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Brian Johnson: Hearing music in air.

'Now is the time'

Cyandie Cammac k, of St. Bartholomew 's , San Mateo , sig ns a hymn as others sing aloud

Youth Summit hears a call to 'lov e Churc h to lif e '

By Patrick Joyce

1 ^ ow is the time, " Brian Johnson told Youth Summit 2001 , "not tomorrow, not next week but now is the time to gather, to pray, to praise . " Bursting into song - "Over my head I hear music in the air, over my head I hear music in the air, there must be a God somewhere " - as he began his keynote talk , Mr. Johnson told young people and adult youth ministers: "Everywhere I go, the one community that enlivens the Church is the community of young peop le. The Youth Summit, held at St. Mary 's Cathedral August 18, was designed to provide the archdiocesan

Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry with ideas for new programs for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Stan Cordero ,, associate director of youth ministry, told the participants that a key element in his job is "to help you do good youth ministry in your parishes. There is a variety of ways to do that I serve you. Today, you tell me what you want me to do for you. "Tell us what you need in your ministry to junior high and high school young people. From there , you 'll be seeing a variety of programs and services." "You have a license to drive, " Mr. Johnson, director of youth ministry in the Galveston-Houston Diocese, told participants, most of them teenagers. "You have the per-

mission to direct what happens, not so much for who you are right now but for those who follow behind you. You are setting the course, you are setting the path ." "My young Church , the only way that message of Jesus continues to move and shape and transform the world has got to come from you , " he said. "That is why youth ministry is so veiy important. " "Youth ministryis all wrapped up in love, " Mr. Johnson said. Adults would not be at the meeting "if they did not love you , if they did not love youth ministry. . . . If you did not love the church , you wouldn 't have given up your Saturday to be here. " From his youngest years, through high school and YOUTH SUMMIT, page 3

Bush decision on stem-cell research called morally wrong By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The "trade-off" on embryonic stem-cell research announced by President Bush is "morally unacceptable " and may be unworkable, according to the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of GalvestonHouston said he prayed Mr. Bush would "return to a principled stand against treating some human lives as nothing more than B objects to be manipulated and destroyed for o a research puqwses." ÂŁ5 ss u In a nationally televised address from his vacation home in Crawford, Texas, Mr. Bush said he would authorize federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research involving only the 60 or so existing stem-cell lines already

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developed by scientists, because in those cases "the life-and-death decision has already been made. " "Tliis allows us to explore the promise and potential of stem-cell research without crossing a fundamental moral line by providing taxpayer funding that would sanction or encourage further destruction of human embryos that have at least the potential for life," the president added. Mr. Bush also announced his strong opposition to human cloning, his support for "aggressive federal funding of research on umbilical cord, placenta, adult and animal stem cells " and his plans to establish a president's council on stem-cell research headed by Leon Kass, a biomedical ethicist from the Universityof Chicago. Bishop Fiorenza said that with Mr. Bush's BUSH DECISION, page 8

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Sister Marcella Holian dies

Cardinal's call for lay involvement

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Maurice lisher, Healy. Maury, himself from Mari n, will talk about the newspaper's beginnings and its almost three years of publication . (See I'm Datebook) , by Tom Burke hopin ' to be there, too, for what I've heard are great Father Len Calegan Congrats to this year 's winners of high school scholar- mornings. A sunnyships and savings bond s awarded by Sodality of Our Lady of side up salute to Dennis Ragan who was presented with the St. Gabriel Parish, San Francisco. Winning $1,000 toward group 's Outstanding Achievement Award in June. Dennis was his tuition was Daniel Yee with Nicolina Milani Walker, among the original good eggs of the now 350-member organAnnie Lee, Noelle Bidegainberry and Michael DeGrande ization ....Many more to Father Len Calegari, celebrating receiving $100 bonds.... Congrats to the new Lay his 20th year as pastor of Pacifica's St. Peter Parish. Bom Association of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacro Costato and raised in Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame and a at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Burlingame. Officers of graduate of Junipero Serra High School, where he later the more than 30-member organization are Yolanda Manuel, taught, and University of San Francisco, Father Calegari was Marlin Ang, Dorene Campanile, Fe de la Cruz, Bela ordained in 1963. "I'm three years older than the guys in my Villongo, Jim Fanucchi, Norman Leoncio. The Missionary class," he laughed. "Life at St. Peter's has been great," the Sisters of the Sacred Side have served at St. Catherine priest said. "It's a great parish with great people." Father Elementary School since 1975. For information, call (650) Calegari gave up golf for lack of time but most Mondays, his 342-4780 or mscstcat @pacbell.net.... Thanks and hats off to regular day off , he can be found "hanging out" and "playing the many people, including recuperating presider, Father pinochle." In a June parish bulletin, the St. Peter's communiMiles O'Brien Riley, who make the weekly TV Mass a real- ty told him, "We are grateful for your care and concern for ity. Producer is Erin Maffit , St. Charles Parish, San Carlos. parishioners of all ages, for your many selfless acts of kindReaders are Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame parishioners, ness and compassion, for your sense of humor, and especially Barbara Davidson, Mike Coffey and Claudette and Jim for your faithful living of your priestiy and pastoral vocation. Main. Operating cameras are Hersh Brown and St Pius We love you and pray you will be with us for many years to parishioner Joe Kelly, with Jim O'Brien and Dan Sorbi come." Hats off to the Youth Ministry of St. Peter 's recogdirecting, and Rick Mora riding sound. On the office end of nized as Youth Group of the Year by The Volunteer Center the holy work are Rita Howe, St. Mary Cathedral; Doris of San Mateo County. Michelle Gaston is director. Atkinson, Mission Dolores,* and Ronnie Espiritu, St. Members and advisors include Tom Hantales, Suzanne Augustine, South San Francisco....Daly City's Our Lady Schneider, Cheryl Ortega, Katie Hontales, Camille of Mercy Parish has concluded its summer cantor workshop Guiriba, Gaby Ortega, Elaine Mayer, Matt Coker....The that featured talks from Cathedral cantor, Steve Walsh and the buzz of the new school year can be heard around the counSF Conservatory's Ruby Pleasure. Thanks to OLM music ties. Nick Carboni, former dean of studies at Serra, was director, Teresita Santisteban for fillin ' us in.. ,.St. Matthias among those helping break out the new chalk at the San Mateo Day Care Center, a work of St. Matthias Parish, Redwood school. Nick, a St. Pius, Redwood City parishioner and part City, is glad to report its recent accreditation by die National of the Serra leadership team for 36 years, has passed the Dean Association for the Education of Young Children. Mary of Studies baton to faculty member Keith Strange....Bret Orneljas , director, congratulates staff members, Gloria Allen, now in his third year as principal of San Francisco's Riccardi and Sharon Dick, for guiding the process that St. Elizabeth Elementary, was back at work when I called to included many steps. Mary's children, both alums of South check in. He said the coming year "looks good" for the San Francisco's St. Veronica Elementary, are Jason, now a Portola District school that welcomed 290 students for 2001freshman at Archbishop Riordan High School, and 2002. Bret, a parishioner of San Francisco's St. Ignatius Stephanie, a Notre Dame High School, Belmont grad now Parish, completed a graduate degree at USF's Institute for studying to be a grade school teacher. Day Catholic Educational Leadership and is Care Committee prez is Kelly Bugos. now finishing a doctorate there....Sue Kelly's daughter, Claire, is currently Maino, new principal at Novato's Our enroUed at St. Matthias and her son, Peter, Lady of Loretto Elementary was in her "sixth day" at the school when we chata St. Matthias alum, is now a kindergartner at St. Charles Elementary, San Carlos. ted. Sue, a former middle and lower Pastor at St. Matthias is Father John school principal at San Anselmo's San Glogowski....Was very happy to hear Domenico Schools, is looking forward "to a most wonderful year." Sue grew up that Julie and Deacon Gary West of St. Stephen Parish are both getting better. in Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Julie had leg surgery just recently and Belmont and today is a parishioner of St. Gary has been on the mend from serious Anselm's, Ross....The sounds of life heart surgery for more than a few months. saving were heard last spring at Daly "We're holding each other up," Gary said. City's Our Lady of Mercy Elementary Dustin Ramirez Gary has a special place in his now healthwhen now 8th grader, Dustin Ramirez, ier heart for cardiac surgeon, Dr. Jim Feeney, who performed kept fellow students safe from an out-of-control automobile. his surgery, and who, with his wife, Carol, also hails from St. Dustin received a trip to Washington, DC from California Stephen's. Julie and Gary are also indebted to Dr. Gerald State Automobile Association for his quick thinking. Proud as Murphy, Sr., another St. Stephen's parishioner, who has been can be are his folks, Darwyn and Benjamin, and his brother, their family physician for years. Also a member of the practice Braynard. ...Also last school year, students at St. John the is Dr. Murphy 's son, Gerald, Jr....I don't know about you Evangelist Elementary raised almost $11,000 for the but I'm more than a little scared by milk products that don't American Diabetes Association. Atop the individual require refrigeration....Leading off the season of speakers fundraising chart were Samantha Bigueur, Taina Berrioa, for Catholic Marin Breakfast Club is CSF associate pub- Kimberly Lopez, Kalyn Selor....

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Summit results to guide youth programs, services The responses to Youth Summit 2001, from young people and adults who attended the event, will help guide the archdiocese 's programs and services for young people of high school and junior hi gh school age, Stan Cordero, associate director of youth ministry for the archdiocese, said. "Going from parish to parish I have found good youdi ministry in a lot of places" but more needs to be done, Mr. Cordero said in an interview after the summit. "We have talented people and excited young people. The people resources are out there. Our task is to harness them in the directions we learn from the summit." At the summit, Mr. Cordero told participants that in his first seven and a half months with the office, his visits to parishes and talks with priests and lay people have shown him "there is a great diversity of expressions of youth ministry." 'That is bom a blessing and a challenge for us. It is a blessing because from that diversity of ways in which we express our ministry with young people means more young people will have opportunities to come into our Church. . . . It is a challenge because you don 't always have the opportunity tc talk about that one vision that guides us all. That is what today

is all about - setting a direction and a vision for our future ." Eis job , Mr. Cordero said, is "first and foremost , to see that you get nourished as discip les of Jesus. If you can leave this event feeling a little closer to the Lord, then I have accomplished that task. " In the Gospel story of the loaves and fishes, he said, "the most important character is the little boy " who gave his food to feed others. The next most important is the disciple Andrew "who recognizes the little boy has something to offer," Mr. Cordero said. "You are the Andrews and the young people of today," he told participants. "You young people have a gift that we are asking you to share with us." The participants - young people and adults - broke up into discussion groups and tackled a series of questions in three areas: parish youth ministry, leadership training for adults and young people, and resources the archdiocese could provide. The conversations were "livel y " and the "quality of the discussions was very good," Mr. Cordero said later. "There was an incredible amount of energy, a sense of owning the process." He will write a report based on the written responses from

the groups showing "what are the key trends and areas of concern, and out of them create resources and services." "The representatives at the summit — both the adults and the young people — genuinely have a passion for working with young people," Mr. Cordero said. 'They are hungering for support from the archdiocese, especially in the areas of training and for large events, multiple parish events." Mr. Cordero was pleased that 15 parishes sent representatives to the summit, and he said other parishes will have a chance to respond once the report is published and distributed. Leadership development programs are planned for the spring and fall , and the summit results will be used to develop content for the programs. "If we don 't have leaders, we don 't have youth ministry," Mr. Cordero said. He will also utilize his own 17 years of experience in youth ministry and look at what is going on elsewhere in the country. "It will all be woven together as we design programs." "We need to ask what can the Church provide that they can' t get anywhere else. . . Maybe the first priority is to meet other young people but in a setting that deepens then faith relationship with Jesus and the Church. "

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and reflection from Steve Angrisano, a nationally-known musician from the Denver archdiocese. Mr. Angrisano told of the struggles he and his wife went through in adopting a newly born baby in June. The couple already have a six-year-old boy and 10-year-old daughter but they had eagerly sought to adopt a bab y. "We prayed for it," he said. Then suddenly things fell in place. Within one week, they filled out papers, met a pregnant woman, and won her approval to adopt the baby. "Just one week — it was a miracle," Steve said. After the miracle came a trial. The baby 's mother was of Irish ancestry, the father black, and because of that some of the Angrisanos' relatives disapproved of the adoption. "I was crushed," Mr. Angrisano said. "We cried and cried. I never had prayed for a sign — I don 't believe in testing God." Tins time he prayed for a sign. Turning to his wife 's longstanding devotion to St. Therese of Lisieux, the couple asked for a sign - of roses — to confirm that they had made the right choice. For 13 years, the Angrisanos had been sending prayer requests and contributions to a Carmelite monastery. They prayed and the next day in the mail, they received a letter from

the mother superior of the monastery. "We have been reading about your family and your hope for an adoption. We have been praying for you, and we believe that God is blessing you. You are going through a struggle, but now comes the joy. " Included with the letter were rose petals that had been p laced around the relics of St. Therese when they had been brought to the monastery. Mr. Angrisano said he was telling the story for the same reason the writers of the Gospels told the story of Jesus. They all say in some way: "You will not have seen what I saw. You will not have known what I know. But I am writing this down so you can take my word for it - that it happened , that our God is real. I have seen it with my own eyes." In a similar way, he tells this story to let his audience know, "We have a God who is real. I have seen it with my own eyes What we come here today to do is to learn how do we share that with a passion, with the people in our parish." "You are here because you have been called. I don 't know why . . . You are here to share a witness of that God who is real and who loves us and who renews us every day "Go make a difference in the world."

¦ Continued from cove r college, his mother kept telling him, "Bab y, I love you. I love you to death," Mr. Johnson said. By the time he reached elementary school, he had become embarrassed when his mother said those words in front of his friends , but after he graduated from college and got his first fulltime job, he realized how much his mother had sacrificed for him. "It was her unconditional love ," he said. "No matter how I reacted, it would always be there." Now when his mother phones him, he tells her, "Mom , I love you too. I love you to live because you have been life-giving to me. " "Youth ministry," he told the young people, "is challenging the young Church to love the Church to life . The Church is calling you now. This is an awesome opportunity to direct the diocesan Church — where it will go. " "Youth ministry is challenging our young Church not to be the Church of tomorrow or next year but right now... The Church is calling you now. The Church desires you now." The daylong meeting began with a combination of song

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Cardinal p rotests shooting of nun, beating of priest in India

Vast majority of VS. priests are happy, new survey shows

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of priests feel strong happiness in then ministry and satisfaction with their lives as priests, according to a new survey by the Center for App lied Research in the Apostolate. When asked if they would choose the priesthood again if they had a chance to do it all over, nine out of 10 said they "strongl y agree" that they would , according to the summer issue of the CARA Report. When asked to rate their level of satisfaction with various aspects of their ministry, celebrating Mass ranked at the top, with 95 percent saying it gave them a "great deal" of satisfaction. Preaching came next, at 84 percent , and working with lay people third, at 81 percent. Only 17 percent said they got a great deal of satisfaction from their administration and management work. Twentysix percent said too much work was a problem they experienced a great deal. The report also said that the average ordination age of U.S. Catholic priests has increased by eight years — from 26 in midcentury to 34 now. The report was based on a nationwide telephone survey in March of 1,234 diocesan and religious priests.

Medical group 's stand against assisted suicide called \ictory

NEW YORK — The August decision by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine to oppose physician-assisted suicide represents a "considerable victory," according to Franciscan Brother Daniel P. Suimasy, an internist at St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in New York, who helped formulate the policy. The group has a membership of 90,000 specialists in internal medicine. Among U.S. physicians' groups , it is second in size only to the American Medical Association. Members of the college are most likely to be the primary care physicians whom people contemplating suicide will ask for assistance, Brother Suimasy said. Past surveys have indicated that a third of internists favored legalizing physician-assisted suicide, a third opposed it and the other third were unsure, he said. The action of their professional organization in taking a firm stand against legalization will likely lead many of those who were unsure to now oppose it, he said.

Chinese government levels grave of bishop loyal to pope

HONG KONG —The tomb of Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan of Baoding was leveled by the Chinese government to discourage Catholics from paying respects to the underground Church leader, Church sources in China said. Bishop Fan died in 1992 at the age of 85 while in police custody. He spent most of his 41-year-episcopate in jail, labor camp or under surveillance. UCA News said that despite official restrictions, many Chinese Catholics try to visit his grave. The bishop 's grave was opened in Apri l 2000. The corpse was placed in a new coffin and reburied. A bi gger tomb was built and more people came to pay respect to the late bishop, angering local government officials, sources said.

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Judg e upholds Arizona law requiring parental consent

PHOENLX — A federal judge has upheld an Arizona law requiring minors to obtain parental or judicial consent before having an abortion. The law requires written permission from a minor's parent or guardian, or a Superior Court jud ge, before she can obtain an abortion. Consent is not required in a medical emergency or if the pregpancy is the result of rape. "This is great news for protecting the health of minor girls who are best served by the wisdom and concern of a parent," said Cathi Herrod, an attorney with the Center for Arizona Policy, and the primary author of the legislation. "Parents are responsible for nearly every aspect of their children ' s lives," and a teen's pregnancy should be no different, she said . The 1999 law was ruled constitutional Aug. 9 by U.S. District Judge Raner Collins.

Bishops ask pe aceful opposition to Mexico 's indigenous law

OAXACA, Mexico — Opponents of Mexico's indigenous culture and rights law must avoid social turmoil and work through the system to improve it, the bishops from the southern Pacific states of Oaxaca and Chiapas said in a statement Aug, 5. The bishops said the law is an important advance in protecting Indians and their cultural heritage but leaves room for improvement. They asked opponents "to avoid alarmist declarations and actions that only lead to social and political destabilization. " The bishops did not mention opponents by name, but the Zapatista guerrilla movement opposes the law, saying it does not meet all the demands of indigenous peop le. In 1994, the Zapatistas

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Pop e says Christian vision g ives meaning to suffering

VATICAN CITY — In a message for next year 's World Day of the Sick, Pope John Paul II said Christianity offers a unique understanding of the mystery of suffering, allowing it to become "meaningful and precious." Unlike some other religions, Christianity does not adopt a passive response to suffering, the pope said. Christians who actively suffer unite their pain to that of Christ, who is also the source of their reaching out to alleviate the suffering of others, he said. "World Day of the Sick is observed annuall y Feb. 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The 2002 commemoration was to take place in India at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Health at Vailankanni, known as the "Lourdes of the East." The pope said the choice had important interreligious significance , since the Indian shrine draws many Hindus who "see in Our Lady of Good Health the caring and compassionate mother of suffering humanity."

Christian approach is needed in southern Af rica, bishops say

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Church in southern Africa desperately needs to bring a Christian approach to poverty and economic justice, the region's bishops said. "We want to collaborate with government in creating stability, ensuring peace and serving the common good," said the bishops at the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa. "The breakdown of morality, poor education , unemployment and political instability blight the future ," the bishops of Angola , Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique , Namibia, South Africa , Swaziland and Zimbabwe said in a statement after meeting in Harare. Noting that poverty and hunger are endemic in the region, which is corroded b y "violence, war, crime and corruption , " the bishops said that "the wealth of Catholic social teaching " needs to be discovered. "Our small Christian communities must become communities of action " and "take their spiritual values out from their prayer meetings " into homes and villages , they said.

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Passionisl Father Ciro Benedettini , a Vatican spokesman, renewed a vow to fast to death unless the archbishop, a 71said the letter constituted Archbishop Milingo 's "clear stateresumed married life with her. year-old former Vatican official, Later, after holding out for days the possibility that she ment of intent" to reconcile, but formal reconciliation would might be carrying the archbishop 's child, Ms. Sung told take place after the archbishop emerged from "a period of reporters that a blood test to determine pregnancy came back reflection and prayer. " The spokesman did not indicate how long the archbishnegative. She said that the certainty would let her throw herself fully into her hunger strike. However, she backed away op's seclusion would last. Italian papers reported that the from plans to file a "missing person" or "kidnapping" com- prelate was staying in a convent he founded outside of Rome. "Maria Sung 's feelings deserve respect , but so do the spirplaint with Italian police. At the Vatican's request , South Korea's ambassador to the itual labors of Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, who freely Holy See met with Ms. Sung Aug. 18 and unsuccessfully chose a period of refl ection and prayer," Father Benedettini tried to give her a letter from the archbishop explaining his said. reasons for returning to the Church. Ms. Sung, who traveled to Italy with the archbishop Aug. In Archbishop Milingo's handwritten letter to the pope, 6, told reporters she did not believe that her husband would which the Vatican released in photocopy form, the archbish- renounce their relationship after making solemn lifelong op said the decisive moment in his reconciliation was meet- vows in a highly publicized May 27 ceremony in a New York ing the pope Aug. 7 at the papal summer residence south of hotel. Ms. Sung, an acupuncturist, said she began a fast Aug. 14 Rome. "Above all your words — 'In the name of Jesus, return to and was prepared to continue until death if he did not return. "Because we were married before God and we promised the Catholic Church' — were both a call back to my mother Church and a fatherly command to me to live my faithfulness this union before God, if for any reason he decides (to break and obedience to you, Christ 's representative on earth (and) the relationship), I am ready to die and be with him in spirit," said Ms. Sung, whom Rev. Moon personally selected to be head of the Catholic Church," he told the pope. "I renounce my living together with Maria Sung and my the archbishop 's wife. relations with Rev. Moon and the Federation of Families for Archbishop Milingo told reporters during his last public appearance in Rome Aug. 8 that he had to consult with his World Peace," he said. 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Bush decision . . . ¦ Continued from cover decision, "the federal government, for the first time in history, will support research that relies on the destruction of some defenseless human beings for possible benefit to others." "However such a decision is hed ged about with qualifications , it allows our nation 's research enterp rise to cultivate a disrespect for human life ," he added. The USCCB leader also said that because some researchers and "(heir allies in Congress" alread y have rejected limits such as those set by Mr. Bush , "the president 's policy may therefore prove to be as unworkable as il is morall y wrong, ultimately serving only those whose goal is unlimited embryo research." Some Catholic commentators found reason to praise Mr, Bush for his new policy. The Massachusetts Catholic Conference , public policy arm of the state 's four dioceses, said in a statement that Mr. Bush had "demonstrated the utmost in courage by refusing to compel millions of taxpayers against their conscience to promote the killing of human life for utilitari an purposes. " "While the president 's decision to permit research funding on ... cell lines established from the previous destniction of embryos is disturbing, this does not diminish the significance of the president ' s refusal to fund research involving the future destruction of embryos ," the statement added. Joseph M. Scheidler, a Catholic who is executive director of the Pro-life Action League in Chicago, called Mr. Bush' s decision "a much-needed half-step for society, which must begin its retreat from the slippery slope of disrespect for human life. We wish, on this issue of life and death, Mr. Bush had made a full step." He said it was "a victory for the pro-life movement that Mr. Bush would stand up to the pressure and not permit our tax money to be used in procedures that would sacrifice more human lives." But Mr. Bush' s compromise, he added, "is still quite troubling. " Supreme Knight Carl Anderson of the Knights of Columbus expressed his organization 's "deepest disappointment " at the Mr. Bush decision. "This decision to fund such research is all the more baffling in that ethical avenues to pursue this research — avenues th at all can agree upon — are available with adult stem cells ," Mr. Anderson said. Noting that aduit stem cells "are already being used successfull y in human clinical trials," he added, "In marked

contrast , embryonic stem cells have never helped a single human patient." Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Detroit said the debate over embryonic stem-cell research reminded him of the efforts several years ago in Michigan to legalize assisted suicide. "Scores of weak, vulnerable people were victimized at the end of their lives with claims of false mercy and compassion ," he said. "These tiny specks , these stem cells are no less vulnerable . They deserve our protection , not experimentation. " Archbishop Francis B. Schulte of New Orleans said Mr. Bush' s decision "is morall y wrong and furthers the culture of death. " "My hope is that this brief disappointment will not be a cause for despair or cynicism ," he added. "Rather, let us rededicate ourselves to the Gospel of life and to doing all we can to promote the di gnity of life in all its forms. " William Donohue , president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said Mr. Bush "did the right thing by opposing any federall y funded slem-cell research that would require the killing of new embryos " and by appointing Kass to head the president 's council. "But Mi\ Bush erred when he said human embryos 'have at least the potential for life,'" Mr. Donohue added. "A human embryo is a human life and if allowed to mature naturall y — without human impediment — he or she will in most instances develop as a fetus , infant , child and adult. " Laura Echevarna, director of media relations lor the National Right to Life Committee, said her organization was "delighted with President Bush' s decision that prevents the federal government from becoming a party to any further killing of human embryos for medical experimentation." "While National Right to Life mourns the loss of life for those embryos from whom stem-cell lines have already been derived , nothing the National Right to Life Committee or President Bush can do can restore the lives of those embryos who have alread y died ," she added. Father Michael D. Place, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association , said that although Mr. Bush' s decision "could appear as a carefully nuanced solution to a complex issue," it "raises significant moral concerns for our society." "The continued use of these cultured stem-cell lines by scientists involves complicity in the destruction of embryonic human life," he said. "A society 's use of that which is derived from an immoral action — even for a noble end — must be a source of grave moral concern."

Mass for children who died before or soon after birth A memorial Mass for babies who died before, at or shortly after birth will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 1500 Mission Rd., Colma. While Project Rachel, the Archdiocese 's post-abortion healing ministry, is sponsoring the event, the Mass will celebrate the Eves of all children who died before or near the time of birth, according to Project Rachel Coordinator Mary Ann Schwab. "It will reflect on their union with God and their state of eternal j oy," Ms. Schwab said. "It is offered to grieving parents as an Rachel Mourning statue. occasion for healing and remembering." The Mass will be held near the Rachel shrine at the cemetery on the grounds where infants who died prior to birth are buried. Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester will be principal celebrant with priests who participate in the Project Rachel Ministry concelebrating. The outdoor Mass will conclude with a symbolic burial service and blessing. Music, singing, refreshments and socializing will be part of the event. Multicultural outreach and blessings in several languages are planned. Priests and other Project Rachel supporters will be available to talk with people following the Mass, The Project Rachel Committee of the Archdiocesan Respect Life Program is sponsoring the Mass in cooperation with Holy Cross Cemetery. For more information, call (415) 717-6428 or (415) 614-5572. People attending the Mass should bring a blanket or seating.

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Sister Marcella Holian, former assistant superintendent , dies Sister Marcella Alice Holian , a native of San Francisco ' s Star of the Sea Parish and a former assistant superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco , died August 18 in Los Angeles. Next month she would have celebrated her fifty-seventh anniversary as a Sister of St. Josep h of Carondelet. She was 75 years old on Jul y 15. "From her earliest days , Marcella had a love and appreciation for the ministry of education ," said the Sisters of St. Josep h in a statement announcing her death. S i s t e r Marcella held posts as teacher and administrator in Southern and Northern California as well as in Arizona. Locally, she served at San Francisco 's St. Emydius and Star of the Sea schools, and the East Bay ' s Carondelet Hi gh School. For nine years she served as an assistant superintendent for the Archdiocese. "In this capacity, Marcella broug ht her love of education to a new hei ght ," her congregation said. "She supported both teachers and princi pals , always evidencing her appreciation for Catholic education. "

"Throug h all her years in ministry, the values of Marcella 's earl y life gave substance and direction ," the Sisters ' statement said. "Her faith , love for community, devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist , generosity, and warm hospitality were always apparent. She loved the Sisters and was a gracious hostess. Marcella died as she had lived , listening and responding to God' s call in her life. " "Sister Marcella was extremel y dedicated and worked very hard ," said Paul Bergez , cosuperintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. "She was very meticulous with candidates and went out of her way to match them with the needs of the school." A funeral Mass will be celebrated this evening at Carondelet Center Chapel at the congregation 's motherhouse in Los Angeles. Msgr. Charles Durkin , pastor , Star of the Sea Parish , San Francisco will preside. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Los Angeles. Remembrances may be sent to the Sisters of St. Josep h of Carondelet , 11999 Chalon Rd „ Los Angeles 90049.

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JjCATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Major issues of our time Earlier this year, Cardinal James Francis Stafford noted, "As we move into the new millennium, the laity - who are both in the Church and in the heart of the world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; must face five major issues." An American who has served as head of the Pontifical Council for the Laity for the past five years, Cardinal Stafford identified these issues as bio-ethics, pluralism of cultures, war and peace, globalization and ecology. Sharing this view is Pope John Paul II who has said, "Never before, above all in the area of bio-ethics, [as well as the areas] of social justice, of family life, of married life, has humanity had to face a formidable spectram of problems which jeopardize its own existence." These concerns include consideration of the ethical and political implications of what it means to be human; advancement in understanding and respect among the world's peoples and religions; the need for peacemakers in a world marked by division; attention to global poverty and economic justice; and the entire web of life without which human life cannot flourish. Intersecting these issues is the laity of the Catholic Church. Indeed, in Cardinal Stafford' s view, it is lay men and lay women "not the hierarchy" who must address these issues - "who must interact with the world" - as Christians. "The task of bringing the expression of God's love to the world rests primarily with the lay person in the Church," notes Cardinal Stafford. A native of Baltimore, seat of the Catholic Church in America, Cardinal Stafford was ordained a priest in 1957 and named Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore in 1976. He was named head of the Diocese of Memphis in 1982 and moved further west in 1986 to become Archbishop of Denver. A decade later, Cardinal Stafford was chosen by the Pope to head the Pontifical Council for the Laity at the Vatican. Certainly the themes of press and media coverage worldwide in the first eight months of 2001 - the first year of the twenty-first century -give credence to the Cardinal's list of major contemporary issues. Moreover, the recent avalanche of press coverage surrounding President Bush 's decision on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research brought home to lay Catholics the burden of holding unpopular views. The position of the Catholic Church on the morality of this research whatever its still-unknown promise and peril - was met with polite impatience, at best, among notable commentators in the media. In social settings, many lay Catholics found that normally open-minded and tolerant friends and co-workers (and even family members in some cases), reacted to the Catholic position on embryonic stem cell research with closed minds and intolerance. Holding the unpopular view, however, is not a new role for Catholics. In matters of faith and morality, the teachings of the Catholic Church often are in contrast to the values and practices of contemporary secular society. We can never forget that we are descendants of the nineteenth century, in which Nietzsche declared that God was dead, and the twentieth century, which suffered the consequences of this declared absence of God. In her book, The Battle for God, Karen Armstrong describes the Holocaust as an "icon of evil for modern times" and a "reminder of the dangers that can accrue from the death of God in human consciousness." Nonetheless, as we enter the twenty-first century, the tide of secularization has not waned. The Holy Father himself has said the Church "finds herself confronting enormous challenges, which test the confidence and enthusiasm of those who announce the Gospel." He cites the problem of "numbers" due to the minority status of believers and the process of secularization, which "continues to erode the Christian life in countries evangelized long ago." More serious problems, notes the Pope, "derive from the sea change in the way people think, influenced by the empirical way of thinking that prevails in the experimental sciences to the absence of the impact spiritual values should exert on people's minds." Given this set of circumstances, what are Catholic lay men and lay women supposed to do in contemporary life? There may be an impulse to retreat from a secular society that often leaves God a marginal figure. However, members of the Catholic laity are called to join in communities of deeper conversations about their faith and to share in a commitment to lives of holiness. In addressing the major issues of our time, Cardinal Stafford stresses, "The goal of the Church and the laity must be holiness." Likewise, Pope John Paul, in Novo Millennio Ineunte , wrote, "All pastoral initiatives must be set in relationship to holiness." This holiness is, the Pope added, "cultivated by listening to the word of God, by prayer and by being centered on the Eucharist, which is at the heart of the celebration of Sunday as the Lord's Day. The message of Christ will have an impact on our world only through the witness of believers who live the Gospel in a radical way." MEH

Catholic Charities won't be marginalized

I read with interest a letter in your August 10, 2001 edition from Mr. Anthony Wynne concerning Catholic Charities ' pending lawsuit against the State of California. The imposition of the contracepti ve insurance mandate upon the Catholic Church was an unprecedented action by the California Legislature that targeted the Catholic Church , and its pro-life and pro-family religious beliefs, in order to coerce it into compliance with the pro-abortion , secularist political agenda of groups such as Planned Parenthood. Mr. Wynne gets it right when he argues that Catholic institutions should not just roll over and pretend that nothing has happened. That is precisely why Catholic Charities, with die strong support of our bishops, is taking the lead in defense of the Church's religious freedom rights and, more specifically, Catholic Charities' right to conduct its ministry of charity with integrity, according to the religious beliefs and moral values that constitute its veiy reason for being. However, Mr. Wynne is mistaken in his belief that dropping prescription ding coverage for Church employees would create a political "backlash" in the California Legislature that would result in the Legislature eventually accommodating Catholic religious freedom rights, This argument, though no doubt well intentioned, is politically naive. There are simply not enough affected employees of Catholic religious institutions in California to register even so much as a blip on the Sacramento political radar screen. In stark contrast, our opponents are well funded, well organized, and politically powerful. Whatever political "backlash," if any, from such a move would quickl y be overcome by the virtually limitless money and political influence of our opponents. Moreover, as a matter of principle, denying Church employees access to adequate health benefits is simply unfair, unjust and inconsistent with our Catholic beliefs regarding social justice. Those who oppose the Church, and its teachings, want to marginalize us. They desire nothing more than to silence the Church's voice as a moral force in support of justice for the poor, the unborn , the vulnerable, the sick, the prisoner, and the condemned. Their endgame is to coerce the Church into withdrawing from the public square and to forcibl y secularize our healthcare, social service and educational ministries. Our Lord enjoined us to be leaven in the world. We cannot be "leaven" if we are marginalized, silenced and relegated to second-class citizenship. Following our Lord's glorious example, we must heed His call to stand up for what is right and just , despite worldl y contempt. That is precisely what Catholic Charities of Sacramento is now doing in defending its religious freedom rights. James F. Sweeney Legal Counsel for Catholic Charities, Sacramento

earth protesters of his day and opened a new world. In this century a new world, free of poverty, hunger and disease will be opened for the desperate third worl d nations. But , not by the new flat earth protesters of progress from Genoa. Twenty years ago the poor nations of East Asia embraced the new technologies offered by free market capitalism. Their standard of living has doubled and malnutrition among their populations has been halved. Today, new technology for geneticall y modified stap les can produce 50 percent higher crop y ields richer in protein. Yet the protesters strongl y oppose this technology. The Genoa juveniles and their misguided supporters in the USA will never feed one starving child. Mike DeNunzio San Francisco

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Rolheiser on suicide

Thank you for Father Ron Rolheiser 's commentary on the disease of suicide in the August 1 edition of Catholic San Francisco. It is good to know that our loved ones who have fallen victim to suicide are now joyous and whole inside of God's embrace. I read Father Rolheiser every week. Charles Corey Burlingame

Thanhs to jubilarians

I rejoiced over seeing so many 25 to 75+ year jubilee celebrations of priests and religious in the Catholic San Francisco. This reflects the preVatican II period when there was a generosity to God's call to a vocation. Who will replenish the ranks of these servant people of God to His flock in this new millennium? Besides prayers, we, as baptized Catholics, must all actively support vocations amongst the young to attend days of discernment at seminanes and houses of formation. Establishing and endowing educational funds for the necessary training and formation , including graduate studies to serve in this complex, multi-cultural world, are essential for the Archdiocese. Raymond A. Lew San Francisco

Legal immigrants should be favo red

David Pollard says that illegal immigrants are "Jesus in our midst and need to be treated as such." ('Total amnesty backed by immigration advocates ," Catholic San Francisco, August 10, 2001.) Maybe true, but how much more like "Jesus in our midst " are those other immigrants-the ones who have applied through legal channels and are waiting patiendy for their turn to enter the US? Many apply, and wait, and hope. Whatever exploitation the illegals suffer, legal applicants suffer worse, including an awareness of illegals cutting in front of them. Let me state my own interest. I have friends who are waiting. They could easily slip through the border as so many others have. But they don 't think that is the way "Jesus in our midst" would act. Immigration advocates who favor the illegals over law-abiding applicants may merely lack the imagination to see suffering except when it directly confronts them. Even Catholic San Francisco seems to favor illegals. Your article hi ghlights the travails of 8 million undocumented immigrants in the US. But it does not even mention the waiting legal applicants. Suppose you could choose. Which group of "Jesus in our midst" would you rather see formall y admitted and properly documented first: Those who purposefull y advantage themselves unlawfull y and at others' expense , and then prey upon your sympathy? Or those who properly apply and wait their rum? Let us act on all legal immigration applications before even discussing amnesty. That would be more "in harmony with Catholic teaching." Stephen St. Marie San Francisco

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President Bush and stem cell research In August of 2000 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued guidelines that lifted the moratorium on embryonic stem cell research, but limited this research to the use of embryos that were "spare" or "frozen" from in vitro fertilization processes. In other words , these guidelines forbade the "production " of embryos for stem cell research. The Bush administration reissued a moratorium on the imp lementation of these guidelines until the President had adequate opportunity to study the issue. This moratorium ended on August 10 of this year when President Bush outlined his moral and political viewpoint on stem cell research. Bush proposed (1) stem cells can be derived from sources other than embryos (e.g., from adult cells; umbilical cords; human placentas) and this research is very promising; (2) many scientists believe that embryonic stem cells offer the best promise as they have the potential to develop in all of the tissues in the body; (3) there is a difference of opinion about when life begins (the so-called preembryo and embryo distinction); (4) human life is a sacred gift and should never be devalued; and (4) federal funding will be available for the more than 60 genetically diverse stem cell lines which already exist since the life and death decision has alread y been made, but no federal funding will be available for further stem cell research trom embryos. Catholic Teaching Catholic teaching is clear that "From the time that the ovum is fertilized , a new human life is begun... Right from fertilization is begun the adventure of a human life... " (Declaration on Procured Abortion, 1974) This doctrinal teaching is repeated in the Vatican's 1987 Instruction on Respect for Human Life: the manipulation of the embryo disrespects human identity especiall y when "extra" embryos are permitted to die or are used for experimenta-

tion. The so-called preembryo is not simply a "genetic individual" but a "developmental individual." It is not a "potential life," but an existing human life. Part III of this instruction addresses civil legislation and rightly argues that biomedical and technological possibilities must be regulated by civil law in order to protec t the common good and the moral law, specifically the fundamental right of every human being to life and integrity from the moment of conception. A human being at the embryonic stage should not be the "object of experimentation " and laws should guarantee this safety. Finally the instruction calls on moral theologians to make "accessible to the faithful the contents of the teaching of the Church's Magisterium" in li ght of a proper anthropology. Moral Reasoning Stem cells are cells that develop very early in the embryo after fertilization. They form the "inner cell mass" of the early embryo during the blastocyst stage, when the embryo is about to implant in the womb. Embryonic stem cells are "pluri potential" since they have the capacity to develop into any of the 200 and more different kinds of cells that make up the adult human body. After fertilization, the embryo is human and does not become human at some later stage: e.g., after implantation; after the detection of brain waves. What is potentially human is already human. Extracting stem cells during the embryonic stage ends the life of the embryo and thus amounts to intentional killing of an unborn human being. For this reason, stem cell research on embryos must be absolutely forbidden and civil law must protect this stage of life, as it does all other stages. Mr. Bush' s decision was thoughtful and respectful of basic moral principles while acknowledging the political reality of the situation. While permitting research on

existing stem cell strains is not the moral ideal , it is certainly much better than permitting the creation of new strains brought about throug h the destruction of additional human embryos. Mr. Bush has made a good first step . It is not ideal but it is certainly ethically better than permitting federal funding for stem cell research by the destruction of more embryos. He should also be praised for establishing the presidential council to monitor research and to recommend further guidelines and regulations. Mr. Bush' s decision is not one which supports research that depends on the destruction of defenseless human beings in order to benefit others. Rather, the decision forbids further embryonic destruction and this represents a good moral step in the right direction , We must now move forward as a Church and as citizens to foster research of stem cells from sources other than the embryo until we reach the day, hopefull y soon, when the private sector will agree with the federal decision that no stem cells can be derived from the human embryo.

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Sulp ician Father Gerald D. Coleman is president and rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

The Catholic Diff erence

Pope 's non-negotiable moral j udgment Immediately after Pope John Paul II received President Bush at Castel Gandolfo on 23 July, the spin-masters got to work — and made a hash of things. In his formal remarks, the Holy Father tried to describe briefly the advance of the culture of death in our times. A "tragic coarsening of consciences," beginning with the legalization of abortion, had led in short order to euthanasia and infanticide. Most recently, the pope noted , this coarsening of consciences had produced morally reprehensible "proposals for the creation for research purposes of human embryos, destined to destruction in the process." Because the pope did not explicitly mention the use in research of "spare" embryos created during in vitro fertilization, some spin-masters immediately concluded that the pope was trying to create "space" for a "compromise" that President Bush could propose to Congress on the heated issue of embryonic stem cell research. The next day, papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls put an end to that implausible speculation by citing the 1995 encyclical "Evangelium Vitae" and its unambiguous condemnation of the destruction of embryos from whatever source for research purposes. Why did more than a few reporters and politicians read the pope 's remarks to the president in such a bizarre way? Part of it has to do with Washingtonitis. Those who suffer from this peculiar form of myopia see only what the Washington filter on reality allows them to see. For exam-

ple, prior to the papal meeting with the president, a lot of Washington types were arguing (however illogically) that there is a moral difference between "spare" embryos created during in vitro fertilization and embryos created solely for research-and-destruction; the pope then condemns the latter explicitly; therefore , he must be at least tacitly endorsing research on the "spares." The conclusion makes no moral sense at all. But one of the side effects of Washingtonitis is th at those suffering from it can 't tell a negotiable political issue from a nonnegotiable moral judgment. Which brings us to the second , and perhaps deeper, problem. Politicians, and the reporters and commentators who track their doings, live by necessity in a world of compromise and accommodation. Does the new highway have two lanes or three? Does the local school board get new textbooks this year or must it wait a year? Having watched more than a few Christian leaders accommodate themselves and their communities' doctrinal and moral standards to lobbying and other pressures over the years, too many politicians, reporters, and commentators simply assume that everything is negotiable in the moral order, too. That is not, however, the Catholic view. In Catholicism, some things are non-negotiable — not because the Catholic Church is less enlightened or more stubborn than other Christian communities, but because the moral truths the

church teaches are anchored in reality itself. And no combination of a, intentions and consequences can change those rooted-in-reality z moral facts. The Catholic opposition to embiyonic stem cell research is not susceptible to negotiation because it is rooted in moral facts: the inalienable dignity of the person; the universal proscription against using human beings as mere tools for manipulation; the absolute and invariable moral norm which holds that the direct and willful killing of the innocent is always a grave evil. These facts are not "for Catholics onl y." They 're for anyone willing to recognize that nothing that will become a human being is ever anything other than a human being — and willing to accept the moral conclusion that follows , inexorably, from that fact of life.

George Weigel

George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Spirituality

Anxiety, not doubt, as the opposite of faith The opposite of faith in Scripture is not doubt , but anxiety. To lack faith is not so much to have theoretical doubts about God's existence as it is to be anxious and fearful at a deep level. How is this possible? We cannot help but be full of anxiety and worry about many things — our loved ones, our health, our work, our future: "Will I pass this examination?" "Will my son come home this evening ?" "Will my medical check-up be OK?" "Will I lose my job?" "Can I pay my mortgage?" "Are my daughter 's new friends good for her?" " "Do people tike me?" "Are my clothes right?" "Will I be stuck in traffic and miss my appointment?" There is rarely a moment in our lives that is not clouded by a worry of some kind or other. We are always somewhat anxious. Is worrying about so many things bad for our faith?

Not necessarily. What opposes faith is not so much worry about this or that particular thing as worry that God has forgotten us, worry that our names are not written in heaven, that we aren't in good hands, that our lives aren't safe , and that there is every reason to fear and be anxious because, at the core of things, there isn't a benevolent, allpowerful goodness who is concerned about us. Our anxiety opposes faith when, however vaguely we might have this feeling, we have the sense that God is not fully trustworthy or powerful enough to assure that, as Julian of Norwich so wonderfully puts it, in the end all will be well and every manner of being will be well. Perhaps this can be best explained by looking at its opposite. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus is surrounded by darkness and betrayal. He has, it seems, every reason

to be deeply anxious. Yet, he begins his prayer with the words: "Father, all things are possible for you!" On the surface, all is terror, but underneath there is a rock-solid trust. He senses God's graciousness and power, despite the darkness. Our problem is often the opposite. We are surrounded with light (love, trust, health, good cheer, and ROLHEISER, page 14

Father Ron Rolheiser

SCRIPTURE ÂŠL ITURGY Images both assuring and demanding

In the midst of hearing about a Jerusalem welcoming all the nations and reclining "at table in the kingdom of God," we also hear about rejection and discipline. We begin to suspect that we are really in for it at this Sunday 's liturgy of the Word . We are correct. Our first reading from Isaiah comes from the part of the book named after him that is a high water mark for the Old Testament (chapters 56-66). The author helps God' s People appreciate that they were chosen not to become a group of self-congratulatory insiders , but to have an impact on the entire, then known world. He goes on to unpack one of the promises made to Abrah am ("All the communities of the earth shall find blessing." Genesis 12:3), which has alluded the consciousness of the chosen people at various times in their history, and to offer the vision of God's all-embracing love in the image of a hospitable Jerusalem open to all nations: "I come to gather nations of every language; they shall come and see my glory." The ends of the then known parts of the earth will receive an invitation to this in-gathering: "I will set a sign among them; from them I will send fugitives to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud , Mosoch, Tubal and Javan , to the distant coastlands that have never heard of my fame or seen my glory." It is that same type of hospitable, boundary-breaking ministry that Luke highlights in Jesus ' and the Church's outreach: "And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God." Jesus ' outreach was inclusive: from his first "homily" in his home town, Nazareth, (Luke 4:16-29) to his dying and his taking the repentant thief with him to Paradise (Luke 23:39-43). How consoling to hear, that the Sunday assembly is the first installment of th at kingdom and its feast where all find a home. Consoling, yes. Euphoric, better. But there is a hitch. Other images, less assuring, compete for our attention: "narrow gate;" "You will stand outside knocking." "Depart from me, all you evildoers;"

21 st Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66: 18-21; Psalm 117; Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30

Father David M. Pettingill "There will be wailing and grinding of teeth." Somehow our entrance into the kingdom 's feast and its anticipation in the Sunday assembly depend on the heartfelt hearing we give to God's Word. It 's not enough to be part of the assembly; it 's not enough to sleep-walk through the liturgy; it 's not impressive to claim we have put in our time. Jesus ' contemporaries could try to claim: "We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets,' " only to hear, "I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!' " It is vital to our present and our future that we take in the Word that enfleshes Jesus in human language in the scandal of its specificity; he and only he is the "narrow gate." When he becomes present to the assembly in proclamation, the members of die assembly need open themselves to him, who expands their hearts to become the all-

inclusive, boundary-breaking community he intends them to be. Another instance of reality-therapy occurs with Hebrews' mention of God's "discipline." Parents know what the author is getting at: "Endure your trials as 'discipline '; God treats you as sons. For what 'son' is there whom his father does not discipline? At the time, all discip line seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it," What we do not choose, what fri ghtens us, what we would flee, suddenly overtakes us. We endure it, but we are forged by it, and led out of it, different , chastened, more profoundly human, and convinced that God's hand was there for us and that we are "healed." To welcome the Word with open hearts and to realize God's hand in "disciplining " us as members of the assembly usher us to our rightful p lace at the Lord 's table at our parish church and ultimately at the kingdom's feast. Question for Small Communities of Faith What does the scandal of specificity mean with regard to Jesus the Lord? What barriers need to be broken down in your group ? Your parish? This Archdiocese?

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

The Blessing of Time - PART III Most of us who are choir directors readily agree about the importance of using well our choir rehearsal time. This is even more true today than it was fifty years ago given the pace and busyness of our lives. This reality calls for the most disciplined use of our choir 's time, energy and generosity, and perhaps a final word or two on this important principle will round out the work we have begun in this series on the blessing of time. How can we better make use of our choir 's time as they prepare to minister to their people? A lector, who reads a novel instead of the scriptures in order to be a better lector because they like novels , will probably not become a better lector with this technique. And so for the choir director discipline is necessary in order to prepare and work in such a way as not to waste precious time. In using choir rehearsal time well, it may be important at the outset to evaluate how we are actually using the time in rehearsal. In our rehearsal we may be tempted or may innocently fall into the trap of wasting time. For example, how often do we find ourselves rehearsing a piece of music from the beginning , even though the beginning section has already been well rehearsed? Perhaps we need to be more disciplined in our use of rehearsal time by rehearsing that which only truly needs to be rehearsed. As we convert to this appropriate use of our choir 's precious time, we then will need to teach our choir that it is more important not always to begin at the beginning ! Passages th at need more attention deserve the attention they receive, all in order that the entire piece may come to life.

Father Jim McKearney Not wasting the choir's time applies equally to the community's time. When ministering to the community, we need to use the time to build on what we have taught the choir. When using the assembly's time we must be clear as to what, why and how we are rehearsing specific pieces. Consider one simple way to accomplish this task. Have a reason in mind for why you are again rehearsing a particular passage. This is a basic principle that most of us

have learned in elementary music education methods. In other words, never re-hear a piece or passage without a reason in mind for re-hearing it! We need to envision our choir members asking us, "why are we rehearsing this again?" At the same time we need to envision our worshipping communities asking us, "why are you making them sing that again?" or "why are we rehearsing this music?" These questions may help us consider why we do what we do in rehearsal. Although it may be tempting to repeat a passage just for sheer enjoyment, we would do well to resist. On the other hand to sing a piece again at the end of the rehearsal may not only serve to reinforce the piece, but may also serve as an effective way to end the rehearsal with sung prayer. It is important to enjoy what we are doing in song, but if we begin at the beginning every time we rehearse, then we risk re-hearing that section which has already been learned. Only after the process of rehearsal is complete, then the reason for our rehearing the entire piece, beginning at the beginning is to pray the entire prayer to gain a new perspective. However, if we always begin at the beginning then we will have wonderful beginnings, mediocre middles and most likely, crash endings !

Father McKearney is a Sulp ician candidate from the Archdiocese of Hartford , Conn., and director of music for St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Anxiety, not doubt, as the opposite of faith Rolheiser . . .

Continued from page 13 no immediate danger or threat), yet underneath we are racked with fear, guilt, and distrust. Jesus stood inside of darkness and was secure in the light; we stand in the light and are anxious about a darkness underneath. Jesus was dying and he assured himself that God had not forgotten him; we wake up to sunshine on any given morning and worry that we have been forgotten . Anxiety of this sort is what haunts faith â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the fear that

we have slipped off God's radar screen, that we have been forgotten , that God will look down on earth sometime and realize with a start that we are still here: "My God, she's still there. I had completel y forgotten about her I" This deep fear that we have been forgotten pushes us to make an assertion of our lives. Nobody wants to live and die unnoticed, insignificant, forgotten. Faith doesn't have you believe that you will have no worries, or that you will not make mistakes or betray, or that you and your loved ones won't sometimes , too, fall victim to accident, sickness, and suicide. Faith gives you the assur-

ance that God is good, that God can be trusted, that God won't forget you, and that, despite any indication to the contrary, God is still solidly in charge of this universe. We are in safe hands. Reality is gracious, forgiving, loving, redeeming, and absolutely trustworthy. Our task is to surrender to that. Faith assures us that there is really nothing to fear. We see this in Scripture: Virtually every time that God appears in revelation, when heaven speaks to earth, the opening words are: "Do not be afraid! Be at peace!" Those words capture what faith ultimately invites us to.

Fatima statue to visit archdiocese next month by Marta Rebagliati-Ribbeck One of the best-known statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary will begin a three-week pil grimage of the San Francisco Archdiocese at the beginning of September. The mahogany statue was carved by the hand of Portuguese scul ptor Jose Thedim , guided by the personal recollections of Sister Lucia, one of the children who had witnessed the miracle of Fatima in 1917. According to Rose Marie Marlburg with the Pilgrim Virg in Committee the statue is one of two replicas that travel the world with its current custodian Carl Marlburg. „______„ . _____ The original statue is permanently enshrined m Fatima, Portugal. In the San Francisco Kathleen Archdiocese , Freschet, her husband Leno and their daughter Maureen , all parishioners at St. Matthew 's parish in San Mateo, have been planning the visit. Preparing devotional material , prayer books , photographs and rounding Kathleen Freschet up over "25,000 packages of rosaries and scapulars can take us up to a year," says Ms. Freschet citing the excitement of a close friend Jenny Zirelli also from St. Matthew 's who makes her garage eagerly available to store "all those blessed rosaries and scapulars." Despite recent surgery, Mr. Freschet' lends a hand by delivering and stocking up parishes and even schools on the statue's schedule with the donated devotional items. Last September, hundreds visited the famed statue when it made a 24-hour stop at St. Matthew 's. The statue's last visit to the Archdiocese of San Francisco was in 1990. The Pilgrim Virgin Committee said that the history of the International Pilgrim Virgin statue began in 1946 following a Youth Congress in Fatima, Portugal where the original statue from Cova was displayed and miracles took place. After that event the desire of thousands who could not visit Portugal was fulfilled by the commissioning of two new statues partly at the urging of Sister Lucia, the second statue being entrusted to the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima in America and to its co-founder John Haffert who in turn gave it to Msgr. William C. McGrath of Canada a close friend of the Freschet family.

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The statue has visited more than 100 countries including Russia and China. Cures have been reported during its visits but , most important , is the miracle of faith , intercessions for peace , fervor and conversion. Last October, on the eve of the celebration of the Jubilee of Bishops at St. Peter 's Basilica in Rome the original statue of Fatima was broug ht in for the recitation of the Rosary. The event was attended by thousands of people including members of the Catholic San Francisco staff , clergy and lay people from the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Sr. Lucia dos Santos joined in via satellite and led the recitation of the Fifth Mystery joined by other members of the Carmelite cloister in Coimbra , Portugal. Following is the schedule for the visit of the International Pilgrim Statue:

Tuesday, September 4: St. Monica Church, 470 24th Ave. at Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. 8:30 a.m. Mass and talk. Departure at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 5: St. Charles Church , 880 Tamarack Ave. at Belle Ave. in San Carlos. 7:30 p.m. Mass and talk. Thursday, September 6: St. Catherine Church 1310 Bayswater at Primrose in Burlingame. Mass at 7:00 a.m and 12:05 p.m. followed by a talk. Friday, Sep tember 7: St. Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Ave. at Vicente St. in San Francisco. 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Mass and 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration. Saturday, September 8: All day devotion at St. Cecilia Churc h in San Francisco and departure after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Sunday, September 9: Monastery of Perpetual Adoration , 771 Ashbury St. in San Francisco. All day devotion and departure at 6:00 p.m. Monday, September 10: St. Gregorys Church 28th Ave. and Hacienda St. in San Mateo. 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Mass. Tuesday, September 11: Holy Name Church, 3240 Lawton St. and 39th Ave. in San Francisco. 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. Mass. Departure at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 12: St. Raymond Church , 1100 Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park. 8:00 a.m. Mass and talk. Thursday, September 13: St. Patrick Church , 756 Mission St. in San Francisco. 8:00 a.m. Mass. Departure after the 5:15 p.m. Mass. Friday, September 14: St. Finn Ban' Church, 415 Edna St. and Hearst Ave. in San Francisco. 8:00 a.m. Mass. Saturday, September 15: Departure from St. Finn Barr Church after 8:00 a.m. Mass. Saturday, September 15: Sts. Peter and Paul Church , 666 Filbert at Washington Square in San Francisco. 5:30 p.m. Mass. Sunday, September 16: Sts. Peter and Paul. All day Sunday devotion and departure after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Monday, September 17: Immaculate Conception Chapel, 3255 Folsom St. in San Francisco. Arrival at 9:30 am. Later at 8:15 p.m. Mass and talk followed by Rosary and Benediction . Wednesday, September 19: St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo. 8:00 a.m. Mass and talk. All day devotion. Thursday, September 20: St. Dunstan Church, 1133 Broadway and Meadow Glen, Milibrae. 8:00 a.m. Mass and departure after 5:10 p.m. Mass and talk.

The Church and indulgences By Father John Dietzen Q. Gaining indulgences was a big thing when I was young. We heard about them during the jubilee year (2000), so I assume they 're still valid. Is there some reason the Church doesn 't discuss them much anymore ? (Pennsy lvania) A. Indul gences are traditionally described as partial or total remission — because of prayers or good works performed by a Christian — of temporal punishment due to our sins. The Church is, as you observe, cautious in speaking of indulgences today because that area of faith has been badly misunderstood in the past, ^^ with tragic consequences. g Indulgences are "a delicate 1 theme," says Pope John Paul II, "about which there have been his- ^^ ^ toric misunderstandings which negatively left their mark on communion among Christians. " Abuses in the granting of indulgences were among the issues that led to the Protestant Reformation. Traditional Catholic teaching on this subject is based on two Christian truths. First, every sin not onl y disobeys God's law; it violates the harmony of creation established by the Creator and is, at least to some degree, a rejection of his love. Comp lete conversion, therefore, includes a reintegration of that divine order, a process involving some cleansing (purgation) either in this life or at death. Pope Paul VI, in "The Doctrine of Indulgences " (1967), called for reform of the entire indulgence structure. Pope John Paul, picking up on that theme before the recent

jubilee year, pointed out that an indulgence is not a quick ticket to heaven , but is a help for real conversion of heart. 'Those who think they can receive this gift simply by fulfilling a few exterior requirements are wrong," said the pope. Receiving an indulgence "is not automatic but depends on our turning away from sin and conversion to God." In his 1967 restructuring, Paul VI reduced the number of indul genced prayers and good works. "The main concern has been to attach greater importance to a Christian way of life and lead souls to cultivate a spirit of prayer and penance , and to practice the theolog ical virtues (faith, hope and love) rather than merely repeat certain formulas and acts" (Manual of Indulgences , 1967). Paul VI listed three categories of daily life as deserv ing of indulgence: 1) Invoking God's mercy and protection while fulfilling one ' s responsibilities and enduring difficulties. 2) Offering oneself and one's possessions, in a spirit of faith, to people in need. 3) Voluntarily foregoing some pleasure in a spirit of repentance and sacrifice. A revised manual of indulgences was released in September 1999, in anticipation of the j ubilee. It continued the prescriptions of the earlier manual, but added a fourth indulgence category: Giving public witness to one's faith by frequent reception of the sacraments and by proclaiming one 's faith to nonbelievers b y word and examp le. Partial indul gences are granted using only those words, with no confusing mention of days or years as

Father John Dietzen was common previousl y. Contrary to what many Catholics thought, an indulgence of one year, for example, did not mean "one year off of purgatory." It meant, rather, whatever alleviation of purgative suffering might be achieved by one year of fasting or other penance. Obviously, the Church today takes great pains to keep the understanding of indul gences in harmony with the Gospel and the te aching s of Vatican Council II. (A free brochure outlining basic Catholic prayers, beliefs and moral precepts is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. (Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address , or e-mail: jjdie tzen@aol.com.)

School of Pastoral Leadership For times, registration materials, costs, exact locations and additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Preregistration is necessary for many programs. Visit the Web site at www.splsf.org. Christianity: An Introduction to the Catholic Faith with St. Patrick Seminary's Margaret Turek. Praying the Liturgy of the Hours with Father John Talesfore, director, Office of Wo rship, Archdiocese of San Francisco. Adult Faith Formation: Our Hearts were Burning Within Us, with Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle , director, Office of Religious Education/Youth Ministry, Archdiocese of San Francisco. Introduction to the Old Testament with Jesuit Father Donald Sharp. Encountering the New Testament with Father David Pettingill, former professor , St. Patrick Seminary currently serving as parochial vicar at the Ingleside District' s St. Emydius Parish. The above classes are scheduled for Tuesdays Sept. 18 - Oct. 23, at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo; and Wednesdays Sept. 19 - Oct. 24 , at Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Dr., San Francisco. Classes run simultaneously from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at both locations. Thursdays, Sept. 20 - Dec. 13, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Join Eastern rite priest , Father David Anderson for Expressions of Prayer in the East and the West Through the Centuries at Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield. Fridays, Sept. 21 - Dec. 11 and Jan. 25 - April 20, 2002: Jesuit Father Donald Sharp speaks on Prophets and Wisdom Literature iron) 2- 4 p.m. at the new Chancery/Pastoral Center, One Peter Yorke Way, SF.

Retreats/Daysol Recollection VALLOMBR0SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina ConroHo, Program Director. Parables 2001: Stories Jesus Told, a monthly revisiting of the scripture sto ries with well known retreat leaders, scholars and people of faith. What about these tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What implications do they have for ihe Christian in the 21st century? Sept. 9: Sister Toni Longo with the Parable of the Pharisee/Publican; Oct. 14: Elizabeth Lily with the Parable of the Lost Coin; Nov. 11: Father Wayne Campbell with Ihe Parable of the Wedding Feast.

3rd Tues at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280 3rd Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park with Sister Toni Longo 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013. 3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880 1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

The Young Adult Ministry office of the Archdiocese can be contacted by phone at (415) 614-5595 or 5596 and by e-mail at wllcoxc@slarchdiocese.org or jansenm @sfarchdiocese.org. Sept. 11: Join Two Tribes, young adults from the Catholic and Jewish tradition who meet to dialogue about their journeys of faith. Group meets 2nd Tues. of the month at various locations. Call Mary Jansen

Datebook at (415) 563-6503 orjansenmar@aol.com. Oct. 27: Fall Fest 2001, 5th annual Young Adult Conference with keynote, workshops , Mass, dinner and dance. Contact Mary Jansen at (415) 614-5596 or mjansen@sfyam.org . Wed.: Help children learn at St. Dominic Elementary School, Pine and Steiner St., SF. 7:15 8:15 a.m. in school library. Call Kathleen Reilly at (415) 387-5692. Various dates: Read with youth ages 5 - 14 as part of the Tenderloin Reading Program, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at 570 Ellis St. between Hyde and Leavenworth, SF. Contact Marie Borges at (415) 401-0925 or marieborges@yahoo.com. Help at St. Joseph's Village Homeless Shelter. Bi-monthly Sat. from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Village is at 220 10th St., SF on site of former St. Joseph Parish. Call susangsf@yahoo.com; (415) 584-5587; anne.petrides@centresolutions.com; (415) 4403598.

Oct. 21: Class of 51 of San Francisco s College for Women will gather at Lone Mountain. Call Anstell Daini Ricossa at (415) 921-8846 or Toni Hines Buckley at (415) 681-5789. Nov. 3: Class of '51 of St. Cecilia Elementary will gather at the Forest Hill Clubhouse. Call Phil and Helen Murphy.at (415) 731-0127; Berie Davey at (650) 593-8768; Charles Corsiglia (650) 589-8410.

Pillar Parish, the Bell Building, 545 Kelly Ave., Half Moon bay, 7 - 1 0 p.m. Call (650)n 726-4674 . Sept. 23: Retreat and Fun Day for children with special needs and their families from 1 - 4 p.m. at St. Mark Parish, 325 Marine View, Belmont. Call Lynn Zupan at (415) 614-5655. Sept. 24: Our Lady of the Pillar Golf Classic at Half Moon Bay Golf Links. Fee of $150 includes cart , lunch, dinner, tee prizes, dinner and awards. Proceeds benefit Coastside Youth Programs. Call (650) 726-4674 . Sept. 24: Hanna Boys Center 's Annual Golf Classic and Tennis Tournament to be held at Sonoma Mission Inn Golf and Country Club and Napa's Silverado Golf Club. Fees for both events include play and an evening reception with dinner and silent and live auctions at Hanna Boys Center, 17000 Arnold Dr., Sonoma. Golf Classic tickets are $195. Tennis registration fee is $100. Call Scott Singer or Codie Holroyd at (707) 996-6767.

Synergy Yoga at St. Agnes/SF, Mon. and Wed. 7:30 - 9 p.m. in Lower Gym Hall, $5 per class. Call Chad Evans at (415) 487-8560, ext . 226.

Sept. 29, 30: Annual Festival of St. Philip Parish, 24th St. and Diamond St., SF. Enjoy great food, live entertainment , fun games , prizes. Meet lots of friendly people. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. both days.

Family Lite

Sept. 29: St. Thomas More Church annual golf tournament at Poplar Creek (formerly Coyote Point), San Mateo. Call Lito Mendoza at (650) 3554063.

Introductory instruction for married or engaged couples about Natural Family Planning is available by appointment from NFP consultant Gloria Gillogley. Call (650) 345-9076. Introductory presentations on the Billings Ovulation Method of NFP are scheduled for Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Nov. 14 and future dates at St. Brendan Parish Center, Ulloa and Laguna Honda Blvd., SF. Call (415) 681-4225. Retrouvallle, a program for troubled marriages. The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 or edgleason@webtv.net. Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a dynamic marriage enrichment experience designed to deepen the joy a couple shares. Call (888) 568-3018. The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers two free information meetings on adoption and foster care on the 2nd Tues. of each month in San Francisco and on 1st Mon. in San Mateo at 7 p.m. Call (415) 406-2387.

Food & Fun Aug. 24, 25: Giant Parish Garage Sale at Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Hall, Church and Mill St., Half Moon Bay, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call (650) 726-4674. Sept. 7 and most 1st Fri.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club for prayer, dialogue and a catered breakfast beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae. Members $5/non-members $10. Dues are $15 annually. Sept . 7: Hear Catholic San Francisco associate publisher, Maurice Healy recount the beginnings of the paper, now reaching 97,000 homes in the Archdiocese, as well as CSF's thre e years of publication. Please respond to sugaremy@aol.com or (415) 461-0704 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sept. 9: Palmdale Spectacular IV, benefiting the Sisters of the Holy Family at the community 's motherhouse in Mission San Jose from 1 - 6 p.m. Day includes Silent and live auction; a 5 p.m. performance of the popular Late Night Catechism; international foods. Tickets $65. The event, started three years ago to mark the Sisters' 125th anniversary, has so far raised $350,000. Call (510) 624-4581. Sept. 15: Casino Night benefiting Our Lady of the

Sept. 30: Retired Sacramento Bishop Francis Quinn is the guest speaker at the United Irish Cultural Center. Evening includes reception at 5 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by Bishop Quinn's presentation. The retired prelate is a former priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and pastor of the Sunset District's St. Gabriel Parish. Since retiring in 1994, he has been ministering among the Native American population of Southwest Arizona. Tickets $40/$15. Call Kathleen Loftus at (415) 731-4915 or Leo Walsh at (650) 365-6184.

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Aug. 25: 20th reunion BBQ at Notre Dame High School, Belmont. Call Gilmore Sipowicz at (503) 629-6580. Notre Dame Class of '56 grads should check in with Mary Haggerty Elliott at (650) 7262002 about a Fall Luncheon. Sept. 7: 10th Anniversary Auction/Buffet sponsored by Presentation High School Alumnae featuring a Christmas Boutique, gift baskets, prizes, homemade baked goods and more at Presentation Convent, 2340 Turk Blvd., SF. Tickets $40. Call (415) 751-1245. Sept. 8: Mercy High School, SF class of '86 at Ramada Plaza Hotel, SF. Preliminary information already mailed, invitations to follow. Classmates who have not been contacted should call Deborah Heffernan Hinds at (925) 694-2843. Sept. 8: Reunion Luncheon of Class of '36 from Presentation High School, SF at the Irish Cultural Center. Call Kathleen Fox at (415) 567-5723. Sept. 12: Class of '46, Presentation High School, SF will have its 55th reunion at the Basque Cultural Center beginning at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tickets $28. Call Carolyn Bacigalupi at (415) 821-2541. Sept. 15: Luncheon Reunion for Class of '51, San Francisco's St. Joseph College of Nursing at Caesar's Restaurant, Bay and Powell, SF. Class members should call Joan Reynolds Sebastinelli at (415) 564-0097. Sept. 28: Redwood City's Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School hosts a celebration for all pre-1941 graduates. Lunch and tour included. Call Julia Tollafield at (650) 366-8817.

St. Peter 's Academy class of '65 is planning a reunion for 2002. Call Gloria Krzyzanowski at (650) 340-7469 or Linda Roberts at (650) 549-3200. Class of '42, St. Cecilia Elementary, will celebrate 60 years in June '02. Class members should contact Norma Buchner at (650) 583-4418. Graduates and former students of San Francisco 's Notre Dame Elementary, Notre Dame High School or Mission Dolores Elementary should call Sally Casazza at (415) 566-2820. Alumni, former students, parents, grandparents of St. Finn Barr Elementary School, SF. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Call (415) 469-9223 and leave your name, address and phone number.

Volunteer Opportunities St. Joseph's Village, a homeless shelter for families at 10th and Howard St., SF, is looking for dedicated office volunteers to answer phones and greet residents. If you are interested in volunteering, call Dewitt Lacey at (415) 575-4920. San Francisco 's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers as well as canned goods and other staples. Non-perishable foods may be taken to 121 Golden Gate Ave . M - F from 8"30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Volunteer candidates should call (415) 241-2600 or visit the web site at www.stanthonys.org. Seeking enthusiastic men and women for the volunteer team at Mission Dolores Gift Shop. Welcome visitors from around the world, distribute brochures, accept donations and assist in gift shop sales. You'll also have a chance to practice additional languages you may speak. Call Theresa Mullen at (415) 621-8203, ext. 30. SF's Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of ext raordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the' office and with events. Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 664-1580, ext. 2422. Raphael House, a homeless shelter for families in San Francisco's Tenderloin District , is in need of volunteers to help with various tasks. Hours are 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. Call Carol at (415) 345-7265. California Handicapables, which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons, needs volunteers including drivers, servers, donors, and recruiters of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham al (415) 585-9085. St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization, needs volunteers to help with their 2C year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors. Call (415) 621-3279. Maryknoll Affiliates: Bay Area chapter meets 3rd Sat. for two hours at Maryknoll House, 2555 Webster St., SF to share community, prayer, and action on social justice and global concerns. Members occasionally do short periods of mission service around the world at Maryknoll locations. Call Marie Wren at (415) 331-9139 or mwren48026 ©aol.com.

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Singers to lead song, give concert at Holy Name Church. The internationally acclaimed Celebrant Singers will lead song at Masses at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Ave. at Lawton, San Francisco on August 25 at 5 p.m. and August 26 at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. They will also perform in concert at the church on August 26 at 7 p.m. Father Don D*Angelo, pastor of Holy Name, said he is "looking forward" to the group 's performance. "The Celebrant Singers are very good musicians with an incredible ability to motivate the assembly," Father D'Angelo said. 'Their music raises one's heart and mind to the praises of God. Everyone is welcome to join us. " Father D'Angelo became familiar with Celebrant Singers when they performed at St. Robert Parish, San Bruno and Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park, where he served as a parochial vicar. The Celebrant Singers were formed 24 years ago and according to founder, Jon Stemkowski, have been welcomed to "4,000 Catholic churches throughout North America."The group includes 10 singers and a 12-piece orchestra. Admission to the concert is free but those attending may make a free-will contribution toward the ensemble 's work. Call (415) 664-8590. Celebrant Singers

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Truth, goodness and beauty When the most famous woman in the world died , four years ago this week , my wife and I were living in London. We'd come home about 2 a.m. from a friend' s house and fli pped on the BBC. According to unconfirmed sources , Diana, Princess of Wales, had just been in a car crash in Paris. Nothing more was known. I called up CNN on the laptop and found out what the British news media didn 't report for several more hours: Diana was dead. The country went crazy. Every aspect and controversy surrounding her death and funeral became a national obsession. Was the press responsible for chasing her? Was she about to marry Dodi Al Fayed? Was her driver drunk? Was there a royal conspiracy ? Should her coffin be draped with the royal standard (desp ite losing her royal title, "H.R.H. " after her divorce from Charles)? But Diana 's death became more than just the standard British royal gossip mongering. It became a national religious event in a country that has now largely forgotten reli gion. Coincidentall y, my mother-in-law arrived to visit the day after Diana 's death. She and my wife stayed at a hotel in the West End to be part of the excitement. I stayed safely at home in north London. Along with a few hundred thousand British they placed flowers at Kensington Palace, Diana 's residence. They watched her casket proceed to Westminster Abbey for the funeral. In almost every church around the country, L_ Catholic and Protestant , people signed memorial books. You had to wait in line to sign behind scores of people who hadn ' t darkened the door of a church since their baptism. A few weeks later, when it was politically possible, the city used bulldozers to remove the tons of fence high p iles of rotting flowers at Kensington. Why all the hysteria over the death of this woman? I asked my boss, a local bishop and a very thoughtful man. There are three Divine attributes , he explained, by which we come to know God: Truth, Goodness and Beauty.

Jack Smith "Diana was beautiful ," he said. For a generall y post-Christian nation , she opened peop le ' s eyes to an aspect of God— beauty. And people responded naturall y to that image with ritual. Placing

flowers at the palac e, standing to see her casket pass and signing memorial books was an opportunity for people who don 't have an active faith to participate in a sacrament. A lot of people who did have an active faith also participated in these "sacramentals". The press reported that Diana 's friend , Mother Teresa of Calcutta , was deeply saddened at Diana 's death. Mother Teresa wanted no publicity or fanfare over her own death. This seemed an unlikely hope on her part. Could there possibly be an event so newsworthy that the death of one of the world's most known and loved people

would be pushed off the front page? There was — Diana 's death. Six days after Diana died , while Britain still mourned the princess, Mother Teresa passed with barely a mention in the British press. Mother Teresa was by any objective standard of beauty, not a looker; a short, bent, wrinkled old woman. But I' ve started to see as I grow in faith that there really is no difference between truth and goodness and beauty. God sent His Son to save us by dy ing on a cross. The crucifixion is not , on its face, a beautiful scene. But it is true and good , and its truth and goodness are beautiful. B y beautiful , I mean that it produces an awe in the soul. Not an intellectu al assent (truth). Not an encouragement to do good or appreciate good. The beauty of it is one 's stupefied reaction to its truth and goodness; awe at the beauty of God' s love. Anyone who is familiar with the life of Mother Teresa knows that it was a life of truth and goodness. She was fearless in speaking the tru th and passionate in doing good. Her love and , most important, the actions of her love to personally, physically help the most wretched of the world affected her countenance. She helped and loved people so diseased and poor and ugly, that we don 't even want to see their faces in charity ads. A friend who met her once told me, "Every line in that face represents a poor neglected soul that she picked up from the street and cared for." She was a concrete example of God' s love to the most unwanted as they died, otherwise alone. Mother Teresa's cause for sainthood was sent to the Vatican by her local diocese last week. I have no doubt that she will be canonized. In my humble estimation, she was probably the greatest person to walk this earth since St. Francis of Assisi. Sainthood is a much simpler thing than most people think. It means that the Church declares a person is in heaven and can be counted on to intercede for us. Perhaps you and I will get to heaven someday. If I do, I hope to see the face of Mother Teresa. And 1 hope her wrinkled face is exactly as I remember it . Beautiful.

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma

1st Saturday Mass - September 1, 2001 • Rev. Brian Costello - Celebrant St. Anthony of Padua Parish 11:00 a.m. -All Saints Mausoleum Chapel Respect Life Mass - Saturday, September 15 - 11:00 a.m. Most Rev. John C. Wester, Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060

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