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California Catholic bishops affirm sanctity of marriage Bishop Daniel F. Walsh noted that marriage is grounded in natural law and is not subject to social change. “In the current situation,” he wrote, “some voices define marriage only in terms of ‘personal choice,’ as if marriage were merely a design of two persons – with nothing to do with family or society. Marriage is a relationship defined by nature, a reality which takes its origin in creation itself. Society does not create marriages, even though it sets parameters protecting it – such as the ban on polygamy and an age requirement to protect a mature decision to enter marriage. The state has a primary and fundamental obligation to protect and promote the family, which is rooted in marriage and sustained by it. “Marriage between a man and a woman preceded the existence of the state. No mayor, legislature or judge can reconstruct what marriage essentially is. Marriage as a union of a man and a woman is an institution established by God at the moment of creation. The Church upholds this truth about the nature of marriage. “We must strengthen our resolve to respect the dignity of each human being as well as to protect the sanctity of marriage.” In a June 4 pastoral message, Bishop William K. Weigand and Bishop Jaime Soto of the Diocese of Sacramento called the decision to legalize samesex marriage “a profoundly disturbing matter.” “No government can change the irrevocable order which God has inscribed in our nature,” the Sacramento bishops wrote. “That a same-sex union is not SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE, page 11

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Marriage is a God-given institution to join a man and woman in nurturing and supporting new life and can only be harmed if it is redefined, several Catholic bishops have said in pastoral responses to the California Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. “The meaning of marriage is deeply rooted in history and culture, and has been shaped considerably by Christian tradition. Its meaning is given, not constructed,” Cardinal Roger Mahony and the six other bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles wrote in a June 16 letter. “The state has a primary and fundamental obligation to protect and promote the family, which is rooted in marriage and sustained by it,” the Los Angeles statement continued. “Some benefits currently sought by same-sex partners can already be obtained without regard to marital status. For example, individuals can agree to own property jointly with another, and they can generally designate anyone they choose to be a beneficiary of their will or to make health care decisions in case they become incompetent. Other desired benefits such as sharing in a partner’s health insurance could be made available without the drastic step of a cultural or legal redefinition of marriage. “Let us strengthen our resolve to respect the dignity of each human being and to protect the sanctity of marriage, asking God’s guidance in our efforts to promote the common good central to a free and democratic society.” Also on June 16, the day the Supreme Court’s ruling took effect, Santa Rosa

Lasallian Youth Assembly members pitched in at the Lima Center of St. Dominic Parish, San Francisco, on June 24. Above, Lima Center Volunteer Joyce Sonier gives high school students Antoinette Santos (left) of Milwaukee, Ore. and Julie Cozzetto of Yakima, Wash. pointers on prepping onions and mushrooms destined for the day’s Italian sausage spaghetti lunch. The students were among 85 from western states to volunteer at several San Francisco outreach organizations. SEE MORE ON PAGE 20.

Archbishop Niederauer: Marriage and the decision of the California State Supreme Court In a recent decision the Supreme Court of the State of California ruled unconstitutional an initiative passed by California voters eight years ago, defining marriage as “between one man and one woman.” In its opinion the Court majority declared same-sex marriage legal in this state. I wish to state the belief and practice of the Catholic Church about marriage, to support the nature of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, and to guide Catholics in their response to this present issue and the media coverage given to it. The Catholic Church teaches that God created the world and that marriage has a unique place in God’s creation and his gift of human life. Our Savior Jesus Christ expresses this belief in the Gospel of St. Matthew: “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” (19:5-6) The purposes of marriage, then, are the mutual loving support of husband and wife, and their service of human life by bringing children into the world and raising them with cherishing love and true wisdom. This meaning of marriage is rooted in history and culture, and it has preceded the existence of any nation or state. Marriage is not a design of two persons, with no relationship to family and society. Society and civil authority are obliged to protect and support marriage and family

life, not to revise, redesign or alter them. Furthermore, it is not necessary to reinvent the institution of marriage in order to enable citizens to own property jointly, to designate a beneficiary or to choose someone to make health decisions when one cannot do so oneself. Nothing in the teaching of the Church about marriage is meant to be discriminatory toward any person or persons. The Church teaches that every person is a child of God and must be treated with respect and dignity. Again and again the Catholic Church has stated that persons with a homosexual orientation must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity, and that all forms of violence, scorn and hatred against women and men who are homosexual must be condemned. We believe that every person, regardless of sexual inclination, is called to holiness and should be encouraged to take an active role in the faith community and live according to its teachings. In conclusion, I respectfully point out to those who govern us that the overwhelming majority of our sisters and brothers in the human family around the world define marriage as a union between one man and one woman and they value this meaning of marriage as part of the common moral heritage of humanity. More profoundly, for us as Catholic Christians, marriage between one man and one woman is the gift of a wise and loving Creator.

Most Rev. George H. Niederauer, Archbishop of San Francisco

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On The Where You Live by Tom Burke Thanks for the laugh to Msgr. Floro Arcamo, pastor, Star of the Sea Parish, and vicar to the Filipino community here. When I saw him recently at the Pastoral Center, I asked “How are things at Star?” to which he replied, “Still shining.”…. Enjoyed the chance to “knee-dle” Mike Peterson, now completing his 30th year at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo – 25 as principal and the last five as fundraiser for major projects – and who is now almost two months out of replacement surgery for his right – you guessed it – knee. Though still on the mend, he’s graduated from walker to cane thanks to his determination and a daily regimen of physical therapy that he called “grueling.” The use of a local anesthetic allowed Mike to watch the surgery on an operating room monitor if he liked. “I tried to keep my eyes closed but still saw a lot of it,” Mike said with a laugh. Hats off and thanks to Joey Peterson who is retiring after a 27-year career as part of the mathematics faculty at Notre Dame High School in Belmont. Joey and Mike were married Dec. 23, 1972. “I never considered going to Notre Dame a job,” Joey told me. “I always considered it a privilege to train young women for life.” And about Mike’s retiring? “It’s too early,” he told me, “I’m only 65 years old.” Yeah, he was laughing. The Petersons are mighty proud of their children – and children-in-law – Carl Peterson, a ’93 Serra alum, and married April 5 to Heather Dowling, and Kristen Degnan, a ’92 alum of Notre Dame and now married to Chris. And we can’t forget the grandkids – Caitlin and Hailey Degnan ages two-and-a-half and one…. Congrats to Giselle Marie Alvarez, a recent graduate of Notre Dame and soon a freshman at UC Berkeley, who has been named one of this year’s Hispanic Heritage Youth Award winners. She and others were honored in May at Stanford University. Her recognition comes with a $2,000 educational grant. Giselle’s proud dad is Soledad Alvarez…. Kristen Rogers, soon a junior at Sacred Heart Preparatory School in Atherton, has been named to the People to People Leadership Summit taking place at Columbia University in New York City in July. The weeklong meetings “bring together stuKristen Rogers dent leaders from around the

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The four men ordained Dominican priests on May 31 lay prostrate in the ancient sign of supplication during their ordination Mass at St. Dominic Parish, San Francisco. Pictured at right, the four new priests are, from left: Fathers Dominic DeMaio, Augustine Highlander, Dismas Sayre and James Junipero Moore.

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Pope: be inspired by St. Paul VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI asked the whole Church to draw inspiration from the jubilee year dedicated to St. Paul and to imitate the apostle’s courageous missionary efforts. St. Paul demonstrated that with firm faith “we can overcome every form of fear,” the pope said at a Sunday blessing June 22. The pope officially was to open the Pauline year at a prayer service June 28 in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, where the saint’s tomb is located. To mark the special jubilee year, Pauline Books & Media has published a new collection of the “Letters of St. Paul.” The pocket-size, 290-page book also includes prayers related to St. Paul’s letters, a study guide and an index of topics discussed by the saint. In a foreword, Pauline Father Jeffrey Mickler calls St. Paul “one of the most influential figures in human history.”

Russert remembered NBC newsman and political commentator Tim Russert, who died June 13 at the age of 58, unabashedly witnessed to his Catholic faith, said Archbishop George H. Niederauer of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Communications Committee. “Russert was valued by Americans for his tremendous command of the political and electoral process and his commitment to discovering each aspect of the story that contributed to people having a better awareness of the issues of public life and candidates for political office,” he said. “But those of us who shared his Catholic faith and his deep love for it appreciated his sharing of the story of his own faith and his loyalty to the life of the Catholic Church in this country and the many charities to which he contributed his time and talent,” he said. Archbishop Niederauer also praised NBC News for asking Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, to come to their studio for their staff, hours after Russert’s death. “Tim Russert was not shy about telling people to turn to prayer and promising to pray for them in their time of need,” he said. “That the network thought of his staff and followed his example speaks well of them.” He noted that over the weekend, the newsman’s broadcast friends described Russert’s devotion to his family and Church. His producer noted that there were two things Tim never missed: Mass and an event for his son Luke. “Russert in his public life was loyal to journalism,” said

Archbishop Niederauer. “In his private life he was faithful to his family, fatherhood and faith. That’s a wonderful measure of a man.” In tribute to the late Tim Russert, the Christophers are making a 1996 televised interview with the NBC News Washington bureau chief and “Meet the Press” moderator available in its entirety on the Web site www.christophers. org.

Bishops exhort G-8 nations WASHINGTON (CNS) – The presidents of bishops’ conferences associated with the Group of Eight industrialized nations have urged government leaders to honor their commitments to reduce global poverty and address climate change. In a letter released less than three weeks before the July 7-9 summit of the Group of Eight leaders in Toyako, Japan, the bishops called upon the presidents of the convening countries to “reaffirm and build upon the substantial commitments” made at summits in 2005 and 2007. The G-8 includes Russia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was joined by the presidents of bishops’ conferences in other G-8 countries in reminding the leaders of their promise to spend $50 billion annually on development assistance – with half going to Africa – by 2010.

Pope encourages Pakistani bishops VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Pakistani bishops to persist in missionary efforts despite the hardships and burdens they face as a tiny religious minority. The bishops, in a meeting with the pope June 19, spoke frankly of new difficulties in evangelizing in an increasingly hostile Islamic environment. The country’s seven bishops, who min-

ister to a little more than a million Pakistani Catholics, were making their consultative “ad limina” visits to the Vatican.

Scouts mourned OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) – Amid a crowd of friends, family, Boy Scouts and Boy Scout leaders, Bryan and Arnell Petrzilka leaned over and kissed their 13-year-old son, Ben, whose body lay in a casket at Mary Our Queen Church in Omaha. An overflow crowd filled the church for the June 17 funeral of the teen, who attended Mary Our Queen School and who loved outdoor sports, Scouting and his Catholic faith. Ben Petrzilka and three other Boy Scouts lost their lives when a major tornado ripped through the Little Sioux Scout Ranch near Onawa, Iowa, June 11.

‘Pay, pray and obey’ era gone MIAMI (CNS) – The days of Catholics who “pay, pray and obey” are gone and likely never coming back, according to a sociologist who has studied the beliefs and practices of American Catholics for more than two decades. The Church must find ways to reach new generations of Catholics who “don’t think Church leaders are any wiser or any holier than they are,” said Purdue University’s James Davidson, who spoke at the opening session of the annual Catholic Theological Society of America meeting. Davidson has conducted research on four generations of American Catholics. Today’s Catholics are generally better off financially, better educated and more integrated into mainstream American culture than their pre-Vatican II counterparts, Davidson said.

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state’s catastrophic flooding “the tsunami of the plains,” as it wreaked havoc on citizens, business owners and Catholic parish property statewide. Record flooding from nine of Iowa’s rivers has covered millions of acres of farmland and crippled numerous towns and cities in its path. While the water had begun to recede, it was only the beginning of a long recovery process, said federal and state authorities. The flooding also has caused devastation to many Catholic parish properties and the homes and businesses of parishioners, said Dubuque Archbishop Jerome G. Hanus. In the Archdiocese of Dubuque – which covers 30 counties in the northeast quadrant of Iowa – Cedar Rapids experienced the worst flooding. In Iowa’s second largest city, a 9.2-squaremile area was under several feet of water. St. Patrick Church and parish buildings in the heart of downtown Cedar Rapids were swamped and water came within a foot of the roof of the four-year-old parish center.

Bishops fight slave labor BRASILIA, Brazil (CNS) – Brazil’s Catholic bishops have joined a 21st-century abolitionist movement called the National Front Against Slave Labor. The front, which includes congressional leaders and representatives of unions and social movements, was launched June 4. Its immediate goal is to push a constitutional amendment through Brazil’s National Congress before the July recess. Slavery was abolished in Brazil 120 years ago, but teams in Brazil’s Ministry of Labor have rescued nearly 29,000 people from forced labor since 1995.

Nix ‘Angels and Demons’ filming ROME (CNS) – Rome diocesan officials have denied Hollywood producers permission to film the prequel to “The Da Vinci Code” inside its churches in Rome. Producers of the film, “Angels and Demons,” were turned down because the movie is a work of “fantasy that damages common religious sentiment,” said Father Marco Fibbi, Rome diocesan press officer. “Normally we read the script, but this time that wasn’t necessary. The name Dan Brown was enough” to reject the request, he told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

CRS evacuates staff N’DJAMENA, Chad (CNS) – As rebel troops raced across the desert in what some fear might be a repeat of February’s assault on the Chadian capital, aid workers prepared for the worst. Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ international

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U.S. President George W. Bush met with Pope Benedict XVI in the lush Vatican Gardens for private talks and an informal stroll June 13. The visit included a choral performance by the Sistine Chapel Choir. It was the fifth time Bush came to the Vatican for a papal audience and his third meeting with Pope Benedict. It was the first time in recent memory a head of state was welcomed in such an informal way and at such a unique location. The Vatican had said it wanted to break with protocol to show its appreciation for the president’s hospitality during the pope’s visit to the White House in April. The leaders discussed U.S. relations with the Middle East and Europe, as well as efforts being made for peace in the Holy Land, it was reported.

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Rising costs force 2 St. Anthony program closures By Rick DelVecchio In a financial restructuring, St. Anthony Foundation will close its women’s shelter and residence in San Francisco and the Petaluma dairy farm where it hosts a drug and alcohol recovery program for homeless or very poor men. Marian Residence for Women, with 30 shelter beds and 27 transitional housing beds, is being phased out and will close at the end of August. The foundation, which opened the center in 1994, is working with other providers to relocate the transitional housing guests. The 315-acre St. Anthony Farm, donated to the foundation in 1954, will close in March 2009 when clients now enrolled in the long-term recovery program graduate. The foundation hopes to add 25 to 30 slots at its Father Alfred Center recovery program in San Francisco to accommodate future clients. The foundation’s board of directors voted the changes in May after deliberations on how to handle a looming $1 million deficit without reducing the feeding program and other social services that the organization provides free in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The foundation receives no government funds and could not raise enough emergency money from its large base of small donors to cover the fast-rising costs of food, employee benefits and other necessities. As a result the directors chose to cut other programs to preserve the foundation’s primary services and create new opportunities to raise money by leasing or selling property.

St. Anthony Farm, a long-term treatment center for men battling substance abuse, will be closed next spring as part of St. Anthony Foundation’s recent economic belt-tightening efforts.

“Do we close the doors of the dining room at 1 o’clock? Do we turn away people from rehab programs?” asked Barry Stenger, the foundation’s director of communications and development. “We’re operating at a deficit, so something has to go,” he said. The farm, with 250 cows milked twice daily, will be sold and the income from the sale will be set aside in an endowment. The endowment will generate revenue to supplement cash donations. “The farm was a pretty clear decision because it was seen a moneymaker but in the

last couple of years, because of rising costs, we were subsidizing the farm operation,” Stenger said. The farm was donated to the foundation’s founder, Franciscan Friar Alfred Boeddeker, in 1954. Father Boeddeker felt the farm could raise all the food for St. Anthony Dining Room in the Tenderloin, but the land proved more suitable for dairy cows. The closure of Marian Residence will save $1.2 million a year and generate income for the foundation when the building is leased. The residence, which was started to serve women who used the dining room but had

no place to sleep after the doors closed, is known for providing comprehensive services to homeless women. The women often suffer from mental illness and/or are escaping domestic violence. “The Marian Residence has been seen by so many people working with homeless women as the salvation for people, because we gave the time and the energy in programming to help these women whereas other shelters have not,” Stenger said. “Our option was to reduce the budget to where it was more feasible to run, but what the program would look like after we reduced the staff and services looked like a program we can’t in good conscience operate.” The directors decided to phase out the program over four months and to help each resident find a new placement. The foundation has a new emphasis on recruiting major donors to subsidize programs. One goal is to continue the feeding program without interruption, as has been the case since Father Boeddeker opened the dining room on Oct. 4, 1950. “Three-hundred-sixty-five days a year that door opens and there’s a line,” Stenger said. “We’ve never closed a door. It’s open till the last person comes through.” The foundation reported expenses of $19.3 million for the fiscal year ended last June 30. Nearly half of that amount was for basic services – food, clothing, housing and medical care. Website for the St. Anthony Foundation is www.stanthonysf.org.

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From left, Steve Franceschi, Jerry Phillips and Steve Jordan were inducted into the San Francisco Prep Hall of Fame on May 17.

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CRS rep sees hope for end to Palestinian-Israeli conflict The problems facing Israelis and Palestinians seem intractable but peace is still a possibility, the Catholic Relief Services representative working in the heart of the conflict said June 11 at a meeting in San Francisco. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the Palestinians I talk to look forward to a day when they can do business with Israel,â&#x20AC;? Tom Garofalo, who has worked in the region since 2005 as the CRS Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza representative, told local Catholics at a meeting at the archdiocesan Pastoral Center. Garofalo said CRS works to promote the idea that even the delicate and complicated problems in the Middle East have solutions, and that there are partners for peace on both sides of the conflict. He said one major obstacle to achieving that peace is the often corrupt nature of the political system in both Israel and Palestine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people with the least reasonable viewpoints have the most power,â&#x20AC;? he said, owing to the nature of coalition governments, where extreme factions must be appeased or the balance of power can shift. Garofalo said ultimately the Palestinian question will determine Israeli security. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Israel is going to be left if this problem festers for another 20 years?â&#x20AC;? he asked, adding that many Israelis acknowledge something must be done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you have to have hope for is that somehow there will be a new reality that will lead to liberation and securityâ&#x20AC;? for both Palestinians and Israelis, Garofalo said. Garofalo said CRS, the overseas aid agency of U.S. Catholics, has three types of programs in its mission in the Palestinian territories. The first is emergency aid and

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ing to improve both adult literacy rates and private Christian schools in the territories. Garofalo said the schools are attended not just by the small Christian minority, but also by Muslims. CRS also does educational work in refugee camps, and works to promote dialogue between young refugees and their counterparts in Palestinian schools. Garofalo said he is often asked what people can do to promote peace in the Middle East. The first thing he recommends is constant prayer for the situation and all those involved. The second is to learn as much as possible about the conflict from unbiased sources. Finally, he said those responsible for implementing any future peace agreement should feel the weight of society behind such a move. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Encourage political and church leaders to act for peace and security for both peoples,â&#x20AC;? Garofalo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of hatred and prejudice on both sides. We have to move past that.â&#x20AC;?

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ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) – At the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ June 12-14 spring general meeting in Orlando, the bishops: – Approved a 2,000-word policy statement calling embryonic stem-cell research “gravely immoral.” – Failed to reach a conclusion on the fate of a 700-page translation of the proper readings of the Roman Missal. – Gave permission for work to begin on new ethical guidelines on medically assisted nutrition and hydration. – Heard an interim report on the causes and context of child sex abuse by priests. – Began a dialogue with priests’ representatives on fallout from the clergy sex abuse scandal. – Declared Sept. 26, 2010, as National Catholic Charities Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the network of Catholic social service agencies. – Agreed to change the Spanish word “vosotros” to “ustedes” in Spanish-language Masses in the U.S.

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– Voted to keep the 2009 assessment on dioceses at the same level as 2008. – Heard presentations on the implications for Church life of recent surveys by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. – Received an update on the work of task forces focusing on five USCCB priority areas. – Spent nearly half the meeting in closed regional meetings, executive session or in prayer. The embryonic stem-cell statement was the first formal statement issued by the bishops devoted exclusively to the topic. It is designed to set the stage for a later, more pastoral document explaining why the Catholic Church opposes some reproductive technologies. The bishops’ impasse on the Roman Missal followed an intense and lively debate on the subject in which more than a dozen bishops spoke out against the translation. The second of 12 sections of the Roman Missal translation project, it had been in the works for more than two years. The dialogue with the nation’s Catholic clergy was the first of two scheduled meetings between the bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People and representatives of the nation’s priests to discuss how the clergy sex abuse scandal has affected the bond between bishops and their priests. While both “vosotros” and “ustedes” refer to the secondperson plural in Spanish, the former is chiefly used in Spain, while the latter is preferred in Latin America. The Vatican must approve the change. For further information on the bishops’ Orlando meeting, visit www.usccb.org; click on “News.”

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Sanctity of marriage . . . â&#x2013; Continued from cover a marriage is a conviction which all Catholics implicitly affirm when, in our baptismal promises, we profess that we share the Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faith that the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Father Almighty (is) the Creator of heaven and earth.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The recent court action removed the language to speak of that which is an essential building block of society, the sacred union of a man and woman for the sake of creating a family. Our own values and vision about the family are, in effect, now deemed private. Yet, the Gospel we preach and the Gospel we are called to live is a Gospel of life. It is a Gospel that says â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to life. Our â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to same-sex unions is defined by our â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to human life as God created it. We cannot be indifferent about something that ultimately will be detrimental to human life and society.â&#x20AC;? The Sacramento bishops urged support for the November ballot initiative to amend the California constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman. San Jose Bishop Patrick J. McGrath, in a letter June 17, concluded: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I call upon people of goodwill to respect the dignity of every person and to protect the sanctity of marriage. Let us ask God to guide us in the same mutual respect and civil discourse that is fundamental in a free and democratic society.â&#x20AC;? The bishopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; messages are consistent with a 2003 reflection by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No ideology can erase from the

Demonstrators for and against the California Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling legalizing samesex marriage jostled, and occasionally exchanged heated biblical interpretations, in front of San Francisco City Hall minutes after the decision took effect the evening of June 16. Meanwhile, groups promoting same-sex marriage have asked the Supreme Court to nullify a November ballot initiative asking voters to amend the state Constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman. The initiative is invalid because it would change the Constitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;underlying principles,â&#x20AC;? according to the claim. ProtectMarriage.com, the coalition sponsoring the initiative, called the legal argument â&#x20AC;&#x153;flimsyâ&#x20AC;? and the protest â&#x20AC;&#x153;an act of desperation.â&#x20AC;?

human spirit the certainty that marriage exists solely between a man and a woman, who by mutual personal gift, proper and exclusive to themselves, tend toward the communion of their persons,â&#x20AC;? he wrote in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this way, they mutually perfect each other, in order to cooperate with God in the procreation and upbringing of new human lives,â&#x20AC;? he wrote, adding: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The natural truth about marriage was

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male and femaleâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;for this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a moment in our society when we need to reinforce the strength of marriage and family, this decision of the Supreme Court takes California in the opposite direction,â&#x20AC;? the Archbishop wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This action challenges those in society who believe in the importance of the traditional understanding of marriage to deepen their witness to the unique and essential role that marriage between a man and a woman has in the life of society.â&#x20AC;? In a statement sent to all parishes and departments of the Oakland Diocese on May 16, Oaklandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bishop Allen Vigneron called the ruling â&#x20AC;&#x153;a profoundly significant matterâ&#x20AC;? and stressed that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;experience of history â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both ancient and in our own time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has taught us that no government has the power to change the order which God has inscribed in our nature.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The conviction that same-sex couples cannot enter marriage is a conviction which all Catholics implicitly affirm when, in our baptismal promises, we profess that we share the Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faith that the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Father Almighty (is) the Creator of heaven and earth.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? The Oakland bishop also said â&#x20AC;&#x153;efforts to enshrine this wisdom about marriage in the law of our community are not an imposition of an ideology, but a service of the truth which we make for the common good. This wisdom about the nature of marriage is not a form of discrimination, but undergirds our freedom to live according to Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan for us.â&#x20AC;? The bishopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; statements and other materials about the same-sex ruling can be accessed on the CCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website: www. cacatholic.org. Here is where the statements are posted:www.cacatholic.org/bishopsstatements/what-is-marriage.html

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Former Riordan teacher dies June 15 Marianist Father John Francis Bolin, 82, who taught and served at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s, died on June 15 in Cupertino He had been a Marianist religious for 63 years. Father Bolin was born in Brooklyn, N.Y, later moving with his family to Long Island. He met the Marianists at their Chaminade High School in Mineola, N.Y.. “And so I was to spend four of the happiest years of my life in surroundings which stole my heart,” the priest later wrote about the experience. “This was the beginning of my vocation to the Society of Mary.” Father Bolin entered the Marianist novitiate at Beacon, N.Y., after graduation in 1943. He professed first vows on Aug. 20, 1944, and perpetual vows four years later in Dayton, Ohio. He received a bachelor’s degree in education from the Marianists’s University of Dayton in 1947. From 1946 until 1952, Father Bolin was a teacher at Marianist high schools in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He then attended the Marianist seminary in Fribourg, Switzerland, where he was ordained on July 17, 1955. The Marianist held an undergraduate degree and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL). When he returned to the U.S. in 1956, Father Bolin served as a teacher and chaplain at two California Marianist high schools, the first in Southern California and then San Francisco’s Archbishop Riordan. During the 1960-61 school year, he taught religion and served as chaplain at Riordan. From 1974-77, Father Bolin was chaplain at the school and

director of the Riordan Marianist Community. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, he also held a number of other positions in leadership in the formation of young Marianists and in provincial administration. Father Bolin served as chaplain/teacher for the Marianists in Honolulu, novice master at the Father John Bolin, SM their novitiate in Santa Cruz, rector at the Marianist seminary in St. Louis, novice master at the novitiate in Cupertino, and assistant rector and rector at the seminary in Toronto. “He ran a tight ship at the novitiate, but it was never oppressive,” said Marianist Brother Dennis Schmitz. “He was wise and had a strong sense of direction. He was always experimenting with new ways and had a gift for explaining things to our generation. He had a great sense of humor and loved telling jokes.” In 1981, the priest became provincial for the former Province of the Pacific in Cupertino, serving in that position until 1989. He also was closely associated with Chaminade University of Honolulu, acting as a teacher, academic vice president, rector, member of the Board of Regents and senior advisor to the president for diocesan relations. A funeral Mass was celebrated June 24 in Cupertino at the Marianist Center with interment at nearby Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Remembrances may be sent to the Marianist Province of the United States, 4425 West Pine Blvd., St. Louis MO 63108.

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Msgr. Robert W. McElroy has been named the University of San Francisco 2008 Lo Schiavo Chair in Catholic Studies and Social thought, the university announced. Pastor of St. Gregory Parish, San Mateo, for the past 11 years, Msgr. McElroy holds doctoral degrees from Stanford University in international relations and from Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University in theological ethics. He is the author of “The Search for An American Public Theology” (Paulist Press, 1989) Msgr. Robert and “Morality and American McElroy Foreign Policy” (Princeton University Press, 1992, reprinted in 2007). “As the 2008 Lo Schiavo Chair, Msgr. McElroy will research and teach a seminar on just war theory and convene a scholarly colloquium on a Catholic social ethic for war termination,” said a story in the spring newsletter of USF’s Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought. The Anna and Joseph Lo Schiavo Chair was established by Lina and Josephine Lo Schiavo, the late sisters of USF Jesuit Father John Lo Schiavo, university chancellor, in memory of their parents. Msgr. McElroy is chair of the Archdiocese’s Priests’ Council. A new chair is scheduled to be elected in September.

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Father Knapp’s gold jubilee ‘A priest’s happiness comes from ministry to the people’ Father William Knapp, retired pastor of St. Stephen Parish in San Francisco, celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination to priesthood with a Mass of Thanksgiving June 8 at St. Isabella Parish in San Rafael where he had lived since 1992 until moving to San Rafael’s Nazareth House in February of this year. Concelebrants included Father Knapp’s brother, Msgr. Richard Knapp, retired pastor of St. Raphael Parish in San Rafael, Father John Kavanaugh, a classmate of Father Knapp’s and retired pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Redwood City, and Fathers Tom Daly, Brian Costello, Kevin Gaffey, Mark Mazza, Toan Nguyen, Jesuit Father Joseph Eagan, and Msgr. Joseph Sullivan. “Outside of my brother, Jack Kavanaugh is the priest I’ve known longest in my life,” Father Knapp told Catholic San Francisco. “We were Boy Scouts together in Oakland and entered the seminary from eighth grade. We’ve known one another since we were little kids.” “A shared priesthood” was the theme of Father Knapp’s homily. He drew on “lay priesthood” using the “sacrifice of parents in raising decent, God-loving children” as well as examples from his life with women religious “who have changed the lives of others with their love and service.” Father Knapp’s first assignments as a priest were in Vallejo and Alameda when the Archdiocese of San Francisco still covered much of Northern California including what are now the dioceses of Oakland, Santa Rosa, Stockton and San Jose. He is a former pastor of Mater Dolorosa Parish in South San Francisco and a former parochial vicar at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Holy Angels, Colma and St. Charles in San

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Father William Knapp ordination photo – Dec. 18, 1948.

Father Knapp offers prayers at Mass of Thanksgiving June 8. Deacon Jerry Friedman, left, and Deacon Jim Myers assisted. Father Tom Daly, left in upper right, and Father Mark Mazza were among the concelebrants.

Carlos. He has also served on the faculty of St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park and St. Vincent School for Boys in San Rafael. Father Knapp has served under Archbishops Mitty, McGucken, Quinn, Levada and Niederauer. “Looking back I realize that they were all unique but shared a love for the Church and a love for the priesthood. I thank them for their example.” “I can’t imagine ever being happier in any other vocation than my priesthood,” Father Knapp said. “A priest’s happi-

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Mission to Guatemala Person-to-person giving links American Catholics and Guatemalans in need: first of a two-part series Story and Photos by Rick DelVecchio

SAN LUCAS TOLIMÁN, GUATEMALA

Kevin, 11, passionately declaims a poem dedicated to his grandmother, by way of introducing himself to his missionary sponsors in a Guatemala City hotel lobby. With the missionary group’s support, Kevin has had two surgeries recently. His sister, Kim, 6, lamented the breakup of their parents’ marriage. Their mother, Mari Cruz, who attended school only through the second grade, moved the family from the countryside to the capital to try to make a better life.

Twenty-five Catholic pilgrims from California and 13 other states journeyed to the western highlands of Guatemala for eight days in May. Their mission was two-fold: to meet with the poor children and old people they have been helping from afar with financial and moral support, and in turn to experience an immersion in the complex culture of indigenous Guatemala. The pilgrims are parishioners who sponsor needy Guatemalans through the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, a Kansas-based lay Catholic organization that is growing in popularity in Latin America with its policy of person-to-person giving. The foundation sponsors more than 300,000 people in 25 developing countries. Sponsors contribute $30 a month, a significant sum for families whose household income may be a mere $60 to $120 a month. In Guatemala, a country where health and education standards are among the lowest in the Americas, where malnutrition is widespread among the rural poor and where communities bear the scars of racism and violence, the aid can provide extra food, clothing, schooling and visits to the doctor. The travelers, including Michael Sintef of St. Rita Parish in Fairfax and Joan Ballard of St. Eugene Parish in Santa Rosa, traced 100 miles of twisting roads as they toured towns around Lake Atitlán. The population around the lake is almost entirely indigenous. Native Kakchiquel and Tzutuhil are the dominant languages. Mornings around the lake, fog hugs the twin volcanoes of Atitlán and Tolimán as men head to the fields to earn a scant living gathering firewood or harvesting avocadoes. Some take to canoes to fish. Women stay home making tortillas and crafting textiles and beadwork to sell to visitors. The state of education, employment and justice in the country of 13 million is such that few indigenous people have the opportunity to advance out of subsistence living. Racial, language and cultural barriers in place since the Spanish conquest stifle mobility to the point of stasis. Most of Women escort Francisco, 5, to meet his sponsor, Annette Etnyre of San Antonio, the land – and the political and economic power that goes with it – belongs Texas, outside the Catholic church in the hamlet of Panabaj. He is a foster child to a handful of families. and his family lives in extreme poverty with earnings of $25 a month. Many poor Guatemalans welcome person-to-person fellowship from outside the country because often such connections are all they have to open new opportunities. The U.S. pilgrims witnessed this hospitality in Caterina, 64, many moving encounters with local people who have reached out to be embraces Patsy part of CFCA. Fontenot of Lafayette, The sponsors also visited CFCA education, health care, housing, enviLouisiana. She was ronmental, economic and justice projects in six communities. Local people, recently hospitalized Kelvin, 18, of Livingstone on the coast of Guatemala often young adults who had been sponsored by the foundation when they and her husband is traveled with his mother, Rubena, 10 hours by boat and were minors, run the projects. The focus of the projects includes planting ailing. The women overland to greet his sponsor, Joan Ballard of Santa Rosa. trees, picking up trash, training medical workers and building houses. in her family make On a side trip to temporary housing for refugees of a deadly mudslide handicrafts to sell. caused by Hurricane Stan in 2005, the group witnessed what Patsy and her extreme poverty looks like. The people were living in temporary husband, Bruce, housing on a plain of dust that is the dried mud of the slide. sponsor Caterina. Some members of the group found the families’ exposure and lack of dignity almost unbearable to see. CFCA and the local Catholic mission are working to provide permanent housing for the refugees, who have been held back by government missteps. After nervously “Our work is never going to be easy because the problems are waiting at an very hard,” said CFCA co-founder and president Bob Hentzen. outdoor table, a “And we’re not looking for the easy part of it...We believe in man and two girls the basic social doctrine of our Church, in the dignity of all look through a people.” window hoping The staff members stressed that they, the sponsors and the to catch sight of sponsored families are part of a social movement of peacetheir sponsors at able change in the spirit of Ghandi and the slain Salvadoran the reception.a Archbishop Oscar Romero. They feel the movement has much room to grow and want people abroad to learn more about it. Hentzen said his organization has the capacity to double the Mary Greco of Schenectady , N.Y., right, reads a children’s 100,000 people it sponsors in Guatemala. book to the child she sponsors, immediately to her right, “My most wished-for item in Guatemala would be more Milvia, joined by Milvia’s younger sister Evelin and her mother sponsors,” he said. “The more the outside world participates, Bencelia during a reception for sponsors and families. the better it’s going to be for the country.”

In Patulul, a crowd of hundreds met the sponsors with celebratory fireworks and marched to the town park for a celebration. Children play on the grounds of a Catholic mission. They are members of families displaced by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Stan in 2005. The disaster killed 400 people in two villages alone.

In San Andrés Itzapa, these children were outside on the street during a reception for sponsors of local children. One of the girls pointed to her feet and asked for a gift of shoes.

At the Itzapa reception, these teens charmed the sponsors with their pantomime of local courtship customs. The hosts then served a traditional wedding feast.

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June 27, 2008

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Moral and cultural renewal In the Gospel reading for this Sunday, the concept of contemporary culture can be substituted for the word “people” when Jesus at Caesarea Philippi asks his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” In their responses, the disciples of Jesus indicate the confusion of the culture, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Then in answer to the persistent question of Jesus, “But who do you say that I am?” – Simon Peter replies at last, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” This confusion of a prevailing culture and the witness of truth by Christ’s disciples is a drama that has played out many times in human history over the past 2,000 years. In an address earlier this year, Cardinal Avery Dulles, SJ, highly respected American theologian, said: “All of us today are immersed in a culture that lacks abiding truths and fixed moral norms. But there is no necessity for our culture to have taken this negative turn. Ancient philosophers, like Plato and Aristotle, had refuted the materialism, relativism, subjectivism and hedonism of their day and had shown the validity of metaphysical knowledge. Western thought followed in the path of cognitive realism for many centuries before the revival of agnosticism in the Renaissance. Catholic believers and indeed all clear thinkers have good reasons not to be engulfed in the superficial trends of the times. In his great encyclical ‘Faith and Reason,’ Pope John Paul II summoned philosophy to resume its original quest for eternal truth and wisdom.” In a 2004 address, Cardinal Dulles touched on similar themes: “Christian faith and morals, though they appeal to all that is best in human nature, normally encounter no little resistance. Without considerable help from on high, humanity cannot rise to its full stature, especially because it labors under the burden of original sin. It is to be expected therefore that people will generally be more inclined toward self-indulgence than toward loving self-sacrifice. They will have difficulty believing the Gospel of Christ, which seems foolish to those who judge by the standards of the world. Christians should always expect to encounter a measure of rejection and opposition. The very absence of hostility may be a sign that the Church has fallen short of her mission and yielded to the standards of the world.” In examining American culture, Cardinal Dulles noted, “The growing pluralism raises questions about the linkage between Christianity and our national institutions, such as marriage and divorce. Even committed Catholics have problems about bringing the laws of the nation into accord with Catholic teaching. There is a widespread tendency to affirm that all citizens have a right to hold their own opinions and to abide by their own moral standards unless these opinions and practices constitute a manifest threat to the peace and order of society. Many contend that prohibitions against homosexuality, contraception, divorce, abortion and assisted suicide are inadmissible in a nation as religiously diverse as our own. In some quarters polygamy and same-sex marriages are being promoted as consonant with the new cultural situation.” Cardinal Dulles added that well-instructed Catholics have clear positions on some of these questions. He said, “While granting that the denominational standards of any one religion should be binding only on its own members, they will insist that actions forbidden by natural law, especially where human rights are involved, should not be commanded or even encouraged by the positive legislation. They will also claim that Catholics, in the name of freedom of conscience, should never be required to support behavior that their Church condemns as immoral.” Reviewing the challenges to moral and cultural renewal, Cardinal Dulles noted that the forces of unbelief, prevalent in many sectors of contemporary culture, are not simply external to the Church. “Like other Americans, Christians tend to see reality through the lens of the prevailing culture. The present struggle, consequently, is not simply between the Church and secular society, but to some extent within the Church, as she seeks to assimilate the sound elements in the culture and to prevent herself from being contaminated by what is unsound. “The challenges are numerous and grave. Superficial notions of freedom and equality, the burgeoning of religious pluralism, the domination of technology, the excesses of critical thinking, the pragmatic notion of truth, and the sensate culture fostered by the electronic media and the forces of commercialism: these are only some of the forces that assail the Church and counter her message to the world.” Cardinal Dulles concluded, “A merely negative response will not suffice. Christians have too long remained on the defensive. It is time for a counteroffensive – not pugnacious or angry, but loving and patient. As believers, we must put hard questions to our adversaries and demand answers from them. And we must be willing to pay a price for fidelity.” MEH

After having read and enjoyed the good coverage in your June 13 publication, I was disturbed and dismayed to find the ordination of Father Juan Lopez on the very last page! I do not know Father Lopez, but I see the ordination of a new priest as very important and precious news for all of us. The photo of him and his mother on the cover was very touching. But, for the other photos to have been relegated to the back cover is most unfortunate. That is my opinion and that of several others who receive the Catholic San Francisco with whom I spoke. Mary Murphy San Francisco

‘Refine’ our thinking Social justice? The Church tells us about the need for social justice, and we can agree there are needs that need to be met. What needs? Affordable food, number one. We have a world economy where oil and corn compete, supply and demand, Econ. 101. The energy supply is the problem and the high price for crude oil translates into high gas prices, and the high price paid for oil translates into high prices at the dinner table, too, worldwide. We are building ethanol plants throughout the country. Farmers are planting corn for the government subsidy and taking a food product away from the world food market, thus increasing the price of food. Ethanol is inefficient as a fuel, and even so we are going ga-ga over bio-fuels, while people starve. The social justice part comes in when we see what I did the other day. I met a woman who parked her car, couldn’t afford gas and was begging food money for her family. She was on the edge long before she was pushed over with the high prices for food and fuel. Many not so poor families are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place. If we were energy independent, and we could be, we wouldn’t be making corn into fuel, and filling our tanks with high-priced gasoline, both of which squeeze food from the dinner plates of the poor. There is no need for this. We have ample energy resources in this country, most of which are voted against in the Congress by the “social justice” Democrats. We have coal and oil deposits. We have natural gas, and we have nuclear power technology that we export all over the world, but we cannot now build here. We haven’t built an oil refinery for 30-plus years, yet we import refined gasoline. Why you ask? Truly, I don’t know. I’m only a retired pipefitter. Ask your Democrat Congress person. Philip Feiner San Carlos

the John Jay College report on clergy sexual abuse, but rarely do analysts mention a glaring statistic in this report. The vast majority of sexual abuse caused by priests was with adolescent male minors. This is the issue/ elephant that needs to be addressed and not hidden by any form of clericalism. I have found it disheartening over the years to consistently find the pope teaching one thing and the local “clerical” and lay leadership teaching something else. If I have to choose, I choose to listen to the pope. I advise likewise to my fellow Catholics. Joe Harper San Mateo

Proclaim truth Sadly, there seems to be a number of people who claim to be Catholic, but show their ignorance of the Catholic faith. Specifically they seem to be unaware that the sin of sodomy is so grave. St. Paul specifically mentions the gravity of the sin of homosexual actions in several passages (Rom 1:24-27, 1 Cor 6:10, 1 Tim 1:10) and indicates that those engaged in such are left outside the kingdom of God. Jesus himself blessed marriage (between one man and one woman) when he attended the wedding at Cana and provided his first miracle, turning water into wine for the wedding feast. The Church has defined homosexuality as “intrinsically disordered” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2357). And the Church regards marriage as the “conjugal love of man and woman...sanctified by the sacrament….The acts in marriage by which the intimate and chaste union of the spouses takes place are noble and honorable”(Number 2360 and 2362). For those who claim to be Catholic and who either don’t want to offend homosexual friends or acquaintances, or who think they can be practicing homosexuals and still be Catholic, they are seriously on the wrong track. As Catholics we vow to reject evil and Satan and all his allurements. As Catholics we are called to be salt of the earth and to be a light to others. It is beyond time to stand up and proclaim the truth. The truth might not be popular with people, but that does not change the truth. And if we are persecuted for proclaiming the truth, then as Jesus said: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Who is the person who truly loves another person? The one who is silent about the sinfulness of sodomy for fear of giving offence or the one who corrects another by proclaiming the truth so that the other may follow the right path and so enter into heaven? J. Munn Foster City

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relativism Hypersexualized culture Moral What does it mean to be Catholic? The

Father Gerald Coleman’s recent analysis of clerical sexual abuse and its relationship to “clericalism” needs further explanation. First, recall what Pope Benedict said on his recent visit to the U.S., and not included in Father Coleman’s analysis, that clergy sexual abuse has occurred within a context of a hypersexualized culture. Witness the evolution of former Disney Mouseketeer Britney Spears to become a manipulated and exploited advertising mechanism. Witness the family man and former radio host Bernie Ward pleading guilty to using child pornography, apparently a widespread phenomenon these days. Father Coleman himself has often cited

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simplest answer is “one who is faithful to the magisterial teachings of the Church.” What does the Church teach about marriage? The Catechism of the Catholic Church (1601) clearly states “the matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring….” The CCC (1603) further states that “marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator.” The issue of same-sex “marriage” is an attack on the very core of the family: a mother and a father for every child. Same-sex couples, in seeking legitimacy from the courts for their lifestyle, open the door for further breakdown in the family: gay adoption and in-vitro fertilization (so they can have a “family”), to name a few. The real victims in this distortion of the family are the children. This turning away from the norms of the family is one aspect of the moral relativism of which Pope Benedict speaks so eloquently. In a nutshell, moral relativism is defined as “you decide what is right for you, and I’ll

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Spirituality for Life

Seeking to shed our ‘outer garment’ Many things divide us: language, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, politics, ideology, culture, personal history, temperament, private wounds, moral judgments. It is hard, in the face of this, to see people who are different from us as brothers and sisters, as equally important citizens of this world, and as loved and valued by God in the same way we are. And so we often live in a certain distrust of each other. Sadly too we often demonize each other, seeing danger where there is only difference. We then either actively oppose someone or simply steer clear of him or her and caution our loved ones to stay clear as well. Consequently we live in a world in which various groups stay away from each other: liberals and conservatives, Protestants and Catholics, Jews and Arabs, Arabs and Christians, Muslims and Buddhists, black and white races, pro-life and pro-choice groups, feminists and traditionalists, among others. What we fail to realize is that these differences are really our outer garments, things that in the end are accidental and incidental to our real selves. We wear more than physical clothing to cover our naked selves. We cover our nakedness too with a specific ethnicity, language, religious identity, culture, political affiliation, ideology, set of moral judgements, and a whole gamut of private wounds and indignation. These are in essence our outer garments.

But we also possess a deeper inner garment. Our real substance, identity and capacity to act with larger hearts lie underneath. What lies beneath our outer garments? In the Gospel of John, at the Last Supper when he is describing Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, (in a carefully worded passage) John uses these words: “Jesus, knowing that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God, got up from the table, took off his outer garments and, taking a towel, wrapped it around his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing.” When John is describing Jesus “taking off his outer garment” he means more than just stripping off physical clothing. To let go of the pride that blocks all human beings from stooping down to wash the feet of someone different than oneself, Jesus had to strip off a lot of outer things (pride, moral judgments, superiority, ideology and personal dignity) so as to wear only his inner garment. What was his inner garment? As John poetically describes it, his inner garment was precisely his knowledge that he had come from God, was going back to God, and that therefore all things were possible for him, including washing the feet of someone whom he already knew had betrayed him.

That is also our true inner garment, the reality that lies deeper beneath our race, gender, religion, language, politics, ideology and personal history. What is most real is that deep down, beneath these Father other, outer, things we Ron Rolheiser nurse the dark memory, the imprint, the brand of love and truth, the inchoate knowledge that, like Jesus, we too have come from God, are returning to God, and therefore are capable of doing anything, including loving and washing the feet of someone very different from ourselves. Our inner garment is the image and likeness of God inside us. If we realize this, our world can really change because it is then that liberals and conservatives, pro-life and pro-choice, Catholics and Protestants, Jews and Arabs, Arabs and Christians, black and white, men and women, and people wounded in different ways can begin to stop demonizing each other and begin to reach across to each other, begin to feel sympathy for each other, and begin

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Looking into the eyes of hope Have you ever looked into the eyes of a woman who once expected loathing only to be given love? Who had feared rejection and received respect instead? Who suffered sorrow until suddenly surprised by joy? Those are the eyes of the women who have left jail or prison to rebuild their lives by way of the rehabilitation programs offered by the Sisters of Mercy in conjunction with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Along with shelter, counseling, job training, spiritual guidance and opportunities to finish high school or enroll in community college, women re-entering life after confinement have been lavished with a mix of acceptance and encouragement, allowing them to rebuild their shattered self-images with self-respect – a self-respect that comes with knowing they are now loved. Unconditionally. Their collision with nonjudgmental love has enabled the women to close the door on their troubled pasts and open new ones through which they pass to embark on lives that are initially indefinable, and as such frightening, but ultimately lives to be proud of. Emerging from despair is no easy accomplishment, nor are the testimonials of these once incarcerated women easy to read. I had the honor of speaking with several of them

at one of the St. Vincent de Paul fund raising dinners, and again at a recent luncheon. What I saw on their faces was tranquility, and what I heard was peace in the words, “My whole life has changed...” and, “Not a day passes that I don’t thank God for the help given me by the Center.” Notably absent is any bitterness, self-pity or blame. Whatever circumstances combined to derail their lives is no longer a point of reference. Having been given the emotional fortitude to leap aboard the opportunity train afforded them by the SVdP Catherine’s Center in San Mateo, the women have erased the dark parts of the past. By living in the moment they learn to look forward, not back. Helping these women is not a solitary affair. Many workers are involved in the ongoing activities of the Center. These men and women are tireless volunteers, generously giving of their time, money and expertise in the various categories formed by the program to address the unique needs of the women struggling to turn their lives around. Nonetheless, all the helpers would readily agree that it is the selfless Mercy Sisters under whom the women flourish. The Sisters inspire, encourage and see the best in these needy women to whom they reveal the God within themselves. In the SVdP Catherine Center, belonging to God and

to one another disallows viewing life in individualistic terms. Rather, being united in the ministry of kindness embraces all humanity. What is done for one is done for all through Christ who told us, “I am the vine, Jane L. Sears you are the branches. He who abides in me, bears much fruit....” The fruit produced in the ministry of the Catherine Center nourishes givers and receivers alike, embracing all in Christ. Because of the Mercy Sisters, the recovered women can thus echo the words of St. Paul after his own life-changing emergence, “I am alive, but it is no longer I but Christ living in me.” For more information on Catherine’s Center, visit www. svdp-sanmateoco.org/catherines.html or www.svdp-sanmateoco.org/contact.html Jane L. Sears is a freelance writer and member of Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame.

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A disease with no cure? A few months back, my daughter Monica and I were lunching with friends when the inimitable Joe Epstein interrupted the grey-beards’ football tales, turned to my daughter, and asked, “Do you have the disease?” Monica does a lot of theater work, which usually renders her immune to conversational eccentricity. But this one floored her. “The disease?” Yeah,” Joe replied. “Sports.” To which the only honest reply was, “Yes. I’ve got it.” She got it from her father. I’ve had it since 1957, which is as far as my sports memory takes me. By the end of 1958, though, I was completely hooked, the bait having been merely the greatest pro football game ever, the 1958 sudden-death NFL championship in which John Unitas, Raymond Berry and the Baltimore Colts took down the New York Giants of Frank Gifford and Sam Huff. In 50-plus years of the disease, I’ve watched my share of glorious thrillers, in person and on the tube. Thanks to my sainted grandfather Weigel, I was at the fourth and final game of the 1966 World Series and saw the Orioles’ Paul Blair, in full flight, leap majestically at the center field fence to rob the Dodgers’ Jim Lefebvre of a game-tying home run. I remember Carlton Fisk’s body-language, willing fair the shot he had hit into the dead of the Fenway night, the ball ricocheting off the foul pole to send Red Sox Nation into temporary ecstasy in 1975. I remember Team USA beating the wicked Soviets in the 1980 Olympic ice hockey semi-final, and I remem-

ber Duke’s Christian Laettner hitting an impossible buzzer-beater to finish Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA east regional. And I remember the disasters. In 1969, for example, I hit the trifecta of Big Apple-induced catastrophes: first, the “irresistible” Colts (as Sports Illustrated described them) lost Super Bowl III to the Jets (January); then the top-seeded Baltimore Bullets were skunked by the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA playoffs (March); after which the heavily-favored Orioles lost the World Series to the Mets (October); and there was no joy in Bal’mer. I remember staring, stunned, as Bill Buckner’s imitation of a croquet wicket cost the Red Sox the ‘86 Series. I can still see, in the slow-motion of my memory, a Gregg Olsen wild pitch that cost the Orioles a desperately needed game against the Blue Jays in 1989, thus effectively ending a miraculous season in which youthful enthusiasm seemed poised to beat the big bucks. (My older daughter’s tear stains are still visible in the scorebook.) And I remember the aforementioned Monica, in deep distress, calling me after Mike Mussina abandoned Baltimore for the dread Yankees: “Dad, Mike’s gone over to the Dark Side!” Thus my mental hard disk runneth over. Still, sifting through the detritus of the disease, one moment stands out above all the rest. It was 35 years ago: June 9, 1973, the Belmont Stakes. There hadn’t been a Triple Crown winner in a quarter-century; but hopes rode high, resting as they did on the giant chestnut shoulders of Secretariat, who had taken the Kentucky Derby

and the Preakness in record times. For the first six furlongs, Secretariat battled it out with old rival Sham. But then something happened that no one had ever seen before – or since. On the back stretch, George Weigel Secretariat shifted into a hitherto-unknown higher gear and pulled away from the field as if on equine afterburners. As the others dropped back, Secretariat went faster and faster still, seemingly inexhaustible, an unprecedented combination of majesty, power and grace. The glow of those two minutes and 24 seconds, still the fastest mile-and-a-half ever, remains undimmed today. Last summer, I visited a friend who had bred one of his horses, an Appaloosa, to a son of Secretariat. The resulting filly was rather small, where her grand-sire had been huge. But when you looked into her eyes, and marked how she held her head, there was an unmistakable sense of self. Don’t tell me that filly didn’t know she was the grand-daughter of the greatest. Whispering it in her ear was for me, not for her. George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Catholic San Francisco

June 27, 2008

Meet the Archdiocese’s newest permanent deacons candidates Archbishop Niederauer to ordain 5 in June 29, 3:30 p.m. rite at St. Mary’s Cathedral RAFEAL E. BROWN Wife’s full name: Lynn F. Song Parish: St. Matthew, San Mateo Family/personal background: Rafeal (“Rafe”) and Lynn were married at St. Dominic Church in San Francisco. They now have four children (RC, Katherine, Noah and Mary) and live in San Mateo. During the course of their formation they served at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Alma Via assisted living center and St. Matthew. Current job: Vice president of Treasury and Tax at salesforce.com in San Francisco Diaconate plans after ordination: Rafe hopes to continue serving St. Matthew, where two of his children will attend school. Hobbies/interests: • Spending time with my family • Gardening • Reading RAWDAN (“SIMON”) S.K. TSUI Wife’s full name: Katherina Law Parish: St. Mary’s Chinese Mission-Holy Family, San Francisco Family/personal background: Married with two college-age daughters; born in mainland China, grew up in Hong Kong, emigrated to the United States in 1976; converted to Catholicism and was baptized Easter 1991.Has been serving on parish council for 16 years. Graduated from UC Berkeley. Retired from UC after 22 years of service. “God is good, beautiful and God is in my life.” Current job: Works for building developer as coordinator/office manager/director of IT Diaconate plans after ordination: Focus more on evangelization and community service. Hobbies/interests: • Singing: member of the Chinese Community Chorus in Richmond • Dancing: chairman of board of Chinese Folk Dance Association • Helping anyone with computer, network or electronic problems • Teaching English as a second language WILFREDO E. SEVILLA Wife’s full name: Gloria C. Sevilla Parish: Corpus Christi, San Francisco Family/personal background: Married June 1, 1959; classroom teacher at Corpus Christi School for 23 years; blessed with four children and eight grandchildren; bachelor of law (LLB) graduate, 1962, Philippines; member, Philippine Bar, 1963; formerly a major in the armed forces of the Philippines; office of the Judge Advocate General. Current job: Realtor and loan consultant Diaconate plans after ordination: Continue my preaching ministry. Help my wife, Gloria, in her music ministry; any assignment given to me by the Archdiocese. Hobbies/interests: • Reading • Golf • Gardening MICHAEL FRANCIS CURRAN Marital status: widowed Parish: St. Dominic, San Francisco Family/personal background: Born in 1949 in Chicago, the oldest of five; I have five grown children – Michael, Dennis, Robert, Patrick and Elizabeth. I have 10 grandchildren (11th on the way). Current job: Supervisor (administrative/analyst specialist) in facilities at San Francisco State University Diaconate plans after ordination: Parish ministry as needed, especially outreach to poor, homeless and marginalized. Hobbies/interests: • San Francisco Giants fan – share season tickets with my sons • History buff • I enjoy reading and baking bread the “old fashioned” way – no bread machine RICHARD GRANT Wife’s full name: Claire Carter Grant Parish: St. Matthew, San Mateo Family/personal background: Born and raised in Tulsa, Okla. Attended Georgetown University (1984) and Columbia Business School (1992). Spent 10 years in New York before moving to Bay Area in 1993. Lives in San Mateo with wife and children: Carter 8, James 6, and Olivia 3. Current job: Managing director in the financial services industry he is involved with institutional fixed-income sales and trading. Diaconate plans after ordination: Detention ministry with St. Vincent de Paul and liturgical ministry with St. Matthew in San Mateo. Hobbies/interests: • Tennis, college basketball and college football • Music (plays bass guitar and is learning acoustic guitar) • His children’s baseball and soccer (“ I’m very involved with their teams.”)

June 27, 2008

Catholic San Francisco

Father Joe Bradley Living ‘with another person’s heart beating within my body’ Father Joseph Bradley underwent heart transplant surgery on Aug. 6, 2005. Ordained for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1991, the priest shares here the spiritual, emotional and physical story of his road to new life. Former president of Junipero Serra High School, Father Bradley serves today at St. Gregory Parish in San Mateo. For extensive background on organ transplants, he recommends readers visit www.optn.org. Dr. Theresa Demarco, Director of the Heart and Lung Transplant Unit at UCSF Medical Center, sat back in her chair and looked me in the eye. “In the last year,” she began, “we have performed two surgeries on your heart, and implanted a pacemaker and a defibrillator, and yet it continues to fall into failure. We are out of options; you need a heart transplant.” All my life I feared such a diagnosis and recommendation. My Dad died of heart disease at 51. His three sisters also died of heart disease, as did his youngest brother. The middle brother is doing quite well, 15 years after receiving a heart transplant at Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois. In the spirit of fairness, Mom also died of heart disease as did both her brothers, the youngest of whom died at 38. Yes indeed, mention heart disease to my family and the whole clan will immediately jump to attention. “I will set up a few more additional tests and interviews,” Dr. DeMarco concluded, “then we’ll see about having you placed on the national donor list.” Three weeks later, after another bout of heart failure, I was placed on the donor list and readmitted to UCSF. I would spend the next two months on the 10th floor of the Cardiac Unit, waiting for a new heart. Life on the donor list was a spiritual and emotional challenge. I have always made my own choices and controlled my path and destiny. This was different. I had absolutely no control over the present and even less over the future. Finding a donor is itself a daunting task. Indeed, in the United States alone there are 99,000 men, women and children waiting for an organ transplant, including hearts. Roughly 6,000 organ transplants are performed annually, among them hearts, lungs and kidneys. The regulations are strict and uncompromising: to even consider the possibility of a heart transplant, the donor and recipient must share the same blood type. In addition, there is a host of antigen bodies that also must match. Finally, the donated heart must reasonably be the same size as the original heart of the recipient. That’s a whole lotta “ifs.” Of course, all those conditions are irrelevant unless the family of the donor approves the transplantation, a decision they must make at a time of profound sorrow. I remember feeling very restless and edgy as I considered the possibilities ahead, and I have to admit I was finding it difficult to pray. The problem was I didn’t know what to pray for. The truth was that for me to live meant that someone else had to die, and I found that unspeakable. What if he or she was married? What if the donor had children? How can you wish or “pray” for good fortune at the expense of another? It seemed to violate everything Jesus preached and lived. During this period of waiting, Bishop John Wester was a frequent visitor. He would bring Holy Communion, offer a prayer and blessing and then spend time with my family. One night he stopped by and I spoke with him about my struggle with prayer. I explained that I honestly didn’t know what to pray for,

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By Father Joe Bradley

‘The truth was that for me to live meant that someone else had to die, and I found that unspeakable. … How can you wish or pray for good fortune at the expense of another? It seemed to violate everything Jesus preached and lived.’ or even how to pray under these conditions. By this time, I was on oxygen 24/7, and was receiving intravenous medications to keep the heart as regulated as possible. Bishop Wester leaned forward and said, “Your doctors are keeping your heart and body at rest. Maybe we can try the same approach with your spirit. Maybe this isn’t the time to ask or say anything. Maybe this is the time to just rest within our Lord’s care and love.” With that, he placed his hands over my forehead and offered a prayer for me to know, to feel, and to rest, in God’s healing and abundant love. It was a turning point in my spiritual struggle. Prayer became less about “doing” and more about “being.” Simply put, I just let the Lord love me through the moments of anxiety and fear. I rarely uttered a word, choosing instead to focus on his love while quietly settling within a spiritual relationship that would last forever. For me, the key to “staying in the fight” was not to fight. It reminded me of St. Paul’s admonition: “It is when I am weak that I am strong. My grace is enough for you.” At rest in his love, I could feel the healing spirit of his grace, and the anxiety and fear slowly faded as my trust increased. In the weeks to follow, I was blessed by visits and prayer from a wide variety of parishes and communities throughout the Archdiocese. I received prayer cards and visits from students and faculty I taught and worked with at Serra High School, and I knew of the prayers and Mass intentions I received from St. Catherine Parish where I lived in residence while serving at Serra.

ICF spearheads heart transplant effort Italian Catholic Federation Branch 63 is spearheading a fundraising campaign for the ongoing and upcoming medical expenses of ICF member Rick Murray, who is now a candidate for a heart transplant. For information, contact Virginia Fuentes at vcf34@ yahoo.com. Checks may be made payable to ICF S.M. District, Rick Murray Fund and mailed to ICF, 2414 De Koven Ave., Belmont 94002.

Each and every morning, a eucharistic minister from St. John of God Parish would stop by with Communion and a prayerful blessing. Even the men I taught and visited at the county jail sent a card with words of encouragement. I took Bishop Wester’s advice. I simply rested within the care and support of the larger community. ANOINTING OF THE SICK I have been a priest for 17 years and I have anointed hundreds of people. However, I had never been anointed. But after a particularly tough day, a day when I received almost hourly doses of nitroglycerin for my heart, Bishop Wester again stopped by and I used the opportunity to say, “I think it’s time. I think we are getting close. Would you please anoint me?” And, so, for the first time in my life, I received the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. Bishop Wester, in the presence of my sister and brother, anointed me. There are simply no words to describe the peace I felt. Over the years, I have spoken to many people and even taught high school students and RCIA candidates about the grace of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. But I must say that while it is one thing to offer the sacrament, it is quite another to receive it. I felt absolutely ready for anything. As Bishop Wester left I thanked him for all the care and support he had given me and my entire family. The following day, Dr. DeMarco spoke with me and explained that tests revealed my heart was showing increasing signs of failure. I remember listening to her words and saying, “It’s so ironic that we spend so much of our lives defining ourselves. I am Catholic, I am Irish, I am a man, I am a woman, I am white, I am black -- all the things we use to identify ourselves. But, when it’s you on the gurney hoping for another chance at life, none of those titles or definitions matter. Because, right now, at this moment, you could give me a white heart, a black heart, a Jewish heart, a Muslim heart, a male heart, a female heart, a straight heart or a gay heart and it absolutely would not matter! If it’s a human heart

and God wills it and my donor family allows it, I will thank you every day of my life by living in service to God and God’s people.” Now, as a reader, you might call it luck. You might even proclaim it as “good fortune.” But I never will. Because just two days after being anointed, Dr. Dana McGlothlin, a member of the transplant team, calmly walked into Room 2124 and gently said, “Joe, we think we have a heart.” “I need you to stay calm. We should have confirmation within the hour. In the meantime, don’t call anyone. Just keep this to yourself until the final decision is made.” Dr. McGlothlin was barely out the door when I violated all her instructions and began calling family, friends and just about everyone I ever met in my life. Phone calls complete, I remember adjusting the oxygen mask and IVs to slip out of the bed and hit my knees in prayer. I thanked God and knelt with him asking that he love and take care of my donor, especially his or her family. Then I called Bishop John Wester. Less than a half hour later, Dr. Demarco and Dr. McGlothlin reappeared. The donor heart was a perfect match. Surgery was scheduled for 8 that night. THE TRANSPLANT The day was filled with visits from family, friends and brother priests. Prayer was the common thread that held us together. We prayed the Rosary asking our Blessed Mother for protection, and we asked her to bless and watch over my donor and family. We thanked God for this new chance at life. Throughout the day, I continued my practice of Centering Prayer, quietly remaining still within God’s healing love. Completely settled within his love and care, I had no fear about the surgery. I was ready. I was not alone. The hand of God was at work. I felt prayers from the entire Church community. The Transplant Unit at UCSF is a constant whirlwind of energy and emotion, and the night of my surgery was no exception. At 7:30, a nurse entered the room and explained that the transplant team was performing another surgery and mine would be backed up until 10 p.m. At 9:30, the same nurse returned and said the transplant was pushed back until midnight as the team was completing the earlier surgery. At 11:30 p.m., she announced, “OK, the team has just completed a double lung transplant (I didn’t know such a thing was possible) and they would like to get a little rest before bringing you down . So, your transplant is now scheduled for 4 a.m.” I replied, “Tell the team to get all the rest they need! Because at 4 this morning, I need them ready. No fumbles on the goal line!” If everything goes well, a heart transplant takes about six hours. After a final prayer with my family and several nurses from the unit who joined us, I was brought into surgery at 4 a.m. and was in recovery by 10:30. Dr. DeMarco and Dr. McGlothlin were right. My new heart was a perfect match. When I woke up I couldn’t believe the immediate difference. I felt fantastic! I felt so good that 12 hours post-transplant I was sitting in a huge chair in the ICU room watching highlights of the Giants on ESPN while sipping a chocolate protein shake. Unbelievable. The very next day, the staff had me up and walking. Remarkably, I was discharged and allowed to go home 11 days post transplant. AFTERMATH It has been almost three years since my heart transplant. As with all life, there are some bumps in the road of recovery, but nothing the Lord can’t handle. There are times during the day and night when I reach over and place my hand on my heart and feel its strong and steady beat. I cannot begin to describe what it’s like to walk around with another person’s heart beating within my body. It is way beyond humbling. FR. JOE BRADLEY, page 25

Catholic San Francisco

June 27, 2008

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Acts 12:1-11; Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:18 A READING FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ACTS 12:1-11 In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them. He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. It was the feast of Unleavened Bread. He had him taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover. Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the Church was fervently being made to God on his behalf. On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison. Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.” The chains fell from his wrists. The angel said to him, “Put on your belt and your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.” So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter recovered his senses and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting.” RESPONSORIAL PSALM 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R. The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will hear me and be glad. R. The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him. Glorify the Lord with me, let us together extol his name. I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. R. The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him. Look to him that you may be radiant

with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. When the poor one called out, the Lord heard, and from all his distress he saved him. R. The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Taste and see how good the Lord is; blessed the man who takes refuge in him. R. The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him. A READING FROM ST. PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY 2 TM 4:6-8, 17-18 I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance. The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly Kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen. A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW MT 16:13-19 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Scripture reflection FATHER BILL NICHOLAS

Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul launches ‘Year of St. Paul’ I have often wondered how differently we might understand the role of our Holy Father if our tradition had seen him as the successor of both Peter and Paul, not just Peter. I am not, however, suggesting a new radical way of approaching one of our most cherished institutions, but the reason this has often come to mind is that in many places, particularly in Rome itself, Paul gets equal billing with Peter. For example, in many artistic images of the Apostles, including one in the chapel of our own St. Patrick’s Seminary, St. Paul stands with Peter in the center of the group. In St. Peter’s Square in Rome, the Apostles and John the Baptist stand with Christ high above the front of St. Peter’s Basilica, but down below in the square itself are the large statues of both Peter and Paul. Even the feast we celebrate this Sunday is not the feast of one or the other; remarkable considering Peter was the first of the Apostles and Paul was the great theologian of the New Testament. Indeed there is no single feast for Peter (except that of his chair – Feb. 22) or Paul (except that of his conversion – Jan. 25). Rather, June 29 is celebrated as the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, together. This year, on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, we take note that the successor of Peter has called on the Church to celebrate a year of St. Paul, the “thirteenth apostle” of our New Testament tradition. Unlike previous years of observation declared by the Holy Father – Marian Year, Year of the Eucharist, etc. – a Year of St. Paul carries with it a particularly scriptural, evangelical and theological bend. It is scriptural in that most of what we know of Paul, and virtually all of Pauline teaching and tradition, comes from the New Testament writings. Paul is a main character in the Acts of the Apostles, while he wrote or is attributed to more than half of the New Testament epistles. Thirteen out of 27 books of the New Testament have his name associated with them. It is evangelical in that most of Paul’s activities in the Acts of the Apostles are missionary journeys to spread the Gospel to the Gentile communities of the Roman Empire and presumably (Acts 25:11-12) to the emperor himself! It is theological in that Paul is very much the theologian of the New Testament. Some scholars speak of the “Gospel According to Paul” referring to the epistles which, while not biographies of Jesus, nonetheless express “good news” of the mystery of our salvation in Christ. It is in the epistles that Paul makes many of the connections between Jewish scripture and tradition, and their fulfillment in

Jesus; between the mystery of Christ and our call as his followers, the Church. While Paul is not a character in any of the Gospels, some scholars suggest his influence in at least three of them – particularly Mark, believed to have been a resource for Matthew and Luke. Indeed, a theology of the Eucharistic Sacrifice (1 Cor. 11:17-34), including the very formula of the Last Supper used in the Mass (1 Cor. 11:23-26), was put into writing by Paul before it was ever included in any of the Gospels. Finally, and perhaps most importantly to us as a worshiping community, Paul is read during the vast majority of the Sundays and Solemnities when the Church gathers to celebrate the Eucharist. With few exceptions, the Second Reading is usually taken from one of the letters St. Paul wrote to the various communities of the early Church. As part of our Scripture, Paul continues to evangelize to us who hear his writings read to us week after week. Pope Benedict, the successor of St. Peter and, himself an exceptional theologian, has given us a great gift in declaring this Year of St. Paul. There are few, if any, devotions centered on Paul. Yet there are also few, if any, schools of theology or traditions of Church teaching that are not grounded in the writings of the Pauline tradition. Indeed any reflection on the life and legacy of St. Paul is invariably a reflection on the very foundations of our faith as expressed throughout the centuries by gifted and inspired theologians, beginning with St. Paul. For us priests, it will be a particular challenge (but in my mind a welcome one) to dedicate our preaching throughout this year to the Second Readings read during the Mass (rather than the First and the Gospel). In this way we can effectively make this Year of Paul a tangible part of the lives and worship of our parishioners. (I for one hope we are encouraged to do so by the parishioners themselves; so, folks, feel free to get on our cases.) So as we begin our Year of Paul on this Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, let us proceed through this year with particular attention to Paul as he continues his missionary work among us today, proclaiming his Gospel, explaining his theology and helping us grow in our understanding of faith in and through his writings in our Sacred Scripture. Father Bill Nicholas is parochial vicar at Our Lady of Loretto, Novato, and author of “I Saw the World End: An Introduction to the Bible’s Apocalyptic Literature.” (PHOTO BY DAN MORRIS-YOUNG/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)

Lasallian Youth Assembly gives week of help, energy Several Catholic ministries are among San Francisco organizations helping those in need to have benefited from the volunteer energy and enthusiasm of 85 members of the Lasallian Youth Assembly this week. Overseen by two dozen collegiate mentors and adults, the high school students from the western U.S. based themselves at the University of San Francisco but fanned out during the day in teams to entities including Mission Dolores School, DeMarillac Academy, Catholic Youth Organization, and St. Dominic Parish’s Lima Center. Among other service venues were Alemany Farm, the San Francisco Food Bank, Project Open Hand, Meals on Wheels, Hamilton Family Shelter, and San Francisco AIDS Walk, the Salvation Army, and Hospitality House.

When not doing hands-on work around the City, the attendees prayed, listened to speakers, held discussions and recreated. The group was welcomed at the outset by Jesuit Father Stephen Privett, USF president. The event is sponsored by the western province of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. Lima Center at St. Dominic Parish provides breakfast for those in need four days per week, lunch on Tuesdays, showers and laundry, rest and respite. For more information on the center, contact Dominican Sister Anne Bertain at annebop@ stdominics.org. Volunteers are welcome. Coordinator of the Lasallian Youth Assembly week is Marilyn Paquette of the provincial office. “This is the ninth Lasallian Youth Assembly and the first one to be held in San Francisco,” she said.

Before heading off to their duties, Lasallian Youth Assembly members helping at St. Dominic Parish’s Lima Center pose with its director, Dominican Sister Anne Bertain (third from left). From left: Julie Cozzetto, Yakima, Wash.; Ben Beering, Concord; Antoinette Santos, Milwaukee, Ore.; Nick Vielhauer, Denver, Colo., and Chris Swain, a teacher at Justin-Siena High School, Napa.

June 27, 2008

Letters . . . ■ Continued from page 16 decide what is right for me.” This eliminates the concept of right and wrong. The Marriage Protection Act, which will be on the November ballot as the result of 1.1 million petition signatures, will protect families by “amending the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” So, can those who support same-sex marriage call themselves Catholic? Perhaps “cafeteria Catholic” would be more appropriate. Peggy Bartley San Rafael

What about children? I am saddened to see so much of the debate about same-sex marriage focuses on providing equal “rights” to same-sex partners with little to no attention given to the impact of same-sex marriage on children. The institute of marriage reaches much deeper than the desires of two consenting adults. Marriage, as a union of one man and one woman, is a societal good and foundational precisely because it provides the family structure that is most beneficial to and protective of the well-being of children. Children need both a mother and a father. The take-home message for kids regarding same-sex marriage is that mothers and fathers are interchangeable. I ask you, could your mother replace your father or your father your mother? The unavoidable consequence of same-sex marriage is to deny children of their

fundamental right to a mother and a father as parents. Two mommies and a sperm donor can hardly compare with a mother and a father. Proponents of same-sex marriage argue that a two- “parent” home (two mothers or two fathers) is better than a single-parent home. There are many fallacies in this comparison, but most notably is the fact that we as a society do not uphold single-parent homes as an ideal. The ideal home for children is a mother and a father – married. Furthermore, the difference between two mothers and a single mother is that in the latter instance we recognize something (or more pointedly someone) is missing. We have all sorts of programs to try and make up for the lack of either a mother or a father in single-parent homes. The sanctioning of same-sex marriage nullifies that a mother and a father is essential in the life of a child. We must secure the sanctity of marriage for the sake of our children. This duty must be upheld irrespective of the love we have for homosexual persons in our families, communities and work places. I urge my Catholic brothers and sisters, regardless of their sexual orientation, to consider this debate from the perspective of a child. Dolores Meehan San Francisco

Political pandering The time has come and gone for our Church to lay down the law on renegade politicians who call themselves members of the Roman Catholic Church yet spit in the Church’s face every time they violate basic moral precepts and teachings of the Church. I am a lifelong member of the San Francisco

Archdiocese and I for one have had it with these phony, self-serving, so-called Catholic, elected persons. San Francisco’s Mayor and its city attorney, let alone their lackeys who profess to be Catholics, deserve to be publicly rebuked by our Archdiocese for their untenable position of supporting and promoting marriages of same sex couples. The latter named individuals cannot serve two masters. Indeed, by virtue of their virulent public positions relative to same-sex marriage, they have chosen to serve Caesar at the expense of their creator. The politicians craftily express their outrage that not to allow these marriages is a civil rights violation. How cunning. They would have the unknowing believe that this is the right thing to do. It’s not the right thing to do. They shame their Christian and Catholic faith to pander to a group that they need to get elected. These politicians have gotten elected to serve not the people, but their own narrow vision. In truth, they have lost their moral compass and have fallen to the depths of moral bankruptcy. The real test of our San Francisco Catholics will be in this November’s election. Will they follow the glamour and empty promises of pagan politicians or will they stand for what is right? When the priests of our Archdiocese stand publicly with the teachings of our Church, then, and only then, will we truly see the denial of Caesar and commitment to our Catholic faith. There are those who say we must not vilify these elected people, but pray for them. I say we can do both. I urge every Catholic – liberal, conser-

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vative or middle-of-the road – to support the sanctity of marriage by voting for the California constitutional amendment in defining marriage as the sacred pairing of a man and woman. Peter J. Fatooh San Francisco

Legal turmoil coming The California Supreme Court ruled to ignore the will of Californians and allow same-sex “marriages” to start on June 17, despite the pending vote this November on the Protect Marriage amendment. In doing so, the court chose nationwide legal chaos and demonstrated no concern for the legal turmoil it will inflict on the entire country. The actions of this court will make the 2000 Florida presidential recount seem like a high school debate, as couples will now flood into our state, get “married,” and start to file legal challenges to force their radical redefinition of marriage upon the nation. It is hard to believe that the founding fathers would have supported the idea of four justices in California re-defining marriage for everyone else. But while people of faith may have lost this battle, we have not lost the war. Bay Area Catholics have an opportunity this fall to get involved in the effort to preserve the sanctity of marriage by passing the Protect Marriage amendment in November. Please visit the website www.protectmarriage.com to find out how you can help in this effort. Frank Sullivan San Francisco

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NEW YORK (CNS) – Yes, Virginia, there was life before cell phones. For proof, see “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl” (Picturehouse/ New Line). This charming chronicle of a 10-yearold aspiring reporter’s (Abigail Breslin) experiences during the Great Depression in Cincinnati brings the titular series of dolls and children’s books to the big screen (three made-for-television films about other characters have aired since 2004). As Kit surveys the world of 1934 from the safety of her backyard treehouse, a number of adult-size problems are headed her way. Having lost his job, her car salesman father (Chris O’Donnell) departs for Chicago to look for work. To stave off foreclosure, her calm, level-headed mother (Julia Ormond) takes in a collection of colorful boarders (Joan Cusack, Glenne Headly, Zach Mills and Colin Mochrie, among others), relegating Kit to the attic. When indigent teen Will (Max Thieriot) and his younger traveling companion, Countee (Willow Smith), arrive in town, Kit befriends them, and her mother feeds them in exchange for their doing odd jobs. This exemplary

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compassion comes despite the disapproval of some of her friends and the suspicions that fall on hobos generally. Will introduces Kit to the social life and

makes off with her mother’s meager savings, and the police accuse Will, intrepid Kit devotes her considerable energies to clearing him. “Little Miss Sunshine” Oscar nominee Breslin, who starred most recently in “Nim’s Island,” continues to prove why she’s one of the most appealing of child performers, whether she’s standing her ground with sourpuss Shawn or quietly mourning her father’s downfall and subsequent absence. Director Patricia Rozema’s warm adaptation – as scripted by Ann Peacock from stories by Valerie Tripp – presents a somewhat sanitized, Waltons-style view of the era. But this pleasingly innocent tale of a quieter, though hardly carefree time, which has Julia Roberts as co-executive producer, fosters persistence in pursuing goals, opposes stereotyping and will likely hit a bull’s-eye with targeted tweens. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-I – general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G – general audiences. Mulderig is on the staff of the USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting. More reviews are available online at www.usccb.org/movies.

moral code of the local homeless camp, giving her fodder for the series of articles she’s hoping to sell irascible newspaper editor Mr. Gibson (Wallace Shawn). But after a robber

‘Get Smart’ – a good natured and deftly balanced film NEW YORK (CNS) – The pop culture cross-pollination continues apace with “Get Smart” (Warner Bros.), the good-natured update of the fondly remembered 1960s TV series created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. Steve Carell has inherited the role of gadget-happy secret agent Maxwell Smart immortalized by Don Adams, and he’s perfectly cast. Alternately bungling and clever, Carell makes an endearing protagonist throughout. In the old Barbara Feldon role of beauteous Agent 99, Max’s reluctant partner, Anne Hathaway makes a delightful foil and romantic interest, and pairs well with Carell. Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember’s script shows us how Max first became an agent after serving as an analyst for CONTROL, the agency single-mindedly devoted to battling the evil KAOS crime syndicate. Though Max yearned for this promotion, and passed the requisite exam, he was held back, as CONTROL’s chief (Alan Arkin) was reluctant to lose a good analyst. That all changes when KAOS nearly destroys CONTROL headquarters, and compromises the identities of its operatives worldwide. After toiling in the shadow of the imposing Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson), Max finally gets his appointment. Rounding out the CONTROL staff are the two gadget inventors, Bruce (Masi Oka) and Lloyd (Nate Torrence), and bullying agents, 91 (Terry Crews) and Larabee (David Koechner). Max and 99 are dispatched to Russia to battle boss Siegfried

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(Terence Stamp), and his beleaguered sidekick Shtarker (Ken Davitian) and brutish hit man Dalip (Dalip Singh). Director Peter Segal deftly balances action, comedy and sentiment, with quite a few pearly moments, such as Max’s impromptu dance with a heavyset woman at a high-toned political soiree, his men’s room encounter with some sinister Russians, his dexterous avoidance of painful laser beams while crossing a room, that is, until he notices a rat under his jacket.

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There is some light political satire with James Caan having fun embodying a U.S. president not unlike our present chief executive. There are no overt sexual elements and the action sequences – some, like Max, 99 and Dalip in prolonged free fall from a plane – are never gory; nor is the comedy gross or mean-spirited. Still, some of the language, sight gags and innuendo are adult in nature, and arguably still strong enough to preclude the youngest viewers, though the innuendo would no doubt be way above their heads. The film contains much comic action violence including killings, light sexual references and innuendo, some crude language and crass expressions, a vulgar gesture and brief rear-male nudity; it’s acceptable for older teens. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III – adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 – parents strongly cautioned. Forbes is director of the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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St. Mary’s Cathedral Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco – (415) 567-2020 July 15, 7:15 p.m., Cathedral Event Center, Hall C: “St. Bonaventure: Preaching and Teaching the Love of God.” Free of charge, all are welcome. Talks are followed by a reception with light refreshments. Presented by Stephen C. Cordova of the St. Anthony of Padua Institute. For more information, contact stephencordova@yahoo.com. Free parking is available in Cathedral lot. July 23, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Cathedral Event Center, Monsignor Bowe Room: A free Grief Support Workshop. Presenter: Barbara Elordi, MFT, director of the archdiocesan Grief Care ministry. For further details, please call Sister Esther at ext. 218. Aug. 12, 7:15 p.m.; Cathedral Event Center, Hall C: “St. Clare: The Hidden Evangelizer.” Free; all are welcome. The lecture will focus on this lifelong friend and spiritual sister to St. Francis of Assisi, principal patron of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Talk is followed by a reception with light refreshments. Presented by Stephen C. Cordova of the St. Anthony of Padua Institute. For more information, contact stephencordova@yahoo.com. Free parking in the Cathedral lot.

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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) 366-3802. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sister Patricia at (650) 589-2800. Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo; call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650. St. Isabella, San Rafael; call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato; call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. San Francisco: St. Dominic; call Deacon Chuck McNeil at (415) 567-7824; St. Finn Barr (bilingual); call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823. St. Gabriel; call Elaine Khalaf at (415) 564-7882. Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo; call Barbara Elordi at (415) 6145506. Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Children’s Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 5581015. Information regarding grief ministry in general: call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

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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. 1st Friday at 7:30 p.m.: Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013. Tuesdays at 6 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, San Francisco with Rob Grant. Call (415) 397-0113. 2nd Friday at 8 p.m.: Our Lady of the Pillar, 400 Church St. in Half Moon Bay. Call Cheryl Fuller at (650) 726-2249. 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.: Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Contact Benedictine Father Martin at (650) 851-6133 for directions or information. July 12, Aug. 15, 8 p.m.: Refresh your soul … with a moment of peace and quiet … away from the busyness of life … listen to beautiful music … join others in prayer and song around the cross … offer your restlessness and worries to Jesus, the One who understands … let the longing in our world and yours meet in Jesus the One who heals. Location: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Motherhouse Chapel, 43326 Mission Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539. For further information, please contact Maria Shao, (408) 839-2068 or maria49830@aol.com

Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: Tiburon, St. Hilary: Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775. Ross, St. Anselm: (415) 4532342. Greenbrae, St. Sebastian: Jean Mariani (415) 461-7060. Mill Valley, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Rick Dullea (415) 388-4190. Sausalito, St. Mary Star of the Sea: Lloyd Dulbecco (415) 331-7949. San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, Michael Adams (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, Lee Gallery (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus (415) 6648590; St. Paul of the Shipwreck, Deacon Larry Chatmon and Loretta Chatmon (415) 468-3434. San Mateo County: San Mateo – St. Bartholomew: Donna Salinas (650) 347-0701, ext. 14; St. Matthew: Deacon Jim Shea (650) 344-7622. Burlingame – St. Catherine of Siena: Silvia Chiesa (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels: Holy Names Sister Pat Hunter (650) 375-8023. Half Moon Bay, Our Lady of the Pillar: Meghan (650) 726-4337.

Tridentine Mass The traditional Latin Mass according to texts and rubrics from before Vatican II is celebrated at locations and times below. First Friday of the month, 7 p.m.: St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Rd. at Glen Way in East Palo Alto. Mass is followed by Benediction. For more information, call (650) 322-2152. Sundays at 12:15 p.m.: Holy Rosary Chapel at St. Vincent School for Boys. For more information, call St. Isabella Parish at (415) 479-1560.

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June 28: Eduardo Verastegui, star of the film “Bella,” is special guest at annual dinner and auction of Our Lady’s Ministry at St. Veronica Parish Hall, 434 Alida Way in South San Francisco, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25. Contact Katie Bruno at (415) 664-2100 or kathleenbruno@gmail.com.

Young Ladies Institute, Dolores #7, celebrated its 120th year at St. Cecilia Church in March. The happy occasion brought a visit from YLI Grand President DeMova Barrett, seen here with Dolores #7 president, Rose Marie Azinheira, right, and YLI District Deputy Michele Smethurst, left. Breakfast Club meets at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd. in Greenbrae for Mass at 7 a.m. with breakfast and talk following. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice is first guest of the new year Sept. 5. Archbishop George H. Niderauer will preside Dec. 5. Presentation Oct. 3 will address upcoming elections and Nov. 7 gathering offers opportunity to learn more about the Knights and Dames of Malta. Members breakfast $7/visitors $10. Call (415) 461-0704 weekdays or email sugaremy@aol.com.

TV/Radio Sunday, 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding. Saturday, 4 p.m.: Religious programming in Cantonese over KVTO 1400 AM, co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry and Chinese Young Adults of the Archdiocese. 1st Sunday, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: “Mosaic,” featuring conversations on current Catholic issues. 3rd Sunday, 5:30 a.m., KRON Channel 4: “For Heaven’s Sake,” featuring conversations about Catholic spirituality. KSFB Catholic Radio 1260 AM offers daily Mass, rosary and talk on the faith – visit www.ihradio.org

Reunions Star of the Sea Elementary School will mark its 100th year in 2009. Graduates, former students, staff and friends of Star of the Sea Grade School and its now closed sister-school, Star of the Sea Academy, are invited to call (415) 221-8558 or e-mail centennial@staroftheseasf.com. Events marking the occasion include opening rites, dances, golf outings and wine tastings.

Prayer July 4, 5, 6: San Francisco International Marian Conference, at Crowne Plaza Hotel Conference Center, 1221 Chess Dr., Foster City. Five popular speakers will address conference theme of “Mary, Queen of the Apostles.” Weekend also includes Mass and charismatic devotions. For ticket information as well as times and more

U.S. citizenship workshop set for St. Peter’s A workshop to reach out to the estimated 41,000 persons in San Francisco who are potentially eligible for “United States citizenship but have not begun the process of becoming citizens” has been scheduled for July 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Peter Parish Hall, 1261 Alabama St., San Francisco. The Spanish-and-English-languages event is being supported by the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Catholic Charities CYO of the Archdiocese, the Irish Immigration Pastoral Center, and the San Francisco Organizing Project as well as some individual Catholic parishes in San Francisco, a news release stated. According to planners, topics will include background and instruction on applying for U.S. citizenship, where to seek free legal immigration assistance, and teaching “immigrants about their rights in case of immigration raids.” For further information, call Lorena Melgarejo at (415) 724-4987 or Claire Bohman at (415) 821-5000. A subcommittee of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee met June 4, the second time in less than a year it has convened to examine medical treatment of immigrant detainees in government facilities. Since 2003, more than 80 detainees have died in the custody of or shortly after leaving an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility, according to a Catholic News Service report.

details, visit www.straphaelministries.org or call (800) 456-4197. July 5: First Saturday Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma at 11 a.m. Call (650) 756-2060.

Lectures July 2, 9 and 16, 5 p.m.: University of San Francisco summer lecture series, “The Evolution of Moral Theology,” featuring Jesuit scholar Father James F. Keenan, professor of moral theology at Boston College. All lectures will be at the Handlery Dining Room of the Lone Mountain campus, Turk Boulevard at Parker Avenue. For more information, call (415) 422-5200.

Single, Divorced, Separated Information about Bay Area single, divorced and separated programs are available from Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at (415) 422-6698. Ongoing support groups for the separated and divorced take place at St. Bartholomew Parish, 300 Columbia Dr. at Alameda de las Pulgas, in San Mateo, first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. in the Spiritual Center and first and third Wednesdays of the month at St. Stephen parish hall, Eucalyptus and 23rd Ave. in San Francisco next to Stonestown Mall at 7:30 p.m. Call Gail at (650) 591-8452 or Joanne at (650) 347-0701. Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639 for information. Third Saturdays: The potluck is back and being held at St. Bartholomew Parish in San Mateo. Gather at 6 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room of the parish hall at 600 Columbia Dr., just uphill from the church, which is at the corner of Alameda de las Pulgas and Crystal Springs Rd. in San Mateo. Call Gail (650) 591-8452, or Vonnie (650) 873-4236 for more information or directions..

Consolation Ministry Grief support groups meet at the following parishes. San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame; call Debbie Simmons at (650) 558-

Serra Club July 10, noon: Regular meeting and lunch of the Serra Club of San Francisco at Italian American Social Club, 25 Russia St., off Mission St. in San Francisco. Speaker is Father Andrew Johnson of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and a major force in establishing Catholic Radio’s KSFB 1260 AM. Non-members welcome. Call Paul Crudo at (415) 566-8224 or e-mail pecrudodds@aol.com

Vocations July 12, Aug. 15, 8 p.m.: Refresh your soul … with a moment of peace and quiet … away from the busyness of life; listen to beautiful music; join others in prayer and song around the cross; offer your restlessness and worries to Jesus, the One who understands; let the longing in our world and yours meet in Jesus the One who heals. Location: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Motherhouse Chapel, 43326 Mission Blvd. Fremont. For further information, contact Maria Shao, (408) 839-2068 or maria49830@aol.com

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired. Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, S.F. 94109, or fax it to (415) 614-5633, or e-mail burket@sfarchdiocese.org.

Seminary schedules major fundraisers St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park begins its 110th year with two major fundraising events. An Aug. 23, 2 p.m. concert at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco will feature the music of well-known Catholic musician John Angotti, supported by choirs from St. Francis High School in Mountain View and Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park. Tickets are $75 general admission; $25 students. The second event will be an invitationonly Four Pillars Gala Sept. 19 honoring Archbishop George H. Niederauer. Also set for

the Cathedral, the evening takes its name from the four pillars of formation – human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral. Featured will be entertainment by Diana Stork of Festival of Harps as well as an exclusive wine auction. “The fundraisers will help St. Patrick’s Seminary and University address growth in enrollment for incoming seminarians as well as programs and services for priests at the Vatican II Institute,” said Jerry Cashman, director of advancement at the school. For more information, call (650) 325-5621, ext. 104 or visit www.stpatricksseminary.org.

Peter’s Pence Collection June 28-29 The annual Peter’s Pence Collection will be taken in parishes of the Archdiocese of San Francisco this weekend. The collection helps fund the outreach and apostolic work of the office of Pope Benedict XVI, particularly in response to those suffering from war, natural disaster, oppression and disease.

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■ Continued from page 17 to build for a common good beyond our wounds and differences. Sometimes in our better moments we already do that. Unfortunately, to have one of our better moments it often takes a great sadness or a tragedy. Mostly it is only in the face of mutual helplessness and sorrow that we are capable of forgetting our differences, putting away our outer garments, and seeing each other as brothers and sisters.

• Brother Christopher Fadok, 40, is from Phoenix and first met the Dominicans while attending the University of Arizona. He was a computer programmer before entering the order. He will spend his deacon year studying with the Dominicans in Vienna, Austria. • Brother John Marie Bingham, 31, hails from Augusta, Ga. His father was an Episcopalian priest who converted to Catholicism with his entire family while Brother John Marie was in high school. Brother became familiar with the Dominicans while a student at Thomas Aquinas College. He will spend his deacon year studying with the Dominicans in Fribourg, Switzerland. • Brother Lupe Gonzalez, 42, is from Pueblo, Col. He is an electrical engineer and a former major in U.S. Army. He met the Dominicans while assigned to Bay Area. He will spend this upcoming year studying with the Dominicans in Mexico City. • Brother Isaiah Mary Molano, 29, is from Riverside, Calif. He met the Dominicans working on a degree in creative writing and was actively involved with his college campus ministry. He did his residency year at the Arizona State University Newman Center and will spend this year studying with the Dominicans in Washington, D.C. The first bishop of San Francisco was a Dominican, Bishop Joseph Alemany, 1853-1884. It seems it has never been much different. In the biblical story of Job, it is only when Job is completely down and out, when he is shorn of every outer thing, that he finally sheds his outer garment and utters the timeless line: “Naked I came from mother’s womb, and naked I go back!” We need to be careful what kind of clothing we put on so the pain of Job is not required to remove it. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser can be contacted through his website www.ronrolheiser.com.

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He is fluent in Spanish and spent a year studying with the Mexican Dominican province house of studies in Mexico City. His first assignment is to Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska. A week after the ordination rite, June 7, six men took solemn vows (also known as final vows) which are taken six years after entering the Dominican Order. All six are scheduled to be ordained to the diaconate on Jan. 31, 2009, by Bishop Vigneron at the new Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. Dominican Father Emmerich Vogt, provinicial of the Western Dominican Province, received the vows from: • Brother Michael Augustine Amabisco, 42, from Santa Anna, Calif. He converted to Catholicism during his college years. Prior to entering the Order in 2002, he worked as a geologist and environment consultant. He did his residency year at the University of Utah Newman Center. • Brother Stephen Maria Lopez, 36, from San Diego, is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He was an accountant before entering the order and did volunteer work with the Missionaries of Charity. He did his residency year in Mexicali, Mexico.

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(PHOTO BY BRANDON BAKER)

San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer blessed Catholic Charities CYO Guerrero House on Guerrero Street in San Francisco on June 17 following its renovation as the new site for St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Shelter program, an emergency residential shelter for homeless families and pregnant women. Ten families will be served at the site. In the last six months, over 80 percent of families exiting the St. Joseph program have moved to independent, long-term housing. Pictured with Archbishop Niederauer are, from left: CCCYO Board Members Deborah Dasovich, Stephen Molinelli, Gloria Carlos, Rita Semel and Brian Swift. Chris Callandrillo is St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program director. Last October the Guerrero House program for homeless 18-24-year-olds was transitioned to Larkin Street Youth Center.

are forever connected as people of faith. They are not alone because we are Church. Each and every day of my life I offer a prayer of thanksgiving to my donor. When I am blessed to celebrate Mass with my new community at St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parish, I always take a moment and offer a silent prayer for all the men and women, who in their passing and death, generously offered people like me, a second chance at life. May the peace of our healing God be with you.

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Caregiver Elderly Available Care CERTIFIED GERIATRIC HOME AIDE, native San Franciscan, 19 yrs. exp. seeks employment with elderly woman exc. ref. 415-307-2482

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Parish Secretary/Receptionist at St. Gabriel Parish 2559 40th Avenue San Francisco, California 94116 (415)731-6161 4 days per week position...Monday-Thursday Computer Skills Required Resume should be sent to the attention of Fr. John Ryan at above address and received by July 10.

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St. Isabella Parish School is committed to providing an education that challenges students to live out the Catholic faith in service to the parish and wider community. We provide a solid foundation for the spiritual, psychological and academic development of our students. St. Isabella School has 260 students, with an average of 29 students per class, kindergarten through grade 8. We have two wonderful teachers who co-teach kindergarten. There are classroom aides for grades 1-5 and K-8 science classes. Our middle school, grades 6-8, is departmental. Our faculty includes specialist teachers for Spanish, music, algebra, PE, computer technology and science. We also have a school counselor and two learning resource teachers; one for grades K-4, the other for 5-8. Last year we added an enrichment program for grades 3-5. Our full and part-time faculty gives us a teacher student ratio of 1:17. St. Isabella School is fully accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Qualified applicants for all elementary principal positions should: be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church, have a current California teaching credential, have a minimum of five years of successful teaching or administration in a Catholic school, have a master’s degree in education or a related field and an administrative services credential.

Applicants for administrative openings with the Archdiocese of San Francisco should download the Principal Applicant information found on the Department of Catholic Schools website www.sfcatholicschools.org and return the completed application and accompanying materials to: Brett Allen, Superintendent of Schools One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109 Email: allenb@sfarchdiocese.org Fax: 415-614-5664

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INTERESTED CANDIDATES – PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: Patrick Schmidt, Associate Director of Human Resources at: schmidtp@sfarchdiocese.org

Catholic San Francisco

June 27, 2008

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of May HOLY CROSS COLMA Clotilde V. Almaraz Carolina Ramos Alonzo Antoniette Ambrosini Eleanor G. Antonich John F. Anzalone Anne Christine Avalos Bernice E. Ayala Carlos Manuel Ayala Rivas Nap Balilin Edna Marie Bardine Doris M. Barrett Gerry Barrientos-Lee Mitchell J. Bilafer Helen A. Bisson Jovencio G. Blanco Constance Bomio Emile F. Bou Flora R. Bowler Louise K. Breining Richard T. Byrne Judy Camisa Mario Q. Caprini Olga Castillo John M. Charles, Sr. Richard Git Chung Alma Colombo Helen F. Connolly Thomas Connolly

Barbara L. Conroy Jerry Cossentino Margaret Patricia Costabile Cornelius Patrick Cronin June Margaret Cutrell Mercedes R. De Benedetti Fidelina G. De Ulloa Grace DeJesus Maxine D. Del Debbio Michael Anthony Demee Theresa R. Denser Frances A. DiGiovanni Gotardo Dilena Marian P. Donovan Mary A. Doyle Alicia Duran Belzisar D. Eslabon Jose G. Estrada Florence M. Falconi Jhomelli Anne Ordona Feliciano Geneieve Fennell Lawrence W. Fiala Mercedes Fictor Helen L. Fornesi Betty Frost Eleanor A. Furnanz Jason Gamino Paulina Gigante Corina M. Giordano Joan M. Gogol John Manuel Gonzales Agripina Gragera Horst Karl Graumann Porfirio M. Guevara

Pedro Miguel Pinto, MD Alfred Porto Helen C. Radetich John F. Rainsford Audrey A. Reilly Josefina M. Ribeiro Frances Louise Rodriguez Angelica V. Rosales Sr. M. Celeste Rouleau, RSM Carol Elizabeth Russi Gladys Salazar Demetrio Cruz Salvador Harry T. Seagrave, Jr. Patrick T. Seau James Strong Rex Frank Susoeff Angeles B. Talioaga Carlos D. Tapia Melita C. Vella Emilio Vera Rodriguez Sally Margaret Vernale Apolonia E. Voluntad Patricio D. Voluntad Eleanor C. Vreeburg Blanca R. Wallace John Francis Warda, Sr. Lee Woodall

Irene C. Hage Rodney H. Hamblin Leona Herran Mary Holguin Leverne Agnes Hurley Teotima C. Ibarra Felicidad G. Jose Margaret Karp Margaret M. Kennedy Joan May Keyser Wilhelmina Konda Anthony W. La Rocca Florencio A. Lainez Gladys I. Lanza Rodolfo Q. Lao Ana F. Mendoza Li Carl F. Lustic Julia D. MacDonald John E. Mahoney Leo Maionchi, Sr. Leonor Marin Carl Anthony Marques Matilde Martinez David A. Martinez M. Ceclia Mc Elearney Margaret M. McCormick Dorothy Minucciani Alice A. Mitchell Gordon Shaw Moore William S. Moyle Rose D. Muller Margaret Musto Patricia Dawn O’Gaffney Pierina Marie Ottoboni Rita M. Paganini Piotr A. Palczewski Honorata Palpal-latoc Amerigo Parenti Mary Parnes Salvatore Peluso Patricia Catherine Perez Ernesto V. Perez Sheila Sullivan Peterson Louise K. Phelan Agnes E. Piccetti Cora Pinell

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Corey Justin Buckner Ceja Paul Cinquini Gervase F. Eline, Jr. Teresa B. Hom Shirley J. Praturlon Irene Santos Santiago Carlos Suastes Serrato Joanne B. Siri Jose Antonio “Red” Contreras Zavala

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Anne V. Conroy Victor F. Hedemark Margaret M. Morgan Casanova Salvatorelli Robert G. Shepherd Gary S. Stites Joseph A. Sullivan

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery – Colma

FIRST SATURDAY MASS – SATURDAY July 5, 2008 – 11:00 a.m. –All Saints Mausoleum Rev. John A. Ryan, Celebrant – St. Gabriel Parish

“Transfering Grief”

A day of spiritual retreat for those who are grieving the death of a loved one. During the day stories of loved ones are shared, networking happens, grief education and liturgy is celebrated for you and your loved ones. Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:30 a.m. –2:30 p.m. – St. Gabriel’s Parish Please RSVP to Barbara Elordi at 415-614-5506

The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco www.holycrosscemeteries.com Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-9020

A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.