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By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – Saying there is “no greater work than the psalmist’s call to ‘seek peace and pursue it,’” nearly five dozen Christian leaders have pledged their support to President Barack Obama in his effort to end the long-standing IsraeliPalestinian conflict and open a new era of U.S.-Muslim relations. In a letter sent June 4 to the White House after Obama’s speech in Cairo, Egypt, the leaders said they were pleased to hear about the president’s clear commitment “to sustained, hands-on diplomacy” to secure safety and peace for Palestinians and Israelis and offered to rally Christians nationwide to support the effort. Representing Catholic, Episcopal, Protestant, Orthodox, African-American and evangelical churches, the Christian leaders said the political stalemate between Palestinians and Israelis requires a “strong, helping hand” to negotiate an agreement between long-warring people in the region. Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, N.Y., chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on International Justice and Peace, was among the signatories. He said the president’s position paralleled that of the bishops. “We are very pleased that the president

has now chosen to take the personal initiative to address this issue and in his speech made it very clear that this will be a priority for him in this administration,” Bishop Hubbard told Catholic News Service. “(The letter) is a very positive response to the address he delivered and shows support across a broad face of religious leaders our determination that what has begun now must proceed with all diligence,” he said. In his address at Cairo University, the president called for a renewed effort to seek peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but said the effort must involve the entire world as partners in the process. He offered support for a two-state solution, which he said would end the conflict and guarantee the safety and security for both Israel and Palestine. Obama called for Palestinians to abandon violence to achieve their goal of a homeland as well as for Israel to end the expansion of settlements on Palestinian land. He urged both people to recognize the other’s right to exist and said the United States would work for such an outcome. The peace effort also must involve the cooperation of Arab states, the president said. He promised to align America’s policies with those who pursue peace. Acknowledging that tension exists between the U.S. and Muslims around CHRISTIAN LEADERS, page 22

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Christian leaders support Obama’s Mid-East peace effort

St. Raymond Parish Confirmation Archbishop George H. Niederauer confirms Patrick Tinsley at the May 20 Confirmation Mass at St. Raymond Parish in Menlo Park. With Patrick is his sponsor, Bill Campbell. To see more images from the Confirmation Mass at St. Raymond, follow the link on the Catholic San Francisco Online homepage at www.catholic-sf.org.

USF honors dissenting South African bishop By Michael Vick Jesuit Father Stephen Privett, president of the University of San Francisco, stirred up controversy May 22 with his presentation of an honorary degree to a South African bishop who has defied the Vatican by promoting the use of condoms in some cases. USF honored Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg, South Africa at its undergraduate commencement ceremony to “draw attention to the millions in South Africa and around the world who are living with HIV/AIDS,” read the honorary degree citation. Bishop Dowling has worked in HIV/ AIDS care and prevention since 1992. His diocese runs a clinic, school, day care facility, skills-training center and hospice facility to care for vast shanty communities that grew in the shadow of a local platinum mine. Bishop Dowling first drew public attention in 2001 when a reporter asked him his opinion on condom usage to fight HIV. His response drew the ire of the papal nuncio to South Africa and his

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own bishops’ conference, though Bishop Dowling has received no official reprimand and continues to serve as bishop in good standing. In a May 5 statement, the Congolese bishops’ conference called condom use ineffective, and said it is “not only an ethical disorder but above all the proof of the trivialization of sexuality in our

society.” In an interview after his commencement speech, Bishop Dowling said he agreed with his fellow bishops, at least in part. To be sure, the bishop takes a nuanced position on condom usage. Bishop Dowling told Catholic San Francisco he supports Church teaching on sexuality, saying “abstinence before marriage and faithfulness to a single partner within a stable marriage relationship is obviously the only failsafe way of preventing yourself from being infected with HIV.” The bishop said he promotes abstinence and marital faithfulness especially with children and young adults, running educational and behavior modification programs to teach people to make proper choices in all areas of life, including sexuality. But he said the reality in Africa is far from the ideal. “We can promote those values, and they work pretty well in the context where a person has a security net,” Bishop Dowling said. “Unfortunately, extreme poverty is driving particularly vulnerable

Ordination Mass June 20 Archbishop George H. Niederauer invites the faithful of the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Mass of Ordination for Rev. Mr. Michael Quinn, Rev. Mr. William Thornton, and Rev. Mr. Joseph Previtali June 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough Street at Geary Blvd.

young women to extreme positions. They are forced into transactional sex.” Bishop Dowling said with the South African economy in shambles, many unemployed women wind up in the slums around the mine. They come looking for jobs, though many are illegal immigrants and cannot secure proper identification. With so many searching for employment, even citizens have difficulty finding work. In order to feed themselves and their children, the bishop said women feel BISHOP DOWLING, page 11

INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION News in brief. . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Archdiocese challenges tax. . 9 Catholic graduates . . . . 12-13 Letters and columnists . 14-15 Scripture and reflections .16-17

Slumping economy forum advice ~ Page 3 ~ June 12, 2009

Forming a priest: Joseph Previtali ~ Page 4-5 ~

Book mixes intrigue with faith values ~ Page 20 ~

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Mary and Rich Bona Happy 50 years married May 30 to Mary and Rich Bona. The longtime parishioners of St. Bartholomew Parish are “high school sweethearts who fell in love” while students at Junipero Serra and Mercy, Burlingame, said their daughter, Susan Arms. Helping them honor the milestone are their daughters, Susan, with husband, Dave Arms and children, Oran, Steven, Kevin, and Michael; Cathy with husband, Dan Sampson, and children, Mary Beth, Sarah and Annie; Ellen Bona and her son Ricky; and Michele with husband, Kirk Caya and children, Corina, Julia, Talia and Andrew. Much missed is granddaughter, Lauren Sampson, who died as an infant. Mary and Rich renewed their vows “still very much in love,” Susan said, at the annual anniversary Mass held in February at St. Anne of the Sunset Church. The family will celebrate the golden anniversary at Pismo Beach later this summer. Susan was generous to mention that her folks “really enjoy reading Catholic San Francisco each week” and for that we are very grateful. …Happy anniversary April 24 to

Together again, the class of 1948 from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School in Daly City. Back from left: Lou Craviotto, Ed Aguirre, John Borg, Jim Reardon, Lorraine Regan, Ed Nolan. Front from left: Patsy Curley Craviotto, Aileen Greer Hogue, Betty Curtin Cutietta, Alice Aguirre Vargas, June Ricci, Liz Fenton Borg, Marion Elliot Oakley.

Pat and Bernie Davey married half-a-century ago at San Francisco’s St. Gabriel Church. Now longtime parishioners of St. Charles in San Carlos they have five children and twelve grandchildren with whom they will soon celebrate the milestone. “Bernie and Pat are wonderful, supportive, parents and grandparents,” said their daughter Monica in a note to this column. Both, Pat and Bernie volunteer with Friends in Service to Humanity – FISH – and find time to enjoy personal hobbies that include reading, fishing and gardening. The two spent their anniversary day cruising toward the Panama Canal…. Deacon Mike Ghiorso of Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Daly City recently visited the second grade at OLM school answering the students’ every question about the diaconate. The youngsters later sent Deacon Mike a card calling him the “best deacon ever,” a compliment much deserved according to Father Bill Brown, OLM pastor. “Deacon Mike and his wife Carolynn have been a huge blessing to our parish ever since they were in the diaconate formation program a few years back,” Father Bill said. Deacon Mike and Carolynn are brother and sister-in-law of Father Dave Ghiorso, pastor of St. Charles Parish in San Carlos…. Notre Dame High School Social Science instructor Damian Barnes and students Megan Smith, Shelby Kirksey and Sarah Stoye, recently sat down with former U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University. The visit was arranged in connection with a class assignment that involves creating short film documentaries on events in the last 35 years of American History, their choice being the events of 9/11. Still photographs of the talk and quotes from the interview will be included in the film as any recording of the meeting with the former Cabinet member was not allowed, teacher Damian said…. Congratulations to Connor Ahlbach, Archbishop Riordan High School; Sean Brummer and Robert Tolleth, Junipero Serra High School; Laura Berguer, Marin Catholic High School; and Pamela Gresh and Olivia Parker, Sacred Heart Cathedral High School, all recipients of this year’s $500 awards from the San Francisco Archdiocesan Federation of Teachers. The prizes go to seniors “who have distinguished themselves in academics, character, and their commitment and devotion to their school,” Christian Clifford, the group’s president, said. “More than 165 full-time teachers, counselors, and librarians at Marin Catholic, Riordan, Sacred Heart Cathedral, and Serra high schools are members of the SFAFT,” according to Christian….Please take an even

Former U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice with Notre Dame High School’s Damian Barnes and students, Megan Smith, left, Shelby Kirksey and Sarah Stoye.

closer look at this issue’s Datebook. A few unannounceduntil-now events take place or begin this weekend or very soon. They include health forums at St. Augustine Parish and St. Mary’s Medical Center and a youngsters’ Summer Bible School at Mater Dolorosa Parish as well as a film series and children’s film festival at Pauline Books and Media in Redwood City not to mention a reunion or two…. This is an empty space without you. Send items via e-mail to burket@sfarchdiocese.org and by ground to “Street,” One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109. Electronic photos should be jpegs at 300 dpi. No zip files, please. Hard copy photos are also welcome sent to the Peter Yorke Way address. I can be reached at (415) 614-5634.

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Slumping economy a sign to get back to basics says local forum By Michael Vick The economic slump affords those struggling with its consequences the chance to enrich their lives, this according to John Brust, a St. Vincent de Paul parishioner who led a recent forum at the San Francisco parish entitled “Thriving in a Downturn.” “By prudence, we are called to be wise stewards of the gifts we’ve been given,” said Brust, who received a master’s in business administration from the University Notre Dame in 2001. “Through temperance, we are called to spend in moderation and ideally below our means, so we have extra left over to give and share with others.” Brust encouraged forum participants to channel their savings toward helping those in need, remembering that those already on the economic margins of society would be hardest hit by the recession. “We should continue to be beacons of support for others,” Brust said. “We’re called to be salt and light. We’re called to be a source of hope for friends who need our help.” Brust said there are ways people can save money that actually improve the quality their lives. Among the suggestions offered at the forum: • Scale back or completely cut off television expenditures and consumption, affording more time for family, friends, exercise and reading.

• Exercise outdoors instead of spending money on a gym membership. • Prepare and eat meals at home, and invite family or friends over for the meal, rather than go to a restaurant. The May 11 forum drew more than 40 participants, among them John Donovan of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Novato. Donovan, who said he cooks most meals himself, said preparing his own food was both a way to save money and a source of entertainment. “It’s ingrained in my blood to never spend money,” Donovan said of his upbringing. “I’m also a big library guy, which saves on buying books. I figure that I pay taxes for it, so I might as well get my money’s worth.” Anne Lovi, a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Steering Committee, said she tracks all her expenses on a spreadsheet and looks for ways to save. “I found out I paid $6,000 in parking last year, so I just look at the spreadsheet and try to trim the biggest chunks of money,” Lovi said. Lovi has already cut off her cable and has used the extra time to exercise and socialize with friends. She and several other participants said part of their reduced budget continued to go to charity. “There’s often a mental perception that we don’t have the time or the money to help others,” Lovi said. “When we allocate that time and expense, it’s already bud-

St. Vincent de Paul parishioner John Brust speaks at ‘economic downturn’ forum.

geted, so it becomes part of our routine.” Forum participant Joe Bernade, a parishioner at St. Dominic Parish in San Francisco, said he uses his savings to support local businesses. “I try to buy everything locally,” Bernade said. “When I go buy hardware I support the mom and pop store. I buy my produce from the farmer’s market. I pay more in retro-

spect, but I support the local economy.” Forum leader Brust said while the slumping economy presents a number of challenges, it can also be a blessing. “The downturn presents opportunities to reset what our goals are,” Brust said. “We can start to reconnect with what’s really important in our lives.”

Close of ‘Year of St. Paul’ marked at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish The close of the of the Jubilee Year of St. Paul will be commemorated at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church June 25 through Sunday, June 28. Activities include a Rawn Harbor Gospel Music Workshop on Thursday and Friday, 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon ending with lunch. The weekend concludes in

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At the Vatican, the EWTN television network will broadcast Pope Benedict XVI presiding at a Vespers service marking the conclusion of the Year of St. Paul. Live coverage from Rome begins June 28 at 8 a.m. The following day, the Holy Father will celebrate the Solemn Mass for the Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul and will air live June 29 at 12:30 a.m., with a repeat telecast June 29 at 8:30 a.m.

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Forming a priest: Joseph Previtali Priests “called to bear fruit that will last” says seminarian

Franciscan Bishop William Callahan, auxiliary of Milwaukee and former spiritual director at the Pontifical North American College, presides over an Oct. 9 diaconal ordination ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica. At right, seminarian Joseph Previtali.

By Michael Vick Following is the last in a series of three profiles of seminarians to be ordained June 20 at St. Mary’s Cathedral to serve as priests in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Catholic San Francisco interviewed by e-mail San Francisco native Joseph Previtali, 26, who is in Rome studying at the Pontifical North American College. CSF: Describe your experience at St. Anne of the Sunset, where you spent your pastoral year. What is the parish like? What do you think of priests who serve there? What did you do while you were there? Previtali: My experience during my pastoral year at St. Anne’s was one of rich spiritual and pastoral formation and preparation. Fathers (Raymund) Reyes, (Daniel) Nascimento, (John) Cloherty, (Frank) Bagadiong and Msgr. (Juan) Alarcon provided for me wonderful models of priestly service, rooted in a deep and living relationship with the Lord. While I was there, I was engaged in many pastoral activities including serving at Mass, forming the altar servers, teaching adult education, visiting the school, visiting the sick, and immersing myself in the daily life of the parish. CSF: Tell me about your grandfather, Father Frank Filice. What was it like having a priest for a grandfather? In what ways, if any, did he influence your decision to become a priest?

Seminarians pose with presiding Bishop William Callahan and concelebrants following a diaconal ordination ceremony. Among the newly ordained deacons was Joseph Previtali, back row, second from the left.

Previtali: My grandfather is that unique combination of both goodness and greatness found in few men. After receiving his doctorate from Berkeley in biology, he was a professor at the University of San Francisco for 30 years, during which time he was involved in the beginning of the pro-life movement in the Bay Area and the founding of the St. Ignatius Institute. After my grandmother died, he entered the seminary and he was ordained by Archbishop Quinn in 1979. Since then, he has dedicated his life to the priestly ministry radically and totally. He is an incredible example for me of Christian and priestly holiness and he has had a tremendous influence on my life. He has been supportive of me from the beginning of my vocational discernment, always making very clear that it is most important to do the will of God, wherever that may lead. CSF: You have said that your vocation took hold when “the Lord began to work in marvelous ways” during your first year at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. What specifically happened in your life at that time that led to your becoming a priest? Previtali: Simply, I was moved by the grace of Christ to accept Him fully into my life. It was a wonderful gift, which I am continually striving to preserve and maintain as I move toward ordination. My time at Gonzaga was a time of deep personal appropriation of the faith handed on to me by my

wonderful parents. During that time, I had the support of a community of Catholic students who were equally committed to the Lord and His Church. This helped me to grow in so many ways that I cannot imagine my life without those four years in Spokane. CSF: How did you wind up at the Pontifical North American College in Rome? Previtali: Then-Archbishop (William) Levada kindly invited me to study at the North American College. It has been a great blessing in my life, for which I am grateful to the Lord and to Cardinal Levada and Archbishop Niederauer. CSF: Tell me about your experience at the college. Previtali: My time at the North American College has been similar to my time at Gonzaga in that it has occasioned deep growth and maturation in my spiritual, intellectual, and personal life. The College is located on the Janiculum Hill on extra-territorial Vatican property. While the College is an American seminary, our classes are at the international pontifical universities in Rome. I study at the Dominican university, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, known as the Angelicum. Most of my classes have been in English, but Italian is the general working language of the Church and universities of Rome. I am at the Angelicum because of my great love for St. Thomas Aquinas, whose theology is given PREVITALI, page 5

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Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral commemorates work of Opus Dei by St. Josemaria Escriva, who died in 1975 and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. According to its website, “(Opus Dei’s) mission is to help people turn their work and daily activities into occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others and for improving society.” Approximately 70 percent of Opus Dei lay members are married men and women “for whom the sanctification of their family duties is the most important part of their Christian life,” the Opus Dei website, said. Remaining lay members are single “men and women who commit themselves to celibacy for apostolic reasons.” Membership in Opus Dei requires a “personal call from God to place one’s life at his service,” the website said, and “involves a com-

mitment to receive spiritual tual texts, reciting the rosary, formation from Opus Dei and and spending time in personal to participate in its mission.” prayer. Through a life of joyAfter gaining memberful and generous self-giving ship in Opus Dei, members to God and neighbor, they keep their same jobs. “The embrace the Cross of Christ Prelature’s faithful do not live hidden in the challenges of apart from the world,” the daily life.” website noted. “Instead, they The June 26 Mass begins view their work and social at 7:30 p.m. and the faithful St. Josemaria Escriva relationships as ways to grow of the Archdiocese are invited. closer to God and to help others do likewise.” The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be availEach member commits to a “plan of spiritual able beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. St. life, centered on daily Mass, Holy Communion, Mary’s Cathedral is located at Gough and Geary and frequent use of the sacrament of penance, St. in San Francisco. Information about Opus as well as reading of Scripture and other spiri- Dei is available at www.opusdei.us.

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derful aspect of life in Rome. It’s a great challenge to relate to a new culture but it is deeply formative and mind-expanding. CSF: When you return home, will it be difficult to adjust to being back in the United States? Do you think you’ll miss Rome when you leave? Previtali: I am sure I will miss Rome dearly, but San Francisco is home. It is very good for home to be home. CSF: Would you ever consider staying in Rome, or do you want to return full-time to America? Previtali: My vocation is to be a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and that is very much tied up with the geographical reality of the Archdiocese. So, ordinarily, a priest of the Archdiocese would spend his days working for the salvation of souls in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo counties. CSF: What has been the most difficult adjustment you’ve had to make in your life since deciding to become a priest? Previtali: My generation struggles very much with commitment because it is so difficult for us to say “no” to all the other options. I

think the renunciation of those good alternative paths has been the greatest struggle. CSF: What has been your greatest joy since discerning your vocation? Previtali: The life of a priest is so beautiful because he is constantly dwelling on the eternal things. From his morning meditation and celebration of Holy Mass to his visit to the school to his visit to the hospital or the jail

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pride of place at the university. My professors have been from all over the world. CSF: Describe your experiences at the Vatican, in Rome and in the rest of Italy. Previtali: Well, St. Peter’s is so close that it is like our parish church. We go there for Mass on days off, for confession or adoration, with friends or by ourselves. It’s a wonderful opportunity to be close to Peter and his successor, the pope, whom we see weekly at the Sunday Angelus. Travel is also a large part of human formation at the College, and we are given the opportunity to travel during breaks and on certain designated weekends. I have been particularly fond of traveling to the small medieval towns of Italy, enjoying there the wonderful mix of a culture steeped both with an easy familiarity and venerable historical significance. CSF: Do you speak Italian? Have you had the opportunity to interact much with locals while at the seminary? Previtali: Yes and yes. This is a won-

to his meeting with the engaged couple to his pastoral council meeting, he is always seeking to bring others to a deeper communion with Jesus Christ and His Church, so that they may live forever in Heaven. It is a great blessing to be engaged in a work that has such a farreaching effect: we are called to bear fruit that will last. The marvel of it all is that we have not chosen the Lord, but He has chosen us.

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Archbishop George H. Niederauer will be principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass of Thanksgiving June 26 at St. Mary’s Cathedral commemorating the 60th anniversary of Opus Dei’s work in the United States. Very Rev. John Meyer, Vicar of Opus Dei in California, will concelebrate. Opus Dei, with membership including 1,900 priests, 3,000 members in the United States, and 400 members in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, maintains the Menlough Study Center in Menlo Park and additional residences in San Francisco. Opus Dei has more than 87,000 members in more than 70 countries throughout the world. Opus Dei was founded in 1928 in Madrid

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Pro-life leaders concerned Tillerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder may hurt their efforts WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; There is growing concern that the May 31 murder of a Kansas abortion doctor in his church may tarnish the image of the pro-life movement, at a time when it appears a slight majority of Americans have embraced the cause. Leaders in several pro-life organizations also said public proclamations that the doctor who performed late-term abortions â&#x20AC;&#x153;got what he deservedâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;reaped what he sowedâ&#x20AC;? by people who â&#x20AC;&#x153;claim to be prolifeâ&#x20AC;? advocates donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help the movement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Statements like that hurt the cause,â&#x20AC;? said Shaun Kenney, executive director of the American Life League. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we cheapen our own principles, we do ourselves a tremendous disservice.â&#x20AC;? Dr. George Tiller, 67, of Wichita, Kan., was fatally shot while serving as an usher at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reformation Lutheran Church during Sunday morning services. Pro-life groups and the U.S. Catholic bishops quickly denounced the murder, saying that such violence is contrary to their respect for all life, from conception to natural death.

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Stockton praised the California Supreme Court for upholding the votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; affirmation of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, but expressed disappointment that the court permitted an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples to remain legally married. The May 26 ruling of the high court upheld the constitutionality of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Proposition 8 declaring that â&#x20AC;&#x153;only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California,â&#x20AC;? but said the votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decision could not be applied retroactively to those who married before the initiative was passed. Bishop Blaire said he and his fellow bishops â&#x20AC;&#x153;are strongly committed to protecting the dignity and worth of every human personâ&#x20AC;? and supported â&#x20AC;&#x153;the intent of law to provide equal protection for all.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, such purpose does not have to trump the natural and traditional definition of marriage between a man and a woman,â&#x20AC;? he added in a May 26 statement (see www.cacatholic.org). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The law has found other ways to regulate civil unions without destroying the traditional understanding of marriage. We believe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as do the majority of Californians â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that marriage between a man and a woman is foundational to our culture and crucial for human perpetuity,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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VATICAN CITY — The embarrassment and scandal raised by each new report of a case of sex abuse in the church also has a positive effect of giving other victims the courage to come forward and increasing the church’s commitment to ending abuse, said experts meeting at the Vatican. The Anglophone Conference, which began in the 1990s as an informal network of English-speaking bishops meeting to share strategies for fighting abuse, held its 10th formal meeting at the Vatican June 1-5. The meeting began just two weeks after an independent Irish commission released a report saying there was pervasive, excessive and arbitrary punishment in most of Ireland’s residential care institutions for children from 1940 through the 1970s. The institutions were funded by the state but often run by Catholic religious orders. St. Bridget Sister Angela Ryan, protection and prevention officer of Australia’s National Committee for Professional Standards, said, “The media and the scandal enable us to again invite people to come forward so that there can be healing.”

a “foreign country” meddling in the affairs of the city and proclaimed Church teaching on homosexuality as “insulting to all San Franciscans” and “hateful.” The resolution did not constitute government meddling in religion because its primary intent was to defend equal rights for same-sex couples, according to the June 3 ruling by a panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. It would be improper to invalidate government action where there is an “incidental” conflict with religion, the panel ruled, stating, “The board could have spoken with a gentler tone, but the strength of the board’s language alone does not transform a secular purpose into a religious one.” The ruling came in response to a challenge by the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and two Catholic residents of San Francisco. Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Law Center, said the center would appeal to the full court.

Pope visibly upset by abuse DUBLIN, Ireland — Pope Benedict XVI was visibly upset to hear June 5 of the abuse suffered by thousands of Irish children in the care of religious congregations, reported the archbishop of Dublin, Ireland. Speaking at a June 8 press conference, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said the pope was saddened to hear “how the children had suffered from the very opposite of an expression of the love of God.” Archbishop Martin and Cardinal Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland, president of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, met with Pope Benedict for 45 minutes to brief him on the findings of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, which released its report May 20. “The Holy Father listened very carefully, very attentively and very sympathetically to what we had to say” during the 45-minute private meeting at the Vatican, Cardinal Brady said during the press conference.” He said in reply that this was a time for a deep examination of life here in Ireland in the church, Cardinal Brady said. The independent commission was established by the Irish government in 2000 to hear evidence from people alleged to have suffered abuse at institutions since 1940. Funded by the state but often run by Catholic religious orders, the institutions included schools, orphanages, hospitals, children’s homes and other facilities where children were in the care of nonfamily members.

Pope has ‘spiritual closeness’ to families of fire victims VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI expressed condolences to the families of the 43 children killed in a fire in a Mexican day care center and assured them of his “spiritual closeness” as they deal with the tragedy. In a telegram to the Archbishop Jose Ulises Macias Salcedo of Hermosillo, the pope spoke of his “profound pain” at the deaths of the youngsters who died in the devastating fire on June 5. The pope “assures his prayers for the small victims and gives his apostolic blessing as a sign of comfort and hope in the resurrected Lord,” and “expresses his spiritual closeness to the families of the victims and all those struck by this tragedy,” the telegram said. Dozens of children and adults remained hospitalized, some in critical condition, after the blaze at the ABC day care center in the capitol city of the northwestern state of Sonora. The fire broke out when the 142 children of working or indigent mothers were sleeping.

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Archdiocese challenges determination of St. John Bosco relics San Francisco County Assessor/Recorder to tour five continents In a fight to preserve the freedom of religious organizations to restructure, the Archdiocese of San Francisco is contesting an attempt by the San Francisco County Assessor/ Recorder to impose a property transfer tax on an internal reorganization involving Archdiocesan parish and school properties. An administrative hearing to decide the issue will be held on June 16, 2009. The panel consists of the San Francisco Tax Collector, the Chief of Real Estate and Controller. The decision of the panel can be appealed, if necessary, to the civil courts. The same transfers at issue in San Francisco were made promptly without the imposition of a tax in both San Mateo and Marin counties more than a year ago. In a December 2007 statement to the pastors and principals, Archbishop George H. Niederauer said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal here in San Francisco has been to allow the day to day operations of our parishes and schools to continue in a cohesive, efficient manner, while at the same time establishing simple ownership models that clearly distinguish the canonical assets of the parishes and schools from those of the Archdiocese in general.â&#x20AC;? Archdiocesan General Counsel Jack Hammel said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The properties in question here are not vacant lots and commercial properties. They are the parishes and schools of the Archdiocese, serving the spiritual and educational needs of hundreds of thousands of citizens of various racial, ethnic and economic groups. The family of Archdiocesan civil law corporations has simply been reorganized to better enshrine the centuries-old principles of Church law concerning the uniqueness of the parishes and schools. The courts in recent years have said that if you claim that your parishes and schools are unique under church law, then show it in your corporate structures and related articles and bylaws. We have done that.â&#x20AC;? Hammel added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each corporation in the Archdiocesan family of corporations has a purpose â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Catholic Charities CYO is the charitable arm; St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seminary trains men

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June 12, 2009

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Catholic San Francisco wins honors For the 10th consecutive year, Catholic San Francisco, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, was honored by the Catholic Press Association for journalistic achievement. In the 2009 CPA awards competition, Catholic San Francisco columnist Father Basil de Pinto received second place honors in the category of best regular column on culture and the arts. Judges said his reviews “dig beneath the surface virtues” and are “concise and to the point.” They concluded, “His style just feels good.” In the category of best editorials on a local or regional issue, Maurice Healy, asso-

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Bishop Dowling . . . â&#x2013; Continued from cover compelled to take one of the only options open to them: prostitution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, that is a profound injustice,â&#x20AC;? he said. The bishop said men in the society, even some professing Catholics, completely disregard Church teaching on abstinence before and faithfulness within marriage. Bishop Dowling said miners either infect local women, or contract HIV from them and return home to infect their unsuspecting wives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this context, to discuss sexuality and the use or not of condoms purely within the realm of personal moral choice is not exhibiting honesty and integrity in facing the fact that this is a far from ideal situation,â&#x20AC;? Bishop Dowling said. Bishop Dowling said the Church need not and should not distribute condoms, as they are readily available from the government. But, he said full, non-judgmental education about the disease and methods of preventing its spread, including the use of condoms for those who engage in sexual activity, has saved and will save lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Catholic Church, after governments, is doing the most creative and wonderful work across the board in terms of health care, clinics, hospices, orphan care, in-patient units and so on,â&#x20AC;? Bishop Dowling said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All that gets lost, particularly in the media, because of the perceptions about the Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach to condoms.â&#x20AC;? In an interview prior to the commencement ceremony, Father Privett told Catholic

San Francisco he invited Bishop Dowling to USF to honor his work and that of the wider Catholic Church in Africa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;HIV/AIDS is an epidemic in his diocese and in whole areas of Africa,â&#x20AC;? Father Privett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people need to understand the difference between a condom as a contraceptive and a condom preventing the spread of a deadly virus that is literally killing thousands of people in Africa.â&#x20AC;? The Jesuit said Catholic universities should provide the Church with a forum for changing society constructively through conversation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Catholic universities show the country a more engaging model of change than the defensive â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk to anybody who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with usâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; model,â&#x20AC;? Father Privett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The gospel calls all of us to be a leaven in society. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leaven society if you stay in a drawer.â&#x20AC;? The university is no stranger to controversial speakers and events. San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, a vocal proponent of same-sex marriage, was its May 23 graduate commencement speaker. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who favors abortion rights, addressed business school graduates in May 2007. The school has also come under fire for continuing to show the play â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Monologues,â&#x20AC;? which contains graphic descriptions of rape and homosexual acts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we bring these speakers onto campus, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring them as spokespersons for a position with which we disagree,â&#x20AC;? Father Privett said, adding that critics do not consider the totality of student experiences when they accuse USF of not supporting Church teaching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They only see

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;If people have condoms, they think they are impervious and are more inclined to engage in reckless behavior,â&#x20AC;? Dennehy said. Dennehy said the university has set out to form a Catholic identity separate from the Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teaching on issues like abortion and homosexuality, citing examples like the invitation of Pelosi and the appointment to head of campus ministry of Jesuit Father Donal Godfrey, an outspoken proponent of gay-friendly theology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Calling USF a Catholic school is like saying Hillary Clinton is a Carmelite nun,â&#x20AC;? Dennehy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;USF has chosen to go its own way, and there is no one here to stop them. What is Catholic teaching? What is the so-called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;institutional Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay attention to it?â&#x20AC;?

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Catholic San Francisco

June 12, 2009

Local Catholic high schools I graduate nearly 2,000 seniors

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n the past three weeks, 14 Catholic high schools located in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have held graduation ceremonies honoring nearly 2,000 graduates in the Class of 2009. At Catholic high school graduations in San Francisco, San Mateo County and Marin County, 1,987 seniors received their high school diplomas. More than 98 percent of these graduates will continue their education at colleges or universities. Below are representatives of each of the 14 high schools.

Archdiocesan Superintendent of Catholic Schools Maureen Huntington said, “The young men and young women graduating from our Catholic high schools are a source of pride and joy to the entire community. The members of the Class of 2009 demonstrate maturity, integrity and confidence, which reflect the values that they have learned from their families and their Catholic schools. With this strong foundation of Catholic education in place, we are confident in the future of this year’s graduating class. Congratulations to all!”

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NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL, BELMONT

Kimberly Ransom, Valedictorian

Jenna Marinaro, Salutatorian

Notre Dame High School in Belmont awarded diplomas to 163 seniors at St. Pius Church in Redwood City June 3. Rita Gleason, principal, presented the diplomas. Father Stephen Howell, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Belmont and school chaplain, presided at a baccalaureate Mass June 2 at the school.

SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY Archbishop Riordan High School Valedictorians, Denny Woo, left, Connor Ahlbach, Kyrill ReKun, Justin Wong, Vicente Patino.

Archbishop Riordan High School awarded diplomas to 139 seniors May 30, in the school’s Lindland Theatre. Kevin R. Asbra, principal, presided. Marianist Father Thomas J. French, president, was principal celebrant at a baccalaureate Mass May 29 at the school.

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Kathleen Esling, Valedictorian

SACRED HEART PREP, ATHERTON Emily Dunn, Valedictorian

Keaton Goldsmith, Valedictorian

Stuart Hall High School awarded diplomas to 27 seniors June 6 at the school. Gordon Sharafinski, head of school , presided over the ceremonies. Faculty member and campus minister, Sergio Vasquez, was guest speaker. Jesuit Father Geoffrey Dillon was principal celebrant of a baccalaureate Mass June 4 at neighboring St. Francis Xavier Church.

WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL

Kristine Ortiz, Salutatorian

Mercy High School, Burlingame awarded diplomas to 112 seniors June 7 at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco. Laura M. Held, principal, and Mary E. Hurley, dean of academics, presented the diplomas. Father Stephen Howell, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Belmont, presided at a baccalaureate Mass celebrated June 6 at Our Lady of Angels Church in Burlingame.

MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, SF

John Ceremsak, Valedictorian

Claudia Norton, Salutatorian

Sacred Heart Preparatory School in Atherton awarded diplomas to 126 seniors May 22 at the school. James B. Everitt, principal, Richard Dioli, director of schools, and Anne Holloway of the school’s board of directors, presented the diplomas. Faculty member, Stewart Slafter, Ph. D., was keynote speaker. Father William Myers, pastor, St. Raymond Parish in Menlo Park, presided at a graduation Mass May 21 at the school. Maeve Ragusin, Valedictorian

St. Ignatius College Preparatory School awarded diplomas to 353 seniors May 30 at St. Ignatius Church on the campus of the University of San Francisco. Jesuit Father Patrick Ruff, principal, led the ceremonies. Jesuit Father Robert Walsh, president, presided at a baccalaureate Mass May 28 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Jesuit Father Thomas O’Neill, superior of the Jesuit Community at St. Ignatius, was homilist. Concelebrants included Jesuit Fathers Anthony Sauer, Paul Capitolo, Francis Stiegeler, Warren White, and James Shaukowitch.

Katherine Gruzd, Salutatorian

Rebecca Kelliher, Valedictorian

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Elizabeth Watters, 2009 Ignatian Award

Marin Catholic High School awarded diplomas to 179 seniors June 4 at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael. Chris Valdez, principal, presided over the ceremonies. Father Thomas A. Daly, school president, was principal celebrant of a baccalaureate Mass June 3 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Mill Valley.

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School awarded diplomas to 328 seniors May 23 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. John Scudder, president, presented the diplomas. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice presided at a baccalaureate Mass May 21 at the Cathedral.

Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco awarded diplomas to 52 seniors May 29 in the Flood Mansion. Andrea Shurley, Head of School, presided over the ceremonies. Guest speaker was educator, Sacred Heart Sister Barbara Dawson. A baccalaureate Mass was celebrated May 27 in the school chapel. Jesuit Father Sean Michaelson was principal celebrant.

Samuel Strelkoff, Valedictorian

STUART HALL HIGH SCHOOL

Marin Catholic High School Valedictorian, Mark Barry, Salutatorian, Tim Haller and Megan Zutter, who was recognized for General Academic Excellence.

MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, BURLINGAME

Kristie La, Valedictorian

ST IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOL

Kimberly Rodriguez, Salutatorian

SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL

Marika Bannick, Valedictorian

Christopher Harlem, Salutatorian

Zuhayr Mallam, 2009 St. Benedict Award

Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley awarded diplomas to 68 graduates June 6 at the school. Brian Schlaak, assistant head of school, presented diplomas. John Hennessy, president of Stanford University, was keynote speaker. Benedictine Father Martin Mager, superior of the Benedictine Community at Woodside Priory, presided at a baccalaureate Mass June 5 in the school chapel. Concelebrants included Benedictine Fathers Maurus Nemeth and Pius Horvath.

Immaculate Conception Academy awarded diplomas to 54 seniors May 22 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. Superior Court Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos was guest speaker at the ceremonies. Father Dan Carter, pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Church in San Francisco, presided at a baccalaureate Mass earlier in the day at neighboring St. James Church.

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JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL

Mercy High School, San Francisco Salutatorians Celina Al Asfour, left, Sia Misthos and Teresa Attridge, and Valedictorian Edith Chow.

Mercy High School, San Francisco awarded diplomas to 108 seniors May 30 at Holy Name of Jesus Church in San Francisco. Dorothy McCrea, principal, presented the diplomas. Father Gregory McGivern, a member of the school’s staff, led prayer. Alex Kwok, Valedictorian

Roger Tran, Valedictorian

Nick Terry, Valedictorian

Junipero Serra High School awarded diplomas to 241 seniors May 30 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice, an alumnus of the school, led prayer. Lars Lund, president and Barry Thornton, principal, helped present the diplomas.

Anna Ruth Crittenden, Student Body president

Leslie Flores, Senior Class president

San Domenico boarding and day high school for girls awarded diplomas to 37 seniors on June 6 at the San Anselmo school. Mathew Heersche, Ed. D., head of schools, presided over the ceremonies. Lynn McMullen, political activist and director of the non-profit Peace Alliance, was guest speaker. Student body president, Anna Ruth Crittenden, and senior class president, Leslie Flores, delivered keynote talks. A baccalaureate Mass was celebrated June 6. Principal celebrant was Dominican Father Kieran Healy.

The teaching of Catholic values and faith formation are core to the curriculum in Catholic high schools. Equally important is the religious community of adults surrounding Catholic schools, which supports the schools’ mission. Catholic schools mandate that their students take more college preparatory classes. Catholic schools provide a challenging academic curricula in which students thrive, particularly in religious studies, mathematics, science, English and other core subjects. – From Catholic High Schools Information Booklet 2008-2009.

Watch for the 2009-2010 edition of the booklet in the Sept. 11 issue of Catholic San Francisco

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June 12, 2009

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Guest Commentary Emotions, false analogies fuel anti-Prop. 8 fire By Margaret A. Bengs A troubling aspect of the same-sex marriage debate is the rampant misuse of terminology traditionally associated with the civil rights movement – terms that confuse, rather than clarify, the issues. Examples abounded in reactions to the recent California Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 8 that engraved the traditional definition of marriage into our state constitution. We heard that the decision represented the loss of “equality,” an affront to “equal protection,” the stripping of a “fundamental right of a minority,” “legalized discrimination,” a slap at “equal rights guaranteed to every American,” and even a comparison to decisions made by “backwards generations” who “burned witches” and “supported slavery.” Marchers opposed to Proposition 8 in Fresno compared themselves to the “freedom riders” in the South in the 1960s who challenged local segregation practices. Playing a false civil rights card is dangerous to our community, our social bond and our civil discourse. Restricting the term “marriage” to a man and a woman, the court found, is not a violation of anyone’s civil rights. Proposition 8 does not “fundamentally alter the meaning and substance of state constitutional equal protection principles,” the court stated. The measure simply reserves “the official designation of the term ‘marriage’ for the union of opposite-sex couples as a matter of state constitutional law.” It leaves “undisturbed all of the other extremely significant substantive aspects of a same-sex couple’s state constitutional right to establish an officially recognized and protected family relationship and the guarantee of equal protection of the laws.” All rights provided by domestic partnership laws are left intact. Nor does Proposition 8 violate any “inalienable right,” as claimed by California Attorney General Jerry Brown. The court found that the measure does not compromise “privacy, due process and equal protection” rights, but simply limits the term “marriage” to its meaning since the creation of the California Constitution – and throughout the generations. There are limits on rights, the court observed. Because some rights are identified as “inalienable,” it stated, does not signify “that such rights are totally exempt from any limitation or restriction.” The right to property, for example, it noted, “notwithstanding its ‘inalienable’ status,” has “long has been recognized as subject to reasonable regulation and limitation.” Furthermore, the “inalienable” nature of a constitutional right never has been understood to mean that the people cannot limit or restrict that right, the court found. Indeed, the drafters of the 1849 California Constitution, the court pointed out, expressly described the people’s right to alter or reform the constitution as an “inalienable right.” The same-sex “marriage” movement is not, for all the civil rights rhetoric, about “equality,” “equal rights,” or “equal protection.” It is about claiming the term “marriage” for a relationship that has never been considered marriage. In the approximately 30 states where the issue has been put to a vote of the people, voters stood on the side of traditional marriage. Equating the ban on same-sex “marriage” to the long-ago ban on interracial marriage, overturned by the courts, is also a false analogy to a civil rights issue. The ban on interracial marriage denied a certain class of people the right to marry. It was based on the true discrimination of asserting that one race is superior to another. It did not redefine marriage. The requirement that marriage be between a man and a woman does not discriminate against any race or gender. Same-sex “marriage” proponents, on the other hand, seek to radically alter the definition of marriage and to say that it has nothing to do with gender or procreating children. Using emotive terms and false analogies to true victims of discrimination clouds the real issues, diminishes our discourse and confuses our efforts to explain and uphold constitutional principles. It also ignores the authentic civil rights of those who hold a deeply held belief of their own and are exercising their own civil rights to freedom of speech and religion. There is no “fundamental right” to same-sex marriage in California – in the law or in the constitution. No one is being denied a right that was never there. Cloaking the push for same-sex “marriage” in civil rights terminology is a tactic that frays our social bonds and diminishes true civil rights violations. Authentic language about constitutional principles will bring about an authentic result, and diminish the anger and emotionalism surrounding this debate. This commentary by Margaret A. Bengs originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee. (Reprinted with permission.)

Communion and politics I would like to say thanks to Catholic San Francisco for publishing the commentary by Archbishop Emeritus John R. Quinn (May 1), and also the interview with Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl (May 15). It was good to learn that the majority of American bishops do not support the canonical use of Communion as a political weapon. This certainly had not been made clear to the laity before. I believe we need to use our Catholic media to get this message out to all the Catholics who have been wondering about this issue and struggling to discern the truth for several years. Rosemary K. Ring Kentfield

Creative extremists At a time when the pope is struggling to overcome criticism of his stance on birth control and AIDS, I am concerned to hear Archbishop Emeritus Quinn caution Catholics on any criticism of our pro-abortion president, Barack Obama, lest we be labeled as racists. Thank God we are blessed to have “creative extremists” in the ranks of organizations like California Students for Life. These young people are indeed living the virtue of prudence – the proper judgment of reasons for action – as they stand up to the forces of evil when the lives of the unborn are at risk. We must not be silenced. Alan J. Smith San Francisco

Slaying of Dr. Tiller

Holy Land exodus Christians are leaving their homes in the Holy Land largely because the State of Israel has made life difficult for them, restricting travel of Palestinians in their own country. The State of Israel receives billions of dollars of U.S. foreign aid every year although Israel is a prosperous nation with a robust economy. Yet Israel continues to disregard our nation’s requests regarding new settlements, especially in the West Bank. John C. Bennett, M.D. San Rafael

Praise all catechists As a catechist, I always look forward to reading about those being honored at the yearly Pius X awards dinner and so it was in the May 22 issue of Catholic San Francisco. This year I was delighted to see Sister Julie O’Neill and Mr. Joe Hanna (Joe’s from my Parish of All Souls) being recognized for their many unselfish years of service to the

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Helping the poor This morning our rectory staff found a case of iced coffee, with a sign attached that read, “For the St. Vincent de Paul Society.” This seemed like a nice donation for the people who call upon us for help. However, as always, we checked the expiration date on the bottles. We found that the beverage was no longer safe to drink. Therefore, we poured all the iced coffee down the sink, and put the bottles into the recycling bin. Friends, please do not try to get rid of expired, unsafe food or drink by “donating” it to the poor. If you would not give it to your own children, rest assured that we will not pass it along to the needy in our care. We are most grateful for those who support our St. Vincent de Paul Society through the church poor box, our second collection, bequests, and other forms of giving. We know people mean well, but please do be careful about what you donate in terms of food and beverages, so that they will truly be safe, and thus a blessing for those in need. Father Bill Brown, Pastor Our Lady of Mercy Parish Daly City

L E T T E R S

Dr Tiller, a physician, was assassinated by a terrorist, a man who followed his distorted sense of right regardless that it meant complete disregard for the rule of law and the very basis of a democracy. The fact that this crime occurred in a church amplifies the level of crime, and the ultimate hypocrisy of the actions of this coward. There can be no justification for this heinous crime, no hedging on the fact that this criminal act threatens all who believe in the rule of law, and a threat to all in this free thinking country based on diversity of all kinds, including convictions and religious belief. People who respect the right to free speech and a free society must speak in one voice and condemn any and all that commit or even sanction such killing. Peter Mandell San Francisco

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children and adults of our Archdiocese. To those who could not attend, I take my hat off to all the volunteer aides and religious education teachers of all the parishes who give so much of themselves to the children of God. You are very much appreciated. Rose Gomez South San Francisco

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My deepest gratitude to Catholic San Francisco for your May 15 article featuring residents of Alma Via of San Francisco. My eyes fell on a photo of resident Betty Feeley. Many years ago, her husband Bill had contacted Mercy High School (pioneer class!) looking for a secretary/girl Friday. I was hired and during my years of employment, his wife Betty also had a tremendous influence on my personal life. During that time, I went from single life, married wife and mother-to-be. Her pearls of wisdom have been invaluable to me both in my youth and throughout my life. Thanks to your article, I had the joyous occasion to meet with Betty recently. My only regret is not seeing Bill and reconnecting with him before he passed away. Many thanks for a rare opportunity to meet with someone very significant in my past. God bless you! Alice Rivas Novato

Remember ‘special needs’ Thank you for the excellent coverage of the Pius X Award event (May 22). Thanks, too, for putting “special needs” out there for everyone to remember. Keep up the great work! Sister Julie O’Neill, BVM Director, Religious Education for Special Needs Persons

Making it clear I thought I was misquoted in the May 8 story, “Lobby Day 2009,” which to me read like I was supporting abortion funding. I was really upset! Michael Vick was the reporter who interviewed me. When I called to complain, he listened with courtesy. He thought my quote, rewritten by Denise MacLachlan was unclear, rather than contrary to what I said. Based on that, he helped reword my statement for the online newspaper. As it turned out, people I knew who read the story did not misunderstand my position. I was reminded that neither Catholic San Francisco nor your readers would expect abortion support would be promoted in the newspaper. Mr. Vick also offered the newspaper’s willingness to publish a letter I might write to explain what I really meant to say – that Catholic L Day should be promoting the writing of State bills to promote alternatives to abortion, services for needy pregnant women, and regulation of abortion clinics. Your response was timely, and you have done more than I expected. I did start this letter to complain, but I end up complimenting your newspaper. Jeanne Ledbetter Millbrae

June 12, 2009

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The Catholic Difference

Judging justices, Catholic and otherwise When Samuel Alito was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Bush in 2005, there was a great and frequently uncivil hoo-rah to the effect that Alito would give the Supremes a “Catholic majority.” In this case, “Catholic” was code for “anti-Roe v. Wade”—and if you doubt that, consider that there was precious little noise out of the folks who fretted about Alito and the Catholic “majority” when President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor, of Puerto Rican and Catholic ancestry, to fill the slot on the Court being vacated by Justice David Souter. From what little was disclosed about Judge Sotomayor’s religious convictions and practice immediately after her nomination, it seems fair to say, at a minimum, that she’s not been particularly ardent in the practice of the faith. But that’s entirely beside the point when considering what her accession to the Court would mean—as it should have been entirely beside the point with Sam Alito, who by all accounts is a seriously practicing Catholic. To grasp what counts, think back to the Winter Olympics during the heyday of the Cold War. Olympiad after Olympiad, there were bitter protests over the behavior of Soviet and other communist-bloc judges in events—like figure-skating—that were rule-governed, but in which certain judgments calls were inevitable. No one denied the latter; the problem was that the communist judges always seemed to give higher marks to athletes from their own countries. Everyone knew this was going on. Most people thought it grossly unfair, and a lot were outraged. But

the communist judges likely thought they were doing their patriotic duty (or saving their jobs, and perhaps in some cases their scalps) by tilting toward those with whom, by their ideological lights, they were supposed to empathize. If, however, you thought it bad practice in sports that a rule-governed contest into which judgment calls inevitably intruded had been turned inside-out, such that the rules were regularly bent to subjective considerations, you might want to ponder something Judge Sotomayor said in 2001: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better [judicial] conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” In a political culture in which “narrative” is now all, there may be an inclination to think that there’s wisdom in that claim. But Justice Clarence Thomas—whose riveting memoir, “My Grandfather’s Son,” tells a tale of achievement against great odds at least as compelling as Judge Sotomayor’s— would disagree. Why? Because Justice Thomas thinks it his duty to extrude his personal experiences from his judging, and to interpret the law according to his best understanding of what legislators intended. Judge Sotomayor, who once said that “policy is made” by the courts, has a far more expansive idea of the appellate judiciary’s role in our system. “Empathy” is an admirable quality in a judge in certain legal circumstances—sentencing, for example—but not in determining what the law means. If ours is to remain a system in which the people govern themselves through elected rep-

resentatives, federal appellate judges and Supreme Court justices cannot act as if they were a SuperLegislature. Judges are not appointed to make law; that’s what state legislators and members of George Weigel Congress do. No claim to superior “empathy” ought to change that constitutional fact. Indeed, the federal judicial oath itself enjoins a dispassionate commitment to equal justice on all judges. There‘s nothing new about this argument, save that this time it’s likely to be submerged beneath the nominee’s personal story. What might be new, though, and what should certainly be put to Judge Sotomayor in her confirmation hearings, is the question of whether she regards as settled law those elements in the 1992 Casey decision that permit regulation of the abortion industry (by such measures as informed consent and parental notification in the case of a minor seeking an abortion). If she doesn’t, then the door will have opened wider to the de facto enactment of FOCA—the Freedom of Choice Act—through judicial rather than legislative action. George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Of Grace and Sippy Cups

The spiritual side of camping My husband Scott and I have packed for many camping trips over the years. Before we became parents, it was a straightforward process: clothes, tent, food, stove. When we took our son Matthew on his first camping trip, however, we were entering a new reality. From locating the baby thermometer to buying a mosquito net for his portable crib, the preparations increased exponentially. Suddenly, our car could barely accommodate all the gear required when two overprotective parents take a baby into the semi-wilderness. To be honest, part of me wondered why we were even doing it. All this effort for two nights? Could any weekend really be worth it? But I forged ahead, because the camping trips are tradition. They began twelve years ago, when our friend Mary was diagnosed with cancer, and her friends organized the first Cancer-Free Camping Trip. Mary overcame her illness, and the trips continued, a semi-annual celebration of friendship. There have been changes; new spouses and kids have joined the crew, and the campsites are now chosen mainly for proximity to showers. But the core elements remain, and, in spite of the hassle of packing, the trip turned out be

a fantastic reminder of why I love camping – and why it’s actually a spiritual experience. First, camping is all about community. When you’re in the woods with a group of friends, you wash dishes together, share bug repellent, and keep a collective watch for raccoons lurking near the snack table. When your own tent is pitched, you help the next person rather than relaxing and quaffing a beer. It’s a little vision of what society could be if everyone chose to work together. It’s a great thing for a child to observe. Camping is also about conversation. With no television, the weekend centers on the campfire and the ring of chairs around it. It’s a welcome reminder that the most satisfying way to spend time does not involve technology: all it requires is the presence of others. And, of course, camping is about the beauty of nature. Out in the fresh air, seeing stars sprinkled in dusty traces across the sky, life feels different. On Matthew’s first trip, our camp was visited by persistent bluejays, a thieving raccoon, and a doe that walked tentatively into the campground after dusk, causing all of us to fall silent. We were visitors in her world, not the other way around. It was a magical moment.

On the last day of the trip, as Scott repacked the car, I took Matthew into a grove of redwoods. I sometimes forget that they are the tallest trees on earth, but that day, I remembered. Maybe it was because Ginny I was holding a very Kubitz Moyer small person that I really noticed, with awe, the immensity of those trees. I followed their trunks to the sky; they looked slanted at the top, their branches filtering the sunlight. Matthew was quiet in my arms, and solemn. His blue eyes were wide, absorbing the beauty of God’s creation. Yes, I decided. The trip was, most definitely, worth it. Ginny Kubitz Moyer is the author of “Mary and Me: Catholic Women Reflect on the Mother of God.” Contact Moyer via her blog at www.maryandme.org.

Consider This

Eternal truths, instant communications At the risk of “lese-majeste” (injury to majesty), it’s good to see the Vatican is catching on. “In a world such as ours, we would be deluding ourselves if we thought that communication can always be carefully controlled or that it can always be conducted smoothly and as a matter of course,” said Jesuit Father Frederico Lombardi, the official Vatican spokesman, in a recent lecture. Some of the church’s recent problems with communication remind me of an incident some years ago in a United States archdiocese when accumulated snow from an early spring storm collapsed the roof of the cathedral. The rector of the cathedral called the archdiocesan newspaper editor to view the damage. As they both looked at the broken ceiling and the plaster, glass and snow in the sanctuary, the rector cautioned: “Now, not a word to the press about this.” A weak attempt at controlling the news. Father Lombardi said that one of the challenges of the Internet is that it can destroy or confuse the hierarchy of the providing of information established by church agencies. There are no unfiltered messages anymore. The time for hierarchal news control has ended. Think of it as the undersea trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific cable that at one time carried a message untouched east to west, west to east. Now submarines from many nations are able to tap into that cable and listen to or even alter transmissions.

Within living memory, newspapers printed “extra” editions to publish breaking news. These were outmoded by radio broadcast for immediacy and then radio by television, which added moving pictures to immediacy. Now both of these have been supplanted by the Internet, which provides news constantly by the minute. It is hard then, to “get out in front” of a news story. One rule for effective, positive communication is to get the story out first with as full a disclosure as possible. If the roof falls in, say so accurately and quickly. Father Lombardi, in his lecture at Westminster Theological Seminary in London, cited three recent incidents that drew media attention. They were the pope’s speech on Islam in 2006 at Regensburg, Germany, the lifting of the excommunication of a bishop who denied the extent of the Holocaust and the pope’s comment that distribution of condoms is not effective against AIDS. In each case, Father Lombardi said, the criticism provoked additional Vatican responses. Although these responses arrived rather late, they were serious, penetrating and well-argued, he said. But today, “late” trumps all three: serious, penetrating and well-argued. Getting out in front of a story is a difficult change for a millenniums-old organization, such as the Vatican, staffed by people comfortable in the polite academic world where arguments are carefully crafted,

contemplated and presented without regard for time. After all, a day for the Vatican is a minute for today’s Internet culture. The end result is that a response, despite its coherence, risks Stephen Kent being viewed as an alibi or an excuse. There are no more news cycles. That is why the speed of the processing of news makes even more valuable the skills brought to the process by professional reporters and editors. This is even more important when the news and information is often involved in the nuanced language of theology. The need to speak the truth rather than seek approval means the church will often be counter to the values of society, said Father Lombardi. Eternal truths, yes, but communicated within the context of instant and perishable news. Stephen Kent, retired editor of archdiocesan newspapers in Omaha and Seattle, writes a column for Catholic News Service.

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June 12, 2009

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Scripture reflection

Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF EXODUS EX 24:3-8 When Moses came to the people and related all the words and ordinances of the Lord, they all answered with one voice, “We will do everything that the Lord has told us.” Moses then wrote down all the words of the Lord and, rising early the next day, he erected at the foot of the mountain an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. Then, having sent certain young men of the Israelites to offer holocausts and sacrifice young bulls as peace offerings to the Lord, Moses took half of the blood and put it in large bowls; the other half he splashed on the altar. Taking the book of the covenant, he read it aloud to the people, who answered, “All that the Lord has said, we will heed and do.” Then he took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words of his.” RESPONSORIAL PSALM PS 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 R. I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me? The cup of salvation I will take up, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. R. I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid; you have loosed my bonds. R. I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. My vows to the Lord I will pay in the presence of all his people. R. I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord. A READING FROM THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS HEB 9:11-15 Brothers and sisters: When Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come to be, passing through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made by hands, that is, not belonging to this creation, he entered once for all into the sanctuary, not with the blood of goats

and calves but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer’s ashes can sanctify those who are defiled so that their flesh is cleansed, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to worship the living God. For this reason he is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.

A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK MK 14:12-16, 22-26 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ Then he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.” The disciples then went off, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover. While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many. Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

FATHER BILL NICHOLAS

Eucharistic assimilation into Christ’s body In the early centuries of Church history, rumors from outside the community of Christians fueled misunderstanding regarding the true meaning of the celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ. Accusations of improprieties gave way to apologetic writings that clarified the meaning for those who misconstrued. These writings continue to have an influence on how we understand this central celebration of our lives as Catholics. One such writer is St. Justin Martyr, from the third century, whose First Apology (understood in terms of “explanation” rather than an expression of remorse) gives a blueprint that is still followed today for the celebration of the Mass. In describing the liturgical celebration, St. Justin also articulates our understanding of the Eucharist itself: “Not as ordinary bread or as ordinary drink do we partake of them, but just as, through the word of God, our Savior Jesus Christ became Incarnate and took upon Himself flesh and blood for our salvation, so, we have been taught, the food which has been made the Eucharist by the prayer of His word, and which nourishes our flesh and blood by assimilation, is both the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh” (First Apology, Chapter 66). St. Justin continues to speak to us today as he reminds us of the effects and ramifications – physical and spiritual, collective and individual – of the presence of Christ’s Body and Blood in our midst. An important point for reflection in St. Justin’s First Apology, regarding the Eucharist, is that this communion “nourishes our flesh and blood by assimilation.” Considering the word “assimilation,” have we ever reflected on the physical effects of the Holy Eucharist, received in Communion during the celebration of the Mass? While the first synonym for “assimilation” to come to mind, as we are talking about physical food and drink, would be “digestion,” other meanings include “incorporation” and “absorption.” When we think of food and the function it serves for nourishment, we can further reflect on the Eucharist as physical food, as well as spiritual sustenance. When we eat, food is digested and nutrients are broken down for nourishment; the food is “absorbed” and “incorporated” into our bodies, becoming part of us physically. Like any food, the Body and Blood of Christ, in the sign and form of bread and wine, is absorbed

into our physical bodies. This results not only in spiritual nourishment, but also a physical union with Christ. Christ is physically and materially “absorbed” and “incorporated” in and through our consumption of His Body and Blood. Since our reception of Christ’s Body and Blood is one thing we all have in common, as Catholics who receive Communion, we are, therefore, united to one another in and through our unity with Christ, in and through our sharing in the Eucharist. Therefore, in receiving His Body and Blood, we are more and more transformed and strengthened into the Body of Christ that is the Church. In light of this, what are the ramifications for us, called to receive this sacrament in Holy Communion? How long have any one of us participated in this sacrifice in which Christ is Eucharistically consumed – from the oldest cradle Catholics, to the most recent First Communicant? Given the amount of time many of us have been receiving Communion, how much of our physical being is a product of this meal? What have our children who have just recently received their First Communion begun in their spiritual and physical lives? What are those, especially parents, depriving themselves and their children of by the cavalier manner in which so many excuse themselves from the regular celebration of the Eucharist, and regular reception of Communion? How adequately do we prepare for this act of union with Christ, and celebrate it in the context of the Mass? Have we come to take this great action for granted as evidenced in the manner in which we receive Communion – both in how we prepare spiritually, as well as the posture, gesture and form in which we are given the Body and Blood of Christ – and exhibited in the attitudes we bring to the celebration of the Mass, particularly regarding time, duration, punctuality and participation? How much more are we called to live as Christ calls us to live and worship, indeed as Christ Himself did, now that we are physically united to Him, and through Him to each other, through His Body and Blood? Father William Nicholas is Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato. Visit his website at www.frwnicholas.com.

Spirituality for Life

Creativity as one answer to violence In his novel, “Anil’s Ghost,” Michael Ondaatje creates a character named Ananda, whose wife had been murdered in the civil war in Sri Lanka. Ananda is trying to save himself from insanity and suicide in the face of this. How does he retain his sanity? Through art, creativity, by creating something. Ananda feels that if he did not remain an artificer he would become a demon. The war around him was to do with demons, specters of retaliation. For Ondaatje, we are either creative or we give ourselves over to some kind of brutality. Either we become artists of some kind or we become demons. This is our only choice says the author. Is he right? A good theology of grace, I believe, agrees with him. Why? Because we cannot will ourselves into being good people. We can’t just decide that we will be loving and happy any more so than we can decide never again to be angry, bitter, or jealous. Willpower alone hasn’t got that kind of power. Only an influx into our souls of something that is not anger, bitterness, or jealousy can do that for us. We call this grace and it, not willpower,

is what ultimately empowers us to live loving lives. Creativity, both in what it spawns within the artist and the artifact, can be a vital source of that grace. But is this true? Are artists and creative persons less violent than others? Do we see any special grace operative there? Generally speaking, yes. Whatever their other faults, rarely are artists war-makers. Why? Because violence despoils the very aesthetic order which artists value so much and, more importantly, because creating beauty of any sort helps mellow the spirit inside of the person who is creating it. Simply put, when we are creative, we get to feel a bit of what God must have felt at the original creation and at the baptism of Jesus, when, looking at the young earth spinning itself out of chaos and the head of Jesus emerging from the waters, there was the spontaneous utterance: “It is good, very good!” “This is my beloved child in whom I am well-pleased.” Being creative can give us that same feeling. The experience of being creative can help instill in us the gaze of admiration,

appreciative consciousness, divine satisfaction. Obviously too there is a real danger in this. Feeling like God is also the greatest narcotic there is, as many artists and performers and athletes, tragically, have learned. Father In the experience of creRon Rolheiser ativity, it is all too easy to identify with the energy, to feel that we are God or that art and creativity are themselves divine and an end in themselves. The greater the achievement, the harder it is to properly disassociate ourselves, to not identify ourselves or the artifact with God. Creativity comes fraught with danger. But, that risk ROLHEISER, page 19

June 12, 2009

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Year of St. Paul The ‘Holy Spirit’ in the Pauline Letters By Father Thaddeus Noel G. Laput, CM You must have heard the story about the missionary in China who was giving instructions on the faith to an adult convert. As it goes, one day their lesson was on the Triune God. With the Chinese Confucian virtue of filial piety at the back of his mind, the Chinese convert exclaimed to his teacher both his success and frustration in understanding the Holy Trinity: “The Father and the Son I can understand well, but I find the Bird problematic!” This story shows the difficulty many have in understanding the Holy Spirit. This stems from the images of the Holy Spirit from the Bible and Christian art: dove, fire, wind or cloud. They are helpful in letting us identify the Holy Spirit, but only to a certain extent. We cannot absolutize these images because they are highly physical when they are supposed to be descriptions of a spiritual reality, the third person of the Blessed Trinity. Related to this, is the inclination of many to conceive of the Holy Spirit as some kind of impersonal force, the like of which we have seen in the “Star Wars” movies. Recall, “May the Force be with you.” While commemorating Pentecost, the day when the Church was born as the Holy Spirit descended upon the first followers of Jesus, it is fitting that we study St. Paul since his letters constituted the first Christian writings about the Holy Spirit. While the Holy Spirit will always remain elusive to the human mind, we can hopefully shed some misunderstandings that many have about the Holy Spirit and, as Saint Paul exhorts, get “to live by the Spirit” more faithfully (Gal 5:16). When St. Paul writes about the Holy Spirit, he employs the language and thought of the Hebrew Scriptures or the Old Testament. He freely interchanges and uses the terms, “the Spirit,” “the Spirit of God,” “the Spirit of Christ,” or simply, “the Holy Spirit.” The Hebrew ruach or the Greek pneuma which is translated into Latin as spiritus, and thus the English word spirit, basically means “wind” or “breath.” It is that which animates a creature as its life principle. When breathing stops, a creature dies. For St. Paul, the Spirit is God’s Spirit. God is also the source and giver of the Spirit (1 Thes 4:8). The Spirit is like a spiritual engine or a divine power that makes all life possible (Gal 3:2; 2 Cor 1:22; Rom 15:13, 16). Paul takes the Old Testament portrayal of this Spirit as present in the creation of the world and in God’s breathing into the first human beings (Gen 1:1; 2:7). Building on this Hebrew foundation and making it specifically Christian, the Apostle emphasizes that the Spirit is not only God’s Spirit but also Christ’s (Rom 8:9; Gal 4:6).

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in which the risen Christ continues to work in the world and among Christians. Only through the Holy Spirit is one able to profess in faith that “Jesus is Lord” (1 Cor 12:3). This Spirit also dwells in the believer, making the person a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 3:16). For Paul, the reception of faith on the part of the believer comes in power and the Holy Spirit (1 Thes 1:4-5), making the person purified and sanctified (1 Cor 6:11). Bilingual Staff Information and Referrals ● Care Coordination

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“My role as a priest would be to point to Christ – for strength, for hope.” Chanakila Lubasi His seminary classmate Aaron Njobvu, also ordained last year, agrees. “I am becoming a priest above all to serve,” he says. “I want to be a sign of the love of God for all.”

A major concern of St. Paul in his writings on the Holy Spirit is about the “gifts” that the Holy Spirit gives to the community of believers, specifically given to individuals but intended for the common good of the community. These include ministries in word and deed, in prophecy and interpretation, in preaching and teaching, in evangelizing and administration (1 Cor 12:4-13). There are as many gifts as there are believers. Connected to this is Paul’s interest on how to determine whether one is truly living in the Holy Spirit. To do this, he proposes a discernment of spirits (Rom 12:2; 1 Cor 12:10). This is made by identifying the “fruits” of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Gal 5:22-25; Rom 14:17; 1 Thes 1:6). Finally, we see in Paul the germinal stage of what later would become the developed Christian way of speaking about the triune mystery of God. This refers to our central faith affirmation – that in the one God are united three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. For Paul, the Holy Spirit is not only God’s Spirit but is God (Gal 4:6; Rom 8:15). As Christians we can set aside the “Star Wars” expression and with Paul wish one another: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.” (2 Cor 13:13).

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Presentation Sister Rose Therese Sousa, teacher and order treasurer A funeral Mass was celebrated June 5 for Presentation Sister Mary Rose Therese Sousa at the Motherhouse Chapel of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in San Francisco. Dominican Father Eugene W. Sousa, brother of the deceased, was principal celebrant. Sister Rose Therese died June 1 at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Born in Tampa Bay, Florida, she was 80 years old and a religious for 63 years. “Sister Rose Therese was a faithful Sister of the Presentation and was always ready to put the needs of the community first,” said Sister Patricia Anne Cloherty, PBVM, Council member for the Sisters of the Presentation. Sister Rose Therese completed undergraduate studies in education and graduate studies in Business Administration at the University of San Francisco, and held a graduate degree in Library Science from San Jose State University. For 25 years she taught at elementary schools including St. Anne, St. Elizabeth, Epiphany and the now-closed St. Agnes in San Francisco as well as at schools in the East Bay, Southern California and New Mexico.

Sister Rose Therese was treasurer of the Sisters of the Archdiocesan Finance Office she was always willing to help not only her fellow employees of the Presentation for 16 years and but also many parishes and schools who an active member of the National sought guidance in very complex finanAssociation of Treasurers of Religious cial issues,” said Richard Hannon, chief as well as the Conference of Religious financial officer for the Archdiocese Treasurers. From 1995 – 2005, Sister of San Francisco. “Her insight into the Rose Therese was a business staff workings of parishes and schools was member with the Archdiocese of San always sought by all of us in trying to Francisco. support the Archdiocese in its mission. “Before she joined the Finance She will be truly missed by us but will at Office, Sister Rose Therese was a memlast receive the just reward in heaven.” ber of the Archdiocesan Finance Council for several years,” recalled Carolyn In retirement, Sister Rose Therese Ennis, controller for the Archdiocese of continued to use her financial skills San Francisco. “She was a tremendous in internal ministry for the Sisters of gift to all of us in the Finance Office, and the Presentation and tend to her award a pleasure to know. She was so quiet and winning roses. efficient, and generous to a fault. You Interment was at Holy Cross could set your clock by her. She had a Cemetery in Colma. Memorial contribuSister Mary Rose wonderful subtle sense of humor, and tions to the Sisters of the Presentation her homemade Christmas breads were are preferred and may be sent to Sisters Therese Sousa the best!” of the Presentation Development Office, “In the years that Sister Rose Therese was a member 281 Masonic Ave., San Francisco 94118.

John F. Henning, respected long-time labor leader A funeral Mass was celebrated June 12 at St. Mary’s Cathedral for John F. Henning, a former undersecretary of labor in the Kennedy administration, ambassador to New Zealand during the Johnson administration and head of the California Labor Federation. Henning died June 4 at his San Francisco home. He was 93 years old. Bill Issel, professor of History emeritus at San Francisco State University, spoke of Henning in a special contribution to Catholic San Francisco. “All who remember Jack Henning will recall the emotional charge that he could evoke when he used his rhetorical gifts to rally an audience to stand up and fight for the rights of working men and women,” Dr. Issel wrote. “But many do not realize the degree to which Jack’s moral authority came out of his Catholic religious faith.” “Jack Henning was a central figure in what I have called a Catholic Action Cadre of national scope from the 1930s to the 1970s, men and women across the nation who mobilized on several fronts to build independent and democratic unions and to defeat the labor left and the business right. Henning and his colleagues worked to shape the labor movement along the lines laid out in the labor encyclicals of Popes Leo XIII and Pius XI.” “Jack Henning’s labor activism came directly out of his Roman Catholic faith-based principle that Americans should build a moral economy jointly managed by labor unions, business organizations and government, the latter representing the interest of the community at large.” “Jack was deeply Catholic, brought his Catholicism to his work and lived by that,” said retired Father Tom Moran, administrator of Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Portola Valley. Father Moran, ordained in 1988, is a former labor representative as well as former chaplain to the Bay Area Catholic Labor Organization. “Jack was very

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high on Catholic Social Justice. It was critical to him.” said, recalling that Henning was already a member when Father Moran knew the late labor leader for 20 years. he joined the group and served him as an example. “He was a very fine person. I thought very “Jack was dedicated and devoted to his highly of him and always enjoyed his wife Margueritte,” Father Moran said. company. He was a credit to the Order “They had a very special marriage.” of Malta.” Margueritte Henning died in 1994. Father Henning is a 1934 graduate of St. Moran was a concelebrant at her funeral Ignatius College Preparatory School in Mass at San Francisco’s St. Finn Barr San Francisco. Church. Retired Father John P. Kavanaugh, “I have known Jack through the years pastor of St. Finn Barr from 1972-87, as a St. Ignatius parent but have admired remembered Henning as a gentleman. him all my life for his advancement in “With all his high positions, he was a the Federal service to the Kennedy and very humble and generous man,” Father Johnson Cabinets and as ambassador to Kavanaugh said from Serra Clergy New Zealand; these have meant little to House in San Mateo. “He was at Mass Jack, save an opportunity to serve,” said every Sunday and sometimes during the Jesuit Father Anthony P. Sauer, former week.” president of St. Ignatius. “He gave his life John Moylan is retired business manto the American labor movement, which he ager for Plasterers Local Bay Area #66. saw, and I totally agreed with him, as social John F. Henning He called Henning a “very good friend” justice made incarnate, the spirit of Christ and said he was remembered June 5 at a enhancing the lives of working people that Bay Area Catholic Labor Organization Mass at the Irish they might receive fair wages for their work.” Cultural Center in San Francisco. In the hours following Henning’s death, he was “Jack Henning was one of the best labor leaders the remembered in newspapers around the country. state ever had,” Moylan told Catholic San Francisco. Art Pulaski, current California Labor Federation “This is a big loss for the state, the labor movement. He chief, called Henning “a lion of a man and a great labor was one of the best.” Moylan said Henning was “a man leader.” Henning’s son Patrick, said his father “was kind you could always go to” and who “was always there and challenging to his seven children about the need to for us.” be involved in social justice issues.” United States Labor “He was an ordinary but great man,” Moylan said. Secretary, Hilda Solis, said, “He was a man of modest “There were no airs about him and he was a good means with a thirst for knowledge and a tremendous Irishman, too.” sense of compassion for his fellow man.” Henning was, at one time, a member of the Order of Henning was interred with his wife at Holy Cross Malta. “He was a big star,” Knight of Malta Richard Dunn Cemetery in Colma.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) – President Barack Obama has nominated prominent Catholic theologian Miguel Diaz to become ambassador to the Vatican. Diaz, 45, is a professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, both in Collegeville, Minn. Diaz served as a member of Obama’s Catholic advisory team during the campaign and was a regular campaign spokesman on Obama’s behalf, particularly in the Spanish-language press. A native of Havana, Diaz was praised as “a leading Hispanic theologian in the United States,” by Benedictine

notwithstanding, every one of us needs to be creative or else we will, as Ondaatje warns, grow bitter and violent in some way. Moreover we need to understand creativity correctly. We tend to be intimidated by the concept and to see ourselves as not having what it takes to be creative. Why? Because we tend to identify creativity only with outstanding achievement and public recognition. Whom do we judge to be creative? Only those who have had their songs recorded, their poems published, their dances performed on Broadway, their achievements publicly noted, and their talents talked about on the TV talk shows. But 99 percent of creativity hasn’t anything to do with that. Creativity is not ultimately about public recognition or outstanding achievement. It’s about self-expression, about nurturing something into life, and about the satisfaction this brings with it. Creativity can be as simple (and as wonderful) as gardening, growing flowers, sewing, raising children, baking bread, collecting stamps, keeping a journal, writing secret poems, being a teacher, being cub-scout leader, coaching a team, collecting baseball cards, doing secret dances in the privacy of your own room, fixing old cars, or building a deck off the porch. It doesn’t have to be recognized and you don’t need to get published. You only have to love doing it. William Stafford, the American poet, suggests that we should all write a poem every morning. How is that possible, someone once asked him, when we don’t feel creative? His reply: “Lower your standards!” “Publish or perish!” God never gave us that dictum. The academic world did. God’s rules for creativity are different. Jesus expressed them in the parable of the talents: “Be an artificer of some sort or you will surely become a demon!”

Abbot John Klassen, chancellor of St. John’s University. Abbot Klassen said Diaz “is a skilled Trinitarian theologian who is passionate both as a teacher and a scholar. He is a strong proponent of the necessity of the church to become deeply and broadly multicultural, to recognize and appreciate the role that culture plays in a living faith.” Diaz would be the first Hispanic to represent the United States at the Vatican. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, called Diaz “an excellent choice because he knows very well the United States and because of his background.”

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Novelist mixes international intrigue, faith values in “The Death of a Pope” “THE DEATH OF A POPE” by Piers Paul Read. Ignatius Press (San Francisco, 2009). 215 pp. $21.95.

By Michael Vick A pope is dead. As cardinals gather at the Vatican for his funeral and the election of one of their own to the Chair of St. Peter, a fanatical terrorist group threatens mass murder during the conclave. While this plot may sound familiar to those who have read Dan Brown’s book “Angels and Demons,” British author Piers Paul Read’s latest novel “The Death of a Pope” offers a more plausible, theologically sound and dramatically taut narrative than Brown’s dime store suspense yarn. Read’s novel blends recent history with Church politics and the debate between traditionalists and reformers. The story begins with the trial of Juan Uriarte, a charismatic former priest and philanthropist accused of attempting to acquire sarin gas as part of a terrorist scheme. His explanation of the charges seems plausible and his record of caring for the poor from the jungles of South America to the camps of Darfur makes the prosecution’s case sound absurd. Whether Uriarte is a saint or a madman remains for the reader to decide through the course of the novel. What is certain is that along the way, Read exposes the fault lines of post-Vatican II theological disputes. What should the Church’s response be to the impoverished masses of the world? Does the Church’s ban on condom usage negatively impact HIV prevention in the developing world? Does the Church risk irrelevance if it does not jettison

tradition and the supernatural in the face of modernity? Read does not broadcast his answers to these and other questions addressed in the novel, relying instead on informed readers and the power of his complexx and dynamic characters. At a May 24 talk at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in San Francisco, Read said in some ways the story represents an internal argument between his present, more traditionalist views, and the liberation theologian of his youth. “Life is much more complicated than it seems when you’re young,” Read said. “Often radical attempts to improve people’s condition end up not improving, in fact, making them worse. The simple solution that if we kill onee lot of people, then we’ll solve a lot off problems, I realized certainly wasn’tt Catholic, and wasn’t even true.” At the same time, Read said wideespread world poverty is a “remaining ng scandal” the Church must address. “The Church does more than most to alleviate the problems of poverty in the Third World,” Read said. “The solutions are quite complicated, having to do more with trade and investment than with purely political solutions.” Read said his growing identification with the traditional

Church put him at odds with wider British society, which he said has become increasingly secular and hostile to religion. “I had to decide when the Catholic Church was attacked whether I would put my head he above the parapet and defend Catholic Cathol teaching on difficult questions such as a sexual morality,” Read said. “I always alway took the view that it was my duty to do so, even as a novelist. That’s when I got the label ‘Catholic novelist.’” Read said his Catholic faith helps R to influence all his novels, even those in not as overtly Catholic as “The Death of a Pope.” “The Catholic faith gives you values that permeate the novel,” Read said. sai “It’s a pity if being known as a ‘Catholic novelist’ puts people off of reading your books who aren’t Catholic. In a sense, you’re trying C to reach out to the secular world and a to secular readers, and to give them a sense of what kind of values t Catholics possess.” With “The Death of a Pope,” Read has packaged those values in a spiritual thrill ride. The novel moves to a breathless and inspiring, if poignant, conclusion, affirming the faith of its writer and millions of fellow believers the world over.

Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass among latest offerings at San Francisco Opera The long gestation of Verdi’s setting of the Requiem Mass, from the death of Rossini in 1868 to that of Manzoni in 1873, bears witness to the composer’s dedication to literature as well as music. If he chose Rossini to epitomize art as song (I would have picked Bellini myself), he was equally convinced that Manzoni was the supreme man of Italian letters in his day. It’s important to affirm this for two reasons. First, because the composer was always in search of the finest texts for his stage works – he was inspired by Schiller and Victor Hugo – even though he had to put up with the work of far lesser poets. And secondly because Verdi understood the exquisite balance between words and music that was the unifying goal of these two art forms. The text of the Roman liturgy provided him with an ideal vehicle for expressing his musical genius. The old saw has it that the “Requiem” may be Verdi’s greatest opera; it is not that, and of course it is not liturgical music either. It is a highly theatrical composition built on a strong and authentic religious foundation. Whatever Verdi’s position on the political problems posed by the Church in his time, he

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was Catholic to the marrow of his bones. whole piece, which began in storm and This music attests to that quite clearly, as fury, breathes its last into a silence that do moments in his other works, such as the consecrates the sure hope of salvation. convent scene in “La Forza del Destino.” The Requiem as a whole reveals Verdi’s keen sense of liturgical function, The central text is the “Dies irae” with the precise role played by each part. The its oscillation between the poles of fierce Kyrie is most decidedly an acclamation, judgment and gentle supplication. The with the emphasis on glorifying the Lord fortissimo opening with its wild runs in and only secondarily a plea for mercy. the strings and harsh thwacking of the bass The tenor’s entrance, after the softly murdrum suggests the Dantean inferno, while mured “Requiem aeternam” is a stirring, the full chorus wails its fear and tremelectrifying cry of praise. The “Sanctus” is bling. The atmosphere of dread continues brimming with contagious enthusiasm; the through the mighty invocation of the “Rex “Agnus Dei” appeals with gentle insistence tremendae majestatis” and then immedifor eternal rest. The soprano’s frankly operately softens with the plea, “Salva me, fons atic “Libera me” returns to the high drama pietatis” which continues with the heartfelt of the “Dies irae” before settling again into “Recordare”: remember, gentle Jesus. the same deeply felt silence. This is the key to the whole work. All this to focus on the performance of Fear of the majestic judge gives way to this great work in the War Memorial Opera the vision of the human Savior, who sat, weary, at the well; who pardoned the Conductor Donald Runnicles House on May 29. It was a gala event to Magdalen and the repentant thief; who tended the sheep at honor Donald Runnicles as he ended his tenure as music direchis side. The final section, “Lacrimosa,” enfolds the tears tor of the San Francisco Opera. If the occasion was auspicious of the supplicants in a melody of unforgettable loveliness the event was less than satisfying. Of the four soloists only as the Savior is once again addressed as “gentle Jesus.” The mezzo Stephanie Blythe was up to the vocal demands of the work. The much augmented chorus was fine and the orchestra responded vigorously as always to the Maestro’s direction. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY He received the medal of honor bestowed by the Company on artists of the highest distinction, which he well deserved. In the end, Runnicles distinguished himself by his dedication to the music, and the audience came away enriched by Verdi and one of his foremost interpreters. For your area. Christian theme. Runnicles will conduct Verdi’s “La Traviata” and Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre” this summer. For more Earn 70k+ part-time, while helping others. information and tickets, visit www.sfopera.com or call We train. Clients provided for you. (415) 864-3330. (PHOTO CREDIT: MICHAEL WINOKUR)

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Support Resources Relevant to the Economy Edgewood Works, an employment support group, meets Mondays 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 4th Thursdays from 7 – 9 p.m. in Merry Room at St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd. in Redwood City There is no cost to attend. Drop-ins welcome. Call (650) 906-8836 or e-mail edgewoodworksstm@gmail.com for more information. Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Stress Management Group - Benefit from relaxation techniques, mind and body awareness practices, group support. Takes place at Catholic Charities CYO, 36 West 37th Avenue, San Mateo. Cost is $15 per session. Enroll by calling Catholic Charities CYO at (650) 295-2160, ex.199. Pamela Eaken, MFTI, and Natasha Wiegand, MFTI, facilitate the sessions. The program is supervised by David Ross, PhD.

Pauline Books and Media Daughters of St. Paul, 2640 Broadway, Redwood City (650) 369-4230 - Visit www.pauline.org Fridays, June 12 - Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m.: Join us for a summertime Faith & Film series. After viewing a movie, we will engage in a brief discussion of the themes and values present in the film and how they relate to our Christian lives. Films include Romero, Shadowlands, The Mission, Spitfire Grill and others. Admission and parking (after 6 p.m.) are free. Call (650) 369-4230. Saturdays, June 13 - August 22, 2 - 3 p.m.: Pauline Books & Media invites you and your children to their first ever Kid’s Film Festival! Looking for something fun and educational for your children to do this summer? Come each Saturday to the Pauline Kid’s Film Festival. Admission is free, refreshments will be provided. Call (650) 369-4230.

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

June 28, 12:15 p.m.: Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside at the official closing Mass of the Jubilee Year of St. Paul at St. Paul Church, 29th and Valley St. in San Francisco. At the Mass, Archbishop Niederauer will bless a newly acquired statue of the saint now in place at St. Paul’s. The Plenary Indulgence for the Jubilee Year of St. Paul is available at any parish church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from the evening Mass of June 27 through any Masses on June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. The faithful are to attend Mass, receive Communion, go to a sacramental Confession within a week of receiving Communion, and offer prayers for the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. For information about the closing Mass, call (415) 648-7538.

Boys. For more information, call St. Isabella Parish at (415) 479-1560. First Fridays: Latin High Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at 6 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road at Glen Way, East Palo Alto. Mass is followed by the Litany of the Sacred Heart and Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament until midnight. Confessions are heard before Mass. Low Mass in Latin is offered every Friday evening at 6 p.m. For further information, call (650) 322-2152. First Sundays starting July 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Parish, 307 Willow at Miller in South San Francisco. For more information, call Ando Perlas at (650) 892-5728.

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Food & Fun June 17, noon: Spaghetti and meatball lunch at Immaculate Conception Chapel, Folsom off Cesar Chavez/Army St. in San Francisco. Tickets are $8 per person. The family-style meal includes salad, bread, pasta and homemade meatballs. Beverages are available for purchase. The meal is served in the church hall, beneath the chapel. Call (415) 824-1762. June 25, noon: Regular luncheon of the Serra Club of San Francisco at Italian American Social Club, 25 Russia Street, off Mission Street in San Francisco. Father Michael Konopik, parochial vicar, St. Gabriel Parish will discuss Pope Benedict’s encyclical, “Spi Salvi” ( Hope and Salvation). Lunch tickets are $16. Non-members welcome. Contact: Paul Crudo (415) 566-8224 pecrudodds@aol.com.

Good Health June 14, 1:30 – 4 p.m.: “Health Care Forum” sponsored by Seton Medical Center and the Small Christian Communities of St. Augustine Parish, 3700 Callan Blvd. in South San Francisco. The event will focus on health of the eyes. Dr. Caroline Fisher, an ophthalmologist, will speak on glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration. Free blood pressure screenings throughout the afternoon. Remember underprivileged people of the world by donating reading or prescription eyeglasses for their use. Contact Nelia Chang, RN at (650) 991-6023 or (650) 878-9463. June 23, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: A 450 Health Seminar at St. Mary’s Medical Center, St. Mary’s Cafeteria – level B, 450 Stanyan St. in San Francisco. Joint Care and Arthritis are focus of the session with input from physical therapists as well as question and answer period. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free. Register at (415) 7505524 or e-mail Christina.hayeschandler@chw.edu.

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Consolation Ministry Class of ’59 from St. John Ursuline High School in San Francisco gathered for an annual Alumnae Luncheon April 27. Ursuline Sister Maura Murphy, the young women’s “beloved freshmen homeroom teacher,” was a special guest, said member of the class, Carolyn Eriksson Ey. “Sister was so pleased to be| there and we were so pleased to see her,” Carolyn said. Front from left: Marsha Kamena Eberhardt, Jean Hayes Watterson, Margaret Doering Kenny, Mary Villalta Mendieta, Janice Konte, Nubia Velez, Rosemary Catalano Machon. Back from left: Sister Maura Murphy, OSU, Ilona Marovich Radetich, Veronica McCarthy, Sandra Strud Bruno, Diane Smiraglia Bellas, Mary Anne O’Brien Ruckert, Dorothy Conroy Biancalana, Victoria Hennessy, Carolyn Eriksson-Ey.

Trainings/Lectures/Respect Life June 22 – 26, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Summer Bible Camp- Dive Deep into God’s Word at Mater Dolorosa Church 1040 Miller Avenue, South San Francisco. Open to all children who are completing kindergarten through Grade 6th this year. For further information, call Rachael Smit (650) 588-8175. Saturdays: San Mateo Pro-Life prays the rosary at Planned Parenthood, 2211 Palm Ave. in San Mateo at 8 a.m. and invites others to join them at the site. The prayer continues as a peaceful vigil until 1 p.m. The group is also open to new membership. Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month except August and December at St. Gregory Parish’s Worner Center, 138 28th Ave. in San Mateo at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Jessica at (650) 572-1468.

Reunions Class of 1980, St. John Ursuline High School, San Francisco, is Planning its 30 year reunion! We need to hear from you! Send us your current contact info to Ana Cianci at missana_c@yahoo.com or visit www. stjohnursuline.alumz.com Class of 59, Holy Angels Elementary School, Colma is having a reunion in September. Call Mary Anne Woods at (707) 632-5270 or e-mail Maureen Marconi at mgmarconi@cox.net for information. Class of 1959, Presentation High School, San Francisco is planning its 50th reunion. Contact Joanne Camozzi Alkazin at (415) 454-7550 or jalkazin@aol. com. Class of ’59 from San Francisco’s Star of the Sea Academy is planning its 50th reunion. Contact Maria Elena Keizer at (415) 924-9756 or Keizerm@ sutterhealth.org June 18, 12:30 p.m.: Class of ‘46 from St. Paul High School at the Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. at Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco. Call June Maffei at (415) 5847239 or Maureen Collins at (415) 585-5603. Aug. 29: St. Paul’s High School, class of ’59, announces a reunion of the Golden Belles at Embassy Suites, 150 Anza Blvd. in Burlingame. Contact Nancy Singleton at (415) 664-0062, Angela Barberini Johnson at (650) 347-0672 or Anne Anderson Zarate at (415) 587-8639. Sept. 6, 12:15 p.m.: Centennial Mass commemorating first century of Star of the Sea Elementary School and its now closed sister-school, Star of the Sea Academy, at Star of the Sea Church, 8th Ave. at Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Archbishop George H.

Niederauer will preside with Msgr. Floro Arcamo, pastor, among the concelebrants. Reception and rededication rites follow the liturgy. Call (415) 221—3399 or e-mail alumni@staroftheseasf.com. Sept. 20 with Mass at noon: Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School, class of ’68. Contact Jean Anderson at (650) 756-3395 or jeananders@aol.com. Sept. 26, 27: St. Elizabeth School in San Francisco marks its 60th anniversary. Graduates, former students, staff and friends of St. Elizabeth Elementary School please mark their calendars for a weekend celebration and e-mail your contact information to stelizabethalumni@yahoo.com to receive detailed information regarding the weekend’s events.

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Special Liturgies June 14, 10 a.m.: Celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ with the people of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish, Youngstown at 3rd St. in San Francisco. This will be the only Mass of the day at St. Paul of the Shipwreck. A Reception will follow in the Parish Center. All are invited to come and join us in worship and fellowship”. June 26, 7:30 p.m.: Archbishop George H. Niederauer will be principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mary’s Cathedral commemorating the 60th anniversary of Opus Dei’s work in the United States. Very Rev. John Meyer, Vicar of Opus Dei in California, will concelebrate. Sept. 6, 12:15 p.m.: Centennial Mass commemorating first century of Star of the Sea Elementary School and its now closed sister-school, Star of the Sea Academy, at Star of the Sea Church, 8th Ave. at Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside with Msgr. Floro Arcamo, pastor, among the concelebrants. Reception and rededication rites follow the liturgy. Call (415) 221—3399 or e-mail alumni@staroftheseasf.com. The Tridentine Mass is celebrated Sundays at 12:15 p.m. at Holy Rosary Chapel at St. Vincent School for

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Grief support groups meet at the following parishes. San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 558-1015. St. Dunstan, Millbrae; call Barbara Cappel at (650) 692-7543. Good Shepherd, Pacifica; call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593. Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City; call Barbara Cantwell at (650) 755-0478. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 3663802. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sister Patricia at (650) 589-2800. Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo; call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650. St. Isabella, San Rafael; call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato; call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. San Francisco: St. Dominic; call Deacon Chuck McNeil at (415) 567-7824; St. Finn Barr (bilingual); call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823. St. Gabriel; call Monica Williams at (415) 350-9464. Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo; call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506. Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Children’s Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 558-1015. Information regarding grief ministry in general: call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

Information about Bay Area single, divorced and separated programs is available from Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at grosskopf@usfca.edu (415) 422-6698. Would you like support while you travel the road through separation and divorce? The Archdiocese of San Francisco offers support for the journey. The Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese of San Francisco (SDCASF) has two ongoing support groups in the 1st and 3rd weeks of each month. There is one on the Peninsula, at St. Bartholomew Parish, 600 Columbia Dr, San Mateo, on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, at 7 p.m. in the Spirituality center on the main floor of the ‘school’ building. The other one is in the parish hall of St. Stephen Parish near Stonestown, San Francisco, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, at 7:30 p.m. Call Gail (650) 591-8452, or Joanne at St. Bart’s, (650) 347-0701 for more information.

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Help Wanted JOB TITLE: Parish Administrator All Saints Catholic Parish (Idaho), with approximately 1200 families, formerly comprising the three parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Stanislaus and St. James in Lewiston, Idaho is seeking a professional minister to collaborate with the pastor, to administer the parish in accordance with sound financial, administrative and personnel management practices. We are looking for an individual who has demonstrated skill in budget administration, financial recordkeeping and ability for long range planning. This person will have the ability to work in a collaborative team environment and be recognized as organized, hard-working, compassionate and caring. A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in ministry or administration, and at least four years experience in a leadership role in a parish based ministry is required. Salary commensurate with education and experience. Applicants please send resume and cover letter to:

Parish Administrator Search All Saints Catholic Church 2015 13th Avenue, Lewiston, ID 83501 Deadline is July 1, 2009

We are looking for full or part time

RNs, LVNs, CNAs, Caregivers In-home care in San Francisco, Marin County, peninsula Nursing care for children in San Francisco schools If you are generous, honest, compassionate, respectful, and want to make a difference, send us your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Fax: 415-435-0421 Email: info@sncsllc.com Voice: 415-435-1262

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE Approximately 2,000 to 10,000 square feet first floor office space available (additional space available if needed) at One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco (between Gough & Franklin), is being offered for lease to a non-profit entity. Space available includes enclosed offices, open work area with several cubicles, large work room, and storage rooms on the lower level of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Chancery/Pastoral Center. We also have mail and copy services available, as well as meeting rooms (based on availability). Reception services available. Space has access to kitchen area and restroom facilities. Parking spaces negotiable. Ready for immediate occupancy with competitive terms. Come view the space. For more information, contact

Katie Haley, (415) 614-5556 email haleyk@sfarchdiocese.org.

Catholic San Francisco

June 12, 2009

WOMEN IN BUSINESS Marie Canale, Realtor, Property Manager Marie Canale was born in Kanakanak, Alaska. She graduated from Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois and began her real estate career in 1982 in California where she has sold real estate including residential, investment, and farm properties. She is presently managing rental property as well. Her firm, Key Properties, a local, well-established office is versatile, agents are comfortable in dealing with either buying or selling real estate and managing rental properties for their clients.

Key Properties

707.538.5115 707.431.0563 keyprops@pacbell.net

Sue Schultes, Realtor Director of Luxury Homes Division Seniors Real Estate Specialist

Whether you’re buying a new home or selling your current one, you have to trust your agent. Sue is committed to cultivating that trust by serving all of her clients’ real estate Sue Schultes, needs: personal, professional, and financial. Sue loves what Realtor she does, and part of her passion comes from the belief in working for the greater good. Active in her parish at St. Agnes, on the Board of Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly she creates the possibility of a positive future for all of us. Contact her today.

415.307.0153

SSchultes@Paragon-re.com www.doorsofyourlife.com

GINNY KAVANAUGH International President’s Premier Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage With 23 years real estate experience and awards for being a top producing agent for Coldwell Banker since 1994, my business has always been based on putting my clients needs first. I take pride in earning your trust by delivering exceptional service before, during and after the real estate transaction. I welcome your questions regarding any and all real estate related issues. Please contact me when you, your family or friends are considering a move or just want to stay apprised of the market.

COLDWELL BANKER 650-529-8570

www.theKavanaughs.com gkavanaugh@camoves.com

Meagan Levitan, REALTOR® Born and raised in San Francisco, Meagan is a graduate of Convent of the Sacred Heart and Stanford University, and a San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commissioner. What she truly loves doing is selling real estate in her city. Meagan is proud to have been named a Top Producer at Hill & Co. Real Estate for the past four years. Throughout the City she has earned respect and praise from clients looking to buy and sell everything from one bedroom condos to multimillion dollar homes. Meagan lives in her childhood home in the Richmond District with her husband and daughter and is a proud parishioner at St. Dominic’s.

(415) 321-4293 mlevitan@hill-co.com www.levitanhomes.com

HEIDI BARNES Loan Consultant Paradise Financial Group Inc.

(510) 741-1442 Heidi began her successful career in the mortgage industry in 1998. She offers her clients professional, personalized service and a wide variety of home loan options, including FHA, conventional, VA and reverse mortgages. Heidi is a lifelong Bay Area resident who received a BA degree in English from UC Berkeley and an MBA in Marketing from Golden Gate University. She can be reached at (510) 741-1442 or at heidibarnes@sbcglobal.net. Real Estate Broker, CA Dept. of Real Estate License #01183933

JEANNIE McCULLOUGH STILES RN, PHN Special Needs Nursing Special Needs Care at Home Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN, PHN, is a 4th generation San Franciscan and a graduate of USF Nursing School. Jeannie and her family live in Tiburon. She owns and operates Special Needs. As a registered nurse, Jeannie’s career spans 25 years working in intensive care, hospice/home care and other specialty units. She opened Special Needs to support seniors and others in need of skilled nursing and assisted living in their homes and schools. Her services range from simple companionship and care giving to skilled nursing/advocacy.

Special Needs celebrates life . . . no matter what the circumstances To learn more about her dedicated staff and excellence in services, call 415.435.1262 and visit her website: www.sncsllc.com.

Margaret Passanisi, LCSW Psychotherapist Margaret Passanisi, born and raised in San Francisco, practices psychotherapy in the historic landmark, Flood building at Market and Powell Streets. Her practice focuses on Listening for the Whole Person: Body, Mind, Spirit and Emotions. She believes that healing takes place when the person integrates learning on all levels and she uses her skills to promote health and well-being through body, mind, spirit and emotions. Specialties include grief and loss, relationship counseling and posttraumatic stress disorder which often shows up in the form of anxiety and depression. Margaret was instrumental in the beginning a bereavement ministry in her former parish, Saint Dominic’s in San Francisco.

LISTENING

FOR THE W HOLE P ERSON 415.931.5241 mpassanisi@earthlink.net