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Catholic initiative offers housing, hope to New Orleans families

By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — This was one serious crane. With the power of a few levers and pulleys, the crane plucked a 41,000-pound modular housing unit from the ground and carefully deposited it on a raised wooden platform prepared a few days earlier to accept it.

In a matter of minutes — like an oversized tower of Lego pieces — another New Orleans family was on the road home.

As president of Providence Community Housing, a Catholic-run post-Katrina housing initiative, Jim Kelly anticipates sights such as this over the months ahead will produce a commodity that has been in short supply since last August — hope.

Providence was among 22 nonprofit and private developers that won approval Aug. 1 to rehabilitate about 2,000 blighted properties that have been seized by the

city of New Orleans because their owners have failed to pay taxes.

Providence applied for and was conditionally awarded 196 properties in all.

Those property owners have been mailed letters giving them 60 days to redeem the properties by paying back taxes and liens, but it is unlikely many will do so because the lots have lain dormant for years.

Some are vacant lots and some are houses that are in such bad condition they probably will be demolished to allow a complete rebuild with fast-track modular construction, Kelly said.

“I don’t believe the healing process can truly begin until we put people back into their own homes or their new homes or apartments,” said Kelly, who is also CEO of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

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Cluis McCarthy replaces wiring in St. Clement of Rome Church in Metairie, La. Flooding from Hurricane Katrina destroyed pews, ruined much of the church’s electrical system and caused extensive mold damage.

Israel’s ambassador to Vatican says Lebanese conflict had no victor

By John Thavis ROME (CNS) — Israel’s ambassador to the Vatican said the Lebanese conflict had no victor, but it served to focus world attention on the threat of global Islamic terrorism.

At the same time, the aftermath of the fighting offers an opportunity for the West — and the Catholic Church — to support moderate Muslims by helping to rebuild Lebanon and resettle refugees, the ambassador, Oded Ben-Hur, said in an interview with Catholic News Service.

The ambassador also encouraged church leaders to promote a new wave of

pilgrimages to the Middle East, which he said would send a calming message and help restore normality in the region.

A U.N.-brokered cease-fire is being implemented after a month-long Israeli offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. The fighting killed more than 1,200 people, most of them Lebanese civilians, and destroyed homes, roads, bridges and factories throughout the country.

Ben-Hur lamented the loss of life and destruction on both sides and said the war had “no winners or losers.”

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INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION Bishops on Prop. 85 . . . . . . . 3 Assumpta Awards. . . . . . . . . 4 Commentary . . . . . . . . . 10-11 AIDS in Africa . . . . . . . . 12-13 Editorial and letter . . . . . . . . 14 Book review & Datebook. 18-19

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August 25, 2006

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San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John Wester joined parishioners of Daly City’s Our Lady of Perpetual Church in breaking ground for a new shrine to the Blessed Mother. Father Antonio Petilla, pastor, and Daly City Councilwomen Carol Klatt and Maggie Gomez also took part. The shrine, on track o be completed by December of this year, remembers Mary as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Guadalupe and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. “I hope the shrine will become a place for all the Archdiocese, and eventually, all of California where devotees and visitors can venerate the Holy Mother,” Father Petilla said. At the site are Father Julio Recio, left, Father Ray Reyes, Father Petilla, Councilwoman Gomez, Bishop Wester, Councilwoman Klatt, Father Aquino Padilla and Father Alex Legaspi, pastor of neighboring St. Andrew Parish.

Happy 60 years married August 4th to Josephine and Joe Dito longtime parishioners of the Sunset District’s Holy Name of Jesus. “This beautiful married couple is such an outstanding example of quiet, humble, loving Christianity,” said friend and fellow Holy Namer Julia Turner. “They have had a great influence on me from the time that I first became a Eucharistic Minister in 1985. They have touched so many people’s lives that it made the expression ‘living saints’ very valid to me.’”… St. Matthias Parish in Redwood City is celebrating Ann and John Dinkel’s 60th wedding anniversary. “What a blessing and treasure you are for our community,” a recent bulletin said…. At St. Anne of the Sunset

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Mighty proud of their parish youth group are Our Lady of Mercy pastor, Father Bill Brown and the OLM parish family. The teens recently visited New Orleans on the sad but memorable one-year anniversary of the Katrina storms. “We were fortunate to have the opportunity to embark on a mission for disaster relief,” youth minister, Danny O’Regan

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California Bishops Statement in Support of Proposition 85 The California Catholic Conference of Bishops support Proposition 85, the constitutional amendment initiative entitled Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy, which will appear on the November 2006 ballot. The proposition, which has been called the Parents Right to Know and Child Protection Act by its sponsors, would require notification of the parents or guardians of a minor 48 hours before she obtains an abortion, unless a judge determines that such notification places her in danger.

As bishops we agree with the declaration in the initiative that “The People of California have a special and compelling interest in and responsibility for protecting the health and well-being of children, and promoting parentchild communication and parental responsibility.”

We also agree that Proposition 85 contains public policy that is both sensible and realistic, which will benefit not only our families but our society as a whole. It is a sensible policy to encourage a minor girl faced with a serious decision like an unexpected pregnancy to go to her parents for their love, their wisdom, and their counsel. It is a realistic policy that a minor girl’s parents be notified of her request for an abortion whether or not she chooses to consult them.

Society will benefit because parental involvement laws have the effect of discouraging teenage pregnancies—as documented in a recent study. And individual rights and unborn babies will be protected because a minor girl will be afforded protection in the unfortunate circumstance in which she is being coerced to have an abortion.

Our Catechism teaches that the family is the “privileged community” wherein children are meant to grow in wisdom, stature and grace. It also counsels us that public authorities should not usurp the family’s prerogatives or interfere in its life. We are convinced that “the Church must be committed to the task of educating and supporting…people involved in law-making, government and the administration of justice, so that legislation will always reflect those principles and moral values which…advance the common good.”

We believe that society’s common good is enhanced when family integrity is honored, parental responsibility is respected, and nascent human life is preserved.

We strongly encourage Catholics in our state to share their time and treasure in promoting Proposition 85 as good public policy, and in exercising their citizenship in voting for it in November.

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Bishops voice support for Proposition 85

By Maurice Healy In a statement released Aug. 18, the California Conference of Catholic Bishops voiced strong support for Proposition 85, a constitutional amendment requiring parental notification prior to performing an abortion on a minor, which will appear on the statewide ballot in November.

Proposition 85 is similar to a parental notification initiative that was narrowly defeated last November. In a special election called by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, eight propositions were on last year’s ballot, and voters rejected all of them. The parental notification proposition on the 2005 ballot, however, made the best showing, with nearly half of voters approving the measure.

Proponents Proposition 85, what sponsors call the “Parents Right to Know and Child Protection Act,” say that in last year’s special election, voters simply were in a mood to say “No” on election day. They point to surveys that indicate a strong majority of support for parental notification among voters.

Ned Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, described Proposition 85 as “reasonable and respectful.” The proposition would require notification of the parents or guardians of a minor 48 hours before she obtains an abortion, unless a judge determines that such notification places her in danger.

Dolejsi said information on Proposition 85 was available through the conference’s website, www.cacatholic.org.

Pope plans to visit Bavaria in September

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The pope also will meet with political leaders, speak with priests and religious, and hold an ecumenical prayer service with representatives of other churches. The visit will be the fourth foreign trip of his pontificate and his second visit to Germany.

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Priests of San Francisco Archdiocese honored with 2006 Assumpta Award

By Catholic San Francisco Staff During a special evening prayer celebration Aug. 20 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, the priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco were honored by the Cathedral’s Board of Regents with the presentation of the 2006 Assumpta Award. The priests are honored both as a group and as individuals, with each priest receiving an individual award.

James Molinelli, Cathedral Board of Regents Chair, said at the prayer service that those honored by the Assumpta Award “are individuals who have made a significant contribution to the life of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.”

He said the Cathedral Regents “endeavor to honor individuals who not only follow Christ, but who have been an

outstanding example of devoted leadership in the archdiocese.”

Molinelli added, “For some time now, the faithful have longed to find a way to pay tribute to their priests, and this occasion enables us to honor all of our priests in the archdiocese.” He praised the priests “individually and collectively for being steadfast, dedicated examples of the Good Shepherd to all of the laity.”

Daughter of Charity Sister Joan Gibson, a Cathedral regent, in an interview with Catholic San Francisco in July, expressed gratitude to the priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco for their fidelity and commitment to the promises they made at ordination.

In the midst of scandals of recent years, she said, “the

overwhelming number of priests who gave faithful witness to their vocation have been patently ignored while they strive daily to proclaim the Gospel by word, witness, sacrament and service.”

Father Tom Daly, president of the Archdiocesan Council of Priests, expressed the gratitude of priests of the archdiocese for the prayers and encouragement of the faithful.

In a homily, San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer also expressed his gratitude to the people of the archdiocese for their support and pledged the continued dedication of priests. He said, “Together we all re-commit ourselves to the varied and important works that the Lord of the Harvest gives us.”

Assumpta Award Homily – St. Mary’s Cathedral, August 20

By Archbishop George H. Niederauer All of us ordained priests and bishops of the Archdiocese of San Francisco here this afternoon are grateful for, and encouraged by, this award and recognition. Father Tom Daly, President of our Archdiocesan Council of Priests, will express our appreciation later in this service. Right now I want to acknowledge the Regents of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and thank them for their very zealous and effective support and promotion of the welfare of the Cathedral—its maintenance, its program and its staff.

Their dedication, hard work and creativity do so much to strengthen the role of the Cathedral as the mother church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

In our reading this afternoon St. Paul deals with a tension familiar to all followers of Jesus Christ: this life here on earth, “in the body,” will come to an end in death, and yet it is very precious to us, it is the only life we know first hand. Jesus has promised his faithful followers, that he will raise us up on the last day, to live with him forever.

We yearn for eternal life even as we cling to earthly life.

Recently I read a story that illustrates this tension.

Two people newly arrived in heaven are marveling at the beauty and joy of it all. One asks the other, “Did you ever imagine it would be this wonderful?” The other one answers, “No, and just think, we could have been here ten years earlier if we hadn’t eaten all that oat bran!”

For now, as St. Paul says, we are “at home in the body.” While we live this life, as we try to follow Christ, we walk by faith and not by sight. We can’t see the Lord face to face, but we can live out our faith in him. Further, Paul says, when “we leave the body and go home to the Lord,” we face God’s judgment on the good or evil we did during this faith walk with one another in Christ. Hence, the way we live in this life determines the way we live in eternity. That’s why we must treasure our own earthly

lives and each other’s lives, and act as responsible stewards of God’s gifts here. So keep eating the oat bran!

The priests you honor here today are the ones that Jesus Christ—in his Church—called and chose and consecrated to be the special, ordained leaders, servants, guides and companions of their sisters and brothers on this walk as disciples in Christ. In the gospel reading at Mass today we heard Jesus make himself the Way from life now to life forever: “I myself am the living bread come down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread he shall live forever; the bread I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” And even more strongly: “He who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has life eternal, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

The food for our souls in this life, while we are at home in the body, is the bread from heaven, the Eucharist, the Risen and eternal Jesus Christ, under the appearances of bread and wine. Jesus promises that we mortal believers, who have eaten the bread from heaven, will be raised up to the life of heaven forever.

Through the actions of his priests, Jesus Christ keeps that promise every week, every day. He feeds his people with his Body and Blood in the Eucharist, he forgives their sins in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, he teaches the faith, begins new life in Baptism, and leads the People of God in their faith life together.

Priesthood is a wonderful, exalted calling, but we priests know we are weak sinners alongside the people we serve. One chapter earlier in this same Second Letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul described all disciples as “earthen vessels.” We priests and bishops know that is true of all of us. In other words, we serve out precious gifts from God, but we ourselves—the vessels—are fragile, vulnerable and imperfect.

We have just lived through four years of the world’s white-hot attention to the sins and misdeeds of some of us, and the harm to others that those actions caused.

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When some folks who think maliciously, and others who don’t really think much at all, proceed to tar all of us with the same brush of scandal, it is a fierce blow to morale. So this award from you, the people we serve and love, is doubly appreciated.

Please pray for priests, and keep on praying for them, as they pray for you. No human being likes to be taken for granted, and priests are human beings. Furthermore, pray for more priests. Pray especially through the intercession of our Cathedral’s patron, Mary, Mother of the Church and Mother of Priests. The first person to talk about a vocation shortage was her son, Jesus Christ, in the gospels of Luke and Matthew: “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.’”

(Matthew 9:36-38) Jesus Christ is telling the Church several things here: 1) the work of the harvest is important because the people need shepherds who do the work of the Good Shepherd; 2) working in the harvest is challenging and difficult, and it always will be, so harvest workers are scarce, and they always will be; 3) The Father, the Lord of the Harvest, will never force harvest workers on the people, so they will have to ask—pray—for them, if they want them; 4) the people will have to challenge and, yes, recruit workers for the harvest, addressing directly those they think are qualified and encouraging those who are drawn to the work—rather than just sitting around and waiting for the harvesters to show up.

Together we praise God for his plan of salvation. We priests and bishops thank you for your support, your encouragement and your prayers—and for this honor today. Together we all re-commit ourselves to the varied and important works that the Lord of the Harvest gives us.

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Hope to New Orleans . . .

■ Continued from cover “Pre-Katrina, we were in the business of hope,” he said.

“Post-Katrina, our business has taken on a much greater scale and a greater sense of urgency. We need small victories. It’s about small victories and it’s about hope.”

The modular houses set into place on two side-by-side lots Aug. 7 were actually placed on property owned by St. Peter Claver/Ujamaa Community Development Corporation, which had acquired the lots from the city within the last year. “But this is a wonderful example of what will happen with the 196 properties,” Kelly told the Clarion Herald, newspaper of the New Orleans Archdiocese.

To get this first project rolling, mayoral candidate Rob Couhig and partners Sam LeBlanc and David Loeb, through their company, Traditional New Orleans Homes, purchased the modular units, and Providence bought the homes from them with financing from Chase Bank and Fannie Mae. The home design has been approved by the Preservation Resource Center.

Kelly admitted this is a complex arrangement.

“This is a pilot project,” Kelly said. “We’re all trying to figure out how we’re going to make this happen. But everyone’s donating a lot of time.”

A modular house construction factory, Palm Harbor Homes

Workers from Palm Harbor Homes in Austin, Texas, move a modular house into position in a housing development in New Orleans Aug. 17. The lot is owned

by St. Peter Claver/Ujamaa Community Development Corporation. It is an example of what the Catholic-run Providence Community Housing initiative wants to do with 196 blighted properties it has acquired from the city of New Orleans. Providence hopes to build, rehab or operate 7,000 housing units in the next five years.

Fire damages Corpus Christi Church in San Francisco

By Evelyn Zappia A man was arrested the evening of August 14 after confessing to the San Francisco Police that he had started a fire in San Francisco’s Corpus Christi Church earlier that evening.

Father Aloysius Pestun, parochial vicar, said he had returned to the rectory after the 7 p.m. Mass and answered the doorbell to find his neighbors shouting the church was on fire.

The priest’s first response was to save the Blessed Sacrament. He ran to the Church door closest to the tabernacle and tried opening it. The doorknob was too hot for his hand, so he grabbed his handkerchief and tried opening it again. While he was successful opening the door, he said the smoke was so thick he thought he would pass out – making it impossible for him to get inside the Church.

Generally, the doors are locked by 8 p.m. but they were open to accommodate a group of parishioners holding a special prayer meeting that evening.

Damage to the Church was estimated at half a million dollars, but the priest believes the actual cost will be much more.

Although most of the damage was in the rear of the Church, there was soot and smoke damage throughout the church building.

Until the damage is repaired, the parishioners will be attending Mass in the church hall. Father hopes the doors will be open to celebrate Mass in the 56-year-old Church by Christmas.

According to police, the suspect was disoriented and appeared to be on drugs. He also told the police he was depressed and randomly chose the Church as his target.

Msgr. Harry Schlitt, Vicar for Administration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, said, “We never know how much our City service people mean to us until a crisis occurs.

The San Francisco Fire Department was there within minutes and probably saved the building, the hall, the school and the rectory.”

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in Austin, Texas, built the two three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 1,350-square-foot homes, and they were transported in two sections. Within two weeks, the homes will have full electrical and water hookups, and they should be ready to be occupied. They will sell for about $100,000, Kelly said.

Another Ujamaa lot around the corner and closer to St. Peter Claver Church will receive its modular house in the near future.

“It’s very good quality,” Kelly said. “They do schools and even mansions this way. Right now because of the cost of materials and the scarcity of labor in New Orleans, the price break is about equal (to regular construction). But you can get these homes done quicker, because, in New Orleans, how do you find labor?”

Providence, a nonprofit corporation, hopes to restore, rebuild or develop 7,000 housing units — both single-family homes and apartments — over the next five years. It is concentrating first on two neighborhoods that it considers “important to the rebirth of the city,” Kelly said.

“We’re not only thinking about housing in those areas, but we’ll also try to do business development, health care, education and other activities,” he said. “We’ve got a whole lot of things we’re trying to do, and we’ll see which ones take off.”

The city plans to offer 4,000 blighted properties to nonprofit developers in November, and Providence will apply for some of those as well, Kelly said, because housing is the community’s most pressing need.

“I’m gravely concerned about the mental health of our citizens,” he said. “It’s been a phenomenally traumatic year.

Catholic Charities, the church and everybody else is doing everything they can to provide counseling, case management, support and pastoral care, but until we put people back in a home of their own, we can’t begin to heal.”

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Presentation nun honored for work with poor of New Orleans CHICAGO — An Irish-born member of the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was well acquainted with the hard times faced by many New Orleans residents long before last year’s hurricanes is the 2006 recipient of the Catholic Church Extension Society’s Lumen Christi Award. Sister Vera Butler, who has lived in New Orleans since 1990, directs a daily lunch program on the outskirts of the city and is executive director of the Tulane/Canal Neighborhood Development Cooperative, which helps first-time homeowners and works in other ways to improve the quality of life for people living and working in the area. The national Lumen Christi Award, Latin for “light of Christ,” is presented annually by the Chicago-based society to recognize outstanding missionary work in America. The award is to be presented to Sister Vera, along with a $10,000 gift to the nun and $25,000 to the New Orleans Archdiocese, from Catholic Extension at a Sept. 23 Mass and dinner in Chicago.

Bishop argues for commuting death sentences in South Dakota RAPID CITY, S.D. — In an opinion piece published Aug. 19 in the Rapid City Journal daily newspaper, Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City asked Gov. Mike Rounds to commute two convicted killers’ sentences to life imprisonment. Elijah Page, 24, is scheduled to be executed the week of Aug. 28 for his part in the 2000 beating, torture and killing of Chester Poage during a robbery. Briley Piper, 25, also awaits execution for the crime. A third man, Darrell Hoadley, 26, was sentenced to life in prison. Bishop Cupich wrote that, clearly, criminals must be held accountable for their actions. “But let’s be honest,” he said. “The execution of convicted crimi-

nals is an act of violence. It is an act of violence in which — with our representative form of government — we all participate.” The only way to break society’s cycle of violence is to uphold the dignity of all human life, Bishop Cupich said.

U.S. churches key in integrating Mexicans into U.S., says study WASHINGTON — U.S. Catholic and Protestant churches are major channels for integrating Mexican immigrants into U.S. society and helping them participate in political life, said a new study by the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute. They also help Mexicans reaffirm their national identity in their new world and help immigrants advance their social and political concerns in the U.S., said the study, titled “Invisible No More: Mexican Migrant Civic Participation in the United States.” Churches “appropriate symbols and patterns of worship from migrants’ hometowns in Mexico but tie the worship to the issues that migrants face in the United States and build capacities to address these proactively,” it said. As an example of how the Catholic Church is promoting Mexican immigrant social and political agendas, the study cited the U.S. bishops’ campaign for comprehensive immigration reform.

The study was released Aug. 17 by the Washington-based Wilson Center, a nonpartisan think tank, and is based on research papers presented at a conference last November. The papers discussed how churches and other U.S. organizations were helping Mexicans become part of U.S. society.

Exhibit will highlight history, ministry of women religious in U.S. WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference of Women Religious is putting together an exhibit titled “Pioneers, Poets and Prophets” to tell the story of the impact more than 220,000 women religious have had on America since before it was an independent nation. In 1727, the first missionaries, nine Ursuline sisters, arrived in New Orleans from France. Sister Carole Shinnick, a School Sister of Notre Dame and LCWR’s executive director, said the exhibit will “educate and celebrate” and also refute stereotypes some people have about nuns. She said it will educate people, for example, about the brave missionaries who helped shape the United States, the sisters who have been leaders in the women’s rights movement and those who are advocates for the poor. “Fewer and fewer persons have direct experiences with religious. When you don’t know the information, stereotypes arise. We hope to address stereotypes

(about sisters),” Sister Carole said in an interview with Catholic News Service. Sister Carole also said the exhibit will emphasize “vocation as a call, not just a career,” but a life “rooted in faith.”

Alliance aims for Catholic social teaching to be part of debates WASHINGTON — With fall elections approaching, the group Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good is gearing up to present voters with information on Catholic social teaching on a variety of topics. Working primarily through grassroots organizing and a speaker’s bureau, the group has slowly been building a network of people with expertise in Catholic social teaching. It pulls together resources and members from 15 Catholic organizations representing clergy, religious orders and laypeople. Executive director Alexia Kelley said although the group first began coming together nearly two years ago it officially came into existence in July 2005 and began an organized outreach to the news media this July. That was followed by the Aug. 2 release of a statement from a dozen Catholic organizations about pending legislation on the minimum wage.

It was signed by organizations including the Franciscan Federation, the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, the National Catholic Rural Life Conference and Pax Christi USA.

Maronite bishops call for power to be solely in the hands of Lebanese government BKERKE, Lebanon — Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic bishops criticized their nation’s split in political authority and called for power to be in the hands of the Lebanese government. “The hardships endured by the Lebanese during this war, which lasted over a month, have taught them that the doubleheaded political decision-making cannot go on and that a sole political decision-maker — the government that has the full trust of the democratically elected House of Representatives — must be in a position of authority, to avoid the dilution of responsibility and further catastrophes that would crush the country,” the bishops said in a statement issued after an Aug. 16 meeting in Bkerke, headquarters of the Maronite church in Lebanon. Hezbollah — a political movement and a militia — remains strong in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah militia members have said they will not disarm, and the movement controls seats from southern Lebanon in the country’s parliament.

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■ Continued from cover He said Hezbollah fighters had hidden behind civilians during the conflict, using the inevitable victims as instruments of propaganda in the media. As a result, he said, Israel’s image was damaged.

But the ambassador said some good had come out of the Lebanese fighting. For one thing, he said, the West can see more clearly that the actual root cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict is “extremist Islam and terrorism.”

Ben-Hur said Hezbollah was part of a larger terrorist phenomenon that stretches from Hamas in the Palestinian territories to al-Qaida in southern Asia and other groups in Indonesia.

“We have a problem on a world scale, and we have to deal with it. The Western world should react with a relentless, unyielding war against terrorism, uprooting them, stopping all their financial sources and looking for them wherever they are,” he said.

The ambassador said the fighting had also

opened the West’s eyes to Hezbollah’s activities as a “state within a state” and the “true warlords” of Lebanon. With a cease-fire in place, the country’s legitimate government has a golden opportunity to exert national sovereignty over its own territory, he said.

He said the key to defusing Lebanon is to make sure Hezbollah disarms. Unless that happens, he said, the war will have been futile, and Israel will have to “go back and uproot this cancer again, only the next time around we’ll have to deal with Hezbollah armed with nuclear weapons, which should terrify the whole world.”

Ben-Hur said that in the aftermath of the fighting there could be a major role for the Catholic Church: sending relief, helping people rebuild and resettle, and even promoting religious visitors to the region.

“While it might sound strange to you, I think at this point it is extremely important to start with a new wave of pilgrimages to the Middle East, to send a pacifying, calming message to the whole world,” he said.

“We know that the Christian community in the Middle East has always been a posi-

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The ambassador acknowledged Vatican concerns that a huge influx of reconstruction aid from countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia could, in fact, help turn Lebanon into a more militant Islamic country. But he said the assistance Christian communities offered to many Muslim refugees during the Lebanese fighting should help Lebanon remain “a model of Christian-Muslim coexistence.”

“The greatest Christian response to the Muslim threat will be to show the force of good over evil, to embrace this area,” he said.

Ben-Hur, who spoke with Vatican officials during the 32 days of fighting in Lebanon, said he disagreed with an argument often made by church leaders — that the root cause of the region’s problems is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

“I do not believe that if we solve the problems with the Palestinians, Hezbollah will lay down their weapons. The Palestinian cause is a pretext for Hezbollah and Iran,” he said.

He said he thinks Israeli-Vatican relations have not been damaged by the Lebanese conflict, even if Israel’s image was tarnished because of widespread coverage of civilian casualties.

As for Pope Benedict XVI’s comments during the fighting, Ben-Hur said he found them very balanced. He said Israel in particular appreciated the pope’s endorsement of a declaration by the Group of Eight industrialized nations in July that criticized the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah for fueling an escalation in fighting, urged Israel to exercise restraint and called for demilitarization of all armed groups in Lebanon.

The pope also called repeatedly for an immediate cease-fire, which was refused by Israel. Ben-Hur said that as time went on he thought the Vatican better understood the reasons for the Israeli position — that “an immediate cease-fire and a withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from our positions in the south would have created a vacuum, which very quickly would have been filled by Hezbollah and their weapons.”

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St. Charles Parish holds summer ‘Scripture Camp’ for children

By Evelyn Zappia For the twelfth year, St. Charles Parish in San Carlos offered a summer Scripture Camp for children from kindergarten to fourth grades. Some 120 kids participated in the Bible program that was created for children. This year the parish added a pre-school program to the Scripture Camp.

More than 30 youngsters, most going into the seventh grade this year, were Junior Leaders and assisted camp teachers in the classrooms and schoolyard.

This year’s camp theme, “FIESTA,” correlated with the parish’s yearly mission trip to Mexico, where members of the young adult group called “Charlie’s Angeles” and other parishioners, spend time in Mexico to build houses for needy people.

One project in the camp was learning to make blankets.

The kids made 25 of them in time to send them to Mexico with “Charlie’s Angels.” Each fleece blanket had a design with “Jesus loves you” on it. Sewn on each blanket was a big red felt heart where the camp kids wrote their names or inscribed kind phrases.

The children also sent to Mexico five Bible stories written in Spanish that they learned during the week. Each story had a brightly colored graphic with it, created by the children.

A week of activities reinforced the meaning of Bible stories. All activities kept to the FIESTA Theme with names like “Maraca Munchies Service,” where a different group prepared the snacks for the whole camp each day.

The children prayed for special intentions before eating each meal.

A highlight of the Scripture Camp was the daily “FIESTA Finale” when campers got together at the end of the day in the gym to sing hymns about the Lord, and shout out the results of their “Daily Challenges,” which they completed during the day. These included helping a younger child with a task, sharing with others, defending others, and more.

Junior leaders hung brightly colored banners on fishing lines that stretched across the gym to represent the good deeds of each group. By the end of the week the colorful flags dominated the entire room.

At the conclusion of the Scripture Camp, a Mass was celebrated, and Father Francis Garbo blessed the blankets that would be delivered to Mexico.

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New Catholic school principals take their seats for 2006-07 year

By Tom Burke With the beginning of a new school year, a state of anticipation and preparation is the shared circumstance of children, parents, teachers and administrators. This year in the Archdiocese of San Francisco about 18,000 students will attend 64 Catholic elementary and middle schools, while the enrollment at 14 Catholic high schools will be about 9,000 students.

In early August, the Department of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco hosted an orientation for new principals. Catholic Schools Superintendent Maureen Huntington and her staff welcomed the following principals.

Ann Manchester, principal of Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School, San Francisco, comes to Holy Name after serving as principal at St. Lawrence O’Toole Elementary School in Oakland and St. Stanislaus Elementary School in Modesto. She holds a postgraduate degree in education from the University of San Francisco and has served in Ann Manchester Catholic education for more than 20 years. “Catholic schools are a gift to the Church and build a community grounded in the Word,” Ann said.

Sacred Side Sister Antonella Manca, principal, St. Catherine of Siena Elementary School in Burlingame, is entering her 25th year at St. Catherine’s, having served there previously as principal and faculty member. She also has taught in at schools in Italy and Albania.

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Adoptions and the Archdiocese of San Francisco In March, San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer asked Catholic Charities CYO (CCCYO), the Catholic agency that is the social service arm of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, “to review our adoption program to determine how we can continue to best serve the needs of these vulnerable children.” This refers to children with special needs, those born with drug addictions, physical or emotional disabilities, and teenage foster children.

The need for this review emerged from the decision of the Archdiocese of Boston to end its adoption program, the clear teaching of the Church about adoption, and California’s mandate of non-discrimination in adoption policies, which imposes conditions on adoption licenses, contracts, or funding that require adoption agencies not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, among other factors.

The focus for this review was clear: since CCCYO could no longer continue to make direct adoptions, was there a morally acceptable way to help children in need of a home?

In August, Archbishop Niederauer announced that CCCYO would “transition” to a “support program” to help prospective parents as they begin the adoption process.

NEW PROGRAM CCCYO will no longer be involved in direct adoptions, that is, individual home studies, specific family/child matching, adoptive placements or finalizations. It will limit its focus to education, information sharing, and linking inquiring families to the county and private agencies that can take potential parents to the next step on the pathway to adoption. It will not be formally involved in the placement of any child for adoption.

This program has two dimensions: First, CCCYO will provide staff to California Kids Connection (CKC). When potential parents view the CKC Internet site, CCCYO staff will assist CKC by providing information to callers regarding local adoption agencies, and will make referrals to adoption agencies for any preparation needs prospective parents might have. CCCYO staff will be working only with the California Kids Connection, which does no direct adoption placement work It is estimated that this assistance between CCCYO and CKC will more than double the number of children being posted on the Internet site and ultimately more children being adopted each year.

Second, CCCYO will develop and implement adoption awareness in parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Parishes will become ongoing centers of information and formation about adoption needs and opportunities. Archbishop Niederauer envisions this parochial outreach to effectively communicate to parishioners “the immense need for adoptive families for at-risk youth” and to “encourage parish families to consider whether they might be able to open their hearts to such a child.”

CHURCH TEACHING The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) issued in 2003 “Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons.” These Considerations are aimed at “protecting and promoting the dignity of marriage, the foundation of the family, and the stability of which this institution [marriage] is a constitutive part.” (no. 1) Regarding adoption, the Considerations specifically teach: (nos. 5-7) (a) allowing children to be adopted by persons in a homosexual union exposes them to erroneous ideas about sexuality and obstructs their full human development, and (b) the absence of sexual complementarity in these unions create obstacles in the normal development of children by depriving them of the experience of either fatherhood or motherhood.

In 2006 Cardinal William J. Levada, Prefect of the CDF, commented on this teaching: “Catholic agencies should not

place children for adoption in homosexual households. The reasons given in this document, as well as the potential scandal for the faithful should an Archdiocesan agency act contrary to the clear teaching of the Church’s magisterium, require that a Catholic bishop follow the clear guidance from the Holy See in his oversight of Catholic diocesan agencies.”

This teaching rests on the best interest of the child, rather than the rights, interests or desires of prospective parents.

Adoption is not about parents getting children, but about children getting parents. The Church believes that every child has the right to be educated by his or her parents in a manner conducive to the child’s sound moral and spiritual development since parental attitudes and lifestyle choices touching on fatherhood, motherhood, sexual identity, and sexual behavior contribute to the moral formation that a child receives and necessarily influence the child’s attitudes and lifestyle choices. (see John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio, 1981, no. 37) In 1995, The Pontifical Council for the Family recognized the possibility of a single person adopting a child, but also insisted that a single parent must provide education that expresses due regard for the dignity and complementarity of both man and woman, the fundamental relationship between the sexes, and the moral virtues, including sexual chastity. (“The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality,” nos. 38-39) Individuals who enter homosexual unions cannot reasonably be expected to provide children with sound moral teaching that upholds and examples these values. This is why Catholic adoption agencies cannot place children in such households.

MORAL ANALYSIS CCCYO’s new program encompasses Church teaching by withdrawing from all direct adoptions, while promoting a different way of helping children find a suitable home. Some have erroneously characterized this new program as a “distinction without a difference.” This critique is misguided when one accurately understands the moral framework for the new program.

Catholic moral theology teaches that one can never formally cooperate in evil. One is never permitted to assent to the evil intention of another, or advise, encourage or counsel persons principally responsible for doing an evil. The Church teaches that placing a child in a homosexual household amounts to an evil for the reasons stated above. The new program of CCCYO is not in any way a formal cooperation in direct adoptions to a homosexual household.

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CCCYO’s new program has the single intention of helping more children find a suitable home. By helping Father Gerald D. Coleman, S.S. Catholic Kids Connection place more children on its Internet site and assisting potential parents in the initial part of the inquiring process toward adoption, CCCYO is remotely distant from any specific adoption. Its sole role is to provide a bridge between potential parents and needed information for the adoptive process. This bridge model should offer no scandal as CCCYO is doing no direct adoption services, and is following and respecting the Church’s teaching on this question.

CONCLUSION Most Catholic Charities agencies in the United States had their beginnings in providing adoption services for children from Catholic working class families who had lost their parents. Catholic Charities provided placements for orphaned children in a manner that was in accord with the faith and religious practices of their parents. Over time, Catholic Charities expanded its adoption services to provide placement services for children of many faiths and circumstances, always seeking to care for children. The best interest of the child was always paramount in these placements.

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Parish Diary

Mary and us This summer I traveled with a Presbyterian minister.

It was fun. We talked about many things. Among the topics of our conversation was Mary, the mother of Jesus.

To Protestants, our devotion to Mary seems strange.

Our language about her sounds odd. They do not use terms like “the Blessed Mother� or “Our Lady.� We Catholics use those terms almost automatically and speak of her familiarly.

My minister friend was intrigued by the rosary. He had heard it recited at a high Anglican church. (We are not the only ones who say the rosary.)

To my friend, the rosary seemed repetitious but somehow attractive.

I told him my uncle Bill, a Jesuit priest, used to call the rosary his “resting prayer� because it put the soul at peace as he repeated the words of the prayers.

Our reference to Mary as “mother of God� seemed odd to my friend. The title of “mother of God� has been used since the fourth century. It is not so much meant to define Mary’s role as to define Christ’s nature as both God and true man. He is really God, therefore Mary is “mother of God.� But Christ is also human because he is son of Mary.

My friend got me thinking about Mary and her role in my own spiritual life.

I am grateful for Mary. I am grateful for the fact that

she is like us, an ordinary human, but that God’s plan depended on her. Almighty God needed the cooperation of a weak, poor, simple, young human being. That is wonderful. If he had a role for her, he may have a role for me.

She saw how her role reflected God’s plan when she said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.�

I remember once visiting Nazareth. The poverty of the place struck me. Mary lived in a cave; really. The place where Mary dwelled was a place of poverty and hardship. She must understand the poverty and hardship of countless billions around the world. The ranks of the poor have an ally.

Once on a visit to Mexico this was made real to me. I was walking up a hill leading a procession carrying a cross and an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The people in the procession were all very poor, mostly native people.

As we walked they sang, “O Virgin Mother, our defender and protector. Hear us.�

Those poor people knew they had a friend in Mary.

She who had appeared to them as “la Morena� the dark one, a poor Indian woman, like themselves, would listen and defend them.

Sometimes the image of Mary as “Mother of Sorrows� is a huge comfort.

Recently I was called to the hospital to pray with the

family of a 3-year-old baby who had just died. He was the only child of a young couple.

When I got to the emergency room the whole family was arrayed around the Father Peter young mother who was J. Daly sitting in a chair holding the lifeless body of her little son. Everyone was weeping. I thought to myself, this is a real “pieta.�

What could I say to this young mother?

After the prayers for the dying I thought of Mary. “There are no words to lessen your pain,� I whispered to her. “But there is someone who understands. Mary.

The Blessed Mother knows what it is to hold the body of her only son. Just like you she is a mother of sorrows.

Go to her. Ask her to be with you.�

The young woman nodded.

At that moment I was grateful for our Marian piety.

Father Peter J. Daly, a pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, writes a column for Catholic News Service.

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August 25, 2006

August 25, 2006

AIDS PANDEMIC IN AFRICA TORONTO (CNS) — The long-term nature of the AIDS crisis makes religion a key player in the fight against the pandemic, said Dr. Peter Piot, executive director of UNAIDS. He spoke Aug. 12 during a gathering of faith-based organizations at the University of Toronto before the XVI International AIDS Conference Aug. 13-18.

Because churches, mosques and temples have endured for generations and have always worked for their communities, they are ideal institutions to take on the fight against AIDS, said Piot.

In many parts of the world churches now are the leading institutions for combating AIDS, said Piot. He noted the involvement of religious organizations in SubSaharan Africa, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of people infected with AIDS.

Catholic-related institutions alone provide 26.7 percent of HIV and AIDS services worldwide, according to the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry.

Piot also challenged religious leaders “to come up with a plan to maximize the involvement of all religions and faith-based organizations in the global AIDS response, not for a few years but for decades and generations. ... And make sure that, as people in the corporate sector would say, that this is part of your core business. Because that’s where it belongs, at the heart, at the core of what you do.”

Piot came to the right place with his message to put aside the emergency mentality and construct a sustainable response to AIDS, said Jesuit Father Michael Czerny, executive director of the African Jesuit AIDS Network based in Nairobi, Kenya.

“If you want to take the kind of holistic approach to AIDS that everybody

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CHILDREN DANCE FOLLOWING a eucharistic liturgy at Nyumbani, a Catholic-run home for orphaned children with HIV and AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Catholic Church provides more than 25 percent of all AIDS care in the world, according to the aid network Caritas Internationalis.

UNAIDS head says religion plays key role in fighting AIDS

By Michael Swan

Catholic San Francisco

at the conference was recommending, you have to bring in much longerterm issues which we used to call development,” Father Czerny said. “The very same health care systems which were so efficiently dismantled and destroyed by structural adjustment programs now have to be rebuilt.”

Jack Panozzo, spokesman for the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, said, “You can’t deal with development in a village in Africa unless you also deal with the issue of AIDS at some point.

“It runs hand in glove today,” he said. “How can you bring about development in a situation where the No. 1 resource in the area, namely the people themselves, are totally debilitated by and die from a disease that — if there were enough antiretrovirals and people made enough efforts internationally — could actually be stemmed, could be held back?”

By Michael Swan

MAUREEN KHAKAYI, LEFT, and Felisters Dimmina pose in their tiny square mud and galvanized-steel room in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, where they have no running water or electricity. Orphans of the AIDS epidemic and penniless, they attend St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School. One dreams of becoming a surgeon and the other of studying business at a university.

Kibera has between 800,000 and a million residents living in an unofficial grouping of seven villages on 543 acres of city-owned land.

Unemployment is the norm. Like slums everywhere, Kibera breeds a sense of hopelessness that translates into deeply ingrained fatalism and passivity.

In 2001 Joseph Oganda was visiting the sick in Kibera, because he thought that was what being a member of a Christian Life Community faith-sharing group was all about. He had lost a brother and a sister to AIDS. “I realized there was a lot of need,” he said.

Unemployed and considering his vocation, he spent his days speaking with the dying.

Sub-Saharan Africa has world’s highest incidence of AIDS Sub-Saharan Africa has the worst incidence of AIDS in the world.

Africa below the Sahara Desert has about 10 percent of the world’s population and 64 percent of the world’s HIV and AIDS cases.

Of an estimated 38.6 million people in the world infected with HIV at the end of 2005, 24.5 million lived in sub-Saharan Africa.

Two million African children below the age of 15 are HIV-positive, accounting for 90 percent of all children in the world living with HIV. Of an estimated 4.1 million new HIV infections worldwide in 2005, 2.7 million were in Africa. Between 1.7 million and 2.3 million Africans died of AIDS in 2005.

Seventy-five percent of all women with HIV live in Africa. Women make up almost 60 percent of African HIV/AIDS cases.

Testing of pregnant women has shown HIV rates rising in southern Africa, but declining slightly in West Africa and East Africa. At prenatal clinics in Botswana in 2003-2004, an average of 38.5 percent of expectant mothers were HIV-positive. For the same years, South Africa’s prenatal clinics showed 29.5 percent of expectant mothers were HIV-positive.

UNAIDS and the World Health Organization estimate Botswana’s adult prevalence rate for 2005 at 24.5 percent. South Africa’s total adult preva-

lence rate for 2005 is estimated at 18.8 percent, and the two agencies said AIDS is spreading in that country. The overall rates for Rwanda and Burundi in 2005 were 3.1 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively, and in both countries the rate of infection is falling in urban areas, they said.

(Source: 2006 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic)

WOMEN OF KANYANDURE district (seen above) outside Malawi’s capital of Lilongwe sing a song that addresses AIDS, fidelity and natural family planning, which they and their husbands have learned about through the Tikhale Moyo Grupo (Change for Life Group). Famli AIDS Cultural Change Program, a church-based organization founded by a Jesuit priest, teaches natural family planning in rural villages. Women make up nearly 60 percent of all HIV/AIDS cases in Africa.

(CNS PHOTO/MIKE HUTCHINGS, REUTERS)

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — One thing the 186 students at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School have in common is that they’ve all watched at least one person die — their mother, their father or both.

Dying of AIDS is a variable process — AIDS patients get different series of opportunistic infections, and no two people in a slum like Nairobi’s Kibera have exactly the same access to medical care. Still, losing parents, suffering through their family’s impoverishment along with the fear and stigma associated with AIDS, is a powerful bonding experience for the orphans at St. Aloysius: It makes them tough.

“In Kibera, most children are really suffering,” said Vincent Odiambo, a St. Aloysius student who wants to become a journalist. “Once you lose your parents, you don’t know where to go.”

If Odiambo were writing for a newspaper, he said he would want to tell delegates to the XVI International AIDS Conference Aug.13-18 in Toronto about stigma and discrimination — “How the people who don’t have AIDS react to the people who have AIDS.” A girl in his classroom dismissed that as too easy. She said she would write “how AIDS is impacting the economy of different countries.” She said she believes the loss of educated people represents an enormous loss of public investment in developing countries.

The International AIDS Conference’s theme, “Time to Deliver,” focuses on the necessity of bringing effective prevention and treatment techniques for the global AIDS fight.

Maureen Khakayi, a high school student who wants to be a surgeon, was living with an uncle after her father died and her mother could not feed the children. Under her uncle’s care, she often went to bed hungry.

“I was just like a burden to him,” she said.

Now she shares a room with student Felisters Dimmina. The two eat rice and beans at school, then return to their room on the steep slopes of the slum to study by the light of a tiny, tin kerosene lamp.

They share a plastic transistor radio. Their few clothes hang off a couple of nails.

Their school emerged from the slum as naturally as dandelions punch through the cracks in a sidewalk. St. Aloysius is unique — not a Jesuit school, but one founded on principles of Ignatian pedagogy with the spiritual backing of the Christian Life Community, a nongovernmental organization.

When he reported his ambles through the slum to his spiritual director, Chicago Jesuit Father Terry Charleton, and to his friends in the Christian Life Community, Oganda’s visits to the sick became a collective project of 600 nongovernmental organizations working in Kibera, most of them with AIDS programs.

The young people in the Christian Life Community, all under 30, found that cleaning people’s homes, taking them water and coal for cooking, and talking to them were the best things they could do.

“The one question I was asking them was, ‘What would you like now that you know you are going to die?’” said Oganda.

Those who knew they were dying worried about their children, including the fear that they would be robbed of a meaningful life because there was no money for school.

In 2002, Oganda and his friends formed their own nongovernmental organization, Hands of Love Society, and began paying school fees for orphans. However, schools increased fees as soon as they discovered an organization was paying for the student. Staff also subtly discriminated against the AIDS orphans, Oganda said.

The friends decided to open their own school to fights AIDS by injecting hope into Kibera, forming young people with a Christian identity who believe in the future, said Oganda.

“The environment itself is very challenging,” he said. “In this environment people — they think they don’t have a future. They’re just there, waiting for what they get today or tomorrow. ... We give them hope. We want to create a future for them. It’s to tell them that, sure, you have also been brought up in that (poverty), but you have a key. When you are educated you will be able to come out of this,” he said.

Meanwhile Dionisio Kiambi, the principal, has no trouble keeping or attracting teachers, despite low wages and tough conditions. The teachers scramble through the alleyways of Kibera between the two little groupings of classrooms on the hillside; the classrooms do not have enough books, no real laboratory, no computers, just chalk dust and beat-up desks. But the teachers find a set of values and standards which give them a chance at success.

“Most of our teachers are Catholic. We are talking about a Catholic education,” said Kiambi, an original member of the Christian Life Community.

The school also forms young Christians. In June, 20 students finished the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and were baptized.

(CNS PHOTOS MICHAEL SWAN, THE CATHOLIC REGISTER)

School for AIDS orphans helps give children, community future

HLENGEWI MTHEMBU MASSAGES the hands of her husband, Nkosinathi, (seen above) at their home in Esikhawini township, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. Although Nkosinathi is one of the few to receive antiretroviral and tuberculosis medication, many patients still lack access to basic health care resources in the country with the world’s highest HIV/AIDS caseload.

ONE OF HER children sits next to an ailing Lydia Kathebwe, 31, (seen at left) in the Zamba district of Malawi. Infected with HIV, Kathebwe has been vomiting and has felt a swelling in her face for some time. Her husband has been in Angola, where he has another wife. The mother worries most about what will happen to her children when she’s gone.

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Catholic San Francisco

August 25, 2006

Catholic san Francisco Newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco

Views in the news Listening is healing CHICAGO (CNS) — Listening has to be an essential ingredient in relationships within the church, just as it must be in all healthy relationships, said the keynote speaker at an Aug. 11 event at Loyola University in Chicago marking the 10th anniversary of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative.

Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las Cruces, N.M., said that 10 years of seeking common ground within the church has only reinforced the idea of the initiative’s founders, that seeking communion in Christ requires seeking communion with one another.

“The past 10 years have given me a privileged place where I have met people, some with very critical views of the church, who yet possess a passionate regard and deep love for the church,” he said. “I have come to respect them and have concluded that they are critical precisely because they love that church family to which they belong.”

A separate statement about the initiative’s anniversary, due to be officially released in October, said one thing members of Common Ground learned in the last decade is that “there is within the church in the United States a deep and persistent distrust of persons, motives and viewpoints.”

In the initiative’s early years, that might have been attributed to liberal-conservative divisions, it said, but “we have learned of other deep and not-so-deep misunderstandings ... for example, old and young, laity and clergy, rich and poor, academics and bishops. The pluralism of our shared life all too often is a source of divisiveness rather than richness.”

Anniversary events in Chicago included a Mass, at Northwestern University’s Shiel Chapel, at which Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati in his homily reminded participants that one lesson of the last decade has been that “some people are simply not interested in conversation with persons who have differing opinions” and “that people of differing opinions can find blessing in each other simply by being willing to spend a few days together.”

The initiative’s efforts “to get people back on speaking terms are not the efforts of outsiders trying to mediate a family fight, but of members of the family of Christ trying to ameliorate the quality of the ongoing family conversation,” he said.

In his address Bishop Ramirez noted that Pope John Paul II, Pope Paul VI and Pope John XXIII all made a point of seeking and encouraging dialogue with people representing diverse elements of the church. Pope Benedict XVI also, in the first year of his pontificate, met with Swiss theologian Father Hans Kung, who cannot teach as a Catholic theologian, and with representatives of the Society of St. Pius X, a schismatic group, he said.

“At these meetings agreement could not have been reached ... but the important thing is that the pope had a respectful exchange with these people,” Bishop Ramirez said.

He also paid tribute to the late Chicago Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin and the late Msgr. Philip Murnion, who headed the National Pastoral Life Center, which staffs the Common Ground Initiative. The two were instrumental in creating the initiative.

Bishop Ramirez said that both “believed so very much in the importance of dialogue that on their death beds they appealed to us, the church, to embrace dialogue and not to be afraid to engage in it.” Cardinal Bernardin died in 1996; Msgr. Murnion died in 2003.

He said that his own diocese in southern New Mexico is far from centers of power, influence and control. “Things look different from the frontier,” he said, with a vantage point that allows people to recognize flaws in the great centers of learning and authority.

Also at society’s frontier are members of minority groups — AfricanAmericans, farmworkers, American Indians — “who at times recognize that the ‘status quo’ is not in keeping with the highest ideals of human wholeness,” he said.

The Common Ground Initiative has helped him bring “the frontier and minority experience to the mainstream of our church life,” Bishop Ramirez said.

He explained how he has tried to consult with the people of his diocese whenever possible on things such as pastoral letters. He plans to dialogue with Protestants, as well, for his next pastoral letter.

The national focus on immigration “has created intense debate ... but unfortunately not much dialogue,” he lamented. “There are those who are for punitive measures and exclusionary statutes and those who favor a more humanitarian and welcoming approach.

“Sadly, some of the fear, suspicion, anger and emotions found in our society today have crept into the church,” Bishop Ramirez said. Those who have been in parishes for generations are not always welcoming of newcomers, he said.

“We forget that we have all been welcomed by Jesus Christ himself,” he said.

In parishes, “heated discussion can arise regarding language, or languages used, the music, Mass scheduling and membership on consultative bodies,” he continued. “Not everyone is happy when a new culture arrives at the parish with its own customs and traditions. All these issues beg for a common ground approach.”

Listening is the necessary foundation for relationships with God and one another, Bishop Ramirez said. “Real listening is one of the greatest gifts we can give to another person. Listening is healing; it establishes lasting relationships; it gives substance to words of love and friendship; it heals and allows us to grow in our knowledge of ourselves, of others and of God.”

Israel’s right to exist The editorial on Lebanon’s plight (Catholic San Francisco, Aug. 11) rightfully mourns the plight of civilians on both sides. However in castigating Israel for its bombings, it fails to note that Hezbollah has deliberately planted its rocket launching sites in towns and settlements.

There is nothing to be gained by pointing fingers. There is everything to be gained by calling for a peace that recognizes Israel’s right to exist – a right consistently denied

by Hezbollah – and the Palestinians desire for their own state. The two state solution has a long history in the region. Some of us remember the original partition plan voted on by the United Nations in 1947, calling for the creation of two states.

Israel accepted, the Arabs refused.

Is it not time for them to come to the negotiation table?

Rita Semel San Francisco

Light, acid, band aids

L E T T E R S

There is no light at the end of the tunnel of our war against terrorism.

It’s a leaking pot of acid. Our effort to hunt and catch every terrorist is as fruitless as using band aids to stop acid from creating more leaks. The only working solution? Get rid of the acid.

Instead of trying to catch every terrorist, we should ask ourselves seriously, “Why do the Arabs hate us so much?” Get rid of the acid and stop wasting time with band aids, Fr. Larry N. Lorenzoni, S.D.B. San Francisco

Wrong direction?

The San Francisco Catholic Charities is apparently taking a new direction even further away from the Catholic Church. I believe the new policy on adoptions is outrageous! The decision to engage in a “cooperative effort” with a private agency run by people with a history of placing children in homosexual homes is a blatant

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subversion of fundamental Catholic values and specific Papal dictates. It is a shameless betrayal of the San Francisco Catholic community.

G.P. Heckert San Mateo

On one hand

On one hand we have the teaching of the Church, which says that homosexuality is intrinsically disordered and its expression sinful.

On the other hand, we have the news that Catholic Charities is partnering with Family Builders by Adoption, a group that proudly boasts that half of their adoptions go to gay couples. If homosexuality is disordered, and its expression sinful, then the church has a fundamental obligation to help those individuals with a homosexual orientation. You don’t help people by implying that their disorder isn’t really a disorder, that sin isn’t really sin, which is exactly what this partnership with Family Builders does.

Gibbons J. Cooney San Francisco Ed. Note: San Francisco Catholic Charities CYO will be working with the online adoption resource, California Kids Connection, which posts photos and information regarding children eligible for adoption. The website is coordinated by Family Builders By Adoption, a non-profit adoption agency based in Oakland, which places adoptive children in traditional and same-sex households.

However, Catholic Charities CYO will not be involved in individual home studies, specific family/child matching, adoptive placements or finalizations. The agency will not perform these services on its own or in collaboration with others.

Working with California Kids Connection, CCCYO staff will make referrals to county adoption agencies and non-profits.

Pray for Ray I want to advise you that Raymond McKeon, who has worked in Detention Ministry with the Archdiocese for years as an employee and a volunteer, entered the hospital to have surgery on both knees. He will return to his volunteer duties within 6-7 weeks. My prayers are with Raymond, a godly man, who visits inmates in the San Francisco jails, and believes in what God has asked him to do.

Raymond, without a doubt, is a wonderful human being.

Charley Chanes Hall of Justice San Francisco

August 25, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

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For the Journey

Sensing what and when to give during a crisis Has something bad happened to you?

Will a carrot cake make it better? How about this lovely chicken casserole?

Many of us, when confronted with the world’s woes, want to do something, anything, to help. Someone dies, there’s an accident, a mom goes to the hospital. What can we do?

For a lot of us the answer to that question is lasagna.

I grew up in a Midwestern small town. My dad died when I was 18 years old, and his death triggered a parade of food, a virtual litany of scalloped potatoes and apple pie.

It seemed comforting and practical. Out-of-town relatives picked at the potato salad and ham, and the remaining food was used at the funeral reception. The random casserole was stuck in the freezer for later.

In the midst of sorrow the knock at the door, the coffee pot that always needed refilling, gave me something to do.

The friends who carried casseroles through the door became gentle sponges, each one soaking up a little more of my grief.

Meanwhile, my younger brothers hated it. They wanted everyone to leave us alone.

As I’ve grown older, I’ve become aware that people need and want different things in the midst of personal crisis. How can we be sensitive to those needs?

About 10 years ago our family experienced a sudden

health crisis. The outpouring of sympathy and concern was wonderful — and overwhelming.

My phone never stopped ringing morning to night with inquiries. So many people came to the hospital that we were forced to ban visitors, many of whom came anyway.

Then there was the food. I had no stomach for anything and the kids were picky. What to do with this food?

As I write these words, I feel a measure of guilt.

People were showing concern and we were blessed by their friendship. Yet, the experience made me re-evaluate my own response to crisis.

I realize that sometimes when I try to help I am actually fulfilling my own deep need to do something. I stand back and ask: Whose need am I really meeting?

If it’s my best friend or close relative, of course I know I need to be there, pronto.

But if it’s someone in my larger circle, I try to be sensitive. Are these people being well supported or does it appear they need more help? I drop a card in the mail or at the hospital immediately, assuring them of prayers.

Sometimes hospitals provide the family with a status report they can put online, including a spot for people to leave messages. This is a godsend to the harried family and to their concerned friends.

Often, someone will organize meals to be provided for the family for the long haul. Just make sure it’s something the family wants and doublecheck on their food preferences. I have finally learned that randomly Effie Caldarola dropping lasagna at someone’s house is not always helpful.

In my family’s crisis, a close circle of friends bought school lunch items — prepackaged, lunch box stuff that made my life easier and thrilled my kids. This dream group of friends operated through one spokesperson, and even offered to clean my house, if I wanted them to.

When the crisis passes, people are often forgotten and left alone. That may be when they need us most. Maybe they’re experiencing loneliness, grief or numbness. Maybe that’s the time a gentle phone call or an invitation to coffee might really be needed.

Effie Caldarola writes from Anchorage, Alaska.

The Bottom Line

Ben Franklin’s good advice I long have kept a quote by Benjamin Franklin pinned on the wall by my computer. He wrote: “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead ..., either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.”

So today I’d like to share some stories that Ben Franklin would approve of as well “worth the writing.”

First, we have 10-year-old Matthew Edgar of Danbury, Conn. One day this summer he read that famed film actor Paul Newman had given millions of dollars to charitable nonprofit groups. This money came from profits earned by his foundation, Newman’s Own, which produces salad dressings and some other good food products.

Young Matthew was impressed. He remembered visiting the Dorothy Day Hospitality House in Danbury with his mother and sister. They sometimes volunteered to help at this “kitchen,” which opened 24 years ago and serves food free to some 90 people a day. Knowing that food always is needed there, Matthew took it upon himself to write to Newman, who also lives in Connecticut, asking him if he would “give food to people who don’t have any food.” Matthew added, “It’ll make them happier.”

The actor wrote back: “I will take your advice and give more money to people who don’t have food. Ask your mom to send me information about the soup kitchen.”

The response from Newman brought surprise and a lot of joy to Matthew and his family, and to the volunteers at the Dorothy Day house, especially when Newman kept his promise in the form of a $5,000 check.

“He wrote a letter, and even if nothing had come of it I’m still proud of the fact that he did it,” Matthew’s father Scott Edgar said.

Then I saw the story reported by Catholic News Service telling of a parish priest who donated a kidney to save a parishioner, a mother of four. Father Ken RamonLandry, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Hattiesburg, Miss., discovered that the wife of his friend Rafael Sanchez, his co-worker in diocesan Hispanic ministry, was in danger of dying from kidney failure if she didn’t get a transplant. Deeply moved by his friend’s sadness and the dire diagnosis given his wife Patricia, Father RamonLandry offered to give her one of his kidneys if their blood types were compatible.

They say there are no coincidences, and this was another, for it turned out that the priest’s blood type was the same as the mother’s. The operation was done July 6.

Fitting well with Ben Franklin’s recommendation to write Antoinette Bosco what’s “worth reading” is this message of Ellen Bachman, president of the National Council of Catholic Women, in the summer issue of Catholic Woman: “To all those we come in contact with we become either light or darkness. ... With so much darkness in this world, God is counting on us to be his light.”

Amen!

Antoinette Bosco writes a column for Catholic News Service.

Spirituality

Our Need for Confession In his book on the Sabbath, Wayne Muller brilliantly juxtaposes two descriptions: (Wayne Muller, Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in our Busy Lives, N.Y., Bantam Books, 1999, p.198) – “Jules and Olivia are in their fifties, and even though their children are grown, they love to celebrate Shabbos.

Every Friday night before the Sabbath meal, they draw a warm bath and, together, take off their clothes and bathe.

This is their ritual cleansing, part of their marriage covenant, preparation to receive the Sabbath bride. But more than this, it is also a time for intimacies, and confession.

Each unclothed and open to receive the other, they each put a hand to the other’s heart, and ask if there is anything they need to say, any confession, something lingering in the heart that, left unsaid, would hinder a full and joyful Sabbath.

On some nights, there is little to say. On other nights, words must be spoken aloud that have lived in secret. Who can imagine what lovers must share, when seeking a pure heart and an honest Sabbath? For thirty years, such honesty comes to this: two beings, warm and close, bathed in love.”

– “Confession — it is said — is good for the soul. Before Mass, Catholics practice confession, a ritual cleansing before receiving the gift of communion. Not to receive punishment or even absolution, but rather to speak what must be brought out from darkness, if we are to receive the light.”

Roman Catholics are familiar with confession, the sacrament of reconciliation. However, in recent years, the practice of confession has suffered, and pretty massively, from neglect. Fewer and fewer people are going to confession and, those who do, are going less frequently. Many people aren’t going to confession at all and those who are going are, by and large, going only twice a year, at penitential services just before Christmas and Easter.

This is a far cry from a time when most Catholics would go to confession at least once a month or even once a week.

There’s a sad irony in this. People are beginning to neglect the practice of confession just when, for the first time, we are learning from the experience of the therapeutic community that, for some things, there is no help, and there can be no help, outside of a searingly honest and detailed telling of our sins, addictions, fantasies and foibles to another human being.

An honest confession is a non-negotiable step in any healing process. What healing programs have discovered — just when so many of us inside church circles are forgetting it — is that, good as it is, it’s not enough just to be contrite silently in our hearts. Full healing can only take place when we express that contrition not just to God in the secret recesses of the soul, but when we also speak it out, and in detail, to another human being.

What’s at issue, as Muller’s brilliant juxtaposition highlights, isn’t, radically, forgiveness itself, or even absolution.

Sincerity of heart and touching the Body of Christ inside of family and community, particularly Eucharistic community, as the Gospels show us, leads to the forgiveness of our sins.

But that alone doesn’t enable us to come to the family table, the Eucharistic table, to our circle of friends, to our communities, and to our marriage beds with hearts that aren’t carrying things that block deeper intimacy and deeper joy.

As well, there is a certain grace, a key one needed to come to grips with our addictions and bad habits, that can, as anyone who has ever been addicted to anything knows, only be entered into when we openly and honestly bring into the light what, until then, has lain hidden in the dark, however sincere our contrition about it. We cannot transform our lives by willpower alone; we also need grace and community and both of these, at a point, depend upon the type of transparency that

can only come about by honest confession.

D.H. Lawrence once wrote a poem he entitled, “Healing,” that goes this way: I am not a mechanism, an assembly of various sections.

Father And it is not because Ron Rolheiser the mechanism is working wrongly, that I am ill.

I am ill because of wounds to the soul, to the deep emotional self and wounds to the soul take a long, long time, only time can help and patience, and a certain difficult repentance, long, difficult repentance, realization of life’s mistake, and the freeing oneself from the endless repetition of the mistake which mankind at large has chosen to sanctify.

One of the mistakes that too many of us have chosen to sanctify is the misguided belief that there are things that we do in the dark that need never be brought to the light, that private sincerity alone is enough, and that we can continue to grow in intimacy with our loved ones without, regularly, putting our hands on each other’s hearts and speaking aloud those things that have been lived in secret.

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August 25, 2006

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Joshua 24:1-4a, 15-17, 18b; Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Ephesians 5:2a, 25-32; John 6:60-69 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF JOSHUA (JOS 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B) Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, summoning their elders, their leaders, their judges, and their officers. When they stood in ranks before God, Joshua addressed all the people: “If it does not please you to serve the Lord, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your fathers served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are now dwelling. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

But the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord for the service of other gods. For it was the Lord, our God, who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, out of a state of slavery. He performed those great miracles before our very eyes and protected us along our entire journey and among the peoples through whom we passed.

Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.” RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21) R. (9a) Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth.

Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will hear me and be glad.

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

The Lord has eyes for the just, and ears for their cry.

The Lord confronts the evildoers, to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

When the just cry out, the Lord hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them.

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

Many are the troubles of the just one, but out of them all the Lord delivers him; he watches over all his bones; not one of them shall be broken.

R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

A READING FROM THE LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS (EPH 5:2A, 25-32) Brothers and sisters: Live in love, as Christ loved us.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word, that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. So also husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN (JN 6:60-69) Many of Jesus’ disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, “Does this shock you?

What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe.” Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him. And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father.”

As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”

Appearance on the Mountain in Galilee, tempera on wood, (1308-11)

by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy.

Scripture FATHER JOSEPH PELLEGRINO

Choosing the Lord Many of the people were leaving. This message of Jesus was just too much.

“Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you shall not have life within you.”

Perhaps the disciples thought that Jesus didn’t recognize the popular reaction to his teaching. People were leaving. His mission to change the world would stall if it lost its grass root’s base. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This sort of talk is hard to endure. How can anyone take it seriously?”

It was time for Jesus to tone things down. It was time for Jesus to become more politically correct and give the people what they wanted to hear.

But Jesus was not interested in being political. He wasn’t about to take a poll on what the people wanted to believe. He was not about to eliminate the gift of the Eucharist because it would take a great deal of faith to accept this belief. He was not interested in compromising the truth. When the disciple reported the reaction to his teaching on the Bread of Life to him, his answer was, simply, “So, are you going to leave too?”

Faith is not determined by a poll. Truth is not established by the number of people who believe one thing or another. The vast majority of the world believed in many gods two thousand years ago. Only the Jews believed in one God. They were outnumbered, but they were not wrong. At the time the vast majority of the world believed that morality was only necessary in the ways that actions affected the good of society. Only the Jews believed that morality was the way one responded to God’s love.

This way of thinking still continues. Today the majority of people still follow humanitarian or society related reasons for governing their behavior, and only a minority of believers see their lifestyle as determined by serving God’s presence in others. But the minority is still correct. No poll can decided whether or not something is to be believed or not believed. No survey can decide whether a course of action is moral or immoral.

Numbers do not matter. Truth matters.

God matters. The Lord never, anywhere in the Bible, promised us that we would be on the majority side of every issue, or, for that matter, of any issue; but he did promise us this: that he would be with us always.

“So,” Jesus responded to the Twelve, “Do you want to leave me too?” Then Peter made his greatest profession of faith: “Where else are we to go, Lord? You alone have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and we are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.” Peter is recognizing and giving deference to Jesus’ origin. Jesus is the One who was turned to the Father for all time. He is the Eternal Word Made Flesh. He is the Source of Eternal Life. “Where else are we to go, Lord?”

When people are serious about life, they realize that they must choose God or not choose God. There are no other options.

“As for me and my household,” said Joshua, in our first reading, “we will serve the Lord.”

I have read that Pope John Paul II was a wonderful counselor and a wonderful confessor. He developed these skills not just as Pope, but as a holy man throughout his life.

The interesting thing is that when people told him about a situation of sin they had fallen into, or sought his advice on a moral matter his final answer was always the same: “You must choose.”

And so we must.

And so we have.

And so we do.

We must choose. We have got to make a decision in our lives to stay with the Lord or to leave him. Yes, most of our parents decided for us as when they had us baptized when we were babies. They led us to the Church, and made sure we received the sacraments.

Still, the decision to choose Christ became our own when we entered that stage of life, perhaps in high school, perhaps in college, perhaps at another time, when we were in control of our own decisions. Perhaps many of you drifted away from the Lord until you realized that you would have children dependent on you for their spiritual life. At that time you joined Joshua and said with your lives, “as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” Perhaps you were single in your early 20s and you came upon so many friends who were destroying themselves with drugs, or alcohol, or whatever, and you decided, “That is not for me. I don’t want a life where I am embarrassed by my actions.” And you made a conscious choice to be different, to choose the Lord.

Whatever the motivation, these moments of actual Grace led us to make a decision to follow, to choose, to be disciples.

We must choose, and so we have chosen. We picked a particular direction to our lives that focuses on the spiritual. We decided how we will live and that becomes our way, our style. When people ask us, why we don’t join in with everyone else and do this or that, our response is non judgmental but definitive. We simply say, “that is not our style.” We have chosen.

We must choose, we have chosen, and we continually choose. Life is a process, a movement, a continual conversion. Another great Pope, Blessed John XXIII, formed as his motto, “Now I begin.” Every day we are confronted with the choice to follow the Lord or to go a different way. Every day we renew our determination to be his disciples.

Every day we choose him.

And what a choice this is! Our choice is a choice of life over death. Our choice is a choice of meaning over futility. Our choice is a choice of the divine over the mundane.

St. Paul tells the Romans and us, “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship.

Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.”

The choice of the Lord gives us the same gift that Peter and the disciples received.

The choice of the Lord results in our sharing the Bread of Life, the Body and Blood of Christ. This is not just something we do every Sunday. The Eucharist is our participation in the death and resurrection of the Lord. Our choice of the Lord results in our sharing the Lord dying for each of us, rising from the dead for each of us and giving eternal life, eternal happiness and joy to each of us.

He fills the empty hearts. He gives meaning to life. The One who is united to the Father offers this life to each of us. How can we go anywhere else? We are not Catholics by default of our family background. We are not Christian by default of our culture. We have been chosen by the Lord. And, we, in response to this choice, have chosen Him. “Lord, where else are we to go. You alone have the words of eternal life.”

August 25, 2006

obituary

Father Dominic A. Desjardins Father Dominic A. Desjardins, a priest of the Archdiocese of Ottawa but of long service to the Archdiocese of San Francisco, died August 11, following several years of declining health. He was 94 years of age.

Born in Gatineau, Quebec, Father Dominic ministered as an assistant pastor, teacher, chaplain and pastor in Quebec and Ontario from his ordination in 1938 until 1970, when he was assigned for five years to St. Augustine Church in the Diocese of Oakland. In 1975, Father Dominic began his ministry at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Redwood City. After fourteen years of valued service to the parish, he retired in 1989. Father Dominic continued to reside at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church until his move last summer to a nearby residential care facility.

Barbara and Bill Powell, longtime parishioners at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, became very good friends with Father Dominic during his time there.

“Father Dominic came to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in 1975 and we met him day one,” Mr. Powell said. “There was somehow a chemistry among us all.”

“He was not Father Dominic in our house, by the way, he was the P.M. or Prime Minister,” Mr. Powell said with a laugh. “He was ‘old school’ or pre-Vatican II in his leanings and a very holy man. He was a good person of the highest quality.”

The Powells offered a eulogy of their deceased friend at a vigil service August 17.

Mr. Powell was also a reader and assisted in leading the rosary.

“Father Dominic was our close friend,” Mr. Powell said. “We confided in one another. He was our confessor.”

One of eight children, three of whom were ordained to the priesthood, Father Dominic is survived by two brothers, Phillip and René, and a sister, Theresa Bergin.

Reno Bishop Randolph Calvo, a former pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, presided at a funeral Mass for Father Dominic, August 18 at the Redwood City church. Father David Ghiorso, pastor of St. Charles Parish in San Carlos and who earlier served as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel was homilist. Condolences may be sent to the Powells at 918 Arlington Rd., Redwood City 94062.

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U.S. adult catechism is new faith resource for adults

By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) — When U.S. Catholics celebrate Catechetical Sunday Sept. 17, they will have a new resource available to help them deepen their understanding of the faith — the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults.

Within two weeks after it went on sale at the beginning of August, the 664-page adult catechism had sold more than 25,000 copies according to USCCB Publishing, the publishing office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Adopted by the U.S. bishops in November 2004 and recently approved by the Holy See, the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults is the first official catechism produced by the nation’s bishops since the creation of the Baltimore Catechism, first published in 1885 and revised in 1941.

Unlike the Baltimore Catechism, which was aimed primarily at the religious education of children, the new adult catechism is intended chiefly as an instrument for adults. Those entering the church can use it to learn about the Catholic faith, while adults who were born and raised Catholic can use it to deepen their understanding of Catholic teachings that they learned about more superficially as children.

The bishops intended the book for a wide audience, but especially for “young adult Catholics whose education in the faith was inadequate or incomplete in any way,”

USCCB Publishing said in a release about the new publication.

The adult catechism was written in response to a Vatican request that bishops’ conferences develop such national texts to complement the universal Catechism of the Catholic Church.

The adult catechism is adapted to U.S. culture, providing comprehensive and authoritative church teaching but with a view to the American culture and experience. Like the universal catechism, its contents are arranged under four themes: “The Creed: The Faith Professed”; “The Sacraments: The Faith Celebrated”; “Christian Morality: The Faith Lived”; and “Prayer: The Faith Prayed.”

Each of its 36 chapters begins with a brief story about a biblical figure or about a saint or exemplary Catholic, most of them American.

Some of them are about historical figures known worldwide such as Moses, Jesus, St. Augustine, St. Thomas More and Blessed Pope John XXIII. Others are American saints, well known to most American Catholics, such as Sts. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Katharine Drexel, John Neuman and Frances Cabrini.

But there are still other American Catholics, not declared saints, whose names could serve as a test of how well acquainted a person is with U.S. Catholic history. Among these are: — Father Isaac Hecker, an adult convert

to the faith who in 1858 founded the Paulist Fathers.

— Orestes Brownson, a 19th-century Unitarian minister whose religious searching led him to the Catholic Church and a long career as one of the most prominent and influential Catholic laymen in the country.

— Irish-born John Boyle O’Reilly, social reformer and editor of the Catholic newspaper The Boston Pilot, who in the last quarter of the 19th century was the foremost influence on the assimilation of Irish immigrants into American culture.

— Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, whose nationally broadcast “Catholic Hour” program on radio and later “Life Is Worth Living” on television made him a household word in America in the middle decades of the 20th century.

— Dorothy Day, a 20th-century pacifist and founder of the Catholic Worker movement.

— Mother Henriette Delille, a freeborn black woman in 19th-century New Orleans who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family, a congregation of black sisters, and whose sainthood cause is being considered by the Vatican.

— Cesar Chavez, a 20th-century labor leader who organized migrant workers and founded the United Farm Workers of America.

— Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, who led the Family Rosary Crusade from the early 1940s to his death in 1992, making him known around the world as “the rosary priest.”

Each chapter addresses aspects of

Catholic faith and their application in U.S. culture and closes with discussion questions, a brief summation of the doctrinal points in the chapter, a meditation and a prayer.

At the end of the book are a scriptural index, a topical index and several appendices — a glossary of religious and Catholic terms, traditional Catholic prayers, and a reference guide on official Catholic teachings.

The U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults can be ordered online at www.usccbpublishing.org or by phone at: (800) 235-8722.

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St. Mary’s Cathedral The following events are taking place at or are coordinated by the cathedral of the Archdiocese located at Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco. Call (415) 567-2020 for more information about any event listed here.

Sept. 11: San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester will preside at a Prayer Service for Peace, at 7:30 p.m. “We see it as an opportunity to gather and pray all politics aside,” said Doug Benbow, Director of Liturgy at the Cathedral. “With all the conflict in the world today we probably need this now more than ever. It will be a time to pray for peace as individuals and as a community of faith. Everyone is invited.” More than 10,000 people took part in ceremonies at the Cathedral on the first anniversary of the September 11th attacks in 2002. Liturgies for school-age youth drew 6,000 students from Catholic and non-Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese. An additional 4,000 people were present for an evening Interfaith Prayer Service as well as music offerings that took place throughout the day. Call (415) 567-2020, ext 220.

Sept. 1: Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament after the 8:00 a.m. Mass Friday and continuing throughout the day and night until 7:45 a.m.

Saturday with Morning Prayer and Benediction.

(Exposition is suspended during scheduled Masses at 12:10 noon, 7:00 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. according to liturgical norms.) Join us as we pray for world peace, a culture of life, priests and the special intentions commended to our prayers. For more information or to volunteer please call (415) 567-2020 x224.

Sundays: Concerts at 3:30 p.m. Call (415) 5672020 ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free.

Food & Fun Sept. 17: The Holy Name Society will host the Annual “Champagne Bingo” at Saints Peter and Paul Church, 666 Filbert St. in San Francisco. The bingo runs from 12:30-5 PM in the gym.Tickets are $15.00, and must be purchased in advance, and include Champagne, Hot Lunch, Free Parking, and 2 Free Bingo Tickets! For reservations, call (415) 885-0567.

Sept. 16: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon.

Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 585-9085.

Sept. 24: CYO Day at Raging Waters Enjoy a full day of waterslides and tubing fun at Raging Waters in San Jose. The entire park will be reserved exclusively for Catholic Charities CYO participants. The $26 ticket price includes admission to the park, unlimited use of tubes, full lunch and unlimited soft drinks, CYO tee-shirt and CYO water bottle. Call (415) .972.1233, rbalcunas@cccyo.org Sept. 30: Aloha Festival at Holy Name of Jesus located on Lawton and 40th Avenue in the Sunset District, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. Enjoy carnival games, jumpers, Bingo, Tiki Room, raffle, face-painting, lots of food and prizes. Admission is free. Benefits Holy Name school.

Visit www.holynamesf.com or call (415) 731-4077.

Oct. 8: 10th Annual Vincenzo Wine & Food Festival Join us for an afternoon filled with exquisite wine and

27: Arvin Berner, Organist; September 3: Brunhilde Engelhard (Boston, MA), Organist; September 10: Ronald McKean, Organist; September 17: David Brock (Incline Village, NV), Organist.

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Hats off to the class of ’56 from Notre Dame des Victoires High School who gathered for “a sumptuous meal” including “to die for desserts” at the home of classmate, Terry Vella Hancock, July 8th, said Marilyn Hoedt Donnelly who helped organize the get-together. “The highlights of the day,” Marilyn added, “were trying to recognize one another and catching up on the 50 years.” At a Mass the next day at Notre Dame des Victoires Church, Denise Casanave Ryan, brought up a copy of the class yearbook at the Presentation of the Gifts. Also lending a hand to the long-awaited reunion was Nancy Ferris Sivy. food—all to benefit at-risk youth at St. Vincent’s School for Boys. The beautiful grounds of St. Vincent’s in San Rafael will be transformed into an Italian marketplace featuring choice cuisine and premier wines, and a live auction offering rare vintages and travel packages.

Tickets are $95 per pserson. All proceeds benefit St. Vincent’s. Call (415) .972.1239, www.cccyo.org, www.vincenzo.org.

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

Oct. 2: 14th Annual Capuchin Seminarian Golf Tournament, Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Ocean Course. Tourney is 18 hole Scramble beginning with check-in at 10:30 a.m. lunch and golf at 12:30 p.m. and cocktails and dinner at 7 p.m. Contact Mike Stecher at (650) 342-4680 or Anne Hahn at (650) 692-5044. Proceeds benefit the Capuchin Franciscan Seminary.

Volunteers needed for Catholic Charities CYO’s 10th Annual Vincenzo Wine & Food Festival to be held October 8th “We are looking for energetic and dedicated individuals who are willing to donate one day of time to assist with festival activities,” said Megan Baker, volunteer manager. “Be a part of this exciting event as we transform the grounds of St. Vincent’s into an Italian marketplace where premier wineries and exceptional restaurants come together to provide an exquisite tasting—all to raise vital funds for the boys in residence at St. Vincent’s.” Help with registration, set-up, auction, wine pouring/food sampling, decorations, and more. For more information or to sign up as a volunteer please contact Megan Baker, Volunteer Manager, at (415) 9721272 or mbaker@cccyo.org.

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Shows/Entertainment/Auditions Aug. 27: Father Paul Perry, organist, at Sebastian Church in Greenbrae at 3 p.m. One hour program includes works by Bach, Handel and others.

Sept. 14, 16: Notre Dame des Victoires, the French National Church in downtown San Francisco, and the Choeur Paroissial (French Choir) announce auditions for “Les Choristes” choral scholarships for exceptional high school and college aged singers at NDV church. To schedule an audition contact Steven Olbash, Director of Music at (415) 397-0113 or e-mail olbash@comcast.net 1st and 3rd Tues.: Noontime Concerts – 12:30 p.m.

- at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, SF. $5 donation requested. Call (415) 288-3800.

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF at 3:30 p.m. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Open to the public. Admission free. August The annual Red Mass of the St.Thomas More Society takes place October 19th at St. Peter and Paul Church in North Beach at 5:30 p.m. Dinner follows at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club.

Franciscan Father Louis Vitale will be honored with the group’s St. Thomas More Award whose recipients exemplify the Society’s goal of practicing the ideals of service and sacrifice in the pursuit of justice, as reflected in the life and death of St.Thomas More. Tickets are $75 per person with discounted tickets of $30 available for clergy and religious.

Reply by October 12 to Thomas B. Reed, Jr., St. Thomas More Society Treasurer, c/o Watson & Lanctot, LLP, 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3685, San Francisco, CA 94104, (415) 362-0900, treed@watlanlaw.com. Further information is available at www.stthomasmore-sf.org.

Are you in a troubled marriage? Retrouvaille, a program for couples with serious marital problems, might help. For information, call Tony and Pat Fernandez at (415) 893-1005.

Information about Natural Family Planning and people in the Archdiocese offering instruction are available. Call (415) 614-5680.

Sat. at 9 a.m.: Pray the Rosary for Life at 815 Eddy St. between Franklin and Van Ness, SF. Call (415) 752-4922.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to register, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 568-3018.

Reunions St. Brigid School, Class of 1976, is having a 30-year reunion on September 23, 2006 in San Francisco.

Alumni may connect with other 76ers and learn about the reunion at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stbrigid76/ Class of ’55, St. John Elementary School reunion and 65th birthday celebration. Contact Carolyn Eriksson at eydu2@yahoo.com orJean Hayes Watterson at mondular@netzero.net.

Class of 1971, St. Cecilia Elementary School, is currently in the planning stage for a reunion and is trying to locate missing classmates. If you have not been contacted, please contact Carol Guinasso at (650) 6109766 or send her an email at cguinass@yahoo.com.

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

Sept. 10: Class of ’56, St. Cecilia Elementary School at 4 p.m. beginning with Mass in St. Cecilia Chapel followed by dinner at Olympic Club Lakeside. Call Bernadette at (415) 924-5196 or Peggy at (650) 878-8260.

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

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

Sept. 30: St. Brigid High School Alumnae Reunion Luncheon at Castagnola’s Restaurant, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco at 11:30 a.m. Contact Rita Fabri at (415) 346-0369 or Eleanor Matheu at (415) 566-5331.

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, S.F. 94109, or fax it to (415) 614-5633.

The Catholic Professional and Business Club (Catholics at Work)

This Breakfast could save your Life!

OUR LADY OF SORROWS

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2006 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Fr. Raymund Reyes Msgr. John Alarcon Rev. Daniel Nascimento

LOWERING RISK FACTORS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Conducted by

September 7th to September 15th, 2006 At 3:00 P.M. Services: Daily Mass –– 7:00 A.M. Holy Rosary –– 2:30 P.M. Benediction –– 3:00 P.M. Novena Mass –– 3:05 P.M. Send petitions to: Monastery of Perpetual Adoration 771 Ashbury Street San Francisco, CA 94117-4013

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SETON MEDICAL CENTER, DALY CITY

COLEMAN RYAN, MD. Doctor Ryan, a co-founder of the San Francisco Heart Institute, was appointed Executive Director in June of 1992. Dr. Ryan is an internationally recognized authority on high blood pressure and a prolific author on the subjects of the cardiac disease and hypertension. In the past four years, he has presented more than 300 lectures on cardiovascular disease throughout the United States and Canada.

Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Dr. Ryan is a graduate of the College of the National University of Ireland. He interned at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, and did his residency in medicine and cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is a fellow if the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, the American College of Physicians, The American College of Cardiology and the American College of Angiology.

He is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and past president of the American Heart Association, San Francisco Chapter. He is a specialist in Clinical Hypertension with the American Society for Hypertension.

Dr. Ryan served as Chief of Cardiology at Seton Medical Center from March 1978 to July 2000. During the years 1992 to the present he serves as Director of Cardiovascular Services (Seton Medical Center was commended as one of the top 100 hospitals in the USA for cardiovascular care in 2000). He has served on the Boards of Seton Medical Center, San Francisco Heart Institute, Foundation, and Catholic Healthcare West Bay Region. He is also Physician Director of the CCU and 6th Floor Telemetry and on numerous committees including community education.

Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006 – 7 a.m to 8:30 a.m. in the Cafeteria at Seton Medical Center located at 1900 Sullivan Ave., Daly City CA 94015 Mass at 6:30 a.m. in the Chapel About the Catholic and Professional Business Club (CP&BC) (also known as “Catholics at Work”) You are invited to become a member of the CP&BC of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Club meets for breakfast on the second Wednesday of the month. Catholic people come together to share our common faith, to network, to hear speakers on pertinent topics, and to discuss ways to incorporate our Catholic spirituality and ethics in the workplace.

To become a member, or to make a reservation for the upcoming meeting, please visit our website at www.cpbc.-sf.org

Questions? Call (415) 614-5579

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Catholic Studies Institute Course Schedule 2006 – 07 The Catholic Studies Institute is a program of adult faith formation and lay ministry training of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The curriculum leading to a certificate in either Theological Studies or Theology and Lay Ministry consists of a three-year cycle of courses. Our school year begins in September and runs to July. Classes are held in the evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in San Mateo, San Francisco, and Kentfield in Marin County.

Tuition is $100 for 12-week courses, and $150 for 18-week courses.

For more information about our program, visit our website at www.sflayformation.org , or contact our office at 415-614-5546.

SAN MATEO 2006 – 07

SAN FRANCISCO 2006 – 07

MARIN COUNTY 2006 – 07

Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm

Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 pm

Thursdays 7:30-9:30 pm

Junipero Serra High School 451 W. 20th Ave. San Mateo, CA 94403

Collins Center (at St. Cecilia Church) 2560 18th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94116

Marin Catholic High School 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Kentfield, CA 94904

Biblical Theology I – Old Testament (18 wks) Instructor: Charles James Dates: Sept 26; Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov 7, 14, 28; Dec 5, 12, 19; Jan 9, 16, 23, 30; Feb 6, 14 (Note: Feb 14 class on Wednesday, not Tuesday)

Biblical Theology II – New Testament (18 wks) Instructor: Charles James Dates: Feb 20, 28*; March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 17,24; May 1, 8, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 10,17 *(Note: Feb 28 class on Wednesday, not Tuesday)

Biblical Theology I – Old Testament (18 wks) Instructor: Mark Brumley Dates: Sept 19, 26; Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov 7, 14, 28; Dec 5, 12; Jan 9, 16, 23, 30; Feb 6, 13

Biblical Theology II – New Testament (18 wks) Instructor: Mark Brumley Dates: Feb 20, 27; March 6, 13, 20, 27; April 17, 24; May 1, 8, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 10, 17

TEACHERS

Fall 2006 The Gospel of Luke (12 wks) Instructor: Fr. David Anderson Dates: Sept 21, 28; Oct 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov 9, 16, 30; Dec 7, 14, 21

Winter 2006 The Acts of the Apostles (12 wks) Instructor: Fr. David Anderson Dates: Jan 11, 18, 25; Feb 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Spring 2007 The Catholic Epistles and the Book of Revelation (12 wks) Instructor: Fr. David Anderson Dates: April 19, 26; May 3, 10, 24, 31; June 7, 14, 21; July 12, 19, 26

REGISTRATION FORM

CHARLES JAMES: Served as an Episcopal priest in the East Bay area for twelve years, and was later received into full communion with the Catholic Church in 2001. He holds a Sacred Theology Doctorate from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. He is currently an associate professor of philosophy at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park. He has taught on a broad range of subject areas over the years, including theology, philosophy, Scripture and apologetics.

Complete this form and mail it with check or money order (payable to “Archdiocese of San Francisco”) to:

MARK BRUMLEY: Holds a Master of Theology Degree from the University of Dallas and is the president of Ignatius Press in San Francisco. He is a widely known author, editor and conference speaker in the areas of theology, apologetics and evangelization. He has taught in our program for several years in such areas as Scripture, doctrine, liturgy, and moral theology.

He brings a broad range of experience to the classroom.

Address:

Catholic Studies Institute Archdiocese of San Francisco One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109 Name:

Home Phone: Work Phone: Cell Phone:

FR. DAVID ANDERSON: Holds a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vladimir Seminary in New York, where he specialized in liturgical studies. Originally ordained an Eastern Orthodox priest in 1983, Fr. David was later received into full communion with the Catholic Church and is now an Eastern Catholic priest of the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago. He is curently pastor of St. Peter Eastern Catholic Church in Ukiah.

He has taught many courses in our program in various subject areas such as Scripture, liturgy, patristics, doctrine, spiritual theology, and the writings of C.S. Lewis.

FAX: E-mail: Parish / Affiliation: Name of Course(s):

Circle location of course(s): San Mateo San Francisco

Kentfield

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Apt. for Rent SF in-law apt, $850/mo, includes garage/utilities, non-smoker/no pets.

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Pilgrimages AT T E N T I O N P I L G R I M S

GLORY TOURS

invites you to join us on pilgrimages to:

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Piano Lessons PIANO LESSONS BY

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CALL (415) 921-8337.

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MEXICO, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE & MORE DEC. 2-7, 2006

FROM

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PARISH ORGANIST & CHOIR DIRECTOR

W A N T E D

Resumes and/or information requests to: Fr. John Ryan or Mr. Matt Shea 2559 – 40th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94116 (415) 731-6161

The position of Parish Organist and Choir Director will be open at St. Gabriel Parish, San Francisco on November 6, 2006. The position includes participation in two Sunday Masses.

Resumes should be received by September 22, 2006

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Catholic San Francisco

August 25, 2006

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of July HOLY CROSS COLMA Pauline Aigner Lorraine E. Allen Tony Y. Andres Betty Ayala Oretta Banducci Aldo Bignardi Josephine A. Bourgeois Daniel Boyle Moises P. Bungal Tanchito D. Butter Michael K. Byrne Anna T. Callan Ben R. Castro, Jr. George T. Cathrell Sr. Antoinette Chartrand, R.S.M. Mario J. Ciampi Mary C. Clouart Beatrice E. Collins Emelia S. Cortez Tess Crumb Ernesto R. Cruz Patrick J. Curran Olga M. da Luz Joseph H. DeMalder Angelito DeVera Madeline DeVincenzi Dorothy D. Dill Lydia A. Dizon Deborah A. Doyle Genoveva L. Dris Helen Rita Emond Socorro Escobar Maxine Espersen Trifuna Estay Ann M. Ferrari Ester Fonseca

Lorena P. Fuentes De Fletes Virginia Gearhart Dorothy M. Grace Sr. Diane Grassilli, R.S.M. Thomas Gray Marjorie B. Grotz Doris T. Hannon Dean R. Heagney Isabel Hernandez Robert E. Higuera Elaine F. Hills Margaret A. Hogan Dolly V. Howard Laverne Kapps Margaret Anne Killeen Charline Mary Lawson Elaine T. Leong Ida Mary Madick Dolores S. Magos Mercedes M. Martin Louise M. Martinelli Helen Martini Giacomo Silvio C. Martorella Margaret (Margie) Mattone Helen M. McCracken Alvie W. McDougal John E. Meyer Carlyle Monte Helen D. Mugnier Christine Muniz Dora Duffy Mustelier Angelina M. Nannini Anna F. Nanut William G. Nassano Pablo J. Navarette Martin J. Nejasmich Norma E. Santos Noble Michael Joseph O'Callaghan Peter B. O'Keefe

Catherine W. O'Neill Antonio Palomba Marcello Pao Edward H. Passama Letitica Caro Piazzi Kevin J. Pierce Stella Przybyszewski William Ernest Purcell Primo R. Rabago Maria Ratzeck Amaya Tonantzin Razo Francesco Rissotto George L. Robinson Elizabeth R. Rosales Loretta T. Russell Jose A. Salazar William J. Schlimmer James E. Schumann Riley W. Scoville Teresa Y. Scoville Nellie T. Scully Aidan A. Shea Charles Rodney Silk Marion S. Simms Renee Tinawin Solian Severino P. Tabaco Evangeline V. Terrill Perfecto H. Torres, Jr. Sylvia “Nadera” Totah Francisco C. Trance Frances C. Turner Jeannette M. Tyson Lillian A. Ulriksen Nicholas E. Vallejo Joseph Vegas, Jr. Patricia Vosgrau Edith A. Whipp Sidney H. Wills Margaret Wilson

Barbara A. Wright Maria L. Wylie Avaloo H. Young CORRECTION: Eileen Starkie was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in June.

Inadvertently, the name of Jasper G. Starkie appeared in the July 28 listing.

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Guadalupe P. Carroll George F. Dowley Mary C. Fisher Shirley F. Hoff Toma Tokolahi Huhane June L. Maloney

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Alice Patricia Dreier Mary Margaret Earll Kathleen A. Ghiringhelli Mary M. Goory Otto Frank Hansbery Alice L. Monte Loretta M. Murphy Andrew Rossini Miriam Sanders

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY – COLMA First Saturday Mass – Saturday, September 2, 2006 Rev. Roberto Andrey, Celebrant St. Peter Church, Pacifica All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.