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Pope delivers lessons on religion, reason, church beliefs

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REGENSBURG, Germany (CNS) — Returning to the city where he once taught theology, Pope Benedict XVI offered a fundamental lesson in what the church believes and why it should proclaim the faith clearly in today’s anxious and violent world. In a sermon before an estimated 300,000 people in Regensburg Sept. 12, the pope said it was necessary to recognize the modern “pathologies” associated with reason and religion and the ways that “God’s image can be destroyed by hatred and fanaticism.” In light of these distortions, he said, Christians need to “state clearly the God in whom we believe and proclaim confidently that this God has a human face.” “Only this can free us from being afraid of God, which is ultimately at the root of modern atheism. Only this God saves us from being afraid of the world and from anxiety before the emptiness of life,” he said. Speaking from beneath a hillside canopy overlooking a field on the edge of the city, the pope said he was “a bit taken aback” by all the preparation work for his visit. He offered what he called “an inadequate thank you.” On his left was placed a huge cross, which the pontiff called “a sign of God’s peace in the world.” The phrase underlined what has become a subtext of the pope’s six-day visit and a theme of his papacy: that Christianity does not threaten people, but offers a vision based on love. Tomas Miklos, a sugar factory worker in Regensburg, said this basic message of the German pope was resonating with younger generations. He stood with other worshippers on one of the manicured plots of grass installed for the Mass. “I think the pope is trying to bring a new way of seeing things. Instead of war, we create love: That’s the message younger people want to hear, and it’s enough,” he said. “We see all these terrible images of Iraq, Israel, Beirut. And the pope is saying something about all that: Christianity is love,” he said. “I think this is bringing younger people closer to the church,” POPE LESSONS, page 6 he added.

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims after a Mass held on Islinger Field near Regensburg, Germany, Sept. 12. In a sermon before an estimated 300,000 people, the pope said it was necessary to recognize the modern pathologies associated with reason and religion and the ways that “God's image can be destroyed by hatred and fanaticism.”

National conference on global poverty set for Oct. 27-28 in San Francisco By Maurice Healy A national conference on global poverty, “POINT SEVEN NOW, Keeping America’s Promise to Make Poverty History,” will be held in San Francisco Oct. 27-28 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The title of the conference refers to goals, which were adopted by the nations of the world in September 2000 at the United Nations Millennium Summit, aimed at reducing extreme poverty and improving the lives of those living in the world’s poorest countries by the year 2015. Governments of the most developed countries agreed to

increase their aid to the poorest countries, pledging the equivalent of 0.7 percent of their countries’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) each year for development assistance. Scheduled speakers at the twoday conference include Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Vatican’s Office of Justice and

Peace; David O’Brien, director of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at Holy Cross College; Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, co-director of the Fordham Center on Religion and Culture; Jeffrey Sachs, chair of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; Rev. Brian Hehir, professor of the Harvard Divinity School;

Charles Geschke, chairman of the board and co-founder, Adobe Systems; and others. Foundational sponsors of the POINT 7 NOW conference include the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco; Catholic Relief Services; Catholic Health Care West; Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought at the University of San Francisco; Seton Institute; Department of Social Development and World Peace, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; Quinn Colloquium of the Archdiocese of San Francisco; and the University of San GLOBAL POVERTY, page 5

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NEW YORK (CNS) — St. Paul’s Chapel, a center for mourners and relief workers in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, once again served as a key gathering place in 2006 as religious leaders joined in a memorial service to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks. Representatives of the Catholic Church, other Christian denominations, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and other faiths participated in the service, organized by New York Disaster Interfaith Services to pay tribute to the Sept. 11related efforts of faith-based relief and recovery agencies. St. Paul’s, part of Trinity Episcopal Parish and Manhattan’s oldest public building in continuous use, stands across from the 70-foot-deep crater now marking the place where the World Trade Center once stood. On the evening of Sept. 11, the area was filled with people quietly remembering the events of 2001. Behind them, twin beams of light symbolizing the fallen towThe annual tribute in light shines in the New York skyline as a memorial to the fallen twin towers ers shot up into the night sky. Light against the darkness served as of the World Trade Center Sept. 11. Light against the darkness served as the theme of a service at the chapel service’s overarching theme. St. Paul's Chapel, a center for mourners and relief workers in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in 2001. “Just seeing people of faith together was a visual sign of hope beyond the They have baptized us, heard our confessions, fragmentation that had witnessed our marriages, anointed us, and buried us. given rise to the events of 9/11,” said the Rev. James Now we need to help them. Please be generous to the A. Forbes Jr., the service’s homilist. “I think the volunteers turned out to be philosophers and theologians,” he said. They showed those suffering that there is “always a spark, a shaft of light.” “It’s true that in every situation of darkness we find in the world today, if there is time and attention and focus, no matter how dark (it gets), light springs forth. You, the volunteers, were making a statement,” said Rev. Forbes. Following the attacks, St. Paul’s hosted hundreds of recovery workers, who ate and slept in the chapel, and volunteers, who served meals, made beds and ministered to firefighters, police officers and construction workers. Since then, St. Paul’s has acted as a sort of Sept. 11 museum. Its entrance and aisles display photographs, memorabilia, artwork and videos Fr. William Knapp (left), Fr. Edward Cleary (2nd from left), Msgr. Richard Knapp (center), relating to the attacks and Fr. Wilton Smith (2nd from right), and Fr. James O’Malley (right). recovery efforts. Taking part in the servOur Archdiocese has 70 retired priests plus 19 priests over 70 years old who still have ice was Father Kevin Madigan, pastor of St. assignments. Forty (40) are likely to retire in the next five years. Most live in rectories and Peter’s, the closest Catholic some in retirement homes. Even in retirement, those who are able continue to serve. church to ground zero, just up the street from St. Paul’s. Your gift contributes to their livelihood. Father Madigan told Catholic News Service that the commitment of relief workers helped New Yorkers avoid crises of faith. “They saw goodness, and that’s really what made the difference,” he said. “If they hadn’t been there, people might have said, ‘Where was God?’” Father Madigan, who NAME (please print) was one of five religious leaders to impart a blessing ADDRESS toward the end of the service, offered the use of St. CITY STATE ZIP Peter’s and its chapel of St. Joseph, located in a nearby residential neighborhood, PARISH to volunteers and rescue workers, including an evanPlace in your Parish collection -or- mail to: Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, SF, CA 94109 gelical group, in the months after Sept. 11.

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WASHINGTON — Bishop Gerald R. Barnes of San Bernardino, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, called on President Bush and Congress “to work together to produce a fair and just comprehensive immigration reform bill.” In a statement issued Sept. 12, Bishop Barnes said, “Just legislation should include a viable path to citizenship for undocumented persons residing in our nation; a temporary worker program which protects the rights of both U.S. and foreign-born laborers; reforms in the familybased immigration system by reducing back logs and shortening times for family reunification; and restoration of due process protection for immigrants.” He said, “Immigration enforcement also should be an important component of comprehensive immigration reform. We caution, however, that enforcement measures should not undermine the fairness of our laws and should ensure that the human dignity of the person is protected. We will oppose enforcement initiatives which do not meet this test.” Noting differences in bills passed by the House and Senate, the bishop stated, “The time has come for the leaders of both chambers to come together and enact legislation which protects the human dignity of immigrants while also ensuring the integrity of our borders and the security of our nation. The only way for our nation to achieve this goal is to adopt a comprehensive immigration reform measure.”

‘Prayer for Peace’ service held at St. Mary’s Cathedral SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester led a “Prayer for Peace” service at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Monday evening, Sept. 11. About 175 people attended the thoughtfully prepared service, which included Scripture readings, prayers and music. The service marked the fifth anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States, which took the lives of nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. The Jubilee Choir of San Francisco’s Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory participated in the service. In a homily, Bishop Wester urged a greater acceptance of the love of Jesus, which, in turn, requires us to love others — a path that leads to forgiveness, reconciliation and peace.

Council members question ethical aspects of prenatal gene testing WASHINGTON — Prenatal testing for gene-transmitted diseases raises problems of “toxic knowledge,” “microeugenics” and “eugenic abortion,” said several members of the President’s Council on Bioethics. Another issue raised is whether prenatal gene testing violates the rights of an unborn person who, by such testing, is deprived of the right to make the decision for himself or herself once old enough

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Standing on the steps of St. Monica Church in San Francisco Sept. 10 are members of the City’s Police Department and Fire Department. At a Mass held annually, they joined with family members, friends, and City officials, to honor deceased police and fire fighters. The Mass also commemorated the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Father John Greene, Fire Department Chaplain and Pastor of St. Monica, celebrated the Mass. Concelebrating and delivering the homily was Father Michael Healy, Police Department Chaplain and Pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish in San Mateo.

to understand what is at stake, they said. The members were commenting on some of the ethical issues raised by gene testing, especially when it involves diagnosing an illness that normally does not occur until late in a person’s life. The bioethics council, which advises President George W. Bush, discussed genetic testing for diseases at its Sept. 8 meeting in Washington.

Five years later, faith endures on the New Jersey waterfront NEWARK, N.J. — Candles still burn at St. Francis Parish in Hoboken. The view from the New Jersey towns of Hoboken and Jersey City on that fateful Tuesday morning five years ago was terrifying. Many Catholics, standing side by side with people of other faiths, watched in horror as the twin towers crumbled and the world changed. Today a person can pause in reverent silence on this waterfront in the Archdiocese of Newark along the Hudson River estuary, gaze at the New York City skyline and contemplate the nightmare of Sept. 11, 2001. Estimates vary, but around 700 New Jersey residents perished at ground zero; many were parishioners in the Archdiocese of Newark. Hoboken lost more than 50 sons and daughters; more than 30 Jersey City residents were killed. “Every day is precious,” said Father Michael V. Guglielmelli, pastor of St. Francis Parish. “Everything we have in life is ‘on loan.’ This is what I preach in my homilies. Disasters bring out the best and worst in people. The hardest part (after five years) is getting people to talk about their emotions.”

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CHICAGO — A workshop on a Catholic-Muslim dialogue about divine revelation was among the events featured at a gathering of more than 30,000 Muslims over the Labor Day weekend. They came to Chicago from across North America for the annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America at the Rosemont Convention Center. The society is the only Islamic organization in the world that has succeeded in bringing together such a diverse groups of Muslims: black, white, Shiite, Sunni, people who trace their origins to the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. The event, established in 1963, combines learning — 120 workshops on a wide variety of mostly nonpolitical subjects — with celebration in the form of evening entertainment. The Muslim Student Association offered a parallel program for high school and college students. One of the workshop sessions focused on a document by the Midwest Regional Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims titled “Revelation: Catholic and Muslim Perspectives.”

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Missionaries of the Gospel of Life gets first leader, breaks ground By Catholic News Service AMARILLO, Texas (CNS) — The Missionaries of the Gospel of Life celebrated several firsts in late August. The new priestly society got its first professed member and general moderator, accepted its first two seminarians and first five lay associates and broke ground for its first community residence. Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, professed his permanent promises as founding member of the missionaries in the presence of Bishop John W. Yanta of Amarillo and Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace at the Vatican, during a Mass at the Amarillo Cathedral. In his first act as moderator general, Father Pavone formally accepted Patrick O’Donnell and Daniel Cochran as the new society’s first seminarians.

News-in-brief. . . ■ Continued from page 4 trends, such as a law allowing same-sex marriage. While the pope praised Canada for its generous commitment to justice and peace, he said “the split between the Gospel and culture, with the exclusion of God from the public sphere,” has severed basic human values from their moral roots. The pope made his remarks during a Sept. 8 audience with the Canadian bishops. Referring to Canada’s same-sex marriage law, the pope said, “In the name of ‘tolerance’ your country has had to endure the folly of the redefinition of spouse.” He also criticized the continued legality of

Global poverty . . . ■ Continued from cover Francisco. Supportive sponsors are Catholic Health Association; Daughters of Charity Health System; Daughters of Charity Province of the West; and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The national conference on global poverty is an outgrowth of plans surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Archbishop John R. Quinn Colloquium. George Wesolek, director of the San Francisco Archdiocesan Office of Public Affairs and Social Concerns, said, “The conference is designed to mobilize the Catholic community within the United States to move in support of the Millennium Development Goals in general, and the goal of dramatically increasing official development aid from the United States in particular.”

He then received the promises of the society’s first five lay associates and introduced four men who have been accepted for a year of inquiry, a period of discernment whether they should seek acceptance into the society and enter the seminary. O’Donnell and Cochran have completed their year of inquiry and their first year in the seminary is a year of aspirancy, at the end of which they hope to take their first temporary promises as members of the society. Following the Mass, Cardinal Martino, Bishop Yanta, Father Pavone and Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of San Antonio donned hard hats for a groundbreaking ceremony on the land where the missionaries’ first community house and international headquarters will be built. Cardinal Martino said he felt “bittersweet emotions” with the groundbreaking — gratitude for the faith animating Father Pavone’s

movement, tempered by sorrow over the “flagrant disregard for God’s gift of life” that prompted the formation of the movement in the first place. “The lies that are used to justify abortion and euthanasia must be unmasked,” the cardinal said. “It is always a monstrous moral evil to take the life of an innocent human being. When the fundamental right to life is at risk, then all life is at risk and all other rights are in jeopardy.” Last December Bishop Yanta approved the constitution and statutes of the Missionaries of the Gospel of Life, establishing it canonically as a clerical apostolic society of diocesan right. Society members must profess promises of: — Commitment to the full-time defense of the right to life. — Obedience to the society’s superiors, so as to be available for the needs of the society’s mission.

The society accepts as full members priests, celibate permanent deacons and “lay missionaries” who “renounce marriage for the sake of the kingdom of God” in order to devote themselves completely to the society’s mission. While members do not formally profess the evangelical counsels as religious vows, the society’s founding documents say that “the holiness we seek must manifest a life of Gospel detachment from worldly goods” as well as a life of obedience and chastity. Affiliates of the missionaries may be clerical or lay, married or single. They do not live in the community and do not necessarily have to be involved full time in prolife work. Father Pavone continues to be national director of Priests for Life. One of the purposes of the new society is to assist in that association’s activities.

abortion, saying, “In the name of ‘freedom of choice’ (Canada) is confronted with the daily destruction of unborn children.”

diate, concrete action. “For that, a moratorium on the use of such arms is essential,” he said in his speech during meetings in Geneva on the Convention of Conventional Weapons. The Vatican released a copy of the archbishop’s speech Sept. 7. Cluster bombs eject multiple submunitions or bomblets, and their use during the recent war in Lebanon, Archbishop Tomasi said, “tragically demonstrates to us evidence of a humanitarian tragedy unfolding before our eyes.” He said, “The images and the testimonies reaching us are alarming.”

Britain could be forced to close if legislators pass proposed sexual orientation regulations. A coalition of Church leaders has been seeking exemptions to the British government’s proposed regulations, designed to make discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation illegal in the same way as discrimination based on race or sex. Catholic bishops said that the exceptions envisaged in the proposals are “too limited” and that the church may find itself penalized by the courts. They expressed particular concern about their adoption agencies in the light of a 2003 Vatican document that said it would be “gravely immoral” to place children in the care of gay couples. In a submission to the government, the bishops said they sought an exemption based on Catholic teaching that “gay and lesbian couples cannot be assessed as prospective adopters.” – CNS and Catholic San Francisco

Vatican calls for halt on use of cluster bombs VATICAN CITY — The Vatican called for a moratorium on the use of cluster bombs, saying past and future victims of conflicts “cannot wait for years of negotiations and discussions.” Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican representative to Geneva-based U.N. agencies, told governmental experts that the maiming and death of tens of thousands of people as a result of the bombs’ submunitions necessitate imme-

He said the conference has received support from a large coalition of national, diocesan and university groups from throughout the nation. “We are hopeful that this event will be the initiation of a formalized campaign to build a coalition with religious communities to place the question of development assistance much closer to the center of our national public policy agenda,” he said. The Point 7 Now Committee has established a special San Francisco Archdiocesan Parish Registration Fee, which will allow each parish to send up to 10 clergy, staff or parishioners to the conference for $200. This is well below the per person conference registration of $100. In addition, scholarships are available for additional parishioners. Registration and more information is available on line at www.pointsevennow.org or by phone at 1 800 805-3976.

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Pope lessons . . . â&#x2013; Continued from cover In his sermon, the pope said people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need high theology to understand the faith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deep down, it is quite simple,â&#x20AC;? he said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; belief in God the creator, in Christ the savior and in everlasting life, as expressed in the Apostlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Creed. He said modern attempts to make God â&#x20AC;&#x153;unnecessaryâ&#x20AC;? have always failed because it becomes clear that â&#x20AC;&#x153;something is missing from the equation.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When God is subtracted, something doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add up for man, the world, the whole vast universe,â&#x20AC;? he said, in one of several lines that drew applause from the crowd. The pope said todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world faces two approaches to the ultimate questions about life: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What came first? Creative reason, the spirit who makes all things and gives them growth, or unreason, which, lacking any meaning ... somehow brings forth a mathematically ordered cosmos, as well as man and his reason.â&#x20AC;? He said that if seen as â&#x20AC;&#x153;nothing more than a chance result of evolution,â&#x20AC;? the human becomes meaningless. Christians, on the other hand, believe that at the beginning of everything is the eternal word â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reason and not unreason, he said. The pope completed his mini-explication of the creed by examining the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief in the last judgment. He said that if the idea of judgment makes people afraid, it also brings the prospect of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the triumph of justice.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we want the outrageous injustice and suffering which we see in human history to be finally undone, so that in the end everyone will find happiness, and everything will be shown to have meaning?â&#x20AC;? he said. Faith is not meant to instill fear but to call people to accountability, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not meant to waste our lives, misuse them or

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spend them selfishly. In the face of injustice we must not remain indifferent and thus end up as silent collaborators or outright accomplices,â&#x20AC;? he said. The popeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homily at the Mass in Regensberg built on themes he had raised earlier during a six-day trip to his Bavarian homeland. In his first major address in Munich Sept. 10, Pope Benedict urged a revival of religious values in a society that he said risks going â&#x20AC;&#x153;deafâ&#x20AC;? to God. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put simply, we are no longer able to hear God â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there are too many different frequencies filling our ears,â&#x20AC;? the pope said at a Mass at the Munich fairgrounds Sept. 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Along with this hardness of hearing or outright deafness where God is concerned, we naturally lose our ability to speak with him and to him. And so we end up losing a decisive capacity for perception,â&#x20AC;? he said. The pope spoke to more than 250,000 people gathered at the fairgrounds in Munich, where he was archbishop from 1977 to 1981. Arriving for the liturgy, he was cheered as he rode a popemobile through a crowd that waved German, Bavarian and Vatican flags. When people lose the ability to communicate with God, he said, they also lose a capacity for perception. This â&#x20AC;&#x153;dangerously curtails the range of our relationship with reality,â&#x20AC;? he said. The pope said belief in God is not something that removes people from the world, but draws them closer to a sense of responsibility and justice in society. Christians in particular reflect Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concern for the poor and marginalized, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not asking for something off in the distance,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We pray that justice and love may become the decisive forces affecting our world.â&#x20AC;? Seated near the pope were Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bishops, and the pope praised their efforts and the German churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generosity toward poorer areas of the world. The pope also expressed a gentle criticism. He said some African bishops have told him that German church organiza-

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By Patrick Downes KAILUA, Hawaii (CNS) — Two women who could not be more different recently found similar refuge at the Mary Jane Group Home, a residence for pregnant women sponsored by Catholic Charities in Kailua. Ramona Williams, 44, is a high-spirited Chinese-Hawaiian-Portuguese woman who grew up in Hawaii and worked in Waikiki until last November. Soft-spoken “Sue,” 26, was a government official in Taegu, South Korea, before she came to Hawaii on a student visa in January. Their pregnancies brought these two dissimilar lives together in their temporary stays at the home. Both women shared their stories this summer with the Hawaii Catholic Herald, Honolulu’s diocesan newspaper. Williams was thrilled to be pregnant. Expecting her first child is something she never thought would happen at her age. The child, a boy due Sept. 13, was to be named Makana, Hawaiian for “gift.” She didn’t feel this way seven months ago. The timing couldn’t have been worse. Williams had been a self-sufficient, independent woman most of her adult life, working in the tourist industry.

But, in her words, she “messed up” last November and found herself unemployed. This came after two years of residing with her boyfriend in a van. Her pregnancy, she said, was the kick she needed to turn her life around. She began to seek help through social services agencies and was advised to contact the Mary Jane home, where she took up residence in March. Since then she has been doing chores around the house to earn coupons to redeem at a thrift shop with baby items. She has been reconnecting with family members, processing her welfare papers, getting on a waiting list for affordable housing and lining up a job. When Sue (not her real name) learned she was pregnant in Korea, she thought about an abortion but decided against it. Instead, she and her boyfriend planned to move to Hawaii, away from their families who would not welcome the child of an unwed mother. Her boyfriend backed out of the plan, leaving Sue alone in a foreign country with a baby on the way. She arrived in Hawaii in January on a student visa and began attending an English-language school. At first she lived in a downtown Honolulu apartment with another Korean student. As the months This photo is part of the cover of the 2006 packet for the annual Respect Life program, which includes all the kit materials on CD-ROM for the first time. The program begins Oct. 1 this year. It is observed in virtually all U.S. Catholic dioceses with a combination of education, prayer, service and advocacy activities. This year’s theme is “Created, loved, redeemed by God. Priceless!”

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progressed, she looked for help on the Internet and found the Mary Jane Program. When she called the home, she was unsure of her broken English and simply said, “Hello, I want to go there.” The next day she was filling out the application forms. On June 10, she gave birth to Ellie. The Mary Jane home allows a mother and child to stay for four months after birth, although it is not a hard and fast rule. With only two months before she needed to move out, Sue was still looking for a place to live and a way to support herself and Ellie. As a foreign student, her options and sources of assistance are limited. She is living off her savings. The young mother wants to get a work visa to remain in Hawaii and complete her English education. Rebecca Cuba, the Mary Jane Program’s on-site educator and program assistant since 1978, has seen hundreds of women come and go through the home. The six-woman house is usually at full capacity. The women are not charged rent, but pay for classes, supplies and food to the extent that they are able. As one of three full-time staff members, Cuba teaches or arranges for classes on childbirth, nutrition, infant care, healthy relationships, cooking, finances and other topics. She also recruits volunteers who help the women with transportation, offer respite periods by watching the newborns and assist in other ways. Danny Morishige, Mary Jane’s program director since 1996, estimates that 800 women and 650 babies have been served by the program. Fewer babies have been helped because some women, particularly teenagers, leave the program before they gave birth to return to their families. The program is unique, and according to

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Catholic Charities program in Hawaii gives support to pregnant women

"Sue," a resident of the Mary Jane Home in Kailua, Hawaii, comforts her 2-month old daughter, Ellie, in the backyard of the home in late July. The Mary Jane Home, sponsored by Catholic Charities in Kailua, offers residential assistance to single expectant women during their pregnancies and up to four months after birth.

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Nunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder mysteries help the homeless and St. Joseph Sisters work took its toll, and in 1983 when she was 50, her doctor prescribed a hobby. Thanks to the creation of an inquisi- Sister took an adult education course in tive sleuth in her â&#x20AC;&#x153;golden yearsâ&#x20AC;? named writing. By the time she completed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sister Mary Helen,â&#x20AC;? the Sisters of St. course she was close to finishing her first Joseph of Carondelet have been receiv- mystery. It was in this manuscript, that ing royalty checks since 1984. The she introduced the perceptive investigator, author of the series of murder mysteries Sister Mary Helen, who would become featuring a spunky, mature detective is a well known to the writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many readers. Sister admits that she â&#x20AC;&#x153;patternedâ&#x20AC;? the real life woman religious named Sister Carol Anne Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Marie, a St. Joseph Sister. character of Sister Mary Helen on a close friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked her if that Sister Carol Anne is a would be okay, and she said native of San Francisco. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;go ahead, by the time you After graduating from get it published Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be dead.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Star of the Sea Academy, Her first book was pubshe planned to attend San lished in 1984. It was titled Jose State. But as college â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Novena for Murder.â&#x20AC;? neared, she questioned She was 51 years old - and her decision about going her friend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well, â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just kept asking God she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t die,â&#x20AC;? Sister myself, what do I really giggled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just luck want to do with my life,â&#x20AC;? that the book didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a she said. long time to get published.â&#x20AC;? She decided that Ten more mysteries folbecoming a Sister of St. lowed, and her eleventh Joseph of Carondelet was book, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Murder at the the only vocation that put Sister Carol Monksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Table,â&#x20AC;? was recenther at ease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really liked Anne Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Marie ly released. It is a Thomas the Sisters,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All through high school I felt very comfort- Dunne Book published by St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able with them. I loved their spirit, which Press. This time the detective, Sister Mary Helen, finds a man in an Irish pubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s later I found out was their charism.â&#x20AC;? She entered the community in 1951, ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; room, murdered. The discovery disrupts her vacation and taught elementary schools in San Jose, Fresno, southern California and where she and a dear friend, Sister Eileen, traveled to West Ireland to attend Arizona for many years. When Sister Carol Anne retired from a weeklong Oyster Festival in the little teaching, she took up fund raising. But village of Ballyclarin.

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After 22 years of writing success, Sister Carol Anne recognizes the rarity of a nun writing murder mysteries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To some, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like a three- legged duck,â&#x20AC;? she quipped. In 1989, the nunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life took another unpredictable curve. While rushing to a speaking engagement in an elegant San Francisco hotel, she took a shortcut and ran through an alley. She dashed by two homeless women. It was not until Sister took her place at the luncheon table that she remembered the sight of those two impoverished women living on the streets. She looked down at her luncheon table and noticed the crystal glass that held her cold drinking water with a slice of lemon floating on the top. Suddenly, she felt uneasy. The small self-indulgence made her more uncomfortable. The difference between the two events overwhelmed her. In 1990, Sister Carol Anne and St. Joseph Sister Maureen Lyons co-founded a drop-in center for homeless women in Oakland. They named it â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Friendly Place.â&#x20AC;? It provides daily showers for the women, general hygiene products, and a cordial area to have coffee and chat with

other women in the same situation. Today, it serves nearly 100 women daily. In 1996, the Sisters began a $2 million project named â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Friendly Manor.â&#x20AC;? Two floors of a space directly above the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drop-in center were remodeled for a transitional housing program that provides shelter for 26 homeless women. The area was constructed so each woman could have her own bedroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the success stories that make it rewarding,â&#x20AC;? said Sister. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We actually refer to them as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the sunshine stories.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Sister added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is working with the homeless women that gives me a window of what is going on today.â&#x20AC;? Sister said she has â&#x20AC;&#x153;slowed downâ&#x20AC;? since she was diagnosed with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease some years ago. Yet she continues to write, and visits the homeless women at the shelter and housing site a few days a week. Sister Carol Anne Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Marieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books are widely available, and royalties go to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charitable works with homeless women, and toward her stipend to cover living expenses.

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Priest retirement means leaving the ‘Five L’s’ behind By Evelyn Zappia According to Father William Knapp, Bishop Francis Quinn, retired Bishop of Sacramento, often said once a priest retires he is finally released from the all-consuming “Five L’s,” freeing the priest from undue constraints, and giving him more time to minister directly to the people. The “Five L’s” Bishop Quinn speaks about are: leaks (constant vigilance on the church roof); lights (monitor and turn off when not needed); Locks (secure church and parameter fence); Litter (sweep, sweep, sweep); and loot (the attention required for fund raising). “Don’t get me wrong,” said Father Knapp, “we enjoy being pastors but much of our time has always been tied up with administration and meetings. A colleague once said just after he retired that he felt as if he had been in meetings for the last 52 years.” Father Knapp described his 1992 retirement as a kind of liberation from “being glued to a desk all day long” to finally being able to fully concentrate on ministering to the people, the reason he became a priest. The 84-year-old priest resides at St. Isabella’s Parish in San Rafael. He makes himself available for celebrating Mass, preaching, counseling and spiritual guidance.

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FACES OF GLOBAL POVERTY By Karen A. Cheng Photographs by Peter Lemieux

Sister Mary Gerald McClosky (center) and nurse Fatima Rea Semo (left) descend the bank of the Mamore River to the Siloe as the sun sets in the Amazon basin. Sister Mary Gerald visited the village of St. Bartholomew this afternoon. She will travel up the river until darkness sets in, spend the night on the boat and continue up river to the next village. She spends approximately 6 months of every year out on the river providing health care, pastoral care and economic guidance to remote villages in the province of Beni.

the boat’s travel has been broadcast by radio, the sole means of communication. The goals of the trip are to promote an EPARU-sponsored economic cooperative initiative spearheaded by resident agronomist Maria Silvia Cespedes, and health education and consultation by nurse Fatima Rea Semo. Sr. Mary Gerald spends six months of the year on the Siloé traveling from village to village. Intense humidity, swarms of disease carrying insects, menacing crocodiles are not the picture of a comfortable retirement envisioned by most Americans in their early seventies. But braving the discomforts that come with life in the tropics on the Siloé is not at all daunting for Sr. Mary Gerald. “This is when I sleep best,” she says over the din of the Siloé’s engine. “There’s something about that noise that puts my mind at ease. Maybe because I know in a few hours or a day, we will arrive at one of the villages and teach the villagers some important skill that might improve their lives.” Hours roll by in a land where time is measured as much

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Nurse Fatima Rea Semo (left) examines a pregnant mother. Health promoter Vionisia Noza, a mother of ten children, learns from Fatima during the visit, so that she will be able to provide better care to her village after the nurse departs.

View of Sister Mary Gerald McClosky from her room on the second floor of the Siloe. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Sister Mary Gerald, Daughter of Charity, has been working in Bolivia for many decades. by the temperature as by the clock. Five hours from Trinidad, the Siloé drops anchor. “It’s a nice feeling when the village kids hear us coming, run to the riverbank and scream, ‘There’s our boat! Allí está nuestro barco!’ she beams. “They’re so excited. It’s like they own the boat.” The EPARU team climbs the steep, dry, cracked bank to the trailhead and makes the three-mile hike to St. Bartolo. Having heard the radio message announcing EPARU’s scheduled arrival, the villagers are ready and waiting. They have identified the cool spot in front of St. Bartholo Church. Chairs, pews and desks pulled from the surrounding 12 huts claim the shade. Nurse Fatima flaps open her health education instruction banners and grips her wooden pointer. The crowd quiets and the talk begins. Back on board, the engine starts up again. The Siloé will try to gain some distance up river before darkness falls. Finally at day’s end, Sr. Mary Gerald can decompress, “It was an overwhelming feeling when I first got here that nothing

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Mobile clinic serves villages in Bolivian Amazon Daughters of Charity Sister Mary Gerald McClosky jumped behind the wheel of her pick-up truck early one August morning and motored through the streets of Trinidad, Bolivia with purpose of mind. By experience, she knew the routine. Collect the boat captain, nurse and agronomist. Buy a few last provisions at the market. Get on the road to Puerto Geralda. And do it all before the sun rose over this growing commercial town, the capital of Beni State, in the Amazon basin of Bolivia. With the truck packed and the Equipo Pastoral Rural (EPARU) team piled in, they hit the road. Twenty minutes out of town, a signpost indicated Puerto Geralda to the left. The cement road trailed off into a dirt-surface and the clear air turned to a cloud of dust in the dry season. Seven kilometers later, covered with a coating of dust, they pulled up to the dock at the Mamoré River. Anchored in front of them was a 20meter houseboat named the Siloé, which would be their home for the next few weeks. The expedition was about to begin. Puerto Geralda was not meant to be Trinidad’s main port. In the mid-1990’s, the local government financed construction o a highway providing access to a port on the banks of the Mamoré River. But when the river, which drains north to the Brazilian border, changed course in 1998 following heavy rains, this port became unserviceable, making the newly paved road worthless. Says Sr. Mary Gerald, “It’s a million dollar road that leads to a lagoon.” The next closest access point added a half-day and considerable expense to the excursion. This put further strain on the poor indigenous Indian communities from the jungle interior, who already were paddling two weeks in dugout canoes to transport their perishable goods, such as rice, corn, yucca, plantains and other tropical fruits, to market. Sr. Mary Gerald knew that such a negative turn of events, if not addressed swiftly, would cause serious ripple effects throughout the region. Affected communities might abandon their agricultural way of life and become fragmented, in turn leading to a host of new problems. The EPARU organization, which Sr. Mary Gerald had helped establish, came to the rescue. Within months, twenty-two EPARU members, wielding axes, machetes and chain saws, carved a new route from the main highway to a more optimal location along the Mamoré River – known today as Puerto Geralda. Sr. Mary Gerald, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, came to Bolivia in 1961. She helped found EPARU 33 years ago. Since then, it has worked to find economic and health solutions for the people of this area of Beni, one of a dozen states in Bolivia, struggling to overcome their poverty. EPARU has an extensive reach. In Trinidad, the EPARU formation center is equipped with dormitories and classrooms for 50 visitors. It hosts rural Amazon Indians for weeks at a time, teaching them the skills they need to learn a trade, make a living and stay healthy. The carpentry and mechanical trade school buzzes with activity. The agricultural cooperative teaches the value of crop diversification. Beyond its activities in Trinidad, EPARU also has outreach efforts to surrounding rural villages. A group of health promoters – volunteer ‘go-to persons’ in the remote villages when health care emergencies arise – receive instruction on how to recognize and solve the zone’s more frequent health problems such as respiratory infections, diarrhea and intestinal parasites. The Siloé, which serves as a mobile health clinic, is another EPARU outreach program. Now fully provisioned and fueled, the Siloé sets course south up the Mamoré and will not see Puerto Geralda for some time. Over several weeks time, the houseboat will navigate through many of the 30 rivers in the region. Advance notice of

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you do could change this place. There was a lot of work, but I didn’t know where to start.” These days, it appears she does not know where to stop. Evidence of her contribution can be felt throughout the region: water points supplying clean water, health promoters in 80 villages serving as the first line of defense against illness, farmers banding together to gain a competitive advantage. And there is strong evidence that the rural villagers appreciate it all. After all, they named Puerto Geralda in her honor for a reason. To run a comprehensive program like EPARU requires considerable financial support from compassionate donors. Sr. Mary Gerald points out the program of rural health promoters as one area in particular. He current goal is to raise $11,550. She says $600 provides health education materials for 80 health promoters, and $900 supplies them with a basic medicine chest for a year. She also wants to fund a new life-saving initiative, creating maternity kits to help reduce the high infant and mother mortality rates in the region.

By Michael Gottsegen, Ph.D. Zero point seven. If the significance of this number is not plain, then you are not alone. In fact, you may never have heard about the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a program to reduce extreme poverty and improve the lives of those living in the poorest countries by 2015 that was adopted by the nations of the world in September 2000 at the Millennium Summit. More specifically, the nations of the world pledged themselves to achieve eight goals that together reflect a commitment to creating a global order that honors the infinite value of every person and the image of God in which, the Bible declares, we are each created. These eight goals include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; achieving universal access to primary education; promoting gender equality and empowering women; reducing child mortality; improving maternal health; combating HIV/AIDS; and ensuring environmental sustainability. This might seem ambitious or even utopian, but in fact the actionable elements of the program are more concrete and more modest. For instance, under the heading of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, the operational goal is to halve the proportion of people (currently more than a billion persons) living on less than a dollar a day, while with respect to reducing child mortality, the goal is to reduce by two-thirds the mortality rate among children under five (currently at 11 million children a year). Of course, even these modest goals will not come cheaply and cannot be realized within a global order that continues to be structured along grossly inequitable lines which continuously benefit the richer countries while the poorer countries sink further and further into the black hole of poverty, ill health and despair. Zero point seven. Of the eight millennium goals, the first seven directly pertain to the conditions in the less and least developed countries that are to be improved by 2015, while the eighth alone spells out the actions that must be taken by the most developed countries, including the United States and the members of the European Union, actions that will ultimately determine whether there is any meaningful chance of realizing the Millennium Goals by 2015. According to the language of goal eight, the governments of the most developed countries have pledged themselves to a major increase in the aid that they give to the poorest countries, aid that is the sine qua non for the attainment of the other seven millennial goals. Specifically, the governments of the most developed countries have pledged to dedicate the equivalent of zero point seven percent of their countries’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) every year to development assistance and have pledged to create an open trading system without the protective tariffs and agricultural subsidies that effectively bar imports from the poorest countries and condemn these countries to continued poverty and under-development. Sadly, the world does not seem to be far along on the way to meeting the millennium goals. While there is blame enough to go around, the most glaring failure has been on the part of the most developed countries, most of which have failed to come close to approaching the level of international development assistance that they had pledged. For example, the United States currently allocates about one-fifth of the 0.7 percent of its annual GDP, considerably lower than the 0.23 percent aid contributed by other developed countries. The world’s leaders who gathered for the Millennium Summit

chose to describe the purpose of the covenant into which the nations entered on that day in September 2000 as a set of “goals.” But “goal” is really too weak a term to capture the full weight and seriousness of the commitment that the leaders entered into that day. Far more fitting would it have been if the summit had issued not a statement of millennium goals but a “covenant of millennium commitments,” or a statement of millennial mitzvoth (commandments) or of millennial obligations. For where the protection of human dignity or the achievement of basic justice is concerned, such remedial action is indeed commanded and not as a nice gesture that the nations – and especially the richest nations — might choose just as readily to leave undone. Perhaps, if the global community lacked the power to rectify the relations between the global haves and global have-nots, or if the global community lacked the wealth and technological capacity to create an equitable social and economic order, then it could be argued that no one is obligated to undertake the impossible. But since we can create a decent and just world order, it seems that we are obligated to do so, and woe unto us if we do not. Indeed, amid the material and moral ruins that we will have brought upon ourselves if we fail to create an equitable order, there will be little solace to be found in our acknowledgment of our collective, national sins of omission and commission. Notwithstanding these dark forebodings, it is not yet too late to get the millennium development campaign back on track. But this will not come about if we wait for our governments to do the right thing because it is the right thing. The leaders of our political parties know that foreign aid is perennially unpopular and neither side seems willing to offend these constituencies or those that oppose the reduction of trade barriers and agricultural subsidies. Given this political reality, there is a need to open a national dialogue (in the United States but not only in the United States) on these important issues in order to create a countervailing political movement – if not a popular consensus — on behalf of the Millennium Goals. There is reason to be hopeful about the outcome of such a dialogue, especially in the United States. Americans are an especially charitable people and after 9/11 are perhaps more disposed to grasp that the inequities in the global socio-economic and political order are a dangerous recipe for American insecurity not only in the long run (indeed, we now understand that even in the short run we could all be dead). Americans are also a religious people and espouse values that should be the proper touchstone in any discussion of America’s obligations to the people living in the other countries of the world. The wisest counsel of every faith reminds us that the neighbor whom we are urged to love is not limited to our kin but properly includes the stranger, both the near one and the far. Inspired by this counsel, we who are moved to action by its call have no choice but to initiate this national dialogue lest America err, and draw down wrath upon itself, and upon the global community, because it shirked and refused its hour. Moreover, if we do our best to ensure that these fundamental ethical principles are heard in this national dialogue, Americans and the American government will, in the end, do the right thing. And if America takes the moral lead on this issue, it becomes much more likely that the other developed countries will follow suit. The fate of the Millennium Development Goals is a religious issue, a moral issue and a matter of prudence. Professor Michael Gottsegen teaches Judaic Studies at Brown University. He is CLAL Senior Fellow and a member of the Consultation on Interfaith Education. See www.clal.org.

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Voter sign-ups lag, rallies shrink as hopes for immigration bill fade By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a summer of sometimes vitriolic immigration debate, the massive rallies that drew hundreds of thousands of people to the streets of Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago and Phoenix in the spring seemed a distant dream as Congress returned to work in September. Momentum from the Senate’s passage in May of a comprehensive immigration reform bill appeared to lose steam over the summer after the House and Senate failed to reconcile their vastly different bills. A series of largely one-sided field hearings around the country gave headlines and TV coverage to opponents of comprehensive legislation who are pushing for a bill that only deals with enforcement. Leaders of both the House and Senate held out little hope that any kind of immigration legislation would pass before Congress adjourns for final election campaigning. Pro-immigrant rallies around Labor Day in the same cities that had drawn half a million or more people earlier attracted but a fraction of the optimistic throngs that gathered in March, April and May. Participants and organizers of the campaign to pass comprehensive immigration legislation said this time around many people were afraid to come. But Jaime Contreras, chairman of the National Capitol Immigration Coalition, said although it was much smaller than April’s, the Washington rally Sept. 7 still showed important strides were made in bringing people together. The event drew people from as far away as Florida and Massachusetts, he said. Meanwhile, ongoing programs to register immigrant voters have been slow to bear fruit, according to an Associated Press review of registration figures from a handful of major cities. After the spring rallies and the passage of the Senate bill, a coalition of organizations

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News analysis Father Jose E. Hoyos, the Spanish Apostolate director for the Diocese of Arlington, Va., offers a blessing to Jairo Munoz at an immigration rally in Washington Sept. 7.

backing comprehensive reform announced plans to seek one million new voters by 2008. The AP review of voter registration in major cities with large immigration rallies in the spring found no sign of a boom in new voters. It found a slight uptick in some places over 2005, a nonelection year, but no particular increase in new voters over 2004, when there were political party-run drives leading up to the presidential election. In most places, the AP review found no evidence that Latinos are registering to vote at higher rates. Contreras pointed out it’s a time-consuming process for legal residents to become naturalized citizens and register to vote. He encouraged those who aren’t eligible to “knock on doors and get out the vote.” Leo Anchondo, national manager of the Justice for Immigrants campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said voter registration is not specifically part of the church’s immigration campaign. Though many dioceses have long-established voter registration drives, they’re usually connected to the bishops’ political responsibility program. Where immigration is concerned, the church’s efforts instead will continue to focus on educating Catholics and the general public about the whole range of concerns, he said. In Washington Sept. 7, participants offered a variety of explanations for the diminished crowd at an afternoon rally and march near the Capitol. The hundreds of thousands who stretched for blocks on the Mall in April had shrunk to far less than even 10,000, scattered across a half-block section around the stage. Preparations had clearly been made for a much larger gathering, with loudspeakers set along several blocks of the Mall, a large video screen looming over an empty stretch of lawn and stacks of unused American flags and signs piled up near the stage. Some in the crowd said their friends were afraid of

losing their jobs for taking time off work. Others didn’t want to come to the attention of immigration authorities for fear they’d be arrested and deported. A few from the Washington area cited rumors of immigration arrests a day earlier in parking lots where day laborers gather in nearby Langley Park, Md. Still others suggested there had been too little notice of rallies which occurred close to a holiday and the start of the school year or the growing sense that Congress will not pass an immigration bill this term. Carmen Marcet came for the Washington rally from Philadelphia with the organization El Paro, which in February organized one of the first major immigrationlegislation events of the year — a 24-hour work stoppage. She said she thought the turnout was lighter than expected primarily because it’s hard for immigrant workers to take time away from their jobs. “We got on a bus at 10 a.m. and we won’t be home until midnight. Not everyone can do that,” she said “Everyone here has the right to participate in all community activities,” said the Peruvian native, adding that too few immigrants are aware that free-speech rights apply to them, too. Daniel Reyes said he wasn’t worried about the consequences of going to the rally because he got approval from his boss to take off work early for the march. The Honduran native, who has lived in the United States for five years, said some people don’t believe going to rallies makes a difference. But he said he is anxious for a law to pass that will allow him to become a legal resident of the United States. It’s not that he wants to stay here permanently, he said. But without legal residency status, if he were to leave to visit the family he misses so much, he couldn’t get back into the United States legally. And as the oldest child, his family counts on him to send money to help support his mother and siblings.

or desirable to round up millions of people and deport them. But allowing them to gain legal status without somehow making amends for having broken the law in the first place strikes most Americans as unfair. Congress must fashion a penalty that fits the infraction: some combination of fine, probationary legal status and, perhaps, a requirement that the illegal alien return to his or her country of origin, even if only for a very brief period, in order to re-enter the United States lawfully. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, have offered a novel proposal on this latter score, which would establish government-authorized but privately run Ellis Island centers to process visa applications in countries that are NAFTA or CAFTA signatories. Third, whatever immigration reform is enacted, it must be flexible enough to conform to changing economic conditions. It is impossible to predict how many immigrant workers we are going to need two years from now, much less 20, nor is it possible to know precisely what skills will be most needed in the future. Immigration legislation should include triggers based on economic indicators that increase the number of work visas available when the economy is expanding or when certain skills are in short supply, and decrease the number when unemployment is high. Finally, we must rededicate ourselves to assimilating immigrants who live here. The job of doing so will be easier if we give preference to immigrants who already speak English, regardless of their country of origin. Those who want to come to the United States will have

an incentive to study English before they come, and their adjustment will be much easier once they arrive. We also have to ensure that the children of immigrants Linda Chavez learn English quickly when they enter public schools, which means adopting good English immersion programs for children who don’t speak the language. And we need to improve our civics and American history curricula so that newcomers learn about their new country. The last thing we need or want is a large group that is isolated by language and becomes a permanent subculture within our society. The fear that this is already happening drives much of the immigration hysteria that has dominated the debate over the last year. But prejudice and animosity toward the foreign-born won’t make assimilation happen. Congress should bear that in mind and not fan the flames of ignorance and bigotry when it takes up immigration reform next year.

Guest Commentary

Better reform Immigration reform appears dead for 2006. Leaders in both the House and Senate confirm they’ve been unable to reach a compromise between the respective versions of immigration legislation passed by the two bodies. While this news will disappoint many people on both sides of the issue, it’s probably for the best. The last thing we need is a political compromise that doesn’t solve our immigration dilemma. And it is a dilemma, even if politicians and interest groups won’t admit it. A new Congress will have a fresh start to tackle the issue. Here are some guidelines they might want to follow: First, we must secure our borders, but we need to do so in a sensible way that does not violate our values. The administration has already made some progress in this regard. With the addition of new border patrol agents, more sophisticated detection equipment and the assistance of National Guard troops in high traffic areas, the number of illegal aliens from Mexico has declined to a four-year low. Illegal immigration today is, in fact, less than it was during the late 1990s, having peaked in 2000. Second, Americans are a law-abiding people. We expect everyone to obey the law, even if it is inconvenient, irrational or counterproductive — and current immigration law is all of those things. Most importantly, we want lawbreakers to be punished. The most intractable problem in solving our immigration dilemma is to decide what to do about the 12 million illegal aliens who are currently living in the United States. It is not in anyone’s interest to keep illegal aliens living in a shadow world outside the law, nor is it feasible

Linda Chavez is chairman of the Center for Equal Opportunity, a non-profit, public policy research organization in Sterling, Virginia.

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Family Life

Missing Mike I am lying on my son’s bed, listening to the insistent pounding of rain on the driveway outside. We are moving into a wet autumn; of the last 13 days, rain has dampened 11. A brisk chill, along with darkening days, signals the end of an Alaskan summer. Flat on my back, I survey the room. I never really have looked at my son’s room from this perspective, and now I wonder what it was like to be a little boy, and then a young man, viewing the room and pondering the world from this spot on this bed. The walls and even the ceiling are covered with posters and pictures, almost all of them having to do with Mike’s passion: snowboarding. Here are people suspended far above the snowy earth, hanging in the air as if gravity were merely a nice theory in a dusty book somewhere. More menacingly, here are folks acting as if they have some kind of snow-related death wish, riding snowboards down the railing of steep stairways. Mike left for college two weeks ago. Like many Alaskans, I don’t measure the distance from my family in city blocks or even in miles, but in time zones. I am two time zones from Mike now, three time zones from my mother, four times zones from my oldest daughter. I count myself lucky that as I lie on Mike’s bed my

youngest daughter is on the other side of the wall doing her homework. These little ones grow up all too soon. Everyone worries when their children leave for the first time. Everyone feels the separation, the loss. But do we worry a little more about boys than girls? Mike, sandwiched between two sisters, was probably overmothered by them and me. I can tell you from teaching preschool for 11 years that there is something nurturing about girls, something in them (Is it born there? Or bred?) that wants to make sure no one is unhappy, no one is hungry, everybody is taken care of. I have seen 3-year-old boys lying helplessly prone on the preschool floor while 3-year-old girls try their best to push snow boots on them so that they can go to recess. “I’m making scrambled eggs, Mike, do you want some?” How many times did I hear my youngest make those offers to the guy prostrate on the couch engrossed in a snowboard magazine? Right before Mike left, a book on my pastor’s coffee table seemed to leap out at me. It was Peggy Noonan’s “John Paul the Great, Remembering a Spiritual Father.” Written by a former speech writer for Ronald Reagan, the book chronicles Noonan’s own spiritual journey as well

as John Paul’s. Her perspective on the rosary and what its daily use meant to her led me to decide to say a rosary for Mike each day until he comes home for Christmas. I take my concerns Effie Caldarola and my hopes for Mike into his room — a pleasant enough place because now, thanks to me, it is cleaner than it has been in 18 years. There, I pray for Mike, and there I resolve to leave my worries. The Albanian math professor whose accent Mike can’t understand? No sweat. The fact that the last time I spoke with him it was Day 12 and he hadn’t yet visited the laundry room? Not to worry. I lie here with my mom’s silver rosary, surrounded by pictures of the fearless young flying through the air, and know I’m doing everything I can. Effie Caldarola writes from Anchorage, Alaska.

Our Turn

How to handle caregiver guilt If you’re helping take care of a spouse, an aging family member or an adult child with special needs, it can be easy to feel guilty. As a caregiver, you can worry that you’re doing too much or too little for your loved one. Or you’re not doing it “the right way.” Or you’re failing to strike the proper balance between your obligations to the person who needs care, to your family and to your job. If it even occurs to you that you’re doing little or nothing for yourself (getting enough sleep, for example) you can feel guilty about “failing” in that area too or feel guilty about being so “self-centered” and even thinking about your own needs. If left unchecked, if allowed to race freely, “caregiver’s guilt” continuously feeds the twin fires of exhaustion and anger. How to keep it under control? A few suggestions: — Remember that you’re a human being. Like all humans, you’re not perfect. Not a perfect spouse, parent, son or daughter. Not perfect at work, home or any-

where else. You will never be a perfect caregiver. Never. — Keep in mind that you don’t have to do everything for your loved one. It’s not required that you meet all those needs yourself. Give away some of that work. If, for example, there isn’t enough time to clean Dad’s house and make all his meals or if you can’t bring yourself to give Dad a bath, there are very competent, qualified people who do those things — people in social service jobs who provide home and personal care. Look for formal and informal support. Ask for help from siblings, fellow parishioners, friends, neighbors, the community and social service professionals. — Don’t forget you can set limits. As Mom’s health continues to fail, she’s going to need more and more attention, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to continue to match that need. Permit yourself to say, “I can’t do that.” — Remember that sooner is better than later. Don’t wait for a crisis to arise before getting supplemental help. Don’t wait until you are at or near burnout. — Keep in mind there are others who are facing the

same insurmountable challenges you are. There are support groups available whose members will listen and understand. — Finally, remember you may have to accept the fact that no Bill and Monica matter how much you Dodds do for your loved one, no matter how well you do it, that person’s health is going to continue to deteriorate. He or she is going to die. This isn’t a reflection on you and the quality of care you provide. It’s a fact of human nature. And it’s not your fault. Bill and Monica Dodds are the editors of My Daily Visitor magazine.

Spirituality

Set apart or one-with? At the center of our lives there is an innate tension. On the one hand, something in us wants to be different, wants to stand out, be separate, show oneself to be unique and independent. From the minute we’re born, our independence and uniqueness begin to make their protest. We don’t want to be the same as everyone else. And this isn’t just a mark of pride or ego. Nature intended it that way. If no two snowflakes are meant to be the same, how much more so human beings? We are meant to individuate, develop uniqueness, and grow into a woman or man such as there has never been one on this planet. Our uniqueness is part our gift to others and so one element of growing into maturity is having the strength to let that uniqueness emerge. But we have an equally strong, almost contradictory, impulse inside us. At our center too we yearn for unity, community, family, intimacy, connection, solidarity, oneness with others and the world. As much as we want to be separate and stand out, we want too to be connected, to fit in, to take our proper place. And this isn’t necessarily a mark of timidity or fear. Rather one of the marks of maturity is the desire to, as Thomas Merton once put it, disappear into humanity, melt into the body and soul of this earth, dissolve into a bigger oneness that makes up the family of humanity and the Body of Christ. All the religions of the world invite us to this; namely, to move into a compassion, an empathy, and a solidarity with others and earth that makes that larger reality more important than our private lives. Thus we live always with a certain tension: On the one hand, we want to stand out, even as another irrepressible part of us wants be one with everything and everybody.

As Christians, that tension is reflected inside of baptism itself. On the one hand, baptism is meant to set us apart, separate us from the world. Indeed the very word, ECCLESIA, from which we derive the concept of Church, has this connotation. Ecclesia comes from two Greek words, EK KALEO (EK, “out of”, KALEO “to call”) To be baptized into the church, at one level, means to be “called out of” the world and set apart from others. But, just as equally, baptism calls us into family, community, and the Body of Christ (where, as one cell within a living organism, we are not meant to stand out but to humbly be part of something far larger than our own private reality). Thus, baptism sets us apart and calls us into solidarity with others, both at the same time. And this makes for the tension we feel everywhere today in the world and in the church: How much, and in what way, should Christians set themselves apart from the world? Should we, for instance, set ourselves apart publicly by external symbols? Do we make the sign of the cross in a restaurant? Wear a religious habit or a clerical collar? Put a sign on our car that speaks of Jesus? Wear or do anything to make ourselves stand out in public? There is no right or wrong answer to those questions. Why? Because we are called, always, to do both. We are called to set ourselves apart, even as we are called to disappear into humanity. Practically that means that we must somehow radiate both. But how to do that? Jesus doesn’t offer an easy answer. As far as we can tell, he never set himself apart by his clothing or any other externals. John the Baptist, on the other hand, did and in a very pronounced way. Everything in his appearance and

message spoke of “otherness”, but he was a prophet, not the Christ. Jesus, it seems, set himself apart, not by externals, clothing and symbols, but through the integrity of his life. Where he showed himFather self to be different was Ron Rolheiser by not sinning, by praying for whole nights, by fasting and going off by himself into the desert, by forgiving his enemies, by constant intimacy with God, and by being morally faithful when everyone else betrayed. But what does that mean for us practically? We have a long tradition, stretching from John the Baptist to Mother Theresa, that suggests that external symbols are important, even as we have an equally long tradition that suggests that God doesn’t call all of us to set ourselves apart in this way. Vocation, it seems, is sensitive to both temperament and circumstance and that makes for a situation within which there will always be some of us who, in the externals of our lives, will radiate more the fact that we are set apart, while others will radiate more the fact that we are called to disappear into humanity. And each of us, like Jesus, needs to have enough personal intimacy with God to recognize, more precisely, that to which we are called. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is a theologian, teacher and award-winning author.

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TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 50:5-9a; Psalm 116; James 2:14-18; Mark 8:27-35 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH (IS 50:5-9A) The Lord God opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back. I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; my face I did not shield from buffets and spitting. The Lord God is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame. He is near who upholds my right; if anyone wishes to oppose me, let us appear together. Who disputes my right? Let that man confront me. See, the Lord God is my help; who will prove me wrong? RESPONSORIAL PSALM (PS 116:1-6, 8-9) R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. I love the Lord because he has heard my voice in supplication, because he has inclined his ear to me the day I called. R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. The cords of death encompassed me; the snares of the netherworld seized upon me; I fell into distress and sorrow, and I called upon the name of the Lord, “O Lord, save my life!” R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. Gracious is the Lord and just; yes, our God is merciful. The Lord keeps the little ones; I was brought low, and he saved me. R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. For he has freed my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. I shall walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

Scripture FATHER JOSEPH PELLEGRINO

R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.

Jesus’ example of sacrificial love

READING FROM THE LETTER OF SAINT JAMES (JAS 2:14-18) What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well, ” but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it? So also faith of itself if it does not have works, is dead. Indeed someone might say, “You have faith and I have works.” Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.

The first reading for today is taken from the second part of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, sometimes referred to as Second Isaiah. Second Isaiah was written between 588 and 528 BC for people in exile. The People of Israel suffered because they had been taken away from their homeland by the Babylonians. Yet, they knew that this was God’s punishment for their turning to pagan ways. The second part of Isaiah is also called The Book of Consolation. The prophet says that a day will come when the sins of the people will be expiated and God will lead them back home. Today’s reading often is referred to as the Third Song of the Suffering Servant. A prophet shall come who will be willing to take upon himself the guilt of the people so that he can suffer for them. This prophet is not a masochist. He does not want to suffer, but he does want to sacrifice himself out of love for God and his people. This same thought is carried in the second part of today’s gospel. Jesus, just proclaimed by Peter to be the Messiah, announces that he is ready to sacrifice himself for God’s people. He loves deep enough to sacrifice. This concept is completely against the mindset of Jesus’ world, as well as our world. A little sacrifice might be acceptable, but total sacrifice seems unreasonable. That was the reason why Peter protested. And that is also the reason why Jesus tells him that he is arguing like the people of the world. A mindset that is basically self-centered cannot understand sacrifice. It also cannot understand love. The person whose concept of love is as a means of his or her fulfilling needs cannot understand that when love is real it demands sacrifice. In fact, the deeper the love, the greater the sacrifice. The shallower the love, the more insignificant the sacrifice. I ask the married people reading this to consider your marriages right now. Can you say that you are far more in love now than when you married? Your first years of marriage may have been more romantic. Without children you also had a greater ability to be present just for each other. Still, you must recognize that you sacrifice more for each other now then when you first married. If you sacrifice more now, then you are experiencing a

A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK (MK 8:27-35) Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply, “You are the Christ.” Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him. He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days. He spoke this openly. Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and that of the gospel will save it.”

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greater love now. You understand your spouse better because you are willing to accept him or her more than ever before. The members of our parish whose lives revolve around taking care of their sick husband or wife will also tell you that they love their spouse more now than on their honeymoon. On the opposite side, the person cruising a bar looking for a relationship without ties knows nothing about love. Christ’s love for us was unrestricted. He would do anything for us. He would make any sacrifice for us. Peter couldn’t understand this. He protested because he wanted to put a limit on the Lord’s sacrifice, and thus on His love. He thought in the way of the world. It would take time for Peter to learn the demands of Christianity, the demands of true love. Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them: “If a man wishes to come after me, he must deny his very self, take up his cross, and follow in my steps. Whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.” Let me give you a down-to-earth example. There are some folks who have made sacrificial love their lifestyle. Their house might appear to be that ideal dollhouse with the white picket fence, but inside the washing machine is on constant run and the floor continually needs to be cleaned. They don’t look at their children at Sunday Mass — all dressed nicely and some even clean after the dangerous trip from the car to the Church — and say, “Gosh, I wish they didn’t take so much work.” No, they look at their children with a special love for them, even when they don’t look their best. This is just a slight way of demonstrating how they enjoy the fruits of sacrificial love. There are many husbands here who once had dreams of owning a large boat, and driving a sports car, but who now are quite happy that they can transport their family safely in that SUV. They don’t resent their family for the sacrifices a family entails. They love their family by making these sacrifices. The husband and wife who know when to be supportive, when to close their eyes to minor differences and who know what issues must be confronted so their marriage can continue to grow, know how to sacrifice their preferences for the sake of their love. Single men and women also have opportunities to demonstrate sacrificial love – in their concern for friends, unselfish care of close relatives, giving of time and talent to good causes, and in countless ways in their daily lives. When Jesus says, “take up your cross,” he is not just referring to major sacrifices like accepting martyrdom. He is also referring to the daily sacrifices of love that animate our lives. None of us want to suffer. If we did there would be something wrong with us. But if we really love, than we are willing to accept suffering, and deny ourselves so that our love might grow deeper. It is true that the concept of sacrificial love is completely opposed to the mindset of a selfcentered society. Therefore, let us ask God to give all of us the ability and the courage to love and love well. Father Joseph Pellegrino, a diocesan priest, is a pastor in Florida. The plants and flowers in Pietro Perugino’s “The Crucifixion with the Virgin, St. John, St. Jerome and St. Mary Magdalene” convey a symbolic message. Perugino used red poppies, violets and a deep-pink mallow to symbolize death, humility and salvation, respectively.

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Sister Camillus O’Connor, BVM San Francisco native and long-time educator Sister Camillus O’Connor, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, died Aug. 15 at her congregation’s Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. She was 95 years old. Sister Camillus entered religious life in 1931 and spent more than three decades teaching in San Francisco Catholic schools including St. Paul, St. Philip and St. Brigid, where she had attended both elementary and high school. She also taught in Illinois, Montana, and Southern California, and spent another seven years in retirement at St. Paul’s Parish in San Francisco. “Sister Camillus was an excellent teacher – quiet and thorough,” said Sister Cora Keegan in remarks at a funeral Mass for the late religious Aug. 17 in Dubuque. “She made class interesting and rewarding and children liked her enough to stay after class to work with her and for her. Sister Camillus was also assigned many student teachers and as a cooperative teacher gave many a beginner the example and knowledge to launch a successful career.” Her parents, Catherine and Stephen, her sisters Catherine and Mary O’Connor and Margaret Scarpa, and her brothers Stephen and John O’Connor preceded Sister Camillus in death. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Lynch of San Francisco, and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with whom she shared life for almost 75 years. Memorials may be given to the Sisters of Charity, BVM Retirement Fund, 1100 Carmel Dr., Dubuque, IA 52003.

“Steel Cross House in Croughborough, Sussex, England, is quite removed from Hollywood, California, but after the 1929 Crash, which was worldwide, our family had to leave our two homes, dismiss our servants, and at the invitation of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, who were friends of ours, we scraped the money together and sailed for Tinsel Town.” Thus began an autobiographical essay by Father George M. Twigg-Porter, who died Sept. 8 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos at the age of 85. He had an extraordinary life as child actor, Jesuit priest, radio and television broadcaster, chaplain to the fire department and emergency services providers, and many other ministries. He had been a Jesuit for 66 years and a priest for 53 years. Father Twigg-Porter was born in Ealing, a suburb of London in 1921, the son of William Twigg and Erane Mai (Renée) Porter. His father died when George was three and his stepfather, R.A.F. Captain Charles Shearing, was killed in an airplane accident. He was raised by his maternal grandparents. The family moved to Los Angeles, where his mother embarked on a film career. During the 1930s George himself had a number of small roles in the movies. Under the professional name Geordie MacKay, he appeared in such films as “Of Human Bondage,” with Leslie Howard and Bette Davis, “David Copperfield,” and “Oliver Twist.” During this time he and his mother were received into the Church. Following a lecture by a Paulist missionary, he was inspired to study for the priesthood and studied four years at Los Angeles College, the diocesan junior seminary. His connection with Blessed Sacrament parish in Hollywood brought him to the

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St. Mary’s Cathedral The following events are taking place at or are coordinated by the cathedral of the Archdiocese located at Gough and Geary St. in San Francisco. Call (415) 567-2020 for more information about any event listed here. September 30: Annual Blessing of Animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi at 10:30 a.m. Children’s Choirs from throughout the Archdiocese will participate. Bring your pets – on a leash – or pictures of pets - and don’t forget your “pooper- scooper”! Oct. 7: Annual Gospel/Jazz Mass at 5:30 p.m. Enriching our celebration in a “dialogue of cultures” will be St. Paul of the Shipwreck’s Inspirational Voices Gospel Choir, Youth Choir, and the Igbo Foundation Choir, under the direction of Rawn Harbor, together with the Jubilee Choir of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, under the direction of Jane Pannikar.

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Sept. 15, 16: OPA, the Big, Fat Greek OLA Fun Faire benefiting Our Lady of Angels Elementary School on the school campus, 1721 Hillside Drive in Burlingame. Enjoy rides, games, food, drinks, prizes, raffle, silent auction, entertainment and more. Fri.: 6 p.m. – close and Sat.: 2 p.m. to close. Fun for all!!!! Sept. 22, 23, 24: St. Matthew Elementary School’s annual three-day carnival and fundraiser kicking off the school’s 75th anniversary. Fri.: 6 – 10 p.m.; Sat.: noon – 10 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. takes place on school campus at 910 El Camino Real at Aragon in San Mateo. Tickets available for raffle and special events at St. Matthew Catholic School or calling (650) 3431373. Enjoy entertainment, High Roller’s Casino, more than 35 Kids Booths, Kids Rides, plus a $20,000 Raffle, Tri-Tip Dinner. For more information on St. Matthew 75th Anniversary Carnival & Celebration, please contact Mary-Kevin Stockwell, PR and Communications Volunteer Chairperson (650) 787-5723. Sept. 22, 23, 24: St. Robert’s Parish Festival, “Ports of Call”. Come enjoy festive entertainment all weekend long. A variety of delicious food, games and rides for the kids, a silent auction, raffles, prizes and Bingo! Located at St. Robert’s Church on Oak/Crystal Springs, San Bruno. Call 650-589-2800 for more details. Sept. 23: Spiritual Dinner with Mother Lillie at St. Patrick Parish in Larkspur beginning at 6 p.m. The featured guest founded the Trinitarian Sisters in 1992, a contemplative community living, praying and serving in the Mt. Tabor region of Mexico. Proceeds from this event will drill a freshwater well for the people of the region which is currently without running water. Donations accepted in any amount. Call Maria or Anthony Good at (415) 927-7065. Sept. 24: Mass commemorating Feast of St. Finn Barr at the patronal church, 415 Edna St. in San Francisco at 10:30 a.m. Reception follows in parish hall. Call the rectory at (415) 333-3627. Sept. 24: CYO Day at Raging Waters Enjoy a full day of waterslides and tubing fun at Raging Waters in San Jose. The entire park will be reserved exclusively for Catholic Charities CYO participants. The $26 ticket price includes admission to the park, unlimited use of tubes, full lunch and unlimited soft drinks, CYO tee-shirt. Call (415) .972.1233, rbalcunas@cccyo.org Sept. 27: EWTN’s Bob and Penny Lord come to the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in North Beach. The couple will present a program on Franciscan saints. Free valet parking will be available. Popular stars of the EWTN religious media network, the Lords conduct pilgrimages to shrines and holy places around the world. They have produced over two hundred videos and twenty books based on their work. The evening begins at 5 p.m. with wine, hors d’oeuvres, music and dinner outside the church. Bishop John Wester presides at Vespers at 6 p.m. followed by the featured presentation. Tickets are $60 per person. For ticket information, call the Shrine during business hours at (415) 983-0405, or Molly Arthur at (415) 983-0222. You may also email Molly Arthur at mollyarthur@flash.net.

Dr. Herminigildo V. Valle of Seton Medical Center in Daly City was honored with the hospital’s St. Louis De Marillac Award in the spring. Dr. Valle was recognized for his long-standing dedication to Seton Medical Center and the Daughters of Charity, as well as his work at Seton’s RotoCare Clinic. “We are proud to honor Dr. Valle for his commitment to our community,” said Bernadette Smith, Seton President. “He has been a blessing to us, sharing his talents and giving so generously of his time.” Those gathered for the event included Randy Tonelli, back left, Dr. Colman Ryan, Judy Macias, Dr. Stephen Conrad, Daughter of Charity Sister William Eileen Dunn, and Bernadette Smith, with Norma Valle, front left, Veronica Valle, Nicole Valle, Francis Valle and Dr. Valle. Sept. 30: Aloha Festival at Holy Name of Jesus located on Lawton and 40th Avenue in the Sunset District, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. Enjoy carnival games, jumpers, Bingo, Tiki Room, raffle, facepainting, lots of food and prizes. Admission is free. Benefits Holy Name school. Visit www.holynamesf.com or call (415) 731-4077. Featured entertainment provided by Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band Trio, Kaiaulu and Touch of Polynesia. Visit school website or call (415) 731-4077 for performance times. Oct. 2: 14th Annual Capuchin Seminarian Golf Tournament, Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Ocean Course. Tourney is 18 hole Scramble beginning with check-in at 10:30 a.m. lunch and golf at 12:30 p.m. and cocktails and dinner at 7 p.m. Contact Mike Stecher at (650) 342-4680 or Anne Hahn at (650) 692-5044. Proceeds benefit the Capuchin Franciscan Seminary.

Reunions Sept. 23: Presentation High School, SF, class of ’56 at Sinbad’s Restaurant, San Francisco at 11:30 a.m. Contact Judi Guidi Crosetti at (650) 589-8377 or nonihugs@aol.com; Aggie Roensch Malanca at (925) 283-4477 or tomagco@yahoo.com. Sept. 23: St. Brigid School, Class of 1976, is having a 30-year reunion in San Francisco. Alumni may connect with other 76ers and learn about the reunion at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stbrigid76/ The Mercy High School, San Francisco Alumnae Association is hosting an Alumnae Memorial Mass on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at 10 a.m. in the Chapel. A continental breakfast will immediately follow in Rist Hall. For more information about the event please contact Nilsa Lennig, Director of Community and Alumnae Relations at (415) 337-7218 or nlennig@mercyhs.org. Sept. 30: St. Brigid High School Alumnae Reunion Luncheon at Castagnola’s Restaurant, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco at 11:30 a.m.

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Contact Rita Fabri at (415) 346-0369 or Eleanor Matheu at (415) 566-5331. Sept. 30: St. Rose Academy, class of ’86, for a cocktail party at the Rosewood Bar in San Francisco. Contact bebe@ski.org or Beatriz St. John at (415) 255-7512. Sept. 30: Class of ’86, Immaculate Conception Academy aboard the Commodore Yacht on Treasure Island. Families and friends of alumnae also welcome. Call Joselyn Lazo at (925) 699-6335. Oct. 1: Nativity Elementary School in Menlo Park celebrates its 50th anniversary. Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside at a Mass of Thanksgiving at noon followed by a BBQ luncheon and open house. Co-chairs Russ Castle ‘75, and Karen Finney Skogstrom ‘66, say “a great time will be had by all!” For more information: Email-alumni@nativityschool.com or call Karen at (650) 3678488. Oct. 7: Class of ’56 from Immaculate Conception Academy, with social at noon and lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad Ave. in South San Francisco. Contact Nancy Sutter at (650) 756-7539 or Arlene Balestreri at (415) 883-3619. Oct. 14: St. Monica Elementary School, class of ’56 beginning with Mass at 5 p.m. in parish church, 23rd and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Social gathering continues 6 – 10 p.m. in church hall. Contact Karen Schurer Mullen at (415) 4530482 or kathy.mullen@comcast.net. Oct. 14: Annual reunion of Golden Alumni of the University of San Francisco at USF 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The class of ’56 will be specially honored and welcomed into the esteemed golden gang. Day includes Mass and luncheon. Call USF Alumni Relations at (415) 422-6431. Oct. 14: Class of ’50, St. Cecilia Elementary School luncheon. Contact Doris at (415) 6642247. Oct. 15: Class of ’66, Notre Dame High School in Belmont at 11 a.m. in the school dining room, 1540 Ralston Ave. Contact Connie Partmann

Sept. 16: Mass and day of remembrance for St. Lorenzo Ruiz at St. Veronica Church (Falcon Hall) 434 Alida Way in South San Francisco from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. In addition to liturgy there will be talks, food and entertainment. Call (650) 5881455. Sept. 21: A Candlelight Vigil for Peace at the Mercy Motherhouse Chapel, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. The vigil is free and all are welcome to attend. The intention is to include prayers and thoughts shared by men and women of diverse faiths. There will be an emphasis on experiencing our common longing for peace and deepening mutual understanding and trust. Contact Catherine Huston at (650) 3442676 or Jerry Hurtubise at (650) 621-2131. Oct. 21: Training for New Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Church, So. San Francisco. Please pre-register at (415) 614-5585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org. Oct. 28: Training for New Lectors. Offered by the Office of Worship. $15.00 fee. 9a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Church, So. San Francisco. Please pre-register at (415) 614-5585 or vallezkellyp@sfarchdiocese.org. Second Thursday of the Month: Pauline Books and Media, 2640 Broadway off El CaminoReal in Redwood City is offering an eight-part seminar Learn the Language of Christian Symbols from 7 –8 p.m. Sister Armanda Santos, a Daughter of St. Paul from the Bay area, will share her love for art and the fruit of her Theological studies which concentrated on Religion and the Arts. Public Parking available and close to Cal-Train Stop. For more information call: (650) 369-4230. The series commenced Sept. 14th.

Retreats Sept. 24: Wayne Muller: Workshop on Living Generously, 1 – 4 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Drive in Burlingame. The workshop explores simple, practical and useful tools to liberate and nourish a generosity of spirit in our families, schools, workplaces, places of worship and communities. Muller shows that the answers to conflicts, international and personal, lie in the kindness and support we can give to one another out of our inner abundance. Cost: $25. Call (650) 340-7474.

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throughout the country to promote the program and he served on its Board of Directors. He seemed to be on the road constantly, giving ■ Continued from page 15 parish missions, retreats, days of recollection, Francisco, becoming Director in 1957. He pro- and lectures. He thrived on a continually active duced and recorded religious radio programs schedule. At one point he had put 245,000 for national distribution and visited radio sta- miles on his car and reported that both he and tions around the state, convincing station man- the car were doing quite well. agers to schedule the tapes as part of their pubThe list of organizations to which he lic service commitment. He belonged ranges from the later did television production International Brotherhood of for the Sacred Heart Program. Electrical Workers to the In 1961 he began a long National Poetry Association association as Chaplain to San to the E Clampus Vitus sociFrancisco’s paramedics. With ety. He worked with the his police scanner at the ready, aged, the “handicapables,” Father Twigg-Porter would and those in prison. His biblimake himself available to ography of over 150 pubthose involved in any emerlished books, articles and gency, providing sacramental audio programs, including and spiritual counsel to accireligious essays, inspirational dent and trauma victims, as verse, and California local well as to the medical staff. A history, is equally varied. fellow Jesuit once noted, “His Father Twigg-Porter was Father George M. appearance out of the blue, a cheerful and optimistic man Twigg-Porter, S.J. bringing sacraments, a consolwith a ready smile, an ing word, and even first aid or car-repair help is extravert who showed a particular concern for legendary.” In 1998, he became Chaplain to the the suffering he met. He was a generous and San Francisco Fire Department and received a indefatigable worker, who brought compassion service award from the Department in 2005. and good humor to a very demanding ministry. In 1964 he became involved with the A vigil service was held Sept. 14 with Mass Medic Alert Foundation, which supplies wrist- of Christian Burial Sept. 15 at Sacred Heart bands to alert medical personnel of serious Jesuit Center Chapel in Los Gatos. Interment medical conditions. He traveled extensively was at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.

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Dine Out and Do Good! Vincentian Help Desk Benefit Thursday, September 21, 2006 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Chevy’s – Stonestown Galleria, 3251 20th Ave, (415) 665-8705 Or Chevy’s –Embarcadero Center, 2 Embarcadero Center (415) 391-2323 Join St. Vincent de Paul Society in raising money for the Vincentian Help Desk, which offers direct service to the poor and homeless of San Francisco by providing them with clothing, food, and household items. Chevy’s will donate 20% of the evenings proceeds when the coupon is presented while dining on 9/21/06 between 5pm and 9pm. Thank you for your support! – SUBMIT COUPON WHEN DINING –

HEALTHCARE . . A RIGHT NOT A PRIVILEGE! The San Francisco Giants Community Fund and St. Mary’s Medical Center/Catholic Healthcare West are teaming up again this year with community agencies, churches, and other health professionals to help combat the disparities in healthcare services delivery to the community! Here’s your chance to strike out at injustice and help level the playing field at the Fourth Annual Interfaith Community Health Fair in the Bayview District of San Francisco. All services are free and all people are welcome! This year’s focus is on Youth, and our theme is:“Crossing the threshold to Adulthood in a Healthy Manner”. In addition to new and exciting programs designed for the young, we offer a broad spectrum of health and wellness services for all age groups. Bring your family and friends and take advantage of free health screenings and information, “Ask the Doctor” booths, exercise programs, youth workshops, career counseling, insurance programs, Gospel youth choirs, free lunch, and much, much more.

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DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING

For The Largest Publisher of Catholic Church Bulletins

Full time, benefited position on beautiful campus of nonprofit religious organization. The person is responsible for managing and supervising the accounting staff, development and maintenance of the accounting, financial and payroll reporting systems of three corporations, accurate & timely preparation of all required financial statements and reports, annual budget and audit report preparation, monitoring daily cash flow. B.A. in accounting or business or equivalent combination of education and experience required. At least 5 years related experience in non-profit or religious organization preferred. Abilities required are: demonstrated proficiency on accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite; knowledge of Paychex payroll system; excellent organizational, interpersonal and oral/written communication skills; ability to work with evolving systems and structures; excellent leadership and supervisory skills.

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

WHERE: St. Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church, Third Street at Jamestown Ave., and Arthur H. Coleman, Jr. Medical Center, Third Street at Ingerson

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Catholic San Francisco

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A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS 2006 - 2007 INFORMATION JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL

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Class of 2006: Tatyana Ivanova UC San Diego & Valedictorian Adela Popilkova USC

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ARCHBISHOP GEORGE H. NIEDERAUER With this letter, I invite you to consider enrollment in one of the excellent Catholic

secondary schools within the boundaries of the Archdiocese. This annual guide offers an invaluable resource for you as you search for the right match for your child. I hope you will take the time to carefully read through the information provided about each school in this special issue. In doing so, I believe you will gain an appreciation for the Christ-centered culture provided throughout the Archdiocese, and the remarkable quality of the educational programs and activities designed to prepare the hearts and minds of our children for the future. When I first arrived in San Francisco to begin my work as your new Archbishop, one of my most delightful discoveries was the excellent system of the Catholic schools here. The vitality, expertise and dedication of faculties and staffs are a great gift to the Church and to the entire community. Beyond the academic preparation for college and the opportunity to excel in athletics, though, the young men and women attending our Catholic high schools are invited to grow into a more mature knowledge and practice of their faith, and will find many opportunities to serve those in most need in our community. It is hard to overestimate the importance and impact of these life-changing experiences. The four years of high school are extremely important years in a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. God bless you as you begin the important task of considering the best placement for your child. I look forward to seeing you in the future at one of these exemplary schools. Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend George Niederauer Archbishop of San Francisco

TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from Archbishop George H. Niederauer . . 2 Steps For Applying to Catholic High Schools . . . . 3 Archbishop Riordan High School . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Immaculate Conception Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Convent of the Sacred Heart High School . . . . . . 6 Stuart Hall High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Junipero Serra High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Marin Catholic High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mercy High School, Burlingame . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mercy High School College Preparatory . . . . . . 11 Notre Dame High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory . . . . . . . . . 13 Sacred Heart Preparatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 San Domenico School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 St. Ignatius College Preparatory. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Woodside Priory School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Letter From Maureen Huntington, Superintendent of Catholic Schools . . . . . . . . . 18 Why Choose A Catholic High School? . . . . . . . . 19 Locator Map/Open House Calendar . . . . . . . . . 20

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STEPS FOR APPLYING TO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS 1.

Obtain the application packets from all of the Catholic High Schools to which you plan to apply.

Attend OPEN HOUSES and visit at least two schools which interest you and meet your needs. Consult this brochure for calendar dates or call individual schools. Seek information about other opportunities for school visitations. Considering your personal strengths and aptitudes, discuss with your 8th Grade teacher(s), principal, counselor, and parents, the high school programs that best meet your needs.

Complete and submit your applications on time.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NOTICE

Take the High School Placement test at one of the schools to which you have applied. The HSPT may be taken only once, but on the form list the other Catholic Schools to which you have applied, so your test scores can be sent there.

On March 15, 2007 letters will be mailed regarding your admissions status.

6. 7.

Pay registration fees to the school you plan to attend. For further information check www.sfcatholicschools.org.

NON DISCRIMINATORY POLICY

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Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco; Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco; Immaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco; Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo; Marin Catholic High School, Kentfield; Mercy High School, San Francisco; Mercy High School, Burlingame; Notre Dame High School, Belmont; Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco; Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton; Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco; San Domenico Upper School, San Anselmo; Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco; Woodside Priory High School, Portola Valley; admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administrated programs.

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ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL 175 Phelan Avenue • San Francisco, California 94112 • (415) 586-8200 • www.riordanhs.org

PROFILE In 1949, when young men first walked through the doors of Archbishop Riordan High School, they encountered a community similar to the one our students experience today. We welcome students from various ethnic and economic backgrounds with differing abilities and gifts. We provide a rigorous academic program with clearly defined codes of personal conduct in a single gender environment. Archbishop Riordan High School, an Archdiocesan Catholic High School, educates young men in an academic environment that fosters the Marianist tradition of preparing students for a productive and rewarding life.

PHILOSOPHY Archbishop Riordan High School, a Catholic school in the Marianist tradition, cultivates skills that prepare students to learn throughout their lives. A Marianist education aspires to sow, cultivate, and to bring to fruition the Christian spirit in people. The students join an inclusive community of caring people who treat one another as family. The foundation of this community is articulated through a written doctrine, Characteristics of Marianist Education, which aims to: ● educate for formation in faith; ● provide an integral, quality education; ● educate in family spirit; ● educate for service, justice and peace; ● educate for adaptation and change; Archbishop Riordan High School engages young men in a process that promotes growth and development in the intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical arenas of the student’s life. Riordan is a community of faculty, students, parents, and alumni, who mutually support and assist one another to promote Christian values.

CURRICULUM At the core of the Archbishop Riordan academic program is a challenging college preparatory curriculum that blends a classical liberal education with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in higher education. The curriculum is designed to develop a student’s understanding of key topics and issues in each academic discipline. The 4x4 Block Schedule: Archbishop Riordan High School’s school year is split into two semesters, and students take four classes at a time. Each class lasts eighty minutes (five days a week), thus providing sufficient time for students and teachers to delve more deeply and actively into topics and activities. This emphasis on depth promotes greater understanding of skills, concepts, and ideas. Rather than depending only on the traditional lecture to present content, ARHS teachers encourage students to actively participate in the learning process. Archbishop Riordan offers 14 Advance Placement courses, with four of the twelve courses offered in science and math disciplines. One hundred seventy-two Riordan students took 340 A.P. exams in May 2006. Over the past two years 100% of our graduates moved on to higher education. 70% of our Class of 2006 matriculated to four-year colleges and universities.

The Visual and Performing Arts Department (drama, music, video production, and fine arts) is integrated within the school curriculum. Our Drama Department, housed in the 1,100 seat Lindland Theatre, boasts an excellent reputation for its quality and professionalism. The Crusader Marching Band performs at various Bay Area parades. The Advanced Video Production Class broadcasts news and other programs to the entire school. Our Resource Specialist Program (RSP) is a program unique among the Bay Area Catholic high schools. With the support of the Resource Specialist, students with learning differences participate in Riordan’s regular college prep curriculum. The goal of the Resource Specialist Program is to help students achieve their maximum potential while developing the necessary skills to succeed academically.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES Archbishop Riordan High School recognizes the role and importance that extracurricular activities play in the personal growth of the whole person. ARHS offers over thirty clubs, activities, and interscholastic sports that reflect the wide range of interests of our students. All Riordan students become involved in Riordan’s numerous sports, clubs, community service, and Campus Ministry programs.

Campus Ministry offers spiritual retreats to all grade levels. Retreats provide time for reflection, community building, and spiritual growth away from the Riordan campus. Our community service program, inspired by the Marianist Characteristic to educate for service, justice, and peace, encourages students to become aware of the needs of their fellow human beings. Archbishop Riordan High School has a very successful athletic program, winning numerous championships over the years. The Crusaders field twenty-five interscholastic teams (football, cross-country, soccer, wrestling, basketball, baseball, track and field, tennis, and golf). ARHS is a founding member of the highly competitive West Catholic Athletic League. Our athletic program has developed the physical skills of numerous ARHS alumni that have gone on to compete at the college and professional levels. Archbishop Riordan High School prepares its students to meet the challenges of life. The combination of demanding academics, abundant co-curricular activities, and supportive atmosphere make Riordan an empowering place. Archbishop Riordan High School continues to proudly serve and educate young men in the Marianist tradition. ENROLLMENT 752 LEADERSHIP Fr. Thomas J. French, S.M., President Mr. Gabriel A. Crotti, Principal TUITION & FEES $11,230 annual tuition, $600 registration fee ENTRANCE INFORMATION Mr. Dion Sabalvaro, Director of Admissions, (415) 586-1256 admissions@riordanhs.org ● www.riordanhs.org

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Immaculate Conception Academy Academic Excellence in the Dominican Tradition Since 1883 3625 - 24th Street at Guerrero • San Francisco, CA 94110 • (415) 824-2052

PROFILE Immaculate Conception Academy is a college preparatory Catholic high school for young women, sponsored since 1883 by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. Maintaining a multiethnic population and drawing students from San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the Academy provides a challenging curriculum within the warm family setting that only a small girls’ school can provide. In May, 2006, ICA received full term accreditation from the Western Association of School and Colleges. Focused upon college admissions from freshman year, ICA’s College Fair, College Panel, On-Site College Admissions Day, yearly College Checklist and on-going guidance enable our Spartans to achieve great success. The graduates of 2006 will be continuing their education at Stanford, UC Berkeley, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UCLA, Santa Clara University and other 4-year colleges. The Class of 2006 (sixtysix graduates) was awarded over $3.5 million in scholarships. Casandra Parada and Marlena Davis, were two of only 1,000 students nationally to win the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholars award. Scholastic honors and leadership abilities earned them full scholarships for undergraduate through doctoral degrees at the university of their choice.

• Qualified students may choose Algebra II Honors, Pre-Calculus Honors and AP Calculus. • Four years of laboratory science are offered, including biology, physiology, chemistry and physics. • Spanish and French language classes, required for two years, culminate in elective honors and Advanced Placement Spanish Literature and Spanish Language. • Many students also pursue the opportunity to take AP Computer Science, computer programming, digital art, AP Studio Art and vocal classes. • Electives in art, dance, drama, psychology and home economics stimulate students to discover their individual gifts and interests, as well as to fulfill the admission requirements for both public and private colleges and universities. • The FLAME (Focused Learning for Academic Motivation and Excellence) program focuses specifically on those students for whom academics are challenging and supports those students who achieve well above grade expectations.

ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS Co-curricular activities are an important part of student life at ICA. They include Student Council, California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Block Society, Student Ambassador Club, Girls’ Athletic Association, yearbook, school newspaper, Campus Ministry, Black Student Union, Fil-Am Club, Las Latinas Unidas, Aina ‘O’ Hawaii, SAVE Club, Double XX Science Club, choir, drama production, Spartan Film Society and the Close-Up Trip to Washington, D.C. Volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, cross-country and track, tennis and the Spirit Squad constitute the sports offerings.

PHILOSOPHY The Academy serves the San Francisco community as a vibrant school where love of God and respect for family, friends, and country are nurtured. An ICA graduate is a Woman of Learning, Leadership, Community, Faith and Vision. These core characteristics mark each alumna as a young woman whose education has brought her to value personal, academic and spiritual growth, and as a person who recognizes her responsibilities to her family, her church and her community. Faculty and students work together to create an environment that fosters the development of the whole person, the pursuit of truth, and the building of community.

CURRICULUM ICA offers a college preparatory curriculum to all young women. The block schedule provides a focused and in-depth learning experience for our students. • All students take four years of Religion, English and Social Studies with the option of enrolling in English III Honors, Advanced Placement U.S. History, AP Literature and AP U.S. Government and Politics. Additional English electives include Journalism I & II, Imaginative Writing and the Language of Film.

PRINCIPAL Sister Janice Therese Wellington, O.P. FACULTY A 40-member faculty and staff is composed of religious and lay colleagues. A student-teacher ratio of 1 to 13 allows for individual attention. Average class size of 16. ENROLLMENT 262 TUITION AND FEES 2006–2007 $9,300 – Tuition • $525 – Registration Fees/books vary by class level from $200 to $600 TUITION ASSISTANCE ICA offers tuition assistance and awards based on scholarship, citizenship, and financial need.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Gina Espinal, Admissions Director, ‘78 • E-mail: gespinal@icacademy.org Patricia Cavagnaro, Development Director/Alumnae Moderator ‘60 • pcavagnaro@icacademy.org (415) 824-2052 • FAX (415) 821-4677 • Web site: www.icacademy.org

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CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOLS OF THE SACRED HEART 2222 Broadway • San Francisco, CA 94115 Phone: 415/563-2900 • Web Site: www.sacredsf.org

PROFILE Convent of the Sacred Heart High School is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory high school for girls founded in 1887 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart. One of the oldest private schools in California, CSH offers a challenging curriculum that provides a strong foundation to meet the demands of highly competitive college entrance. As a member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, CSH participates in Network service projects, leadership seminars, and student exchange programs that offer students opportunities at Sacred Heart campuses throughout the U.S. With a value-oriented perspective, the intention of a Sacred Heart education is to educate the whole person — spiritually, intellectually and socially. Students at CSH will experience the opportunity to participate in a variety of service ou reach programs in the Bay Area community. Students are encouraged to pursue leadership opportunities available through student council and class activities. In the spring of 1998, CSH was once again recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

PHILOSOPHY The philosophy of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School is stated in our Goals and Criteria shared by all Sacred Heart Network Schools in the United States. Sacred Heart Schools educate to: • A personal and active faith in God; • A deep respect for intellectual values; • A social awareness which impels to action; • The building of community as a Christian value; • Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

CSH-SHHS PARTNERSHIP CSH continues a strong partnership with Stuart Hall High School. Students from CSH/SHHS participate together in performing arts, extracurricular programs, student leadership activities, service projects and social events. This unique opportunity at Schools of the Sacred Heart allows a serious focus on academics for young women and young men along with the benefits of a co-educational campus experience. Our academic program and coed offerings were enhanced with the recent opening of Siboni Arts and Science Center. The new building houses biology, physics and chemistry labs, math classrooms, an art studio and student center. In addition, there is a state-of-the-art theatre/lecture hall. This year CSH and SHHS created new opportunities for students to enjoy co-ed activities during the school week on both the CSH and SHHS campuses during the Thursday morning Breakfast Club. These non-academic morning activities included film, photography, ceramics and intramural sports and created a unique environment for CSH and SHHS students to continue to build community. In addition to the Breakfast Club, students were also encouraged to participate in Supper Club, which allowed for students to engage in educational, cultural and entertaining events and activities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Both the Breakfast and Supper Clubs enriched the co-ed community, enhancing the experiences for all CSH students.

CURRICULUM The rigorous academic program, which is based on traditional study of the humanities, also requires that students be thoroughly grounded in the sciences and social sciences. The English program places serious emphasis on writing skills, as well as offering a variety of literature courses. Instruction in the social sciences includes courses in world and U.S. History, Government, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, and Economics. All of our students enroll in extra courses beyond the graduation requirements. The mathematics program is fully integrated, with the traditional strands of algebra, geometry and trigonometry interwoven throughout each of the first three years. Science courses include Biology, Marine Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Anthropology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Human Geography, AP Physics and AP Environmental Science. Foreign language classes are taught in French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and Latin. The school’s technology department has been acknowledged as one of the most innovative in the country introducing students to computer programming and computer applications. Each student has access to the internet for research projects. In 2001 Palm technology was introduced into the students’ daily routine to facilitate communication, organization and learning, which continues to support the emphasis of integrating technology in the classroom. The Fine Arts Department offers classes in studio art, chorus, co-ed choir, instrumental music, dramatic and musical theater, photography, as well as AP Art History, and Art History. Twenty-two Advanced Placement courses are available, and an average of 98% of the students enroll in at least one AP course during their four years. The average number of AP courses taken by students is three.

ACTIVITIES

HEAD OF SCHOOL: Douglas H. Grant AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 14 2006–2007 ENROLLMENT: 200 • FACULTY: 42 TUITION 2006 – 2007 $26,300 • All fees included in tuition. SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships and Financial Aid are available to any student who demonstrates interest and need without consideration to race, religion or national origin. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Caitlin Curran, Admissions Director • (415) 292-3125 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED BY OUR TOP 15 STUDENTS IN EACH OF THE LAST EIGHT YEARS American U. in Paris (2) Art Institute of Chicago Barnard (3) Bates Boston University Boston College Brown (5) CA Polytechnic State University (2) Carleton Christian U. (Japan) College of Notre Dame Colgate Colorado College (2) Columbia Cornell (3)

Davidson Duke George Washington University Georgetown (3) Grinell College Harvard (4) Harvey Mudd College (5) Haverford International M.I.T. (6) Mt. Holyoke NYU (4) Oberlin Princeton (4) Reed College

Rhoades College Rice RISD Santa Clara Skidmore College (3) St. John’s (NM) Stanford (6) Tufts U. of Chicago (4) U. of Colorado (3) U. of Notre Dame (2) U. of Pacific U. of Pennsylvania (3) U. of Portland (2) U. of Puget Sound U. of St. Andrew’s

U. of Tokyo U. of Vermont (2) U. Southern California (9) U.C. Berkeley (15) U.C. Davis (5) U.C. Irvine (2) U.C. Santa Barbara (3) U.C. San Diego (7) U.C. Santa Cruz (2) U.C.L.A. (13) Vassar Villanova Wellesley (2) Wesleyan (2) Yale (3)

ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES Art History Environmental Science Spanish Language Comp. Gov’t & Politics Human Geography

English Lit. & Comp. Physics Chemistry French Literature U.S. Gov’t & Politics

Psychology Calculus AB & BC French Language Studio Art English Lang. & Comp.

Biology European History Spanish Literature Computer Science A & AB Latin U.S. History

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS English History Theology

Extracurricular activities are an essential part of the CSH experience. All clubs are student directed and options include school publications, debate, drama, service, spirit, outdoors, environmental, and Honor Societies. Several clubs offer co-ed opportunities.

4 years 4 years 4 years

Mathematics 4 years Lab Science 3 years Fine Arts 1 year

Physical Education Computer Science International Language Community Service

2 years 1 year 3 years 100 hours

SPORTS PROGRAM Cross Country Volleyball

Tennis

Basketball

Soccer

Swimming

Golf Track

COED Choir

Drama

Orchestra

Musical Theatre

Badminton

Fencing

September 15, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

CS7

• 1715 Octavia Street • San Francisco, CA 94109 415/345-5811 • FAX 415/931-9161 • e-mail: farrell@sacredsf.org

PROFILE

The Advanced Placement Program at SHHS offers courses in which qualified students can challenge themselves beyond the standard curriculum, exploring areas of particular interest. The AP Program currently includes offerings in English, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Laboratory Sciences, International Languages, and Computer Science. The school’s facilities offer the latest in computer and media technology hardware and software programs. A wide array of courses in technology addresses the needs of students who show exceptional skill and interest in this area.

ACTIVITIES Stuart Hall High School, part of Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco, forms a unique partnership with Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. The two schools provide the best of educational opportunities: single-sex classes in a coeducational environment. Founded in 2000 as a school dedicated solely to the education of young men, Stuart Hall High School offers an essential and significant option for Bay Area families, a high school where the spirited nature of adolescent males is incorporated into an active learning process. Faculty members understand the learning styles of young men as well as their emotional and social needs. By design, the school is small and personal in nature. Class size averages 15 students, encouraging a personalized, challenging approach to education. A rich Catholic, ecumenical tradition provides an ideal climate for spiritual growth.

PHILOSOPHY Stuart Hall High School, as a member of the worldwide Network of Sacred Heart Schools, commits itself to the distinctive spirit and dedication to excellence that marks these schools. Specifically, Stuart Hall High School educates students to the “Goals and Criteria” of Schools of the Sacred Heart: • A personal and active faith in God; • A deep respect for intellectual values; • A social awareness which impels to action; • The building of community as a Christian value; • Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom. The young men who choose Stuart Hall High School are called to be persons of courage and integrity, people who clearly choose to use their education and personal convictions in the service of society.

Co-curricular activities make up a vital part of the Stuart Hall High School experience. The clubs and activities are an outgrowth of student interest and needs. Students are involved in activities like Speech and Debate, Digital Film & Animation, yearbook, our newspaper “The Round Table,” and student government. The “Knights” are members of the Bay Counties League West and field teams in soccer, cross-country, fencing, basketball, golf, tennis, baseball, track and lacrosse. In the short history of the athletic program, the Knights have already won league championships in soccer and baseball, and have participated in the North Coast Section Championships in baseball, basketball, and golf.

SHHS-CSH PARTNERSHIP

CURRICULUM

The partnership with Convent of the Sacred Heart High School enables SHHS and CSH students to participate in extra-curricular programs, service projects, and social activities. Students also meet on a weekly basis for “The Breakfast Club,” which offers a variety of co-ed electives. This unique opportunity at Schools of the Sacred Heart allows a serious focus on academics for young men and women with the benefits of a co-educational campus experience. HEAD OF SCHOOL Gordon Sharafinski ENROLLMENT 2006-2007 160 The academic program at Stuart Hall High School challenges the students to develop their talents in all areas—the humanities, arts, mathematics, science, and technology—and offers them an excellent college preparatory program. Each student is required to take a minimum of six courses for credit per semester. The following courses are required for graduation from Stuart Hall High School: four years of English, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Religious Studies; three years of International Language and Laboratory Science; two years of Physical Education; one year of Computer Technology and Fine Arts; and 75 hours of Community Service prior to the completion of Junior year. Senior Theology involves a year long community service internship. Students may choose additional courses from a variety of electives and a range of honors courses.

TUITION 2006-2007 $26,300 FINANCIAL AID Scholarships and Financial Aid are available to any student who demonstrates interest and need without consideration of race, religion, or national origin. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Anthony Farrell Stuart Hall High School Admissions Director (415) 345-5812 • e-mail: farrell@sacredsf.org • www.sacredsf.org

CS8

Catholic San Francisco

September 15, 2006

The Road to Your Future Begins Here! 451 West 20th Avenue • San Mateo, California 94403 • (650) 345-8207

PROFILE Junípero Serra High School is the Archdiocesan Catholic school educating the young men of San Mateo County. We are an academic high school with a strong college preparatory curriculum. We reflect the cultural richness of San Mateo County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Although we are a school for young men, we are involved in a Tri-School program with two schools for young women – Mercy, Burlingame and Notre Dame, Belmont. Coed activities include classes, retreats, drama and music productions, some club activities and dances. Our mission is to develop the gifts and talents of each student and foster Gospel values in an environment of academic excellence and mutual respect.

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS The arts are an essential component of a Junípero Serra High School education. We offer numerous performance opportunities — Symphonic Band, Men’s and Mixed Chorus, Jazz Band, Dramatic Workshop and Musical Theater Workshop — that allow students to experience the arts both in the classroom and on stage. In addition, we offer Architectural Design, Art, Advanced Art, Beginning Guitar, Beginning Percussion and Films.

CURRICULUM

At Junípero Serra High School we offer a college preparatory curriculum, including more than twenty Advanced Placement and Honors courses. Ninety-nine percent of our graduates continue their education at the college or university level. Among the schools our graduates currently attend are Notre Dame, UCLA, USC, Harvard, Villanova, Stanford, Santa Clara, Northeastern, US Naval Academy, Cal Poly, NYU, Catholic University of America, and UC Berkeley. The reason our students are so successful is that our faculty has created a challenging and yet comfortable learning environment in which students are placed at various levels of our program according to their needs and abilities. Junípero Serra students are required to complete a minimum of 240 units, pass all required courses, and perform eighty hours of Christian Service in order to graduate. Students may also earn college credits while at Junípero Serra. Our John L. Zoph Library contains approximately 14,000 volumes and over 30 online subscription databases. It is a curriculum-based collection that can be accessed by Junípero Serra students from any remote location by visiting the library website to view the online catalog at www.serrahs.com and clicking on the library icon. The Junípero Serra Guidance Department assists students in making academic, social, spiritual and personal decisions. Our College & Career Center allows students to research more than 3000 colleges and universities on College View, a multimedia program. In addition, the Guidance Department helps coordinate the annual Tri-School College Night, an informational gathering which includes more than one hundred of the top colleges and universities from throughout the country.

ACTIVITIES & ATHLETICS Extra curricular activities and athletics are an important part of life at Junípero Serra. More than ninety percent of our students participate in at least one activity or sport. Junípero Serra offers thirteen sports and more than thirty-two clubs ranging from the Angler’s Fishing Club and a MultiCultural Awareness Club to a Big Brother’s program and the Trivia Club. In addition Junípero Serra offers three student run publications — the yearbook, a monthly newspaper and an annual literary magazine —all of which include writing, photography and design opportunities. Junípero Serra has a rich athletic tradition. Many of our student/athletes have competed for some of the top collegiate programs in the country, while several have also been successful in professional sports. We participate in the West Catholic Athletic League, one of the top leagues in California.

SPIRITUALITY Our Campus Ministry Program provides students with liturgical and prayer opportunities, builds community through retreats, and empowers students to develop their gifts and talents through our Christian Service program. Theology courses offer instruction in the Catholic faith, morality and worship, and stress the importance of individual faith development. The curriculum addresses the needs of students with extensive religious education as well as those with little or no knowledge of the Catholic faith. PRINCIPAL: Mr. Lars Lund ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR: Mr. Randy Vogel, (650) 345-8242 ENROLLMENT: 1,000 OPEN HOUSE: Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 7:00 PM TUITION AND FEES 2006 - 2007 Tuition: $11,625 • Registration Fee: $650 FINANCIAL AID Tuition assistance at Junípero Serra is based on financial need. Those families interested in applying for financial aid should contact the Business Manager, Mr. John O’Sullivan, for further information at (650) 345-8207.

September 15, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

CS9

MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL “faith, knowledge, service”

College Preparatory 675 Sir Francis Drake • Kentfield, CA 94904

PROFILE Marin Catholic is ideally located to serve students from all over Marin and the neighboring Bay Area Counties. Sitting at the base of beautiful Mt. Tamalpais, Marin Catholic is the premier Catholic Co-educational College Prep High School in Marin County. The student body is made up of approximately 700 young men and women meeting admissions criteria for a challenging college prep. curriculum. Students are drawn from a broad spectrum of social, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds. Marin Catholic is committed to class size that provides an excellent teaching environment. The passionate and dedicated teachers of Marin Catholic are often cited by students, parents, and alumni as the greatest strength of our school. As teachers, counselors, advisors, coaches, and activity moderators, the men and women of the faculty and staff ensure that the mission of our school is fulfilled.

MISSION Marin Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school serving young men and women. Consistent with Gospel values, we are committed to the education of the whole person. As a community that values, faith, knowledge and service, we provide our students a spiritual, academic and extra curricular environment.

We expect our students, through their experiences in the classroom and as active members of the school community, to develop the attributes of an educated person: responsibility, both personal and social; critical ability; appreciation for the complexity of the world around us. We hope to instill in our students the confidence that will empower them, as informed and compassionate individuals, to effect change in our world. We are committed to learning as a lifelong process.

Graduation requirements include four years of English, four years of religious studies, four years of social studies, three years of mathematics (including Advanced Algebra), two years of language, two years of science, one year of fine or performing arts, and one semester each of computer science and physical education. In addition to the academic requirements students must complete one hundred hours of Christian Service and participate in an annual retreat. The many activities and opportunities offered to our students through the Campus Ministry Program allow students a chance to learn more about their own spirituality.

ACTIVITIES Marin Catholic recognizes that students will have a more satisfying high school experience if they become active members of their school community by sharing their time, talents and energy. We encourage participation in our extra curricular program which is designed to appeal to the diverse interests of our entire student body. Nearly all of our students become involved in extracurricular activities such as theatrical productions, athletics, student government and clubs.

CURRICULUM Marin Catholic provides a challenging college prep experience for all of its students. Along with the development and enhancement of essential skills, the required course of study encourages exploration and self-evaluation. Successfully completing the academic program, which includes pursuing the most rigorous course of study one can, qualifies students for admission to the most competitive colleges and universities. Ninety-nine to one-hundred percent of our graduates go on to college each year, with ninety-five percent of the Class of 2006 matriculating to four year colleges and universities. Marin Catholic offers twenty-three honors and Advanced Placement Courses to students who are willing and able to undertake more sophisticated, challenging course work. Honors courses are available freshman through senior year and Advanced Placement courses traditionally are taken the junior and senior year. Our Freshmen Honors program includes English, Global Studies, Algebra and Biology.

PRESIDENT: Father Thomas A. Daly PRINCIPAL: Mr. Don Ritchie TUITION AND FEES 2006-2007 Tuition: $13, 270 • Registration & Fees: $810 TUITION ASSISTANCE Tuition assistance at Marin Catholic is based on financial need. Marin Catholic was able to grant over $700,000 in assistance to 20% of the school community for the 2006-2007 school year. Marin Catholic High School is committed to providing tuition assistance to families unable to afford the entire cost of tuition. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Teri Hanley, Director of Admissions thanley@marincatholic.org • 415-464-3811 Lori Collins, Admissions Associate lcollins@marincatholic.org • 415-464-3810 www.marincatholic.org

CS10

Catholic San Francisco

September 15, 2006

MERCY HIGH SCHOOL • Burlingame 2750 Adeline Drive • Burlingame, CA 94010 Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Celebrating 75 years of educating young women of the Bay Area!

PROFILE Mercy High School, Burlingame, founded in 1931 by the Sisters of Mercy and located in historic Kohl Mansion, is a Catholic, college preparatory school for young women. In the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy, our students are encouraged to envision their future, discover their talents, and grow in their faith through a challenging and motivating curricular and co-curricular program. With a student body of 475 young women, we provide a unique community on the Peninsula in which each girl is known by her teachers and classmates, and is challenged to reach her greatest potential. Annually, 99%-100% of our graduates go on to outstanding colleges and universities throughout the country. Enhancing Mercy’s exceptional environment for young women is the opportunity for our students to participate in a significant number of co-educational experiences through the Tri-School Program with Junipero Serra High School and Notre Dame Belmont. As members of the Tri-School community, our students take part in coed classes, retreats, service projects, student activities, performing and visual arts, as well as dances.

CURRICULUM Mercy offers a demanding college preparatory program designed to prepare young women for the exciting challenges of the twenty-first century. Over 25 Advanced Placement and Honors courses in English, Mathematics, Social Science, Foreign Language, Science, and Visual and Performing Arts enable our girls to challenge themselves in all disciplines. In addition to Spanish and French, Mercy Burlingame is unique in offering a highly acclaimed, four-year, UC approved program in American Sign Language. Our elective program includes a wide variety of courses to meet the needs of our diverse and talented student body. In addition, Mercy has a Learning Assistance Program, for a limited number of assessed students, who need specific support fulfilling the requirements of our college preparatory curriculum. A Mercy education emphasizes and develops the necessary critical thinking skills and strong written and verbal communication skills required of today’s university students.

ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS

Athletics are a valued part of student life at Mercy High School, Burlingame with three-quarters of Mercy students participating in at least one sport each year. Fall season includes water polo, volleyball, cross country, tennis and golf, followed in the winter by soccer and basketball. The year concludes with swimming, track, softball, gymnastics, and lacrosse. Mercy’s competitive cheerleading and song leading squads require a year round commitment. Crusader teams compete at the Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen level in most sports, offering more students the possibility of making a team.

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Fine arts are an integral part of each student’s Mercy education. Mercy is renowned for its outstanding visual and performing arts program which includes drama, dance, chorale, instrumental music, studio art, ceramics, photography, and film theory/production. We not only offer a wide range of courses including honors and AP sections, but a variety of performance opportunities such as Advanced Chorale, Chorale, TriSchool Chorale, Tri-School Advanced Band, Tri-School Jazz Band, the Tri-School Theatre productions and a number of smaller music and dance recitals. In addition, each spring we host a Fine Arts Night featuring student works and presentations.

SPIRITUALITY The Campus Ministry program at Mercy offers students a number of opportunities to examine their relationship with God, self, and others through discussion, reflection, service and prayer. Campus Ministry is at the heart of our mission as a Catholic school and supports the spiritual development of our students. Throughout the school year, Mercy has several school Masses, Seasonal Prayer Services, campus ministry events as well as the Sacrament of Reconciliation for our school community. Retreats are offered throughout the year by grade level, in addition to a number of Tri-School retreats with Serra High School and Notre Dame students. The fouryear religion curriculum offers instruction in Catholic faith and morality, and helps students to integrate spirituality and values into their everyday life. Although 75% of the student body is Catholic; Mercy opens its doors to girls of all faiths. Community Service is an essential dimension of the mission of Mercy High School and the Sisters of Mercy. Through direct service, students respond compassionately to the needs of their greater community by providing 20 hours of service each year. PRINCIPAL Laura M. Held ENROLLMENT 475 TUITION AND FEES 2006-2007 $13,025 • Registration $550

Mercy is more than academics; each student is encouraged to become involved in all aspects of campus life. Our extra-curricular programs feature numerous opportunities for students to share and develop their talents while performing, competing, leading, serving and celebrating. Mercy offers more than twenty clubs ranging from JSA (Junior Statesman of America) to the Ski/Snowboarding Club and hosts several informal and formal dances each year. There is something for everyone at Mercy!

TUITION ASSISTANCE Tuition Assistance is offered to students based on demonstrated financial need. Approximately 20% of the student body received financial assistance for the 2006-07 academic year. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT Ellen Williamson, Director of Admission ewilliamson@mercyhsb.com 650-762-1114 www.mercyhsb.com

September 15, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

CS11

Mercy High School San Francisco A College Preparatory High School for Young Women

BILL & MELINDA GATES Foundation Millennium Scholarship Recipient Gisele Martinez, ‘06 will attend UC Berkeley in the fall.

ESSENTIALS FOR YOUNG WOMEN Mercy High School, San Francisco, was founded in 1952 by the Sisters of Mercy as a college preparatory school for young women. Mercy continues to build on its rich traditions to prepare women who will make a difference in the world. ➢ WOMEN IN MEDICINE PROGRAM, a new and exciting partnership with St. Mary’s Medical Center begins fall 2006. Approximately twice a month, students will attend seminars at St. Mary’s led by medical professionals: physicians, nurses, technicians, and administrators. Coursework in the upper grades will incorporate internships. The curriculum at the Mercy campus will include advanced science and math. This prestigious and innovative program is available to incoming 9th graders. ➢ McAuley Academic Program for students with diagnosed learning differences. ➢ The Visual & Performing Arts Center houses a first-rate theater as well as studios for art, ceramics, chorus & dance to nurture and inspire artists and performers. ➢ The architecturally stunning Catherine McAuley Pavilion includes a gymnasium, classrooms and artists’ gallery. Mercy athletes excel in: basketball, volleyball, tennis, softball, soccer, cross-country and track and field. ➢ State-of-the-art physics, biology, chemistry and technology laboratories challenge tomorrow’s professionals: doctors, engineers, scientists, lawyers, executives ➢ A superb Library Media Center fosters independent study and research.

TRADITIONS FOR YOUNG WOMEN

Welcome Assembly with Flipper the Skipper Supported by the Mission of the Sisters of Mercy which emphasizes individual responsibility and service to society, Mercy offers each student opportunities and experiences to mature in her own religious faith. Mercy values intellectual and personal integrity, responsible decision-making, development of self-esteem, respect for life, and genuine regard for ethnic diversity. Mercy recognizes the obligation to respect and preserve the goods of the earth for the sustenance and enjoyment of future generations. Mercy acknowledges the special roles of women in all aspects of life in an ever-changing world. Mercy’s first graduation, the class of 1956, recently commemorated 50 years! Working with the Campus Minister, students lead retreats in addition to planning and participating in liturgies and assemblies. Each student is required to complete 100 hours of community service as directed and supported through Mercy’s Community Service Office.

ADVANTAGES FOR YOUNG WOMEN Over 99% of Mercy’s graduating seniors go on to college. Mercy High School’s outstanding curriculum provides students with a four-year sequence of courses in English, math, science, world languages and visual and performing arts, in addition to various social science, religion and technology courses.

3250 Nineteenth Avenue San Francisco, California 94132 415-334-0525 Fax 415-334-9726 www.mercyhs.org Students who seek additional challenges choose from an extensive array of Advanced Placement and Honors courses. ● Honors: Algebra I, Advanced Algebra & Geometry ● AP: Calculus AB & Calculus BC ● Honors: Biology, Chemistry ● AP: Biology, Chemistry & Physics ● AP: English Language & Composition and English Literature & Composition ● Honors: French, Spanish & Spanish for Native Speakers III ● AP: French Language, Spanish Language IV, Spanish for Native Speakers IV & Spanish Literature ● Honors: World History ● AP: US History ● AP: Studio Art-Drawing, Studio Art-2D Design, Studio Art-3D Design Students select from a wide range of innovative classes. Course sampling: Graphics & Web Design, Contemporary World Issues, Creative Writing, Women’s Literature, Journalism, American Sign Language, Selfdefense, Ethics, Social Justice, Lifetime Fitness, Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Dance, Chorus, Student Director & Performance Workshops. Mercy’s faculty, the majority of whom hold advanced degrees, bring expertise, dedication, and professionalism to the instructional and co-curricular programs. Mercy faculty and staff sponsor Intersession: an enrichment program of experiential learning beyond the classroom that includes travel and day Kat Collaco ‘07 – adventures. Costa Rica – Intersession

CONNECTIONS FOR YOUNG WOMEN Students join the California Association of Student Councils, California Scholarship Federation, National Honor Society, Ambassadors, Amnesty, Anime, Dance Committee, Environmental Green Team, Literary Magazine, Kaleidoscope International Club, Math Club, Mercy Athletic Association, Music Club, Performing Arts Association, Photography Club, Science Club, Speech Club, Spirit Squad, Campus Life Team, Web Publishing, Yearbook, Dance Ensemble, cast & crews for theater performances.

Winter Dance Concert ‘06 PRINCIPAL Dorothy J. McCrea, Ed.D ENROLLMENT 525 TUITION & FEES 2006 - 2007 $11,175 ● $550 registration ADMISSIONS & TUITION ASSISTANCE CONTACT Liz Belonogoff, Admissions Director (415) 584-5929 Admissions@mercyhs.org DISCOVER EXCELLENCE Open House Sunday, October 29 Program begins at 9AM

CS12

Catholic San Francisco

September 15, 2006

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL “PREPARING YOUNG WOMEN FOR LIFE”

1540 Ralston Ave.

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Belmont, CA 94002-1995

PROFILE

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650/595-1913

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Notre Dame High School provides numerous opportunities for selfexpression through its comprehensive and award-winning Visual and Performing Arts Program which includes Art, Chorus, Dance, Orchestra, Photography, Sculpture, and Video Production. Honors and Advanced Placement courses and various performance opportunities offer students experiences which enhance their self-esteem in the classroom and on stage. The Tri-School Program offers Advanced Band, Jazz Band, and Mixed Chorus and sponsors the annual Fall Play, Tri-School Musical, and Dance and Music Recitals which nurture students’ creative expression and promote an appreciation for the Visual and Performing Arts.

Notre Dame High School is an independent Catholic college preparatory school for young women dedicated to the educational mission of St. Julie Billiart and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Founded in 1851 in San Jose, the school moved to the historic William Ralston Estate in Belmont in 1923. Notre Dame High School with its sister schools, Notre Dame Elementary School and Notre Dame de Namur University, is located in a professional suburban community, midway between San Francisco and San Jose, in San Mateo County. Committed to the development of young women of active faith, strong intellect, and Christian leadership, Notre Dame High School offers a strong college preparatory curriculum within a caring, supportive environment. Notre Dame High School, Mercy High School in Burlingame, and Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo participate in a Tri-School program. This unique opportunity provides Notre Dame students coeducational experiences in Academics, Campus Ministry, Community Service, Visual and Performing Arts, and Student Activities.

PHILOSOPHY Dedicated to the education of young women, Notre Dame High School educates its students to master the foundational skills they need to become leaders of society and responsible citizens committed to justice and peace. Seeking to educate the whole person, Notre Dame High School supports young women in their spiritual, moral, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical growth.

CURRICULUM The Notre Dame High School curriculum is designed to prepare all students to succeed in college. Graduation requirements fulfill the course requirements for admission to University of California campuses, California State University campuses, and private, public, and Catholic colleges and universities. Historically, 100% of Notre Dame High School students enroll in colleges and universities throughout the country. A challenging four-year sequence of college preparatory and honors courses are available in all academic areas: English, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Notre Dame High School also offers Advanced Placement classes in Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, French Language, French Literature, Spanish Language, Studio Art, U.S. Government and Politics with Economics, and U.S. History. In addition, all students take four years of Religious Studies. The Foreign Language Laboratory, Science Department Greenhouse, and Environmental Science Field Study Program enrich the learning experience of Notre Dame High School students. Each year students travel to Washington, D.C. on one of the Close Up Foundation’s weeklong civic education programs. Balance and choice are important in a student’s life; therefore, the required curriculum is supplemented by an extensive selection of elective courses in every department.

ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS An excellent co-curricular program is an integral part of the Notre Dame High School experience. Student-directed organizations and clubs offer opportunities for all students to become actively involved, make new friends, and assume leadership roles. Young women are empowered to pursue positions of leadership in all aspects of student government. Students produce a television broadcast (Tiger TV) and publish a newspaper, literary magazine, and yearbook. Campus Ministry supports the spiritual life of the entire school community by working with students, faculty, and staff to plan liturgies, prayer services, and class level retreats. The Campus Ministry community service program challenges students to respond to the needs of others with compassion and respect. Immersion trips in California and in Mexico offer students the opportunity to live in solidarity with the people they serve. Students are required to complete 100 hours of community service over four years. The NDB Tigers compete in the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) in ten sports, and the school fields twenty-five interscholastic teams on three levels (Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman). Teams are consistently successful in league and CCS competition; students achieve distinction and recognition as scholar athletes. Notre Dame High School also sponsors a nationally recognized Cheerleading Squad. PRESIDENT: Rita Gleason ‘66 ENROLLMENT: 680 TUITION AND REGISTRATION $13,750 Tuition / $600 Registration Fee TUITION ASSISTANCE Tuition assistance is available to students with demonstrated financial need. $815,000 has been awarded for the 2006-2007 academic year. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION www.ndhsb.org or email: admissions@ndhsb.org Shyrl McCormick, Director of Admissions 650/595-1913 ext. 320 • FAX: 650/595-2643

September 15, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

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From challenging core classes to honors and Advanced Placement courses that are specifically designed to meet UC standards, SHCP’s curriculum reflects the creativity of our faculty and the uniqueness of the SHCP experience. Innovative programs like Academic Explorations and Fitness for Life broaden the scope of learning for everyone. High-achieving students can apply to the De Paul Scholar Program, which features seminar-style classes and leadership workshops for the top 10% of our applicant pool. In addition to quizzes and exams, the curriculum is enhanced with inter-disciplinary, project-based assignments and performances that allow students to collaborate with peers and experience a dynamic approach to learning. 100% of the members of the Class of 2006 continued on to top colleges and universities, including M.I.T., Stanford, and Cal. A complete academic catalog can be found on the school’s website.

As the oldest Catholic school in San Francisco and the first co-educational high school in the city, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory offers the finest college preparatory education within an inclusive, Catholic community of faith. Since our founding in 1852, the Daughters of Charity and the Christian Brothers, along with a dedicated lay faculty, have been preparing young men and women to be intelligent, caring young leaders with the confidence to succeed in college and in life.

DEVELOPING INTELLIGENT, CARING LEADERS Students are encouraged to participate and find rewards in the learning that happens outside the classroom. SHCP offers a full complement of co-curricular programs, including athletics, clubs and activities, chorus, instrumental music, theater, student government, and campus ministry. Enter to learn; leave to serve—that’s our motto. All SHCP students engage in service-learning projects within the curriculum and co-curricular programs, preparing them to become service-oriented individuals with a commitment to living the Gospel. The Fightin’ Irish athletic program at SHCP has a long tradition of teaching more than just the game. More than half of the student body participates in one or more of nineteen sports offered. Our centrally located, state-of-the-art facilities offer students the best in technological resources. Facilities include our beautiful chapel, 12,000 sq. ft library with 21,000 books and 25 full-text databases, and our 44,000 sq. ft. Sister Teresa Piro, DC, Student Life Center with a 1,500 seat pavilion for all-school gatherings, meals, and athletic events.

THE UNIQUENESS OF AN SHCP EDUCATION SHCP teachers get to know students as individuals and welcome their families as partners in education. Our inclusive community taps into a powerful educational network—one that spans continents, cultures, and centuries. SHCP seeks college-bound young men and women of faith, action, integrity, thought, and hope. PRESIDENT: Mr. John F. Scudder, Jr. ’73 PRINCIPAL: Dr. Kenneth Hogarty ’66 ENROLLMENT: Co-education—1,250 FACULTY: 91 TUITION & FEES 2006 – 07 Tuition: $11,400 Fees: $1,100 FINANCIAL AID At the heart of SHCP’s Lasallian/ Vincentian mission is the commitment to provide the finest Catholic education to young men and women of all economic backgrounds. SHCP boasts a comprehensive need-based Financial Aid Program. Over $1.3 million was awarded for the 2006-07 school year.

OPEN HOUSE Saturday, October 21, 2006 SHADOW PROGRAM September 11 – November 29 (Advance reservations required – enroll online at www.shcp.edu.) FURTHER INFORMATION Mr. Timothy Burke ’70, Director of Admissions 415.775.6626 ext. 729 admissions@shcp.edu

www.shcp.edu

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Catholic San Francisco

September 15, 2006

Sacred Heart Preparatory Sacred Heart Schools • 150 Valparaiso Avenue • Atherton, CA 94027 • (650) 322-1866

PROFILE Sacred Heart Prep is a Roman Catholic, independent, college preparatory school. It is coeducational with an enrollment of 500 in grades 9-12. The School was founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart in 1898. It is located on a 62-acre wooded campus, bordering Menlo Park and Atherton. An education at Sacred Heart Prep is strong in studies, serious in ethical principles, and rich in the spirit of The Gospel. The School is a member of the Network of 21 Sacred Heart Schools in the United States. It is the essence of a Sacred Heart School that it be deeply concerned for each student’s total development: spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical. School policies and practices provide for the development of leadership and self-discipline. Sacred Heart consists of a culturally diverse student body, and this mix of individuals develops an appreciation and understanding of diverse races, religions and cultures as students prepare to be global citizens.

MISSION STATEMENT The Schools of the Sacred Heart in the United States, members of a world wide network, offer an education that is marked by a distinctive spirit. It is the essence of a Sacred Heart School that it be deeply concerned for each student’s total development: spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical. It is the essence of a Sacred Heart School that it emphasize serious study, that it educate to a social responsibility and that it lay the foundation of a strong faith.

PHILOSOPHY Each Sacred Heart School offers an education that is distinguished by its commitment to the following five goals: • A personal and active faith in God • A deep respect for intellectual values • A social awareness which impels to action • The building of community as a Christian value • Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom

CURRICULUM The Sacred Heart Prep course work is designed to offer an intellectually challenging education to college-bound young men and women. (100% continue on to colleges and universities). Students carry six academic subjects and are required to satisfy the following distributional requirements for their diploma — 4 years of English, 3 years of a foreign language, 4 years of History, 3 years of Science (2 Laboratory Sciences), 3 years of Mathematics, 3.5 years of Religious Studies, 3 semesters of Fine Arts and 2 semesters of Physical Education. Our Fine Arts program includes: drama, choral and instrumental music, studio art, ceramics, sculpture, an photography. Students are encouraged to become critical thinkers and to develop an enthusiasm and lifelong love for learning. Most of the students enroll in Honor and Advanced Placement courses during their junior and senior years. In addition, students must complete twenty hours of community service to the Sacred Heart community and two service projects – one charity and one justice project. Charity projects respond to immediate needs in the community. Justice projects respond to structural injustice and empower people to help themselves.

There is a coordinated approach to spiritual life involving the SHP Community — faculty, students, staff and parents. Monthly seasonal liturgies, planned and carried out by students, embrace the entire school community, Catholic and non-Catholic alike. An organized off campus formal retreat for each class is mandatory. Each Monday assembly opens with a call to prayer or meditative silence.

ACTIVITIES & ATHLETICS Extracurricular clubs and activities at Sacred Heart Prep play a significant part in the life of each student. They provide fun, a sense of community, a chance to observe hidden talents and to gain confidence in one’s own initiative and abilities, and an opportunity to develop leadership potential. Activities include drama, music, yearbook, newspaper, and student council. Many students participate in Model United Nations, Interact Club (Rotary), Amnesty International, Ski Club, Hiking Club, Spanish Club, Environmental Club and Campus Ministry.

While academic commitments come first at Sacred Heart Prep, the School also seeks to develop fine athletes. We commit ourselves to excellence while offering a variety of interscholastic athletic programs, with emphasis on participation, and attention to the individual student athlete. The goal of many of our students is to achieve the Varsity level of competition. All in all, over 83 percent of the Sacred Heart Prep student body participate in at least one of the many championship caliber sports offered. ENROLLMENT 2006 – 2007 500 boys and girls Sacred Heart Prep attracts students from South San Francisco to San Jose. PRINCIPAL Richard A. Dioli FACULTY 55 full-time and 15 part-time members of the faculty. 80% hold advanced degrees. The student/faculty ratio is 15:1. TUITION AND FEES 2006 – 2007 $25,265 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Sacred Heart Prep remains committed to an effective financial assistance program which supports socio-economic diversity. Last year over $1,700,000 was awarded to families with demonstrated financial need. Thirty percent of currently enrolled students receive some form of financial assistance. Financial assistance is awarded on the basis of need, as determined by the Financial Assistance Committee. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Carl A. Dos Remedios, Director of Admission 650/473-4006 FAX 650/326-2761 Website: www.shschools.org E-mail: admission@shschools.org

September 15, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

CS15

SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL 1500 BUTTERFIELD ROAD SAN ANSELMO, CA 94960-1099 ●

PROFILE AND PHILOSOPHY San Domenico School is the first Catholic School, and the first independent school, in California established by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael in 1850. The Upper School offers a distinctive boarding and day college preparatory program to 160 young women from the greater Bay Area, California, and over 8 countries. Best known for its friendly, welcoming community, rigorous academics, and superior performing arts in which teachers mentor their students and promote collaborative learning, San Domenico’s spectacular campus on 515-acres just 20 miles north of San Francisco is an ideal setting in which to grow and learn. In addition to its superior academic program, San Domenico is home to a music conservatory and its nationally renowned Virtuoso Program, an outstanding pre-professional chamber music program. The Upper School’s other exceptional offerings include theatre arts, dance, and visual arts programs, all taught by professional artists. San Domenico’s campus features a state-of-the-art Hall of Arts and Athletic Center, a full library, technology center, art studio, music practice rooms, a chapel, three dormitories, an outdoor swimming pool, athletic fields, tennis courts, an equestrian center and an organic garden. In addition, San Domenico offers a boarding program for both local and international students.

CURRICULUM San Domenico’s superb academic curriculum prepares students to succeed in college. Advanced Placement classes are currently offered in Biology, Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, English, French, Spanish, Statistics, Studio Art and US History. An innovative learning program is offered to Freshmen (Freshman Foundations) and Juniors (American Studies) in which literature, history, art, religion and theatrical performance are presented in an integrated structure, providing a thematic and holistic educational experience. All students participate in San Domenico’s R.O.S.E. (Real Opportunities in Service Education) program. Campus ministry, along with teachers and students, integrates pertinent community projects to enhance academic depth and promote social activism. Students develop unique personal interests with community involvement. Each spring, students take a one-week break from traditional classroom learning to participate in alternative educational experiences. Past “Spring Discovery” activities have included building a house in Mexico, exploring rain forest ecology in Costa Rica, attending Broadway shows in New York, and participating in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Our school takes pride in its commitment to ecological literacy and environmental science. Our Director of Sustainability involves students in integrating the garden into the curriculum and San Domenico’s mission.

ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS Students participate in a number of curricular field trips throughout the year. They may include Bay Area theater and dance performances, art museums, service days, and national college visits. Organizations and clubs add an exciting dimension to student life. Choose from such offerings as: Student Council, Social Justice Club, Environmental Club, Student Ambassadors, Poetry Club, Peer Counseling, Technology Club, Organic Gardening, Verities (a magazine featuring creative literature) and Yearbook. San Domenico competes in the Bay Counties League, West Bay in volleyball, basketball, soccer, softball, and is a Bay Area Conference (includes both east and west BCL teams) participant in tennis, swimming, and badminton. The varsity soccer team captured its second straight BCL West Bay Division II championship.

COLLEGE PLACEMENT Our graduates attend both public and private colleges and universities. Recent graduates attend such colleges as Amherst, Barnard, Boston University, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Johns Hopkins/Peabody Conservatory, NYU, Oberlin, RISD, Tufts, U Penn, Universities of California, USC and Wellesley. HEAD OF SCHOOL Dr. Mathew Heersche UPPER SCHOOL DIVISION HEAD Tekakwitha M. Pernambuco-Wise TUITION, 2006-2007 Boarding: $38,778 ● Day: $24,778 FINANCIAL AID San Domenico is committed to diversity in its student body and provides financial aid to qualified students. All financial aid is awarded on the basis of need. Payment plan options are also available to help make a San Domenico education affordable. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Risa Oganesoff Heersche Director of Upper School Admissions/International Student Relations Phone: (415) 258-1905 ● Fax: (415) 258-1906 Email: rheersche@sandomenico.org ● Website: www.sandomenico.org

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Catholic San Francisco

September 15, 2006

St. Ignatius College Preparatory 2001 - 37th Avenue • San Francisco • California • 94116 (415) 731-7500 • www.siprep.org

PROFILE St. Ignatius College Preparatory celebrates its 151st year of providing Jesuit secondary education in the San Francisco Bay Area. SI is one of 44 Jesuit secondary schools in the United States providing values-centered education. SI was the tenth Jesuit secondary school to become coeducational. During their four years at SI, our students receive rigorous academic training designed to ensure that they are well prepared to enter the world of higher education. Historically, over 99% of St. Ignatius graduates enroll in colleges and universities throughout the United States. Our strong college preparatory curriculum is balanced by an active Campus Ministry program, an excellent athletic department which offers inter-scholastic competition on over 60 teams, and a superb fine arts program highlighted by productions and presentations throughout the school year.

PHILOSOPHY There are two primary objectives to a Jesuit education: first, educating the total person; and second, forming “men and women for others.” In achieving the first objective, SI offers programs that enable students to develop academically, physically, spiritually, and socially. Student activities are a vital part of the curriculum at SI. They provide opportunities to develop interests and talents that are normally untapped in classroom activities. The second objective permeates all aspects of an SI education but is most clearly focused in the 100 hours or more of community service. This special graduation requirement has as its goal the development of Christian leaders.

CURRICULUM The academic program at St. Ignatius College Preparatory is designed to prepare students for their college education, offering them four years of college preparatory study. Minimum graduation requirements meet or exceed the prerequisites and recommended subjects for any selective college in the country. They include 8 semesters of English, 7 semesters of Religious Studies, 6 semesters of Mathematics, 6 semesters of Social Science, 4 semesters of the same Foreign Language, 5 semesters of Science, 2 semesters of PE, 2 semesters of Fine Arts, 8 semesters of college preparatory electives, and 100 hours of supervised community service. For students who wish to be challenged further, SI offers Advanced Placement and Honors classes in English, Mathematics, Social Science, Foreign Language, and Science. Students who pass Advanced Placement exams receive college credit and thus save on university tuition. AP success has ranked SI among the top 30 schools nationally and among the top three schools in Northern California in terms of the number of exams administered.

PRINCIPAL Mr. Charles Dullea ENROLLMENT 1425 FACULTY 100 TUITION / FEES $13,230 / $500 FINANCIAL AID Available to students with demonstrated financial need. $1.3 million of need-based financial aid has been awarded to over 20% of the student body for the 2006-2007 academic year. The average grant was $5,200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION www.siprep.org Mr. Kevin M. Grady, Admissions Director Mrs. Lori Yap, Assistant Admissions Director Ms. Francesca Mallegni, Admissions Associate

September 15, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

CS17

Woodside Priory School 302 Portola Road Portola Valley, CA 94028 • 650 / 851-8221

California’s Benedictine College Preparatory School

Web site: www.WoodsidePriory.com

OUR MISSION Woodside Priory School is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school in the Benedictine tradition. Our mission is to assist students of promise in becoming lifelong learners who will productively serve a world in need of their gifts.

OVERVIEW The Priory is a coeducational, college preparatory school that includes a middle school program for grades six through eight and a high school for the freshman through senior years. The Priory’s challenging curriculum combined with a full program of interscholastic sports, extra-curricular activities, cultural events and service to community provides an atmosphere that encourages growth in the personal, intellectual, physical and spiritual aspects of a young person’s life. Through the Chapel program, students and faculty gather each week to experience a sense of spiritual community. The Priory’s student community of 350 is unique among Bay Area Catholic schools as it provides a boarding program for 50 high school students, fostering community living within a structured family environment. Boarders from throughout the Bay Area, as well as from the US and the world consider boarding as an exciting opportunity. Seamless interaction between boarders and day students adds a diversity of cultures within the student body. The Priory’s campus has outstanding educational facilities and a location unsurpassed in natural beauty – sixty acres of woods in rural Portola Valley, forty miles south of San Francisco and five miles west of Stanford University.

PHILOSOPHY AND CURRICULUM Priory students are challenged to engage in a complete range of educational experience, demonstrating intellectual inquiry, knowledge of human history and culture, and clear thinking, speaking and writing. Critical thinking, study skills and research skills are integrated into all academic disciplines. The Priory’s curriculum prepares all students to meet the admission requirements of the University of California and other highly regarded colleges. Students develop a strong academic base in skills and knowledge, with a special emphasis on math-science and writing-research skills training.

HEADMASTER Tim Molak, M.A. COMPREHENSIVE FEE 2006-2007 Day Students: $26,700 (Includes: Tuition, lunch, activities and athletics. Additional fees include a $400 Student Store deposit. Books are extra.) TUITION ASSISTANCE The Priory is committed to working with families regarding tuition. A tuition assistance program is available and aid is awarded on the basis of family need. For the 2006-2007 school year over $1,250,000 has been awarded to more than 20% of the student body. BENEDICTINE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Students graduating from Catholic elementary schools within the San Francisco Archdiocese and the Diocese of San Jose may apply for special consideration in the financial aid process. Students applying for this program must meet demonstrated need. Contact the Director of Admissions for information. ENROLLMENT Co-educational - 350 students FACULTY Sixty teachers form the Priory’s faculty, including five members of the Benedictine Community. Three teachers hold doctorates and a majority hold advanced degrees. VISITING THE PRIORY From the I-280 freeway, take the Alpine Road/Portola Valley exit. Follow Alpine Road west three miles to a stop sign at Portola Road. Turn right onto Portola Road. The Priory entrance is one half-mile. SHADOW DAYS Students wishing to spend a day at the Priory are encouraged to make a reservation early as Shadow Days are limited. OPEN HOUSES Saturday, November 18th (10:00 a.m.) & Wednesday, November 29th (7:00 p.m.) and Sunday, December 10th, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.. R.S.V.P to Admissions as spaces at the Open House are limited. See the Priory website for further information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Al Zappelli, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Woodside Priory School; 302 Portola Road; Portola Valley, CA 94028 650-851-8223 - or - E-mail: azappelli@woodsidepriory.com Web site: www.woodsidepriory.com

The Priory’s strengths include: • Eighteen AP courses, in addition to honors and a wide range of elective choices. • Modern athletic and arts facilities, with a complete range of physical education, fine and performing arts courses. • Community service is integrated into student life and the curriculum. Students complete a significant, individually planned service learning experience. Many go far beyond the program with club and class activities. • Advanced technology and a totally wireless campus is supported through the use of technology that is integrated across the curriculum. • Over 40 faculty-supervised co-curricular activities are offered within the school day that provide opportunities for students to discover talents and develop skills not tapped in typical • High school students are engaged in a four-year retreat program centering on their spirituality and faith journey within the context of Benedictine values. The small school environment, small class size and 6-to-1 student-teacher ratio create a strong, interactive academic environment in which individual strengths are encouraged.

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Catholic San Francisco

September 15, 2006

MS. MAUREEN HUNTINGTON SUPERINTENDENT OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS As parents and students select a Catholic high school, many factors are taken into consideration. Parents

look for high academic standards; talented and dedicated teachers and administrators; and a safe, nurturing, faith filled environment for their student. Students look for many of the same things, but they also want to go to a high school where learning is fun; where their many talents can be nurtured and enhanced; and a place where they can make good friends. I am honored to present to you, our outstanding Catholic High Schools. Each school, unique in culture and environment, is deeply committed to teaching and living the values of our Catholic faith. The commitment toward academic excellence is evident at each campus and in each classroom. Each Catholic high school is unique in size, culture, charism and environment. Students are treasured for their individuality, talents and interests. The teachers and administrators at each school work closely with the parents and the family to make sure each student receives the attention they need to be academically successful and the support and encouragement they need to grow and mature into faith filled adults. This ethical and moral foundation provides our young people with the foundation they need to grow into adults with strong moral decision-making skills. I urge you to consider a Catholic High School for your son or daughter. These four years of high school will all the difference to your child.

M AUREEN H UNTINGTON

Ms. Maureen Huntington Superintendent of Catholic Schools Archdiocese of San Francisco For further information check the website www.sfcatholicschools.org

WHAT FINANCIAL HELP IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST A FAMILY WITH THE EXPENSE OF A CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION? Significant scholarship and financial assistance programs help families meet tuition responsibilities. In the 2005-2006 school year alone, more than $10 million in financial assistance was given by Catholic high

schools within the Archdiocese. At the time of application to a Catholic high school, parents should inquire about programs available through the San Francisco Archdiocese as well as through the individual school.

September 15, 2006

Catholic San Francisco

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Why Choose A Catholic High School??? How can I get the most supportive environment for my child during the next four years? The community environment experienced in Catholic schools fully supports students in their spiritual and academic growth. Teachers dedicate themselves to helping students achieve their full potential.

What can a Catholic high school do for my child?

I am unable to afford the expense of a Catholic education; what can I do?

The teaching of Catholic values and faith formation are core to the curriculum in Catholic high schools. Equally important is the religious community of adults surrounding Catholic schools, which supports the schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mission. Catholic schools mandate that their students take more college preparatory classes. Catholic schools provide a challenging academic curricula in which students thrive, particularly in religious studies, mathematics, science, English and other core subjects.

All Catholic high schools in the San Francisco Archdiocese have substantial scholarship and financial aid programs for students and families who qualify.

What are the results for Catholic high school graduates? Over 98% of Catholic school graduates in the San Francisco Archdiocese enroll in colleges and universities.

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Catholic San Francisco

September 15, 2006

OPEN HOUSE CALENDAR S AN F RANCISCO A RCHDIOCESAN H IGH S CHOOLS

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MERCY HIGH SCHOOL – BURLINGAME 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 (650) 762-1114 Web Site: www.mercyhsb.com Open House: Sun., Nov. 5 (12:00 pm) th th 6 & 7 Gr. Day – Fri., April 27 (1:30 pm – 3:00 pm) MERCY HIGH SCHOOL – SAN FRANCISCO 3250 – 19th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 334-0525 Web Site: www.mercyhs.org Open House: Sun., Oct. 29 (9:00 am) NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL 1540 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, CA 94002 (650) 595-1913 Web Site: www.ndhsb.org Open House: Sun., Oct. 22 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm) Information Night Tues., Nov. 14 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm) (1:30 pm – 3:00 pm) 6th & 7th Gr. Day – Fri., May 11 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY 1055 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94109-7795 (415) 775-6626 Web Site: www.shcp.edu Open House: Sat., Oct. 21 (9:00 am – 11:00 am)

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MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 675 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Kentfield, CA 94904 (415) 464-3800 Web Site: www.marincatholic.org Open House: Sun., Oct. 29 (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)

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JUNÍPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL 451 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 345-8207 Web Site: www.serrahs.com Thurs., Nov. 30 (7:00 pm) Open House:

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13 STUART HALL HIGH SCHOOL 1715 Octavia St. (at Pine), San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 345-5812 Web Site: www.sacredsf.org Open House: Wed., Oct. 18 (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm) Sun., Nov. 5 (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm)

14 WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL 302 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028 (650) 851-8223 Web Site: www.WoodsidePriory.com Open House: Sat., Nov. 18 (10:00 am) Wed., Nov. 29 (7:00 pm) Sun., Dec. 10 (1:00 pm)

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2001 - 37th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116 (415) 731-7500 Web Site: www.siprep.org Open House: Sun., Nov. 12 (1:00 pm – 3:30 pm)

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150 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, CA 94027 (650) 322-1866 Web Site: www.shschools.org Open House: Sun., Oct. 22 (1:00 pm) Sun., Nov. 19 (1:00 pm)

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ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL 175 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112 (415) 586-1256 Web Site: www.riordanhs.org Open House: Sun., Oct. 22 (Program begins at 11:00 am) Sun., Nov. 5 (Program begins at 10:00 am)

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