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A member of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic community prays at a shrine in the Mother of Sorrows Church in Baghdad

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Any "pre-emptive , unilateral use - of military force to overthrow the government of I raq " cannot be justified at this time, the U.S. bishops told President Bush. The bishops urged Bush "to step back from the brink of war and hel p lead the world to act together to fashion an effective global response to Iraq 's threats. " In a letter to Bush, the bishops used Catholic just -war criteria to argue that unilateral strikes against Iraq would differ from the use of force against Afghanistan , part of a bro ader war against terrorism in response to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States last year. "Given the precedents and risks involved , we find it difficult to just ify extending the war on terrorism to Iraq , absent clear and adequate evidence of Iraqi involvement in the attacks of Sept. 11 or of an imminent attack of a grave nature , " the bishops said. The letter, released in Washington Sept. 17, was signed by Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville , 111., president of the U.S. bishops ' conference , on behalf of the bishops ' Administrative Committee. Bishop Gregory also was among a group of religious leaders who met at the White House Sept. 16 with National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly Sept. 12, Bush said action against Iraq would be unavoidable unless the United Nations forced the Mideast nation to disarm. He challenged the general assembly to compose a new resolution on Iraq or face the possibility of unilateral action by the United States. Iraq announced Sept. 16 it would allow, without conditions, the return of U.N. weapons inspectors. In Rome, Pope John Paul U said Iraq 's promise was "good news" and called for prayers for continued efforts to prevent war. "After the winds of war that threatened to throw turmoil into the entire Middle East region, good news has arrived regarding tire possibility of a resumption of Iraq 's collaboration with the international community." he told pilgrims after his Sept. 18 general audience. "I exhort you to continue praying that the Lord will illuminate the leaders of nations, expand and support the glimmer of good will and lead humanity, alread y afflicted with so many evils, toward a coexistence free of war and abusive violence, " the pope said. In the bishops ' letter, Bishop Gregory said the "Catechism of the Catholic Church " limits the j ust-war criterion of "just cause" to "cases in which the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations is lasting, grave and certain. " "Is there clear and adequate evidence of- a direct connection between Iraq and the attacks of Sept. 11 or clear and adequate evidence of an imminent BRINK OF WAR, page 8

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Jeannette Snyder and her dad, Vern, were confirmed at their home parish of Church of the Epiphany this past Easter. Vern was spurred into the faith by his daughter's dedication to religious education studies that had prepared her for first Eucharist. Proud mom and wife is Mary Ann Snyder. Holy Names Sister Marilyn Murphy directs the RCIA program at Epiphany. Thanks to Cathy Collins of St. Emydius Parish , where Jeannette is a member of the Sunshine Club, for fillin' us in. Here Msgr. Bruce Dreier, Epiphany pastor, stands with Jeannette and Vern in the sanctuary of the Excelsior District church.

Congrats to Al DeMello of St. Patrick Parish, Larkspur, who was recently recognized for his volunteer ministry to the poor with the Ozanam Service Medallion from the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County. Al, a Vincentian for 47 years, works primarily with the SVDP dining room in San Rafael , where 80 people are nourished daily with breakfast , and 240 at a main meal , with donated food Al collects from area grocers. A third meal is also available through take away items such as sandwiches and fruit. "It is with a sense of humility and of deep appreciation that we honor a true servant of humanity," said John Maurer, president, Marin County SVDP District Council and a member of St Isabella Parish. Other District Council officers are secretary, Mary Lou Byrd, and treasurer, John Zeiter, both of St. Isabella 's, and Al , the honoree , vice president. The award, cast in Paris where Frederic Ozanam founded the society in 1933, was presente d to Al by Archbishop William J. Levada at ceremonies on September 7. Welcome to Julie Moore , new SVDP development directo r and the person, according to SVDP executive director, Steve Boyer, who will be keeping CSFinformed about the organization. Steve, a Seattle native, and his wife, Jennife r, a Terra Linda High School alum, are members of St. Raphael's, where their daughter, Jordan , is a fifth grader at the parish school. The St. Vincent de Paul Society has a vast presence in Marin with conferences at parishes including St. Anthony, St. Hilary, Our Lady of Loretto, Our Lady of Mount Carmel , St. Sebastian , St. Mary, Star of the Sea , St. Rita , St. Rap hael , St. Isabella , St. Patrick, and at the group 's headquarters in San Rafael. From left Gene Smith, National President, St. Vincent de Paul Society; Al DeMello, Archbishop Levada , John Maure r.

Lee Duca who are recovering from illness. Lee is well known for her Teddy Bear ministry with the St Vincent de Paul Society....Right on the money was a recent observation on the growing convergence of seasons by FM personality, Jack Kulp "When the Christmas displays come out at COSTCO," the KOIT morning man said, "you know Halloween can't be far behind."...As if there is not enough bad television on everyday cable, I' ve bowed to the Broadband whip and subscribed to the digital version . The timing is right, however, for my mom's annual visit and her enjoyment of the Game Show Network, which I think emanates from the moon and comes in on Channel 3007.... Birthdays, births, anniversaries, marriages, engagements, new jobs and all kinds of goings-on are welcome here. Remember this is an empty space without ya '. Send items and a follow up phone number to On the Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Fax (415) 6145633; e-mail tburke@catholic-sf.org. Do not send attachments. You can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634....

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Nation al conference exp lores way s to sp read Gospel

B y Sharon Abercrombie What is evangelization? For one Protestant fundamentalist group in northern Indiana bordering Catholic Chicago, it means renting busses and chauf feu ring Hispanic youngsters to their church on Sunday. The youngsters are paid $ 15 for their trouble. That 's one way to attracl new members, of course. But for Catholics across the United States , the word, evangelization , is a far more expansive umbrella. It encompasses a diversity of ministerial approaches reaching out with Jesus ' Gospel message, to youth , to people in the pews, to alienated exmembers, and to the unchurched in general. Eighty directors of evangelization for dioceses and archdioceses across the United States met last week at the second Convocation for Diocesan Evangelization Coordinators at San Damiano Retreat in Danville to share some of the ways they are involved in ministry and to discuss the most effective next steps to maintain the momentum. The meeting celebrated the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Catholic Bishops document "Go Make Disciples," a national plan and strategy for evangelization. The bishops established a committee on evangelization in 1977 to implement the vision of Pope Paul VI's 1975 Apostolic Exhortation "On Evangelization in the Modem World." That document stressed that the task of evangelizing all people constitutes "the essential mission of the church ... the grace and vocation proper., her deepest identity." "We couldn 't be meeting at a better time," remarked Paulist Father John Hurley, executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ' Committee on Evangelization. "This crisis offers an opportunity to access all the good things that are happening. "

Evangelization directors are looking at how to best keep up the enthusiasm and energy engendered by such three-year small Christian community groups as RENEW and the Paulist counterpart , Disciples in Mission. Approaches can be as elaborate as tapping into technology, setting up colorful , informative web sites which even include Catholic chat rooms. The Archdioceses of Chicago and Philadel p hia and the Diocese of Ralei gh have taken these approaches. Philadel phia , for examp le , has a www.BlessMe.Org which provides interested users with direct access to the Web page of the office of evangelization. It provides the user with a number of features such as a listing of upcoming events, news items , evangelization programs, scripture readings and psalms for the month. More than 100,000 people have utilized the Web site. There is also a confidential toll free hotline which provides callers the opportunity to speak anonymously with a priest. The line operates Monday though Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m and if the phones are not staffed by priests or the lines are busy, callers can leave their phone numbers and first name onl y and the call will be returned by a priest. Small can be just as effective as large, several attendees said. During a breakout session , people discussed the multi plicity of ways to make the process work. One woman noted how her evangelization office organized a workshop to teach English-speaking parish secretaries enoug h Spanish so that they could communicate to their callers in a polite and kindl y fashion , assuring (hem they were being heard , and that their calls would be directed to the proper office. This same evangelization office also brought in a Vietnamese priest to teach the secretaries how to properly alphabetize the many

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VATICAN CITY — Top Catholic charity officials said they were appalled by an "Israeli hi gh-tech version of apartheid" in Palestinian territories. At the same time , the officials called for an end to all violence in the reg ion , including suicide bombings by Palestinians. The comments came in a statement issued Sept. 19, by a delegation of Caritas Internattonalis , a confederation of 154 Catholic relief agencies. An 18-member Caritas delegation that traveled to the Holy Land Sept. 15-19 said it found "gross violations of human ri ghts in the region. " They criticized the construction of an encircling wall "longer and higher than the Berlin Wall" that it said would strangle Palestinian communities and frustrate hopes for future peace. The delegation said it was "shocked by the constant sufferings and dail y h u m i l i a t i o n s of the Palestinian peop le , which we have witnessed firsthand. "

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Vatican envoy urges faster action on land mines, aid for victims

VATICAN CITY — A top Vatican di p lomat urged the international community to step up efforts to imp lement a worldwide ban on land mines and to ensure life long care for victims of the weapons. Speaking Sept. 17 at a meeting in Geneva on the 1997 convention banning land mines , Archbishop Diarmuid Martin , Vatican permanent observer to U.N. organizations in Geneva , said , "Any delay or weakening of enthusiasm in the full imp lementation of the Ottawa Convention will only mean more and more loss of life , more and more victims. . . We need to repeat that anti personnel mines do not offer a future of security and peace. " The United States has not agreed to the ban , saying it needs mines for security purposes in places like the border between North Kore a and South Korea. More than 100 countries have agreed to be bound by the landmine ban.

Zimbabwe 's bishop s seek help in fo od crisis, criticize government

CAPE TOWN , South Africa — Zimbabwe ' s Catholic bishops are seeking help from churches worldwide to end the country ' s food crisis. The bishops assured donors that assistance received "will be distribute d in a transparent manner and g iven to our most needy peop le. " The bishops also criticized the administration of the government ' s bankrupt Social Development Fund , which was meant to assist the poor. Earl ier this year, a church feeding program in the Diocese of Hwange, stopped feeding 35,000 children and pregnant women for about six weeks after workers received threats from militants who support President Robert Mugabe. Urg ing Zimbabweans to "share what you have ," the bishops said they "note with great sadness " those who have exploited the droug ht that has affected much of southern Africa. "We are seriousl y concerned with the p li g ht of the peop le , and we cannot continue to preach to peop le with empty stomachs," the bishops said. The United Nations said that a food crisis in six southern African n ations thre atens more than 14 million peop le with famine. Officials sai d droug hts , floods, and in some cases government mismanagement have caused the crisis in Zambia , Malawi , Lesotho , Swaziland and Mozambi que , as well as in Zimbabwe.

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House action urged on conscience legislation for health care entities WASHINGTON — House action is urgentl y needed on legislation that would prohibit discrimination against health care entities which refuse to perform or pay for abortions , said the chairman of the U.S. bishops ' Committee on Pro-Life Activities. Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadel p hia called for action on the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2002 in a Sept. 10 letter to House Majority Leader Richard Armey of Texas. "Recent events demonstrate how much this leg islation is neede d," the cardinal said. He cited an announcement by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg th at he planned to fo rce medical residency programs in the city 's public hosp itals to provide abortion training and a bill recently signed b y California Gov. Gray Davis th at requires residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology to offer abortion training for their physicians-in-training, even in private hospitals. "These and other developments are si gns of a renewed nationwide campaign to attack the conscience ri ghts of Catholic and other health care providers in the name of increased 'access ' to abortion ," Cardinal Bevilacqua said.

Abortion law requiring meeting with health p rof essionals is OK'd

WASHINGTON — A federa l appeals court has up held an Indiana law requiring that women who are contemp lating abortion first have an informational , face-to-face meeting with a health care pro fessional. The 1995 law required that women first visit a health care professional to get information at least 18 hours before going throug h with the abortion. They also are to be given a chance to see images of a baby at the same stage of development as their own. The law could not be enforced because of a permanent injunction imposed b y a federal district jud ge in March 2001. The appeals court ruling pointed out that the Indiana General Assembl y had heard from witnesses that "literall y hundreds of Indiana women were suffering serious regret and long-term physical , emotional and psychological damage as a result of their choice to terminate

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FARGO, N.D. — The Diocese of Fargo will shift the customary age of confirmation to the third grade and follow it immediatel y with reception of first Communion, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila has announced. "In the Diocese of Fargo, all baptized persons should be appropriatel y prepared for and receive the sacrament of confirmation before the first reception of the hol y ^ Eucharist ," Bishop Aquila said in a pastoral letter dated Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption , and published in the September 2002 issue of his diocesan newsp aper, the New Earth. In the letter, Bishop Aquila exp lained that baptism and confirmation historically were received at about the same time, followed by first Eucharist. "Confirmation was seen as a natural extension of baptism , perfecting what the Holy Spirit had accomp lished in that initial sacrament ," he wrote in his first pastoral as Fargo ' s new bishop. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ' policy sets the usual time for confirmation as between the age of discretion — usuall y about 7 — and 16. Fewer than 10 dioceses call for confirmation as young as 7, according to the USCCB Office of Doctrine and Pastoral Practices.

Catholics remain largest U.S. relig ious body in new census

WASHINGTON — With a 16 percent increase in membershi p during the 1 990s, Catholics remained the largest reli gious bod y in the United States in the latest reli gious census. The Catholic population in the United States numbered 62 million in 2000. The Southern Baptist Convention was second at nearly 20 million and the United Methodist Churc h was third at 10.3 million . The stud y, "Reli gious Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000," was released Sept. 18 by the Association of Statisticians of American Relig ious Bodies and the Glenmary Research Center.

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St. James School uses billboard to reach commuting families

By Kamille Nixon For a brief and shining moment, "commuter school" St. James Catholic elementary announced to the world , at least one corner of it, that it had big opportunities and scholarships to offer. Its invitation was on a billboard easily visible to drivers as they headed off the Bay Bridge and into San Francisco. And it paid off - the school boasts two additional students this year, a fourth grader and a sixth grader, and two kindergartners for next year, all of whose families saw the billboard and signed up for school. Other inquiries came as well, said the Principal, Dominican Mission San Jose Sister Ann Kristine Tabora. The school wasn't competing with other neighborhood Catholic schools, Sister Tabora said; it reached out to commutingfamilies, many of whom still have relatives within the church's Mssion District/Noe Valley boundaries.

One of the school' s fathers, Elias Rocha , got his firm, Universal Signs Company, to donate the hand painted sign, valued at about $4, 800. Billboard owner Clear Channel Outdoor gave the school a reduced rate of about $5,000, <down from $80,000, the amount a major corporation might pay for such a 20-foot by 60-foot sign for the month from mid-August to mid-September. The Rocha family will store the sign until next year, when it will be time to put it up again. "Catholic schools certainly contribute to our community," Mr. Rocha said. "My wife and I felt this would be a worthy effort." Rebecca Rocha is a 13-year-old eighth grader at St. James. Older brother Oscar graduated from the school , and subsequently graduated from Archbishop Riordan High School. "We've already seen (Catholic education) bear fruit in our children's lives," Mr. Rocha said.

Dominican Sisters celebrate 125th Anniversary The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose commemorate their 125th Anniversary with a Mass at 2 p.m., followed by a reception on the Motherhouse grounds in San Jose on Oct. 5. All are invited. "Walking a History - Creating a Future" is a celebration of praise and gratitude for the Sisters' ministry. The Dominican Sisters opened St. Boniface School two days after their arrival in San Francisco to undertake the education of the children of German-speaking Catholics. That marked the beginning of the presence of the sisters in classrooms, hospitals, prisons, parishes, colleges, and numerous social justice organizations. By 1892, under the leadership of Mother Pia Maria Backes, the new Congregation of the Queen of the Holy Rosary: the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose was established in the city. Today, many Dominican Sisters serve the Archdiocese, including Immaculate Conception Academy, St. James Elementary and St. Anthony-Ij oamaculate Conception Elementary schools. The Sisters invite all to the celebration of their 125 years of commitment, to be held at 4326 Mission Boulevard , Mission San Jose, Ca. For reservations call (877) 557-8238 or visit Website www.msjdominicans.org.

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St. Cecilia's beloved Catherine Ring dies at 68 Catherine Ring, a native of Ireland and retired since 1996 as vice principal and second grade teacher at St. Cecilia Elementary School , San Francisco , died September 17. She was 68 years old. In a letter to families of the school announcing Mrs. Ring 's death , Holy Names Sister Maril yn Miller , princi pal , said , "Mrs. Ring was loved by children , parents and faculty and will trul y be missed by all." "Catherine was a wonderful second grade teacher," Sister Miller told Catholic San Francisco. "She had high expectations for her students and was very loving and understanding. Throug hout her 33 years as a teacher and 30 years as vice-princi pal , she was always very supportive and generous with her time and talents. Our St. Cecilia school famil y will miss her." "I foun d Catherine to be an extremel y dedicated teacher with a profound love for children especiall y in preparing them for first Eucharist ," said Msgr. Michael

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in civil disobedience at the School of the Americas in Georgia last November. As for the Prop N debate, more than 1,000 homeless San Franciscans died on City streets during the past decade, nearly half because of drug and alcohol overdoses, according to a "Care, not Cash" Web page. The campaign describes these deaths as "the consequence of a broken homeless services system that has failed to reduce homelessness and is not providing adequate life-saving care for San Franciscans in need." Their solution: "Treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, mental care, decent housing, and job training," replacing the current and, they say, inadequate, all-cash grant with guaranteed services. According to the Web page, almost every major county in California has already ended cash-only systems and replaced them with a service-based model like Care, not Cash, because medical professionals have found that cash-only systems contribute to drug and alcohol overdoses. A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed a direct correlation between cash grants like those given in San Francisco and drug overdoses, according to the campaign statement. The hope is that Prop N would free City funds for services that save lives and "give real care rather than inadequate cash." Not so, says Sister Galvin. "Our mantra is, Prop N offers false hope to the community," she said. Prop N would divert General Assistance workfare payments for the City 's 2,700 General Assistance recipients into a voucher system for food and shelter. Sister Galvin was skeptical of its effectiveness, calling it "unlikely that many landlords or restaurants would accept vouchers because of complicated

accounting, avalanches of forms, and possible liability issues." Although Prop N proponents say that the city can quickly come up with real housing units for them , Sister Galvin expressed doubts that it would be able to do so quickly, given the current crisis in housing. "It 's more likely that the city will simply focus on opening new shelters, and providing peop le with a cot or a twoinch mat on the floor," she said. Father Vitale added that the mats are often so close together, peop le become prime candidates for getting sick, because of the spread of germs. More shelters are no solution to the homelessness problem, said Sister Galvin , "The city's neglect in producing truly affordable housing over the years, even in the years when the budget surplus exceeded $100 million, has resulted in our current crisis in housing and homelessness," she said. "We believe it is morally wrong to force the burden of fixing these crises on the backs of the very poorest members of our community." She further cited Prop N for promoting the "stereotype that all homeless peop le are alcoholics or addicts." In a recent article, which she and Rabbi Alan Lew of Congregation Beth Sholom wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle, Sister Galvin said, "more than 60 percent of San Francisco 's homeless do not abuse substances. Of the minority that do, more than 1,000 are waiting every day to receive treatment and will continue to wait six to 12 months. Prop N only promises treatment; loopholes in it mean there are no guarantees." If passed, Prop N would not even begin to deliver services immediately. Proponents have up to a year to get-programs up and running, Sister Galvin told Catholic San Francisco.

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attack of a grave nature?" he wrote. "Is it wise to dramatically expand traditional moral and legal limits on just cause to include preventive or pre-emptive uses of military force to overthrow threatening regimes or to deal with the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction? Should not a distinction be made between efforts to change unacceptable behavior of a government and efforts to end that government 's existence?" He said the moral credibility of force depends on legitimate authority and, as such , "decisions of such gravity require compliance with U.S. constitutional imperatives, broad consensus within our own nation , and some form of international sanction, preferably by the U.N. Security Council." He added that war against Iraq could result in dangerous and unpredictable effects upon Iraqi civilians and Middle East stability, in violation of the criteria of the "probability of success" and "proportionality." "Would ... force succeed in thwarting serious threats or, instead, provoke the very kind of attacks that it is intended to prevent? " he wrote. "How would another war in Iraq impact the civilian population , in the short- and long-term? How many more innocent people would suffer and die, or be left without homes, without basic necessities, without work? "Would the United States and international community commit to the arduous , long-term task of ensuring a just peace or would a post-Saddam (Hussein) Iraq continue to be plagued by civil conflict and repression and continue to serve as a destabilizing force in the region?" he asked. "Would war against Iraq detract from our_responsibility to help build a just and stable order in Afghanistan and undermine the broader coalition against terrorism?"

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He also called the United States an "embarrassment" because, for all its wealth and resources, it is last among industrial ized countries in the development assistance it gives per capita. "I don 't mean quite obviousl y to be so naive to believe that addressing poverty, injustice and conflict in the world will eliminate terrorism ," he said. "It won 't do that." The tenorist attack of last September 11 " reminds us we can 't be indifferent to the conflict to injustice and poverty around the world ," he said. "If there 's a silver lining ... it 's that Americans have a better appreciation of how they 're intimatel y connected to the suffering of peop le around the world who 've been on the margins of (heir conscience — if they 're conscious of their plights at all." He credited the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ' Office of International Justice and Peace for helping spread the message that "your neighbor is not just the family that lives across the street. Your neighbor is across the worl d and may be suffering in a way that you may never understand. "We still must reach out to the poor. We still must be peacemakers. We slill must reach out to the hungry. We still must work for justice in the world. We must make sure that we speak eloquentl y and forcefull y about peace in the holy land , about third world debt , about population issues, about the pandemic of AIDS in Africa. "

' Bishop Gregory urged the Bush administration to "pursue activel y alternatives to war," including di plomatic efforts to resume weapons inspections , nonmilitary support for democracy advocates in Iraq and careful enforcement of the military embargo and political and economic sanctions. At the meeting with Rice, Bishop Gregory and Episcopal and Lutheran bishops said they welcomed the president 's efforts to engage other nations on the subject of Iraq. An announcement about the meeting fro m the USCCB said the group raised moral concerns about the use of military force in Iraq. Bishop Mark S. Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Bishop Frank T. Griswold , primate

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Hibernian Ladies to mark 100th anniversary Oct. 4 Promoting Catholic faith , promoting Irish heritage, and doing charitable work - this is the work of the Yorke Division of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians - efforts that have benefited San Franciscans for 100 years. Trie women of the Yorke Division minister to patients at San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital, bringing them Eucharist, hand-made lap robes, and toiletries, according to division President Kathleen Manning. They also provide support for battered wives, Columban missionaries, and Irish youths who are "fallen away" Catholics, she said. The Yorke Division was named after Father Peter C. Yorke, a champion of the

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tions and going to Mass in another diocese. One Vatican official called Keating 's statements "ridiculous " and another said his appointment to head the review board was a "huge, huge , huge mistake. " —The norms make "credible allegation " the standard for relieving a priest of his ministry pending an investigation , but do not say who determines what is "credible." In the eyes of some experts, this provision combined with language in the bishops' "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" implies that before a return to ministry an accused priest would have to prove the "credible allegation" was unfounded. They said this would reverse the standard legal principle by which a person is innocent until proven guilty. — The norms provide for bishops to request the dismissal from the priesthood of a priest-offender, even against his will. While acknowledging that this procedure has been used in a few particularly urgent cases in recent years, some Vatican experts questioned whether it should or could be written into a standard nationwide policy. They said it does not allow a defendant the same type of protection as foreseen in a judicial process,

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SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY Alliance of two religious communities, school has deep roots in San Fran cisco By Evelyn Zappia

Sister Frances McEnnis, the leader of the first group of Daughters of Charity to come to California and the first school principal.

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Students in the chemistry laboratory at Sacred Heart College in 1923.

Colorful banners posted in the heart of the city beginning at Geary and Gough Streets remind passersby that Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is proudly celebrating its 150th anniversary of educating thousands of the city 's youth. SHCP's long journey began in 1850 with San Francisco 's deadly cholera outbreak, and "apersuasive letter " written by apope in 1867. Ultimately, the events formed an alliance of two powerful religious orders dedicated to the education of youth, the Daughters of Charity and the Christian Brothers. It was fitting the Daughters of Charity answered San Francisco 's plea for help regarding the widespread cholera epidemic. The importance of "serving from the heart, " especially the poor and sick, is the fundamental principal of the religious order, founded by St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac in 1633 in Paris. The sisters sheltered children orphaned by the epidemic; and established, the city 's first Catholic school in 1852, St. Vincent. The originaisiteof the school, Montgomery and Market Streets, currently the site of the Palace Hotel, wouid be one of many before establishing itself at the 'corner of Cough arlif Geary Streets in the early 1960s as St. Vincent Higli School. The Christian Brothers, founded in France in l rj 80 by-St. John Baptist de la Salle, a man of great faith devoted exclusively to the Christian education of youth, were indirectly summoned to San Francisco by Archbishop Joseph Alemany.The city's first archbishop, visited Pope Pius IX in Rome in 1867, pleading the need for Catholic educators in his city where more than 50 percent of the estimated population of 25,000 was Catholic. A "persuasive letter " written by Pope Pius IX to the Christian Brothers ' Superior General in Paris, brought the results Archbishop Alemany needed. Eight Christian Brothers arrived on Aug. 13, 1868, establishing the Christian Brother community in San Francisco. By 1874, Sacred Heart College was established at Eddy and Larkin Streets with a faculty of eight Christianof 1902. Brothers. Within a year, the school's enrollment rose to 700 and the faculty grew to 18 Brothers and one lay teacher.; Although the school was named Sacred Heart College, the institution included a grammar sopjspol open to boys 10 years or older, a four-year high school, a two-year commell cial school, and a three-year college, j Following the great earthquake of San Francisco in 1906 , Sacred Heart College was destroyed, and St. Mary 's College in Oakland provided temporary classes. Later, Father Joseph McQuaide, a Sacred Heart College alumnus and rector of San Francisco's Sacred Heart Church , offered the brothers a part of the church 's property on Fell Street near Fillmore until the college could be rebuilt. By 1914, Sacred Heart College was rebuilt at the cost of $85,000 and relocated at Ellis and Franklin Streets. By 1944, the school dropped "college" from its name. In 1962, a great fire destroyed the former St. Mary's Cathedral on Van NessAvenue. The Daughters of Charity deeded their property to the archdiocese as the site for a new cathedral. In exchange, the Sisters acquired the use of a new high school building at 1100 Ellis Street , later renamed Cathedral High School, and known today as the De Paul Campus of SHCP. In 1968, Sacred Heart and Cathedral High Schools

began "a 20-year courtship, " according to Christian Brother Christopher Brady, referring to students attending classes on both campuses while the schools still maintained their independence. Until the 1970s, Brother Chris said, Sacred Heart thought of itself as " a mighty fortress, " until the "highly subsidized" boys' school was no longer funded by the Archdiocese of San Francisco, creating the need for ;: "self-examination. " ' H; "In the 1980s, Catholic education was beginning to go through changes, a number of schools had seen their orders go: and close their school doors, " said Brother Chris. "At that time, the two archdiocesan high schools:were operating independently of one another, and yet not quite ;¦ doing the best for their students." Talk of merging the schools began. "Courageous steps by both principals of the schools were taken ," said Brother Chris. Daughters of Charity Sister Audrey Gibson of "Cathedral ," and Christian Brother Philip Clarke of "SH , " resigned their positions , believi ng the key to achieving lie greatest success for the was one principal without a long association at,either schools. t;er "Orchestrated behind my back, " said Brother Chris, "my name was ; ested as the new.principal." He accepted, relievinghim as the vice¦/ '¦,> .ILH principal of Sacred Heart High. H "There are no blueprints when it comes to merging institutions," said Brother Chris, who "put everything on the table for negotiations." Emotionally charged issues close to the students ' hearts began surfacing: the school colors, the type of mascot, names for the newspaper, ' yearbook and graduation awards, and the design of the school rings arid i ? , jackets. "All the issues take on a great deal oi importance," said Brother 1 | Chris, who admits, "the boys were a lot more difficult and rigid thauthe ''' " ' girls. The girls were more understanding and pliable at the time." "Faculty can be qu ite territorial too, " continued Brother Chris. "We had two full administrations. We needed to decide me new department chairs and who gets to teach which classes." In 1987, the newly merged Sacred Heart Cathedral' ' Preparatory became the first Catholic high school offering co-education to San Francisco 's youth . Snk "The tone of the school changed, " said Daughters of Charity Sister Grace Zafarano, who has taught at both schools for 18 years; "When the ' girls arrived, their presence calmed tilings down. Up until then, the boys were pretty rough and ready for anything. " In the early stages of the merger said Sister, "there was a lot more boys than girls, giving the boys the opportunity for more leadership • : roles. " Today, things have changed. "The student ;body is about fifty-fifty and the leadership roles have evened out. " Although the school boasts of distinguished alumn i like 19th Century fisticuffs champion "Gentleman " Jim Corbett, and two San Francisco Mayors, Joe Alioto and Frank Jordan - it isespecially;prbud of die many grad'. uating unsung heroes: religious, teachers, firefighters, police, officers, sol;. diers, professionals, and dedicatedparents and workers.Also, the school takes: great pride in sending more: than ;80 percent of itsStudents on to college. , "I immediately experienced the strongsense of community the first time I walked.¦through the school doors," said Estefanie Ramirez, current student body . president; "SHCP easily became my first choice because it opened: up such a wide spectrum of opportunities than I "had ever imagined for myself," she said. "Instilled in me early on at SHCP was to make others aware that I have something to contribute and that I have the ability to make a difference," said Ms. Ramirez. "Enter to Learn... Leave to Serve, " is the school 's philosophy. Many

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faculty and students live the doctri ne by volunteering their time, mentoring the students of De Marillac Middle School, a tuition-free school for lads living in the Tenderloin, established in Sept. 200 1, and also co-sponsored by the Christian Brothers and Daughters of Charity. Since De Marillac 's first enrolled class, SHCP has been "a tremendous support system, " according to Catherine Ronan Karrell , principal. The school, located on the grounds of St. Boniface Parish "has been given a great gift by being able to draw from Sacred Heart Cathedral 's great history and knowledge, " she said. "The intense curriculum " at the school is designed for each child to "realize their potential, and prepare students to compete successfully in the most demanding high school environment," according to school officials. "Students and faculty of Sacred Heart Cathedral have been very generous with their time so die children can realize their successes, " said Mrs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory KaiTell, "Any obstacles, questions or challenges th at arise , we know that principal , John Scudder, proudly looking Sacred Heart Cathedral is waiting to help us. It's a wonderful partnership." out what will be the window of the The 150th Anniversary of SHCP has -rejuvenated the school's long new athletic director 's office in list: of patrons. "The support the school enjoys today is unparalleled in the Student Life Center. history, " said Brother-Chris , referring to the extraordinary $16 million campaign to build a four-story,41,000 square foot building to accommodate the growth of the student body. "The families, students, alumni, and friends of the school are a remarkable testimony when everyone holds the same vision in place, " he said. "The Sister Teresa Piro, DC, Student Life Center is an answer to our prayers," said John Scudder, SHCP's principal since 1999- The facility, named after a Sister who helped inspire California 's Daughters of Charity Foundation in 1983, "will provide the much-needed space for our students to pray, play and interact socially," he said. / Since the school enrollment rose from 700 to 1230 , "all school gatherings are difficult if not impossible to manage," according to school officials. The existing gymnasium and the adj oining cafeteria were built to : accommodate a school population 40 percent smaller. ¦ Mote than 600 student athletes on 43 teams compete for practice A rendering of the future Student Life Center "We will be able to host more of our home die and game space in gym. which will be located off the plaza of the games on campus, and .we will have a facility for large student , alumni La Salle campus - named the Daughters " said Mr Scudder gatherings; and family of Charity Foundation, Sister Teresa ;¦ The new complex will eliminate the need to rent facilities off campus, Piro, DC, Student Life Center. doubling as:ail event cphiplex that provides seating for 1500. , The completion of the long-awaited multi-purpose facility is scheduled for June 2003. "The footprint of the Student life Center building returns to die original site of the Sacred Heart High School facility built in 1914," said Mr. Scudder. "The new Student Life Center will help motivate and guide the whole student, die entire individual in all aspects of life, " said Ms. Ramirez. "It 's in keeping with SHCP's pride of goingbeyond the imaginable and making it better for the students and die community. It's a place die students will indulge in tradition , and have the ability to write their own stories while becoming history in the making." "Through the support and generosity of the Daughters of Charity Foundation , the Christian Brothers, the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and our loyal friends The women 's basketball team and coaches after and benefactors, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will winning the Division III State Championship at continue to serve the educational needs of Catholic famithe Arco Arena, Sacramento, in March 1998. lies of San Francisco well into the 21st Century," said Mr. Scudder.

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I CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Princip led def ense of life The Catholic bishops of the United States frequently perplex politicians and the media with their positions on a wide variety of public policy issues. At times, the bishops appear to be politically liberal, at other times they seem conservative. The bishops anger the right with their opposition to the death penalty and the left with their opposition to the use of human embryos for scientific research. To some pundits the bishops appeared to be confused, uncertain, vacillating. On some public policy issues, the bishops may be mistaken - infallibility does not apply to judgments on every piece of legislation or foreign policy issue - but they are much more consistent in their positions than most politicians and editorial writers. The bishops invariably base their statements on enduring principles rooted in the Gospels. Over the past three decades the bishops of the United States have been outspoken - often when others have been silent - in defending the lives of unborn children. In the past few years they have courageously opposed research that involved the creation - and then destruction - of human embtyos. These positions are not popular with many Americans, including Catholics, but the bishops have chosen to follow principle, not public opinion. They have done the same in opposing the death penalty. In some quarters , this position is less popular than the bishops ' opposition to abortion. That 's a mistake . The bishops are not expressing a naive view of violent crime but a truly Christian reverence for life. Following the lead of Pope John Paul II, the bishops forcefully argue that society can protect itself without executing criminals. The latest example of the bishops taking a principled, if not popular position, is their opposition to the Iraq policy of George Bush, a president who has sided with them on abortion. In a letter to the president, the bishops said the "pre-emptive, unilateral use of military force to overthrow the government of Iraq" cannot be justified at this time. The bishops ' letter wasn't based on the latest forei gn policy fad or public opinion polling. They called on ancient Catholic wisdom in evaluating this most contemporary of issues: what to do about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction. They based their position on the "just war" doctrine developed by St. Augustine in the 5th century, refined over the centuries and now found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Catechism, citing the Second Vatican Council's document "Gaudium et spes," says that "governments cannot be denied the right of lawful self-defense , once all peace efforts have failed." It goes oh to say. "The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration." Those conditions - to be met "at one and the same time" - are: "The damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave and certain; "All other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective; "There must be seriou s prospects of success; "The use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated. The power of modern means of destruction weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition." The bishops looked at the Bush Administration's position and found that it did not meet these conditions. They questioned whether there is "clear and adequate evidence of a direct connection between Iraq and the attacks of Sept. 11 or clear and adequate evidence of an imminent attack of a grave nature?" The bishops are also concerned about whether there is a real chance for success in the war. They say a war- might do more harm than good, leaving Iraqis and the Middle East worse off. "Would ... force succeed in thwarting serious threats or, instead, provoke the very kind of attacks that it is intended to prevent?" they wrote. "How would another war in Iraq impact the civilian population, in the short- and longterm? How many more innocent people would suffer and die, or be left without homes, without basic necessities, without work?" These are serious questions based on a thoughtful approach to questions of war and peace. Perhaps President Bush will present stronger evidence of the need to go to war but until he does, he should listen to the ancient wisdom found in the bishops ' letter. PJ

Keep us informed

I would like to comment on the editorial , "No Reason to Rejoice ," in the September 13 Catholic San Francisco. Patrick Joyce reported that several anti-life bills were signed the week before the 13th. Now, a week later, the governor has signed SB 253, the embryonic tissue research bill which denies protection for humans in the very early stages of life. I commend Catholic San Francisco for reporting these disasters . However, if this paper had reported when these bills were introduced in the legislature and by whom, we, the people, could have lobbied against them while there was time. I suggest that information from the California Catholic Conference be published in our weekly Catholic paper on a regular basis, to give us all a chance to contact our legislators and become responsible citizens. It also would be nice to know how our legislators voted on these important issues. I pray that all Christians take their God and their citizenship seriously. G. Gloria Gillogley San Mateo

Exp ose anti-lif e p ols

Regarding the recent statement by a Catholic-Jewish consultation group calling for an end to converting the Jews , I

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Thanhs f or rep orting

Kamille Nixon 's article about Hisham Sharabati , the deported Palestinian peace activist (Aug. 16), was a great one, the kind of reporting that Catholic San Francisco needs. I hope Hisham comes back to the U.S. and we meet him in person. It was great that Catholic San Francisco could reach him by phone. Jim McDonald San Francisco

L E T T E K S

I would like to share a response with you on your editorial , "No Reason to Rejoice" which appeared in your September 13 issue. I would like to tie the topic of abortion on which you were writing in with the topic of sexual abuse among priests. Why ? I correlate these two topics because I believe it is correct for the bishops , who offer leadership and examp les to the other members of the Church, to speak out against such abuses. These two topics are both cases where the bishops need to speak out emphaticall y. The bishops are now publicl y speaking out on the priest sex abuse crisis. The way you speak out in your editorial , "No Reason to Rejoice" is how the bishops need to publicl y proclaim this message to all of the faithful. The bishops should hav e a letter read in each parish by each priest at each mass which mentions , in particular , who are the politicians who are propagating such evil pro-abortion , anti-life philosop hies , which are destroying the moral fabric of our once great nation. All the more horrendous is it for the politicians who are Catholic in name who pursue the anti-life agenda publicl y and the faithful should be warned not to vote for them! If those Catholic politicians persist in publicl y proclaiming teachings directly against the Church and life, then the bishops should have the authority to publicl y excommunicate them. Joe Trevors Hercules

Conversion controversy

must hav e missed the scripture where Christ said "Go and teach all nations, except the Jews. " Where was 1 that day in catechism. Can one imagine that Jesus would not want even one person , let alone a whole nation , to be cut off from His Bod y and Blood in the Eucharist. We seek to convert others in order to share the greatest gift that God gave to us , Himself. This statement is both insulting to Christ as well as an act of condescension and indifference to the Jews. Shame on the peop le who issued this statement. Stephen Firenze San Mateo

Nurses work hard

As a husband and father of two fine nurses , I take umbrage at your Sept. 13 commentary, "Guard your parents, especiall y in the Hosp ital. " The innuendo that nurses at our hospitals give quality care to only those that complain , or as Ms. Zappia puts it, "the squeaky wheel getting the attention," is false. I know that my wife and daughter have given up their break times and stayed after their shifts to ensure that all their patients get adequate care. I object to the generalization made. I can assure you that all nurses who give more than 100 percent object as well. I further object to her use of the article regarding Filipino nurses that they, "are being exploited and must endure poor working conditions. This statement is outrageous in view of the fact that they are working side by side with the same conditions as our domestic nurses. In fact , most of the foreign nurses comment on how much better it is here than in the hospitals of their homeland. Joe Gutierrez San Bruno

Generosity appreciated

The recent report on the Annual Religious Retirement Fund Collection of December 2001 documents again the commitment of the people of the Archdiocese of San Francisco to contribute generously to the retirement needs of the religious who played a role in then growing up. We Sisters of the Holy Names are profoundl y grateful for the assistance we have received from last December ' s collection. The annual grant from the Retirement Fund makes a significant difference in our care for our retired and infirm Sisters. AH of us remember in daily prayer our generous benefactors and their personal intentions. Margaret Spiller, SNJM Provincial Leader Sisters of the Holy Names

Catholic Worker Apos tolate

Thank you for the article in the September 6 issue about the Catholic Worker House in Half Moon Bay. It is impressive to read about the most basic of Catholic charity and action through people working in the apostolate of the Catholic Worker movement. There is a Catholic Worker house in Salinas , as you may know and it is sign and example to all. Elizabeth Hilleary Monterey

GmsL Commentary

Where lies happiness - In divorce or marriage? "Does Divorce Make People Happy ?" Setting aside the well-documented impact of divorce on children , most Americans probabl y would answer this question with ease: "Yes, divorce makes previousl y unhappy peop le happy, or, at least , happ ier. Isn ' t that the whole point of going throug h the trauma of breaking up a home? So we have been told for almost half a century. Commenting on a book that celebrated the benefits of divorce for women, writer Kama Pollit summed up decades of received wisdom in a 1997 New York Times op-ed: "[W]hich is better, a miserable two-parent home, with lots of fi ghting and shouting and frozen silences and tears 'or a one-parent home (or a pair of one-parent homes) without those things." Under such conditions , we are to believe that onl y a masochist would choose the two-parent home. But what if the battling coup le put off divorce and the shouting matches slowly receded? And what if the "frozen silences and tears" survived the move to the one-parent home? What if divorce typicall y did not produce a happy ending? One extensive stud y of American households asked this critical question. The surprising results of the stud y should give heart to troubled spouses because the researchers ' anal ysis resists our culture ' s often fatalistic view of troubled marriages as static and unchanging. For Catholics , the stud y 's findings provide an opportunity to reflect on the sources for renewal of Christian marriages. Headed by University of Chicago sociologist Linda Waite , the stud y found no evidence that divorce made separated spouses any happ ier than those couples that stuck together. Further , the study also found that within five years, two-third s of the once unhappy spouses who stayed together now described themselves as happ il y married. Among those who remarried , a majority also was happy. Dr. Waite and her group of family researchers based their findings on an analysis of data derived from the 198788 and 1992-93 National Survey of Families and Households. That survey asked over 5,000 adults to discuss their marital status and happiness. Five years later, the suivey researchers checked in with these same households , targeting the various ways battling couples resolved their differences.

Waite 's group of researchers probed the reason for the marital turnaround: How did unhappy marriages shift gears? Initiating a series of focus groups with survey respondents , the famil y researchers identified several fac tors that kept spouses together. Most important , successfu l couples consciousl y sought to avoid divorce . For some, reli giou s or financial considerations prevented them from moving out of the home in search of a better relationship. Others hung on out of respect for their spouse's personal qualities , or because of concerns about the impact of divorce on their children. Working to keep their marriage together, the couples adopted a variety of strategies. Many soug ht outside help to improve the quality of their relationship. Others pursued individual interests that took pressure off the marital relationshi p. In the most difficult cases, spouses simply transcended daily stresses through a willingness to endure what could not be resolved. Should Catholics be surprised by these findings? Perhaps more lhan other married coup les, Christian spouses have been forewarned that the marriage bond was designed to survive great hardship. Sacred Scripture , from Genesis to the Gospels, confirms the resiliency of the marriage bond — a strength likened in the New Testament to the love of Christ, the Bridegroom , for his Bride , the Church. In Genesis, the first married couple encountered traged y of cosmic proportions. Yet, when sin fractured their "one flesh" union , they gave no thought to separation. Despite the inalterable chasm that rose up between them, they went forth together into exile. When Christ redeemed all creation , he offered a way back to the original unity of man and woman. He restored and even advanced the early promise of married love, bringing it into communion with the unquenchable fire of Trinitarian love. If this is so, we should not depend on survey results to stay the course. Yet, the path that has been laid out for us is difficult and mysterious. For some, the Church's teaching on divorce and remarriage looms as a kind of death sentence. This is so even when the source of friction is not a truly difficult

problem like alcoholism, but ordinary selfishness. In the wider culture, loss of faith in the Architect of marriage has led many to characterize matrimon y as a malleable social convention with limited claims on our conscience. In this vein, The New York Times' "weddings/celebrations" pages now feature homosexual "commitment" celebrations along with more traditional fare. Catholics swim in these same currents. Yet the endurance of Christian marriage is meant to reveal Christ's unswerving love for his Church. How, then, can we begin to overcome the discrepancy between divine and human love? Christ , the visible image of the invisible God, illuminates the fullest possibilities of human love , even as he challenges our perception of what constitutes personal fulfillment. In a culture that leads us to resist self-mastery and inconvenient responsibilities , Christ takes us, often kicking and screaming, on a pil grimage from darkness to li ght. For some Catholics in troubled marriages, stay ing put may constitute their greatest act of faith as believers. No doubt , many of the unhappy coup les studied in the survey stayed together for reli gious reasons alone. And then the darkness faded , and something else, love, acceptance — perhaps, in some cases, resignation — replaced the bitterness. Hidden in the survey 's statistics is the grace that restore s a marriage, riven by all the fears, doubts and allurements that mark our existence.

Joan Frawley Desmond

Joan Frawley Desmond , an advisory board member f o r Catholic San Francisco, lived in Asia for eig ht years and recently returned from a visit with the Good Shepherd sisters in Thailand.

Family Lif e

Why are we imp atient with the children? I was sitting around a table with several mothers one afternoon , when one by one we began admitting how difficult it is to help our children willi their school work. Some of us have our kids in Catholic schools, and others of us are educating them at home , but no matter. Each of us has had our share of tutoring sessions that ended in sighs, groans and tears. "Why is hel p ing the childre n with their assignments so exasperaling ?" I asked my husband . "Look at any textbook ," he exp lained , "and what do you see? Bi g concepts broken down into smaller parts. We keep expecting the kids to grasp the whole picture all at once, and all they are being asked to do is work on one little part of it at a time." You would think this insi ght would give my husband an advantage in answering the kids ' math questions. But once when my younger son brought a problem to me, and I said, "Wh y don 't you take this to your father? He 's the math guy in the famil y," he replied: "It's no use, Mom. Dad

tries to explain stuff that I don 't need to know, and then I get confused. " When I was his age, I felt exactly the same way about my own father. My dad was an engineer, and I thought he was brilliant. But more often than not when I asked him about a math or science problem , I went away feeling stup id and frustrated. Eventuall y, I preferred struggling on my own , even if that meant remaining ignorant , than asking for his help. Understanding the world around us and our place in it is a tall order. Even we grown-ups are onl y capable of seeing one little piece and taking one little step at a time. After an entire lifetime of learning, do we not still have such a limited grasp of everything and the God who made it? So why are we impatient with the children? Maybe we fear for them too much. We don 't want them to make the same mistakes we did , to learn things the hard way, to fail. We want to quickly transfer to their minds everything we

know so they can race ahead not only of the competition , but also of us. Not long ago, I was holding my nine-yearold daughter 's hand and was struck by its smallness. "She's only a little girl," I marveled to myself. Sometimes I forget that. Caught up in trying to give my children what I think they will need when they are grown.

Vivian W. Dudro

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages four to 13) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish.

The Catholic Diff erence

One nation, under j udgment, with consequences for all No one expects this past summer 's federal court decision striking "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance to stand. Indeed , after a day of being vilified from coast to coast (" wacko" being one of the kinder descriptions deployed), Judge Alfred Goodwin stayed the app lication of his panel' s decision , which will likely be reversed by the full Ninth Circuit or by the U.S. Supreme Court. I' ve no brief for aggressively secularizing federal judges who imag ine themselves the only thing standing between the republic and the Salem witchcraft trials, or whatever their contemporary equivalent might be. In fairness, though , one has to admit that poor Judge Goodwin wasn 't making things up on his own. Rather, he followed the logic of the Supreme Court's Church/state jurisprudence for the past fifty-five years. As commentator Ramesh Ponnuru has pointed out, the Supremes have often held that both the federal government and state governments must avoid even the appearance of

"endorsing " religion , just as they have ruled that prayers at graduations and prayers before football games put untoward social "pressure" on students and are thus unconstitutional "establishments" of religion. Neither claim makes much constitutional sense. But if they reflect the state of the church/state question at the highest appellate level, then Judge Goodwin was right. Conversely, if Goodwin got it wrong, then there must be something wrong with the path down which the Supreme Court has led the country since World War H. Were legal scholars, the federal bench, and political leaders to think this through carefull y — and that 's a very large "if — then Goodwin 's decision, ironically enough, just might compel a wholesale re-thinking of the issue of church and state in America. Be that as it may, there's a further point that Catholic social doctrine and Catholic thinking about American public life would want to bring to any renewed church/state

discussion. More thoughtful secularists o X (who are not to be conI n fused with the I< Christophobes and the I militant atheists who ¦ O break out into hives at the very mention of "God") argue that the phrase "under God" smacks of spiritual pride , which can lead to national hubris, which can lead to disaster. The Catholic answer to that argument is - you 're right, it's a temptation. If, in the Old Testament, national hubris was a temptation for God's uniquely chosen nation, Israel, it can be a temptation for us, too, particularly at a time when the United States is the world 's onl y great power. WEIGEL, page 14 S

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SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Chosen People: Not a community of sleepwalkers The Catholic coma can excuse us from any form of commitment to our parish; allow us to drift in and out of Sunday Mass with little impression made; numb us to the crying needs of the members of our own species for justice ; excuse us from any consideration of ourselves as stewards of creation; and render us vague enough to be true , colorless enough to fit in anywhere, and sufficientl y anesthetized to make no contribution to the here and now. The comatose feel some disturbanc e when they hear of parishioners gearing up to form small communities of faith. Here is a process where men, women, and teens say the Church has come alive for them because they share the biblical Word and their reactions to it, create genuine intimacy among the members by so doing, and join in prayer and the selection of an appropriate action. The appearance at liturgy of committe d lectors, eucharistic ministers, musicians and singers, servers and greeters also jolts theses zombies because these people seem to have chosen to serve the community in undoubtable deeds that speak of commitment. Jolt number three comes from the Scripture chosen for Sunday 's liturgy of the Word: die commitment of others becomes our invitation to jump in and recommit ourselves , reproducing the self-emptying of Jesus the Lord for God' s People. Ezechiel (our first reading) sets the tone. He battles a contemporary viewpoint that considers sin as a community matter with little individual responsibility. It is a glory, the prophet says, to belong to the Chosen Peop le. But , he warns, each of us must choose to be chosen , must live out our commitment with personal decisions. In other words, we cannot drift or float or sleep-walk. "When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies, it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die. But if he turns from the wickedness he has committed, and does what is right and just , he shall preserve his life.. ." Matthew explores this reality in a very concrete way. Jesus asks the chief priests and elders for their opinion about two sons requested by their father to work hi the

QUEST ION .CORNER

Father John Dietzen

Q. I received a copy of your column on the need of parents to memorialize their children who die before birth. Your readers may like to know that, at the request of many parents, the hospital where I work conducts a burial and graveside service for parents, fam ilies and frien ds of miscarried babies, even the tiniest.Tlie service, which began in 1993, is nondenotninational, includes Scripture, song and prayer, and is conducted three times a year. Only parents who have stated they wish to be informed are notified. The cemetery has set aside a beautifid area, which contains a new monument marking the burial site. It is visited by many parents, especially on feast days and anniversaries. The staff there tells us this is the most visited grave site in the cemetery. Often a miscarriage is just ignored. Knowing their babies ' remains are cared for with love, dignity and

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezechiel 18:25-28; Psalm 125; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32.

Father David M. Pettingill vineyard . The first replies "No, I will not ," but afterwards changed his mind and went. The second said, "Yes, sir" but did not go. Jesus then asks, " Which of the two did his father 's will?" They answered, "the first. " The first who thoug ht better of his reply becomes the examp le to the chief priests and elders, who in their comatose contentment have no desire to change. Even when they see others who have said "no " now changing their hearts, they remain unmoved. "When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him, but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that , you did not change your minds and believe him." The very people in our parish who change their ways, commit to the community, and serve us are a pal pable invitation to us to join them. Yes, it does involve the self-emptying that Jesus exhibited and that empowers us. Yes, it does mean interacting with sisters and brothers who make demands and give gifts. Yes, it means being vulnerable, possibly being crucified , always being raised from the

dead. Unlike Adam, Jesus did not grasp at "equality with God" (Paul tells us). He emptied himself "taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness. " He went further in this process, "becoming obedient to the point of death , even death on a cross." God's response to this total commitment of Jesus to us is to exalt Jesus and make him Lord: "Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father. " It is this exalted self-emptying that we reproduce when we reall y join our parish communities whole-heartedly : "Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vaing lory ; rather humbly regard others as more important than yourselves , each looking out not for his own interests but also for those of others . Have in your the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus. ..." What a powerful invitation committed parishioners are to the "sleepwalkers" who are content to function minimally. They are a divine wake-up call and an assurance that all who say they believe can be broug ht to the state of being "fully alive," which St. Irenaeus assures us is the "glory of God. " Questions for Small Communities: Who are invitations to you to deepen your commitment to being Church? What does your small community of faith say or should say to your parish? What ways can you select to invite inactive Catholics home?

Father David M. Petting ill, Assistant to the Moderator of the Curia and Parochial Vicar, St. Emydius, Secretary, Priest Personnel Board.

Remembering the tiniest of God's children respect offers some sense of comfort to-g rieving , parents. We feel that by recognizing and acknowledg ing their feelings we give them the gift of compassion , and help them heal and continue their journey. (Indiana) A. Thank you for sharing your experience. Judging from the number of parents and grandparents who have written to me on this subject, I suspect others will want to consider establishing a program like this in their own communities. Readers and groups who wish more information are invited to contact Cathy Dardeen, Parent Facilitator at St. Mary 's Medical Center, 3700 Washington Ave., Evansville, hid. 47750. Or phone 812-485-4646. Q. We need your opinion on how to handle religious items at our semiannual parish rummage sales. It seems that when a parent dies the children pass on to us all the rosaries, Bibles, sick call sets and statues. Some shoppers want these items free. Others criticize us for selling. When we ask f o r donations we may receive 50 cents for the entire day. What can you suggest ? (Illinois) A. The church has no detailed rules on this to cover all circumstances. Usually, blessed items should not be sold. One reason is to avoid any semblance of selling or talcing monetary advantage of blessings. Thus rosaries, statues and other religious items normally are blessed after they are sold by religious goods dealers.

, J beli eve a nominal amount may be asked just for ty to your providing mel^portuni purchase'TBTlternsr Also, it is generally held that when particularly precious or historic items are sold, a price may be set for their artistic or antique value. Another consideration is that when objects, even sacred places like churches, are destroyed so they can no longer be used for their proper religious purpose or when they are permanentl y given to secular use, they lose their blessing (See Canon 1212), The same holds true for smaller sacramentals. Candles, palms, rosaries, statues, hdiy pictures, etc., lose their blessing when they lose their identity and suitability for religious use. Therefore , unless one has room to store generations of Bibles and other religious items, there are limits to how many one can save. To significantl y alter their identity, and hence their blessing, by breaking or burning or otherwise destroying them is not irreverent but is a respectful way to dispose of blessed religious articles. Being aware of this may help those who wonder what to do with an excess of old and unusable religious articles. (Questions f o r Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.) ' - -¦ ¦ '

W e ig e l . . . ¦ Continued from page 13 If we understand it correctly, though, the phrase "under God" in the pledge does not smack of arrogance; rather, it 's a confession of humility. For to say that this is a nation "under God" is to confess that we are a nation under jud gment. It 's to concede that the justice of our laws is measured by a higher law — the moral law. It's to commit ourselves to weighing questions of public policy, not by criteria of utility alone, but by a nobler standard: does this policy reflect and enhance the inalienable dignity and value

of the human person? To pled ge our loyalties to a nation "under God" is to hold ourselves accountable to something other than our national self-aggrandizement . A nation "under God" is a nation that is accepting a broader responsibility. If we're not "under jud gment," as individuals and as a nation, then the way we live is without consequence. Absent a sense of obligation that transcends the dizzy ing here and now of the pleasure principle, we really are just congealed Stardust — and what we do with, or to, ourselves has no real bearing on anything. Individuals are bom and die; so do nations. Big deal. That cynical, and ultimatel y despairing, view of the human condition is what 's implied

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by the claim that we are not a nation "under God," under jud gment. Was there a special providential purpose at work in the founding of a new nation "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"? I think so; but I cannot be sure. I am sure of this: such a nation must constantly remind itself that it is under judg ment, if it is to keep faith with the promise of its founding.

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

Priest-bishop relationship is two-way, pope tells prelates CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — When a new priest promises to respect and obey his bishop, the bishop promises to guide him and care for him, especially in times of (rouble , Pope John Paul U said. Addressing 117 recently named bishops from 33 countries Sept. 21, the pope said, "The spiritual care of priests is a primary obligation of every diocesan bishop." During the ordination rite, when a priest places his hands in die hands of his bishop and pledges his "filial devotion and obedience," it is not "a one-way gesture," the pope said during the meeti ng at his summer villa south of Rome. "The young priest chooses to entrust himself to the bishop, and the bishop, for his part, commits himself to watching over these hands," Pope John Paul said. "In this way, the bishop becomes responsible for the fate of those hands which he grasps in his own. A priest must be able to feel , especially in moments of difficulty or solitude, that his hands are grasped by the bishop's," the pope said. The new bishops were in Rome for a 10-day seminar sponsored by the Congregation for Bishops. The seminar included practical presentations by top Vatican officials and long-serving bishops from around the world aimed at helping new bishops run their dioceses efficientl y and preach the Gospel effectivel y. Pope John Paul told the new bishops their mission to preach the Gospel is not easy in today 's world, often marked by agnosticism and materialism. "However, we must not give into pessimism and discouragement because it is the Sp irit which guides the church" and inspires its members to find new ways of preaching the Good News, he said. "The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive precisely because it is able to give stron g orientations to human existence, announcing in a convincing way that Christ is the one savior of all humankind," the pope said. Pope John Paul told his fellow bishops, "The effectiveness and fruitfulness of our ministry depends in a large part on our configuration to Christ and on our personal holiness." The first task of a pastor, he said, is to increase the desire of the faithful to be holy, and that happens when they see tiieir pastors striving for holiness. Earlier Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrineof the Faith, told the bishops that when a dieologian appears to stray from a truth of the Catholic faith , his bishop must react with prudence , attempt to read the t heologian 's work in a positive li ght , and spend time personally discussing die issues with him. "The closeness of the bishop also helps reinforce the pastoral sensitivity " and sense of responsibility of the theologian , while at the same time giving the bishop access to information about current theological debates , the cardinal said. Cardinal Ratzinger was one of several top Vatican official s making presentations at the 10-day seminar attended by bishops who had been named to their posts over the previous year. The cardinal's office released a copy of his text Sept. 24, the last day of the sessions sponsored b y the Congregation for Bishops. Under Cardinal Ratzinger 's leadership, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith often has been criticized for theological investigations tiiat allow little or no opportunity for the theologian under scrutiny to discuss personally his or her views with congregation officials. "Obviously," the cardinal told the bishops, "one would not proclaim lightly a jud gment of heresy or of obscuring the faith . Prudence is de rigueur." First, Cardinal Ratzinger said, the bishop must assume the "good will" of the theologian and "seek to interpret new proposals in a positive sense." However, he said, the bishop always must defend the (ruths of the faith for the good of the community entrusted to him and for the good of the whole church. "In theory, everyone is in agreement about the mission of vig ilance and care" that bishops have over what is being taught as Catholic in their dioceses, he said. "However, in practice there are many 'buts.'" Some bishops hesitate to act, the cardinal said, citing the need to respect freedom of thought, conscience and academic investigation , or tiieir desire to maintain peace within the church community or to avoid g iving added publicity to ^ obscure erring theologians by taking public action. believes, what the church be forced to believe No one may he said. However, by calling oneself a Catholic, one is professing voluntary acceptance of what the church believes. "I am convinced that today we must oppose in a decisive way the abuse of the concept of freedom ," Cardinal Ratzinger said. "One cannot teach in the name of the church against the church. " Academic freedom and the freedom of investigation must be protected , he said, but they are not as important as the right of the faithful to receive authentic Catholic teaching from theologians who call themselves Catholic.

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Pope calls on Sharon to suspend siege of Arafat ment that the telegram called the . Israeli siege a "grave attack" and asked in the pope 's name for "the suspension of such actions, which compromise the already slender VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II called on hopes for peace in that region." Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to suspend the Israeli The telegram appealed for an immediate resumption of army siege of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat 's headquar- dialogue carried out by both sides in "mutual respect and ters, saying the attack threatens (he frag ile peace hopes in mutual understanding," the Vatican said. the region. The statement said the Vatican would continue to work A telegram sent in the pope 's name Sept. 24 also for the defense of "the right of any people to live in peace expressed his closeness to the Palestinian people at this within secure borders and in a climate of mutual respect." "painful hour." Earlier the same day, the U.N. Security Council The Israeli troop assault on Arafat's compound in the demanded that Israel cease its operations against Arafat 's West Bank city of Ramallah was triggered by a compound and withdraw from Palestinian cities. The Palestinian terrorist attack in Tel Aviv that killed six peo- Security Council resolution passed with a lone abstention , p le. The Israelis have flattened buildings in the compound that of the United States. The United States, however, joined in the growing critand left the Palestinian leader holed up with some 200 folicism of the Israeli assault, saying it had aggravated lowers. Palestinian street protests erupted daily, and several of reform efforts within the Palestinian command. the demonstiators were killed by Israeli soldiers . Israel claimed that some 50 terrorist suspects were The papal telegram was sent to Sharon by Cardinal inside Arafat 's headquarters and demanded that Arafat hand over a list of all those who remained in the comAngelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state. The Vatican did not release the text, but said in a state- pound. Arafat rejected the Israeli demand. By John Thavis Catholic News Service

Cardinal Wu of Hong Kong dies of cancer at 77 25, further reducing the number of cardinalelectors . Cardinal Wu seldom gave interviews , bul ..s_ during a tea party held before a 2000 Mass VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John ir Pau l II praised the "lifelong, dedicated serv\\u marking his 25th anniversary as a bishop, he j-j spoke with ease about his episcopal appointice" to the church of Cardinal John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung of Hong Kong, who died ~ ment. On April 1, 1975, he recalled, he was servSept. 23 of bone marrow cancer. \ D ing as a pastor in Taiwan and was asked by the The cardinal, who was 77 years old, had Taipei-based Vatican representative if he been in a Hong Kong hospital since Aug. 19. In a telegram of condolence to Bishop 1° would help the church when needed. He remembered wondering at the time why such a Joseph Zen of Hong Kong, a coadjutor who question was posed since there were many talautomatically succeeded the cardinal upon ented people in Taipei. Besides, he also realhis deadi, the pope expressed his "immense Cardinal John Baptist Wu ized, it was April Fool's Day. gratitude" for Cardinal Wu 's "fruitful and The cardinal went on to relate his surprise untiring cooperation with the Holy See and Cheng-chung of Hong Kong with me personally throughout my pontifi- is pictured at the Vatican in when, a tew days later, the Vatican delegate asked him to accept an appointment as bishop cate." September 2000. of Hong Kong and to "reply in two hours." "I am certain that his memory will live on — Cardinal Wu was bom March 26, 1925, in in die community he so faithfully served, inspiring all to ever greater generosity in Christian living," Pope Wuhua County in Guangdong, China, the mainland province that borders Hong Kong. He studied theology and philosophy John Paul wrote in the Sept. 23 telegram. The cardinal's funeral Mass was scheduled for Sept. 28 in at the then-South China Regional Seminary in Hong Kong. He the Hong Kong cathedral. Pope John Paul asked Cardinal was ordained a priest in Hong Kong in 1952 and received a docCrescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation for the torate in canon law in Rome in 1956. After serving in Hong Kong and the United States, he spent Evangelization of Peoples, to preside at the liturgy in his name. Cardinal Wu's death left the College of Cardinals with 171 the next 18 years in Hsinchu Diocese. He was ordained bishop members, 115 of whom are under age 80 and therefore eligible of Hong Kong July 25, 1975. In 1988, Pope John Paul named him a cardinal, the fou rth to vote in a papal conclave. French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, a longtime Vatican official, was to reach his 80th birthday Sept. Chinese to get the red hat. The first two were named decades before — Cardinal Thomas Tien Keng-hsin of Beijing in 1945 and Cardinal Paul Yu Pin of Nanjing in 1969. The pope appointed the third, Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei of Shanghai , "in pectore" in 1979, an appointment that remained undisclosed until 1991. A memorial Mass for Cardinal John Baptist Wu As bishop, Cardinal Wu twice issued letters to bishops and will be celebrated at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, in Old St. cardinals worldwide — one asking support for Hong Kong in Mary 's Church, 660 California, at. Grant St. All are facing the 1997 handover to China and the other concerning the invited. Priests who wish to concelebrate are asked to June 4, 1989, crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in call Sister Maria Hsu at 415-614-5578. Tiananmen Square in Beijing. By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

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School of Pastoral Leadership For additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org. Sept. 17 - Oct. 22, lues., 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo: Foundations of Catholicism with Father Francis Tiso; Introduction to Sacred Scripture with Scott Mover; Administration and Leadership Skills with Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle; Catholic Social Teaching and Practice with Father Kenneth Weare; Encountering the New Testament with Father David Pettingill Sept. 18 - Oct. 23, Wed., 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Marin Catholic High School , 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Bon Air Rd., Kentfield: Foundations of Catholicism with Father Francis Tiso Sept. 19 - Oct. 24, Thurs., 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco: Foundations of Catholicism with Mark Brumley; Prayer and Spiritual Life with Father Francis Tiso; Catholic Evangelization with Mary Romo; Catholic Social Teaching and Practice with Father Kenneth Weare ; Introduction to the Old Testament with Franciscan Father Michael Guinan Sept. 20 - Oct. 25, Fri., 2 - 4 p.m. at Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco: Church History Survey with Darleen Pryds, Ph.D., Sept. 14, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough St. and Geary Blvd., San Francisco: Benedictine Spirituality for the Laity: Dialogue on the Hours, an SPL Retreat with Benedictine Father Luke Dysinger. $20 fee includes lunch and materials. Reservations required. Oct. 12, 19, 9 a.m. -4 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church, One Elmwood Dr., Daly City: Eucharistic and Lector Ministry Training, with keynote address by Father David Pettingill, founding director of School of Pastora l Leadership. $40 per person.

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Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBR0SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offe rings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director. Oct. 13: A New Look at the Eucharist with Oblate Father and Catholic San Francisco columnist Ronald Rolheiser. Nov. 3: A New Look at Priesthood with Suipician Father Melvin Blanchette looking at "Research on priesthood: What did we learn? How do we respond?

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MERCY CENTER 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees , times and other offerings, call (650) 340-7474 or www.mercy-center.org. Sept. 29: Centering Prayer: Introductory Workshop with Mercy Siste r Marguerite Buchanan and Carol Fowler, 1 - 6 p.m. $25. Learn the basic technique of this simple pathway to God. Oct. 5, 6: Return to the Center, an experience in the spirituality of contemporary Christian mystic, Bede Griffiths. $150 both days/$90 one day. Led by Asha and Russil Paul. . Nov. 24: Marriage of East and West , a balancing of the opposites of east and West , a one day retreat . 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. $90. Led by Asha and Russil Paul.

Young Adults Contact Young Adult Ministry Office for details. The Young A dult Ministry office of the Archdiocese can be contacted by phone at (415) 614-5595 or 5596 and by e-mail at wilcoxc@sfarchdiocese.org or ja nsenm&sfarchdiocese.org. Oct. 19: Sixth Annual Fall Fest, a conference for singles and couples in their 20s and 30sat University of San Francisco. Day includes Mass with Bishop John C. Wester presiding, key note address, exhibits, three workshops , dinner and dance. $50 until Oct. 4, then $55. Contact (415) 614-5594 or jansenm @sfarchdiocese.org.

Social Justice/RespectLife Oct. 6: Another Way is Possible: True Stories of Real Life Peacemaking, an afternoon of music and reflection at Lone Mtn. Conference Center, Pacific Rim Conference Room , Turk Blvd , between Parke r and Masonic , SF, 2 - 4 p.m. Six courageous peacemakers from war zones talk about non-violence and peacemaking. Music by Imani Gospel Choir. Sponsored by St. Ignatius Church, USF and Franciscan Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation office .

Single, Divorced, Separated Sundays, Oct. 6 - Nov. 17: The Divorce Recovery Course , a chance to understand the emofionaf journey begun with the end of a marriage. 7 p.m. at St. Stephen Church , Eucalyptus Dr. SF. $45 fee includes materials. Call Jeannie at (650) 592-2164 or Vonnie at (650) 873-4236.

About your Health Sept. 28: Free Peripheral Vascular Disease Screening, St. Mary's Medical Center, 450

Oct. 12: Celebration of Life , the 30th anniversary of Birthright of Marin at San Domenico Music Pavilion , San Anselmo. Wine and food tasting featuring the Eric Ross Winery, silent auction. $40. Call (415) 456-4500. Oct. 19: Treasure Trove at St. Stephen 's Donworth Hall , Eucalyptus Dr. , SF. Craft Fair, Street fair , Pumpkin Patch and Rummage Sale sponsored by LCA Juniors , an auxiliary of Catholic Charities. Contact (415) 592-9243 or LCASF@yahoo. com. Nov. 2, 3: The Beat Goes On, Fashion Show 2002 benefiting St. Ignatius College Preparatory School sponsored by the SI Women 's Guild. Nov. 2 event at 6 p.m. features fashion , dinner, dancing with tickets at $125 per person. Nov. 3 event at 11 a.m. features fashion and luncheon with tickets at $75 per person. Call Nancy Murphy at (415) 586-3568 or Eda McNulty at (415) 7597399. Nov. 16: Bal de Paris, benefiting Notre Dame des Victoires school , SF, at the City's Four Seasons Hotel. Dining, entertainment , dancing, gaming, silent/live auctions. Call (415) 397-0113.

The Broadway musical, Working, featuring a score by Godspell composer Stephen Schwartz and a script based on the book by Studs Terkel , plays Oct. 10-12 and 16-19 at USF's Gill Theatre in Campion Hall, Fulton and Cole St., SF. Curtain at 8 p.m. all performances. Tickets $10/$5 are available at the door or by calling (41 5) 422-6516. Co-directed by Rick Roberts and David Pangaro.

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Lectures/ Classes/Radio-TV St. Charles Parish, San Carlos announces The Informed Conscience and Human Sexuality - Understanding the Church's Teachings, an Adult Faith Formation Lecture Series. Oct. 10: Marriage and the Thinking Catholic, 7:30 - 9 p.m., presented by Fred Parrella, Ph.D.; Oct. 17: Parents - How to Approach Your Children and Talk About Sexuality, 7:30 - 9 p.m., presented by Jasmine Pomeroy of the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns/Respect Life , Archdiocese of San Francisco. Call Marsha kane at (650) 5950326. Oct. 4-6: The Holy Spirit Conference at St. Mary's Cathedral Conference Center , Gough and Geary Blvd., SF with Bishop John C. Wester , Father Jim Tarantino, popular comedian Bob Sarlatte and more than a dozen other wellknown speakers. Mass celebrated all three days. Daily sessions for teens. Call Nolan at (415) 5668238. Oct. 10: The Legacy of John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council with Notre Dame University's Father Richard P. McBrien , 7:30 p.m. at St. Ignatius Church , corner Schrader and Fulton , SF. Sponsored by the parish and office of the president, USF. Free and open to the public. Call (415) 422-2697 .

Food & Fun Sept. 27, 28, 29: Under Construction 2002 , St. Robert Parish Festival, a fun-filled weekend of electrifying games, prizes, auctions, delicious food , and wholesome family entertainment , 1380 Crystal Springs Rd, San Bruno across from San Bruno Park. Fri.: 6 - 1 1 p.m.; Sat : noon - 11 p.m.; Sun.: 1: 3 0 - 7 p.m. Cail (650) 589-2800. Sept. 28: Garage Sale at Marin Catholic High School with huge assortment of items including quality furniture , antiques, electronics , sports equipment, designer clothing, and more. 9 a.m. 3 p.m., 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield. Sponsored by Marin Catholic Parents Association to benefit safe and sober graduation night in 2003. Call Bonnie Ryan at (415) 8831557 or Daria Doherty at (415) 472-2268. Sept. 29: Celebration of the Feast of St. Finn Barr at parish of the same name, Edna and Hearst St., SF, with Mass at 10: 30 a.m.; Buffet at 11:30 a.m.; Entertainment 1:30 -' 2:30 p.m. Tickets $5/$4/$3. Raffle , too! Celebrating more than 75 years . Call (415) 333-3627. Oct. 2,3: Reno getaway leaving from St. James

Church , 24th and Guerrero St., SF at 7 a.m. and returning to St. James next day at 9 p.m. Accommodations at Reno's Silve r Legacy Hotel. $81 single/$61 per person double. Call (415) 824-4232. Oct. 5: Apple Festival , a fun family day at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 39th and Lawton, SF from 11 a.m. - 9 p. m. Carnival games, raffle , live entertainment - featuring Murphy and Kennelly Irish dancers - BBQ lunch, dinner and apple desserts. Dancing to DJ Randy Roebuck from 6 p.m. Call Parrish Spisz at (415) 664-8590. Oct. 5: Annual Golf Tournament benefiting St. Thomas More Church at Poplar Creek , formerly Coyote Point. Call Gerald Hing at (650) 3401800, ext. 107. Oct. 5: Harvest Fest benefiting St. Matthias Preschool , Canyon and Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Arts and Crafts Fair featuring work of 20 vendors plus Bake Booth, Food Booth, Silent Auction , and raffle. Children's Games, too. Fun-filled day for entire family. Call (650) 367-1320. Oct. 6: Sophisticated ladies, a fashion show and tea sponsored by St. Brendan Parish Mothers' Club at Mark Hopkins Hotel, SF beginning at 2 p.m. Silent auction and raffle , too. Tickets $55/$45. Call (415) 731-2665. Oct. 10: Join friends and benefacto rs of the Sisters of the Presentation in supporting the needs of their retired sisters by playing in the annual Sisters' Golf Tournament at Lincoln Park Golf Course. $150 donation includes greens fees, cart , prizes, lunch and awards dinner at Presentation Motherhouse. Call (415) 422-5022. Oct. 12: Andiamo a Italia, benefiting St. Timothy Elementary School, 1515 Dolan Ave., San Mateo, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Formal sitdown dinner, silent/live auctions, raffle. Tickets $30. Call (650) 342-6567. Oct. 11-13: Island Adventure, all Souls Parish Festival, corner Milter and Walnut , South San Francisco. Great family fun! Lots of games , prizes and food. Fri. 6 - 1 0 p.m.; Sat./Sun. noon -10 p.m. Call (650) 871-8944. Oct. 11-13: Come celebrate the 226th anniversary of Mission Dolores, SF at the parish's annual Fiesta. Fun begins Friday at 6 p.m. with silent auction and family-style spaghetti dinner. Saturday hours are10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring game booths and food from around the world. Ohlone Indian dancers and singers perform at 3 p.m. Later Saturday, enjoy Casino Night with great prizes including Giants tickets. Sunday hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an incredible Mariachi band performing at about 1 p.m. Fiesta benefits Mission Dolores School serving mostly Hispanic and low-income families. Call (415) 621-8203.

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Oct. 5: Class of '77 , Oct. 19: Class of '62 , Nov. 9: Class of '87 , Notre Dame High School , Belmont. Contact ND Alumnae Office at (650) 595-1913 , ext. 351 or alumnae@ndhsb.org. Sept. 29: 50th anniversary celebration of Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary School , Belmont. Mass at 11:30 a.m. followed by reception and school Open House. Graduates , former students , faculty are invited to attend. Contact ihmalumnibelmont@hotmail.com or call (650) 593-4265. Oct. 5: Presentation High School, Class of '52 reunion. Contact Dolores MacDonald Bagshaw at (916) 369-0235 or Lorraine Denegri D'Elia at (650) 992-2076. Oct. 9: Class of '46, Presentation High SchooJ, SF at the Basque Cultural Center in SSF. Call Carolyn Bacigalupi at (415) 821-2541 or Grace Walsh at (415) 431-7689. Oct. 12: St. Cecilia, SF, class of '52 reunion in school auditorium with dinner and reminiscing. If you have not yet been invited, please call Marilyn Donnelly at (650) 365-5192 or Brian Wilson at (408) 356-7005. Oct. 19: Mission High, 50th Reunion, Classes 1952 - 1953 at Embassy Suites, Burlingame. Call Colleen at (800) 477-3864 or (650) 6977753. Oct. 19: Alumnae of St. Brigid High School , San Francisco , all classes at Fort Mason Officers Club. Call Sharon at (415) 409-1130. Oct. 19: Class of '52, St. Anne of the Sunset , SF, at Caesar 's Restaurant , SF at noon. Call Diane Donahue Mulligan at(415) 664-7977 or Richard Murphy at (650) 344-2015. Oct. 26: Class of '57, Mercy High School , SF, at SF Airport Marriott , Burlingame , 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact Marilyn Mitchell Brook at (650) 9419067 , brookridge@earthlink.net , or Teresa Ramirez Fiorentini at (415) 924-6141. Nov. 9: Class of '52 , Star of the Sea Elementary, SF. Classmates should contact Carol Bagan Rogers at (415) 665-6921 or Diane Beltrano Panelli at depanelli@attbi.com. Nov. 16: Presentation High School, SF class of '82. Contact Kathy Cooney Wilson at (650) 9522813 or kathycooney@yahoo.com , or Lucy Sallaberry Mulkerrins al (650) 341-6299.

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The re-release of the 1995 Academy Award-winning movie is changed onl y in that the 1MAX screen image is up to eight stories hi gh , allowing for some startling vistas and . close-ups , although panning shots look momentaril y blurry. The ori ginal capsule review follows: Fact-based story of the April 1970 moon launch aborted on its third day in space after an incapacitating problem diminished the oxygen , power and computer systems, making the safe return of the three astronauts (Tom Hanks, Bill Paxlon , Kevin Bacon) an almost insurmountable problem for Houston Mission Control. Director Ron Howard keeps emotional tensions taut and suspense levels high throughout this salute to the courage and perseverance of all involved in the dicey rescue mission. Fleeting sexual innuendo and minor profanity. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops rating is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested.

'The Four Feathers '

Set in 1894 England and Sudan , a disgraced soldier (Heath Ledger) in search of redemption faces his fear of death head on and risks losing everything that is important to him in an epic drama of love, honor and courage. Directed b y Shekhar Kapur, the film often loses sight of its themes as its main character laboriousl y treks across the rugged desert terrain. Fierce, action-style battle sequences. USCCB: A-III — adults. MPAA: PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

'Spirited Away '

Fantastical , animated adventure about a young Japanese girl (voice of Davei gh Chase) who, separated from her parents , goes through a mysterious tunnel and enters a ni ghtmarish world of spirits and bizarre mythical creatures where she must learn to trust strangers and look within herself to find strength and courage . Writer-director Hayao Miyazaki's imaginative Japanese story, part "Alice in Wonderland," part "Wizard of Oz," takes some getting used to and may be too menacing for the very young, although less so for older, pre-teen youngsters. Some frightening images. USCCB: A-II — adults and adolescents. MPAA: PG — parental guidance suggested.

'Stealing Harvard'

Silly tale in which two hapless pals (Tom Green and Jason Lee) try several times to steal $30,000 to fund a needy relative's college tuition but run into assorted obstacles before a stroke of luck solves the problem. Directed by Bruce McColloch, the dopey characters and absurd situations are only sli ghtly amusing. Comic treatment of crime, a live-in relationship with discreet sexual situations , fleeting violence, occasional profanity and an instance of rough language. USCCB: A-IH — adults . MPAA: PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inapprop riate for children under 13.

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Intriguing French tale in which an unstable woman (Nicole Garcia) kidnaps an abused little boy and presents him to her distraught daughter (Sandrine Kiberlain), whose own young son has died in an accident. Based on a Ruth Rendell novel , director Claude Miller 's character stud y exp lores numerous colorful but flawed characters who inhabit a morall y ambiguous universe. Subtitles. Sexual references , fleeting nudity and a few instances of rough language. USCCB: A-IV — adults , with reservations. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

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A high school senior swimming star (Jesse Bradford) regrets cheating on his sweetheart (Shiri App leby) with a seductive new classmate (Erika Christensen) who stalks him, exacting a violent revenge when he refuses to continue the relationshi p. Director John Poison conjures up a tamer teen version of "Fatal Attraction " that is essentiall y predictable and forgettable. A discreet sexual encounter , brief violence , implied affairs and an instance of profanity. USCCB: A-III — adults. MPAA: PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco

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

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

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