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Above: Priests process into the new Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Sept. 2 for the rite of dedication led by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony. To the right: Sisters of the Lovers of the Holy Cross carry incense around the altar of the new downtown cathedral.

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Pope condemns terrorism, calls for new focus on world ju stice CASTEL GAND0LF0, Italy (CNS) — Pope John Paul II condemned terrorism as a "true crime against humanity " and urged the international community to address its "underlying causes," saying inequalities and injustice can lead desperate people to turn to violence.

An "essential part" of fighting terrorism must be political, diplomatic and economic initiatives aimed at relieving "the scandalous situations of gross injustice, oppression and marginalization which continue to oppress countless members of the human family," the pope said.

"The building of such a global culture of solidarity is perhaps the greatest moral task confronting humanity today," he said.

The pontiff said international terrorism "represents a formidable and immediate threat to world peace. " While terrorism and disregard for human life can never be justified , he said, history shows "that the recruitment of terrorists is more easily achieved in areas where human rights are trampled upon and where injustice is a part of daily life. " TERRORISM, page 9

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b y Tom Burke A trowel growl for on-the-air sibling in the faith , Bob Tanem, heard Sundays from 7 - 1 0 a.m. on the garden show bearing his name on KSFO radio. More than 400,000 peop le listen to the program , now in its 9th year and recent winner of its 3rd national Best Garden Show award. Bob and his wife, Beverley, who met at Cal and wiil be married 50 years in 2004, are members of St. Anthony Parish, Novato. When faced with finding a new parish after the closing of San Rafael's Blessed Sacrament about 8 years ago, the "wonderful people and feeling " of St. Anthony 's won them over. A cantor at St. Anthony 's Saturday vi gil Mass , Bob said with a laugh that he ' s a singer who ' s "more loud than good." Bom in Placerville and raised in Willits , Bob' s broadcasting career began 22 years ago on KGO as soil-sidekick to

Lake Tahoe was the sight and site of a "day away " for clergy and staff of St. Augustine Parish, South San Francisco. Meetings were held in the vacation home of

a "generous parishioner " who lent the very real estate

at no cost. Prayer and dialogue about how they all could "bette r serve our parish community " were the focus of the get-together. Back from left: Deacon Bob Bertolani, Chris Mariano, Linda Lavin, Patricia Abdelalim, Father Jed Sumampong, Father Eugene Tungol, Deacon Fred Almeida, Father Roberto Andrey. Front from left: Theresa Manansafa , Alvin Chang, Sister Nona Barairo.

Married 50 years June 29 were Sellweh and John Totah of St. Stephen Parish, San Francisco. Jesuit Father Anthony Sauer, president of St. Ignatius College Preparatory, the alma mater of the coup le's sons , Paul, Robert and Josep h, presided at a Mass of Thanksgiving in the school's Orradre Chapel to commemorate the occasion. A reception , complete with a video recap of the last half-century, followed at Lake Merced Golf Club.

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pastoral minister at the Sunset District parish. A cavalcade of events marked the milestone with goodies including a special spaghetti lunch and cake....Thanks to Conrad Bulos, a parishioner of St. Paul of the Shipwreck for 30 years, for the update on partici pants at a recent concert honoring employees of SF City Hall. Schools missed were Fellowship Academy, El Dorado, and E.R. Taylor where Conrad' s wife, Myrna teaches 2nd grade, and where three soloists of the day, including Ashley Jacala , attend school.... Remember this is an empty space without ya '. Send items and a follow-up phone number to On the Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Fax (415) 614-5633; e-mail tburke@catholicsf.org. Do not send attachments. You can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634.

Owen Spann and later , Ronn Owens. Other members of the famil y are Bob and Bev 's daug hter, Edie; their son , Bill, his wife Aby, and their children Nick and Will; and their daughter, Kathy McBride , her husband , Bryan , and their son , Robert Patrick....Glad to hear St. Isabella 's Bobby Ocean continuing his one-of-a-kind drive-time weekday afternoons on KFRC. If you take requests , Bobb y, I'd love to hear a song that I think was by the Critters and called Mr. Dyingly Sad or , if you can ' t find it , Precious and Few, please.... Prayers please for Joyce Ahlgren , of St. Robert's Parish, San Bruno , who is battling serious illness. At her side are her husband , Erick , their son , Jason, and her brother, Father Don D'Angelo, pastor , Holy Name of Jesus Happy 100th birthday on August 21st to Margaret N. Parish, San Holleran , a member of San Francisco 's Corpus Christi Francisco....

Parish since her move to California from Ohio in 1920, and Prayers please since 1994 a resident of the Daughters of Charity 's Villa for Hol y Namer Siena in Mountain View. Margaret is mom of Patricia M. Josephine Dito Holleran of I\loe Valley; Claire F. Latham of Mater Dolorosa who is recovering Parish; and St. Patrick Seminary professor, Msgr. Warren from surgery. At Holleran who this year celebrates 50 years as a priest. her side is her husGrandchildren are Karen , Daniel , Teresa, Patricia and band of 56 years, Carol yn. Margaret , who was also a foster mom to more retired Joe, than 12 children, went to college at 70 years of age to SFPD....Also at study subjects including psychology and creative writing, Holy Name, Msgr. Holleran said. A gathering of family and friends comhappy 80th birthmemorated the milestone at Claire and her husband , day to Canossian Raymond's, South San Francisco home on August 24th.

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Education a top priority of nation's black Catholics

By Amisu M. Estrada Catholic News Service CHICAGO (CNS) — Catholic schools was one of the top concerns as 3,000 African-American Catholics from across the nation celebrated "Black Catholic Leadershi p in the 21st Century : Solidarity in Action ," the first National Blac k Catholic Congress of the 21st century.

Initiated in 1889 in Washington by Ohio newspaperman Daniel Rudcl, the congress has been held every five years since 1987. The 2002 congress, held here over the Labor Day weekend, listed spirituality, parish life, youth and young adults , Catholic education , social justice , racism, Afric a and HIV/AIDS as issues of greatest concern to African-American Catholics.

"In 1889 we were calling for desegregation of Catholic schools and trying to make sure there were Catholic schools in our communities ," according to Therese Wilson Favors. "Now, we are fighting for the schools to stay alive in our communities ."

She said Rudd believed in social justice and saw the Catholic Church as the primary agency to address the needs of the people. "(Similarly), we believe that the only way we are able to address these issues is as a collective body," said Favors.

Adrian Dominican Sister Jamie T. Phelps, one of the presenters for the congress, said black Catholics are concerned "that Cath olic schools are closing in black communities and some parishes are being merged and closed."

"We know that education is key to the black community in general, and research shows that black children who attend Catholic schools perform better in school and in society," she added.

Fellow presenter and seasoned educator Rosalind P. Hale stressed the importance of an educational experience that makes religious education a focal point of the curriculum.

"We may be focusing on the wrong thing, " she said.

"Students are going to get the academics, but the Catholic education, particularly the black Catholic education , is lost " when Catholic schools close.

She suggested finding creative ways to keep schools viable, such as soliciting the help of religious orders, creating charter schools and combining resources among several different parishes and opening one school to support the whole community.

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Sister Phelps pointed out that there are more than 2 million black Catholics in the United States. "The earliest foundations of the Unite d States had black Catholics," she said. "Catholicism is not culturally foreign to the black experience. ... (despite the fact that) Catholics don 't think we're Catholic enough and blacks don 't think we ' re black enough. We occupy a middle ground , but it's been a fertile ground, we've made significant contributions to both the Catholic Church and the black community."

In a keynote address Aug. 30, Bishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle of Koforidua, Ghana, discussed the rapidly increasing population of Catholics in Africa and the large number of newly ordained priests in his diocese alone.

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want them," he said. "Sometimes, it feels just painful to see our good will from Africa refused , misconstrued and misunderstood even by our own brothers and sisters in the church."

Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, the first African-American to be elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops , urged study of the U.S. bishops ' 2001 statement, "A Call to Solidarity with Africa. " "In the face of serious obstacles and very limited resources, the church in Africa does not shrink from the Gospel mandate to love , serve and witness to the power of the cross and resurrection ," he said. "The church in the United States may draw inspiration from these communities of faith who are dail y lay ing down their lives for one another."

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"We are waiting in the hope that a solution wdl be found soon," said Jennifer Lindsey, CRS director of media relations. "The corn is not reall y perishable but it 's the people who are facing a time limit ," she said.

"There is often a tension between relief agencies who know the situation on the ground and governments who make proclamations and might not be very aware of what is happening, " said Father Ignatius Mwebe , secretary general of the Zambia Episcopal Conference. "It is a very precarious situation with the food available but the government saying 'hold on ,'" Falher Mwebe said.

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NY bishops : education policies are unjust to Catholic pa rents

NEW YORK — The bishops of New York state issued a call Sept. 3 for recogniti on of the right of parents to choose the school their childre n will attend and for government aid that would enable all parents to exercise this right.

The bishops said teacher unions are blocking reform efforts. Leaders of these unions influence legislators "through millions of dollars of direct contributions to political campaigns each year."

The bishops "strongly support " the right to organize and recognize that teacher unions play an important role in representing their members, the statement said. But "their political agenda often comes at the expense of children and families," they said.

Charging that "the real barriers to parental rights" were political , they said elected officials were willing to let "government school lobby ists" block measures that would give parents the financial hel p they needed.

Latin American bishops p ledge p olitical action on p ro-life issues

SANTO DOMINGO , Dominican Republic — Latin American bishops must work to prevent globalization from threatening traditional famil y and pro-life values , said Colombian Bishop Jorge Jimenez Carvajal , the head of the Latin American bishops ' council.

"The god of economics, reason and progress demanded f i r s t . . . the sacrifice of family moral values, the adoption of an anti-birth selfishness and now a globalization by which people who can 't adapt to the proposed cultura l forms will belong to a world discredited by an economy that does not accept any moral norm that deviates from pro fi t and efficiency," he said.

Developed countries seem to favor improving the "quality of life" of the privileged by programs promoting the "necessary death of the innocent," he said. Abortion, divorce , euthanasia, widespread poverty and hunger, and the killing of children to obtain their organs are among the top priorities, Bishop Jimenez said during a Sept. 2-4 meeting on family life issues of Latin American bishops in Santo Domingo. In a letter to Pope John Paul II, meeting participants pledged to raise their concern s with their governments.

Desp ite famine, Zambia rejects genetically-modified CRS food

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A warehouse full of food for starving Africans cannot be distributed because the Zambian government will not accept geneticall y modified food , a Catholic Relief Services official said.

Vatican official: war on terrorism must also seek g lobal justice

PALERMO , Sicil y — A high Vatican official said the war against terrorism must become a strugg le for the "rule of law " and justice , not simpl y the imposition of the policies of stronger nations.

"A fi g ht against terrorism that does not want to limit itself to the elimination of a few personalities considered dangerous should become by ils nature a fi ght for values and for the equal coexistence between peoples," said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin , Vatican representative to Geneva-based U.N. organizations.

"The less one faces the great social injustices and imbalances, the greater the risk of strengthening that climate of insecurity that hel ped foment the very terrorism this war seeks lo eliminate ," he said. Archbishop Martin made his remarks Sept. 2 in Palermo, Sicily, at a peace forum organized by the Italian Catholic Sant 'Egidio Community.

Polish government delays sending grain reserves to African nations

WARSAW, Poland — Polish church leaders whose "grain for Africa" program was praised by the pope have criticized govern ment delays in providing promised assistance.

The Archdiocese of Katowice raised $110,000 to purchase surplus grain, which the Polish government was to ship to African countries. "The aid transport still has to be arranged , and we still don 't know when the grain will be sent," said Auxiliary Bishop Stefan Cichy of Katowice.

While preaching to 2.5 million people in Krakow Aug. 18, Pope John Paul II praised the plan as an example of the "spirit of solidarity in mercy." Bishop Cichy said church leaders were still waiting for arrangements to be made b y Prime Minister Leszek Miller 's center-left government, dominated by former communists.

Rich nations are told to consume less to help po or of the world

VATICAN CITY — The challenges of global development require major changes in industrialized countries' consumption and production patterns and a greater focus on eradicating extreme poverty, a top Vatican diplomat said.

Addressing an Aug. 26-Sept. 4 U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa , Archbishop Renato Martino also said poor people and weaker countries must be given a greater voice in national development plans and the United Nations.

Archbishop Martino , the Vatican ' s permanent observer to the United Nations, said the Vatican 's main reason foi attending the summit was to promote the centrality of the human person and dignity in development. "Many of these

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The protesters said there was a lack of focus on renewable energy at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The banner reads: "Rio + 10 = second chance ," referring to the original Earth Summit held 10 years ago in Rio de Janeiro. problems are issues of an ethical and moral nature, which call for a profound change in modern civilization 's typical pattern s of consumption and production , particularl y in the industrialized countries ," he said.

Indonesian-backed militias worry church leaders in West Papua

WASHINGTON — Church leaders in Indonesia 's West Papua province are concerned over the rise of militias organized and supported by the Indonesian military throughout the province , whose citizens have been waging a battle for self-determination for nearly 40 years.

Church leaders fear that the militias could result in violence similar to that which engulfed East Timor in 1999, when the former Indonesian province voted for its independence , said Father Neles Tebay, a Papuan human rights campaigner. The priest told Catholic News Service during a Washington visit that Indonesian forces have used murder, torture, arbitrary detention and rape as tactics to defeat the self-determination movement.

Father Tebay said there has been no rebel activity since mid-2000. "Papuans are seeking an end to the conflict by peaceful means; yet the killings continue ," he said .

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By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) — "An immense worldwide religious renewal" under way in the church "will go on with or without the hierarch y," one of the highest-ranking Americans at the Vatican said Sept. 6.

Opening a three-day conference in Washington , Cardinal J. Francis Stafford , president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, praised new lay spiritual renewal movements such as the Neocatechumenal Way. But he questioned whether priests and bishops will give them the leadershi p they need and want.

Since 1968 — the year of Pope Paul VI's encyclical , "Humanae Vitae ," which reaffirmed church teaching that artificial contraception is intrinsically evil — "the Catholic peop le of the United States have been awakening to their need for reli gion ... but that need , that awakening, has been put to a severe test ," he said.

"The Catholic people's unease has been focused on the accommodation of man y Cath olic academics, and of some priests and of a few bishops " to elements of secular culture that cannot be reconciled with the Gospel.

"Under the rubrics of American toleration and freedom, elements incompatible with the Gospel have contaminated pastoral care of the peop le and the church' s

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institutional structures ," he added . "Furthermore , the He likened the situation to the late 15th century, when sponinadequacy of oversight of a few bishops is being used taneous renewal movements arose in many parts of Europe but to weaken the mag isterium ' s (church' s teaching) the papacy failed to respond , "so it did not work for the beneftl authority on issues of life and human sexuality. of the church" — leading instead to the Protestant Reformation.

Consequently, "My fear today," Catholics in he said, is that "the America seeking a responsibility for deepened interiority abdication of leadcalled for by ershi p does not lie Vatican (Council) II with the papacy, but find themselves in with the presb yteruncharted and danate and the ep iscogerous waters pacy. " today. Many are Earlier in his angry, disillusioned , confused and afraid. ... The lay talk Cardinal Stafford addressed theologians , recalling faithful are confronted with the ultimate absurdity to the warning of St. Bonaventure , quoted by Pope John know that they have been betrayed and yet are called to Paul in his encyclical "Fides et Ratio " ("Faith and trust. " Reason "), "to recognize the inadequacy of reading He warned that members of those movements "will without repentance , of knowledge without devotion , of look elsewhere, outside church structures , for over- research without the impulse of wonder, of. prudence sight " if they do not find it in their own church leaders. without the ability to surrender to the joy of wonderCardinal Stafford delivered the keynote address for a ing, of action divorced from religion, learning sunSept. 6-8 conference in Washington , "The Achievement dered from love, intelli gence without humility, study of John Paul II: Community, Family, Culture at The unsustained by divine grace , thoug ht without the wisCatholic University of America. dom insp ired by God. " Addressing a recent call by some bishops for a fourth "That reading should be on every starting theoloplenary council of the church in the United States , gian ' s desk ," he said. "In this talk today, I am abstainCardinal Stafford said that in his jud gment the concerns ing from further reflection about the effectiveness of raised by those bishops are on target but convening such Catholic academia , the academic community, in its a council at this time "may be premature." contribution to the reform of the church since Vatican He said he does not believe the reform and renewal II. But the very severe criticism that I will be giving at movements that would make such a council successfu l the end concerning the hierarchy of the church in its are far enough advanced in the United States at this role can also be applied to the Catholic academic compoint. munity. "

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YoungCarolina Fears For Her Life Amid Violent Storms Carolina is terrified she's going to die.

You see, this precious ten-yearold sleeps on a metal frame cot under a plastic- tent in Nicaragua.

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Carolina is afraid she's going to die, because the rain brings the li ghtning. "I' m so scared of the li ghtning, I try to cover myself up if the sheet is dry. I'm worried because it 's going to rain toni ght and there will be another ni g htmare , " she says. This young child knows that sleep ing on a metal cot is not a safe p lace to sleep in a thunderstorm.

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Carolina curls up on her thin cot while her grandmother whispers prayers, begging God to keep her safe. "I pray constantly to God to a house for my p rovide grandchildren. I have no one else to turn to, " says Aura.

Carolina is petrified lightning will strike her as she lies on her metal-frame cot each night.

Grinding poverty keeps families like Carolina 's strugg ling ju st to survive. .The hop e of a secure shelter, a shelter from the storm , is all this little famil y has ri g ht now. Sadl y, the suffocating poverty Carolina endures dail y is not uni que. Thousands of children in Nicaragua and other develop ing countries live in poorl y constructed shacks that provide little shelter and no safety. There are no doors to lock , windows to close , and no refuge for a young girl seeking shelter and protection.

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Rapid Flooding Leaves Chantal Homeless and Frightened Carolina isn't the only little girl who is terrified of rainstorms. Chantal Andiony, 6, is afraid of die rain for an entirely different reason: flooding.

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Chantal and her family lived in a cramped , stifling hot shelter for two days until the waters receded. When she trud ged back to her house, her yard had become a sticky bog

(left) Chantal and her friend maneuver their way over a pall etset over mud f il l e dwith disease lef t by the floods. (right) Chantal's mother is desperatef ar a new, sturdy house.

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Carolina's grandmother, Aura Elena Rodriguez, prays to God every night f o r a basic home to shelter the children.

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By Thomas C. Fox I edited my first pedophilia story in 1983. Sadl y, I have edited many scores more since. From the first day s of our coverage at the National Catholic Reporter we quickl y realized we needed to set standards , the most important being the most basic: What constitutes a story ? It " Tom Smith accuses Father Jones of fondling him we would listen , but not rush to print. We kept a skepticism even as we dogged the story nationall y, for many years largel y alone.

As the charges spread we eventuall y decided to hold to a standard . We decided not to publish charges unless they were made in a legal document , most often a law suit.

We've tried to stay within those guidelines. There have been exceptions, as in the case, for example, when major charges of sex abuse became public in other media , as in those - later retracted - against the late Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. Not one of the high moments in U.S. journalism.

Given the frenzy that characterizes the Catholic sex abuse story today, we in the media must be especiall y careful to protect peoples ' reputations. Charges of sex abuse, from whatever source, need to be viewed with skepticism as well as empath y. We must diligentl y avoid becoming simple conduits of sex abuse charges. Common sense and good jud gment are required. With so many stories breaking on so many fronts many editorial jud gments on both content and placement are being made. This is not an atmosphere conducive for great wisdom.

i guess I have a growing fear that as more journalists jump into the story solid news judgments will be lost and the media might inadvertentl y play into creating a new set of victims. My fear is we might unfairl y tarnish the reputa tions of innocent peop le. Should this happen there is likelihood of considerable backlash. The press has done a great service in these past weeks. It would be a shame to see it compromised.

I offer this small piece of advice with a personal sense of foreboding. Catholics are increasing ly disillusioned. They are increasingly skeptical of their clergy.

They have lost a sacred trust. In moments like these, many are not quite sure where to turn for truth , for accurate information. At times like these it might not t ake much to add the U.S. journalists to the list of those who have let them down. We must avoid having this happen. It might not take much.

These are dark times precisely for those Catholics who are most active in their local parishes. They are confused and living in disillusionment. At the same time , do not confuse this anger and deep disappointment for an abandonment of faith. Confused and hurt , unsettled and uncertain , most Catholics are going to cling to their prayer lives, liturgies and support communities for support and consolation.

They want to see their church make it throug h this moment — and , in the final analysis, will not look kindly upon anyone they seem to feel is trying to tear down their church , which is much more to them than priests and bishops. As messengers bearing an awful lot of bad news

Catholic San Francisco policy Covering the sex abuse scandal in the church is a sensitive and difficult task, particularl y for a Catholic newspaper. Victims of sex abuse clearly deserve to be treated justly. So should all those who are accused of committing these acts. Catholic San Francisco will not publish the name of an accused individual unless the name has appeared in a legal document , has been made public by authorities or by the public statements of the individuals themselves.

— MEH/PJ for Catholics, journalists need to muster all the understanding and empath y they can in their reporting and presentation.

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Thomas C. Fox is publisher of The National Catholic Reporter, an independent weekly newspaper based in Kansas City.

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Nuns ask bishops to respond to crisis by sharing power B y Catholic News Service SILVER SPRING , Md. (CNS) - The Leadershi p ^ Conference of Women Religious has called on the bishops of the United States to respond to the clergy sex abuse crisis b y making a "systematic change" in the way they exercise power to allow greater voice by the laity, priests and reli gious.

The LCWR national board also criticized aspects of the U.S. bishops ' child abuse policy adopted in June in Dallas , saying it makes no distinction among the different degrees of sexual abuse and does not allow for rehabili tation of offenders.

The statement expressed support for victims of clergy sex abuse and for priests who have been falsely accused. It also asked for better screening of candidates for the priesthood and reli gious life.

The board based its statement on comments and written recommendations received during the LCWR's annual meeting Aug. 17-21 in St. Louis. The conference is composed of 1,000 elected leaders of women's religious orders representing 76,000 nuns in the United States.

Terrorism . .. ¦ Continued from cover "The international community can no longer overlook the underlying causes that lead young peop le especiall y to despair of humanity, of life itself and of the future , and to fall prey to the temptati ons of violence, hatred and a desire for revenge at any cost," he said.

For developed Western countries, he said, this task will prove particularly challenging because a spreading "exaggerated individualism" there had called into question its long-held Christian principles and values. This has led too often to "indifferentism, hedonism, consumerism and a practical materialism that can erode and even subvert the foundations of social life," he said.

The pope made his remarks Sept. 7 during a meeting with Britain 's new ambassador to the Vatican , Kathiyn Frances Colvin, at his summer residence outside Rome.

Women religious should work "for reconcil iation and for a more inclusive churc h," said the statement.

"The current crisis calls for systematic change , particularly in the exercise of ecclesial power," it said. "We call for the inclusion of laity, Catholic clergy, brothers and sisters in the formation of policies and in decision-making which will allow for collaborative renewal of our church. " Conference members are outraged by the harm done to children by sexually abusive priests and religious , said the statement. "We grieve with victims and their families ," it added .

"We abhor the behaviors of perpetrators and we desire to see them prevented from doing further harm," it said.

"Yet we cannot affirm any policy which makes no distinction among offenses committed or possibilities of rehabilitation ," said the statement.

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An open letter sent to President Bush said a pre-emptive strike against Iraq would result in a disproportionate amount of death and suffering to Iraqi civilians and would be ineffective in overthrowing the government of Saddam Hussein. The letter supported political and di plomatic solutions to the threats posed by Hussein and said the LCWR does not condone Hussein 's actions.

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By Liz Dossa Fourteen Sisters of Mercy recently celebrated a join t "over 90" birthday party at Marian Care Retirement Center in Burlingame. These elders, who ran ge in age from just turned 90 to 97 years , enj oyed cake, ice cream and lots of hugs from their younger siblings in religious life.

"This wouldn 't have happened 10 years ago, " commented Sister Mary Petronilla Gaul , 97 "We were more serious then, more strictly professional most of the time. " The balloons and laughter celebrated lives of women who have seen a panorama of changes in the Church and in religious life, The fact that they have remained in the Mercy community, which has undergone great transformations since the 1960s , signals their personal ability to adapt.

"If we are going to meet the needs of the times, change is necessary," said Sister Martha Kiening, 90, who studied psychiatric nursing in midlife and opened the psychiatric nursing department at USE She 's taken to her recent retirement at Mari an Care with great enthusiasm, tending her garden, walking Nikki, the convent terrier, and p laying a regular card game of "hand and foot" every afternoon at 3 p.m.

"Religious life was commanded by Vatican II to bring itself up to date , " agreed Sister M. Assumpta Murray, 93. A former formation director and leader in the Mercy community, she reads widely and attends the Mercy assemblies updating her theology and honing her discussion skills.

"The Church needs to speak to the world. Vatican II used a p hrase ' the people of God' for the first time, "

Sister Assumpta said. "It made a profound impression on me. It meant to me that we can 't operate without each other. We need this sense of community. God commands us to love and we need someone to love."

One of the changes they don 't all agree on was the change from a habit to street clothes. In 1981 when the Burlingame Region made the habit optional , the decision was not easy for everyone. "The habit was not an impediment, " explained Sister Martha. "We just pinned up our skirts and veils and worked. You adjust In fact, I was startled to find that I could be just as effective in p lain clothes as in the nursing habit. " Sister Placida Conant , 92 , gave the matter a great deal of thought. "I had to make the decision whether to wear it or not. I wasn't going to be bothered with choosing clothes that matched. Plus I wanted to be identified in the habit. People wear a cross or medal, but so do lay people. " She wears the modified short blue habit and white borde red veil.

Will other women continue to follow their example â&#x20AC;&#x201D; habit or not? The numbers are certainly smaller.

"Religious life definitely will survive. " said Sister Placida , "I wouldn 't be surprised if new orders start and return to what we original ly were. The desire for prayer life shows up today. A new community might have prayer together and live together. Often we rotate to what happened years ago. Probably they would wear p lain and simple clothes and be able to tell they are religious and that they are a community."

"There will be some kind of life at the service of the Church, maybe not religious life as we know, " said

From the left: Mercy Sisters Martha Kiening, M. Placida Conant and M. Petronilla Gaul.

Sister Assumpta. The life of service "will always exist, has always existed,"she said. "Even outside the Church in cults and other small groups , there were people set aside as models, peop le that the ran k and file trusted to hel p the community with God. " "Will religious life survive?" asked Sister Petronilla.

"I think it wili, but its form will change. At one point people talked about temporary vocations. Most people obj ected to that, but it may be one means.

"There will be more work with and for lay peop le , a greater form of working together. Our associates [lay women and men who make a commitment to the mission of the Sisters of Mercy] are a strong step in that direction. There 's a feeling of closer collaboration with them, a different atmosphere , even with the associates who are men. " One thing most of them agree on: the Church will change for the better out of this curren t crisis.

"The Church has grown gradual ly over 2000 years and has gone through many similar scandals , tri als and yet has come out as a shining light with beauty and strength , " said Sister Petronilla. "Those who have faith are stronger in faith . Those who have doubts are pushed to make up their minds. "

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"The core of the problem is not facing our humanness" said Sister Placida, retired hospital administrator. "Once we have done that solutions will follow. [Those in power] haven 't understood how serious the problem was, and they 've delegated things that shouldn 't have been delegated. "

Sister Assumpta, agrees that the Church is no stranger to scandal, but her central faith is unaffected.

"My allegiance is to Jesus Christ. The Church should be there to get us to Christ , to keep us from going off the deep end. " She sees that the crisis is taking its toll on the priests , "who are responding positively. They are quietly lovingly and exhaustingly carrying out their work. They are overworked , but staying with it. " The sisters' realism comes from their years , but also

from their closeness to the laity. Sister Petronilla taught with lay teachers, in schools including Our Lady of Angels and the Mercy High Schools in San Francisco and Burlingame. Sister Assumpta served with hospital board members at St John 's Medical Center in Oxnard and St Joseph's in Phoenix. But they worry about bitterness and disillusionment in the peop le of the Church.

"The scandals have angered us. Both religious and laity feel betrayed , but it has brought the Church to know how many of its members feel, " said Sister Assumpta. "We hope the Church will take action. " How far will the action go? Sister Assumpta believes that ordaining women as well as married men is inevitable and would promote healing in the Church.

They don 't all agree, seeing the practical obstacles of family responsibilities more than any theological barriers. Sister Martha is skeptical that many men can balance both family life and the priesthood. "[The priests ] have too much to do , " she said.

"Will women be priests? " mused Sister Petronilla.

"It will take many years. They might be able to revive the ancient order of deaconness. In the early Church we had them. Of course, already sisters have been named administrators of parishes , a step forward; some can even give reflections now."

Sister Placida was more cautious, feeling that caring for children will make it too difficult for women to take on priestly duties. "But then , " she said , anything can happen. "The grace of God is something we can 't understand. The grace of God can inspire any of us. " Are these elders happy they entered the convent 60 or 70 years ago?

"I' m so glad I' ve been in religious life," said Sister Marth a who entered a year after she graduated from St Mary 's School of Nursing. "I have everything I need and want â&#x20AC;&#x201D; eternal life. You can look back at life and see how good it was, " she says.

Sister Placida summed it up for the group. "I would do it over. " The other Mercy Nonagenarians are : Sisters Frances Batterton , 90, Dolores Carroll , 92 , M. Ruth Carroll (90 in November) , Mau reen Culleton , 97 , Sylvia Grandsaert , 91, Madelyn Hall , 90, M. David Lawton , 94 , M. Sophia Newcomb, 95, Catherine Owens , 93, M. Rosanna Rork, 90.

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By Sharon Abercrombie hen Karl Gonzalez decided to begin studying for life as a Dominican priest, he didn ' t have to relocate to a distant , unfamiliar city in order to do so. In fact , the place where he and nine other novices recentl y began their first year of formational training is convenientl y located in Gonzalez 's' spiritual home base - St. Dominic 's Parish in San Francisco. Gonzalez has been a member there for the past four years.

St. Dominic Priory, headquarters for the Western Dominican Province, is part of the parish compound, It currently houses 11 priests and brothers. The priory recently underwent extensive renovations to prepare for the first year novices ' move-in on August 13, said Father Joseph Sergott , newly-elected prior.

Housing the novices at St. Dominic 's Priory is a major change for the Western province , he explained. For the past 30 years, first-year students have lived at St. Albert Priory in Oakland, sharing prayer, recreation and community with seminarians in their second through eighth years of study. But technically, the .. two groups should have been housed in separate residences all along, said Father Sergott, even though the spacious, quiet, tree-filled setting in Rockridge was an ideal arrangement for everybody.

The situation, however, shifted recently when Father Carlos Aspiroz Costa, new master of the Dominican order in Rome, issued an order saying beginning novices needed to move elsewhere, in order to be in compliance with a Dominican rule which decrees that first-year students must live away from other seminarians, said Father Sergott, "so they can be more focused in their discernment process."

However, because of the major expense involved in relocating them to separate quarters, the order allowed the first-year peop le to remain in Oakland unti l this year.

Next year, they will move across the Bay to St. Albert's to officially enter the post-novitiate stage and begin their studies for the priesthood at the Dominican School of Theology in Berkeley. They will j oin 30 other St. Albert's students studying for the priesthood.

In the meantime, Karl Gonzalez will move through the discernment process in his own backyard.

Oh, there have been a few changes, since he entered the novitiate. He has bade farewell to St. Dominic 's parish choir, since the first year is "like being on retreat , where we are fasting from the old life. " But he wants to sing in the priory choir with his fellow novices during liturgies and prayer services.

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Novices at pray er in St. Dominic's Priory .

Like most of the new first-years, Gonzalez decision to The 32-year old was busy creating a new life for himself enter religious life means moving into a second career. He when, suddenly, a strong, unwelcome nudge from the is a former career Army officer. Others in his class come Divine, threw him into tu rmoil.

It transpired in Rome, during Jubilee 2000. Gonzalez from a variety of backgrounds, including environmental consultant , school district director, accountant, software had gone there with 23 other young adults from St. engineer, peer minister, and student. They range in ages Dominic 's. They had two occasions to be with Pope John from 23 to 37 and hail from as close as the City and as far Paul II , he said. "At one point, as the pope was standing up there with the other priests, a voice inside said , 'You should away as El Salvador.

Gonzalez 's j ourney to the priesthood began in a sub- be up there. '" Gonzalez immediately felt " upset and mad ." And tle, gentle, way. The Pueblo , Colorado , native had never attended Catholic schools - the customary place for then, in the wake of his irritation , "a friend standing vocations to take root. But his parents provided their next to me said the same thing, out loud. " As if this weren 't the ultimate in chutzchildren with a strong pah , another joked , "You Catholic base. "We even said know, they have an extra habit the rosary on family vaca" in the back for you. " tions. As he reflects back, Despite his negative feelGonzalez believes "the Blessed ings , Karl Gonzalez was afraid Mother has been holding me he didn 't have a chance. And in her mantle and guiding " he was right. Eveiy daily Mass me. in Rome "was a battle For most of his eleven years between me and God. It was in the military, he held down like I was fighting and he'd "two incredible assignments" gently blow me over." with the 6th Brigade By die time he was ready to Recruiting Command in Fort return home to San Francisco , underneath the Golden Baker, Gonzalez was drained oi enerGate Bridge, and later, at the gy. "If this is what you want , le Three Army Corps of Trip show me the way," he sighed.

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After his retu rn , he signed "But then , there came a point in my life , when I could stay in the military or get out up for a 30-week workshop in the Spiritu al Exercises of St. Ignatius at Mercy Center in Burlingame. He credits and grow." ' Gonzalez admits he "had no idea what grow ' meant, Mercy Sister Lorita Moffatt , the facilitator, for helping him take the next step. "She would tell us , "it will come other than improving myself."

Four years ago, he went to work as a project manager to a point where your prayer life and your real life will for a technology firm in the East Bay, and j oined St. parallel. " It happened, j ust as she predicted, Gonzalez marvels.

Dominic 's parish .

"When there were problems at work, my prayers would answer the situation. " Finally, at the point in the exercises when the group was reading how Jesus sent his disciples out to minister, "I was given the intuition to call up the Dominican vocation director, Father Martin de Porres John Walsh. " That was last spring. Once things were set into motion , they moved like a whirlwind.

And now, as part of his novitiate , he will study the history of the Dominican order and its rule, and "get a taste for ministry," by participating in a variety of ways - teaching in grade school, working in a soup kitchen , or visiting shut-ins.

"We believe that St. Dominic will provide a supportive and stimulating environment for our brothers, and that their presence will in turn enhance the life and spirit of the larger parish community," said Father Daniel Syverstad , Father Anthony prior provincial of the Western Province .

I CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO No reason to rejoice It was a festive scene last week in City Hall Plaza: bright colored balloons, cheering crowds, politicians speaking in glowing terms of their latest legislative victories. Governor Gray Davis was proud to be in San Francisco to sign the four bills, and his smiling supporters were happy to have him here.

For some on the fringes of the crowd, the joyful celebration seemed strangely out of place. After all, the governor was signing pro-abortion legislation. Not too long ago, even ardent supporters of abortion would say something like, "No one wants to have an abortion, but sometimes there 's no other choice - women who have been raped, women whose own health is in danger, women who will give birth to a child with terrible defects. We don't support abortion. Abortion is always a tragic choice but women should have the right to make this difficult choice."

Amazingly, that was a kinder and gentler time. Now the abortion advocates not only make no apologies - they delight in each new legislative victory. They are waging a scorched earth war to eliminate every last legal safeguard for children from conception through birth - even the ugly and brutal killing of babies who are about to be born. It is called "partial birth abortion " but the only reason it is "partial birth" is because the babies ' lives ate snuffed out just before birth.

Abortionists won a landmark victory with the U.S. Supreme Court 's Roe vs. Wade decision three decades ago. That decision removed almost all protections for the unborn child, but that legal victory didn 't satisfy abortion advocates. At first , they focused their energy in a tireless battle against any effort to soften the Roe decision.

Now, having won those battles, the defenders of abortion are fi g hting to expand the abortion movement in every conceivable direction. That 's what Governor Davis was doing in City Hall Plaza, signing into law the latest in a series of pro-abortion bills passed by the California Legislature.

The worst of them, the "Reproductive Privacy Act," is designed to put unborn children forever in harm 's way. It guarantees a nearly absolute right to abortion in California , no matter what Congress or the U.S Supreme Court does in the future .

Backers of the law claim it will simply clarify the status of abortion law in California. It does much more. In fac t, it removes the requirement that onl y physicians may perform abortions in California. Now, abortions will be done by nurse midwives, nurs e practitioners and physician assistants, using drugs such as RU 486. "Nurse practitioners will be doing RU 486 abortions on our minor daughters without parental involvement—and there is nothing to prevent these services from being provided in a school health clinic setting, " said Jan Carroll , legislative analyst for the California Pro-Life Council.

Another bill signed by the governor attempts to force all accredited medical schools to offer abortion training as a routine requirement of obstetric/gynecology residency programs. The abortion industry pushed this legislation because it is having trouble finding doctors willing to do its dirty work.

These, unfortunately, will not be the last pro-abortion laws to be passed by the California Legislature . The abortion forces have an unquenchable thirst for victory. They want to make abortion the single absolute right in Californi a and, if possible, in the nation.

They are equally obsessed with obscuring the issue. The abortion movement has managed to achieve these legislative successes because they have masterfull y changed the subject when making their case. They seldom use the word abortion and when they do, it is almost always in the phrase "abortion rights. " They even describe pro-lifers as opponents of "abortion rights " rather than of abortion. Instead, they constantly talk about "choice," and the "freedom to choose" - without saying what is being chose tly, they have extended this deception to describe opponents of abortion JfflfflflPPaWi-chaice. " HCR lodged the word abortion in his press ti "Governor Gray Davis signed fbnr bills at City Hall Plaza today that protect a woman 's right to choose, increase the awareness of emergency contraceptives, provide primary health care for women, and protect patient privacy.

'America's freedom includes the freedom to choose, ' Gov. Davis said. 'Over the.last four years, no state in America has more vigorousl y defended die freedom to choose than California. '" On his web page, the governor again talks about abortion without talking about abortion: "The Governor was unequivocal in his Inaugural Address: 'To those who would seek to deny a woman her ri ght to choose, let me offer this suggestion: don ' t waste the Legislature 's time trying to pass bills restricting women 's constitu tional ri ghts. It simply will not happen on my watch.'"

Of course, the governor and other abortion advocates never use the words child or baby. They even tend to avoid the word fetus — it gives listeners a hint about what 's going on in abortion - that someone other than the mother is involved. That is the real issue - not a vague "right to choose" but the ri ght to choose death for a tiny, innocent and defenseless child.

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Remembering Heaney

Recent stories about accused priests are so different when you actuall y know, respect and even love the "accused".

I grew up with Father John Heaney. I think I was five or six years old when I first met him, maybe younger, in 1980/1979.

I' ve known a lot of priests but never one like Father Heaney. He had a deep, positive impact on ray life. There were times when 1 was alone with Father Heaney (getting a ride, etc.), same with friends my age. The intuition of a child is hard to argue with as it is uncolored by years of preconceived notions , prejudices and societal-taug ht fears . In all of the time I spent with Father Heaney, never once did I get a feeling of these kinds of accusations. Nor, did any of my friends. I cert ainly did feel "uneasy " around some adults at that time, but never ever around Father Heaney.

This man has helped so many people, including kids, and always dis- — played the strongest sense of propriety.

He's damn funny too. I remember after he left our parish - St. Rita 's in Fairfax - and moved to the Apostleship of the Sea, every once in a while my family used to get up early on Sunday morning for the drive to go hear Father Heaney say mass. My father is Protestant , unlike my mother and my five brothers and sister who are Catholic. As we would walk up to the front door, we would hear Father Heaney yell from a window three stories up, "Hey Grubby !, " to my father. As my dad looked up, down would come tumbling a bucket full of "blessed" water Father Heaney had tossed . You see, Father Heaney was trying to "baptize and convert " my father.

There are so many of us who were kicked in the stomach by reading of the allegations (yet unproven) against Father Heaney. We' ve seen the guilty until proven innocent bent these stories often take, especially in these times. The press and the Church must be careful and judicious in how | they report these types of allegations.

So much is at stake, for so many hearts and minds across the Bay Area and beyond.

John Grubb '— Mill Valley

I believe an accused person is innocent until proven guilty.

I believe in God' s love, in His mercy, His compassion, and His forg iveness for priests, as well as lay people.

I believe we are called upon to try to imitate Christ 's love , His mercy, His compassion, His forgiveness.

What do our Church authorities believe?

Patricia Carpenter San Rafael

War won 't work

I hope our leaders consider the worldwide impact of the suxmgest nation in the world invading a country that has already suffered the killing of many men, women and children in years on end of weekly bombings by U.S. and British ah forces.

How would it be if one of our cities were to suffer weekly bombings stretching over a lime period longer than World War II? The President is a world leader.

He should act firmly in the cause for world peace. The United States should promise not to initiate a "first strike" anywhere while it is pursuing worl d peace among nations. This would ease tensions in many countries. If we urge countries to root out terrorists within their borders , we will get more cooperation than if we bully them with the threat of force.

Recall how the Vietcong defeated the United States in Vietnam.

Thousands of our soldiers were killed and thousands returned from that conflict maimed, traumatized , or dru g addicted. Killing people to bring peace does not work.

If we exercise leadership in the cause of world peace we will earn greater respect and cooperation.

Thomas Mullaney San Francisco

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There is a difference between being a follower of Christ, freely giving, and being a doormat for selfish people. Fr. Ron Rolheiser ("The tale of two flights: a lesson learned," Catholic San Francisco, September 6, 2002) has, I think, crossed the line by twice giving up airline seats to people who just plain took advan tage of him. In both cases he was set up by people who planned ahead, and both times he fell for the bait.

People on international air flights are neither poor nor disadvantaged. They are among the most wealthy and advantaged alive today or ever in history. Second, such people know how to buy airline seats. If they fai l to buy enough seats, if they buy them too late, or if they fail to buy seats that are suitably comfortable for their taste, it is because they made the choice to do so. Most egregiously, the people in Fr. Rolheiser 's examples were especially calculating . Having set up situations deliberately designed to be uncomfortable to that oh-so-nice person next to them, they did not seek solutions that would make others better off. No, instead they sought to make others worse off for their own advantage. The husband wishing to sit next to his wife on a long flight should not have asked Fr. Rolheiser to move; he should have offered his exit-row seat to one of the passengers sitting next to his bride.

The husband and wife would have been reunited , the other traveler would have been delighted to move, and Father would have been undisturbed. A similar solution would have appeared to the selfish parents if they had been willing to pursue it.But instead, the couple grabbed all the advantage for themselves and traveled in high style on the cheap, while Fr. Rolheiser was afforded the opportunity to ruminate on the scriptures in a cramped middle seat. They even made the flight attendant do the dirty work of "asking" Father to move!

Sorry to admit, my reaction is most unchristian: I hope those parents are happy that they saved money on their tickets by deliberatel y inconveniencing someone else.

Stephen St. Marie San Francisco

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Imitate Christ 's mercy

It was with great sadness that a great many Catholics learned that some priests and former priests in the country are pedophiles.

It was with anger that a great many Catholics learned that Church authorities sent priests who they knew were pedophiles from parish to parish and school to school to work with and around children.

It is with astonishment that a great many Catholics are learning that Church authorities are now brutally saying (in effect) to some priests, "You are accused.

Get a lawyer. You are out of here."

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It's 'Twelve O'Clock High' for the church This month , in Rome, newly-ordained bishops from all over the world will meet for several days at what Roman wags call "Bishops ' Camp " or "Bab y Bishop s School." The idea, launched by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops , is to let the new bishops gel to know the Roman Curia and to hear from more experienced bishops (again, from all over the world) about the demands of Church leadershi p today.

The stress, rightl y, is on theology. Still, I wonder if the new bishops might not be encouraged to read a book — a classic novel of World War II - that 's having a second life in college and graduate-level leadershi p courses around the United States: "Twelve O'Clock High," written in 1948 by two air-combat veterans, Beirne Lay, Jr. and Sy Bartlett.

"Twelve O'Clock High" is a great action story. But more than that, it 's a profound reflection on the nature of leadership — and the difference between authority (which is conferred by office) and leadership (which is earned, and earned, and earned again by performance). It 's a story with lessons for the bishops of the 21st century.

As the novel opens, the U.S. 918th Bombardment Group, flying B-17's out of England, has gotten a reputation as a "Hard Luck Group." The 918th's commander, Colonel Keith Davenport, is loved by his men, who appreciate his sensitivity to their fears and his disinclination to impose strict discipline on men already under the stress of combat. But the 918th takes increasingly heavy losses and Davenport finally falls apart emotionally. The new commander of the 918th is General Frank

Savage — a former pro ball player, a man's man, an accomplished "stickand-rudder " flyer, and the successful leader of the first American bomber group in World War II. The U'oops expect Savage (an old friend of the departed Davenport) to sympathize with tiieir shell-shocked condition.

Savage does exactly the opposite. He demands discipline and respect. He tells officers and enlisted men dike to stop feeling sorry for themselves. He insists on by-the-book performance in the air. He busls a gold-bricking lieutenant colonel with Pentagon connections down to a lowly airplane commander.

He urges the men to criticize their own competence, and his, behind the closed doors of the group briefing room — and then to leave all the hard feelings behind when the room empties.

The pilots , outraged, ask for re-assignment , en masse.

But after three Savage-led missions in which the 918th hits its targets without suffering any losses, the men of the 918th begin to believe in themselves again. Then , after Savage deliberatel y ignore s a "recall" order and the 918th is the onl y group to complete an assigned mission successfully, the men are sold. This is the kind of leader who gets results. This is the kind of man they will follow anywhere .

Why is Frank Savage a compelling leader? Because he earns his leadership: not only with inspiring words but above all with his own performance. Because he has the ability to get others to get the best out of themselves — and die courage to demand of them that they do precisely that. Because he challenges rather than coddles men whose lives depend on their being men, not frightened boys. Because he knows how to turn

individuals into a team without destroying their individuality. Because he believes in the 918th 's mission — defeating Hitler and Nazism — and communicates a nassion for that mission to Kansas farm

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Which is why they just might think of reading "Twelve O'Clock High" at Bishops' Camp .

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

Sp irituality

What we need now; vocabulary of faith Kathleen Norris ' recent book, Amazing Grace, is sub- always for a simpler language of soul. What was his titled , "A Vocabulary of Faith." What 's implied here is that recipe? It was a tricky one, and he didn 't always pull it off.

He tried to be simple, without being simplistic; to express Christian faith, timeless in content , needs to struggle to articulate itself meaningfull y today. Eternal truths must still deep sentiment, without being sentimental; to be self-revealfind a vocabulary so that they can be spoken and heard ing, without being exlnbitionistic ; to be deeply personal, yet within a particular time and culture. profoundl y univers al; to be explicitl y Christian, without using We need that today — a working vocabulary for the the inner table talk of the worship ing community or the rote faith . The primary missionary task for us in the Western repetition of biblical language; to be devotional, without being world is no longer that of sending missionaries to forei gn p ious; to speak from a clearly committed stance, without being lands , but that of trying to evangelize our own children , of jud gmental, exclusive, or doctrinaire; to be contemporary, try ing to communicate the faith within our own homes. without being full of cliche, fad, and "cool"; to be moral, withThat's no easy thing. We've all been try ing to do it for years out the alienating rhetoric of political correctness; to speak without much success. More and more, our own children no always of God's invitation while respecting freedom and never longer walk the path of faith , at least that of explicit faith. proselytizing; to be iconoclastic when necessary, yet always Part of the straggle — admittedl y only part of it — is respecting where people are; to be healthily deconstructionist the straggle to find a vocabulary for the faith that is mean- and constructionist at the same time; to use the language of ingful to them. Today we need to be able to stand within critical thought and at the same time the language of the artist; seculari ty and effectivel y articulate the faith there, much to use language that radiates the joy of the resurrection, even as like the missionaries of old tried to do this in other cultures. it leads deeper into the mystery of suffering; to use a language Secularity is a culture and has its own particular language. full of hope and realism, soul and spirit, energy and wisdom, How do we find , or develop, a language that can effec- bright color tempered by gray — a language deeply sensitive tively speak the faith in our highly secularized culture? to human weakness, even as it challenges weakness and invites Perhaps we can learn something from those who have, at least toward what is sublime, a language that 's deeply compassionto a point, been effective in doing this. Who are these people? ate, yet never compensatory. Quite a formula! That 's an incredMany have tried and are trying to do this, but perhaps ible tightrope to try to walk without falling off either side! the most effective missionary to secularity in our time has Small wonder he rewrote his books over and over. Small wonbeen Henri Nouwen . His books found a receptive audience der that he agonized as much as he did, and small wonder his not just among Christians across denominational lines but books were so popular and inspiring when he did pull it off also, to a point, within the secular world. successfully! His is a formula for the language of soul.

Nouwen was effective, among other reasons, because It 's an interesting study to see how Nouwen 's language of his language. His words were carefully chosen and he evolved during the nearl y 30 years that he wrote in English. worked hard at them. He rewrote his books many times, In his early books, much of his language reflects that he was trying to get just the right wording for things, searching a psychologist and an academic. Technical terms, especial-

ly from psychology, creep into his writings.

More and more, as the years go on, we see his words get simpler and we see less and less in the way of technical oi clinical terms from psychology or elsewhere.

Rather, we see emerging the language of soul — simple, unpretentious , deeply personal, accessible to all, carrying universal secrets.

I see others, too, trying to do this, to speak and write within the language of soul. Inside church circles , I see it in Kathleen Norris, Richard Rohr, John Shea, Robert Barron , Andrew Greeley, Mary Jo Leddy, Anne Lamott, Daniel Berrigan and John O'Donohue, among others. It's a language we need to learn.

The eternal tru ths that God has revealed need, in every age, a proper vocabulary to g ive them expression. They need the language of soul. That's not a language that 's easy to leant , although it 's the most natural language of all. Like Nouwen , we must work at it — for the sake of our own children who lack a vocabulary for their faith.

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Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, a theolog ian, teacher and award-winning author, serves in Rome as general councilor f o r Canada f o r the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Ref lections

Priests accused of sexual abuse In the past several months, news stories have reported numerous sexual abuse accusations against priests. While these reports were first startling and shocking, they now seem commonplace and expected. For the accused, they are soul-wrenching; for the victim, they are revelatory of horrible memories.

This subject does not lend itself to easy or superficial analysis and thus I would like to offer only four points stemming from certain concerns I personally feel.

First, members of the Conference of Major Superiors of men 's religious orders met in Philadelphia from August 7-10.

In a three-page statement they wrote that even a priest who abused "is still our brother in Christ. We must share his burden. Just as a famil y does not abandon a member convicted of serious crimes, we cannot turn our backs on our brother."

While sexual abuse is always abhorrent, compassion must still be shown, not only to the victim but also to the abuser.

Compassion demands charity. SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) is a self-help organization founded in 1992 where members can find healing and empowerment by joining other survivors (see http://www.peak.org/~snapper/). I can appreciate that members of SNAP need to develop a therapeutic alliance with one another and cannot emotionally establish a supportive stance with priests who have abused. For at least this reason , much of their personal rhetoric understandably expresses anger and frustration , with little attempt to see the "priest-as-brother." I wonder, though, if SNAP members (and the rest of us) could work toward forgiveness by permitting compassion to dominate anger?

Second, a recent article in America magazine, "When the Pastor Is Removed ," (Au g 26 - Sept 2, pg 8), offers helpful guidelines: Emotional responses to this crisis are many and varied

and all of them are somehow valid: e.g., unqualified support for riie priest/pastor, disgust at diocesan procedures, mistrust of and anger at the accuser(s), fear for a person 's exposure to this priest 20 years ago, anxiety about how to forgive.

The parishioner s feel victimized along with the particular victim(s): when a popular priest is accused and removed the people of the parish experience a type of death. They are COLEMAN , page 14

Father Gerald Coleman

SCRIPTURE & LITU RGY Our relationship with God plays out in our lives A whole new world would enfold us and show us its presence in our old world. For our sake Jesus was born into that new world throug h his death and resurrection; he has entered the "kingdom of the heavens " (as Matthew has it) where God reigns completel y over bim who is our brother.

He shares that birth with us throug h our initiation into the Church (Baptism , Confirmation , and Eucharist) and repeats that experience each Sunday when we assemble for Word and Eucharist. We then , like him, belong to the kingdom. The texts for this Sunday ' s liturgy of the Word become our access code to this new world and strengthen its presence in us and through us.

Our first reading from Sirach gets down to (he nitty-gritty at the outset and remains one of the Old Testament high water marks in the "wisdom literature ." Written in Hebrew around 175 B.C. , the text was translated into Greek and introduced by the author 's grandson sometime after 132 B. C. This information suggests that there is something quite valuable and relevant to generation after generation in this book. Nursing anger and refusing to forgive does incalculable harm to a person: "Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinne r hugs them tight." Then the "wisdom" of this text becomes more inexorable: "Forgive your neighbor 's injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven.

Could anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the Lord?" Belonging to God's People means that one 's relationship with God plays out in one 's relationship with his People. To the degree one chooses to be estranged from others to that degree one lives estranged from God. Having been conditioned by Sirach, we can now hear the passage from Matthew taken from his discourse on the Church (chapter 18). To Peter's question, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive? As many as seven times?" Jesus replies, "I say to you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." In other words, a limitless number of times.

QUESTION •CORNER Father John Dietzen

C^. I was born and raised a Roman Catholic and still practice my faith. Sometimes I' m asked if I am a "born-again " Christian. When I tell them my background (baptism and all the rest), they say that is not enough. I

Coleman... ¦ Continued from page 13 forced into a funeral, but there is no body. They yearn for closure, but it eludes them.

There is a need for careful distinctions between a repeat offender and a single instance, between pathology and grave sin. Not all sexual offenses are the same. Neither are the offenders.

Third, the questions of pedophilia and homosexuality arise constantly in this crisis. I would like to look at a single point, seen through the lens of two recent books: Benedict Groeschel's "From Scandal to Hope" (Our Sunday Visitor, 2002) and George Weigel's "The Courage to be Catholic" (Basic Books, 2002). Both authors state what some people do not appreciate: that the present scandal involving clergy is not about pedophilia (adult sexual attraction to very young children) but about active homosexuality with minors.

Weigel puts it this way, "The available data ... suggests that classic pedophiles are as rare among Catholic priests as in the general population, and the primary form of sexual abuse

by Catholic clergy in recent decades has been the homosexual molestation of teenagers and young men." (pg 36) This judgment needs careful analysis. Classic fixated pedophiles are typically developmental^ arrested, psychosexuall y immature, non-assertive, heterosexually inhibited, and lacking in social skills and a basic knowledge of sexuality. In addition , they share certain characteristics: cognitive distortions, deviant sexual fantasies, distorted sexual arousal patterns , low self-esteem, and low victim empathy.

To the contrary, adult male homosexuals rarely have these dysfunctions and disabilities. They are normally men

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103; Romans 14:7'-9; Matthew 18:21-35

Father David M. Pettingill Why ? Because our initiation and stay inside God 's kingdom reposes on God's mercy, forgiving love, and exhaustless compassion . We are aiway s the servants who can never pay back our debt. What we can do, however, is to allow this ever-present experience of mercy to form us into mercifu l peop le ourselves: "Should you not have had pity on you fellow servant, as I had pity on you?" The Church always in need of forgiveness and always receiving it must always show it to each other and the world.

If the converse be true, then the harsh word s of Matthew obtain: "Then in anger his master handed him (the unforgiving servant) over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you , unless each of you forgives your brother from the heart. " This forgiving behavior greases the wheels of communi-

ty life. Belong ing to Christ , Romans (our second reading) insists, means belonging to a community for whom Jesus is Lord : "None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. " Whether we are productive (the "living ") or devoid of deeds (the "dead") we still belong to the community and to the Lord : "For tins is wh y Christ died and came to life , that he might be Lord of both the dead and the Living. " At Sunday assembly, we literall y eat and drink our way into the kingdom because we remember, make present , and share Jesus ' own birth into that kingdom through his death and resurrection. The kingdom 's forgiveness and inclusion wash over us and would persuade us to offer these gifts to our communities. There is still much refusal to forgive in our midst: support for the death penalty, support for a war on terrorism without support for a war on g lobal injustice; anger and hatred for the present scandal in our Church; family feuds that endure through generations. Yet through us a new world can penetrate this one. We do have access to forg iveness , and we can embody it.

Questions for Small Communities Where is forgiveness needed in this group?

What behaviors are incompatible with today 's readings?

Father David M. Pettingill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vica r at St. Emydius Pa rish, San Francisco.

Catholics: Born-again in water of Baptism must be born again for salvation. I 'm not concerned about it, but what does "born again " mean? (California) A. In the Gospel of John (3:3), Jesus tells the Pharisee Nicodemus, "No one can see the reign of God unless he is begotten from above." The Greek word translated "from above" in many Bibles (e.g. New American Bible and the New Revised Standard Version) is also translated as "again" or "from the beginning" in some others.

A recent study reports that one-third of America's 77 million baby-boomers identify themselves as "born-again Christians." Nearly a third of those who say they are bom again have some belief in astrology and reincarnation, and a large number are associated with no church.

Usually, however, the term is used in a more

who are sexually attracted to other males of their own peer group. They are not pedophiles. The critical problem surfaces, however, when the "other males" are teenagers and young men. While it is not uncommon for an older man to find a younger man attractive for any number of reasons, it is dysfunctional if this attraction desires sexual activity. The attraction becomes sordid when the younger man becomes the object of sexual desire and is approached for sexual activity.

When an older man finds a younger man in his early or late teens sexually provocative and exciting and desires some sexual contact, anything from touching to penetration, even though sexual activity might never take place, the adult is, as Weigel states it, a homosexual with a particular level of sexual attraction to "teenagers and young adults."

On the other hand, when one man finds another man of his own age and peer group sexually attractive and desires some sexual contact, even though sexual activity might never occur, the adult is homosexual in orientation, but without any type of attraction to teenagers and young adults.

There is, therefore, a difference and distinction among (1) pedop hiles, (2) homosexuals, and (3) homosexuals who are attracted to teenagers and young adults. Identifying the three as one and the same only complicates and misconstrues an already difficult question.

Herein, however, lies the center of the priest sexual abuse crisis. Statistics seem to indicate that some priests who are homosexual are not attracted to their own age group, but rather to teenage boys between the ages of seven and seventeen (and sometimes a little older) .

A priest (or anyone else for that matter) whose homosexual orientation sustains a sexual desire for young males must enter into long-term therapy in order to understand these attraction s, acknowledge that these desires are dys-

restricted sense, meaning onl y those individuals who have personally accepted Jesus Christ in faith as Savior through his sacrifice on the cross, and who are committed to following his teachings and example.

According to most Protestant denominations which emphasize such rebirth, these conversions take p lace often in the context of an "altar call" or similar event during a worship service, or perhaps in a private religious experience.

In Catholic tradition, being bom again — and its consequences for our lives — is described by the rite of baptism, which our Lord speaks of two verses later: "No one can enter into God's kingdom without being begotten of water and Spirit."

QUESTION CORNER , page 15 functional and should never be acted upon , and withdraw from active ministry if there is the slightest possibility that this attraction might seek sexual activity of any kind.

I am not addressing here the complicated question of homosexuals in the seminary and priesthood. Rather, I am trying to demonstrate that there is a certain number of homosexuals who are attracted to teenagers and young adults. While they are not pedophiles (since their attraction is not to very young children), they cannot be admitted to seminaries because they are a type of homosexual whose particular level of sexual desire is in itself dysfunctional and potentially very dangerous.

Fourth, as with all other people, a priest's life is analogous to a fihn and not a snapshot. No one's life should be narrowed to a snapshot of one particular frame. Everyone's life must be appreciated as a full-length film where one single moment in the film can be understood only against the entire story. A single snapshot is not the whole p icture.

One of my closest priest friends was recently and publicly the object of "a complaint within the last decade involving a teenage boy . . ." more than twenty-five years ago. This is the snapshot. The film of thi s priest 's life might or might not contain this episode , but the entirety of his story demonstrates a priest wholl y dedicated to his ministry, to the people he loves, to the parish he holds in the depth of his heart, to the youth he treasures , and to the sacraments he celebrated for people from their birth to their death. Even if the snapshot unhappily proves to be a part of the film, I believe that the film remains a great and memorable movie.

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

Guest Commentary

There's magic, and a bit of mystery, in a smile For almost 20 years, our parish receptionist, Mrs. Elaine Barbieri, has faithfully kept up our decades-long tradition of feedin g the hungry who come to our rector}' door. Over the years she has encountered numerous adventures and misadventures.

A few weeks ago, when she routinely offered a man a bag lunch, she was startled by his demand: "I don 't want that. What I want yo u to do is stand there and watch me slit my throat. " And he waved a knife in her face. Elaine told him to stay put for a moment since she had someone on hold on the telephone. She hurriedl y called 911 and rushed back to the door. The man was gone. But she caug ht a glimpse of him disappearing into Washington Square. Using her description, police soon spotted the man and picke d him up.

They returned to inform her that the would-be throat-slasher was safe and unde r psych iatric care in a local hosp ital.

Here is a brief account of a not-so-dramatic encounter with another homeless man written by Elaine. - Father Michael Ribotta. SDB

could not shake off (he image of the young stranger. The thoug ht of him as a homeless drifter just did not square with his outward appearance and demeanor.

For the next several weeks Robert , punctual as a clock , came for his dail y portion of food. Having heard others address me by name, he took the liberty of addressing me as Ms. Elaine. It was then that he told me that his name was Robert. It was the beginning of a wonderful , if puzzling, friendshi p.

One afternoon as I gave him his sandwich , he reci procated by handing me an envelope. In it was a copy of Rud yard Kipling 's poem , "If." In a way 1 felt elated, I didn 't realize it at that moment , but I now looked upon Robert not as a stranger, but as a friend. I was determined to find out more about him.

The following day, when he came to the door, we exchanged envelopes. Mine contained St. Francis ' wellknown "Serenity " prayer. His had a poem entitled 'The Man . in the Glass," and oddly enough also a sand dollar. This exchange insp ired me to seek out other poems and up lifting quotations to keep open the lines of communication. I began to look forward to his daily outstretched hand. And my task

By Elaine Barbieri of feeding the hungry no longer became a routine chore. I The first time Robert came to the rectory door he stood now entertained the possibility that I could be instrumental in out like a sore thumb. He was neatl y dressed and well man- helping a lonel y soul restore his di gnity and self-confidence. nered. Unlike the "regulars" who came for their four As we began to feel more at ease with each other, I o'clock handout - usual ly a sandwich and a piece of fruit - could joking ly lease him telling him he didn 't fit the typ ical Robert appeared meticulousl y groomed. I asked if he had profile of a street person and that he could really make somean appointment , he politel y shook his head and held out his thing of himself if he reall y tried. He took it well as it was hand. I gave him a sandwich which he gratefull y accepted. intended. And one day told me that he didn 't reall y need a As I continued to hand out sandwiches for the next hour , I sandwich , but just came to the rectory door to see my smile

which he said bri ghtened his day. He believed he was a free spirit and enjoyed living under the open sky and loung ing on the beach meditating - which explained the sand dollar.

These dail y encounters lasted almost a year. During that time he became more relaxed in my presence and trusted enoug h to share his own ori ginal poems with me. They were imaginative and brilliant This made me determined to do something for him that would have a positive effecl in his life. Christmas was not far off , and I remembered an old typewriter that was gathering dust since I had fallen under the spell of my computer . 1 hated to see a beautifu l mind go to waste so I wrapped up my Royal with a big red ribbon. It was my Christmas gift to Robert.

A few days later to my surprise he dropped from si ght.

Had I pushed too hard? For the next few months I did not see him again. Then one afternoon we ran into each other in Washington Square . He was bubbling. His life had changed he said. And confided that he had found a "young lady." Moreover, one of his poems had been accepted by the Library of Congress. He thanked me warm l y for my moral support and told me he could never have accomplished what he did without me. After that conversation my attitude toward stre et people took a radical turn . The homeless need not onl y a warm hearth to make their lives bearable , but also a loving heart to lift their spirits .

As I continue my dail y task of "feeding the poor," I now realize that there are many "Roberts " out there who have fallen through the cracks. Every human being, Robert taught me, hungers not onl y for a handout , but also a handshake and a warm smile.

Guard your parents, especially in the hospital

By Evelyn Zappia The critical shortage of registered nurses in the U.S. today requires sons and daughters to be toug h, and demanding, to keep their parents safe while being hospitalized. It is a fact I learned when both my parents needed immediate hospitalization.

Within two years, my parents were hospitalized in six Bay Area hospitals. Waiting lengthy gaps of time for nurses to respond to call buttons , and running down corridors to find anyone to help became the norm. If they did not have their three children to advocate for them , I dread thinking about the outcomes.

I still remember how frightened I felt, screaming down a long hospital hallway looking for someone, any one, who could hel p my dad , whose condition turned from serious to grave. My emotional slate summoned a crew of nurses.

"Where have they been ," I thought.

As the nurses were trying to revive my dad from a semiconscious state, I heard one say, "We-don't have the staff to keep a continuous watch over him." At that time, my brother, Ed, asked in a demanding voice, "At what point is this considered an emergency ?"

My father was transferred immediatel y to the critical care unit , where he remained for three days , followed by an operation. A successful one, thank God. Mom 's operation was not supposed to be serious , but all of us felt something was wrong when many hours went by, and no one came to the waiting room to speak to us. 1 made several p hone calls to the recovery room to get an update on her condition - but no one was talking.

When the hours became unbearable, I did the unthinkable! 1 boldl y walked to the recovery area, pressed the automatic button to the doors , and whisked past someone sitting at a desk and searched for my mom.

Mom, and many others, were lying on gurneys with no health personnel around them. It was as if the peop le were

Question Corner . . . ÂŚ Continued from page 14 The entire context of this section of John 's Gospel , the four Gospels ' descriptions of the baptism of Jesus, the fact that Jesus and the disci p les went into the lan d of Judea and bap tized others (Jn 3:22) and references elsewhere in the New Testament about the significance of baptism all point to the belief that to be born "again" or "from above " means to be baptized. (See, for example, Acts 2:38 and 22:16; and Col 2:1 1-13.)

The famous passage from St. Paul, read often at funeral liturg ies, is typ ical. "Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death ? We were indeed buried with him throug h baptism into death , so that , just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father , we too might live in newness of life" (Rom 6:34).

left in the room just to work ofl their drug-like symptoms from the anesthesia. "How does anyone know what these peop le are feeling, thinking, or needing, " I thought. "If it is a mailer of the squeaky wheel getting the attention , my mom will never get hel p - she does not complain."

One look at my mom, and I was troubled. Her face was so pale; it blended into the pillow. She could barel y talk , and I knew something was wrong.

"Do you need anything, Mom ," I asked her. "Water," she said. Her response stunned me. A simple request for water was not being met.

Seeing my mom lying there hel pless, my tears brought two nurses to my mom 's side. 1 watched one nurse rub a smail ice chip on her li ps, and then deposit it into her mouth .

After learning my mom had lost a great deal of blood during the operation , and was on her th ird unit at the time, I made periodic visits to the recovery room , and no one stopped me. I'd p ick up an ice chip from the small bowl, now on her gurney, rub her lips, and when she was not too sleepy, place it in her mouth.

Obviousl y, I was not going to leave my mom alone that night. 1 slept by her side on a rollaway bed. During the night, mom had a severe allergic reaction to a first-time medication. The response time for help to arrive was unacceptable. I know, because I rang the call button , and waited.

The lack of reg istered nurses in the United States is a reality, and it 's onl y going to get worse, say nurses and health care institutions. It is a suppl y and demand issue that is fri ghtening when looking at the facts.

Middle-aged nurses are leaving the profession in alarming rates, while the fastest growing population in the U.S. are the people who need the most health care: the elderly. The nurse shortage is close to a pandemic crisis - U.S. Government projections state by the year 2008, about 450,000 nurses may be needed to meet the looming demand, The American Nurses Association says the lack of RN enlistment over "the last two decades" has two causes:

"Occupational opportunities for young women have expanded , and the working conditions for nurses have deteriorated. " This should not come as a shock. Nurses have been shouting this for years .

The shortage has compelled U.S. nurses and healthcare workers to work more than a typ ical 40-hour work week.

Twenty-hour shifts in a single day are not uncommon foi nurses. Healthcare officials say these unattractive working conditions make it difficult to recruit new nurses .

Nurses are burning out at a rapid pace. RNs can have 10 or more patients to assist on their shifts. If one of those patients demands a block of time for urgent care , the other patients are left waiting.

What happens when two or three patients need immediate assistance? Without a relative or advocate, an elderly patient too weak to get out of bed can easily become victim to the shortage.

The State of California has established a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio for hospitals - but it means little if there are not enough nurses to" meet the demand.

Also, California , and 14 other slates, hoping to attract candidates to the nursing profession , are considering national legislation modifying labor laws so nurses will not be bound to work overtime after a 40-hour work week.

Filipino nurses , recentl y recruited to the States were thoug ht to be an answer to the crisis. That is beginning to look unlikel y. An article in Filip inos Magazin e states the newcomers "are being exp loited and must endure poor working conditions due to the widespread nursing shortage."

The future looks bleak while the American Nurses Association , hosp ital administrators , and government strugg le for answers to today 's emerging nurse shortage.

In the meantime, guard your parents , especiall y in the hospital.

There is no doubt that even the earliest church theologians and writers universally saw in baptism the rebirth Jesus called for. About the year 150 A.D., Justin the martyr, a most noted defender and interpreter of the Christian faith , wrote that those who are persuaded and believe what Christians teach and believe are "brought by us to where there is water and are regenerated (reborn) in the same manner in which we ourselves were regenerated. In the name of God the Father ... and of our savior Jesus Christ and of the Holy Spirit , they then receive the washing with water. For Christ also said , 'Unless you are born again, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven '" (1 Apologia 61).

If someone else asks if you have been bom again , you can say: Yes, through my baptism into Jesus Christ, which I live out by my commitment to and love for him.

A notorious mafia gangster of Catholic background recently was denied a Catholic funeral Mass. In what circumstances does that happen? Would it he different if he went to confession before death ? (Missouri)

A. Only a few situ ations dep rive Catholics of a funeral Mass and burial , unless they give some sign of repentance before death . One of these circumstances applies to "manifest sinners who cannot be granted ecclesiastical funerals without public scandal of the faithful" (Canon 1184). Manifest sinners would be people known publicl y to be living in a state of mortal sin. The law does not apply to those who commit suicide or who are married out of the church.

Any sign of repentance should be in some open way an indication that the person wished to be reconciled to God and the church. Calling a priest for confession might be such a sign. Cases where these circumstances are present so as to deny Catholic burial are very rare. In practice, the local bishop usuall y makes the jud gment .

(Questions f o r Father Dietzen may he sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. This column is copyrig hted by Catholic New Service.)

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Evelyn Zappia is feature editor of Catholic San Francisco.

School ol' Pastoral leadership For additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org.

Sept. 17 - Oct. 22, Tues., 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo:

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for Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

ReturningCatholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 2211288 or Dominican Father Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Chris Booker at (650) 738-1398; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea or Diane Claire at (415) 388-4190.

Foundations of Catholicism with Father Francis Tiso; Introduction to Sacred Scripture with Scott Moyer; Administration and Leadership Skills .with Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle; Catholic Social Teaching and Practice with Father Kenneth Weare; Encountering the New Testament with Father David Pettingill Sept. 18 - Oct. 23, Wed., 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Bon Air Fid., Kentfield:

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Foundations of Catholicism with Father Francis Tiso

Sept. 20: St. Thomas Apostle Elementary, SF, Class of '63 is looking for members of the class. Call Denise (714) 447-8651 or Healy Walker at DWa9230836@aol.com.

Sept. 19 - Oct. 24 , Thurs., 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco: Foundations of Catholicism with Mark Brumley; Prayer and Spiritual Life with Father Francis Tiso; Catholic Evangelization with Mary Romo; Catholic Social Teaching and Practice with Father Kenneth Weare ; Introduction to the Old Testament with Franciscan Father Michael Guinan Sept. 20 - Oct. 25, Fri., 2 - 4 p.m. at Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco: Church History Survey with Darleen Pryds, Ph.D., Sept. 14, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough St. and Geary Blvd., San Francisco: Benedictine Spirituality for the Laity: Dialogue on the Hours, an SPL Retreat with Benedictine Father Luke Dysinger. $20 fee includes lunch and materials.

Reservations required.

Oct. 12, 19, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. al Our Lady of Mercy Church, One Elmwood Dr., Daly City: Eucharistic and Lector MinistryTraining,W\ih keynote address by Father David Pettingill, founding director of School of Pastoral Leadership. $40 per person.

Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBR0SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director.

Oct. 13: A New Look at the Eucharist with Oblate Father and Catholic San Francisco columnist Ronald Rolheiser.

Nov. 3: A New Look at Priesthood with Sulpician Father Melvin Blanchette looking at "Research on priesthood: What did we learn? How do we respond?

Oct. 4-6: The Holy Spirit Conference at St. Mary's Cathedral Conference Center, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF with Bishop John C. Wester, Father Jim Tarantino, popular comedian Bob Sarlatte and more than a dozen other well-known speakers. Mass celebrated all three days. Daily sessions for teens. Call John Lee at (415) 753-3732.

Young Adults Contact Young Adult Ministry Office for details. The Young Adult Ministry office of the Archdiocese can be contacted by phone at (415) 614-5595 or 5596 and by e-mail at wilcoxc@sfarchdiocese. org or jansenm @sfarchdiocese.org.

Oct. 19: Sixth Annual Fall Fest, a conference for singles and couples in their 20s and 30sat University of San Francisco. Day includes Mass with Bishop John C. Wester presiding, key note address, exhibits, three workshops, dinner and dance. $50 until Oct. 4, then $55. Contact (415) 614-5594 or jansenm @sfarchdiocese.org.

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Sept. 21: Couple to Couple League with information about Natural Family Planning. Classes take place at 10 a.m. in. meeting room ol St. Paul Rectory, 221 Valley St. at Church St., SF. Call Cristin or Duane at (510) 4834468.

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.

Introductory instruction for married or engaged

Sept. 21: Class qf '62, St. Vincent High School. Call Mary Hardley at (415) 239-6930.

Earlier this year, the Knights of Columbus of San Mateo County donate d $2,700 to Family Housing and Adult Resources , an organization serving persons with developmental disabilities. From left: David Curson , FHAR directo r; deanine Tavernier with her parents , Fred, and Pam; Don Rottinghaus, K of C and parishioner of St. Pius Parish, Redwood City. gians. Takes place Friday evening and all day Saturday at USF's MacLaren Center and Harney Science Center.

Sponsors include the USF Jesuit Foundation. Details at www.ideacenter.org.

couples about Natural Family Planning, Billings Ovulation Method, is available by appointment from NFP consultant Gloria Gillogley, Call (650) 345-9076.

Natural Family Planning classes on the Billings Ovulation Method of NFP are offered at St. Brendan Parish, Ulloa and Laguna Honda Blvd., SF. Call instructor, Jodi Mendieta, at (415) 285-3036.

Seton Medical Center Natura l Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offers classes in the Creighton Model of NFP. Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics ol puberty, responsible relationships, adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout-a woman's reproductive life, and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896.

Retrouvaille , a program for troubled marriages. The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221- ' 4269 or edgleason@webtv.net.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers free adoption information meetings twice a month.

Singles and married couples are invited to learn more about adopting a child from foster care. Call (415) 4062387 for information.

Single, Divorced, Separated Sept. 19: Meetings begin at 7 p.m. for New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd. at Brotherhood Way, SF, and continue on 3rd Thursdays.

Potluck dinner Oct. 19th at 6 p.m. and on subsequent 3rd Saturdays. Call Ron at (650) 557-9100 after 6 p.m.

Oct. 11 - 13: Beginning Experience Weekend, for divorced, separated, widowed, at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. Time creates space for those suffering loss to come together to reevaluate themselves and their lives, moving on with renewed hope. Call Nicole at (408) 578-5654 or John at (650) 692-4337.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639 for information.

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Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.:" Catholic Radio Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly.Tune your radio to KEST 1450 AM "Mosaic", a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:00 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5. "For Heaven's Sake", a public affairs program featuring discussions and guests, 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month, KRONChannel 4.

Sept. 27, 28: Symposium devoted to the empirical evidence and apologetic implications of intelligent design, the theory that life may be constructed in accordance with a divine plan or a higher consciousness.

Speakers include scientists, philosophers, and theolo-

Food & Fun Sept. 18: Annual Pro-Life Garden Luncheon at Gillogley home, 3615 East Laurel Creek Dr., San Mateo. Sheila Ames to speak on Signs ol Life - The Gabriel Project. Holly Sigona singer, and Karen Elmore, accompanist,. to entertain. $20. Call Marion Frost at (650) 342-1600. Door prizes.

Sept. 19: The Stigmata: St. Francis and St. Padre Pio, a presentation by Capuchin Franciscan Father Robert Barbato at 7:15 p.m. at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF. Contact (415) 983-0405 or www.ShrineSF.org. .

Sept. 23: Caper Cutters Club announces introductory Square Dance Classes with first three weeks free at St. Paul Church hall, 43rd Ave. at Judah, SF from 8-9:15 p.m. No dance experience needed. Call (415) 3340433.

Oct. 2,3: Reno -getaway leaving from St. James Church, 24th and Guerrero St., SF at 7 a.m. and returning to St. James next day at 9 p.m. Accommodations at Reno's Silver Legacy Hotel. $81 single/$61 per person double. Call (415) 824-4232.

Oct. 5: Annual Golf Tournament benefiting St. Thomas More Church at Poplar Creek,.formerly Coyote Point. Call Gerald Hing at (650) 340-1800, ext. 107.

Oct . 5: Harvest Fest benefiting St. Matthias Preschool, Canyon and Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Arts and Crafts Fair featuring work of 20 vendors plus Bake Booth, Food Booth, Silent Auction, and raffle. Children's Games, too. Fun-filled day for entire family Call (650) 367-1320.

Oct. 6: Sophisticated ladies, a fashion show and tea sponsored by St. Brendan Parish Mothers' Club at Mark Hopkins Hotel, SF beginning at 2 p.m. Silent auction and raffle, too. Tickets $55/$45. Call (415) 731-2665.

Oct. 10: Join friends and benefactors of the Sisters of the Presentation in supporting the needs of their retired sisters by playing in the annual Sisters' Golf Tournament at Lincoln Park Golf Course. $150 donation includes greens fees, cart, prizes, lunch and awards dinner at Presentation Motherhouse. Call (415) 422-5022.

3rd Wed.: All you can eat Spaghetti Luncheon at Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, 3255 Folsom up the hill from Cesar Chavez, SF. $7 per person. A San Francisco tradition for decades. Reservations not required. Call (415) 824-1762.

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Indiana University Press (Bloomington , Ind., 2002). 264 pp., $44.95.

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by Peter McDonough and Eugene C. Bianchi. University of California Press (Berkel ey, Calif., 2002) . 390 pp., $29.95.

Reviewed b y Patrick J . Hayes Catholic News Service Trying to separate Catholic reli gious orders from American culture is like trying to take the white off rice. Two books examining the impact of men and women religious on America are part of a recent wave of "Catholic studies."

The first book is a rare thing — a history written by a 19th-century African-American nun. "No Cross, No Crown: Black Nuns in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans" is the story of the 1842 founding of the Sisters of the Holy Family in New Orleans, written by one of their own, Sister Mary Bernard Deggs,

between 1894 and 1896. The editors of this book write: "That a small band of AfroCreole women founded a reli gious community in the antebellum South was iiijpji remarkable. That we have a personal |y account of the IMB& founding years is ty The order was 1 1 founded against the 1 1 prevailing wishes of li women reli gious O alread y established 13 in New Orleans. The ty new order admitted ly Afro-Creole women, Mri some born free and M others born slaves. M They worked with the W city 's outcasts. They fl ran schools for young girl s of African descent , 1 asylums for orphan boys 1 and homes for poor ' women and the elderly.

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Contemporary American Jesuits and former Jesuits are the subject of "Passionate Uncertainty: Inside the American Jesuits ," written by Peter McDonough, author of an earlier book on Jesuits , "Men Astutel y Trained" (1992), and Eugene C. Bianchi , a former Jesuit and professor emeritus of reli gion at Emory University. They make some challeng ing claims from beginning to end.

For instance , they suggest that because traditional Jesuit apostolates are being served well by increasing numbers of the laity, mainly in response to a decline in Jesuit numbers , "the functional rationale of the priesthood is undercut. " Is lay service in the church really a deterrent to young men entering religious life?

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Hayes is a doctoral student in ecclesiology at The Catholic University of America and an adjunct professor at Fordham University in New York and Fairfield University in Connecticut.

the primary suspect in a murder investigation, and attempts to mend a tattered father-son relationship. With predictable plotting , director Michael Caton-Jones * somber film meanders in developing the father and son 's parallel stories with the atavistic theme of self-destruction, yet respectable performances that rise above the cliched script help to Kobert De Niro in 'City by the Sea ' counterbalance the film's flaws . Recurring drug content , some violence and much rough cation is A-III — adults. The Motion language with some profanity. The U.S. Picture Association of America rating is Conference of Catholic Bishops classifiR — restricted.

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