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In Bulgaria, J o hn Paul II reaches out to Orthodox By John Norton Catholic News Service SOFIA, Bulgaria (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pope John Paul II arrived in Bulgaria for a visit aimed at building bridges with the countiy's Orthodox Church after years of cool relations. He said Bul garia 's 80,000-member Catholic Church wanted to help strengthen the former Soviet-bloc country 's spiritual heritage and "it wishes to join its efforts with those of other Christians. " The 82-year-old pontiff spoke during a governmentorganized arrival ceremony May 23 in Sofia 's main St. Alexander Nevski Square, next to the Orthodox Church's patriarchate and basilica. Orthodox Patriarch Maxim and members of the church's governing body of bishops met the pope, the first to visit Bulgaria, as he arrived in the square. The crowd of thousands in the square waved papal flags and cheered the pope , p rompting him to thank them several times in Italian for their presence and warm welcome. A Bulgarian priest translated his words. The pope arrived in Bulgaria after a daylong stop in overwhelmingly Muslim Azerbai j an , where he celebrated Mass for the country 's 120 Catholics and appealed for religious tolerance. He called that nation 's Catholics his "little flock, " and surely the 120 Catholics of Azerbaijan were the tiniest group of faithful the pope has ever journeyed to see. "The heart of the whole church beats with affection and love for you," he said at a Mass May 23 in Baku, the capital. BRIDGE BUILDER, page 13

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PlAYIfyii IT SAFE Epiphany students learn about internet dangers By Jack Smith

For younger students . the San Francisco Police Department unit publishes an internet safety coloring book.

tudents at Epiphany elementary school are learning how to avoid being snared by predators on the internet. In early May, 6th, 7th 'and 8th graders at the San Francisco school became the first in the City to participate in an internet safety program which includes playing the interactive detective game , "Missing. " "Missing " is based on the true story of Zack, a 13 year old Canadian boy who was kidnapped and brought across the border and to San Diego by "Fantasma , " a 40 year old male, posing as 20 , he met on the internet. Last year, about 800 children across North America were ab'ducted by adults they met on the internet. These abductors disguise their names and ages and lure children to face to face meetingsby securing their confidence in chat rooms. They often offer praise, money or

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gifts according to Officer Kim Mercer of the San Francisco Police, Internet Crimes Against Children unit (ICAC). . Three such cases involving students at Catholic schools in San Francisco are currently pending in court, she said. In one case, a 26 year old male, posing as a 19 year old was able to lure a 13 year old female student away from school on a number of occasions. The girl would not identify the man to police, but authorities were later able to catch him by posing as a teenager in a sting operation. ICAC units across the country are primarily involved in patrolling internet chat rooms and web sites where anonymous predators seek to make friends with children and exp loit them for sexual purposes. "Education is a much better way to go," according to Officer Mercer. "Until you tell them a few stories they really don 't get it. " PLAYING IT SAFE, page 13

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New Catholic schools superintendent, Maureen Huntington, took the tour April 17 at San Francisco 's St. Charles Borromeo Elementary. From left: Dominican Sister Nelia Pernecia , principal; Ms. Huntington; board of education member, Josep h Crivello; school benefactor, John Moriarty; assistant principal, Sally Cowan. Also with the group but not pictured was Patricia McGuigan who was good enough to let us know about the expedition. Pastor is Msgr. Jose Rodriguez.

Cheering the Giants on opening day at Pac Bell Park were San Francisco Supervisor Gavin Newsom and SE Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Guilfoyle-Newsom who were married Dec. 8, 2001 at St. Ignatius Church with Jesuit Father Stephen Privett, president, USF, presiding, Kimberly is a Mercy High School, San Francisco alum. Gavin is a Santa Clara grad. The couple participated in marriage preparation classes facilitated by Chris Lyford, director of the marriage and family life office of the Archdiocese. Chris described the newlyweds as "bright, charming and talented." All hats off for Gavin 's mom, Tessa, who died May 9. Thanks to the supervisor 's legislative aide, Mike Farrah, a St. Emydius kindergarten, St. Brendan Elementary, St. Ignatius alumnus , who helped fill us in....Congrats to Junipero Serra High School senior, John Cain, on his being named to be part of this year 's Winners Breakfast at the Hyatt in Burlingame. John triumphed over a debilitating kidney condition to graduate tomorrow and start a journey toward a career in pediatrics in the fall . The future doc's folks are Angie and John. Sib is Mater Dolorosa 8th grader Kathryn who will be

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a freshman at Mercy, SF come the new school year. Thanks to John 's "proud grandparents" Arlene and Wallace Cain for the good news. The family thanks Serra principal , Mike Peterson, and counselor, Ron Fulmer, for their help along the trying way....A double scoop of grats to the student body of Mater Dolorosa, who, at the urging of Student Council members including Jamie Marie Ley and Carla Paulate, gathered "boxes and boxes " of clothing and other baby oriented items for die Mother and Infant Wellness Program at Seton Medical Center...A cache of kudos for first graders of St. Stephen Elementary School , and their parents, on raising $391 for the Children of El Salvador. Dana Bozin and Joan Leehane are the class 's co-teachers. St. Steve's 7th and 8th grades raised Hats off to St. Hilary 4th grader , Marissa Hill, for her money to send two boys in Uganda, Michael and Steven, to and ingenuity that had guests of her birthday generosity school. Tuition plus a graduation gift was sent to the two, who gifts not for the child but for the benefit bringing party without the help would have had to drop out. John Lauster Elementary School in San Francisco. of Sacred Heart teaches 7th grade. Maria Corsiglia teaches 8th grade.... more than $400 for St. Hilary 's Western raised The party Congrats at St. Mary 's Chinese Catholic Day School to 8th sister-school. Marissa 's folks are Linda and Addition grader Matthew Bovee on his success in a Growing Up Asian , Sacred Heart principal , Michael. From left: Marissa essay contest. Patricia Chan teaches the 8th grade. Jerry St. Hilary 2nd grader, J-Vo n Lewis. Reese Fernandez , DiNoto is princi pal . Hats off to the 2nd grade here on their Pen-Pal project with Teyihah Jewish Day School in the East Bay. Students shared their customs in the letters including mom, Cynthia, and dad, Noel, want all his "wonderful coachPassover, Easter and Chinese New Year. A gathering in St, es," both in the early years at St. Veronica's and later at SI , " to Mary 's schoolyard brought the 59 students and their families know how appreciated they are for their commitment and together for live communication not too long ago. Second grade encouragement." Preceding Corey at SI was brother, Brendan, teacher is Connie Buford ,Paulist Father Dan McCotter is a recent graduate of Duke University, and following him at the Pastor.... Putting arguments to get rid of lower value corns school is Patrick, next year a senior. . ..Catholic San Francisco including pennies to rest were students of St. Catherine will now move into its summer schedule. Look for issues June Elementary, Burlingame who raised more than $3,500 in an 14, 28; July 12, 26,- Aug. 16, 30. We're back every week startannual Lenten Change War. Going beyond the call were school ing Labor Day weekend. Thanks, again, for the chance to secretaries, Edyann Switzer and Janet Uliana who "counted report your good news and don 't forget to keep sendin' it this and rolled every cent." At the helm of encouraging giving were column's way!!'.'. ...It only takes a moment to let us know student council members including Michael Rogers, Nathalie about a birthday, anniversary, special achievement, or special Lundy, Monica Lopez, Amanda Sink, Kelley Miller, Robbie happening in your life. Just jot down the basics and send with a Cody, Colin Culligan, Annette Erdozaincy, Sean Cotter, follow-up phone number to On the Street Where You live, One Gina Uliana, Deanna Albiani. Collection benefits ministry of Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. You can also fax to (415) 614-5633 the Sacro Costato Missionary Sisters. Principal is Sister of the or e-mail to tburke @ catholic-sf.org. In all cases be sure to Sacred Side Teresa Palitto. Pastor is Father Al Vucinovich.... include that follow-up phone number. You can reach Tom Corey Fitzgibbon, a St. Ignatius College Prep grad and soon Burke at (415) 614-5634.... a senior at University of Family and friends of Father Steve Brown gathere d to Southern commemorate his 25 years as a priest at Our Lady Sta r of California the Sea Parish in Alviso, Diocese of San Jose , on May. 19 where he is a Father Brown is a native of Epiphany Parish, San track team Francisco , where his mom , Ann still lives, and was decathlete, is ordained at St. Mary's Cathedral in 1977. The priest 's dad representing all is late San Francisco firefighter, Dave Brown. Siblings are USC varsity Rich , also of SFFD; Paul of San Bruno; Kevin of Danville; athletes at an and Dave , a policeman in Martinez. Father Brown, fluent N C A A in several languages , plies his expertise daily in Spanish Leadershi p and about a decade ago served as pastor of a mission Conference this parish in the Serengeti where he prayed the Mass in the month. His vernacular of that faraway land, his brother Kevin said....

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Pope accepts resignation of Milwaukee Archbishop Weakland By Catholic News Service MILWAUKEE (CNS ) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pope John Paul II accepted Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland's resignation May 24 after the archbishop was accused of making an unwanted sexual advance on a man more than 20 years ago. Archbishop Weakland acknowledged a monetary settlement with the man but said, "I have never abused anyone." He asked the Vatican May 23 to "accelerate its acceptance" of his resignation , which he submitted April 2, when he celebrated his 75th birthday. The official Vatican announcement made no reference to the scandal surrounding the archbishop, but cited a provision of church law referring to the fact that

Fr. Coiro on Catholic Radio Capuchin Franciscan Father Gregory Coiro, parochial vicar at Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, and former media relations director for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, will be a live guest on the Catholic Radio Hour on Monday, June 3. Father Coiro, also a member of the advisory board of Catholic San Francisco newspaper will speak about the Church's need for effective communication in these troubled times as well as his experience in Los Angeles, the largest Catholic Archdiocese in the nation. The Catholic Radio Hour is broadcast Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. on KEST radio, 1450 AM.

the archbishop had reached the retirement age of 75. Paul Marcoux, who said he received a settlement from the archbishop in 1998, said on ABC' s "Good Morning America" show May 23 that more than 20 years ago, when he was in his early 30s and a graduate student at Marquette University, he was sexuall y assaulted when he went to see Archbishop Weakland about stud ying for the priesthood. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that , according to Marcoux , the archbishop "date raped " him after the two went for dinner and had a lot to drink. Marcoux said he received $450,000 in the settlement. In a one-page statement that opened with the words , "I have never abused anyone ," Archbishop Weakland said , "I have not seen Paul Marcoux for more than 20 years. When I first met him here in Milwaukee , he was a man in his early 30s."

Noting Marcoux 's reference to a settlement , he said, "Because I accept the agreement's confidentiality provision, I will make no comment about its contents." He added that in 25 years as archbishop of Milwaukee, "I have handed over to the archdiocese money obtained by my lectures and writings , together with other honoraria. Cumulativel y, those monies far exceed any settlement amount." Pope John Paul was traveling in Bul garia May 23-26 when the news broke. Reporters traveling with the pope asked Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls May 24 what the pope 's reaction was. "He has expressed so clearl y his views on this topic that he did not give a specific comment," Navarro-Valls answered. In a story posted by mid-day May 23 on its Web site, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said it had a series of RESIGNATION, page 6

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JERUSALEM — Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem called for the establishment of a Palestinian state and an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Patriarch Sabbah also called on Palestinians and Israelis to "reject violence" and "collective retaliatory actions." The patriarch said in his Pentecost message, "We have shared a tragic past until this very moment. We call on all peoples today, both in this still Holy Land, and throughout the world, to build with us a shared future with absolute and unconditional respect for the sanctity of every life." Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, 111., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent prayers for peace to Patriarch Sabbah. "We lament the intense suffering of our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, especially those who have endured the long siege in Bethlehem. With them, we long for peace, an end to occupation and the realization of their legitimate national aspirations," Bishop Gregory said.

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Msgr. Helmut Hefner, president and rector, and James Bevacqua , student body president , told The Tidings, Los Angeles archdiocesan newspaper, they were misquoted in the article. The article said, "Depending on whom you ask, gay and bisexual men make up 30 to 70 percent of the (St. John 's) student body at the college and graduate levels." The article quoted Msgr. Hefner as saying that he "accepts that his gay enrollment may be as high as 50 percent. " In a letter to the editor of Newsweek , Msgr. Hefner said "In speaking for one hour with your reporter, I clearly and repeatedly stated th at I believed that even the lowest estimated percentage (30 percent) of gay seminarians was highly inflated. "

VATICAN CITY—An Italian news agency reported that Pope John Paul was preparing a new encyclical reaffirming the belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The agency, ANSA, said the encyclical will underline the Catholic Church' s faith the celebration of the sacrament is not simply a way to remember the Last Supper, but makes the sacrifice of Christ real again and that Christ is truly present in the consecrated bread and wine. Vatican officials would not confirm the reports but the next day the Vatican newspaper published a homil y by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, on the sacrament. "Christ is alive and , hidden in the sacramental sign, is truly present. These are not empty words , not a superstitious suggestion or mythical fantasy — it is reality," Cardinal Re said.

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Officials of Camarillo seminary disp ute story on homosexuals

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DILI, East Timor — Indonesian authorities must be brought to justice for human rights abuses during their 24year occupation of the country, Father Jovito Rego de Jesus Araujo , vice chairman of the Commission for Reception , Truth and Reconciliation , said. The commission has the task of investigating human rights abuses that took place from 1974 until 1999, including

acts of violence committed among East Timorese during the civil war that preceded the Indonesian invasion in 1975. An international war-crimes tribunal is the only way to bring human rights abusers to justice, Father Araujo told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. Speaking prior to the country 's formal declaration of independence of the mainly Catholic country May 20, Father Araujo said the Indonesian government , "the mastermind of all the atrocities," should be held accountable.

China closes two churches oser zoning rules, say church sources

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Catholic tourist spots feel impact of Sept. 11 attacks By Kamille Nixon Catholic tourist destinations in San Francisco continue to feel effects of slowed travel following Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on U.S. landmarks that resulted in a first-ever , two-days-duration closing of U.S. airways. Following tightened airport security that still causes delays, the popular perception was that visitors were taking to the highways once again and staying close to home for vacations, meaning that local shrines and missions might still have enjoyed popularity. However, scares about the security of several California brid ges rendered vacationers ' spheres of influence to within a few miles of home. Bay Area schools cancelled field trips, and collections at some downtown San Francisco churches frequented by tourists dropped sharply for weeks. For some parishes and missions, the situation is improving eight months after the attacks. For others , budgets drawn up last July have little bearing on reality, and schools and ministries rel ying on tourism funds continue to suffer. Mission Dolores, formally known as Mission of St. Francis of Assisi, has noticed a reduction in the number of tourists "to a huge degree." The number of visitors is "slowly coming up again but very, very slowly," accordingto Curator Franciscan Brother Guire Cleary. Mission Dolores Elementary School is "heavily dependent " on income from the gift shop and on admission tickets to the old mission, Brother Cleary said. What 's more, the mission itself needs about $1 million for repairs and upgrades.

The mission, located at 16th and Dolores streets in San Francisco , felt effects of decreased air travel immediately, Brother Cleary said. Then, at the time numbers might have increased with local travel, schools cancelled tours to the popular fourth-grade state history lesson destination because of feared bomb threats to California bridges.

the Salesians of Don Bosco, has about half the number of tourists it had before Sept. 11, said Salesian Father John Malloy, pastor. "We 've lost quite a few since Sept. 11 but we still get quite a few," Father Malloy said of the parish, located in San Francisco's North Beach. Recently, 43 cloistered nuns from Indiana plus their

Mission Dolores has noticed a decrease in tourists "to a huge degree. " The number is "slowly coming up again but very, very slowly " St. Mary s Cathedral has experienced "a big drop off in tourism this whole year, especially during the day, " said Msgr. John O'Connor, pastor. Msgr. O'Connor said the decline began before September 11, with fewer pil grimages after the end of the Jubilee Year. The recession "trul y affected" would-be travelers , he said , and since September 11, there has been a further drop off. The parish has seen "no noticeable change in Sunday attendance," which has been "steady even through the pedophilia expose," and throug h past crises related to reports of financial mismanagement elsewhere, Msgr. O'Connor said. Collections have remained steady or have even incre ased, he said. Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, an Italian National Church and a territorial parish of

friends and relatives visited the parish, in addition to "a good group from Colorado," he said. Around the corner at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, there was a down turn in the number of people coming in immediately after Sept. 11, but once summertime is over the number of tourists drops anyway, said the shrine 's rector, Conventual Franciscan Father Victor Abegg. Father Abegg said the number of visitors has been lower than expected but "it ' s harder to quantify exactly how much of a decrease" has occurred. However, interestingly enough, the shrine's income is actually up for the July to December fiscal period, Father Abegg said but he wondered , "How much more would it have been up had it not been for Sept. 11?"

For there to be an increase m income at the national shrine, other things must have been happening, he said. The shrine has added new programs and a lecture series to its ongoing concert series. An additional priest , Conventual Franciscan Father Francisco Naho 'e, interacts with a broader ethnic constituency, mainly Koreans who come for Bible study and other things that the new priest runs , according to Father Abegg. "He preaches well and he sings well. People are attracted to that ," Father Abegg said. There has even been a "dramatic " increase in the support offered on Sundays , Father Abegg said, adding that more local s seem to be attending Mass there. "It doesn't mean we are well to do over here, but it makes it difficult to assess 9-11," Father Abegg said. Up the hill at Old Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception , common ly called Old St. Mary 's, there was a drop in tourism for two months after the terrorist attacks , resulting in a "great deal of financial effect " equal to about a two-thirds reduction in income, according to Pastor Paulist Father Robert Pinkston. Palm Sunday was a very good weekend and things are "gradually rolling again , but it 's not where it was. People used to be in the streets of Chinatown , now there's not the crowd," he said. "It reminded us how blessed we are to have visitors from far and near joining us each week," Father Pinkston said. "We missed them."

Felix Ad Sablad's heart is with Holy Name Society ident of the National Association of the Holy Name Society of the United States The Catholic Church offers a wealth of and Canada for a two-year term. volunteer ministries her people can access Assisted by his wife , Menchie, and his - to name a few of them - food pantries , local vice president , Ron Konopaski liturgy planning, CCD, small Christian Sablad is currently planning the 32nd annual Hol y Name National communities , choir. But Convention scheduled for for Felix Ad Sablad , the Sept. 25-29 in Los Angeles. Holy Name Society is the "Felix is doing a great ministry which has claimed his heart. job. He is a great insp iration for us ," said From the time he was an Konopaski , who heads the 18-year old high school student in the Phili ppines , Holy Name Society at Star of the Sea Parish. Star of Sablad has worked enthuthe Sea is one of six siasticall y, partici pating in parishes within San various conferences and seminars both locall y and Francisco with Hol y Name Societies. The others are nationall y. Today, even SS. Peter and Paul , St. thoug h he is 73 and conPatrick , Corpus Christi fined to a wheelchair due Felix Ad Sablad and St. Boniface. to a heart ailment , his level of commitment is as strong as ever. The Holy Name Society has a 1728-year Last September, the septuagenarian and history. The Church canonically established leader of the Society at St. Mary 's the group in 1274, as a reaction to the Cathedral in San Francisco was voted pres- Albigensian heresy, which denied the B y Sharon Abercrombie

Divinity of Christ. According to Sablad , the Church at that time, was plagued with troubles similar to those that haunt her today: irreverence, cynicism, and a view of Christ as only a great, human teacher. At that time , Pope Gregory called a Council of Bishop s in Lyon , France and out of this meeting came a resolve to ask the people to p lace their confidence in the Name of Jesus and to call on that name frequentl y. He commissioned John Garbella , later beatified by Pope Benedict XV to preach devotion to the name of Jesus. At its basic level, the Society strives to increase faith in the divinity of Jesus and promote respect , and love of his name. "The purpose of the society is to show that humanity with all its imperfections can still praise and serve Jesus," said Sablad. The

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A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the vandals who damaged more than 20 headstones and desecrated a grave at San Rafael' s Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery on May 14, according to Kath y Atkinson , director of cemeteries for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. "This is a crime and act of desecration ," said Mrs. Atkinson. "The police are taking it very seriousl y, and I am grateful. " The culprits broke off several cement crosses on private famil y vaults , and used them as battering rams, damaging monuments , statues , and desecrating a crypt. It is the third incident of vandalism to occur at the cemetery within the last month . Mrs. Atkinson believes the vandalism could be the acts of teenagers, stating several liquor bottles were scattered in the damaged area. "Guys get drunk and knock over headstones ," she said. "If onl y these peop le would think about the hurt they are causing a lot of people. These families had a loss, and now they are victims of people with no respect and a who-cares attitude." It will be quite sometime before the actual cost of the vandalism is known because of the extent of the damage, especiall y to the monuments, according to Mrs. Atkinson. Anyone with information is asked to call the San Rafael Police at 485-3430, or the anonymous tipsters line, Crimestoppers at 472-2746.

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¦ Continued from page 3 interviews the previous week with Marcoux, who now lives in San Francisco, but Marcoux had not delivered the text of the 1998 settlement as promised , so the paper was holding the story until it could verif y it. The newspaper said it obtained a copy of the settlement the morning of May 23. Marcoux gave ABC and the Journal Sentinel copies of what he said was an 11-page 1980 letter he receive d from Archbishop Weakland. The letter "suggests the two had an intense and emotional relationship, " the newspaper reported. "In it , Weakland expresses his love for Marcoux and his angst over not being able to maintai n a relationshi p with him," it said. The paper reported that the 1980 letter revealed the archbishop had given Marcoux $14,000 from his personal funds to help him develop a religious education video business called Christodrama, which produced some tapes that were used in a few dioceses but never really caught on. Archbishop Weakland , a Pennsylvania native, joined the Benedictines in Latrobe, Pa., in 1945 and was ordained a priest in 1951. He was abbot primate of the worldwide Benedictine Federation for 10 years before he was named archbishop of Milwaukee in 1977. He is the last active archbishop in the country to hav e received his appointment from Pope Paul VI.

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Memorial Day memories Memorial Day celebrations have become somewhat blase. Sure, there were small town parades with crepe-papered bicycles, a color guard , and high school bands. But what Memorial Day became for most people was an occasion to do spring yard work, picnic , go to a ballgame, or watch the Indianapolis 500. Children got an inkling of its real meaning when they caught sight of older men in tight-fitting uniform coats with faded ribbons on their chests. Who were they and what's the big deal about them? Are these old guys, marching so seriously in unison, just living in a past that doesn't mean anything any more? It 's true, Memorial Day was fading as a day for heroes , memories , and patriotism. But that is not the case now. The traumatic events of September 11 have changed all that. The horrors of that day 8c have affected oui 6 _! nation like a near-death O J -i sxperience affects an :I ^ ¦ individual. They have 6 m powerfully reminded LIS of what is reall y important in life. Americans have been EG ludged to turn closer to |2y I their families, hug their children , and thank Norman Rockwell' s "To Make Men Free." God that there are heroes who have hearts big enough for all of us to rely on. This year Memorial Day is different. Genuine heroes are back in vogue. Not only the brave fire fighters and police in New York and every American city, but our military personnel — living and dead — who fought our wars, kept us free, and withstood evil men as dangerous as any Osama bin Laden. If we can look past the tight coats and old faces we will see young faces who left home years ago and said good-bye to parents, girlfriends or boyfriends; we'll see young people who boarded trains and planes, not knowing if they'd ever come back. We recall their courage and realize the immensity of what they did, and we tremble at what our country might be, had they not chosen to do so. Millions and millions of American young men and women have fought and suffered for us in many wars over many years. How could we have graduall y come to take them for granted? In times of peace and abundance, how could we permit our youth to wonder "Who are these older people marching so proudly?" A country without an awareness of history is much like a person without memories — hollow inside. Humans always hope to leave behind something lasting. The mighty and wealth y can leave buildings and monuments, but all of us can leave something precious that outlasts the years. We do so when we reach out — in large or small acts — to love someone , to care or sacrifice for another. When we do so we become instruments of life, heroes who rise above our tendency toward selfishness. Acts of love are really the most exquisite gifts we can leave behind us. : W

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Irwin C. Benken was pres ident of the National Catholic Cemetery Association and wrote this commentary before he died last month.

Last Sunday, during my ten day visit to your lovel y city, I walked from Fisherman 's Wharf to what I was told to be the closest Catholic church with a very convenient 12:45 p.m. Mass. I enjoyed the music and the liturgy for Pentecost Sunday, but I want to share with you the word s of the priest who was presiding at the Mass; he said he was offering it in thanksgiving lor his 50 years as a Roman Catholic priest. The priest was Fr. Larry Lorenzoni. I caught the words he spoke after the final blessing in my miniature tape recorder , and I have turned to them for insp iration amid the disturbing plethora of current headlines about the criminal conduct of some priests. "Speaking at this very critical moment in the life of the church ," said Fr. Lorenzoni before dismissing the congregation , "I want to say this'. You are looking at a happy priest. One hears that at the core of the current problem is the practice of celibacy. Nonsense. I am convinced that if tomorrow the Hol y Father were to declare celibacy optional , thousands of priests would still opt to follow Christ ' s example and remain celibate. Of course , the change would be radical; a strictl y personal choice , not something imposed by an institution as the price tag for the priesthood. The problem of celibacy ceases very earl y to be a problem of sex and becomes a problem of loneliness, f deem myself fortunate because of so many who over the years have helped to fill the problem of loneliness in my life by their friendship, their concern , their support. Yes, because of you. After God , it 's because of you that I am a happy priest. " Dr. Maria Luisa Ghidini Sarezzo Italy

The Israeli' s initiall y claimed that there were 200 Palestinian gunmen; there ended up being less than 50 in the end. The Israelis clearly would have entered the Church and gunned down these men , had it not been for the politi cal pressure , internationall y, to honor the sacred locale. If not for this , it was clear they would have had no qualms about entering and demoli shing the holy site in pursuit of the Palestinians providing resistance to the ongoing occupation. Even priests here in California , who were part of St. Mary 's college, stated outri ght that the priests in Bethlehem were remaining by choice and that they full y supported the Palestinian cause . . . and that the Israelis were out of line both in their aggressive actions , and in their allegations. I would like to address , as a believer, this inaccurate theology that pervades some denominations and which was reflected in this article. During the life of Jesus, the Jews were hop ing for a political messiah. In fact , they hoped Jesus would be that political messiah and would save them as a peop le from the social and political oppression imposed by the Romans. Jesus outri ght rejected this idea and refused to be politicall y involved at all. He made it clear that His kingdom was a spiritual one, that He was a spiritual Messiah , and that we as His followers are to live out our faith in the context of whatever political situation exists. Unfortunately, too many Christians , both Catholic and Protestant , continue to take an Old Testament, theocratic view of government , and to push for a political messiah. And the Israelis have capitalized on this fallacy. They use the Hol y Scriptures to justif y their immoral and illegal actions under the guise of fulfillment of prop hecy. Many Christians blindly encourage the advancement of Israel's political agenda, even overlooking the atrocities and human ri ghts violations they commit , at the expense of our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Christ. Our primary citizenship is to the Kingdom of God and our primary loyalty ought to be to our King of Kings . . . and then to our brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer. Political agendas have no place in the Kingdom of God. Fonda Hart San Jose Ed. Note: Judith Sudilovsky, who wrote the May 11 article in Catholic San Francisco is a reporter with Catholic News Service. Her report is based entirely on statements by Fr. Nicolas Marques, master of clerics of the Franciscans, who was an eyewitness to the events to which he attests. His statements are considerably milder with regard to the activities of the Palestin ian gunmen during the standoff than those of other eyewitnesses reported in other major media outlets.

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I am an evangelical Christian, and I am writing in response to the article in the May 17 edition of the Catholic San Francisco written by Judith Sudilovsky. I spent a few years ministering in the Middle East, and take great interest in the events there, both as a Christian , and as a friend to many Arabs and a few Israeli Jews. I found this article to be inaccurate at best , and propaganda at least.

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At home here

In her solicitude that we follow the admonishments of Leviticus (Hebrew ceremonial law), I would remind Ms. Larkin (letters , May 17) never to cut her hair, wear a red dress, or enjoy a lobster dinner or crab louie. Ms. Larkin also makes the suggestion that gay priests and gay men and Lesbians "leave (the Church) and find a home more congenial to their moral relativism." B y virtue of our baptisms , the Church is our home , too, Ms. Larkin. We are your sisters and brothers. We are Catholics. We are gay. We are not going away. Patrick O'Hi ggins Oakland

On Being Catholic

Anything but Ordinary While I app laud the liturg ical reforms set in motion by Vatican II, I would welcome one retrieval: could we not restore the practice of referring to Sundays "after Pentecost " instead of "Ordinary Time"? In a very fundamental way, the whole life of the Church flows from Pentecost , and is anything but ordinary. Chapter Three of the first part of the Catechism invites us to reflect on what it means to profess, "I believe in the Holy Spirit" and begins by considering the relationshi p between the Son and the Spirit (CCC #683-690). Two evangelists in the New Testament present a profound reflection on this relationship. St. John teaches that the mission of Christ is to give us the Hol y Spirit; St. Luke teaches that the mission of the Holy Spirit is to give us Christ. This week we will look at the fourth Gospel. John 's Gospel begins with the affirmation that "the Word became flesh" (Jn 1:14). Wh y? So rich is the thought of John that it would be audacious to attempt a simple answer. But one reason is this: the Word became flesh so that we could receive the Hol y Spirit. On Easter evening, the risen Lord breathes the Holy Spirit upon His disciples (Jn 20:22). Just as God breathed life into the first human being, so in the new creation you and I receive the breath of divine life from Christ, the life which makes us trul y His sisters and brothers. Let us consider three important moments in the

process from the Word becoming flesh to the Word imparting Spirit. At the outset of Jesus ' public ministry, John the Baptist recognizes Him as the Messiah because the Hol y Spirit descends on Jesus and remains upon Him. John boldl y announces that Jesus Himself will baptize with the Hol y Spirit (Jn 1:34). From the outset , it is clear that the mission of Christ can be understood only in relation to the Spirit . Later, John relates a pilgrimage made by Jesus and His followers to Jerusalem for the Feast of Booths. Because this feast takes place in the autumn , it had become a time of prayer for rain , so necessary to sustain life in a desert land. On the last day of the celebration , Jesus stood up in the midst of the crowd of pilgrims and cried aloud , "Let anyone who believes in me come and drink! As scripture says, 'From his heart shall flow streams of living water. '" (Jn 7:38) John exp lains that here Jesus was referring to the gift of the Holy Spirit. Finally, we come to the crucifixion. Jesus had provided gallons of wine for the wedding feast at Cana and had promised the Samaritan woman an endless supply of living water. Now, embracing the human condition apart from God, He cries out, "I thirst!" And yet, when He dies Jesus bows His head toward Mary and the Disciple and delivers over His spirit. From His pierced side flow blood and water. (Jn 19:25-37).

Guest Commentary

In order for us to understand something of what happened on Easter night in John 's Gospel , we need to read the account of that appearance in li g ht of the death of Jesus. In Father His glorified humanity Jesus still bore the Milton T. Walsh marks of crucifixion , reminders for all time of the means by which the Spirit was bestowed. Christ thirsted that we might drink from the fountain of joy; He tasted death that we might receive the Spirit of life. The prologue of John 's Gospel declares: "From His fullness we have all received , grace upon grace." (Jn 1:16) With good reason did St. Athanasius render this as : "we have received the grace of the Hol y Spirit." Christ came that we might receive the Spirit.

Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. —

Addressing problems that overwhelm ordinary mortals A few months ago, when I read a Time magazine story of two Western journalists struggling to help free some prostitutes in Thailand , I thoug ht of our missionaries who have the passion , the training and the vocation to address problems that would overwhelm ordinary mortals. The Time magazine story described the efforts of two journalists who were frustrated by the limits of their reporting job, and decided to actually change the lives of these women. The men paid off the brothel owner, freed the young prostitutes and put them on a plane back to their home. But the story really didn 't offer a happy ending: the women 's families had sold them to the brothel and the parents had continued to receive money in exchange for their daughter 's daily humiliations. The families would not be overjoyed at then- return, but the women had no other place to go. It was then, pondering the ambiguous outcome of this sad story, that I thought of Sister Joan Gormley and Sister Mary Hayden. If these two Irish Good Shepherd missionaries had met these young prostitutes, the sisters would have offered a home, vocational training and a supportive community of other women in similar straights. And they 'd stay with the young women until the job was done. The mission of the Good Shepherd order is to serve women in trouble. Sister Joan, Sister Mary and other members of their order have followed their vocation to care for women under the most difficult conditions. Like those they serve, they have survived wars, POW camps, evacuations, and the death of beloved friends from hunger and disease. Sister Mary Hayden—a witty, can-do woman who can handle herself in a war-zone or a five-star hotel—would be the last to say that missionaries alone can solve the social probl ems that fuel Thailand's booming sex industry. But 1 think she 'd agree that missionaries are uni quel y qualified to put their shoulder to the task.

In the context of Thailand 's sex Uade—a vast industry that reaches from the highest levels of government to impoverished rural villages—it's almost impossible to make an impact. Further, many prostitutes may dislike their work, but doubt that change is possible. They end up on the streets for a variety of different reasons: poverty, ignorance, drug addiction and the allure of easy money. Where does a missionary begin? More than twenty years ago, when the Good Shepherd order first considered the problems of prostitutes in Thailand, the sisters decided on a plan Uiat would target both working prostitutes and poor, rural teenagers, who were typical recruits for urb an brothels. Sister Mary Hayden, a veteran missionary who spent 17 years working to rehabilitate prostitutes in Vietnam, ended up in Nong Kliai, a Thai village near the Laotian border. Many prostitutes in Bangkok had come from such villages and Sister Mary sought to provide local girls with new options through education and training in weaving and sewing. Since those early days, Sister Mary's project has grown rapidly, and the order funds its projects and keeps women employed by selling their beautiful fabric and clothing in shops in Bangkok and abroad. Meanwhile, Sister Joan and another group of nuns, including a younger generation of dynamic Thai sisters trained in social work, organized outreach efforts in the Bangkok area. In Pattaya, a nearby beach resort, they offer health education, focusing on the threat posed by the AIDS vims, training in office and computer skills, and English lessons. Daycare and preparation for formal schooling are also offered to the women's children. When the women are ready to start over, the sisters keep them moving forward . But even when the women lose heart and return to the streets, the sisters never give up on them and contact continues. Today, the Good Shepherd center is respected through-

out Pattaya. When Sister loan travels throug h town, people constantly stop her to promise help or to ask for an update on a new project. Through the prism of the sisters' loving examp le, local residents have begun to Joan Frawley perceive the social fallout from the sex industry Desmond __________ _ in a new light. That, too, is a small victory. "Sometimes you feel you can do so little," observed Sister Joan, a warm woman with an elfish sense of humor. "But we just keep on going. " Christianity is a faith that rests on universal moral principles that hold true throughout the world, amid poverty and affluence. But it is also a faith that is anchored , like the Incarn ation, in the particular—how deepl y you care for that person or persons closest to you. And this truth reveals the strength, mystery and paradox of the missionary ethos. In the face of seemingly intractable social problems, Sister Joan and Sister Mary never lose sight of the uni que dignity of each person made in the image of God. That is all they can do , that is what their vocation asks of them, and they do it well. The Church and the world need more Catholics like them. Joan Frawley Desmond , an advisory hoard member for Catholic San Francisco, lived in Asia f o r eight years and recently returned from a visit with the Good Shepherd sisters in Thailand.

Sp irituality

From the house of fear to the house of love Henri Nouwen frequently asked this question: "How can we live inside a world marked by fear, hatred , and violence and not be destroyed by it?" At a certain point in life , that becomes the real task of spirituality. How do we stop ourselves from being sucked into the house of fear so as to live in the house of love? We live in a world of division, hatred, and violence. One only has to watch the news to see this. Daily we see fear and hatred translated into violence and death all over the world. What's true at this level is true, too, in a less pronounced way, in our ordinary lives. Inside our families, churches and communities we see the problems of the world played out on the small screen of our daily lives. Bitterness, suspicion, the sense of injustice, anger, jealousy, hatred, division, and subtle forms of violence eventually penetrate even our most intimate relationships. We often don't recognize these for what they are and

consider them simply part of the normal give-and-take of everyday life, but gossip, slander, cynicism, cutting remarks, coldness and resentment are really the public events of the evening news manifest in our private lives. What we see on the evening news — fear and its consequences — is pretty much, too, what we have lived during our day. What this does is keep us, almost always, inside the house of fear. Because we live inside of families, churches, and communities where there is suspicion, gossip, cynicism, jealousy and bitterness, it's natural that our first instinct so often is to protect ourselves, to be suspicious, to be hard, to be cynical, to be angry. We live, as Nouwen puts it, inside the house of fear rather than inside the house of love. How do we save ourselves from getting lost there? How do we remain tender when so much around us is hard? How do we remain free of fear when there is so much anger around? How do we continue to share what is deep and

intimate inside us when we live inside of circles rife with gossip, cynicism, and jealousy ? Indeed, how do we continue to even strive to deal with this when, so often , we are just as guilty as everyone else? Father There are no easy answers. Moreover, this is Ron Rolheiser not, as Nouwen himself points out, something that we can ever accomplish once and for all. The world is not divided up between those who have conquered fear and those who haven't. Rather, our own days and hours are divided up between ROLHEISER , page 12

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Made one with dying and rising of Jesus Christ If there is one part of our Catholic faith that sticks with us, it is the fact that lesus the Lord is "reall y, trul y, and substantiall y present" in the eucharistic bread and wine. This teaching, formulated by the Council of Trent (1545-1562), has occupied a privileged p lace in the hearts of believers since our beginnings and rightly provokes our defensive response if any would seem to alter or deny it. We can, however, become less aware of the whole, rich tradition of the Church regardin g the celebration of the Eucharist. Fortunatel y the liturgy of the word this Sunday enlarges our vision: The Eucharist is the memorial meal which keeps us ever one with the event that makes us Church. It is quite easy to forget who we are at our most profound level , accepting other versions of ourselves that come often from inaccurate or less loving sources: we are our GPA; we are the accumulation of our wealth or friends; we are loveable in so far as we are attractive, we are God' s darlings as long as things go well for us. People of God need to hear who they are, as Deuteronomy (the first reading) reminds us by putting into Moses ' mouth the following words: "Do not forget the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery, who guided you through the vast and terrible desert with its parched and waterless ground; who brought forth water for you from the flinty rock and fed you in the desert with manna, a food unknown to your ancestors." Israel would not "forget " because each year, they celebrated Passover, the memorial meal, which made them one with the event that made them God's People; they became one with the event in which God freed , rescued, and chose a People of his own; th ey were then themselves freed , rescued, and chosen. For us God's renewed People, we have our memorial meal in which we remember, make present, and share in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the event that makes us Church. Through God's gift of Word and Eucharist we are made one with that event; we become freed, gathered, chosen, and missioned. We receive our identity, sliimmering new, fresh , limpid, clarified.

Solemnity of the Body & Blood of Christ Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Psalm 147; / Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6:51-58.

Father David M. Pettingill I Corinthians (the second reading) stresses the importance of the Eucharist as the church-making experience the holy meal is. Paul highlights for us both the content and intent of the Eucharist. No surprise to us, "the cup of blessing that we bless" is a "participation in the blood of Christ;" and the "bread that we break" is a "participation in the body of Christ." Thus, the content of the Eucharist remains the Lord's body and blood, handed over to God in death and raised to end-time glory. Paul goes on to speak of the intent of the Eucharist, its purpose and goal (the res ultima of St. Thomas Aquinas), something we need to hear and welcome. For Paul the Eucharist has for its goal the production of the Church as the body of Christ: "Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf." The Eucharistic bread and wine, because they are the body and blood of Christ turn us who receive into what they are. It is no wonder that the fourth gospel today places us in

a more enviable position than our sisters and brothers of Israel: "Unlike your ancestors (in the desert) who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." The eucharistic food and drink shares with us the death-defeating life of the "glorified" Jesus. "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person on the last day." The eucharistic food and drink enables our hearts to beat in tune with his, as his does with his Father 's: "Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me." The eucharistic food and drink make us vital persons of the church "for the life of the world." Thanks to the Church' s choice of Scripture today, we can retrieve from our centuries of lived-out Christian experience a more complete and richly layered picture of what we are about at Sunday assembly. Questions for Small Communities How does the Eucharist (the Mass) speak to the members of your community? What means the most to you? What do you need to appreciate more full y ? How are you addressing lapsed Catholics in your parish? Have you invited any to join your group? Will you do so? Who are in most need of reconciliation in your parish? What will you do about them?

Father David M. Petting ill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vicar at St. Emydius Pa rish, San Francisco.

Church's prayer forms new priests for service

For those of us in seminary ministry, the months of May, June , and July have a reality beyond the Easter/Pentecost season or Ordinary Time or even spring and summer. For us this is ordination season. During these months, members of the seminary community travel to cathedrals far and wide to share in the profound joy of the ordination of new presbyters. We celebrate the fact that God who has begun this good work in our students has brought it to fulfillment in their ordination and in their priestly service. Watching these new priests celebrate their first Mass with their bishop, fellow presbyters, deacons, parishioners, family and friends brings pride and gratitude to God to the hearts of seminaiy faculty. A significant part of then formation at the seminary is formation for leadership of liturgical prayer. We take this mandate very seriously. Seminarians discover early on that what matters in liturgical celebration is not the presider 's personality, preferences, routine or comfort level. Rather liturgical presidency demands of them great humility and ministerial discipline. Then liturgical formation means surrender to Christ through obedience to the Church 's prayer, through obedience to the rite. The priest literally becomes a servant of the rite. His surrender to the Church's prayer is to enable the assembly to pray. His surrender is to nurture the assembly 's relationship with the living God. In imitation of Christ, the newly ordained presbyter knows that he sets aside his own self, takes up basin and towel in order to serve the saving encounter between the Trinity and the beloved disci ples of Christ which the liturgy celebrates.

Rolheiser . . . ÂŚ Continued from page 11 those times when we live more infear and those times when we live more in love. There are times when our fears take over and we act out of them, just as there are other times when grace opetis us beyond fear and we can act in graciousness and love. The task of coming to spiritual adulthood is very much linked with moving from fear to love. This is partly what Jesus meant when he urged us to save ourselves from this world and when, in his priestly prayer, he prayed that we might be where he is, in love, free of fear. To be free of fear, suspicion, and the need to protect ourselves is a major spiritual task. One of the great ironies is that, both in spirituality and human life in general, this is

Sister Sharon McMillan, SND The new priest knows that the key here is willingness: to surrender to Christ, yes, but through the discipline and humility of liturgical leadership. Mark Searle has put the case concisely: "The meaning is in the ritual itself; authenticity merely requires allowing your mind, heart, and behavior to be shaped by the rite. Authenticity is less a matter of throwing oneself into the rite than of allowing oneself to be directed by the rite." Presiding at the Church's liturgy evokes a willingness of a radical sort: willingness not to cling to one's own emooften easier for us when we are young and immature than when we are older and supposedly wiser. Why ? Because when we are young, totally independent of maturity, we are still naturally more idealistic, more wary of cynicism, more misting,less jaded, and less in touch with our wounds. Deep neuroses, as Freud pointed out , hit us with a vengeance in mid-life and beyond. It's then that it becomes harder to live inside of the house of love, free from bitterness and distrust. It 's there, too, that the air that we breathe can be so bitter and j aded. The spiritual task of mid-life and beyond is to resist hardness, cynicism, bitterness and fear and to become childlike and trusting again. But this isn't easy, as any therapist or spiritual director will tell you. Alice Miller, the great Swiss analyst, suggests that the spiritual task of mid-life and beyond is that of grieving â&#x20AC;&#x201D; grieving until the very founda-

tions and control of outcomes, willingness to allow one 's own inner dispositions and attitudes to be directed and formed by the rite and by "the Holy Spirit in the holy Church" who guides it. One critically important aspect of liturgical leadership involves surrender to the words of the Church's prayer. Fr. John Baldovin captures this sense perfectly when he writes: "After all, it does not take much ability to read a printed eucharistic prayer aloud , although truly praying the prayer takes some spiritual talent. " This is a talent essential to the ministry of the ordained. The images and cadences and truth of the prayers themselves will mold the presbyter 's mind and heart. His bearing and demeanor are meant to reveal for members of the assembly the infinite power and meaning of the prayers that they may recognize the face of God in the texts proclaimed. The presider 's attitude of prayer can be shaped by the liturgical texts and by the hunger of the faithful to hear them and by the presence of Christ they make real. Let us pray for the newly ordained presbyters in our Archdiocese and in our neighboring dioceses: may they imitate the mystery they celebrate . May they surrender to the power of the Church's prayer as it forms diem to serve the Church.

Notre Dame Sister Sharon McM illan is assistant professor of sacramental theology and liturgy at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. tions of our lives shake. Grieving, she suggests, is the only thing that can save us from bitterness â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not a bad phrasing, really, for a key element within paschal transformation. The full answer, of course, lies in prayer, sustained daily prayer. God is always inviting us into the house of love, but , given the hardness we so often experience in our everyday circles, it is only in intimate prayer that we can hear a voice gentle and trusting enough to entice us to let go of fear and move beyond the need to protect ourselves. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theolog ian, teacher and award-winning author, serves in Rome as general councilor f o r Canada f o r the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

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By playing "Missing ", students take on the role of a detective attempting to find the missing 13 year old , Zack. They look for clues by searching throug h Zack's internet activities , email and chat room discussions with Fantasma. In the process they learn about internet do 's and don 'ts and the methods which predators use to manipulate children and exploit their insecurities and famil y tensions. Zack is into computer animation and spends a great deal of time on the internet. His parents have broken up, and his father is at the office late every night. Fantasma comp liments Zack on his graphics abilities , sympathizes with him about his home situation and entices him with the promise of a good life hanging out with other young people at the beach in San Diego and working on Fantasma's e-zine (internet magazine) for youth called California Dreaming. Among the internet do's and don 'ts, students leam is not to provide personal information over the internet. Aside from actual l y providing addresses and names, there are other, apparently harmless ways, children provide rovide information about )wn web pages themselves. Many kids have their own where they unwittingly supply information rmation which could lead predators to identify them, according to Aaron Schmookler of Safety Awareness For Everyone, who presented the program with Officer Mercer. Often , these pages might include pictures of the children 's partici pation in school sports , identif ying themselves and their school. If that is the case, "All somebody has to do is go to a soccer match to find you,'1 Schmookler said. After being plied with friendship, free software, a laptop, and the job offer, Zack decides to run away from home. Fantasma reinforces his lure by i,—^^ms,K involving Zack in his world (sending him a stolen credit card and pornography) and playing on Zack's guilt and fear of getting caught. They meet at the Canadian border and Fantasma takes Zack to San Diego. Fantasma keeps Zack's confidence by creating a trusting relationship and giving him materia! goods. Eventuall y, the good life turns bad and Zack is dependent on Fantasma. The object of the game is to find Zack before he is gone for good. The real Zack was eventuall y reunited with his famil y and Fantasma was arrested. Officer Mercer thinks the game is a valuable learning tool, "because instead of telling them it teaches them by playing a game." One student who was skeptical about her mother 's concerns over the internet said, "I thought it was my mom just being a prude." Officer Mercer conducted a student survey before and after the presentation and found, "everyone was surprised how the game taught them to be more cautious on the internet." Eighth grader Sean Finerty said, "It was kinda fun , because you have to do different puzzles to find out clues. I just learned to be more cautious about what I do on the internet." Classmate Jamie Varni has seen the darker side of the internet. She likes to chat with her girlfriends on a Yahoo chat room for teens. "Sometimes I'll be talking to my friends and someone will come in and say nasty stuff and

Bridge buil der... ¦ Continued from cover The Catholic Church in Azerbaijan does not really have a church anymore. Stalin ordered the basilica in Baku demolished in the 1930s. So the pope celebrated Mass in a sports center normally used for volleyball and handball games. It was a low-key liturgy celebrated at a small altar opposite the scoreboard , with Oriental rugs thrown over the wooden court. Beside s the entire Catholic community, which sat up front , about 1,200 other Azerbaijanis turned out — Orthodox Christians, Protestants and many Muslims. He paid homage to the Christians who suffered under decades of communism in Azerbaijan , a former Soviet republic on the Caspian Sea. "You saw your reli gion mocked as mere superstition. ... You were regarded as second-class citizens and were humiliated and marginalized in many ways," he said. He thanked the local Orthodox Church , which welcomed Catholics into their places of worship during the darkest days of persecution. In Sofi a, Bul garians said they hoped the visit would put a definitive close to two decades of speculation about an alleged "Bulgarian connection " to the 1981 assassination attempt against the pontiff in St. Peter 's Square. In a meeting with Bul garian President Georgi Parvanov May 24, the pope said, "I have never believed in the socalled 'Bulgarian connection ' because of my affection , esteem and respect for the Bulgarian people." Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who shot the pope, claimed Bulgarian secret service agents hired him at the bidding of the Soviet KGB. Three Bulgarians he named were tried and acquitted for lack of evidence in an Italian court, but speculation about an alleged "Bulgarian connection" has persisted. Repeating a new concession to his diminished mobility, the pope was lowered from his plane at Sofia 's airport on a

ask if any of us girls want to 'cyber '," she said. Students laug hed when Catholic San Francisco had to ask what "cyber" meant. Ei ghth grader Matthew Huddleston exp lained, "It 's just a term they use for sex on the internet. 1 guess you type it out or something like that." Matthew was glad to take I he class, "I knew not to give out personal informa': '/ I X, tion , but it was good to learn I <~> I **• there were people out there _F to protect us and how to watch out for bad web sites IIIo and trick web sites." I— The survey revealed information that surprised Officer Kim Mercer works with students at Epiphany school. even Officer Mercer, "1 was internet. About 50 percent of them break their parents ' rules surprised ho I K.»» many kids have seen porn ." The survey, which is still being compiled, and a similar number have lied about their age on the net. reveals that 66 of 67 seventh graders and 56 "If the kids are lying, they belter think the predators are of 62 sixth graders have home access to the lying," Officer Mercer said. Some children aren't worried about getting caught, she internet. More than half of the students have seen pornograp hy on the internet; thre e of the said. One student said, "My parents never get in my comsixth an and seven of the eighth were looking for it. The puter. They don 't even use it." Another said, "I have the onl y rest had run in to it unwittingly password," and one student explained that his older brother or had it sent by email or pop- taught him how to hide information on the computer. With so many parents away from home much of the day up windows. On average , sixth graders and having much less computer savvy than (heir children , spend nine hours a week on the predators have an easier time. "This is a world that the parnet and seventh graders spend ents don 't know about , so it 's there own secret little world ," nearl y 12. Eight students have Officer Mercer said. Unfortunatel y for the children , "these predators know called someone they met on the internet and two sixth graders their language and they talk their language," she said. "Missing" was developed b y Canadian Company have actuall y gone to meet a person they talked to on the net. Livewire in cooperation with law enforcement. It has been Thirty four students in the two used in Canada, Boston, London and the Phili ppines and classes have their own web page, "and they ' re giving oul was also presented to eighth graders at St. Finn Barr elementary school. For more information on "Missing", visit personal information ," Officer Mercer said. The students revealed that they also break rules on the website www.internetsafety.com.

Coloring book helps younger students Additional resources for teaching younger children how to avoid dangers on the internet are also available. The San Francisco Police Department ICAC unit publishes a coloring book called "Officer Anne and And y 's Internet Safety Guide." The coloring book was written and illustrated for the SFPD by Riley Neal, a 14 year old student from Phoenix, Arizona. Officers Anne and Andy are featured demonstrating their ten safety rules. They are: 1. Never give out personal information in a chat room or on a bulletin board. 2. Never send a picture of yourself to your internet friends without your parents ' consent. 3. If someone online sends a message that is obscene, threatening, or talks about bad things , log off your computer and tell an adult. 4. Never accept gifts or money, or plan to meet with people from the Internet without your parents' permission. 5. Never give out your password. 6. Teach your parents to use the internet safely. 7. Do not open emails from people you don't know. 8. Slowly get to know Internet buddies and don 't always believe everything they tell you. 9. If someone on the internet tries to talk you into something that you don 't want to do, say, "NO," and tell your parents. 10. Do not keep any secrets from your parents. hydraulic lift , then rolled on a platform to his waiting car. During the ceremony, the pope sat slumped in his chair with his head resting on his hand. He and an aide alternated reading his Bulgarian-language speech. Bul gari an speakers said the pope 's voice was weak but understandable, and that he spoke with almost no forei gn accent. In a welcome speech , Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov underscored Bul gari a 's Christian roots and historical ties with Rome. "This faith has rescued Bul garia from the blows and vicissitudes of fate. It has led its people across a sea of trials and tribulations ," he said. The pontiff added jokin gly: 'The president can stand because he is young. The pope is old, so he is allowed to sit." The largest part of the pope's speech was addressed to the Orthodox leaders and faithful, who account for about 80 percent of the country 's 7.7 million people. "I ferventl y hope that my visit will serve to increase our knowledge of each other so that with God's help and on the day and in the way that pleases him, we shall finally live 'united in the same mind and the same jud gment,' mindful of the words of our one Lord: 'By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another,'" he said. The Bul garian Orthodox Church never officiall y invited the pontiff but said it did not oppose the visit and would welcome the pontiff "in a spirit of traditional Bul garian hospitality." The pope visited the patriarch and members of the church' s synod at the patriarchal palace May 24. Pope John Paul said he was repaying the visits that a Bulgarian delegation makes each year to Rome on May 24 for the feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Greek brothers who evangelized Central Europe in the ninth century. He recalled that the two missionaries came to Rome to give Pope Adrian II the relics of St. Clement "and to bring witness to the communion between the church founded by them and the church of Rome." 'Today it is the bishop of Rome who comes to you,

prompted by the same sentiments of communion in the love of Christ," the pope said. The pope also was carry ing a relic to give to the Orthodox Church, a bone of St. Dasius that has been held for more than 1,000 years in an Italian cathedral. The saint, a Roman soldier, was martyred in Bul garia in 303. Along with the ecumenical overture , the pope underscored that the Catholic Church also had a legitimate role to play in Bul garia 's social, cultural and spiritual life . Calling Bul garia "a kind of spiritual crossroads " between Western and Southern Europ e, he said the Catholic Church "wishes to join its efforts with those of other Christians, to place at the service of all peop le those forces of civilization that the Gospel can offer also to the generations of the new millennium ," he said. He said the country 's Christians could draw on the memory of the "long cold winter of the totalitarian system" when each denomination was targeted for persecution and offered witnesses of courageous faith, even to the point of martyrdom. "May their sacrifice not be in vain , and may it serve as an example and make fruitful your ecumenical commitment with a view to the full unity of Christians ," he said. On the last day of his trip, the pope was to beatif y three Bulgarian priests executed under communist rule in 1952. The pope said he hoped Bulgari a 's efforts to achieve social renewal "will be wisely received and generously supporte d by the European Union." The country 's political leaders said they hoped the pope 's visit would raise Bulgaria's profile among Western countries and improve its bid to join the European Union and NATO. "We regard your visit as a sign of support for our efforts to return Bulgaria for good into the family of democratic European nations, where it has every right to belong," Parvanov said. During the visit, the pope was to meet with political leaders, cultural representatives and heads of the country 's Jewish and Muslim communities.

School of Pastoral Leadership For additional information , call .loni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org. Oct. 12, 19: Eucharistic and Lector ministry training, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church, One Elmwood Dr., Daly City with keynote address by Father David Pettingill, founding director of School of Pasloral Leadership. $40 per person. June 22: Go Make Disciples: Recovering Out Identity and Mission as Catholics with keynote address by Denver Archbishop Charles Chapul, 8:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary 's Cathedral, Gough St. and Geary Blvd., SF. $5 fee includes lunch. The SPL's annual Student Mass and Recognition Ceremony with Archbishop William J. Levada will also take place. All are welcome. June 29, 30: Care Ministry Certificate Progra m, Sacraments of Healing: Eucharistic Ministry to the Homebound with Ruth Barba Hayes, director , Ministry to the Aging, Archdiocese of Portland. $45. St. Thomas the Apostle Church , 3835 Balboa St., SF. Sat. 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBR0 SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave. , Menlo Park . For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotlo, Program Director. June 22: Awakening to the Handprints of God, a workshop where you recreate your spiritual journey using prayer and photography.as a lens to see God's presence in your life. Carol Fowler, degreed in Pastoral Studies and a photography hobbyist, facilitates. $35 fee includes lunch. Bring one-time camera.

Datebooh 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. Sat. 9:30 -10 a.m.: Pray the Rosary Apostolate gathers for prayer at 815 Eddy St. near St. Mary 's Cathedral. Call (415) 752-4922 for more information.

Family Life Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to register, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 5683018. Introductory instruction for married or engaged couples about Natural Family Planning, Billings Ovulation Method, is available by appointment from NFP consultant Gloria Gillogley. Call (650) 3459076. Natural Family Planning classes on the Billings Ovulation Method of NFP are offered at St. Brendan Parish, Ulloa and Laguna Honda Blvd., SF. Call instructor, Jodi Mendieta, at (415) 285-3036. Seton Medical Center Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offers classes in the Creighton Model of NFP. Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics of puberty, responsible relationships, adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout a woman's reproductive life, and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896.

May 29-31; June 3-6: Neighborhood Celebration, Feast of the Sacred Heart with Novena at Sacred Heart Parish, Fell and Fillmore St., SF Bishop John Wester will preside at Mass on June 7 at 6 p.m. Church Bazaar June 8 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Ethnic Food celebration on June 9 after 10 a.m. Mass. Call (415) 84 1-5460.

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.

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.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offe rs free adoption information meetings twice a month. Singles and married couples are invited to learn more about adopting a child from foster care. Call (415) 406-2387 for information.

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3rd Tues at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280

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

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

2nd Fri. at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter Church, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica . Call Deacon Peter Solan at (650) 359-6313.

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

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3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880

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1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel , Ftedwood City. Call (650) 366-3802. St. Andrew, Daly City. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert , San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658

1st Thurs.: School of the Americas Watch at 7 p.m. Call Judy Liteky at (415) 334-4770 orjliteky@aol.com.

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.

or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850. St. Isabella , San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novate. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.St. Gabriel , SF. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr, SF in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia , SF. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882. Epiphany, SF in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882. Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish , Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. Information about children's and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 5647882.

Lectures/ Classes/Radio-TV July 15 - 19: School for Guitarists , a week of learning and formation for parish musicians. Local pastoral musicians Rob Grant, Bob Hurd, Sean Aloise and Jesse Manibusan are among the facilitators. Call National Assoc , of Pastoral Musicians at (202) 723-5800 , ext. 23 or www.npm.org for fees and location. Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Radio Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to KEST - 1450 AM "Mosaic ", a public affairs progra m featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:00 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5. "For Heaven's Sake ", a public affa irs program featuring discussions and guests , 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month , KRON-Channel 4. Father Miles Riley hosts. ' M M

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June 7 - July 13: Wounded Souls and Healing Nations, a summer art show at Notre Dame de Namur University, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Constance Hunt , featured artist. Opening reception June 7 at 7 p.m. Pre-exhibit Quick Draw Drawing Exercise on June 5 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (650) 508-3556. June 14, 15, 16: Annual Spring Carnival at Nativity School, Oak Grove and Laurel, Menlo Park. Kick-off your summer with an old fashion fair with thrilling rides , terrific games, prizes and Kiddie Land for the little ones. Live music and dancing, delicious BBQ, hamburgers and more. Silent auction, too, plus a Sunday morning pancake breakfast. Fri. 5 - 1 1 p.m.; Sat. noon - 11 p.m.; Sun. noon - 7 p.m. Free admission and parking. Call (650) 323-7914 or www.nativityschool.com

4th Sat.: Handicapables of Marin meet at noon in the recreation room of the Maria B. Freitas Senior Community adjacent to St. Isabella Church , Terra Linda, for Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church , have been established at the following parishes: St. Dominic , SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288 or Dominican Father Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo , Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame , Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336 , Elaine Yastishock at (650) 3446884; Our Lady of Angels , Burlingame , Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 6970952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica , Chris Booke r at (650) 738-1398; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel , Mill Valley, Rick Dullea or Diane Claire at (415) 388-4190.

Reunions June 22: St. Rose Academy, class of '82 , celebrates 20 years. Drive is on to locate classmates. Contact Margie Roemer Beima at (415) 452-8352 or margroemer@aol.com. June 25: Immaculate Conception Academy, class of '52, at the Olympic Club beginning at noon. Contact Margaret O'Sullivan Garcia at (415) 665-6597 or Lucille lusi Erigero at (415) 8922992. July 21 : Classes of Spring and Fall'42 of Balboa High School , SF at the Grosvenor Hotel , SSF. Contact Jeanne Magidson at (415) 587-8712. Aug. 17: Class of '82, St. Finn Barr Elementary. Contact Irma at (415) 505-1485 or Denise at (415) 469-9223. Please call ASAP. Sept. 20: St. Thomas Apostle Elementary, SF, Class of '63 is looking for members of the class. Call Denise Healy Walker at (714) 447-8651 or DWa9230836@aol.com. Sept. 28: Class of '72, Notre dame High School , Belmont. Contact ND Alumnae Office at (650) 595-1913 , ext. 351 or alumnae@ndhsb.org. Oct. 5: Presentation High School, Class of '52 reunion. Contact Dolores MacDonald Bagshaw at (916) 369-0235 or Lorraine Denegri D'Elia at (650) 992-2076. Oct. 19: Mission High, 50th Reunion , Classes 1952 - 1953 at Embassy Suites , Burlingame. Call Colleen at (800) 477-3864 or (650) 697-7753.

June 15: Anne Lamott , author of Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith, will read from her book at a dessert reception benefiting the Jesuit Volunteer Corps , at 171 Santa Rosa Ave., Oakland from 1 - 4 p.m. Tax deductible tickets are $50. Reservations required. Call (415) 511-1599 , ext. 305.

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3rd Wed.: All you can eat Spaghetti Luncheon at Chapel of the Immaculate Conception , 3255 Folsom up the hill from Cesar Chavez, SF. $7 per person. A San Francisco tradition for decades. Reservations not required. Call (415) 824-1762. Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet

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DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS We are activel y searching for an experienced and competent educator to oversee the academic programs of 800 young men. ' Credential and administrative experience preferred. Competitive salary and good health benefits.

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Tim RutneryAdministrator 3111Tierra de Dios Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 | Phone (503) 677-3234 Fax (530) 677-3570 Web site www.holytrinityparish.org Email trumery@holytrinityparish.org

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LILA CAFFERY, MA, CCHT • Famil y • Marriage • Divorce Recovery • Change Addictive Patterns: Smoking, Eating Disorders, Etc. S st Dominies Parishioner

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The Peninsula Men's Group, now in it's 7th year, is a support group which provides affordable counseling in a safe and nurturing setting. Interested candidates may call for a free brochure.

Teenage ministry in a full-time position with benefits. Experience with youth ministry required. For information contact: Father K. McCormick, St Charles Church, 880 TamarackAve., San Carlos, CA 94070 650-591-7349 Fax 650-637-1968

We are seeking a person with technology skills, teaching experience , an interest in government programs for non-public schools and the desire to work with a team to improve the use of technology in our Catholic Schools. This person must have a Bachelor 's degree, at least 5 years of teaching experience, and a desire to develop connections with local, state and federal agencies dealing with legislation and programs related to Catholic Schools. This position requires the ability to integrate instructional technology with current curriculum, evaluate technical equipment needs, communicate clearly and effectively with educators and develop staff training days related to the use of technology in the classroom. App licant must be familiar with the Federal programs and leg islation related to Catholic Schools. App licant needs to be aware of the technology resources available to schools in the counties of Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo. This position advises and promotes opportunities for schools to engage in marketing and public relations techniques that will promote the school and will network with school reps and parents to support legislation surrounding Catholic School issues. Knowledge of MS Office, Inspiration, Hyper Studio,.Web design tools , or Kid Pix required. You must have a familiarity with The California State Content Standards and how technology relates to teaching the standards .

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