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Benedict and Bush: meeting to highlight shared objectives

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — U.S. President George W. Bush is coming to the Vatican for his first formal audience with Pope Benedict XVI, a meeting seen on both sides as immensely important. Vatican officials said the June 9 encounter would give the pope and the president a chance to sit down for a survey of dramatic situations around the world, including Iraq, where thousands of Christians have been forced to flee. The Bush administration believes the audience will highlight the shared values and common objectives of the Vatican and the United States.

San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang (center) and Father Jon Pedigo of San Jose attempt to speak at a May 29 press event outside the San Francisco office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, but is interrupted by a security guard who vigorously attempted to make the group of clergy, other religious and laity move from the area. A contingent from Bay Area dioceses delivered petitions carrying more than 20,000 signatures calling for comprehensive immigration reform. A simultaneous presentation took place at the Senator’s Los Angeles office. Archbishop George Niederauer has encouraged pastors and parish leaders to support a June 9 procession in support of immigration reform starting at 3 p.m. at Mission Dolores and ending with Mass at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Vatican Letter In an interview June 1 with Catholic News Service, the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Francis Rooney, said the meeting was “a hugely important reflection” of the president’s respect for the role of the pope and Vatican agencies around the world. “It opens up opportunities for doing good in the world ... by leveraging our mutual values and interests in promoting human dignity and religious liberty and for broadening all freedoms,” Rooney said. One specific area of common concern is global terrorism, Rooney said. “Certainly, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the use of religion as an excuse for terror are areas the Holy Father has spoken clearly about,” he said. Vatican officials said one sure topic would be the fate of Iraqi Christians, who have faced increasing violence and discrimination since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003 and the overthrow of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. BENEDICT AND BUSH, page 16

Three ‘survivors’ to be ordained for Archdiocese on Saturday at Cathedral One escaped from Vietnam as a youngster and survived seven years in a refugee camp, one overcame a deeply cynical view of faith, and one surmounted the challenges of deafness. All three – Deacons Ngoan Van Phan, Michael Konopik and Paul Zirimenya — will be ordained priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco by Archbishop George H. Niederauer in Paul Zirimenya a June 9 rite at St. Mary’s Cathedral beginning at 10 a.m. Ngoan Van Phan was born in the city of Hue, the imperial capital of French Indochina on Feb. 24, 1965 near the height of the United States’ involvement in Vietnam. Guerilla combat formed a backdrop to much of Phan’s early childhood. During those years, the Phan family owned and operated a small retail seafood business. As a child, Phan was taken along with his sister and eight brothers to daily Mass by his grandmother. In early1975, when he was 10, Hue City was occupied by North Vietnamese forces. Life became difficult, espe-

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cially for Catholics. The family struggled, became impoverished, and many times verged on starving. At age 25, Phan risked his life, leaving the country by boat, part of a group of 27. At times lost at sea, the small boat with Phan and his compatriots arrived 26 days later in Hong Kong as asylum seekers. Unfortunately, 1990 was too late for boat people to be welcomed as refugees. Like thousands of others, Phan was confined in refugee camps in Hong Kong for almost seven years. Enduring suffering in the camps, he says he saw God’s love through the dedicated service of priests and nuns who ministered to the refugees. In those difficult

years, Phan met a San Francisco priest, Father Anthony McGuire, whose dedication and loving care of the refugees pointed him toward a vocation to the priesthood. Father McGuire today is pastor of St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo. His dream of becoming a priest was also nourished by Sister Marinei Alves and Redemptorist Father Peter Vang C. Tran Michael Konopik who worked in the refugee camps. In 1997, Phan was released from the camp and arrived in San Francisco as a refugee. Sponsored by Father McGuire, he applied to study for the priesthood for the Archdiocese. He entered St. Francis Seminary in San Diego and attended college at the University of San Diego. Following college, he entered Saint Patrick’s Seminary and University, the seminary of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in Menlo Park. Phan was ordained a deacon along with Konopik and Zirimenya last Nov. 4. Michael Konopik was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in ORDAINED, page 10

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Jan and Dan Donovan’70 and Will Mulcahy ’59 were among alumni and friends at Archbishop Riordan High School’s first Wine Tasting and Auction April 26. The event raised $25,000 for the school’s new Visual Arts Center.

Marilyn and Don Wright are just back from a tour of Fatima and surrounding towns in Portugal. The trip also included a stop at the grave of St. James the Apostle in Spain, Marilyn said. Having traveled to the St. Faustina shrine in Poland and Our Lady of Knock in Ireland, they loved Fatima where they visited the convent where visionary Sister Lucia entered religious life and other memorable sights. Marilyn and Don are longtime members of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Half Moon Bay and will be married 54 years in October…. At St. Pius Parish in Redwood City it’s a fond farewell to Sister Mary Keefe who has directed children’s religious education there for the last eight years. “I am sure you will agree that Sister Mary’s tireless and committed service to our community has enhanced the lives of our parish family in many ways,” said Father Jim Mac Donald, pastor, in a recent bulletin…. St. Peter Parish in Pacifica says “thank you and good-bye” to confirmation coordinator, Connie Berman. “You will be missed,” the parish said…. Very much on her toes is Natalia Barulich, a freshman at Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton, and a top-12 finisher in this year’s Youth America Grand Prix, the biggest ballet competition in the country. Natalia dances six days a week with teacher Ayako Takahashi and “hopes to become a professional ballerina,” said her mom, Maria. Also bustin’ at the seams is her dad, Johnnie. … Congrats to Arlene Fife retiring principal at Our Lady of

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Mater Dolorosa School to close

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The closure of Mater Dolorosa School in South San Francisco effective at the end of this school year was announced in a May 27 letter to members of Mater Dolorosa Parish from Archbishop George Niederauer and Superintendent of Catholic Schools Maureen Huntington. The letter cited enrollment decline – from 272 students in 2000-2001 school year to 82 registered for next fall – as the primary factor. Efforts to reach a plateau of 110 students as a minimum for next year fell short, it stated. “Given the academic reorganization necessary such as combining grades and eliminating all special-subject teachers, coupled with the cost of running a school with so few students, we decided to close Mater Dolorosa at the end of the school year,” the letter said, calling the decision “painful and heartbreaking for the whole community.” Mater Dolorosa teachers, parents and students were notified of the closure prior to the letter’s mailing. Principals and officials from 10 Catholic

Mater Dolorosa School students visit with Bill Kovacich (right), principal of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, and Gemma Glean (seated), OLPH kindergarten teacher, during an open registration session May 29.

elementary schools in the area held an open registration session from 4:30-6 p.m. on May 29 for families wishing to enroll Mater Dolorosa students at other Catholic schools. Almost all those families were able to place their students in a school of first choice, Huntington said.

Four teachers are impacted and will be assisted by the School Department in finding new jobs, she added. A Mass is scheduled June 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the parish to mark the school-year end as well as the school’s closure. The school was founded in 1961.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has never been on the campus of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in San Francisco as stated in a quote in the May 25 story on the congresswoman’s May 19 commencement address at the University of San Francisco, according to SHCP officials. ● Also in the May 25 story on Speaker Pelosi, the distinction between stem cell research and embryonic stem cell was not sufficiently clear. The Church supports stem-cell research. It is the source of stem cells ●

VATICAN CITY (CNS)— Pope Benedict XVI said he hoped the killings of a Chaldean Catholic priest and three subdeacons in northern Iraqi city of Mosul would inspire people to reject hatred and violence and to bring about justice and peace in Iraq. Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni and subdeacons Basman Yousef Daoud, Wadid Hanna and Ghasan Bida Wid were killed June 3 while leaving the Church of the Holy Spirit after celebrating Mass. A telegram sent in the pope’s name to Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mosul said the pope “prays that their costly sacrifice will inspire in the hearts of all men and women of good will a renewed resolve to reject the ways of hatred and violence, to conquer evil with good and to cooperate in hastening the dawn of reconciliation, justice and peace in Iraq.” The pope “joins the Christian community in Mosul in commending their souls to the infinite mercy of God and in giving thanks for their selfless witness to the Gospel,” said Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state.

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San Diego auxiliary retires WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of 75-year-old Auxiliary Bishop Gilbert E. Chavez of San Diego. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced the resignation in Washington June 1. Bishop Chavez turned 75, the age at which bishops are asked to submit their resignation to the pope, on May 9. His retirement leaves 24 active Hispanic bishops in the United States. When he was ordained a bishop in 1974, he was only the second Hispanic bishop in the country.

Pope: end Darfur campaign

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI urged Sudan to end its military campaign against the war-ravaged region of Darfur and implement a political solution that respects the country’s minorities. “It is never too late to courageously make the necessary and sometimes restrictive choices aimed at putting an end to a crisis,” he said in an address to Sudan’s new ambassador to the Vatican. Pope Benedict said “the force of weapons” could not put an end to “this deadly conflict.” The only “viable solution” that would bring peace is one based on justice, dialogue and negotiation.

LONDON (CNS) — Britain’s two cardinals reminded Catholic politicians that it is unacceptable for them to vote for abortion rights. Cardinal Keith O’Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, and Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor of Westminster, England, denounced the 1967 Abortion Act May 31 as the act approaches its 40th anniversary. “I remind them to avoid cooperating in the unspeakable crime of abortion, and the barrier such cooperation erects to receiving holy Communion,” said Cardinal O’Brien, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, during a homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, to mark the Church in Scotland’s Day for Life.

Vatican, emirates establish ties VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican and the United Arab Emirates announced May 31 they had established full diplomatic relations and would soon exchange ambassadors. The brief Vatican announcement said the Holy See and the seven states forming the United Arab Emirates wanted to promote “bonds of mutual friendship” and strengthen their international cooperation. Located on the Persian Gulf, the United Arab Emirates has a combined population of some 4.4 million people. More than 80 percent of them are noncitizen guest workers.

Clears way for canonizations VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Approving a series of decrees, Pope Benedict XVI cleared the way for the canonization of a Syro-Malabar nun from India and a laywoman from Ecuador. In the decrees issued June 1, he also formally recognized the martyrdom of 188 Japanese Catholics, 127 victims of the Spanish Civil War and an Austrian layman executed for refusing to fight in the Nazi army. With the publishing of the martyrdom decrees, the beatification ceremonies can be scheduled. However, the Vatican did not announced dates for the ceremonies.

Pope: protect freedom, family VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI urged nations to protect religious freedom, the environment and the family in a speech to five new ambassadors to the Vatican. The pope welcomed the diplomats from Sudan, Burundi, Pakistan, Estonia and Iceland June 1.

Calls China rule frustrating WASHINGTON (CNS) — For people in Hong Kong, the first 10 years of Chinese rule has been “a long series of frustrations,” said Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun. “On the surface, everything is like before,” Cardinal Zen told Catholic News Service in Washington May 30. However, he added, Chinese government authorities “are not keeping their promises.” For instance, he said, although universal suffrage is contained in the Basic Law, the miniconstitution that governs Hong Kong until 2047, Chinese officials ruled out direct elections of the Hong Kong chief executive in 2007 and the special administrative region’s legislature in 2008. “They are always directed by fear,” said the cardinal, who had visited San Francisco May 1114.

Urge G-8 leaders to lower poverty LONDON (CNS) — The presidents of the bishops’ conferences of some of the world’s wealthiest nations urged their heads of state to take “bold action” to reduce global poverty. The presidents of the bishops’ conference of the United States, England and Wales, France, Germany, Japan, Canada and Russia made their request in the run-up to the Group of Eight summit in Germany June 6-8. Their May 31 letter asked the heads of state to “act out of the moral obligation that we all share for the well-being of every human person, but also because replacing despair with hope in Africa will lead to a more secure world for all nations.” Meanwhile, bishops from Latin America and the

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Adalberto “Beto” Espinoza, left, received a kidney May 16 from fellow seminarian Timothy Renz, right, at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., May 20. Both are expected to lead normal lives after their recoveries.

Caribbean meeting in Brazil voted to send a telegram to the G-8 leaders urging them to “guide the world economy toward humane, ecological, sustainable development based on justice, solidarity and the common good of the entire human family.” Citing a letter sent by Pope Benedict XVI to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the bishops said, “One of the most urgent tasks of our time is to eliminate extreme poverty and make the necessary resources available. World peace and security depend on this.”

Open cause for 36 Korean martyrs SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) — The largest Benedictine abbey in Asia has opened the canonization cause for three dozen 20th-century martyrs of the Benedictine mission in North Korea. Abbot Simon Petro Ri Hyeong-u of the Order of St. Benedict Waegwan Abbey said the order is setting up a tribunal for the cause, so the community can “honor the faith witness of our predecessors.” The martyrs include a bishop, 18 priests, 13 Brothers, three nuns and a laywoman. They died in prison or in detention camps between 1949 and 1952 at the hands of North Korea’s communist regime.

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50,000 take part in ‘Rosary Bowl’

A man sings and a woman prays in the crowd May 19 during the “Rosary at the Rose Bowl” in Pasadena. More than 50,000 attended the largest outdoor celebration of the rosary in Southern California in nearly 50 years. A broad cross-section of ages and ethnicities took part in the event, sponsored by Holy Cross Family Ministries and its Family Theater Productions in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. With the theme “A World at Prayer is a World at Peace,” the event continued the work of the late Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, the founder of Holy Cross Family Ministries. Before his death in 1992, Father Peyton conducted more than 40 events throughout the world reaching more than 28 million people. The event began with music performed by, among others, Mario Reyes of the Gipsy Kings and included such speakers as Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza; Holy Cross Father Wilfred J. Raymond, national director of Family Theater Productions in Hollywood; Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, and Auxiliary Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Los Angeles.

“The painful circumstances in which the Church in Sudan thrives is helped only by your generosity and prayers.” Sudanese seminarian This student at St. Paul’s Major Seminary in Khartoum, Sudan, has lost both his parents and other family members in the ongoing conflicts. Offers another seminarian: “When my parents were killed, I felt so alone — but then I turned to Jesus and to our heavenly Father. From God I received healing and the greatest feeling of love and comfort. It will be my vocation as a priest to bring this unconditional love and inner peace to all here who continue to suffer.” Will you support these and other seminarians in the Missions as they prepare for the priesthood — prepare to bring the “Good News” of Jesus to the suffering and the poor? Please pray for mission seminarians — and offer financial help as you can.

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Discussing “desert areas” of Church life during a break-out session at the June 2 Northern California Lay Convocation were, clockwise from front: Bob Rowden (gesturing), St. Raphael Parish, San Rafael; Mary Faber, Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame; Tim Kavanagh, St. Anselm Parish, Ross; Helen Calma, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, San Francisco; Maryanne Gatt, Our Lady of Angels; Virginia Stella, Communitas Christi, Ross; Winifred Downing, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, San Francisco; and Cy Beattie, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Mill Valley.

More than 300 Catholics attended the Northern California Lay Convocation June 2 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. Above, Holy Names Sister Irene Woodward explains principles of constructive dialogue promoted by Pace e Bene, a community that encourages nonviolent interaction.

Lay convocation discusses smorgasbord of issues By Dan Morris-Young After a day-long gathering described by some as “holy conversation,” the more than 300 participants in the June 2 Northern California Lay Convocation dispersed with a smorgasbord of potential “to do” items to address in their respective parishes, dioceses, and faith communities. Nearly overflowing the St. Francis Room of St. Mary’s Cathedral, the group ended an intense day of keynote talks and break-out sessions by summarizing a list of areas of Church life many felt require attention – adult catechesis, parish finance and social justice committees, the role of women, liturgy and preaching, youth, ethnic and cultural diversity, ecumenism, and establishing forums for dialogue. Organized by an ad hoc committee of 15 persons from six northern California sees, the convocation drew 130 from the Archdiocese of San Francisco including Archbishop George Niederauer who took part as an observer. (See page 14 for commentary on the meeting by the Archbishop.) The day began with two keynote addresses and a presentation on constructive dialogue. In her keynote, Mercy Sister Eloise Rosenblatt emphasized “the power of conversation to change the way the Church is governed.” Both Canon Law and Scripture provide encouragement Bilingual Staff Information and Referrals ● Care Coordination

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for the laity to bring concerns to Church leaders and to take logue, protecting freedom of speech, maintaining viable procepart in that leadership themselves, according to Sister dures for due process, financial openness and accountability, Rosenblatt who is an attorney as well promotion of a collegial and collaboraas holding a doctoral degree. tive leadership style between hierarchy and laity with genuine consultation with “This lay convocation,” she said, laity over such matters as church clos“represents a shift in the way we seek to ings, ecumenical dialogue that leads to voice our opinion in the Church. It’s not concrete plans for reunion, and reoriena lawsuit, not a silent protest, not an tation of the Church to respect and angry petition to the bishop, and not a include the mentality of young people.” picketing of the chancery. In seeking conversation with each other, my sense All those topics and others suris that we are acting from deep memory faced during three break-out sessions that is centuries old…. I wonder if we in which participants gathered in are experiencing what our sacred groups of six to eight around tables for Scriptures and Catholic tradition instincdiscussion. The first focused on “joys tively move us to do, precisely because and best practices” in Church life. The we are so profoundly faithful and loyal.” second treated “desert places” and the third “strategies for change.” “Some of the hotly debated issues I have heard swirling around,” she said, In his keynote, Father Brian Joyce “involve substantive unresolved questraced the evolution of lay leadership tions of Church life – women’s incorpofrom days when a papal proclamation ration in ministry and decision making, described the laity’s role as “no other the survival of the priesthood and the Father Brian Joyce responds during duty than to be led” to the Second Vatican rule of priestly celibacy, the Church’s Council’s emphasis on “the right and a question-and-answer session. teaching on human sexuality, laity havduty” of laity to take part in Church life. ing a voice in selection of local bishops, enculturation of an “The experience of the laity must be considered” in Church LAY CONVOCATION, page 16 ethnically diverse community of faith, sustaining a spirit of dia-

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Catholic San Francisco takes three first place awards NEW YORK — At the annual Catholic Media Convocation in New York, May 23-25, Catholic San Francisco received three first place awards from the Catholic Press Association (CPA) in a competition that judges submissions by Catholic newspapers throughout the United States and Canada. In considering work completed in 2006, the CPA gave top honors to Catholic San Francisco for best editorial on a national or international issue, best feature story writing, and best special supplement with an advertising emphasis. This is the eighth consecutive year in which the newspaper has received CPA honors. In the category of editorials on national or international issues, “Stop the killing cycle” by Maurice Healy, associate publisher and executive editor, won first place among large diocesan newspapers. Describing the editorial, which concerned violence in the Middle East, judges in the competition said, “Tight, powerful writing is the hallmark of this piece.” Healy has received six CPA awards for his editorials, and the 2007 recognition is the third time he was won first place honors. The Catholic San Francisco story, “Troubled waters of Jakarta Bay,” by Peter Lemieux, freelance photographer and writer, won first place for best feature writing among large diocesan newspapers. The feature, edited

RETREATS AND

MEETINGS San Damiano Retreat 2007 THEME:

Embracing Hope

JUNE 9

BEGINNING ENNEAGRAM Growing Spiritually Maurice Monette, M.Div., Ed.D.

Men’s Retreat Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM & David Williams June 15-17

JUNE 15

JUNE 25-27

Becoming Who You Are

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CHRISTIAN MEDITATION DAY Come to the Quiet Sr. Barbara Hazzard, OSB

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by former editor Jack Smith, was part of a Catholic San Francisco series on global poverty. CPA judges called it “a compelling story about the challenges and health hazards faced by Indonesian fishermen and their families.” Catholic San Francisco’s annual “Catholic High Schools” supplement won first place honors for special issues or supplements with an advertising emphasis. The supplement is the work of Karessa McCartney, production manager, and Joe Pena, advertising director,

along with the collaboration of the 14 Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In praising the “the well-designed publication,” judges said, “The ‘ads’ do a great job of being both interesting and informative, while allowing the schools to list different tidbits about themselves. Kudos to the staff for keeping a uniform look while customizing each ad.” Since the newspaper was founded in 1999, Catholic San Francisco has won nearly 40 CPA awards including recognition for general excellence. ST. CLARE’S RETREAT Santa Cruz

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Congratulations to all June Graduates: May your achievement give greater glory to God.

July 20-22

Aug. 10-12 On Pilgrimage with Ignatius Silent Retreat for Men Fr. Joseph J. Fice, S.J.

July 27-29

Saint Ignatius Loyola is honored with the title: “The heavenly patron of all spiritual exercises.” This retreat will follow his life’s adventures and religious experiences to discover spiritual lessons for our own personal and spiritual growth.

Aug. 17-19 Sane, Happy Usefulness Recovery Retreat for Women Fr. Kevin D. Ballard, S.J. & Sr. Patricia Galli, R.S.M. Steps are powerful tools for leaving behind the bondage of self and for living free of alcoholism’s grip. Let’s explore together how these Steps can be worked and reworked, leading us to a life of “sane, happy usefulness.”

Aug. 24-26 When Can I See the Face of God? Silent Retreat for Women Fr. Bernard J. Bush, S.J., and Sr. Anne Hennessy, C.S.J. Scripture tells us that we cannot see the face of God and live, yet St. Ignatius teaches us to find God in all things. We will ponder the obstacles that block our vision of God and will look to Jesus who reveals God to us and frees us to follow.

For more information and to make reservations, kindly call 650-948-4491 Email retreat@jrclosaltos.org Web: www.jrclosaltos.org

The Catholic Professional and Business Club Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Seton Medical Center Daly City

Making a Difference – Doug Sherman After hearing Pope John Paul II's challenge at the 1993 World Youth Day to go make a difference in the world, Doug Sherman decided that he would start a Catholic Radio Station. The first Immaculate Heart of Mary, KIHM - 920 A.M., Catholic radio station was launched in Reno in 1997. Today, Immaculate Heart Radio has eight Catholic radio stations throughout California, six in New Mexico and one in Reno, Nevada. IHR is now attempting to bring full time Catholic radio to the Bay Area with a potential audience of nine million listeners. Doug Sherman is the President and Founder of Immaculate Heart Radio, and the Chairman and co founder of the Catholic Radio Association. Mr. Sherman has been a homebuilder in Lake Tahoe for the past 35 years where he and his wife, Janet, raised their three sons and one daughter. One son is in seminary, scheduled to be ordained to the Priesthood this year. Their two sons and daughter are married to wonderful spouses and have given the family six grand children.

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About the Catholic and Professional Business Club (CP&BC) You are invited to become a member of the CP&BC of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Club meets for breakfast on the second Wednesday of the month. Catholic people come together to share our common faith, to network, to hear speakers on pertinent topics, and to discuss ways to incorporate our Catholic spirituality and ethics into the workplace. To become a member, or to make a reservation for the upcoming meeting, please visit our website at www.cpbc.-sf.org or fill our the form below abnd send it along with your payment. Questions? Call (415) 614-5579

— Breakfast(s) on June 13, 2007 at $20 per member, $27 per non-member

To become a member, or make a reservation for this meeting please call (415) 614-5579

August 3-5

Sisters’ Intercommunity Retreat “Reconciliation & Affirmation of God’s Love” Fr. Serge Propst, O.P. A Silent Women’s Retreat “Reconciliation & Affirmation of God’s Love” Fr. Serge Propst, O.P. (Chartered Bus from San Francisco) A Silent Retreat for Secular Franciscans, Men & Women “Reconciliation & Affirmation of God’s Love” Fr. Serge Propst, O.P. Legion of Mary, Men & Women “Reconciliation & Affirmation of God’s Love” Fr. Serge Propst, O.P. Family Camp, limited to 25 families (Father, mother & children from 4 to 17+) $25.00 non-refundable deposit

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VALLOMBROSA CENTER Retreats and Spirituality Programs Conferences and Meetings JUNE 23, 3007 “Spiritual Gifts Discernment– Led by Sarah Cozzi A Life-Long Journey” 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; $40 “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good”. (I Corinthians 12:4-7) Give yourself, God and your community the gift of this day as we delve into the world of spiritual gifts. (Re)discover the gifts God has given you, discern how your gifts can be used in the Kingdom of God, and rejuvenate yourself for the life-long journey of spiritual gifts discernment confident in what God has given you to share. The day will include input, personal reflection, and discussion. Come with an open and discerning heart, your favorite translation of the Bible, and a journal or notebook. Sarah Cozzi, founding director of Celebrate Living: Enhancing Christian Communities will lead this day. She has a Masters in Christian Ministry as well as a certificate in the art of Spiritual Direction. JULY 21, 2007 Led by Father Tom Madden 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; $40 Thérèse of Liseiux, world renowned spiritual writer; Doctor of the Church; patron of missions; most popular saint in the 20th Century. What can she say to our world? What can she say to my life? What can she say to me? This day of reflection on the life and writings of Thérèse of Liseiux will be led by Father Tom Madden, priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and former Director of Vallombrosa Retreat Center. “Thérèse of Liseiux”

“Praying our Goodbyes” Led by Mary Elaine McEnery $ 35 with lunch, $20 without lunch 9:30 am – 11:30 am Mary Elaine McEnery, a pastoral musician and liturgist in the Bay area for over 35 years will lead this workshop. Praying our goodbyes is a workshop focusing on the planning preparation for making your final celebration of life personal, prayerful and peaceful. JULY 25 – 27, 2007 “Growing into Fruitfullness: Led by Sr. Jose Hobday, OSF Embracing Diminishment” $190 single room; $170/person shared room We need to be about getting better as we grow older. This requires more inner work because as we age, our outer activities become limited. Let’s find new resources and possibilities for exciting our imagination. This mid-week retreat will be led by Sr. Jose Hobday who will speak from her own position of diminishment. Be prepared for a time graced with wisdom and good humor. *Please note: A special price of $330 single room; $300 /person shared room for those wishing to attend both of her retreats. “I Have Come to Cast Fire Led by Sr. Jose Hobday, OSF on the Earth” (Lk 12:49) $190 single room; $170/person shared room Can you identify your passion? What is your burning passion? Has the passion of your dreams and yearnings grown or has it faded? During these days let us work to rekindle the flame so sparks will fly! Sr. Jose Hobday who herself has “fire in the belly” will lead these days. *Please note: A special price of $330 single room; $300 /person shared room for those wishing to attend both of her retreats.

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Philippine Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales of Manila is embraced by Pope Benedict XVI during the consistory at the Vatican March 24, 2006, the same consistory during which San Francisco’s former Archbishop William Levada was elevated to cardinal. Cardinal Rosales will make his first visit to the Filipino community of San Francisco June 18-21, celebrating a Pontifical Mass at 6 p.m. at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St., San Francisco, on June 21 at 6 p.m. Msgr. Floro Arcamo, episcopal vicar for Filipinos, is encouraging the Filipino faithful, as well as priests from all backgrounds, to celebrate with the cardinal who will also preside at a June 21, 9 a.m. Mass at St. John the Evangelist Parish, 19 St. Mary Ave., San Francisco.

Archbishop Hanna biographer to speak June 21 at Cathedral Holy Cross Father Richard Gribble will speak on the life and ministry of Archbishop Edward J. Hanna, who headed the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1915 to 1935, in a June 21, 7 p.m. lecture at St. Mary’s Cathedral Conference Center, 1111 Gough St. The widely published historian’s newest book is a biography of the late archbishop titled “An Archbishop for the People: The Life of Edward J. Hanna.” Father Gribble will be available to sign books at the event. An associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass., the priest is a graduate of the Naval Academy (1975) who served in Pearl Harbor. He was ordained and then sent for advanced study first at the Graduate Father Richard Theological Union in Berkeley and then at the Catholic University Gribble, CSC of America, where he received his doctorate. While in Berkeley he became fascinated with the person of Archbishop Hanna, he said. “What I found most interesting was that although he was an intellectual and highly involved with the State of California, national affairs, and the National Catholic Welfare Conference, he always kept his focus on the pastoral dimension of his work and was much beloved by both the people of San Francisco and his priests. I think it’s very hard for one to bridge the gap of working in so many areas while never forgetting the basic purpose for which one was ordained, namely to serve God’s people. That is why I chose the title, ‘An Archbishop for the People.’ Among his many published works, Father Gribble is the author of a biography of Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, the founder of the Rosary Crusade, and has written on the Catholic Church and the San Francisco labor movement. The talk is sponsored by the Friends of the Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. For more information, call Deacon Jeffrey Burns, Ph.D., at the Archives: (650) 328-6502.

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Ordained . . . ■ Continued from cover 1963, the youngest of four children. The following year, the family moved to California. The son of a naval officer, Konopik and his family re-located every few years throughout his childhood and teen-age years. He feels his upbringing stressed the value of work and an ethic of self-reliance. Ever since he was old enough to work he was employed at variety of jobs including babysitting, delivering papers, mowing lawns, working in fast food outlets, even drumming in a dinner theater. Outside school he was active in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, various sports, music and puzzles. He enjoyed reading, reflecting and analyzing. College was a harsh taste of reality, he admits, after relatively easy going high school academics. He managed to adjust and earned a computer science degree in 1986 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While in college, he worked in computer configuration, maintenance and security for a computer research lab. His software-development career began directly after college, and lasted until the week before he entered the seminary. The work presented plenty of challenge, he says, but not much peace or fulfillment. “That sense of peace, Augustine so rightly noted, can only be found with God.” Konopik was raised with traditional Catholic values, attending Sunday Mass, observing holy days, and taking weekly religion classes. He served as an altar boy in sixth and seventh grades, and operated the audio/video controls during Masses while in junior and senior high school, which he enjoyed immensely. But seeing many people paying only lip service in their lives to Christian values, he said, led to a cynical view of religion over the years. By the time he moved away to college, he could no longer see any sign of God in the world. The MIT culture encouraged an agnostic view toward life, which he says he embraced. But he sensed a mysterious truth behind Scripture’s moral teachings, even if he found

stories in the Bible hard to believe. He eventually noticed that people who enjoy an elusive inner peace tended to be people of faith, and sometimes he caught himself saying a prayer, “just in case someone’s listening up there.” His stiff-necked skepticism about God lasted until 1997, when after two years of praying, his “darkened, hardened heart was penetrated by the light of new faith.” He met with the local pastor for a long talk and an extended reconciliation session. After 17 years away, he re-joined the Church. Two inexplicable escapes from death during the subsequent year left him feeling, “I’d been given a whole new life, and it made me wonder what to do with it. I was unable to escape the feeling that I owed my new life to God. The only thing that felt right and made sense was to find a way to devote it to serving him.” After four months of preliminary discernment, Konopik approached his pastor and interviewed several priests to confirm his image of priesthood was not romanticized idealization. He attended daily Mass, prayed, discerned and then entered the application and screening process. Konopik has spent the last seven years studying and preparing for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s. He is excited about becoming a priest, “to take what we’ve learned in the seminary and apply that, in ways both small and large, in the daily lives of our parishioners; to let Christ transform our lives into Eucharist, to be broken and shared with all who hunger; and to help others to enter more deeply into the unfolding mystery of God’s love.” A native of Uganda who was invited to study for the priesthood for the Archdiocese, Paul Zirimenya, 31, was the subject of a feature in the May 25 Catholic San Francisco. According to the National Catholic Office for the Deaf, Zirimenya will become one of only a handful of deaf priests in the nation, and the only one of African descent. The ordinand says he hopes to be assigned to ministries that focus on the deaf community.

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One of three groups of college students taking part in the now-annual Crossroads Pro-Life walking pilgrimages across the country met for Mass and breakfast May 18 at the Archdiocese’s Pastoral Center. Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang (above, right) presided at the Mass and joined the group for breakfast. Later that day the young adults walked across the Golden Gate Bridge to start their journey that will culminate at a pro-life rally Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C. As this issue of Catholic San Francisco reaches homes, the group was scheduled to have reached Ft. Morgan, Colo. Pictured are, kneeling: Alzbeta Voboril of Witchita, Kan. and Cassandra Blanco, Deltona, Fla.; standing, from left: Jason Handcock, a seminarian for the Sacramento Diocese; Father Daniel Pattee, director of graduate theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio; Vicki Evans, archdiocesasn Respect Life Program director; Jason Spoolstra, Ft. Worth, Texas; Sorena Perry, Kansas City, Mo.; Elizabeth Ann Flessner, Madison, Miss.; and Mary Ann Haeuser and Paul Haddad, host families. Groups also launched from Los Angeles and Seattle.

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June 8, 2007

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Five young essayists were honored during the May 20 Catholic Charities CYO Centennial Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Pictured following the Mass are, from left: finalist Maria Lara, St. Robert School; CCCYO Executive Director Brian Cahill; finalist Nicole Arata, St. Isabella School; finalist Keani Hin, St. Thomas More School; Archbishop George Niederauer; first-place winner Ricky Alberto, St. Thomas More School; finalist Angelo Petrilli, Good Shepherd School; and Superintendent of Catholic Schools Maureen Huntington.

Century of CCCYO outreach extolled at centennial Mass

Staff, board members and supporters of CCCYO took part in the opening procession of the May 20 centennial Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

(Following is the winning essay for the Catholic Charities CYO Centennial Essay Contest for seventh graders. Son of Ignacio Alberto and Monica Guitron, Ricky Alberto was also recently elected student body president of St. Thomas More School in San Francisco.)

By Ricky Alberto It’s Sunday afternoon and a young woman is driving down to the grocery store with her young son in the backseat to buy groceries for the upcoming week. Suddenly she sees a little boy about five years old standing in the middle of the street. Instinctively the woman slams on her brakes and runs into the middle of the street. She scoops up the little boy and takes him to the sidewalk away from the oncoming cars. Quickly she looks around and spots an open motel room door. She carries the boy to the room only to find his intoxicated mother passed out on the bed. The woman immediately calls the police. When the police arrive they take care of the boy and his mother. The woman, not wanting to be rewarded for her actions, leaves the scene as soon as the police arrive. She continues on her way to the grocery store with her child in the backseat.

The Gospel mandate to view those in need as Jesus himself “has been the premise of Catholic Charities CYO in the Archdiocese of San Francisco for 100 years now,” Archbishop George Niederauer said at an Ascension Sunday Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral which celebrated the Catholic social service agency’s centennial. “Archbishop Riordan and his flock of 1907 began by placing orphans with adoptive families, and they knew they were placing Jesus Christ,” the Archbishop said. “They and their children and grandchildren taught us well, especially by example, and we know that we meet the father who made us in his children when we help them.” In the May 20 homily, Archbishop Niederauer praised CCCYO’s work on “homelessness, hunger, AIDS, mental illness, domestic abuse, loneliness and fear.” The issues “are not safely across town, they are here among us,” he said. “Human need doesn’t wear labels such as

Winning essay ‘Do this and you will live’ This story is a great reminder that there are still some compassionate people in this world who think of others before themselves. That great woman who risked her life and ran into the street to save a little boy has had more influence on my life than any other person in this world. That woman is my own mother, and that young boy sitting in the backseat of her car is me. That is one of my best memories of when I was little. Seeing that kind act done by my own mother influenced me to always be compassionate to others. It wasn’t until I got older that I learned the words used to call a courageous person like this: “A Good Samaritan.” The term “Good Samaritan” comes straight from the Bible. In those days the word “Samaritan” was used to refer to a native of Samaria, the region between Judea and Galilee. Because of their differences they were hated by the Jews. Nowadays the word has taken a new meaning. Now it is used to refer to a per-

son who is ready to provide help without hesitation to others in need. The term “Good Samaritan” is used in Luke 10:25. A teacher of the Law approaches Jesus with the intention to trap him. He asks Jesus what he should do to receive eternal life. Jesus tells the teacher to follow the great commandment: To love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus then says, “Do this and you will live.” The teacher quickly counters this answer with another question, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus answers this question with a story about a man who is robbed, beaten, and left to die. A Jewish priest passes by the man and ignores him. Then a Jewish Levite goes up to the man, looks at him, then continues on his way. Then a Samaritan sees the man and quickly goes to his aid. He takes the injured man to an inn where he cares for him and gives the innkeeper some silver to pay the expenses and to finish caring for him. Good Samaritans are not particularly

Jewish, Christian, Muslim, or Hindu,” he added, “so all of us in our community should cooperate in meeting those needs.” The Archbishop lauded “the excellent leadership of Brian Cahill and our wonderful staff and board.” Cahill is CCCYO executive director. Cecilia Herbert is board president. Board members and staff of CCCYO took part in the Mass’ opening procession, did the Mass readings, and offered the prayers of the faithful. Also honored at the liturgy were the winner and finalists of the CCCYO Centennial Essay Contest for seventh graders. More than 20 Catholic schools took part in the contest which asked entrants to write about how they had personally experienced a Good Samaritan in their lives or acted as one. Ricky Alberto of St. Thomas More School won the event and will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Each of the other finalists will receive a $250 scholarship. Each student also received a certificate of commendation. hard to find. There are Good Samaritans in our everyday lives. A good example is the people in New Orleans helping to rebuild. Another good example is all the police officers and firefighters who gave their lives in the 9/11 attacks. They are all Good Samaritans in our hearts. A person doesn’t have to risk his or her life to be a Good Samaritan. Being a Good Samaritan can be as simple as helping someone up when they fall down or cheering up a person when they feel sad. All of us are Good Samaritans in our own way. Some people perform bigger deeds than others, but as long as we have compassion for all people and treat our neighbors with mercy we are all Good Samaritans. Not everyone has the chance to do big things like my mom did, but it’s also the little things that bring us closer to God. Some people get those chances, but are hesitant or want something in return. Those kind of people really are not Good Samaritans. The people who do good and don’t expect a reward are the ones who should be called Good Samaritans. Think about what could have happened if my mom hesitated. Now think about yourself. What would you do? Hesitate and think about yourself, or act quickly and forget yourself?

June 8, 2007

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Family unity promoted Hispanic Charismatic Congress draws 2,500 to Redwood City

Father Sergio Valverde of Costa Rica leads worshipers in song. By José Luis Aguirre

Laura Perez, a member of St. Anthony Parish in Redwood City, attended the gathering with her husband, Juan, and her daughter, Natalia. “We do not have serious problems,” said Mrs. Perez, “but we like to come to these events to put ourselves in the presence of God so he helps us to be united.”. When a marriage is over, everybody suffers, especially the children, Father Corral said. “Our work consists of promoting the dialogue, to approach the family and to educate, besides to offer spiritual aid to them.” During a visit to the congress, Archbishop George Niederauer spoke about the presence of the Holy Spirit. “He strengthens our faith and is with us all the time to protect us,” said the Archbishop, noting it is important to seek the Holy Spirit in times of difficulty. The Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Movement of the Archdiocese of San Francisco has scheduled another congress for Aug. 11-12 at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco. For more information, contact Father Corral at (415) 333-3627.

(PHOTOS BY JOSE LUIS AGUIRRE)

Nearly 2,500 people from throughout California attended the May 19-20 Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Congress staged at Redwood City’s Sequoia High School. With a theme based on Joshua 24:15, “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord,” the conference focused on family unity and featured joyous song, prayer and dance. “We want to educate more families and to heal the spouses,” said Father Jose Corral, director of Hispanic Catholic charismatic efforts in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Goal of the two-day event, he said, was to address the call of Pope Benedict XVI to strengthen the structure of the marriage. “The pope requested all couples in trouble to analyze their reality from an optimistic perspective. It is very important not to say that a marriage is over or that it is being destroyed, but to look for a way to recover it. As pastors we have to focus attention on this, tell couples they belong to the Church, and support them so that they can be healed and fortified.”

Prayer for family unity thundered through the two-day Hispanic charismatic gathering at Redwood City’s Sequoia High School.

Participants in the charismatic congress take part in adoration of the Blessed Sacred.

Father Jose Corral addresses participants in the May 19-20 Hispanic Charismatic Congress in Redwood City.

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June 8, 2007

Family support vital

Reflections on Convocation By Archbishop George H. Niederauer Several months ago the organizers of the Northern California Lay Convocation asked to use a meeting room in the undercroft of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption for their meeting. In their mission statement the Convocation leaders described themselves as “committed to most fully and inclusively realizing in the Church and in the world, the grace, beauty and wisdom of Catholic life and teaching as promulgated in the documents of the Second Vatican Council.” As Archbishop of San Francisco this seemed to me to be an opportunity to listen to lay people from the Archdiocese and beyond as they reflect on their lives as Catholics in this time and place, in the light of the Conciliar documents. Accordingly, the Convocation was scheduled for Saturday morning and afternoon, June 2, in the St. Francis meeting room beneath St. Mary’s Cathedral. Along with 300 other registrants I attended the entire meeting. Most attendees were parishioners, parish leaders and lay ministers from around Northern California, with some from farther away, as well as several priests. There were two keynote talks given — by Sister Elise Rosenblatt, RSM, and Oakland pastor Father Brian Joyce. The three other main features of the day were break-out sessions during which participants at tables of eight discussed: 1) the joys of being Catholic today, especially effective “best practices” in living, learning, worshiping and serving as Catholics together; 2) “the desert places,” especially frustrations and disappointments in Catholic Church life; 3) strategies, i.e., promising approaches toward dealing with “the desert places.” Among the joys participants listed welcoming parish communities, effective preaching, open parish administration and financial transparency, joyful liturgical and sacramental experiences, good relationships with pastors, and small Christian communities that pray and share and serve together. The frustrations were often the lack of the positive experiences listed above, as well as these other perceived lacks: ministries to singles, especially young adults; inclusivity and integration of diversity within parish life; adult faith formation; effective parish councils and finance councils; and familiarity with the Church’s rich tradition of prayer and spirituality. Two other frustrating features mentioned were negative public images of the Church and deepening polarization within the Church. I think these points are very well taken, and they reflect the participants’ genuine love for the Church and for their Catholic faith. It is heartening for me to hear such reflections from so many of our Northern California Catholic lay leaders. I want to work with them and others to continue to build on the good experiences and to address the criticisms. However, as I listened to the discussion of “desert places” and strategies, I realized that confusion and misunderstanding do arise about what is changeable in the Catholic Church and what is not. For instance, we can improve the administration of our parishes and dioceses, enrich the initial and continuing formation of deacons and priests, and expand the roles of women in the life of the Church. We cannot, as was suggested, develop a democratic constitution for the Catholic Church in America, with executive, legislative and judicial branches, nor can we ordain women to the priesthood. Also, the mention of polarization struck me forcefully. In Chapter 17 of St. John’s Gospel, Jesus Christ’s final prayer at the Last Supper is that we, his disciples, will be one in faith and hope and love. Jesus must have realized how much his followers would need that prayer for unity, and how much we would need it now. Unity, of course, is not uniformity. Any parent knows that there will be tensions among siblings, and God knows that about his Church. Still, tension is one thing and rupture is quite another. Parents will often hear sisters and brothers complaining about one another. What alarms a mother or father, however, is the angry, dismissive writing-off of others, the impugning of motives, and the suggestion that the parent will have to choose: “It’s him or me!” At moments like that parents realize how the father of the prodigal son must have felt in Luke’s Gospel, at the end of the parable, out in the field, trying to convince his angry, judgmental, self-righteous older son to open his heart and his life to his younger brother. As Archbishop, I hear those “older son” voices within the Church too often. Because one of my most important duties as shepherd is to keep the flock together, those voices concern me, whether I hear them on my right or on my left, from traditionalists or progressives. Our conversations within the Catholic Church should continue, and as it does it will foster a better understanding among Catholics about their faith and their Church. Hand in hand with conversation, moreover, we need catechesis and faith formation that lead to an appreciation of the living tradition of Catholic teaching and life. Here in the pages of Catholic San Francisco I hope to contribute to that appreciation.

The Sisters of Mercy support amendments to the current Senate compromise Bill S1348 that will achieve just and humane immigration reform that keeps families together and treats all workers with the dignity they deserve. We are urging Senators to vote for the Clinton/Hagel Spouses and Unmarried Children Amendment; Menendez/Hagel Backlog reduction Amendment, and Dodd Parents of U.S. Citizens Amendment. The Sisters of Mercy in Burlingame join their Sisters nationwide in calling and visiting their Senators to voice their feelings of urgency about these amendments. While a point system that gives preference to new arrivals with special skills may seem advantageous on the surface, it will work to erode the very fabric of our society. Our country has been built on the backs of working immigrant families. Proposals that make it harder to bring families together will only create more desperation among those who will do whatever it takes to cross the border and reunite with their families. Family reunification must be an element of immigration reform. We urge Senators, especially those who have been espousing family values for the last six years, to support immigration policy that values families. Breaking up hard-working immigrant families helps neither the family nor society. Support for the family is vital to the fabric of our society. Sister Anne Murphy, RSM President, Sisters of Mercy Burlingame Regional Community

Corrosive effect

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One can only feet pity for an admitted illegal immigrant who is quoted in Catholic San Francisco (“Thousands march,” May 11), “We don’t do anything bad to society.” Both Caesar Chavez and Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to stop illegal immigration because illegal immigrants often take someone else’s job because they will work for less money. Businesses that hire illegals are often dishonest, nor do they seem concerned with worker safety, work conditions or employment law. This can put honest businesses out of business. Disrespect for the law shown by large numbers of illegals has a corrosive effect on society with a consequence of exploding corruption and crime. Illegal immigrants place an enormous cost on taxpayers and society since those who hire illegals throw them out on the street the first time they are injured or complain. Joan Petersilia, Ph.D., a nationally-known expert on prisons, reported in a local radio interview that illegal immigrants account for 40 percent of criminals in California jails and 16 percent of all criminals in California prisons. John J. Wallace Menlo Park

‘Fly from evil’ The appearance as commencement speaker by Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

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on May 19 at the McClaren College of Business of the University of San Francisco gives scandal to faithful Catholics. The administration that invited her should examine its Catholic principles. Mrs. Pelosi, a self-described Catholic, is the premiere pro-abortion member of the Congress. She even voted to preserve in law that most hideous procedure called partial birth abortion. The late Sen. Patrick Moynihan called that practice infanticide. What is more, she has voted against banning human cloning, another issue of life. Recently Pope Benedict XVI stated political leaders who advocate abortion have ipso facto removed themselves from communion with the Church. No further action by bishop or pastor is necessary. Mrs. Pelosi should consider the pontiff’s remarks and, as the clock on Old St. Mary’s advises, “Fly from evil.” For our guidance as Americans, we have more than papal statements that describe support for abortion as part of the culture of death. The first and foremost of our inalienable, God-given rights cited in the Declaration of Independence is the right to life. Legislators like Mrs. Pelosi who write laws to promote abortion or oppose legislation to ban such practice deny the first and most fundamental principle on which this great republic was founded – the right to life. Gordon M. Seely, Ph.D. Belmont

Courage to listen

Examined faith is healthier than blind faith. USF teaches its students to examine, to reflect, and then to decide. USF graduates will soon find themselves outside the cocoon of academia and will be working with people of varied beliefs and faiths. In this environment, they will celebrate their commonalities and work together with others, in spite of their differences. Listening to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sends the message that we trust our graduates to think critically. As Father Ken Weare expressed so articulately, a university has a responsibility to encourage dialogue and debate. These graduates have the tools to look at another person and decide what is right and what is wrong. I hope they also have the courage to listen to people with whom they disagree. Scott D. Buse Nicasio

At expense of unborn? In Father Ken Weare’s May 25 comments regarding Nancy’s Pelosi’s stance on abortion, we see a textbook example of a priest giving cover to Catholic politicians who support abortion. “Within the context of a divided if not uneducated populace,” he says, “the forced establishment of laws contrary to the common morality could be detrimental. Some choose to move more slowly, attempting to educate before they legislate, even at the expense of the unborn” (italics added). So that means politicians should wait until the polls favor moral and ethical behavior before they act to end injustice? Tell that to Abraham Lincoln who did not wait for public opinion against slavery to be unanimous before he fought a war to end that injustice. Should Hitler have been permitted to slaughter the Jews until the uneducated world came around to his way of thinking about the desirability of a master race? Just law is not based on public opinion or “the common morality” of the day. It is based on truth. Truth is constant and eternal, unlike culture.When politicians attribute their actions to the time or place in which they live, they abdicate all sense of personal responsibility for their actions. Since they are elected to uphold the common good, politicians especially are challenged to uphold moral absolutes in a changing cultural context. It is only the saddest of our elected officials who jump on the “common morality” bandwagon and accept evil instead of working for good. And clergymen who attempt to provide justification for the actions of politicians like Nancy Pelosi’s, do them no favor. I doubt that there are any arguments in favor of LETTERS, page 18

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The Catholic Difference Flying to Brazil on May 9, Pope Benedict XVI was asked whether he supported the excommunication of Mexican legislators who had voted to legalize abortion. The pope replied, “Yes, this excommunication was not something arbitrary, but is foreseen by the Code [of Canon Law]. It is simply part of Church law that the killing of an innocent baby is incompatible with being in communion with the body of Christ.” That seemed clear enough, until Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., the papal press spokesman, went though the press section of the papal plane and told reporters the pope “was not announcing a new policy on Catholic politicians,” and that in any case, as the Mexican bishops had not pronounced a formal excommunication of the legislators, the pope wasn’t doing so. The next day, a transcript of the pope’s impromptu press conference was posted on the Vatican Web site; alert observers like John Thavis of CNS, Philip Pullela of Reuters, and Victor Simpson of the AP (who seems to have been covering popes since Linus, Cletus, and Clement) reported the transcript had altered what the pope had actually said. The “Yes” at the beginning of his answer (which might have been a bit of rhetorical throat-clearing, much like someone saying “Well...) had been deleted, as had the references to Mexican bishops. Not altogether reassuringly, Father Lombardi went on to note that this was standard procedure, as the Vatican Secretariat of State “reviews and cleans up” the pope’s remarks “every time the pope speaks off the cuff.”

All of which tended to create, unnecessarily, an image of confusion, vacillation, and, as Vic Simpson put it, a “roll back” of a tough papal stance. In fact, however, there is considerable clarity beneath the surface confusion, and it’s worth noting precisely what’s clear. First, it is the settled conviction of the Catholic Church that a legislator’s facilitating abortion through a vote to legalize or fund the procedure puts that legislator outside the communion of the Church. The pope seems content to leave it to moral theologians to determine precisely how this form of cooperation with grave evil touches on legislators (as distinguished, say, from abortionists). But that a public official’s act in facilitating the “killing of an innocent human baby” is “incompatible with being in communion with the body of Christ” is not in doubt. And if one’s communion with the body of Christ that is the Church is radically ruptured, then one must not present oneself for Holy Communion – for that is to add a lie to the original offense against justice, the taking of an innocent human life. Second, Benedict’s answer indicates he will support the actions of those bishops who deem it a pastoral necessity to order that politicians in this position of estrangement from the Church not be given Communion. Anyone who expects Pope Benedict to distance himself from the American bishops who have taken this stand is likely to be disappointed. And third, the pope’s answer suggests he is prepared to leave the pastoral judgment on these cases to the discre-

tion of the local bishops, who are presumably better informed about the circumstances than he; and by “circumstances,” I do not mean “balancing” serious (and, some would argue, canonically George Weigel required) sanctions against wayward politicians with other prudential considerations, but the specific circumstances of Legislator X. All of which is to say Pope Benedict seems unlikely to issue a universal edict on the subject. This may well be good ecclesiology and prudent pastoral practice, but it is very difficult to communicate without appearing to vacillate. Thus it would be helpful if the Holy See would, on some future occasion, underscore that a) deliberate legislative facilitation of abortion is a grave evil that puts one outside the communion of the Church and thus renders the reception of Holy Communion a dishonest act, and b) that, when local bishops choose to forbid obstinate politicians from receiving Holy Communion for this reason, they will receive the full support of the Holy See. George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Twenty Something

‘Maker’s mark’ key to our value “Antiques Roadshow” catches ordinary people in an endearing position: their nerve-racking television debut. They tend to be talkative and made-up, dressed in coral, spattered in rouge and framed in fluffed-up curls. Then an appraiser delivers the news that they’re richer than they thought they were. Substantially richer. The poised persona they were trying to project snaps, giving way to a Macaulay Culkin face and homespun expressions such as “Oh my lanta” or “Egads!” Some can’t fathom the dollar value, repeating “You’re kidding!” in a stunned daze. Others focus on one fact to navigate through their shock. For one man, that was the handle of his sword, which, evidently, was made of rhinoceros horn. “The most amazing thing is the rhinoceros!” he exclaimed. “I thought that was plastic!” Now in its 11th season, PBS’ “Roadshow” was recently being filmed in Omaha, fertile ground for granny curls and “my lantas.” It’s one of a few reality TV shows that stimulates rather than saps brain cells. It’s packed with obscure tidbits. “This artist always painted a blue bird in the upper right corner of his landscapes. This is the only one with a crow in the corner, which increases its value.” Anything can be rendered fascinating and valuable on “Roadshow.” An ashtray. A pocket watch. A pillowcase. You never know how it was stitched – or who drooled on it. Once I watched an ugly mahogany chair yield an aston-

ishing appraisal. Its back was unusually long and skinny. But the bottom bore the letters RX, the “the maker’s mark,” the appraiser said, and the maker was a famous artist. That phrase lingered in my mind long after I turned off the TV: “the maker’s mark.” We each bear the maker’s mark, and our maker is the most famous artist of all time. In six days, he created Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon. And the original “Starry Night” that Van Gogh later ripped off. We are each unique, a limited edition, one out of one. You know what that does to the value of the art. It’s important we keep this in mind as we prepare for summer, wriggling into swimsuits and staring into threefold full-length mirrors. It’s hard to shake that model in our mind and it’s easy to spot our physical deviations. But the image we envy is generic. One print out of 10 million. So don’t sell out. Many young women make this mistake. Look at Ashlee Simpson, who burst into a music scene filled with blond look-alikes and turned heads with her black hair, fair skin and fresh look. She looked as though she ate peanut butter. Girls liked that, and they turned her first album into a triple platinum. (Whereas Britney had to thank creepy old men for that distinction). Alas, Ashlee turned skinny, tan and blond. She got a new nose. And her next album didn’t come close in sales.

Thousands of girls follow her lead. Some submit themselves to ice-cube diets. Others submit themselves to the plastic surgeons on “I Want a Famous Face.” God created us one of a kind. He Christina sculpted us carefully, Capecchi counting the hairs on our heads. So when we try to emulate Eva or Jen, we insult our creator’s fine taste. Like the Blenko glass on “Roadshow,” our physical imperfections add an interest and value that collectors covet. The chicken-pox scar on your forehead. The birthmark on your left calf. You’ve been trying to hide the very mark that makes you special. So take care of yourself, the fabulous original, avoiding scratches and cheap imitations. God’s appraisal of your value wildly exceeds your estimation. Christina Capecchi is a graduate student at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. E-mail her at christinacap@gmail.com.

Spirituality for Life

Finding our way in competing ‘rights’ Perhaps more than anything else, moral issues are what divide us. Sincere people, who can agree on almost everything else, often find themselves painfully divided other over issues such as abortion, gay marriage, just war, capital punishment, immigration and economic justice. One of the reasons for this is because, purely at the level of justice, each of these is very complex. Inside each there are competing rights which will always make for disagreements. Take capital punishment: We argue about whether or not it is a deterrent to crime, whether or not it eases the hurt of families of the victims, and whether or not it is humane; but each of these questions is arguable and each side compiles its own anecdotes and evidence to support its arguments. Simply on the basis of justice, a case can be made either way. However, if we move the argument into the realm of Christian discipleship, the ambiguity disappears: For a disciple of Jesus, capital punishment is always wrong and should never be done (independent of any arguments about justice) because it goes against the very heart of the Gospel; namely, we are supposed to forgive murderers not kill them. Jesus is clear on this. The capacity to forgive a murderer is one of the litmus tests for Christian discipleship. This where Jesus most stretches the heart. The same is true for other divisive moral issues: abortion,

immigration, just war. In each of these, elements of justice compete with each other and it is not always clear what justice, all on its own, demands. Strict justice, unlike the Gospels, does not demand we forgive those who hurt us, does not demand we turn the other cheek when someone strikes us, and does not demand we take the high road rather than the way of recrimination. But the heart of Jesus’ teaching does ask this. It asks us to move beyond justice to a compassion, understanding, selfeffacement, and selfless love that, like the father of the prodigal son and older brother, can bring God’s understanding, love, and forgiveness to every situation, including murder. Biblical principle mitigates justice and takes us beyond it. In justice, for instance, we can argue about whose rights are to be defended on the issue of immigration. Biblically it’s a lot clearer: The earth belongs to everyone equally and we have a right to surplus only after everyone else has what is necessary for subsistence. There are higher principles than justice. This is true, too, of abortion. In justice we can argue about competing rights of the unborn for life and the mother for the freedom of choice, even if one does outweigh the other. Biblically though it’s clear. God is the author of all life and human life is sacred, all of it. It is not our prerogative to ever actively snuff out a human heartbeat.

What isn’t everywhere clear in justice is much clearer in discipleship. But in secular society, laws aren’t always made on the basis of Christian discipleship. Hence, we have to try to Father argue our moral principles Ron Rolheiser from a human and rational point of view. After all, every one of these moral issues very much affects the common good and each is as much a human and moral matter as it is a religious one. But, as we know only too well, inside the court of rationality, public opinion, and politics, we don’t always win. We lose as often as we win and, too often, we can become lost in the raw struggle to win. And yet we need to continue to be a moral voice on all of these issues. As painful as it is to divide ourselves from others by taking an unpopular stand on moral issues, Christian discipleship ROLHEISER, page 17

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Pope on abortion, politicians and Communion

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decision making, the pastor of Pleasant Hill’s Christ the King Parish said, adding, “We are all called to collaboration.” A former consultant to the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Parish Life and Ministrty, Father Joyce drew laughter when he described lay contact with the Church for many as being “hatched, matched and dispatched – and in two of those you are carried.” His concerns and joys about the Church “are centered in the parish,” he said, citing adult education, social justice work and good liturgies and homilies – “or the lack thereof” — as key. On homiletics, the priest said bluntly, “My own bias is that some priests have the gift of preaching and some don’t, and shouldn’t.” He also said he feels pastors need enhanced “management skills” and “people skills” – “not to control, but to empower” parishioners. “With respect and love – and a mellow heart – we need to listen to one another,” he said. According to Rob Grant, one of the organizers and the day’s master of ceremonies, a “comprehensive letter” summarizing the day will be sent to all bishops in northern California. A second convocation is scheduled for September 2008, although no location has been determined, he said. Grant said evaluation forms collected following the event “were overwhelmingly positive.” Concerns, he said, included participants in general did not reflect the ethnic diversity of northern California – “too white” — and that more younger adults did not attend. “I thought it was very enlightening,” said Katie Hyde of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in San Francisco. “I’ve learned a lot of new things.” Sister Maureen O’Brien, BVM, a pastoral associate at San Francisco’s Church of the Visitacion and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission nearby, said, “I am just thrilled with this convocation. I feel that the gifts of the Spirit are given to every person for the sake of the Church. Today is an opportunity for encouraging discussion, and freeing us up to acknowledge and recognize our gifts.” “I liked getting to know other people’s viewpoints, so that I don’t feel as if I am one person swimming in a pond by myself,” said Margaret Lobo of Christ the King, Pleasant Hill. “This is a great chance to convey our thoughts and feelings to others.” “The bottom line is that the Church needs to be a place where we develop our personal relationships with God, Jesus, the saints — a place to acknowledge the divine, especially the divine feminine,” said Susan McConnelough, a member of St. Anselm’s Communitas Christo, an intentional community in Marin County. “We need to get away from the old model of patriarchy and get back to an embodied spirituality.” (Sharon Abercrombie contributed to this story.)

Rooney said the Bush administration is also troubled that thousands of Christians have left Iraq. “The whole reason we’re in Iraq is to try to build a country in which all the people of Iraq can lead a peaceful life,” Rooney said. As for the pope’s recent comment that “nothing positive” was coming from Iraq, the ambassador said that should not be read as a blanket criticism of U.S. operations there. “I don’t think the Holy Father was indicting the nationbuilding, democracy- and freedom-building and institutional development aspects of the coalition’s work,” Rooney said. “I think he was rightly — and how can you argue? — reflecting on the sadness of the continued violence being perpetrated by the few against the many,” he said. Global economics could also be an important topic during Bush’s meeting with the pope and in separate talks with the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. Bush will come to Rome immediately after participating in a G-8 summit in Germany, where the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations were to discuss, among other things, proposals to increase aid to developing countries. Pope Benedict has strongly encouraged countries to implement the Millennium Development Goals, a plan that aims to cut global poverty in half by 2015. To accomplish this, richer countries have been asked to increase development aid to 0.7 percent of their gross domestic product. The Bush administration has endorsed the goals but balked at supporting numerical targets. Rooney said the position was based on the principle that “you can’t necessarily apply a rigid mathematical formula to economies and circumstances that are radically different in scale and type.” “You’ve got to factor in the private charities, NGOs and things like that, where the United States is far and away the world leader,” he said. “The United States is the world leader in private charity

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and generosity to underprivileged and disadvantaged people. No country gives more,” Rooney said. The ambassador noted Bush recently had asked Congress for $30 billion toward fighting the global AIDS crisis, a doubling of the previous U.S. commitment. That’s an area, Rooney said, the Vatican and Bush administration are working on “parallel tracks” to arrive at the same goal — alleviating the suffering of the sick, particularly in Africa. Perhaps to underline his appreciation for faith-based private charity, the president will pay a visit to the Rome headquarters of the Sant’Egidio Community. The community has been one of the Church’s most active humanitarian agencies, running soup kitchens and immigrant assistance programs in Rome and sponsoring a major anti-AIDS project in Africa. “These are all important things, and they are the kinds of things that are important to the president, too,” Rooney said. The success of a pope-president meeting cannot always be measured by official statements or speeches on the day of the encounter. Weeks of planning go into such an encounter, accompanied by a proliferation of U.S.-Vatican contacts and exchange of briefing papers on high-profile topics. When diplomacy is put in motion, related projects are sometimes given a boost. Some believe the pope-president encounter could favor the chances for a papal visit to the United Nations and the United States sometime next year. Vatican officials, who spoke off the record, said there were no burning U.S.-Vatican issues on the agenda for the papal audience. At least the public part of the meeting, they said, would probably focus on areas of shared concerns and shared values. Privately, the situation of Christians in various parts of the world, including China, may also come up, but the Vatican does not want to encourage a public criticism of China at this delicate moment, when a papal letter on the church in China is expected to be released soon.

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Ann Sartain, cardinal’s sister, dies May 21 husband and two daughters and their A funeral Mass for Dolores Ann friends” as well as “her brother and his Levada Sartain was celebrated May 25 friends.” at St. Hedwig Church in Los Alamitos. Concelebrants included Cardinal Cardinal William J. Levada, brother of Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, the deceased, presided and served as Archbishop George H. Niederauer of homilist. Mrs. Sartain died May 21. She San Francisco, Cardinal Justin Rigali of was 74. Philadelphia, and Bishop Tod Brown of A teacher for 41 years, Mrs. Sartain the Diocese of Orange where Los “made birthday cupcakes for each of her Alamitos is located. Many additional students,” Cardinal Levada, prefect of bishops, priests and religious were the Vatican’s Congregation for the among the assembly that filled the Doctrine of the Faith, said. He also church. noted that even while a faculty member In addition to Cardinal Levada, Mrs. in public schools his sister used the Hail Sartain is survived by her husband Mary as a way for non-English speakers James, and their daughters Julianne S. to learn English. Dolores Ann Levada Bancroft and Stephanie S. Herrera as The former Archbishop of San Sartain well as sons-in-law James and Michael Francisco described his sister’s devotion to family and how she made a “wonderful home for her and five grandchildren.

Rolheiser . . . ■ Continued from page 15 demands we continue to try to make a case for what we believe to be right inside the arenas of public discourse and politics. However, we need to also accept that, when we argue solely on the basis of justice, we will experience a lot of strong counter-challenge from good, sincere people. We live in a very large and diverse family, in a democracy rather than a theocracy, and we are not free to impose our morality on others. Much as we would like to, we can’t always shape our laws.

But we can shape our hearts and our consciences and there, given the invitations of Jesus, we find demands that go far beyond the demands of justice. It’s in the invitation to deeper discipleship where it is clear we must forgive murderers rather than execute them, that the earth belongs equally to all, and that God alone has the power to decide life and death. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. His Web site is www.ronrolheiser.com.

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MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 110:1, 2, 3, 4; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 6:51 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF GENESIS (GN 14:18-20) In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being a priest of God most high, he blessed Abram with these words: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. RESPONSORIAL PSALM PS 110:1, 2, 3, 4 R. You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek. The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your foot stool.” R. You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek. The scepter of your power the Lord will stretch forth from Zion: “Rule in the midst of your enemies.” R. You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek. “Yours is princely power in the day of your birth, in holy splendor; before the daystar, like the dew, I have begotten you.” R. You are a priest for ever, in the line of Melchizedek. The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent: “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” R. You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek. A READING FROM ST. PAUL’S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS (1 COR 11:23-26) Brothers and sisters:

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I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes. A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE (LK 9:11B-17) Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured. As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.” He said to them, “Give them some food yourselves.” They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have, unless we ourselves go and buy food for all these people.” Now the men there numbered about five thousand. Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty.” They did so and made them all sit down. Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled 12 wicker baskets. provide a forum for national and international leaders to speak, whether they agree with the Catholic Church or not. This was not a homily in a church but a commencement event at one of the top universities. Nanette Lee Miller San Francisco

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First, in regard to Nancy Pelosi’s commencement address at USF: I couldn’t agree more with those who criticized her for her stance on abortion. I believe it’s murder, and the pope has condemned politicians who support it. All of her critics were speaking on religious and moral grounds, but the one published supporter, Father Ken Weare, chose to do so on political grounds by attempting to compare her to President Bush. Father Weare is professor of social ethics? The University should re-examine his credentials and views on morality. Secondly, in regard to the guest editorial by Father Anthony McGuire: he criticizes the already overly generous proposed immigration bill because it needs to include adult children, brothers and sisters, parents and some children. Why not nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, godparents (so they can bring their needed guidance) and very close friends? Although they mean well, I don’t think clergy who are so divorced from economic reality can be considered authorities on such social issues. Mike Precobb Menlo Park

It is lamentable in hindsight that the May 25 front-page article, “Pelosi: follow your passion,” was not published in a more circumspect format. It is regrettable and unfortunate that pro and con responses in that article have been injudicious and imprudent. Given that statements of the commentator are totally political and lacking in any semblance of religious precepts, questions as to its use are appropriate. Nancy Pelosi has chosen to establish herself in a political atmosphere which is contentious to Catholic tenets. She alleges her survey of foreign young people establishes opposition to policies of our country. But she is not customarily characterized as a truth teller by commentators and reporters. Catholics expressing themselves in opposition to her qualification as an apostle of Catholic teachings have been labeled as “cafeteria Catholics.” But as a long-time member of St. Rita Parish (Fairfax), I am able to state without question to the good intentions, high quality and worth of the person who chose those emotional words which might rightfully have been edited out of the article. Conrad H. Goerl Fairfax

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Scripture reflection FATHER ANDREW GREELEY

Meal of love is served by a father who loves The Gospel today is of course eucharistic in its intent. While the story happened before the last supper, it became part of the Gospel after the last supper and for the early Christians it was an allusion to the last supper. It connected the ordinary food that God serves us at our regular meals, the extraordinary food Jesus served at the multiplication of the loaves, and the supernatural food of the Eucharist. The point is that there is a continuity between a family supper and the Eucharist. Both refer to one another. Both tell us something about each other. The Eucharist invades our home and sanctifies our regular meals. And our regular meals illumine the Eucharist as a family and community feast. Remember the two little kids who (as they would later tell the story) “almost drowned” in the storm on the lake? After their father had brought them ashore, what did he do? Well, of course, he gave them something to eat. Now their father was not much of a cook and their mother had gone shopping with their big sister. So he didn’t know

quite what to give them to eat. “What would you like to eat?” he asked them. “Ice cream,” said the little boy. “Chocolate ice cream,” said the little girl. “With chocolate sauce,” the little boy insisted. “And whipped cream,” the little girl added. “And raspberries,” the little boy finished their litany of wants. Well, the father wasn’t even very good at making chocolate ice cream sundaes with raspberries and chocolate sauce and whipped cream. But his little kids wanted it and they had just recovered from at terrible scare so he did his best. And do you know what else he did? Well, he cut a banana down the middle for each of them and emptied the whipped cream can and called it all a banana split. And the kids love every bite of it. And you know why the daddy made the banana splits for them (and they didn’t even know what a banana split was!)? Sure you know why. He was their daddy and he loved them.

Planning Commission vote on May 7 to severely restrict feasible development on the nearly 1,200 acres of St. Vincent’s and Silveira properties. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel pastor, Father John Cloherty, by unanimous urging of our parish council, has written the Marin County Board of Supervisors, with a copy to Marin County Planning Commission, objecting to the excessive limits of 120 to 220 units of housing with extension of a new Baylands Corridor definition over the full area to Highway 101. With an aging county, St. Vincent’s has proposed senior and workforce housing development be permitted on up to 15 percent of the land. Highest and best use demands development of this modest amount of St. Vincent’s 780 acres while still maintaining open space and environmental protection on 85 percent of the property, and similarly on the 300-plus Silveira acres. Income needed for the school to continue to serve its troubled boys would be generated, while providing critically needed housing for the county. Current planning in Marin only for mixed-use housing (adding housing mixed into retail and commercial areas) is very inadequate. No other site in the county’s urban corridor is capable of providing this opportunity. The site is centrally located between Highway 101 and the proposed reinstituted railroad and with infrastructure amply available. Many jobs are in the immediate area that will complement housing development at St. Vincent’s and Silveira (jobs at the Civic Center and many others at employers like Kaiser Hospital). St. Vincent’s property has been the subject of more than 20 years of discussion including two community-based citizen advisory studies and an architectural design contest. The 1998-2000 St. Vincent’s/Silveira Task Force recommendations for 500 to 1,800 units were signed by leading environmental representatives, and clearly demon-

strated a balanced land-use approach could meet the interests of all while protecting views of the historic church and the bay. St. Vincent’s, with its major contributions in caring for needy youth since 1855, desperately needs income from the reasonable development of a relatively small portion of its lands to continue its work, build a new home and school as well as rehabilitate the historic church and buildings. The county needs senior, workforce and affordable housing. Marin friends, please take action. Elizabeth Moody Mill Valley

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Real, present danger I could not agree more with Mike DeNunzio’s May 18 criticism of Msgr. Robert McElroy’s article on just war principles and Iraq. Additionally, Mr. DeNunzio did not mention that the war took out the most brutal dictator and terrorist of the last two generations. This alone provided “just cause” and “right intention” for the war. But further, the Bush invasion plan, rather than having us sit back and wait for our own destruction, was calculated to accomplish something (anything) to thwart the very real and present danger posed by radical Islam, which, since long before September 11, has had legions of ardent believers pledged to undermine and destroy Western civilization. I am willing to respect the many good and peaceful persons of Islamic faith, but I believe Msgr. McElroy has closed his eyes to Pope Benedict XVI’s implicit suggestion at Regenberg last September that (radical) Islam fosters only things “evil and inhuman” and seeks to spread its faith “by the sword.” Al Cavagnaro San Francisco

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Book details Hitler plot to kidnap pope WASHINGTON (CNS) – A general close to Adolf Hitler foiled a plot to kidnap Pope Pius XII during World War II and to put the Vatican and its treasures under Nazi control, according to a new book. “A Special Mission” by Dan Kurzman refutes arguments Pope Pius XII maintained a public silence about Nazi actions during World War II because he was anti-Semitic or because he was sympathetic toward Hitler. “They were bitter, bitter enemies. They despised each other,” said Kurzman of the pontiff and the fuhrer in a May 31 telephone interview with Catholic News Service. The pope disliked Hitler “not only for his inhumanity but because he threatened the whole Church structure.” Hitler, for his part, “saw the pope as his greatest enemy” and as someone with whom he was “competing for the minds and souls that he wanted to control,” the author added. Kurzman also said he found no evidence Pope Pius was anti-Semitic. The book, published June 1 by Da Capo Press in Cambridge, Mass., is subtitled “Hitler’s Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII.” It details the actions of Gen. Karl Wolff, chief of staff to SS Chief Heinrich Himmler, in the months after the overthrow of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in July 1943.

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Corpus Christi Commemorations June 9: Procession from Mission Dolores Basilica to St. Mary’s Cathedral beginning at 3 p.m. Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside at a Mass at the cathedral at 5:30 p.m. The rites are in conjunction with the California Catholic bishops’ naming the feast a day to remember the “enduring contribution of the immigrant.” Dialogue and presentations on recent immigration proposals follow Mass. Call (415) 614-5572. June 10: Mass of Corpus Christi at Monastery of Perpetual Adoration, 771 Ashbury St. in San Francisco at 3 p.m. The liturgy is preceded by an outdoor procession with the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 2 p.m. followed by Benediction. A concert benefiting the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and St. Dominic Church will take place at 7 p.m. featuring the music of harpist Ana Maria Mendieta and others at the church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner in San Francisco. Tickets are $20 and available by calling (415) 566-2743 or St. Dominic’s at (415) 567-7824. June 10: The Dominican Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery on Oak Grove Ave. in Menlo Park celebrate their patronal feast of Corpus Christi. Principal celebrant and homilist of the 10 a.m. Mass will be Dominican Father Emmerich Vogt, provincial, Western Dominican Province. All are invited. This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Dominican Order. In honor of the jubilee year, Pope Benedict XVI has granted the privilege of a plenary indulgence for all who visit the chapel of any Dominican monastery. Call (650) 322-1801.

Mission Dolores Basilica & Museum 16th and Dolores St. in San Francisco – (415) 621-8203 or chochenyo@aol.com. June 30: Annual birthday Mass commemorating founding of San Francisco, 11 a.m. During July and August, guided tours of the Mission grounds are available on Saturdays at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tours last 90 minutes. Adults $5/students $3.

Taize/Chanted Prayer 1st Tuesday at 7 p.m.: Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus in San Francisco. Call Deacon Chuck McNeill at (415) 983-0407. 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.: Sisters of Notre Dame Province Center, 1520 Ralston Ave, Belmont. Call (650) 593-2045 ext. 277 or visit www.SistersofNotreDameCa.org. 1st Friday at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013. 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 at 8 p.m.: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Motherhouse Chapel, 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont. Call Sister Beth Quire, OP, or Sister Judith Reagan, OP, at (510) 657-2468 or vocations@msjdominicans.org Sundays: Gregorian Chant at the National Shrine of Saint Francis at 12:15 p.m. Mass. All are welcome at this intimate historical treasure in the heart of North Beach: 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus Ave., San Francisco. For information, call (415) 983-0405.

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June 10: Spring Concert II: Golden Gate Boys Choir & Bellringers, 2 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Steiner and Green St. in San Francisco. Suggested donation $10. Call (510) 887-4311 for information. Reception follows. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.: Noontime Concerts (12:30 p.m.) at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, San Francisco; $5 donation requested. Call (415) 288-3800. Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., San Francisco, 3:30 p.m. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free.

TV/Radio Sunday 6 a.m., WB Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding. 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.

Reunions June 9: Classes of ’71 and ’72 from St. Gabriel Elementary School, San Francisco at parish’s Bedford Hall. Event includes birthday bash “for those turning 50 or 49 “and holding. Tickets at $35 and include dinner and dancing. Call Sue Phelps at (415) 566-0314 or e-mail sphelps@stgabrielsf.org. June 14: Class of ’46, St. Paul High School, San Francisco at Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. at Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco at 12:30 p.m. Call June Maffei at (415) 584-7239 or Maureen Collins at (415) 585-5603. Oct. 6: Class of 1972, Notre Dame High School, Belmont. Contact Notre Dame Alumnae Office (650) 595 1913, ext.191 or e-mail Gail Jackson, gjackson@ndhsb.org. Nov. 3: Class of ’82 from Presentation High School, San Francisco at Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco. E-mail kathycooney@hotmail.com or LucyMulkerrins@sbcglobal.net.

Prayer/Lectures/Trainings June 12 - July 17: Six-week study group on the recent apostolic exhortation “Sacramentum Caritatis” (“The Sacrament of Charity”) of Pope Benedict XVI. Will meet weekly Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. at Pauline Books & Media, 2640 Broadway, Redwood City. All welcome. For details and registration, call Sister Susan at (650) 7031106. June 29, 30: International Marian Conference at Crown Plaza Conference Center in Foster City. Call (800) 456-4197 or visit www.straphaelministries.org. Aug. 19-24: Enhance the faith formation experience in parish life; a week-long immersion into the process of Christian Initiation hosted by the Diocese of San Jose. “The Initiation Experience: Beginnings and Beyond” will feature training by leaders from the North American Forum on the Catechumenate; offered in English and Spanish for clergy, parish staff, catechists, liturgists, choir directors and volunteers involved in faith formation. Information and registration information at

Young Adults Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry: Connecting late teens, 20s and 30s, single and married to the Catholic Church. Call Mary Jansen at (415) 614-5596 or e-mail jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org. The Web site (www.sfyam.org) lists Bay Area events and features the quarterly newsletter. 2nd Sunday: Catholics in their 20s meet at various San Mateo locations for friendship and to discuss the Gospel and become active members of the Church. Contact: Catholic_20s@yahoogroups.com. Friday at 7:30p .m.: Most Holy Redeemer young adults meet at 18th and Diamond Streets, San Francisco E-mail yag@mhr.org or visit www.mhr.org/yag.html. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.: St. Dominic young adults meet in parish hall at Bush and Steiner, San Francisco; e-mail youngadults@stdominics.org. or visit www.stdominics.org/youngadults; rosary precedes meeting at 7 p.m. St. Thomas More Church and Catholic Campus Ministry sponsor liturgy on Sundays at 8 p.m. and the third Tuesday of month on the SFSU campus. St. Thomas More is located at 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd at Brotherhood Way in San Francisco. E-mail newman@stmchurch.com or visit www.stmchurch.com/newman/ 2nd and 4th Monday: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group meets. Meetings take place at SVDP, Steiner and Green, San Francisco, at 7:30 p.m. 3rd/4th Saturdays: St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Group provides nourishment for the less fortunate, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Contact Tricia Reilly at (415) 505-4313.

Single, Divorced, Separated Information about Divorced and Separated Catholics of the San Francisco Bay Area is available from Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at (415) 422-6698. Separated and Divorced support groups: 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Parish Center, San Francisco; call Gail at (650) 5918452. 1st and 3rd Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter Parish in “the cave”, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica. Call Diana Patrito or Joe Brunato at (650) 359-6313. Starting June 13, on 2nd and 4th Wednesday, in Spanish at St. Anthony Church, 3500 Middlefield Rd. in Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Toni Martinez at (650) 776-3795. Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639 for information.

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Upper grade students at St. Philip Elementary School have formed a Junior St. Vincent de Paul Club. “They bring a special dimension to our service program at St. Philip School,” said Remy Everett, principal. “They have touched the lives of many.” The students have sorted clothes at a local St. Vincent de Paul shelter, collected used books for a family shelter library, sponsored a tube sock drive for the needy, and made holiday cards, Christmas cookies, and decorated Easter eggs for people in shelters, hospitals, and homes for the elderly. Top from left: Marnier Leonard, Andrew Bonifacio, Kevin Blincoe, Brendan Spohn, Michael Davis, Luisa Garcia; third row from left: Patrick Uland, Maggie McFadden-Hogue, Ana Varela. Maria Maciel. second row from left: Santana Batres, Javier Garcia, Ashley Hong, Loretta Bonifacio, Fiona Gallagher. Bottom from left: Emily Cassidy, Anna Lyons, Anya Hirota, Emily Panovich, Maya Hirota, Emma Peacock.

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At Sister of Mercy – Burlingame At Marian Care Center, where we offer competitive salary rates, differentials (on-call, p.m. or night) and have a low patient to staff ratio, we need the following: ● RNs/LVNs – two on-call positions for day, p.m., or night shifts. Current CA license and CPR certificate required. Three to six months experience in gerontology preferred. New graduates welcomed. ● CNAs – two on-call positions for day, p.m., or night shifts. California CNA license and CPR certification required. One year prior work experience preferred. At Campus Administration, we need: ● an on-call Assistant to the Campus Executive DirectorNights. The work schedule is from 9:45 p.m. to 6:15 a.m. The person shall serve as the centralized communications, safety and security, and hospitality coordinator for the campus during the night hours. High School diploma required, some college and/or technical training preferred. Minimum of 2 yrs. experience in a campus or multibuilding environment. Salary commensurate with experience, skills and qualifications plus night shift and on-call differential.

Interested qualified applicants may send their resumes to Sisters of Mercy, Human Resources, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 or email cricafrente@mercyburl.org or fax (650) 373-4509.

Faculty and Coaching Open Positions Varsity Head Football Coach Varsity Head Men’s Basketball Coach Fulltime Upper Division Science Position Fulltime 7th and 8th Grade Science, Math, Theology and Social Science Position Halftime Special Education Teacher Grades Nine through Twelve Halftime Special Education Teacher Grades First through Eighth St. Bernard’s Catholic School is an accredited Pre School through 12th grade college preparatory, established in 1912 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. St. Bernard’s is an independent Roman Catholic School located five hours north of San Francisco in Eureka on the coast. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Redwoods, the Eureka area provides affordable housing, a local university, outdoor activities and a tranquil way of life. Qualified applicants may qualify for on-campus housing. Qualifications Bachelors, Teaching Credential or Masters Previous experience in Catholic education preferred 3 to 5 years of coaching and teaching experience preferred Interested Applicants are encouraged to view position qualifications online and forward:

Resume, Completed Application and Three References to St. Bernard’s Catholic School Office of the President 222 Dollison Street Eureka, CA 95501 www.saintbernards.us Deadline for Application is June 15, 2007

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