on one aspect of Jesus' g lorification.

Quite frankl y, all we have been doing during Lent, the TridiiLim , Eastertime , and every Sunday for that matter is remembering, making present , and sharing throug h Word and Eucharist thai glorification of Jesus. What does it mean?

Jesus prayed , "Father the hour has come; glorif y your Son." (John 17:1) An attempt to clarif y "glorif y " might be: "Father, make me look like you; help me to translate into human flesh , words , and deed what lies at your heart." Jesus ' prayer is answered; he is glorified.

He is "lifted up " on the cross to reveal that at the heart of God is a love unto death for us God' s friends; he is "lifted up " into glory to reveal that God' s love for us is stronger than death; he is made the source of the Holy Spirit so that God' s love might abide in us and empower us to love as Jesus does. (cf. John 15:8-17, 20:19-23) When we celebrate the glorification of Jesus at every liturgy, especiall y Sunday Mass, we remember, make present, and share in the whole event, aspects of which we highlight at different times (e.g., Lent , Triduum , Ascension , Pentecost).

The readings for this Sunday proclaim that God's energy in glorifying Jesus produces an energetic Churc h that carries on Jesus ' mission. His "departure " (in pictorial-spatial language) results in a fuller presence to the Church.

Our first reading treats us to the opening of the Acts of the Apostles. Here we see that we are to understand Luke and Acts as a two volume work, the first dealing with Jesus ' journey to the cross and then to the right hand of God (his "exodus ," Luke 9:31) and the second dealing with the Church' s journey, empowered b y the Spirit of Jesus' completed journey, driving it on: "You will receive power Owitnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth ." When Jesus "was lifted up and a cloud took him from their sight ," the message to the Church in each time and place is: "Get busy, do some-

Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23 or Ephesians 1:17-23; Luke 24: 46-53.

Father David M. Pettingill thing, " or as Acts would have it, " 'Why are you standing there looking at the sky ?'"

Hebrews (our first choice for the second reading) sees Jesus completing his "once for all" sacrifice of atonement by entering the heavenly sanctuary to plead for us and allow us to enter with him into new intimacy with God: "Therefore . . . since through the blood of Jesus we have confidence of entrance into the sanctuary by the new and living way he opened for us throug h the veil , that is, his flesh , and since we have a 'great high priest over the house of God' , let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust , with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water."

Ephesians (our second choice for the second reading) reminds us that the same power God exerted in glorifying Jesus now abides in us. The author hopes that what we have been given will dawn on us: "May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened that you may know . . . what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us

. . . the message to the Church in each time and p lace is: "Get busy, do something," or as Acts would haMe it, " 'Why are you standing there looking at the sky ?'"

who believe , in accord with the exercise of his great might , which he worked in Christ , raising him from the dead and seating him at his ri ght hand in the heavens. " Finall y, the conclusion of Luke serves as the gospel selection. Here we are asked to rejoice that Jesus ' exodus is now completed: "As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. " What was announced in Luke 9:51 has now come to pass: "When the days for his being taken up (Luke 's expression for Jesus ' g lorification) was fulfilled , he resolutel y determined to journey to Jerusalem." The completed exodus has the power to create a freed people, who are forgiven , gathered , and missioned from Jerusalem: "Jesus said to his disciples, 'Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance , for the forgiveness of sins , would be preached in this name to all the nations , beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. '" Thus , Jesus ' glorification means empowerment for us, his Church , to continue his exodus journey, knowing that his Spirit and his intercession back us up at every stage of our journey. We realize that we are "the fullness of one who fills all things in every way."

Questions for the Small Communities of Faith.

What "energies" of Jesus ' Spirit do you experience in your small community ? In your parish? How can you encourage their development?

How can you partici pate in the reli gious formation programs in your parish where disciples are "made" and "baptized " and "taug ht"? What about R.C.I.A. ? What about reli gious education? What about preparation for baptism , first Eucharist , confirmation , marriage, grief ministry ? Would you think of qualif y ing yourself by attending the School of Pastoral Leadershi p ?

Father David M. Petting ill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vica r at St. Emydius Parish, San Francisco.

Jesus Christ is risen today For the celebration of mid-afternoon prayer the other day, I chose the hymn "Jesus is Risen." The text celebrates the power of the resurrection and includes many joyful "alleluias" - - just the sort of music to remind us that we live in the midst of the Great 50 Days of the Easter season.

The melod y is known to many as the one we sing to "All Creatures of our God and King." As we continued with the spirit-lifting music and the text of the second verse, I smiled as we sang the words: "On this most holy day of day s, let us together sing his praise!" This most holy day of days? It was late afternoon at the beginning of a business meeting on a quiet Thursday of the fifth week of Easter. > My first thought was I hope the members of this small assembl y will overlook my mistake . My second thoug ht was this text is absolutely perfect. In the courses I teach at the seminary, the students and I continually remind one another of the truth that the risen Christ is trul y alive and in our midst. The events of Easter are not finished.

What Jesus did and said Jesus continues to do and say until he comes again. His life, suffering, death , resurrection , appearances to his disci p les, sending of the Spirit are realities present to all of us now. The risen Jesus is a permanentl y present person , offering us divine life, offering us the fullness of life, joy, and peace at every moment.

Viewed from this perspeclive , every day is Easter Sunday ; every day celebrates

Sister Sharon McMillan, SND the truths of our faith in Christ; every day is an invitation to respond to the manifold presences of the risen Christ in our midst.

Every day is "this most holy day of days. " Every Sunday would be appropriate for singing "Jesus Christ is risen today."

During the Great 50 Days of the Easter/Pentecost season , we celebrate this mystery more than the history. We cel-

The risen Jesus is a pe rmanently p resent pe rson, offering us divine life , offering us the fullness of life ,

j o y , and pe ace at every moment.

ebrate the entire spectrum of events between the resurrection and the sending of the Spirit rather than recalling separate and distinct historical moments one at a time as if we were still waiting for them to occur. This "unitive " quality of the Easter season is what gives it such power.

For 50 days , the disciples of the risen Christ throug hout the world rejoice continually that the reign of death is ended , that Christ 's own life fills us, that the wedding feast of the Lamb has begunVAnd we are all invited!

These divine truths , which Christians have come to call the Paschal Mystery, are what we proclaim at every liturgy. The cycle of the liturgical seasons gives us an opportunity to focus on one facet of this jewel of our faith at a time. So the Easter season , for example, gives us 50 days for being immersed in the exuberant and extravagant joy that as communities and as individuals we live in the heart of the risen Christ. We are beloved disci ples, filled with Christ 's own Spirit and Christ 's own peace forever. And all of this is happening now, "on this most holy day of days." So when we gather for Sunday Eucharist and are invited to sing "Jesus Christ is risen today " many weeks after Easter Sunday, may we not frown in the direction of the cantor or choir but let the hymn remind us that the resurrection of Christ is a present reality. Thanks be to the God and Father of the risen Christ who invites us to experience that reality in its fullness through our common worship and at every moment of our life.

Notre Dame Siste r Sharon McMillan is assistant professor of sacramental theology and liturgy at St. Pa trick Seminary, Menlo Pa rk.

SocialJustice

More propaganda than education Being a parent these days is not easy. Parents know the score - financiall y both parents usuall y have to work to make it and there are long commutes and odd hours which decrease partici pation in famil y activities. Stress runs high.

Added to this is the culture in which we are immersed. Sex, early and often , permeates TV, radio , CDs and the cyber world. Predators prey on children. Extra vi gilance is required.

New census data shows that families are also changing. There are more single-parent families. The difficulties increase dramaticall y for these parents in raising children.

There are more mixed race families. This is a sign of our diverse society and the health y amalgamation that is taking place.

There are also "non-traditional" families. Families that include multi ple parents all living under the same roof , gay and lesbian parents where children are adopted or produced by in vitro fertilization or surrogates. This trend is likely to continue as the technology becomes more adept at genetic manipulation and cloning.

Our Catholic faith gives us a clear look at the importance of the traditional nuclear family and sexuality but our message seems to be more and more of a minority opinion in our world.

Of particular concern to Catholic parents and others who share our values, is the way these non-traditional types of arrangements are taught in our government run school system. Fully 85 percent of Catholic children attend public

schools. For the most part , these schools, run by local school districts , are sensitive about teaching something, especiall y values , to children that would be offensive to one group or another.

The Novato Unified School District is on the brink of being the exception. If it were not for the expressed concern of parents , Catholics and others , this school district would have approved a film and curriculum on "diversity training " that is inappropriate. It has only delayed its action and still is poised lo make this official material for Novato school students.

The video , "Thai's a Family" is produced by a lesbian organization and is intended for kindergarten throug h fifth grade. While treating different famil y types such as single parent families and mixed race families , it spends an inordinate amount of film time on gay and lesbian headed households. Most of the film is pictorial. When showing different family types , for example, there is one where two men and two women flank a young child who introduces them as his two moms and two dads. Other gay and lesbian relationships are also highli ghted.

These types of "families" certainly exist in our society but after viewing the film, one would think that they are many and common. The overall effect of the film , therefore , especially for impressionable young children ages 5 through 10 is more akin to advocacy of a particular lifestyle that is far different from the norm in most communities.

This is a very sensitive topic for Novato parents. They have the ultimate right and responsibility in educating their

children about families and sexual relationshi ps. It is difficult enoug h for parents to thread their way through the oftentimes confusing cullural disarray with sound Catholic teaching that is George o Wesolek given at the appropriate ' time and age. It is insufferable for them to have their five-years olds subjected to a film that is so slanted in its presentation of a particular lifesty le that it is more propaganda than education for diversity. In the workbook that accompanies the video , teachers are given questions for the children and definitions of terms. Gay, lesbian , homosexual, bisexual , heterosexual and transgender are ail defined.

This is not appropriate material for a five-year old unless a parent or parents are intimately involved.

The school board in Novato needs to take a long step back and reconsider this sensitive topic. And they need to do it with the parents.

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

Master Harold and the Boys' moves beyond politics

By Annette Lust In Athol Fugard 's "Master Harold and the Boys," although the action is set in 1950 in South Africa when apartheid laws were being initiated , the content moves beyond the political significance of the black threat into broader human concern s such as the destruction of friendshi p and respect between servant and master or between individuals separated by other human divisions.

Alternating between personal and global despair and hope , the action centers around a true life incident of the author as a teenager who had an argument and spit in the face of Sam , a black waiter working in his Mom ' s teashop whom he befriended and who was a father figure (his own father being an incurable alcoholic). It is this shameful act that in effect led the author to write the play.

As Hally (short for Harold) returns from high school and eats and prepare s his homework in the tearoom where Sam and Willie are cleaning, he and Sam recall past moments together when Sam made him a kite that succeeded in fl ying (symbol of giving hope to rj ie boy 's lonely despairing life) and how Hally imparted to Sam the literary and scientific subjects and famous persons he learned about at school.

In a picturesque scene, Sam and Willie inspire Hally to write his homework essay on the traditional local ballroom contest in which they are to participate where they illustrate that bumping into one another is prohibited, as it should be

Detention ministry . . . ¦ Continued from page 9 If we could improve the number of inmates who are successful in their paroles by ten percent , we could reduce the prison populations by 6-9,000 inmates a year for the next five years. This could result in the closing of a prison every year. All of this should be contingent on redirecting some of the California Department of Correction (CDC) money and targeting it for the poorest and least successful schools dealing with minority, economic and racism issues.

What is the average cost for housing prisoners?

To house CDC prisoners costs approximately $22,000 per year, per inmate for incarceration . In the county jails, it can run as high as $35,000 per year, per inmate. There is an unlimited amount of money the State and County are willing to give - and they are also willing to take back 100% of all parolees without the concern of cost.

It 's a money-eating monster, and it will continue to be so, until society decides that it 's going to make rehabilitation one of its main objectives which could cost $5,000 to $10,000 per prisoner.

But because of an influx of some 60,000 prisoners in me last decade , nearly doubling CDC's population , its energy, time and resources were put into building new prisons. So, for every 3.7 inmates , CDC hires another employee. There are approximatel y 40,000 emp loyees today. And since 1991,

Theatre Review in global politics , says Sam, so that the world can be without collisions or suppressions between peop les. When Hally curses his father about to return from the hospital and Sam advises him to respect his father , Hall y spits in Sam 's face , reproving him for not keeping his place as a black servant. It is left up to the spectator to decide whether the warm relationship between Sam, who makes an attempt to regain the boy 's friendship, and Hal ly, who rides away on his bicycle without saying a word, will resume.

Directed by Laird Williamson , the action consists largely of Hally's and Sam's reminiscences of past times and plans for the ballroom dance contest. What enlivens these drawn out conversations is Sam's and Willie 's practicing dance for the contest (Francine Landes) and the repartee of the two waiters that provides comic relief for a verbose dialogue .

Seventeen year old Jonathan Sanders , an A.C.T. trainee since he was 12, is an enthusiastic and natural Hally. Veteran actor Steven Anthony Jones is a warm and emotionally vulnerable Sam (despite his occasional unclear South African accent) . Gregory Wallace play s a volatile and humorous Willie , bent on winning the dance contest at all costs. Sets (Ralph Funicello) and costumes suit the South African ambience. But what happened to

CDC no longer accepts rehabilitation as part of its role.

There is acmally a section in the Penal Code stating this.

Are there no rehabilitation programs for inmates?

Occurring in the county jails , on a regular basis, besides reli gious services - primarily Communion services, Mass, and spiritual direction programs — there are Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Cocaine Addicts Anonymous. In the State system, they are making some progress with recovery programs but we are talking about 6,000 inmates out of a population of more dian 160,000 which is a drop in the bucket.

How successful is rehabilitation?

Having volunteered for six months in the Federal system, I believe it is light years ahead of the State system.

The training and education opportunities are far superior to the State system. The Federal system requires that almost every Federal prisoner who leaves be required to go to a 90-day halfway house program. During that time, they are required to find employment, abide by the rules , which include no alcohol , no drags and a curfew. As a result , the success rate is more that 50%, as opposed to the State , where over 70% of them return because the State makes halfway house program s available for only some 7.000 of the 80-90,000 people released each year.

Can everyone be rehabilitated?

No. you can't rehabilitate anyone who has not been the first time — so we have to go back into the family system or nei ghborhood system. A friend of mine . Mid ge

the pitter patter of the rain on this supposed rainy afternoon in Port Elizabeth? The strength of Fugard' s play is thai it goes beyond boundaries of color, even beyond storytelling about a fatherless boy ' s relationshi p with two black waiters who act as his surrogate father , to point out our need to accept the love of an outstre tched hand with gratitude rather than succumb to any form of prejudice that only can breed anger , separation , and destruction.

Because of the meaning ful content of Fugard' s play, A.C.T. is working with Wallenberg and Ida B. Wells hi gh schools in San Francisco to include the work in their dramatic literature courses. About 200 students from these schools will attend the performance and participate in workshops with A.C.T. artists in the play. A.C.T. likewise plans to involve students from other schools each year to study one of its plays.

For more information about the play which runs through June 3, call (415) 749-2228.

Watch for A.C.T. 's upcoming West Coast premi ere of Beckett 's Texts for Nothing about a clown-like figure who, awed and speechless, surveys the universe on a steep and slippery mountain , performed by renowned mime comedian Bill Irwin from June 14 to July 15.

Annette Lust, a member ofS.F. Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, teaches at Dominican University.

Damonte, retired principal from Los Cerritos School in So. San Francisco, told me that he could accuratel y predict which of his students were going to be police problems by the time they reached the second grade.

My experience is that many of the deepest issues that generate serious criminat behavior are caused by neg lect and abuse, poor education, and racism that still heavil y affects the poorest individuals in our society. The best time to deal with these issues is in the early youth of troubled kids and by working within the entire family unit and the education system tliat they attend. This means more money for counselors and special education needs - but the money is usually not sent to the needy. It is too often directed at those districts that enjoy strong political connections from the wealthier members of society who have the connections to ensure that they get the best available .

The CDC budget is $4.8 billion dollars a year. Some of this money could be redirected into the schools and social welfare segment of our economy to make an effort to ensure tiiat systems like parole , inmate education and job training are desi gned to work, A well-organized parole system that could improve the success rate of the inmates , even by 10%; , could reduce the prison population by 6-9,000 inmates a year for the next five years. The long-term effects could result in closing a prison every year for the next four to five years — but some of the $4.8 billion spent by CDC would have to be redirected for rehabilitation.

School of Pastoral Leadership For times , registration materials, costs , exact locations and additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5545 orspl@att.net Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visil the Web site at www.splsf.org.

June 8, 9: The Called and Gifted Workshop with Dominican Father Michael Sweeney and Sherry Weddell of the Catherine of Siena Institute at Our Lady of Mercy Church Hall, One Elmwood Dr. at Southgate, Daly City. Designed to help Catholics explore their unique and personal call from God and discover their God-given gifts. Fri. 7-9:30 p.m.; Sat 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. An identical workshop will be held one week later on June 15, 16 at the same times at St. Anselm Elementary School, 40 Belle Ave. at Richmond , San Anselmo.

June 23, 24: Care for (he Chronically and Terminally III with licensed social worker, Ruth Hayes-Barba, at Holy Name o1 Jesus Church , 39th Ave. at Lawton St., SF Presentatio based on Pope John Paul Its 1984 message , Salvific Suffering. Sal. 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. 4 p.m.

Retreats/Days of Recollection VALLOMBROSA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees , times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentalion Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director.

May 26: The Mandala: Path lo Remembering and Redeeming, retreat workshop days with Sister Toni Longo.

June 8-10: Growing in Wisdom and Grace with Sister Marilyn Wilson, B.V.M. June 23: Motherhood in the New Millennium with marriage and family therapist Carol Kaplan June 23: The Contemplative Way, a new retreat theme with Carol Fowler and Benedictine Sister Barbara Hazzard Parables 2001: Stories Jesus Told, a monthly revisiling of the scripture stories with well known retreat leaders, scholars and people of failh. What about these tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What implic ations do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? June 3: Parable of the Hidden Treasure with San Jose Bishop Patrick J. McGrath.

— SANTA SABINA CENTER — 25 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael. For fee times and details about these and other offerings , call (415) 457-7727.

June 18-24: Earth Week with writer and former Zen Buddhist Monk , Clark Strand, and gardner, teacher Wendy Johnson.

July 16-22: Contemplative Ways of Being: An Experience of Sabbath with Cistercian Myriam Dardenne guided by the theme "Know your own heart and you will be saved."

Aug. 13-19: A Silent, Contemplative, Scriptural Retreat with Dominican Martin lott. Daily Mass, morning and evening communal prayer and Scriptural reflection.

— MERCY CENTER — 2300 Adeline Dr., Buriingame. For fees, limes and other offerings, call (650) 340-7474 3rd Sun: Salon, a monthly gathering of people in the second half of life to explore opportunities and challenges facing them using arts, literature and conversation. Facilitated by Sandi Peters.

— JESUIT RETREAT HOUSE/EL RETIR0 — 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) ¦ 948-4491.

June 1-3: Three Rs of Relationships, a married couples retreat with Jesuit Father Jerry McCourt, and Peg and Ed Gleason.

June 8 - 10: Healing the Family Tree, a healing retreat for men and women with Father John Hampsch.

June 15-17: Creating Peace, a recovery retreat for men and women with Msgr. Terry Richey.

Silver Penny Farm offers retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Rd., Petaluma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and sitting room with fireplace. Call Father Ray Smith for a brochure at (707) 762-1498.

Take Prayer 3rd Tues at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280 1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660 Calfornia at Grant, SF. Call (415) 288-3809 3rd Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park with Sister Toni Longo 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Buriingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan.

Call' (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210, Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013.

3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880 1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

Young Adults Oct. 27: Fall Fest 2001, 5th annual Young Adult Conference with keynote, workshops, Mass, dinner and dance. Contact Mary Jansen at (415) 614-5596 or mjansen@sfyam.org.

Wed.: Help children learn at St. Dominic Elementary School , Pine and Steiner St., SF.7:15 -

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8:15 a.m. in school library. Call Kathleen Reilly at (415) 387-5692.

Various dates: Read with youth ages 5 - 14 as part of the Tenderloin Reading Program , 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at 570 Ellis St. between Hyde and Leavenworth, SF. Contact Marie Borges at (415) 401-0925 or marieborges@yahoo.com.

Help at St. Joseph's Village Homeless Shelter.

Bi-monlhfy Sat. from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Village is at 220 10th St., SF on site of former St. Joseph Parish.

Call susangsf @yahoo.com; (415) 584-5587; anne.petrides@centresolutions.com; (415) 4403598.

Synergy Yoga at St. Agnes/S F, Mon. and Wed. 7:30 - 9 p.m. in Lower Gym Hall, $3 per class. Call Chad Evans at (415) 487-8560, ext. 226.

Social Justice/Respect Life 22nd of each month: Respect Life Mass at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel of Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey, Parker Ave. and Fulton, SF. Sponsored by the Respect Life program of the Archdiocese. All are invited. Call (415) 614-5572.

Jubilee 2000 USA , as part of a worldwide effort to relieve Ihe crushing debt owed by struggling countries to stronger lands, announces a Bay Area speakers bureau. Knowledgeable speakers are available without charge to address parish groups and organizations on this Jubilee Year topic. Call William or Jean Lesher at (510) 524-6645 or welesher@aol.com.

Prayer/Devotions San Francisco's St. Agnes Parish, 1025 Masonic, SF and St. Agnes Spiritual Life Center, 1611 Oak St., SF announces talks and prayer opportunities. Call Chad Evans at (415) 487-8560.

2nd Fri.: Holy Hour for Priests at St. Finn Ban Church, 10:30 a.m. Includes talk by priest from Opus Dei with silent prayer and Reconciliation if desired. Followed by simple lunch in rectory. Call (415) 333-3627.

Take a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land without leaving the Archdiocese by visiting an ongoing exposition at St. John of God Parish, 5th Ave . and Irving, SF. Open M-F 1:30-5 p.m. and until 1 p.m. on Sundays. Their Web site address is www.sjog.org.

Mass for people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church , 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m.

Takes place on last Sun. of month. Call (415) 8637515.

Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Buriingame, MF after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday.

Call (650) 588-0572. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine , 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Jim McGill at (650) 574-3918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801 .St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's " 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.Tri.and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Mon., 8:15 a.m. through Wed. at 7:30 a.m.; St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 5665610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a .m. Mass until 5:15 p.m.

Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751. St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs . until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tlburon, M - F 7:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and each 1st Fri. from 8 a.m. until Sat. at 8:45 a.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary 's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass until Sat. at 8 p.m.; Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Ave. and Lawton St., SF, Wed. 9:30 a.m. -7:30 p.m.; St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, 1st Fri., 9 a.m. until Mass at 5:30 p.m.(650) 366-9544

Family Life Introductory instruction for married or engaged couples about Natural Family Planning is available by appointment from NFP consultant Gloria Gillogley. Call (650) 345-9076 for information about NFP. Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages.

The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 or edgleason@webtv.net.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a dynamic marriage enrichment experience designed to deepen the joy a couple shares. Call (888) 568-3018.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers two free information meetings for families considering adoption on the 2nd Tues. of every month at 98 Bosworth , San Francisco at 7 p.m., and on 1st Wed. at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo at 7 p.m.

Call (415) 406-2387.

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

Are you or someone you know separated, divorced, widowed? For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese , call (415) 273-5521.

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, SF meets on 3rd Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call Alan Fisk e-mail at (415) 584-2861 or stmchurch@hotmail.com. Call Ron Landucci at (650) 583-6016 about upcoming social activities.

May 26: Potluck at St. Thomas More Church; June 1: taize at Mercy Center; June 9: Hiller Aviation Museum tour, lunch, miniature golf , social; June 21: New Wings meeting with counselor Lila Caffery;

Consolation Ministry Our Lady of Angels, 1721 Hillside Dr., Buriingame, 1st Mon. 7:30-9 p.m.; 1st Thurs., 9:30 -11 a.m. Call Sarah DiMare at (650) 697-7582; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James St. between Fulton and Grand, Redwood City, Thurs. 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call (650) 366-3802; St. Andrew, 1571 Southgate Ave., Daly City, 3rd Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Hilary, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, 1st and 3rd Wed., 3 - 4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659; St. Gabriel, 2559 40th Ave., SF, 1st and 3rd Tues., 7 - 9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 4 p.m. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext .

218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave., SF, 2nd and 4th Tues., 2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish , Buriingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Lectures/ Classes/Radio-TV Join Joe Stinson for "Good Grief" Sundays at 9 a.m. on Catholic Family Radio, KDIA 1640 AM. Call (650) 866-3525.

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

3rd Sunday of the month, KRON-Channel 4. Both shows are sometimes preempted or run at other times , please check listings. Produced by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Through May 28: World Wonders , an exhibit featuring the art of College of Notre Dame, Belmont alumna Char Pribuss , founder of Paintbrush Diplomacy, an international art and writing exchange program. Wiegand Gallery on the College of Notre Dame campus , 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Free admission. Call (650) 351-6611 for times.

May 29: If you experience persistent heartburn two or more days a week , you will benefit from this workshop at the Sunset Senior Center, SF. Free and open to the public. Call (866) 321-LEADER or www.acidcontrol.com.

Food & Fun June 2: International Gathering featuring Irish and Middle East music and dance with lessons in same at St. John of God Parish hall, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $10 adults/$2 under 12/$20 family rate. No dance experience necessary. Proceeds benefit poor in the Holy Land. Call Pat Beaupre at (415) 206-0926 or patbeaupre @ yahoo.com.

June 1 and most 1st Fri.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club for prayer, dialogue and a meal beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae. Members $5/non-members $10. June 1: SI grad, Oakland Mayor and former Gov. Jerry Brown. Call (415) 461-0704 but reservation requests preferred to sugaremy@aol.com..

June 2: St. Kevin, the Saint/St. Kevin, the Church, a homecoming dinner dance commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Bernal Height , ' church and the upcoming 80th anniversary of the parish in the parish hall on Ellsworth St. off Cortland. Tickets $25.

On June 3, former pastor, Father James O'Malley will preside at a noon homecoming Mass followed by entertainment and a reception. Call (415) 6485751.

June 23: Whale of a Sale at St. Sebastian Church, Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd .

Kentfield 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Spaces still available at $25 to sell your crafts and household items. Call Kathie Meier at (415) 461-1933.

3rd Fri.: Open house and pot luck dinner and bingo at Catholic Kolping Society, 440 Taraval St., SF No-host bar 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; bingo 8 p.m.

Call Bill Taylor at (415) 731-1177.

Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council , call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council , call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641.

3rd Sat : Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

Reunions June 9: Class of '51 , Star of the Sea Academy will gather for luncheon at the Irish Cultura l Center, 45th Ave. and Sloat Blvd., SF. Contact Lillian Harrington McKernan at (415) 892-5233 or frankm31 @prodigy.net.

June 16: Presentation High School, San Francisco , class of '51 celebrates its 50th anniversary at the Villa Hotel, El Camino Real, San Mateo.

For more information , call Audrey Sylvester Trees at (650) 592-0273.

June 23: Class of '51, St. Agnes Elementary, SF. Seeking missing classmates to join the celebration to be held in the City. Call W. Urie Walsh at (415) 386-5847.

Sept. 8: Mercy High School, SF class of '86 at Ramada Plaza Hotel, SF. Preliminary information already mailed, invitations to follow. Classmates who have not been contacted should call Deborah Heffernan Hinds at (925) 694-2843.

Class of '46, Presentalion High School, SF is looking for classmates for an upcoming 50th reunion. Call Carolyn Bacigalupi at (415) 821-2541.

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

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted.

June 3: Organ Recital by Father Paul Perry at St. Sebastian Church, Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Kentfield. All invited. Call (415) 4610704.

Sundays in May: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. followed by sung Vespers at 4 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. April 21: hear Roger Fisher, organist. Tickets for this performance only, $10/$5.

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

Sundays in May: Concerts at St. Philip Church, Diamond and Elizabeth St., SF at 4 p.m. featuring various artists. Call (415) 225-6563.

Volunteer Opportunities Seeking enthusiastic men and women for the volunteer team at Mission Dolores Gift Shop.

Welcome visitors from around the world, distribute brochures, accept donations and assist in gift shop sales. You'll also have a chance to practice additional languages you may speak. Call Theresa Mullen at (415) 621-8203, ext. 30.

SF's Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of extraordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the office and with events.

Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 664-1580, ext.

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Raphael House, a homeless shelter for families in San Francisco's Tenderloin District , is in need of volunteers to help with various tasks. Hours are 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. Call Carol at (415) 345-7265.

California Handicapables, which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons, needs volunteers including drivers, servers , donors, and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 585-9085.

St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization, needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors. Call (415) 621-3279.

Maryknoll Affiliates: Bay Area chapter meets 3rd Sat. for two hours at Maryknoll House, 2555 Webster St., SF to share community, prayer , and action on social justice and global concerns.

Members occasionally do short periods of mission service around the world at Maryknoll locations. Call Marie Wren at (415) 331-9139 or mwren48026@aol.com.

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, p lace, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

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