July 28, 2006

Cardinal Levada receives warm welcome at Cathedral Mass

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By Maurice Healy n his first U.S. visit since he was elevated to the College of Cardinals four months ago, and nearly a year since he departed San Francisco to serve at the Vatican as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal William J. Levada, returned to San Francisco and was warmly welcomed as he celebrated Mass at Saint Mary’s Cathedral July 23.

Pope Benedict XVI in May 2005 chose Cardinal Levada, then Archbishop of San Francisco, to head the Vatican’s doctrinal office, a post the pope himself had held for more than two decades under Pope John Paul II. Cardinal Levada, a native of California, holds the highest-ranking Vatican post ever held by an American.

At the July 23 Mass at Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer welcomed Cardinal Levada and praised him for being a man who speaks the truth of church teaching.

In his homily, Archbishop Niederauer drew upon Scripture readings for the Mass in exploring the role of shepherd and pastor. He said Cardinal Levada, former shepherd of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, now assists Pope Benedict XVI who is pastor and shepherd to Catholics worldwide.

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Cardinal William J. Levada and Bishop John C. Wester inspect the pallium worn by Archbishop George H. Niederauer in the sacristy of Saint Mary’s Cathedral July 23. Archbishop Niederauer received the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI in Rome June 29.

Priests of the archdiocese to be honored for devoted service The Board of Regents of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption is inviting parishioners to unite in prayer and thanks for the ministry of priests in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The 380 active and retired priests of the archdiocese will collectively receive the Cathedral’s Assumpta Award August 20 and parishes are asked to send representative to take part in the ceremony.

Each year the Regents honor an individual who has “sought to follow Christ in all things;” who has been an outstanding example of devoted leadership in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Past recipients have included Archbishops John R. Quinn

and William J. Levada, attorney Joseph Russoniello, De La Salle High School Principal Brother Christopher Brady, and numerous lay people conspicuous for their leadership and support of the ministries of the archdiocese.

In 2005, the regents voted to recognize the service of the good priests of the archdiocese for “their discipleship which has brought the love of God to countless people.” The recognition ceremony was moved forward one year in order to devote sufficient attention to the Archbishop Levada Farewell Dinner held last August.

Daughter of Charity Sister Joan Gibson, a Cathedral Regent, said, “We are tremendously grateful to the 380 priests of our Archdiocese for their fidelity and commitment to the promises that they made at their ordination.” In the midst of the scandals of recent years, “the overwhelming number of priests who give faithful witness to their vocation have been patently ignored while they strive daily to proclaim the Gospel by word, witness, sacrament and service,” she said. Sister Joan said such the service of such priests “reminds

us that God is alive and well in our time.”

The ceremony begins with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m. in the Cathedral which will include tributes in recognition of all that the priests of the archdiocese do to perpetuate the Catholic faith and its ideals. A reception will follow in the Cathedral Events Center.

Since the Regents hope to accommodate the participation of representatives from each parish, it is preferred those wishing to attend make reservations by contacting their own parish office. For any additional information contact Mary Ellen Hoffman at 415-675-2020, extension 215. Suggested donation to help defray the costs of the event is $10.

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July 28, 2006

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by Tom Burke

Help Us, Help Others, a forever watch-phrase of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County, was the theme this year for the group’s annual essay and art contest. Lena Mier of All Souls Elementary School in South San Francisco took top essay honors.

Kaela Chavez, a 4th grader at St. Dunstan Elementary School was art section winner. The artist holds one of the prized tops bearing her design as SVDP Youth Director, Lisa Collins, back left, and SVDP Executive Director, Lorraine Moriarty extend their congrats to her and several of her pals including Sabrina Miller, left, Anastasia Koehler, Monica De Guzman, and Tracy Ronquillo.

Before breaking for summer, students at St Philip School celebrated the cultural diversity of the school with an Asian Food Court. Enjoying the fare are 3rd graders Natalia Ovando, left, Emma Wall and Anna Lyons. Earlier in the year, Haley Beffel, Dahnya Roach, Gavin McManus, Maria Sol Castro, Lizzy Dwyer, and Redmond Lyons were among students taking Science Fair accolades at the school.

Happily married 60 years today – July 28th – are Elaine and Frank Strazzarino, longtime parishioners of St. Elizabeth Parish in the City’s Portola District. Planning a party for the couple plus family and friends are their three children and eight grandchildren. “There will be about 20 of us,” Frank said.

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Congratulations to Dr. Frank Malin new Chairman of the Board of Trustees at San Francisco’s St. Francis Hospital.

Frank and his wife, Doreen, - who met as undergraduates at the University Minnesota and married in 1970 - are longtime parishioners of St. Anselm Parish in Ross. Frank is a former Chief of Medicine and Chief of Staff at the City’s namesake medical center. Mighty proud of their dad are the couple’s daughters Catherine and Jordan. Jordan and fiance, Benjamin Blum will marry in September….Gearing up for the ecofuture are students from San Domenico High School, seven of whom were honored recently by the looking-ahead non-profit, Next Generation. A Mulch Gulch salute to Makiko Harris, Mika Weissbuch, Skye Lawrence, Natalia Kresich, Karolinka Tekiela, Chloe Horner, and Hannah Fitzpatrick….Young Men’s Institute Council 32 of South San Francisco recently announced their Catholic Couples of the Year at their annual Family Mass and Communion Breakfast.

Congrats to Nancy and Bob Bartoli of All Souls Parish, Terri

and Don Ciardella of St. Veronica Parish and Jeanette and Norman Luna of Holy Angels Parish. St. V’s pastor, Father Ed Bohnert, presided. Thanks to YMI Awards Chair Dick Noftsger for fillin’ us in….Honored for their community service by the Sodality of Our Lady at St. Gabriel Parish were Daniela Yuschenkoff, Joseph Crawley, Emma Coghlan, Mackenzie Murtagh, and Samira Nuru….Kudos at Notre Dame High School in Belmont to soon-to-be-sophomore, Heather Anthony, on receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Senator Barbara Boxer for her success at volleyball and to Amanda Hoff on being named a National Merit Scholarship winner. Amanda will attend the University of Southern California…. Remember this is an empty space without ya’!!

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of the Rome international summit for peace in the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI said it appeared that perhaps prayers for peace were starting to work.

“It seems to me that today something is beginning to move, which shows that prayers are not useless,” the pope told reporters in northern Italy July 25 as he returned to the chalet in Les Combes where he has been vacationing.

“Let us strongly pray that tomorrow’s conference will bear fruit and bring concrete results for peace,” the pope said. “I hope they find stable and lasting solutions” to the violence that has ignited in Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories.

While sending official observers to the Rome summit for peace in the Middle East, the Vatican also planned to continue working behind the scenes in pushing for a peaceful solution to ongoing violence in the region, said Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state.

The Vatican announced late July 25 that it had been invited to participate in the July 26 summit as an official observer.

Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Vatican’s foreign minister, and two officials from his staff were to represent the Vatican at the meeting, said the announcement from the Vatican press office.

Before Vatican participation was announced, Cardinal Sodano told Italian state television that the Vatican would be following the summit’s progress with “great attention.”

“The Holy See tries to be ‘super partes’ (above all parties); it has a universal mission to unite all of humanity,” the cardinal said in the July 24 interview with RAI television.

His remarks echoed Pope Benedict’s July 21 comments that the Vatican tends to leave diplomatic bargaining to other nations “because we do not get involved in politics even if we do everything for peace.”

However, the Vatican supports everything that can facilitate and lead to peace, the pope had said.

Because modern civilization calls for dialogue, not war, to resolve disputes, every day the Vatican has been contacting foreign diplomats in an effort to foster a peaceful resolution, Cardinal Sodano said.

“There has been intense effort contacting the chanceries of many of the countries” involved in or concerned about resolving the Mideast violence, he said.

Cardinal Sodano said the Vatican has been emphasizing Pope Benedict’s concerns and wishes for an immediate cease-fire and a humanitarian corridor in the area of conflict so as to get needed aid into the region.

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The Vatican will continue to maintain contact “with various governments of the world in order to make its contribution so that this tragedy may end as soon as possible,” he said.

Israel began a bombing campaign against targets in Lebanon and deployed troops into the country after the Islamic militant group Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others in a cross-border raid July 12. The violence, which includes Hezbollah launching rocket attacks into northern Israel, has killed about 400 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and about 35 Israelis and has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced.

In a separate interview with Italy’s leading Catholic magazine, Famiglia Cristiana, the cardinal countered criticism that the Vatican was not understanding enough of Israel’s reasons to bomb what it says are Hezbollah militants’ strongholds in Lebanon.

In the magazine’s July 30 issue, released July 25, Cardinal Sodano said that over the last century the Vatican has always held fast to “reasons of peace” which will often “displease one or the other side of belligerent parties.”

The church’s calls for nonviolence will always carry the risk of being criticized, misunderstood, or accused of taking sides, he said, “but this is the price one must pay in order to contribute to the establishment of peace.”

Church teaching says that, if there is no competent and sufficiently powerful authority at the world level to resolve the danger of war, nations cannot be denied the right to legitimate defense once every means of peaceful resolution has been exhausted, he said.

However, even in cases of legitimate self-defense, innocent civilians must not be caught up in the fighting, and basic humanitarian laws “must never be violated,” he said in the magazine interview.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Sodano praised the Italian government and others who made the July 26 summit a reality, saying the city of Rome has a special “vocation of peace for the world.”

Government ministers and leaders from at least 13 countries, including the United States and Canada, were expected to attend the special summit aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. Representatives from the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank were to attend the meeting, which also was expected to address reconstruction plans and aid to Lebanon.

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A Lebanese nun registers a refugee woman from bomb-ravaged southern Lebanon at a school in Beirut July 23. At his Sunday Angelus July 23, Pope Benedict XVI repeated calls for an end to the bloodshed in the Middle East, saying that he was particularly concerned about civilians.

pass “an immediate resolution for a ceasefire, out of mercy for innocent civilians.” In an eight-point statement following an emergency meeting July 21, the bishops also said the Israeli response to the July 12 kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants “does not deserve the dismembering of a whole country, killing hundreds of citizens and starving most of the inhabitants.”

The bishops said Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have “crippled the country, following the bombing of the runways of its airports, most of its bridges and roads, some electric power stations, most public utilities” and communications networks. “Neither reason nor logic can justify these events,” the bishops said. They said “the tragic situation

the Lebanese are living,” should make everyone forget political differences.

International aid agencies are accepting donations for the humanitarian crisis from the Middle East conflict that has left hundreds dead and nearly a half-million people displaced. Catholic aid agencies appealing for donations to assist those in need in the Middle East include the Catholic Near East Welfare Association — phone: (800) 442-6392; online: www.cnewa.org; or mail to: CNEWA, 1011 First Ave., New York, NY 10022-4195; and Catholic Relief Services — phone: (888) 435-7277; online: www.crs.org; or mail to: Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090. Earmark funds “Middle East Crisis Response.”

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WASHINGTON — In his 1931 social encyclical “Quadragesimo Anno,” Pope Pius XI said, “The wage paid to the working man must be sufficient for the support of himself and his family.” In that case, the current federal minimum wage of $5.15 would not qualify. Someone working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year at the minimum wage would earn $10,712. According to the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the federal poverty line for a family of three is $16,090. The minimum wage was last raised In 1997. According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, one would need to have $6.51 today to have the same buying power $5.15 had in 1997 — an increase of 26.4 percent. The bishops have been monitoring bills that would raise the minimum wage. One would raise it immediately by $2 to $7.15 an hour. Another would raise the wage by $2.10 in three 70-cent increases — the first would take effect immediately upon the bill’s signing, and the other two on the first and second anniversaries of that signing.

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Maronite Catholics Mary Haddad, center, and her daughter, Nicole, 2, pray for peace during Sunday Mass at St. Maron Church in Gush Halav, Israel, near the Lebanese border, July 23.

The Mass went on even as loud booms from artillery shells could be heard from outside.

Lebanese government, has gravely endangered the citizens of Lebanon, the young, fragile democracy of that nation, and the infrastructure that supports the country,” the statement said.

As bishops urged, Congress extends Voting Rights Act; Bush signs it

WASHINGTON — Surrounded by children who were once frozen embryos and the families who adopted them, President George W. Bush announced July 19 that he had used the first veto of his five-and-a-half-year administration on a bill that would have expanded federal funding of embryonic stemcell research. “As science brings us ever closer to unlocking the secrets of human biology, it also offers temptations to manipulate human life and violate human dignity,” Bush said. “Our conscience and history as a nation demand that we resist this temptation.” If the Stem-Cell Research Enhancement Act had become law, “for the first time in our history we would have been forced to fund the deliberate destruction of human embryos, and I’m not going to allow it.” Among the Catholic leaders praising the veto was Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson of the Knights of Columbus, who said the stem-cell bill was “eminently worthy of President Bush’s first veto.”

WASHINGTON — With the encouragement of the U.S. Catholic bishops, the Senate unanimously approved a bill reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 July 20 and sent it to President George W. Bush for his signature. While the Senate was debating the bill, which passed 98-0, Bush told the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that he looked forward to signing it. The House of Representatives had passed the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 on a 390-33 vote July 13. The legislation extends for 25 years provisions of the Voting Rights Act designed to assure equal participation in the electoral process by minority voters. In separate letters to House and Senate members, the chairman of the Committee on Domestic Policy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act was “necessary to preserve and protect the right to vote for all Americans.”

Bishop, LCWR urge U.S. leaders to work to quickly end Mideast strife Stem-cell bill gets veto

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Policy called on Congress to “do all you can to end this terrible cycle of violence” in the Middle East. In a July 20 letter to members of the Senate and House of Representatives, Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando, Fla., said the bishops “stand ready to work with those who work for a just and lasting peace in the land that three faiths call holy.” The letter followed a July 18 statement from Bishop Wenski that said, “Violence, from whatever side, for whatever purpose, cannot bring a lasting or just peace,” and came three days before a similar, but even more strongly worded, statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. In a statement issued July 23, the LCWR called for “an immediate and unconditional ceasefire” by the Israeli army and Hezbollah militants. “The Hezbollah militia, which does not act in the name of the

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California’s Catholic population growing rapidly, report shows

By Mike Nelson LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A new study says California’s Catholic population is growing by more than 13 percent a year. By 2025, it says, Catholics will make up more than 36 percent of the state’s population — up from 30 percent in 2005.

The forecast is part of a 65-page demographic study conducted for the California Catholic Conference by Seattle-based church researcher Joseph Claude Harris. He said Latino Catholics are driving the state’s Catholic population increase, accounting for 80 percent of the church’s anticipated growth in California.

Overall, Catholics represent nearly 60 percent of California’s projected population growth in the next 20 years, the study said, adding that the growth presents mixed blessings for Catholic leaders. Along with the prospect of many more members comes the challenge of how the church can serve them, especially their sacramental needs.

The state’s priest population has been declining, only a handful of new parishes have been created over the past 15 years, and those trends are expected to continue. The study projected that by 2025 the average Catholic parish in California will serve more than 5,500 households, almost 50 percent more than in 2005.

“We are truly blessed that the Catholic Church in California is vibrant and growing, but our future should not happen by accident,” said Stockton Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, president of the California Catholic Conference. “As pastors responsible for the spiritual well-being of our Catholic people, studies like this will help us do what we need to do to better serve the needs of burgeoning Catholic communities throughout the state.”

In terms of sheer numbers, the study paints a picture of vibrant and dynamic growth for the Catholic Church in California: ● The state’s total Catholic population will grow by 5.6 million in the next 20 years — from 11.1 million in 2005 to 16.7 million in 2025. The increase includes 3.5 million from a natural increase — births in excess of deaths — and 2.1 million as a result of migration from other states and countries.

California’s total population is expected to grow from 36.6 million people in 2005 to 45.9 million in 2025. ● By 2025, 4.3 million new Catholics will have been baptized in the state, more than 3.1 million children will have celebrated their first Communion, and the average parish will have expanded by over 1,800 families. ● A major factor driving the growth of the church in California is the increase in its Hispanic population, at least 60 per-

cent of them Catholic by conservative estimates. The four dioceses in Southern California alone will contribute 25 percent of the projected national growth in Catholic Church membership over the next 20 years.

Hispanics currently form about 36 percent of California’s population, but that is expected to rise to 45 percent by 2025, Harris said.

He said Catholic parishes in the United States will add 17.4 million additional members over the next 20 years, but that growth will happen “unevenly,” with four out of five new Catholics living in the South and Southwest and in the Mountain and Pacific states, while dioceses in the Midwest, Middle Atlantic and Northeast experience slower growth or in some cases even a decline.

“This disproportionate growth will place extraordinary pressures on some dioceses in the region to open new parishes while the number of active

diocesan priests continues to decline,” said Harris.

He said if the Catholic population of the San Bernardino Diocese in California continues to grow at the rate at which it has grown since 1990, in the next 20 years it will roughly double, from 1.2 million in 2005 to nearly 2.4 million in 2025.

The average parish there now has 12,000 members, or 4,600 households, and that will double by 2025 if no new parishes are formed, he said. The diocese “will need to open five new parishes a year over the next 20 years to merely maintain the present average parish size,” he said.

Harris said that from 1995 to 2004 the number of active diocesan priests in California dropped by 202, or an average of 22 a year. This pattern, which shows no signs of changing in the near future, will make it difficult for dioceses to form new parishes to accommodate their burgeoning membership, he said.

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Sister Diane Grassilli, RSM Sister of Mercy Diane Grassilli, a dynamic leader in her religious community and in many Catholic ministries, especially Catholic healthcare, died July 16, 2006, of cancer. President of the Sisters of Mercy, Burlingame Region which covers California and Arizona, she was a major contributor to the effort of shaping the future of the Sisters of Mercy community throughout the West and Midwest. As Chair of the Board of Directors of Catholic Healthcare West from 2002 to 2005, she had a vision of the role women religious play in running the 42-hospital CHW system and of their moral impact in the wider world.

“She was a rare combination of the visionary and the realist,” said Sister Carolyn Krohn, a member of the Burlingame Regional leadership team. “She saw clearly how to find common ground to bring people together and what practical steps were necessary to accomplish her goals. She also was an unusual blend of a strong personality and a small ego. Her passion was to bring Community and ministry into effective service for those who have little access to our society’s resources.”

In addition to the CHW Board, Sister

Diane was part of the leadership team for the Burlingame Sisters since 1997 and was formerly a Corporate Member of the nationwide Mercy Housing, Inc. “She quickly grasped the core of complex issues and was able to move others along a path to decision,” said long time friend Sister Lillian Murphy, CEO of Mercy Housing. She managed efficiently, delegated well, instinctively understood people, charmed those who worked with her. Sister Diane was famous for her engaging smile which won over those in powerful places as well as drew friends to her.

Born in San Francisco to Robert and Marie Grassilli, she attended Mercy High School and Russell College in Burlingame.

After she entered the Sisters of Mercy Community, she returned to the high school to teach English and religion and to serve as activities director and dean of students.

Sister Diane quickly moved into strategic planning for the Mercy Community which she did in collaboration with Carol Bayley.

She and Sister Amy Bayley were responsible for an effective financial plan for the high school in the 1980s that helped turn around

the school’s fiscal picture. She began planning for the new Catholic Healthcare West system which was emerging in 1986. She served as assistant to CHW President Richard Kramer from 1989 to 1997.

“She was the glue between governance and management, “ said current CHW CEO Lloyd Dean. “She was essential for the restructuring of the organization, the reconstituting of governance, and was a moral voice in the system.

She was instrumental in negotiations with the union and in dialoguing with labor.”

With other leaders she creatively confronted the challenge of religious congregations sponsoring their institutions but no longer running them alone. Fellow board member Sister Sheila Browne, RSM, of Auburn said, “She helped the cosponsors be truly cosponsors.

She reminded us that we were there for the whole, not just for our own facilities. She continued to focus on why we were there, a strong advocate for the vulnerable and uninsured.”

She was concerned that all the Mercy ministries do well. “Sister Diane has always had a tremendous sense of what leadership means and is concerned that the high schools thrive.

She has identified with me people with particular gifts and talents who can be influential in the success of the high school, “ said Mercy High School Burlingame principal Laura Held.

She also was a talented graphic artist, who designed the Tree of Life stained-glass window in the Marian Care Chapel at the Mercy campus in Burlingame.

Sister Diane’s survivors include her mother, Marie; brother, Bob; and members of the Mercy community. A Mass of Christian burial was held at Our Lady of Angeles Church on July 26. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the Sisters of Mercy, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, 94010.

Father John Mihovilovich Father John Mihovilovich, retired pastor of San Francisco’s Church of the Nativity, died July 20 at his home in Croatia following a lengthy illness. The late priest returned to his homeland in 2003 after almost 50 years of service in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

He was 84 years of age.

Father Mihovilovich was ordained for the Diocese of Porec-Pula, (Yugoslavia), on December 20, 1952. He came to the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1959 to accept an assignment as a Parochial Vicar at Church of the Nativity, San Francisco, a parish serving Croatian, Slovenian and Polish-speaking Catholics. He became a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1967 and was

appointed pastor at Nativity in 1972 where he served until his retirement in 1994. Father Mihovilovich also served at parishes including St. Finn Barr and the now-closed St. Edward the Confessor in San Francisco. In retirement he was in residence at Serra Clergy House in San Mateo from 1994 - 2003.

“John was a priest’s priest,” said Raymond Colman, who met Father Mihovilovich in 1960 at St. Edward’s. “My parents adopted him, taught him English and taught him how to play poker,” Mr. Colman said with a laugh. “He had a great sense of humor. He was very precise, very prayerful and very well prepared.”

The clergyman had “an excellent ear for language,” Mr. Colman said, noting that he was

fluent in English and Italian and “also spoke pretty good French.” Father Mihovilovich witnessed Raymond and his wife, Marybeth’s, marriage in 1969 at St. Edward and later baptized their four children. He also presided at the funeral Masses of Raymond’s parents, Alice and Carroll Colman. “John had a big heart,” Mr. Colman said. “I will miss him. He’s being buried in a family plot overlooking the Adriatic Sea. It is a beautiful spot.”

Survivors include a sister, Darinka Furlan, a sister-in-law, Maria Mihovilovich, and friend, Monsignor Vladimir Stanisi_.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated July 22, in Premantura, Croatia.

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Bishop Wang blesses center for lay Catholic action

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Bishop Ignatius Wang presided at the blessing and opening of the Catholics for the Common Good Office and Volunteer Center in Daly City on July 15. About 30 CCG members and supporters attended the blessing ceremony and reception that followed.

Catholics for the Common Good is a lay organization, which seeks to respond to the call of Pope John Paul II to transform culture through a new Catholic action. “CCG seeks to foster the spiritual growth of Catholics through a deeper understanding of the social teachings of the Church,” according to CCG Chairman and Founder William May. The group works to mobilize informed citizens to influence public policy on concerns related life, family, freedom, and the poor and vulnerable, he said.

In his brief homily Bishop Wang reflected on the reading for the Blessing Service (Genesis 1: 26-31) and on several recent Gospel readings from Mark. In Genesis, God did not ordain Adam and Eve as priests yet He called them to work and to obedience. Thus it has been part of God’s plan from the beginning of salvation history, Bishop Wang explained, that lay men and lay associations, like Catholics for the Common Good, have a real and vital role in spreading the Gospel.

The bishop said, before political action laity must prepare themselves through study of the Church’s teachings. However, the bishop noted that the answer to the question, “When do we know enough?” is inevitably “never.” Christians must continue to learn and grow in their faith, but that should not become an excuse to keep them from acting, he said. Jesus teaches

us not to be anxious or afraid of spreading the Gospel message. Thus Jesus’ instructed His apostles to “take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money…” At the same time, Bishop Wang also said that it is vital for those spreading the Gospel to make use of the most up-to-date tools at their disposal.

He encouraged lay ministries especially to “be literate” in modern technology, and also to “rely on the Holy Spirit.” He said to treat any success as God’s will so as to steer a careful course between the two dangers of unnecessary fear, on the one hand, and presumptuous overconfidence on the other.

After the Blessing Service Mr. May thanked the bishop on behalf of the apostolate. May told the gathering that advocating the truths of the Catholic faith is difficult in a culture that is growing increasingly hostile to Christianity. “It is important to remember we can do nothing without the power of the Holy Spirit,” May said. He called for massive prayer for protection of children, marriage and the family and he stressed the importance of Eucharistic adoration.

May said the office was made possible by generous donations of cash and equipment, and it is for the use of and support for volunteers for Catholic action. He encouraged people to volunteer to work in the office to support other volunteers around the state.

CCG maintains a website (www.catholicsforthecommongood.org) to facilitate learning about Catholic social thought and to support grassroots political and social participation of the laity.

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A pastor’s advice on approaching NFP Interview by Cristina Frazier In recognition of Natural Family Planning Week (July 23-29), Catholic San Francisco had a conversation with Dominican Father Xavier Lavagetto, pastor at St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco. St. Dominic’s offer an NFP program for engaged couples and Fr. Lavagetto shares some of his experience in preparing couples for marriage.

You prepare couples for marriage including many who may be living together and/or already using contraceptives. How do you bring up the subject of natural family planning?

It is good to be direct and challenge people not to confuse genitality with intimacy. Indeed great sex can mask a bad relationship. The time before marriage is a privileged time; it should be a school of intimacy.

Here’s a story that illustrates the point. A couple were cohabitating for many years before they decided to marry in the church. They were challenged and they embraced abstinence during their engagement period.

The man channeled his erotic energy into romancing his bride-to-be. There was more hand holding, more walks together, more dancing, more deep conversations, and more flowers. It made a real difference; their marriage vows came alive for them. You see, the husband-to-be was building a foundation of intimacy. When they finally consummated their marriage on their honeymoon, sex was a celebration as opposed to gratification. It became a gift they gave to each other.

Finding out more about NFP St. Dominic’s Church offers monthly introductory presentations on the Creighton Model Fertility Care System. For information please visit its website www.stdominics.org/ministries/other/natural_family_planning.asp or e-mail instructor Cristina Frazier at frazierc2001@yahoo.com.

There are also several other NFP systems and instructors located around the Bay Area. Please visit the San Francisco Archdiocese Marriage & Family Life Web site for more information at www.sflayformation.org/MFL_resources.html.

Humanae Vitae seems to be the authoritative teaching by the Church on NFP. It can be a dense document to read through. What is it basically saying?

It is a rejection of artificial birth control because it breaks the unitive and procreative nature of the sexual act. The sexual act, the way God intended, is unitive in that it brings two people together at the most intimate level. It is also procreative in that it allows God’s plan for creation to continue.

Some Catholics disagree with this teaching. Yet the

Church teaches that the conscience binds, indeed the old theology had a curious yet important phrase, “the erring conscience binds.” But it is maddening when people confuse conscience with feeling. Substituting feeling for thinking is not being responsible. Adults study the issues, they use all the information available, they engage the teaching looking for its rationale and insight, they prayerfully bring to bear all their experience, all their faith, and make a decision as if standing before God. That’s personal responsibility.

There is another significant part to Humanae Vitae that many Catholics don’t know about. It says that couples can determine how many, when, and if they want to have children. This is a new responsibility bestowed on a couple that wasn’t there before. I believe many Catholics think the Church requires them to have as many children as they possibly can.

That is not the case. We are to be open to and respectful of life and the potential life that a marriage may bring about.

A conversation a priest has with a couple about NFP is a conversation about sex. Couples may find this awkward or think it’s not the clergy’s business to bring up such a personal topic. Yet secular society doesn’t seem to be uncomfortable by sexual talk and behaviors portrayed in the media. Why is there this disconnect?

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NFP is not an awkward subject, but it is one that most have almost no information about. It is interesting that in a world going organic, we want to do artificially what could be done naturally. I do have a difficulty when a couple doesn’t open up or just nods “yes” to whatever I’m saying. I’d rather they disagree with me so I can understand their perspective and possibly explain things in a way that offers them a new and, I hope, wonderful insight. The goal is simple, how do we make sex into what it truly can become in a marriage - a language of love and relationship.

Why do you think NFP isn’t discussed in our churches?

The pulpit is not the best forum for every important teaching. It’s a sensitive issue for many and the pulpit doesn’t allow clergy to interact, it only allows them to “lecture.” I think the best place to discuss and educate Catholics about NFP, or marriage and sexuality, is through formation programs offered by churches or the archdiocese. A truly evangelical Catholic parish strives to more than a weekly church service. It should be a full experience for Catholics, offering programs that invite study and dialogue in a non-judgmental atmosphere.

‘The goal is simple, how do we make sex into what it truly can become in a marriage - a language of love and relationship.’

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As someone who prepares couples for marriage, what would make your job easier in discussing NFP? I would like to have more support from our Church leaders about the importance of this teaching. We need well thought-out materials that give more than pat answers. We especially need to hear the voices of those who use and are enriched by NFP. Ultimately, I want NFP to not just be against contraception, but a new way of being in a marital relationship where a couple can relate and celebrate the wonderful gift of their sexuality.

Cristina Frazier is an instructor and user of the Creighton Model Fertility Care System. She works with a local OB/GYN to teach women how to monitor their fertility and is also an NFP contact or the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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What are some advantages of a couple using NFP in their marriage?

It takes both parties to make a marriage successful.

NFP involves both partners in the planning of their family, requiring mutual responsibility in the relationship. It also doesn’t take the role of the woman in the relationship for granted. A spiritual advantage of using NFP is it helps a couple focus on God’s plan for their marriage.

It invites them into serious, intimate conversation about the values in their life. No wonder their divorce rate is so much lower.

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NFP requires periods of abstinence, and this can be seen as a negative. As a person who lives in abstinence, what would you say are some of the positives?

Couples will, of necessity, have times of abstinence during their marriages that don’t involve NFP. There’s illness or travel or just tiredness. Being abstinent doesn’t mean not being intimate. It’s an opportunity for couples to make their relationship even more intimate through other forms of expression. No marriage will ever flourish if the only intimacy is sex. Sex alone cannot satisfy that deeper hunger for intimacy that everyone has. Isn’t it interesting that couples can have sex, yet be afraid to pray together. It seems they still have much to learn about intimacy in this case.

There are many unmarried people who are abstinent by choice or circumstance; it doesn’t mean they are not sexual beings with sexual energy. The question is how will they use that sexual energy. Do they channel that energy into truly being creative by sharing our Godgiven gifts and talents? Are they creating life-giving networks of love and friendship? Our sexuality is much larger than sex, and it should mirror God’s love, the delight he takes in us, and the radical commitment he makes to us.

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According to organizers, the central question of the symposium is “how can there be a genuine ethics which safeguards human rights and liberties and enhances individual choice while connecting human choices and actions to universal norms valid for all times and places. . .?�

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Archbishop answers young adults’ questions The Young Adult Group at Saint Vincent de Paul parish in San Francisco hosted Archbishop George H. Niederauer for an evening of informal discussion July 10. The archbishop had earlier met June 25 with young adults from St. Dominic parish in San Francisco.

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He said the remarkable serenity of Pope Benedict shows “the wisdom of placing ourselves truly and completely in the hands of God.” Speaking with Catholic San Francisco, Cardinal Levada used the word “intense” to describe his first year as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

He said the past year was filled with activities related to his Vatican responsibilities, meetings, introductions, appointments to additional posts, and efforts to “get-up-to-speed” quickly. Cardinal Levada also serves as president of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and is a member of the Congregation for Bishops.

He said the experience of working with Pope Benedict, who he sees regularly, reinforces the general understanding that this pope is extraordinary.

“There has been a wonderful reception to the new pope’s teaching and homilies,” Cardinal Levada said. “The pope has a peaceful serenity, which is a gift from God, and a way of setting people at ease.”

As head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Levada is concerned with issues throughout the global Catholic Church. He said issues are very different in various regions of the world.

“However, there is no lack of challenges,” he said, whether the region is one where the Church is young and growing, or a region where the presence of the Church is well established.

Cardinal Levada stressed the theme of unity in the church. He said, “People must understand that polarization is a political construct that is antithetical to the church. If we love Christ, we must love his church.”

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Break the Cycle of Violence in the Holy Land

By Bishop Thomas G. Wenski Once again the land that is holy to Jewish, Christian and Muslim believers is wracked by violence and fear. The tragic and terrifying cycle of provocation and response, of occupation and resistance, has erupted in another spasm of deadly violence. The cycle must be broken, especially before it continues to expand into a broader and deadlier conflict. The violence must stop and a ceasefire must be secured.

The conflicts in the Holy Land and Lebanon are distinct, but they bear some fearful similarities. In both cases there were violent and provocative cross-border attacks on Israeli military personnel. The extreme armed factions of Hamas and Hezbollah, and their supporters, including Syria and Iran, bear grave responsibilities. It seems clear that these acts were intended to damage prospects for negotiation and to provoke strong responses that further weaken the chances for dialogue, agreement and progress. These attacks provoked Israeli military responses that are understandable in terms of the right to defense, but are disproportionate and indiscriminate in some instances.

As committed friends of the Palestinian people, we understand the harsh realities of occupation and the yearning for a viable state of their own, but we cannot support rocket barrages and suicide bombings against innocent Israeli civilians and cross-border attacks and abductions. Such actions violate the principle of civilian immunity and undermine the possibility of a negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

As strong friends of the people of Israel, we share their frustration and anger at the provocative attacks. It is long past time for all Palestinian leaders, including Hamas, to reject violence and terror and to act in ways that will lead to the establishment of a viable state for the Palestinian people living side-by-side in peace with a secure Israel. It is also long past time for all state and non-state actors in the region, including Hezbollah, to renounce violence, recognize Israel and respect its security.

Israel has a right to defend itself, but we cannot support its sweeping counterattacks on civilian areas, civilian infrastructure, blockades and other acts of war in Gaza and Lebanon. Punishment of an entire population for the indefensible acts of extreme armed factions is wrong and causes unjustified harm to noncombatants. Such actions are also counterproductive because they deepen hostilities and widen the circle of violence. Israel must act with restraint. Otherwise we fear that Israel could isolate itself, undermine its long-term security interests and play into the hands of extremists who seek a wider confrontation and an unending battle with Israel.

As steadfast friends of the Lebanese people, we believe that Lebanon, as the late Pope John Paul II said, should be “a model” for people of different faiths living together in peace. The current conflict puts at risk the progress that has been made to free Lebanon from outside domination and from being used as a pawn in a larger struggle. Our Conference is deeply disturbed by the provocative acts of Hezbollah against Israel that precipitated the current crisis and provoked the disproportionate Israeli military responses. Both the initial act and the resulting reactions endanger the Lebanese people and their vulnerable democracy. As our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, recently said: “Neither terrorist acts nor reprisals, especially when they entail tragic consequences for the civilian population, can be justified.”

Our Conference calls upon the United States to exert greater leadership with all parties to the conflicts and to work more intensively and multilaterally to end the provocations and violence, to secure a ceasefire, to restrain Israel, to move toward negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to bring about security for Israel and a viable state for the Palestinians, and to ensure the independence of Lebanon.

The recurrent cycles of deadly violence endanger the stability of Lebanon and undermine those brave people on both sides who seek a just two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The sadly recurring and predictable cycles of violent provocation by extremist elements and some disproportionate responses not only take human lives, but they damage the hopes of Israelis for security, of Palestinians for a viable and free state, and of Lebanese for a future of peace, true independence and prosperity.

Our Conference appeals to all leaders in the region and to the leaders of our nation to make it clear that violence, from whatever side, for whatever purpose, cannot bring a lasting or just peace in the Land we call Holy.

We join our prayers with those of our Holy Father who said about the current crisis: “Let us pray to Mary, Queen of Peace, to implore from God the fundamental gift of concord, bringing political leaders back to the path of reason, and opening new possibilities of dialogue and agreement.”

Most Reverend Bishop Thomas G. Wenski is Bishop of Orlando and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Policy

‘Our prayers can result in God’s grace, touching hearts’ Following is excerpted from a homily Who would have thought that the vioby Washington, D.C. Archbishop Donald lence that brought Jesus to the cross would W. Wuerl at a Mass for Peace in the have ultimately yielded to the ineffable Middle East held at the National Shrine of experience of God’s grace. This is where the Immaculate Conception July 23. we enter the picture in the global scene of . . . Never is the fact that we do not violence, of despair and of a breakdown in stand alone more keenly felt than when we human solidarity. . . face tragedy and violence seemingly At the core of our identity is the expebeyond our control. Even when we do not rience of resurrection and, therefore, the have answers to so many of the questions belief that God’s power transcends anysurrounding violence, we know ultimately thing this world experiences. We are we must find our light, comprehension, called to new life, to a new creation, to a strength, sustenance and wisdom from new way of being and thinking. We are God. also aware that In today’s the Holy Spirit Gospel, Jesus has been poured reminds us that out on all who we are to pray. He believe in the offers his followpower to change ers the example of hearts and stepping aside through prayer to from all of the bring about a new activities of life creation. and simply prayA second ing, because he aspect of our consaw so many tribution today is around him as our witness to sheep without a hope. We must shepherd. never let ourAs the good selves, our vision shepherd, Jesus of life, our underoffers us a pathstanding of the way through life ultimate goodness that will bring us of the human fameven through the ily, be over“valley of darkwhelmed by ness.” But first we momentary viomust place our lence, by sporadic faith and trust in hatred and by the him. We must also encroachment of place our hope in the power of darkhis way — which ness. includes the We must be power of God’s firm in our A mosaic of the Immaculate Conception Spirit to change resolve to stand from the Basilica of the National Shrine of human hearts. by our principles, the Immaculate Conception in Washington to live by our conFor two thoudepicts the Blessed Virgin Mary in glory. sand years, the victions and to ultimate lesson of follow Jesus’s Jesus was, and remains, the cross as an teaching. We must never allow evil or example not only of self-giving love for hatred to overwhelm us. The Church holds others but the answer to the most profound up Jesus’s example of prayer: let goodness human questions: How shall I live? What win out over evil; let truth overcome falsevalues should guide my steps and actions? hood; let life triumph over death; let love Will God be with me in response to my be victorious over hatred. prayers?

His message continues to echo in our Yet two millennia later, his voice con- day. We are not powerless in the face of tinues to exert the strongest force for good evil. We are not powerless in face of vioin the world. “Love one another as I have lence. We are not powerless in the face of loved you.” “Have courage. I have over- all that divides us. come the world.” “If you would be my disThe quiet, persistent voice of God’s ciple, take up your cross and follow me.” love for us speaks of our human solidarity It is only in the shadow of the cross that and the possibility of building a world, a we can begin to see Christ’s plan, the truly good and just society that rests on power of God’s spirit, the efficacy of mutual respect and peace. This is the God’s grace. proclamation that has been repeated over and over and over again from the days of the Apostles down to those of us gathered here.

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Guest Commentary

What enrollment says

By Russell Shaw Am I imagining it, or was that a huge outburst of silence that greeted the news of still another large enrollment drop in American Catholic elementary and secondary schools? If silence really was the reaction, that’s as troubling in some ways as the enrollment decline itself.

According to a National Catholic Educational Association report cited by the Catholic News Service, total Catholic school enrollment in the school year drawing to a close was 2,363,220. That was a drop of 57,370 — 2.4% — from the year before. The figure has fallen 9.7% in the past 11 years, with the largest decreases (16.3%) in eastern and midwestern urban areas.

Excluding Catholic schools in New Orleans forced to close by Hurricane Katrina, 223 schools were consolidated or shut, while 38 new schools opened. The number of schools currently stands at 7,859.

To put these figures in perspective, it is useful to recall that in 1966, the 13,350 Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States had a combined enrollment of 5,582,354. That is a drop of 5,491 schools and 3,219,134 students in 40 years.

Whenever I write about these things, I cite two related explanations for what has happened.

The first is the massive movement of Catholics out of

old center cities and into suburbs that took place in the years after World War II. Many center-city schools went under as a result, while out in the new suburban parishes springing up right and left, pastors and people often were hesitant to shoulder the costs of building and staffing new ones.

The second explanation is the rising cost of Catholic schooling linked to the disappearance of the teaching sisters who’d been the backbone of parochial education for over a century, and their replacement by lay teachers.

Parochial school tuitions now running several thousand dollars a year are chickenfeed compared to startlingly expensive private schools, but cost is a deterrent for many parents just the same.

Typically, when I say these things I hear from people who accuse me of copping out by not mentioning something else: the poor quality of religious formation in Catholic schools that has moved many conscientious parents to choose homeschooling.

The critics have a point. The thinning-out of substantive content in elementary and secondary catechesis after Vatican II was a serious problem. For what it may be worth, however, my impression is that things have improved a lot in the last decade or so. And be that as it may, there simply aren’t enough Catholic homeschoolers to account for a school enrollment decline of 3.2 million between 1966 and

now. I’ll stick by the explanation that money is the largest part of the problem.

If that is so, and if one believes — as I do — that Catholic schools are well worth saving, one can only hope Milton Friedman is right in saying a “competitive free market education system” remains a viable possibility in this country. Friedman is the Nobel Prize-winning economist who fathered the concept of education vouchers many years ago.

Vouchers are a great idea that’s had comparatively few takers up to now. Most observers agree that the main obstacle has been opposition from a public education establishment fearful of competition, supported by compliant politicians at the national and state levels. Even so, Friedman remains optimistic. “When the break comes,” he says, “what had been politically impossible quickly becomes politically inevitable.”

Could be. But it will take more than silence from Catholics in the face of Catholic school enrollment declines to bring it about.

Russell Shaw is a freelance writer from Washington, DC and a former spokeperson for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Used with permission from CatholicExchange.com.

Family Life

Life isn’t fair – Tell that to my children “It’s not fair,” Amy says as she stomps up the stairs. I have just pulled her out of the den and away from the Disney movie that her siblings are allowed to watch to completion. It’s after 9 on a Sunday night, and I’ve already extended her bedtime an extra 30 minutes.

“You got to stay up for a half hour past your bedtime,” I say. “How is that not fair?”

“Everyone else gets to stay up later than me,” she complains as I arrange the army of stuffed animals at the foot of her bed.

“Everyone else is older than you,” I say.

“That’s not fair, either.”

Clearly, she’s decided to take a stand. In a minute I expect her to tell me it also is unfair that she’s shorter than everyone and that her birthday inconveniently coincides with Halloween.

“You know what Amy? Life isn’t fair,” I say.

“I know,” she sighs, thinking I have just agreed with her. “It’s a bummer.”

When you’re 8 years old, there’s only one way to define “fair”: Everyone gets the same thing. In Amy’s perfect, fair world, no one would lay claim to an extra Pop Tart or get more than his fair share of Diet Cherry Coke when splitting the last remaining can in the refrigerator.

All the ice cream portions would be equal, everyone would have exactly the same amount of time on the computer, and taking turns with “Dance Dance Revolution” on the PlayStation would mean exactly the same (winning) result for everyone in the game.

I don’t know where she got the idea that fairness means equality, but it’s a misconception all my children seem to have adopted as dogma. It’s also a notion that causes endless bickering in my house.

Of course, no one seems to mind when a lack of justice affects him or her positively. Where are the cries of “unfair”

from the back seat of the van when I pull in to Tastee Twist with just one or two children in tow, or when one lucky kitchen helper licks the brownie mix off the spatula?

Getting out of Saturday morning chores to go to a friends house? It’s totally fair when you benefit.

I don’t worry about equal justice for all in my house because I think life tends to even the score without much effort on my part.

Oddly enough, my two older daughters are the ones who lately are obsessing over what’s fair. They see the advantages their younger siblings enjoy, and they’re quick to point out that they didn’t get to stay up late, watch PG movies, drink soda or have sleepovers when they were younger. One of my girls even accused me of slacking off and becoming a permissive parent. (She may have a point, but that’s a column for another day.)

I guess they expect that I will not only count every Oreo cookie consumed in our home to be sure each person gets precisely the same portion (inviting a controversy over how one counts Oreo Double Stufs), but I also should assure that each child experiences life in exactly the same way from year to year and decade to decade, irrespective of birth order or gender or my own weary capacity for motherhood over the long haul.

As I said, life isn’t fair.

Every so often, when the fixation on fairness reaches the boiling point, I have to remind my gang just how unfair life really is.

When one of them fusses over an unjust turn at kitchen duty or the injustice of having to ride a hand-me-down bicycle (“She always gets a new bike, and I never do.”

Sigh.), I come up with a few choice reminders of the ways in which they don’t necessarily get what they deserve.

“While you’re whining about rinsing food off the dishes, why not think about the millions of kids who didn’t eat

tonight?” I’ll say. “And while you’re griping about making your bed or cleaning your room, you can focus on the children who have no room or the ones who share a bed with their siblings.”

Marybeth Hicks When they complain about a secondhand bike, I remind them that some children aren’t healthy enough to ride any bike, new or used.

When they tell me how unfair it is that they can’t stay up late on a school night, I remind them of the children who don’t get to go to school.

When they cry “foul” because someone’s else’s turn on the PlayStation or the computer has shortchanged their turn, I ask if they would like to spend the amount of time most of the world’s children will have today on electronic games — none.

It’s easy for children to get caught up in the quest for equality as though they’re entitled to exactly what everyone else has, especially their siblings. I don’t know if it’s an innate sense of justice seeking expression or if our culture promotes the idea that fairness is something we should expect.

I only know that sometimes, I have to remind my children how lucky they are to be blessed with just what they have and nothing more.

Amy is right; life isn’t fair.

For most of us, that’s a good thing.

This column first appeared in and is reprinted with permission from the Washington Times.

Spirituality

Touching the hem of the garment Several years ago in Germany, while giving the sacrament of confirmation, a bishop was questioning the children who were about to be confirmed: “Who can administer the sacrament of confirmation?” he asked. A young girl answered: “Any bishop, once he’s attained the age of reason!”

Our old catechisms used to tell us that we reach the age of reason at, roughly, age seven. At one level, that’s true, we can be responsible for ourselves then in a way we couldn’t when we were toddlers or in kindergarten. But it takes a lot longer than age seven, a lifetime really, to be in full ownership of ourselves.

And so, at another level, we might better peg the age of reason sometime after age 30, when we have a more responsible sense of who we are, what our lives mean, and what decisions we need to make in order to bring life to ourselves and others. It’s takes a long time before we can be really responsible.

But there’s a further problem, by the time we reach maturity, we have also lost some vital, life-giving parts of ourselves. By the time we get to possess ourselves, all of us have been wounded, shamed in our enthusiasm, and parts of our bodies and our souls have died and turned cold. By the time we get to be more fully in possession of ourselves we are no longer whole.

And this bitterly limits how well we can love and especially how fully we can give life. Let me illustrate this: In the gospels we are told, within a single story, how Jesus cured two women who, on the surface, seem to have very little in common. The story runs this way: Jesus is approached by a man named Jairus, who asks him to come and cure his daughter who is thirteen years old. As Jesus is making his way to Jairus’ house, hemmed in by a curious

crowd, a woman who, we are told, had been suffering from internal haemorrhaging for eighteen years and had spent all her money on doctors without getting any better, approaches him surreptitiously, saying to herself: Father “If I but touch the hem of Ron Rolheiser his garment, I will be healed!” She does just that and, the gospels tell us, instantly the flow of blood stopped. Touching Jesus did for her ROLHEISER, page 20

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SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6:1-15 A READINGS FROM THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS (2 KGS 4:42-44) A man came from Baal-shalishah bringing to Elisha, the man of God, twenty barley loaves made from the firstfruits, and fresh grain in the ear. Elisha said, “Give it to the people to eat.”

But his servant objected, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” Elisha insisted, “Give it to the people to eat.” “For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and there shall be some left over.’” And when they had eaten, there was some left over, as the Lord had said.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18) R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord, and let your faithful ones bless you.

Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might.

R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season; you open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.

The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.

A READING FROM THE LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS (EPH 4:1-6) Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility

and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN (JN 6:1-15) Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.

To be a “Roman” Catholic Q. Some people, including some of Today, the name “Catholic” is our own faith, call us Roman Catholics. employed by some denominations who Yet in the creed we proclaim belief in the claim a continuous historical Christian tradiCatholic Church. In my native France we tion of faith and practice (the American Old are simply Catholic. Is the addition of Catholic Church and the Eucharistic “Roman” a Protestant initiative? Does Catholic Church, for instance), as distinct the term “Roman” also from Protestants who primarily find the roots apply to Eastern churches of their beliefs and observances in the Bible, in communion with as understood by early Rome? (Virginia) Reformation leaders.

A. The use of the While the Latin word “catholic” (from (Roman) church is by a Greek word meaning far the largest in numgeneral or universal) to bers, other catholic identify the church of Jesus churches are united appears first in Christian Father John Dietzen with the bishop of Rome, literature about the year but are distinct churches 100 in the letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch in themselves. There are, for example, the to the Christian community in Smyrna.

Melkite, Armenian, Maronite and Ukrainian In that sense, many Christians iden- Catholic churches, and many more. tify themselves as catholic. The Apostles All these churches, including the Creed, for example, used regularly by church of Rome, have their roots in varymost Protestant denominations, includes ing styles of liturgy and expressions of the words “I believe in ... the holy faith that developed over the centuries in catholic church.” They obviously do not different centers of Christianity. mean the Roman Catholic Church.

It deserves repeating that these Regular attachment of the word Eastern churches are not branches of the “Roman” to the name of the church Roman Catholic Church; their members, began around the time of the therefore, are not designated Roman Reformation, when many reform leaders Catholics. Regardless of their relative sizes, resented the implication that they were they are of equal dignity and rank with the not part of the “catholic” church.

Roman church and with each other. (See Even at that time, however, many for example the Vatican Council II Decree Catholics who remained in union with on Eastern Churches, No. 3).

Rome (English Catholics in particular) In this context, the designation didn’t like the label “Roman,” since it “Roman Catholic” distinguishes our part implied that they were somehow on the of the universal church from other fringes of the “real” Catholic Church. churches in union with Rome.

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Scripture FATHER GERARD O’ROURKE

Taking time out to be with God You will notice that today, for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary time, we move to the Gospel of John, Chapter six. This move takes place over the next five Sundays except for the Feast of the Transfiguration, which is celebrated next Sunday.

Many of the magazines and periodicals that I look through devote much of their early Summer issues to encourage us to do some special summer reading. If you have a little extra time in your summer, it is indeed a very good idea to read something special. I would encourage us all to at least read, more than once, the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John.

It is good to immerse ourselves in this Gospel reading. Jesus is revealed to us in a number of his many attributes in this chapter. We see him as compassionate, as concerned, as a worker of breathtaking miracles, as a remarkable speaker and teacher especially in the vital and central teaching about the Eucharist.

As we begin this Gospel reading today, we notice that this was a time when Jesus seemed to have what we would call today the status of a superstar. Great crowds were following him everywhere he showed up. This was remarkable because this was a time when there was no public transportation of any kind. Those people walked or rowed their boats to be with Jesus and to listen to him. I do not know about you, but I am truly impressed with this fact. Over and over again thousands of people showed up to hear Jesus. Many of them, if not the majority of them, were men. And most of them were young adult men who had the energy and youth to walk long distances and still be alert to listen to Jesus.

John tells us that many in this particular crowd had come because they saw “the signs he was performing on the sick.” John used the word “sign” as a code name for miracles.

When Jesus paid attention to this group, he saw that it was a large crowd in a very rural isolated setting. Then Jesus did a little testing of his Apostles, particularly on Philip and Andrew, to see if they were open and supportive of a miracle! Playfully, Jesus seemed to tease Philip with the question “where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” Poor Philip blurted out the sheer impossibility of such a question. Andrew stepped in with the news that there was a “boy who had five loaves and two fish.” This news of course simply added to the impossibility of the whole situation!

However, it was not so for Jesus. He proceeded to tell the Apostles to have the people recline on the grass so that they could all have a great picnic with “the five loaves and the two fish.” It had to be an incredibly wonderful scene with at lease five thousand people happily enjoying their miraculous meal.

Let us not forget the generosity of that unnamed and unheralded boy who it seems willingly donated his food for the occasion.

This aspect of the story reminds us that Jesus was always ready to build on the generosity and openness of any or of all the participants in his miracles to supply their often essential contributions like the boy did in this story.

Everyday in our city we have miracles of feeding the hungry and caring for the homeless.

This happens in places like the St. Anthony Dining Room, the huge outreach of Catholic Charities and the many outlets of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. And of course we must acknowledge Glide Memorial Church, the Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Muslim and Orthodox Charities as well as the work of the Delancey Street Foundation. All of these miraculous actions happen because of the generosity of many people like the boy in the Gospel story with their participating, volunteering, contributing and working in these blessed enterprises.

The story in the Gospel also related and indeed emphasizes that there were twelve baskets of leftovers. This is a powerful reminder to us all to be careful, to be frugal as well as generous with the good things that we are privileged to possess and to be able to use in our day-to-day lives. It is an especially important reminder for the age we live in today. Even Mother Earth seems to be pleading with us to be careful and solicitous in our use of the natural resources that we have and that we can so easily take for granted as if they were endless and not in need of conservation.

At the end of the Gospel Reading today a troubling aspect to the event occurs. The people came to the conclusion that Jesus was not just a prophet. He was the “Prophet”. He was the prophet who would be their political leader, maybe even their king. It was an alarming moment for Jesus. It was a conclusion that he must avoid at all costs at this point in his public life. And indeed he did avoid it.

He did as he often did in his public life when tensions or overwork arose. “He withdrew again to the mountain alone.” He went off alone to be in prayer, in contemplative prayer, the prayer of silence. In our inevitable moments of stress, of unforeseen consequences, of alarming situations or just plain old trouble it is good to follow the example of Jesus. Simply take timeout to pray, preferably the prayer of no words, just to be with the God who loves us and will always nourish us and calm us.

Father Gerard O’Rourke is Director Emeritus of the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Loaves and Fishes – C. Edmund Sullivan, contemporary.

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Faith in Jesus Christ is our compass ourselves. This life is God’s gift to us, and we can lose it, so we must take care of it. We received the gift of this life in Baptism. It is nourished in Eucharist at Mass; it is strengthened and protected by prayer. This life is renewed and restored in the Sacrament of Penance; it is lived out in service to God and one another.

Because God is absolute Good, and the source of all created good, He determines what is morally good and evil. God revealed the truth about moral good and evil in the Ten Commandments, and then most fully in Jesus Christ, who claims that he is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He challenges us to obey the commands to love God and neighbor not only in our external actions but in our hearts and minds too.

the smallest sign of goodness in us, his children. It The following text is the basis for homilies given by also means that God calls Archbishop George H. Niederauer to young people this us to try to be as good as spring receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. possible in all situations You are receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation this and relationships. That’s evening. You are beginning to take your place as young what parents are like. adult Catholics in the Church, so I’m going to talk to you What Jesus Christ and his in that new role. Everyone else can just listen.

Church can’t let us do is I ask you to imagine that you and three friends are out hikmake ourselves the measing in the woods on a cloudy day. You finally realize you’re lost, ure of spiritual and moral but you have a compass. You tell the others that way is North, truth. We cannot justify and if you walk that way you’ll come to a highway. Now supanything we do by the fact that we were the ones who did it: “I’m pose one of your friends says to you, “Well, that may be North such a great person that, if I got mean and made fun of someone for you, but I feel North is that way.” A second behind their back yesterday, they must have had it friend says, “I can’t agree with either of you. For coming.” No, I am not the sun in my own moral sky. me, that’s North.” The third friend says, “No I’m The Church does not teach faith in a “what;” the The Church cannot change moral truth any more personally convinced that’s North!” So the four of that Christ could: lying and stealing and betraying you set off in different directions. Now all four of Church teaches faith in a “Who” – Jesus Christ. those who love us are sins, and we can’t pretend you are convinced you’re walking North, but only they’re OK so people who do those things will feel one of you is actually headed North. more comfortable, or so that we will.

A compass can point you North in the physical world. Is The Church does not teach faith in a “what;” the Church Sometimes the Church is accused of having no underthere anything that can give you a sense of direction in spiritu- teaches faith in a “Who” – Jesus Christ. Jesus says to us, “I standing and compassion for struggling sinners who try, but al and moral matters, in questions of religious faith? Well, am the Light of the World.” That is not just a pretty image. often fail, to walk in the light that is Christ. That is not true. there’s bad news and good news about that. The bad news is Outdoors, during the day, everything you see, you see in the Christ and his Church will “hang in with” sinners all their that in this twenty-first century world we live in, it’s easy to get light of the sun, and only the sun. Jesus Christ wants to be lives long, reconciling and renewing them whenever they lost in the woods, spiritually and morally, and lots of people do the only sun in the spiritual and moral sky of your life, the turn home again spiritually. get lost. The good news is that we have a compass: our faith in light of your thinking, feeling, loving, imagining and So the Church exists to draw us ever more deeply into the life Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of His love and the Father’s (the remembering. Jesus loves you so much - he wants your of Jesus Christ, our Savior. But some people may ask: Where Spirit you will receive in a special way this evening in the goodness and happiness so much - that he wants to be the does the Church get off saying what we should do, and how we Sacrament of Confirmation). That faith is our compass. light by which you make your choices and set your priorities. should live? Look at how much sinfulness there is in the Church.

Our faith in Jesus Christ is on a collision course with C.S. Lewis said that God is easy to please and hard to satisfy. Just look at the scandals of these past four years in this country!

CHRIST IS OUR COMPASS, page 20 some of the ideas people tell us to live by nowadays. For That’s true; it means that God, like a loving parent, is pleased at example, we Christian believers can’t have it both ways.

Either God decides what is good or evil, or we all decide that for ourselves. Either my own will determines what’s right, or I need to follow the teaching and example of my Savior. If truth depends on freedom, then whatever I want is right. If freedom depends on God’s revealed truth, then I need to pay attention to Jesus. As St. Augustine said, “Do not look for liberation very far from the house of your Liberator.” Either Jesus is right, and we should try to enter eternal life by the narrow gate of following Him, or else any path we choose will lead us to our own personal inner truth.

Jesus Christ gives you his Holy Spirit in Confirmation this evening to help you to see, recognize and choose his way, his truth in your life. What does Jesus teach as his way? He teaches that you were created by the Father and redeemed by the Son, so that you could share his life now with your sisters and brothers in the Church, and live that life with him forever in heaven. God can’t make us happy without religion, without a relationship with him, because he made us to love, and be loved by, him. We don’t just live 70 or 80 years and then vanish; we are made for God’s love forever. We are not the landlords of our lives; God is. But we are his beloved children, not his renters or tenants.

You and I did not receive this Christ life inside us from

By Archbishop George H. Niederauer

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‘Monster House’ is more fun than fright Reviewed by David DiCerto NEW YORK (CNS) — The computer animated “Monster House” (Columbia) — a macabre fairy tale from the creative minds of executive producers Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg — owes more to the darkly delightful children’s fantasies of Roald Dahl and R.L. Stine than the cheery pixilated confections of Pixar. No adorable clownfish or toy cowboys here!

Instead, employing the motion-capture animation technique used by Zemeckis to haunting effect in “The Polar Express,” director Gil Kenan taps into childhood fears, crafting a smart and scary thrill ride in which peril lurks beneath creaky porch steps, sinister shadows slink into bedrooms to terrorize dreams, and that skeletal tree branch is really out to get you!

But, for the most part, he pulls it off in a way that is more fun than fright. Just the kind of film Sully and Mike, the oddball duo of “Monsters, Inc.” would catch at the Monstropolis multiplex in between shifts at the scream factory.

The Halloween-themed yarn centers on a trio of suburban kids — DJ (voiced by Mitchel Musso), best friend Chowder (Sam Lerner) and precocious puppy-love interest Jenny (Spencer Locke) — who investigate the strange happenings involving an eerie old house on DJ’s block. Long presumed haunted, the ramshackle residence is a black hole into which any object that gets too close — toys, pets, even people — disappears.

When DJ ventures onto its lawn to retrieve Chowder’s basketball, his trespass-

ing sets off the house’s maniacally misanthropic owner, Mr. Nebbercracker (Steve Buscemi), who is felled by a heart attack during his fit of fury. Soon thereafter, the house comes to life ... literally.

Its angry expressions provided by actress Kathleen Turner, the house’s gables twist into a shingled scowl as its fanged front door grimaces hungrily at the prospect of trick-or-treaters. With no one believing them, the young sleuths take it upon themselves to save the neighborhood from the anthropomorphic abode.

While lacking the surreal artistry of Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride,” the spooky visuals are wildly imaginative, including a

bravura sequence of the possessed edifice — astride giant tree-trunk legs — lumbering after the children.

The film’s menacing tone and ghoststory conceit are darker than most children’s fare and may give younger tykes nightmares. (Then again, have you read the Brothers Grimm lately?)

And while nothing is outright objectionable, there are a few elements that the film could have done without, mostly involving the behavior of the baby sitter’s (Maggie Gyllenhaal) punk boyfriend (Jason Lee).

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St. Mary’s Cathedral The following events are taking place at or are coordinated by the cathedral of the Archdiocese located at Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco.

Call (415) 567-2020 for more information about any event listed here.

August 2 at 7:30 p.m.: National Youth Strings Academy (UK) Chamber Orchestra. Divertimento K 136 (Mozart), Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Bach), Prelude and Scherzo op 11 (Shostakovich), Divertimento for Strings (Bartok). Adults $16, Children under 16 and students with i.d. $10. For more information, call (510) 595-9378 or email bachambermusic@yahoo.com. Jointly sponsored by the International Youth Music Festival and St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Aug. 4: Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament every First Friday after the 8:00 a.m.

Mass Friday and continuing throughout the day and night until 7:45 a.m. Saturday with Morning Prayer and Benediction. (Exposition is suspended during scheduled Masses at 12:10 noon, 7:00 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. according to liturgical norms.) Join us as we pray for world peace, a culture of life, priests and the special intentions commended to our prayers.

For more information or to volunteer please call (415) 567-2020 x224.

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Young Adults Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry: Connecting late teens, 20s and 30s, single and married to the Catholic Church. Contact Mary Jansen, 415-614-5596, jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org.

Check out our Web site for a list of events around the Bay Area and download our Newsletter at www.sfyam.org. We publish a quarterly newsletter to connect college students and young adults to the Catholic Church.

August 4-6: National Young Adult Conference at the University of San Francisco. Sponsored by the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association (NCYAMA) and the Archdiocesan Office of Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry in association with the United States Bishops’ Subcommittee for Youth and Young Adults.

Contact Mary Jansen, jansenm@sfarchdiocese.org, (415) 614-5596, www.sfyam.org.

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Food & Fun Aug. 5: Annual Flea Market benefiting St. Anne of the Sunset Church and School, 850 Judah St. at Funston in San Francisco, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Call (415) 661-7378.

Aug. 20: Palmdale Spectacular, annual dinner dance and auction benefiting the Sisters of Holy Family at the Sisters’ Motherhouse, 159 Washington Blvd, in Fremont. From 1 – 6 p.m. Tickets are $80 per person. Preview auction items Aug. 19 from 1 – 4 p.m. Call Linda Micciche at (510) 624-4581.

Fri. through August 18: Children’s Story Hour from 11 a.m. to noon. Come and listen to stories about Jesus and God’s heroes, spend time in praise and song, have fun and meet new friends.

Recommended age: 5-9. Parental accompaniment required. Come to the Pauline Book & Media Center, 2640 Broadway, off El Camino Real, Redwood City.

For more information call: (650) 369-4230.

Sept. 30: Aloha Festival at Holy Name of Jesus located on Lawton and 40th Avenue in the Sunset District, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. Enjoy carnival games, jumpers, Bingo, Tiki Room, raffle, face-painting, lots of food and prizes. Admission is free. Benefits Holy Name school. Visit www.holynamesf.com or call (415) 731-4077.

Catholic Charismatic Renewal The Catholic Charismatic Renewal plans events throughout the year. Information about the group’s activities can usually be found here in Datebook and always at their Web site www.sfspirit.com. First Fridays of the month are commemorated with rosary and Mass at selected churches throughout the Archdiocese usually beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, contact John Murphy at exmorte@aol.com.

Reunions Class of ’55, St. John Elementary School reunion and 65th birthday celebration. Contact Carolyn Eriksson at eydu2@yahoo.com orJean Hayes Watterson at mondular@netzero.net.

Class of 1971, St. Cecilia Elementary School, is currently in the planning stage for a reunion and is trying to locate missing classmates. If you have not been contacted, please contact Carol Guinasso at (650) 610-9766 or send her an email at cguinass@yahoo.com.

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The Assumpta Award, an annual honor conferred by the Regents of St. Mary’s Cathedral, is being presented to all priests in the Archdiocese of San Francisco in ceremonies at the cathedral August 20. A prayer service commences at 3:30 p.m. followed by presentation of the award and a reception in the Cathedral Conference Center. “The Award is an expression of gratitude for our priests’ devotion and commitment to the faithful in the Archdiocese,” a Regents’ statement said. Parishioners are especially invited. Tickets are $10 each. Contact your Parish Council president or your parish office. George Bovone, back left, Al Baccari, Ted Kitt, with Maryanne Murray, front left, Ken Ryan and Jean Terheyden are among those heading up the event.

Reunion at China Camp Miwok Meadows Picnic Grounds from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Bring food and beverages. Charcoal and cooking facility provided.

“Spread the word to your fellow parishioners,” said Lu Hu Phillips. Contact Lu at (415) 472-1501, Betth Gene Sheehy at (415) 479-2888 or Mary Carbone at (415) 472-1422.

Aug. 26: The Class of ‘ 60 Turns 60, a reunion of said grads from St. Cecilia Elementary School at El Rancho Inn in Millbrae. Contact Joanne Hicks McGlothlin at (650) 952-3673.

Sept. 8: Class of ’56 - St. Mary’s College of Nursing Reunion Luncheon. Call Diane Douglas Magner at (650) 343-8519.

Sept. 16: University of San Francisco classes of ’66, ’76, ’86. Contact school’s Alumni Relations office at (415) 422-6431.

Sept. 23: Presentation High School, SF, class of ’56 at Sinbad’s Restaurant, San Francisco at 11:30 a.m. Contact Judi Guidi Crosetti at (650) 589-8377 or nonihugs@aol.com; Aggie Roensch Malanca at (925) 283-4477 or tomagco@yahoo.com.

Oct. 1: Nativity Elementary School in Menlo Park celebrates its 50th anniversary. Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside at a Mass of Thanksgiving at noon followed by a BBQ luncheon and open house. Co-chairs Russ Castle ‘75, and Karen Finney Skogstrom ‘66, say “a great time will be had by all!” For more information: Email-alumni@nativityschool.com or call Karen at (650) 3678488.

Oct. 14: Annual reunion of Golden Alumni of the University of San Francisco at USF 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

July 29: The Secular Franciscans are having a day of Recollection from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with Brother William Short from the Franciscan School of Theology. The Poverello is at 109 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco.

Call for more info or a reservation at 415 621 3279. Archbishop George Niederauer will preside at a Mass praying for all Third Order disciples August 5th. Information is available at the number above.

The class of ’56 will be specially honored and welcomed into the esteemed golden gang. Day includes Mass and luncheon. Call USF Alumni Relations at (415) 422-6431.

Oct. 15: Star of the Sea Academy, class of ’56 at El Rancho Inn in Millbrae. Contact Natalie Nalducci Sandell at (415) 453-3687 or Diane Donohoe Mulligan at (415) 664-7977.

San Mateo’s St. Matthew Elementary School will soon mark its 75th year. Graduates and former students should contact Nancy Desler Carroll ’83 at (650) 372-9536 or nancy.carroll@rcn.com. More too at school Web site, www.stmatthewcath.org/alumni.

Prayer/Lectures/Trainings Aug. 5: 1st Saturday Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma in All Saints Mausoleum at 11 a.m. Call (650) 756-2060.

Come pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, Scriptural Rosary, and special intentions before the Blessed Sacrament at the beautiful Monastery of Perpetual Adoration. Saturdays 10:00 to 11:15 am, 771 Ashbury Street at Waller in San Francisco. Some parking available adjacent to the monastery.

Contact Steve at (415) 290-5598.

Saturdays: Prayer meeting at St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr. Tiburon, at 9:30 a.m. Father James Tarantino, presiding. Hospitality follows. All are welcome. Call Moriah at (415) 756-5505 Saturdays: Bible Study at St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr. Tiburon, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. All are welcome. Call Moriah (415) 756-5505.

Grief Groups meet at the following parishes.

Please call numbers shown for more information.

San Mateo County: St. Catherine of Sienna, Burlingame. Call Debbie Simmons at 650-558-1015; St. Dunstan, Millbrae. Call Barbara Cappel at 650-6927543;. Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at 650-355-2593; Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City. Call Barbara Cantwell at 650-755-0478; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call Parish at 650-366-3802; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call Sister Patricia at 650-589-2800.

Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo. Call Brenda MacLean at 415-454-7650; St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at 415-472-5732; Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at 415-897-2171.

San Francisco: St. Dominic. Call Sister Anne at 415-567-7824; St. Finn Barr (Bilingual). Call Carmen Solis at 415-584-0823; St. Gabriel. Call Elaine Khalaf at 415-564-7882.

Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at 415-614-5506.

Ministry to Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Children’s Grief Group: St. Catherine, Burlingame. Call Debbie Simmons at 650-558-1015.

Information regarding grief ministry in general call Barbara Elordi at 415-614-5506.

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: Marin County: St. Hilary, Tiburon, Mary Musalo, (415) 435-2775; St. Anselm, Ross, call (415) 4532342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at (415) 331-7949.

San Francisco: Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Philip the Apostle. Call (415) 282-0141; St. Dominic, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; Holy Name of Jesus, (415) 664-8590.

San Mateo County: San Mateo - St. Bartholomew, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Matthew, Deacon Jim Shea at (650) 344-7622. Burlingame - St. Catherine of Siena, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336; Our Lady of Angels, Holy Names Sister Pat Hunter at (650) 375-8023. Millbrae - St. Dunstan, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952. Pacifica - St. Peter, Sylvia Miles at (650) 355-6650, Jerry Trecroci at (650) 3551799, Frank Erbacher at (650) 355-4355. Half Moon Bay - Our Lady of the Pillar, Meghan at (650) 726-4337.

Dominican University of California in San Rafael is the site of the 10th annual International Forgiveness Day celebration and awards ceremony Aug. 6, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the school’s Angelico Concert Hall. The Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance will honor four individuals who despite suffering tremendous loss in their lives have publicly forgiven those who caused the loss. “In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II imparted his blessing on Bob Plath, the day’s founder, for his founding and continued promotion of International Forgiveness Day,” said information promoting the event. Father Bob Haberman, Director Campus Ministry at Dominican, will open the event with prayer.

Honorees include Michael Berg whose son Nicholas was slain by terrorists; six-year old Kai Leigh Harriott who forgave the man who shot her and left her paralyzed three years ago; and Nadia McCaffrey, who, after her son Patrick was killed in Irag went there to help those affected by the conflict. Founded 10 years ago, International Forgiveness Day has grown into an event that is now celebrated by groups in 18 cities and 12 countries. Call (415) 381-3372.

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Christ is our compass . . .

■ Continued from page 17 It’s true that the Church is a Church of sinners. It always has been. There’s much that is perfect about the Church, and that is everything it has from God: the Sacraments, the Creed, the Scriptures, and the very gift of Jesus as Savior. But then there’s also us, the sinners who belong to the Church.

The worst thing about sinful Christians is that they give others an excuse not to believe. But it’s a fake excuse, not a real reason.

Because someone does a good thing badly (like being Catholic), that does not excuse you or me from trying to do it well. This objection to sinners in the Church has been a problem from the beginning of Christianity. What did the Pharisees most object to about Jesus Christ? His awful taste in people! Their exact words were, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Twenty centuries later Jesus Christ is still welcoming sinners and eating with them, right here this evening, and aren’t we glad he is?

I want to remind you, on this evening of your Confirmation, that the heart and center of your life as a Catholic is Sunday

Rolheiser . . .

■ Continued from page 15 what doctors couldn’t do, it stopped her internal haemorrhaging.

Then, as Jesus is approaching Jairus’ house, he is told that the man’s daughter is already dead, but he enters the house anyway, goes to the young girl’s bed, takes her by the hand, and brings her back to life.

What these two women have in common is this: For different reasons, both are unable to get pregnant and give life; the young girl, because she dies at puberty, just as she has the radical possibility of getting pregnant, and the other woman, because the forces inside her that are meant to give life are damaged and haemorrhaging, making it impossible for her to hold a pregnancy. What Jesus does is give back

Mass and Holy Communion. Eucharist provides the heartbeat of our Catholic life of faith. We Catholics do not believe that Jesus Christ, at the Last Supper on the night before he died, turned to his first followers and said, to them and to us, “Go play golf in memory of me,” or “Crawl the mall in memory of me.” No, we Catholics believe that Jesus at the Last Supper, took bread and wine, said “This is my Body” and “This is my Blood” and then said, “Do this in memory of me.” So each Sunday - the Lord’s Day - we do this in memory of Jesus our Savior.

Keep in mind as you continue your journey of faith that voices all around you challenge what you believe. You will see movies and watch television programs that tell you almost any sin is OK as long as it is fun, or as long as you commit it with enough love. You will see and hear endless ads telling you that you, and what you desire, matter first, most, last and always.

You will be told that everything you want, you should have, and that everything bad that happens to you is someone else’s fault.

Sometimes critics of Christianity complain that our faith is just commandments: “Thou shalt” and “Thou shalt not.” But thank God that we have only ten commandments, and Jesus condensed them to two: love of God and love of neighbor. The

world around us throws commandments at us by the hundreds: “Thou shalt be successful at all costs.” “Thou shalt have whiter than white teeth.” People my age and your grandparents’ ages hear this commandment in lots of forms: “Thou shalt stay young forever, if thou wouldst matter to anyone.” You parents often hear this commandment: “Thou shalt never look older than 35 if thou wouldst remain worthwhile.” Billions of dollars a year are spent on the effort to keep that commandment. Lots of people go broke trying to keep this commandment: “Thou shalt drive the most expensive car thou cannot afford.” You students being confirmed this evening have all heard some version of this campus commandment around your school: “Thou shat not think or look or act different from all the others, if thou knowest what is good for thee.”

All the way along this confusing journey of life, remember that your compass is your faith in Jesus Christ, and your spiritual and moral life with one another in the Church.

Consult that compass of your faith often, believe what the compass tells you, and follow where it leads. That’s how you will walk North with Christ in the Spirit, and reach the road that leads to eternal life.

to both women the possibility of giving life, in one case by stopping the flow of blood and in the other by starting it.

We all need a similar miracle: By the time we’re finally ready to give life some deep parts of us have already died and are too cold and lifeless to ever become pregnant. As well, like the woman whose internal bleeding makes it impossible for her to get pregnant, we too are wounded in ways that have us forever haemorrhaging out the life forces we need in order to give life. Parts of us have died and parts of us have been wounded and we are forever haemorrhaging in body, heart, and soul. It’s hard for us to give life.

How do we, like the woman, touch the hem of the garment so as to be healed? How do we, like Jairus’ daughter, let Jesus take us by the hand and restore to us our fertility?

I remember a comment made to me by a young man who had been struggling for a long time to break an addic-

tive habit in his life. He said: “It took me a long time, and countless failures, to realize that you can’t change your life simply by willpower. You can only change it by grace and community.” Alcoholics Anonymous has always known this. Willpower, while important, is not enough. Only by touching some higher power, and this is most easily done inside a community, can we actually change our lives.

Therapy too is helpful to a point, but only to a point. In the end, the power to give life can only be restored to us through grace and community, through letting a power beyond give us something that we cannot give to ourselves.

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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of June HOLY CROSS COLMA

Marie Annette Fratis Eduardo Antonio Cruz Fuentes Rose Crosetti Gaiato James J. Gallagher Isidro Gamino Margaret M. Garcia Frank Gigli Flora G. Giuliani Guadalupe M. Guerrero Maria Cecilia Guerrero Francis Guheen Lillian K. Guzzetta Roy C. Herndon Rev. Joseph A. Howarth Catherine Jenkins Sr. Maria de Cristo Jimenez, OCD Dianne C. Johnson Christopher C. Jones Joseph Kyong No Kim Gilbert A. Lagrimas Daniel Cantu Leal Patrick J. Lee Gloria M. Lombardo Kevin Lord Lu Lord Ray Lord Gustave C. Lukaszeski Maurice A. Lund Mariano Jack Lupo Phillip M. Luzzi Daniel P. Maher, Jr. Doris J. Maloney Genero Mateo Martin Jacob L. Martinez Priscilla D. Martinez Robert Charles “Mickey” McDonald, Sr. Felicidad M. Medina Frances T. Miller Louise M. Molinari Nory Monge Roberta Monge

Salvatore A. Alioto Roberto M. Bailon Anthony Padilla Balunsat Crispulo V. Bantug, Jr. Lelia E. Barandino Alexis J. Batmale Ricardo C. Bautista Beatriz R. Bingil Frances P. Bradley Carol K. Branco Richard J. Broock Patrick Brosnan Carroll K. Cahill Fred A. Calegari Francisco D. Calimag Michael Joseph Cannon Paul J. Carroll Edward Carvalho Andrew C. Casper Anaceto M. Caunan Andres B. Caunan Judith A. Chavez-Tablada Stephen V. Cleary Rizalina M. Corpuz Eileen A. Costello Charles L. Crawford Lily Da Silva Avelita De La Cruz Jayovanni Z. De La Cruz Robert Destefanis Jack J. Di Trapani Elfy Diaz-Romero Aurea V. Diolula Denise Drexel Whilma Dydzulis James Leo Egan Joseph Russell Fegan Ethel J. Fernandes Theresa Foley Teodula B. Fontanilla Eunice Allara Fraser

Virginia L. Montedonico Maria Johanna Mulder Adeline I. Mullins Edward Francis Murphy Lillian Murray George W. Newman Msgr. John Joseph O’Hare Martin O’Rourke John O’Sullivan Mary O’Sullivan Gloria Padilla Beryl V. Page Lola A. Parrinello Fred E. Partmann Guadalupe Paz Evelyn Del Carmen Penado Madelyn M. Pignati Catherine M. Powers Vicente M. Punsalang Manuel Rayas James Joseph Riordan James T. Rodman Benjamin D. Rodriguez Mildred C. Rossini Roberta A. Salvador Laarni Samano Jose Santiago Carlos Cernuda Saravia Mary C. Schnoor Anne M. Schofield Gerald A. Segur Lucille M Segur Anne L. Serio James Raphael Shugarte John Robert Skovgaard Richard R. Spadini Dylan Garrett Sperry Jasper G. Starkie Guillermina Steffan Eva J. Stowe Charles M. Taniguchi, Sr. Eileen K. Thickett Christiane A. Turner

Etienne Urruty Julie J. Veach Bernard A. Viner Alma A. West Barbara M. West Arlan Ning Wong Conchita Wright Bertram M. Zaro

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Daniel J. Callaghan Kate Bradley Diskon Maggie Elliott Pete Gonzales John Fernando Guerrero Mele Langi Lousi Robert Carver North Nicandro Reyes

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Virginia Cassidy James T. Chiminiello John J. Fenstermaker Margaret E. Franks Virginia M. Galetti Patty (McBride) Grudziecki E. Lee Hoyt Frances M. Lum Gina S. Manfredi Georgine B. Metz Theresa Mullaney Delfina M. Petri Gerald M. Pjerrou Philip Valente

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY – COLMA First Saturday Mass Saturday August 5, 2006– 11:00 a.m.

Reverend Daniel Cotter, Celebrant St. Mary’s Chinese Mission All Saints Mausoleum Chapel

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

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

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

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