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By Patrick Joyce j Orchbishop William J. Levada opened the Archdiocese of San Francisco's i 1150th jubilee celebration with a call for a renewed pursuit of holiness ^"within the Church and a "fervent prayer to God" for peace in the world.

The establishment in 1853 of a new archdiocese in a remote corner of the world known as San Francisco was an act of faith "from which we should rightly take inspiration and hope for our future , " Archbishop Levada said at a Mass marking the opening of the sesquicentennial celebration.

During this year, the archdiocese will draw on Pope John Paul IPs description

of the Jubilee Year 2000 "not only as a remembrance of the past but also a prophecy of the future," he told a congregation at St. Mary 's Cathedral on New Year's Day. In his homily, Archbishop Levada pointed out that the liturgy marked not only the beginning of the jubilee year but also the Feast of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, and the World Day of Prayer for Peace.

Archbishop Levada pointed out that this year's celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Peace comes 40 years after Pope John XXIII issued his encyclical "Pacem et Terris" - "a message of hope in the possibility of peace, based on respect for the dignity of every human person , a message that remains as valid today as it was 40 years ago."

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by Tom Burke Celebrating 60 years of marriage January 13th are June and Walton Dickhoff. The two "cheeseheads" were married in their native Wisconsin but have been parishioners of St. Robert's in San Bruno since its founding in 1958, June said. Sharing in the joy of the occasion are son, Walton Jr., and his wife, Ann; and daughter, Karen Gonzalez and her husband , Ernie....It was on December 27, 1947 in St. Mary 's Church in Claremont, New Hampshire that Students from St. Pius, Redwood City brought home first prize in this year 's Junipero Serra High School Trivia Contest. Categories included art, San Francisco occurrences , and TV comedies with questions spanning stuff from as far back as the Revolutionary War. A second leg of the tourney was a Scavenger Hunt where teams from 10 schools went lookin' for items including a record album cover sporting a mug of Hawaiian crooner Don Ho. Contest coordinato r and Serra Admissions Directo r, Randy Vogel, said he was "very impressed with the resourcefulness of this year 's students. " Members of the top spot team include , back from left: Scott Morton, Matt Brand, Ali Reedy, Becca Sackman, Andy Oslan, Steve Sweeney. Rebecca Yeasted, Taryn Powers.

Front from left: Nabeel Rana, Michael Pirayou, Joey Mitchell, Christina Powell....

The class of '52 from Our Lady of Angels School in Burlingame gathered November 9th at the parish hall. Hawaiian Leis from the island state itself and courtesy of Ray Sweeney who lives there , were distributed to women in attendance , said member of the class, Maureen Byrne, who is still an OLAer and who attended the event with her husband,Tom. "Many fond memories were recalled," Maureen said, noting that many of the classmates "had not seen each other for 50 years. " Special Guest was Mercy Sister Rita Fanton who taught the group in second grade. 1st row from left: Ray Sweeney, Pat Valencia, Rose Ann Behlendorf, Cecilia Wolary, Joyce Thibault, Sister Rita. 2nd row from left: Joyce Griffin, Annette De Martini, David Nixon, Francine Lea, Richard Berridge, Jerry Scott. 3rd row from left: Paul Sequira, Joan Davis, Nancy Muench, Capuchin Father Gerald Barron, OLA pastor; Kirk Heathcote, Sharon De Martini, Lorraine Leatham. Larry Ickes. 4th row fro m left Cecilia Wilkinson, Marie Brauner, Gayle Corbin,

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Shirley and Henry LaPlante joined their lives in matrimony. "It was snowing," Henry said. The "East coast transplants" have been in Californi a for more than 50 years and members of St. Charles , San Carlos for "a long time."...Liked Jeff Burns perspective about the 150th anniversary of the Archdiocese and its importance to the present. "Don 't mistake our historical endeavors as mere nostalgia," Jeff writes in the latest issue of the Friends of the Archives newsletter, "we are working toward a better future." Pope John XXIII's praising history as "the teacher of life" is one of Jeff's favorite memories of the late pontiff.

The one I especially like is the story that tells of his being asked, "How many people work in the Vatican?" To which he is said to have immediately rejoined , "About half. "...Happy birthday at St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo to Dominican Sister Mary Mark Berdin, pastoral associate, and parish secretary Trudi Guella who both hav e November 25th as their natal day....Happy New Year!!! Remember to keep sending items this column 's way. It's 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.

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Father Donald D'Angelo, whose visit to the Vatican in October included an opportunity to concelebrate Mass with Pope John Paul II, accepts a rosary from the pontiff during a private moment after the liturgy. "It was a real inspirational moment for me," the pastor of San Francisco 's Holy Name of Jesus Parish, said about the Mass , which was offered in the Pope 's private chapel. On his return to the states, Father D'Angelo gave the rosary to his sister, Joyce Ahlgren of St. Robert Parish, San Bruno, who is continuing treatments for cancer.

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O RDINARY T IME Sesquicentennial Year of Archdiocese of San Francisco The following is the text of Archbishop Levada 's homily at the Mass opening the celebration of the archdiocese 's 150th anniversary.

New Year's Day is our annual celebration of expectation and hope. We hope for the coming year to be good for us, our families and friends, our communities and our world.

We gather today at St. Mary 's Cathedral to pray for God's blessing on us and on our Church, through which He gives us the gifts of the Holy Spirit to guide us in doing his will , and to make us strong in overcoming the challenges and difficulties that come our way.

In the liturgical tradition of the Church, January 1 is celebrated as the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. One week after Christmas, the "eighth day " after the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, was the day traditionally established for the circumcision of every baby boy, the Jewish ritual that was a sign of God's covenant with Israel , and the day on which he received his name. So today we continue our celebration of the great mystery of Christmas by recalling the name given to the infant in the manger: Jesus, a name that means "God saves," the name announced by the angel Gabriel to Mary at the appearance of the Annunciation .

Mary is the key figure throughout the Advent and Christmas liturgical season, and on this day she is given special honor for her role in accepting the invitation to become the mother of the Divine Son in the flesh, the God-man who takes on our human nature in order to share with us the graces and gifts of divinity. Although God is eternal , and can have no "mother" or "father," it was Mary's great privilege to be mother to the Son of God made man. From her he took his human body, and to her he addressed the tender word "Mother." By recognizing Mary with the title "Mother of God" — Theotokos — the early Church testified to the divinity of her Son Jesus, and to the great mystery of the Incarnation that links humanity to divinity, and reveals to us our sublime destiny: to be with God our Creator, who reveals himself as our loving Father, forever in heaven.

For the past several decades, January 1 has also been celebrated as World Day of Prayer for Peace. This year in his annual message for World Day of Prayer for Peace, our Holy Father Pope John Paul II recalled that 2003 marks the 40th anniversary of Pacem in Terris, the 1963 Encyclical Letter of Blessed Pope John XXIII. This Encyclical brought the world a message of hope in the possibility of peace, based on mutual respect for the dignity of every human person , that remains as valid today as it was 40 years ago. Recall how elusive peace seemed in 1963, at the height of the "Cold War." Just two years before, the Berlin Wall had been erected; and only six months earlier we were embroiled in the Cuban missile crisis.

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Pope 's urgent invitation to dialogue as the path to peace is a message that needs to be heard at home and abroad, and especially by our nation 's and the world's leaders. The stirring words of Pope Paul VI on his visit to the United Nations in 1965 — "Never again war!" — were not meant as an unreachable ideal, but precisely to challenge the whole community of nations to put aside war as an instrument of national and international policy. Let us make this Mass a fervent prayer to God for peace: as we pray in every Mass, after saying the Lord 's Prayer with our Savior presArchbishop William J. Levada ent on our altars, "Deliver us , Lord , from every evil, and grant us peace in our day."

In the first Eucharistic Prayer, after the consecration we pray, "Almighty God, ... as we receive from this altar the Franciscan religious community appointed (by the Roman sacred body and blood of your Son, let us be filled with every Congregation Propaganda Fide) to take responsibility fot grace and blessing." Confident of the infinite grace and bless- establishing the Church in this far off place, which truly must ing that every Mass makes available to us, we do not hesitate have seemed not only in Rome but even in Mexico City to be to add yet another prayer to our New Year's celebration. As "at the ends of the earth." Only after the missions were "secwe mark 2003 as the sesquicentennial jubilee year of the ularized" by the new Mexican government did California Archdiocese of San Francisco, let us ask God to renew in us receive her first bishop, Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, a full measure of the gifts of the Holy Sp irit He poured out who established his seat at Mission Santa Barbara in 1840. upon the infant Church in Jerusalem on the first Pentecost.

After his death in 1846, California was ceded by When the Archdiocese of San Francisco was founded Mexico to the United States and became a State in 1850, 150 years ago, implicit in that founding charter was the the same year that the Spaniard Alemany, a naturalized promise of the first Pentecost. That is why the founding of American citizen, was appointed Bishop of Monterey. a new particular church requires the assignment of a bish- Even as Bishop of Monterey, Alemany established his op, who by the laying on of hands at his ordination pro-cathedral here at St. Francis of Assisi Church, just as becomes a successor of the first 12 Apostles sent out from Yerba Buena changed its name to San Francisco and began Pentecost to the ends of the earth to proclaim the Gospel to its gold-inspired transition to become the Pacific Coast ' s every creature. The bishop is the guarantee and link to the first metropolis. The establishment of a new Archdiocese in purpose of the mission Christ gave his first apostles. As such a pioneer environment was truly an act of faith for members of the "College of Apostles" today, bishops have which we today can indeed be grateful, and from which we the authority and the responsibility from Christ, in the Holy should rightly take inspiration and hope for our future.

Spirit , to ensure that the universal Church remains faithful At the end of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, celebratto the mission for which Christ instituted it. ing the end of the second millennium of Christianity and the The appointment of Dominican Father Joseph Sadoc beginning of the third, Pope John Paul II put the celebration Alemany as first Archbishop of San Francisco on July 29, of a jubilee in a context that can serve us well for our sesqui1853, marked the beginning of a new era for the Church in centennial anniversary. In his Apostolic Letter Entering the California and the western high desert. Evangelization of this New Millennium (Novo Millennio Ineunte), the Pope urged part of northwestern Mexico had been slow: although last us to look to the future: "Often during these months we have year (2002) marked the four-hundredth anniversary of the looked towards the new millennium which is begirming, as first Mass celebrated in California, by the Carmelite Fathers we lived this Jubilee not only as a remembrance of the past accompanying the navigator-explorer Viscaino, the first sta- but also as a prophecy of the future. We now need to profit ble foundation was not made until the Franciscan missionar- from the grace received, by putting it into practice in resoluies landed at Mission San Diego in 1769. Seven years later tions and guidelines for action. This is a task I wish to invite Mission San Francisco de Asis was established here, and ORDINARY TIME, page 20 gave its name and patron saint to the future City. The President of the Missions, Blessed Fray Junipero Serra, Goodness of God Bj D WflfflWHO WMT f X -mbodymg f te' (8&D3Them»t O.F.M., was not a bishop; he »n S f§ Bins- n i K v i n i , HI fijjSjSSjjgjn I H-sf ^ was the Superior of the

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New York church group s sue to stop contracepti on coverage law

ALBANY, N.Y. — Catholic and Baptist organizations filed suit against the state of New York seeking to overturn a new law that would require church-run hosp itals , schools and social service organizations to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives , even thoug h churc h teachings prohibit artificial contraception.

A statement signed by the heads of eight New York dioceses noted that the church' s request for an exemption for religious reasons from the contraception portion of the prescription coverage taw was rejected by the state Legislature .

"For the first time, by using an unconstitutiona l , arbitrary and unworkable set of criteria to characterize what is religious , the state has attempted to define what is and is not Catholic ," they said. "In effect , the state has deemed that the following are not allowed to be Catholic: Catholic hospitals , Catholic nursing homes, Catholic schools and universities , Catholic homes for unwed mothers , Catholic foster care programs , Catholic AIDS residences , Catholic immi gration outreach centers , Catholic shelters for runaways and Catholic drug treatment programs. " The law says that to qualif y for exemption an organization 's primary purpose must be the inculcation of religious values; it must serve primaril y people of the faith of the denomination and must primarily employ members of the church. A similar iaw passed in 1999 in California is on appeal to the state Supreme Court.

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MANILA, Phili ppines —Phili pp ine church leaders said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's decision not to run for reelection in 2004 could help unify the country.

Arroyo said Dec. 30 that as a "principal figure in the divisive national events for the last two or three years," her political efforts can only result in continued divisiveness.

She said she would use the remaining 18 months of her term to create jobs, eliminate corruption , work for honest elections and heal the "deep divisions within our society."

Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato, president of the Philippine bishops' conference, called the president 's decision an act of "supreme statesmanship." Archbishop Oscar Cruz of Lingayen-Dagupan, who spent much of 2002 leading a fight against gambling and drugs hi his northern Philippine archdiocese, praised the decision and said that if Arroyo fulfills her promises, "the people may ask her to run ."

Bishop Teodoro Bacan i of Novaliches told UCA News that everyone to whom he had spoken was "very glad and relieved" because of Arroyo 's speech. Bishop Bacani had repeatedly prodded the government during the past year to provide more help for squatters and other poor working people.

Many Hispa nic Catholics in U.S. now declare no church affiliation

WASHINGTON — The Catholic Church in the United States lost Hispanic members during the 1990s because many are now declaring no religion , according to a report comparing surveys take n in 1990 and 2001 .

The findings go against a common belief that Catholics are leaving the church to become Protestants , said the report.

The 1990 survey reported 66 percent of the Hispanics identif y ing themselves as Catholic while the 2001 survey of 3,000 adult Hispanics listed 57 percent identifying themselves as Catholic. The proportion of non-Catholic Christians remained steady at 25 percent.

The 2001 survey also showed a strong belief among Hispanics in God and in miracles, indicating a firm religiosity that no longer identifies with an institutionalized religion, said Anthony Stevens-Arroyo, director of the Program for the Analysis of Religion Among Latinos which commissioned the report.

Stevens-Arroyo noted that the percentage of Hispanic Catholics is higher in areas such as Texas and California where there is a long history of Hispanic ministry and lower in parts of the country where Latinos are recent arrivals. "If the church does what it has been doing in the traditional Hispanic areas, it could win back many people," said Stevens-Arroyo.

Texas Sup reme Court rules state not obliged to f und abortions

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court ruled Dec. 31 that the state can refuse to pay for abortions for women with health complications who receive Medicaid.

The court rejected , by an 8-0 margin with one abstention, a lawsuit filed b y doctors and abortion advocate s who said Texas should pay for "medicall y necessary abortions" — for pregnant women with heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, epilepsy and other health comp lications.

Denise Burke, staff counsel of Americans United for Life, in a statement, said that the U.S. Supreme Court has defined the term "medically necessary abortion" so broadly that it "is just another way of saying 'abortion on demand.'" said "Texas' decision to use taxpayer money to fund onl y limited types of abortions is in direct compliance with federal requirement , principall y the Hy de Amendment ," Burke said. "The H yde Amendment, which has been

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Cardinal Rivera asks government to help Mexico 's peasant farmers MEXICO CITY — A Mexican cardinal is urging the government to forge an agreement with peasant farmers working in the country 's ailing agricultural sector.

"It ' s going to be difficult , but I believe that if the government and peasant farmers come to an agreement they can put programs into action that will soften the crisis ," Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City said. The situation in the countryside is so tense that some observers fear violence could break out when Mexico drops a tax on agricultural imports from the United States , a provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement signed more than a decade ago.

During 2002, Mexico's farming sector was ravaged by p lummeting food prices, fierce foreign competition and a soaring agricultural trade deficit. The human costs are unemployment , malnutrition and migration from the countryside .

Farm lobbies and peasant farmer organizations said the government has failed to prepare the Mexican countryside for increased U.S. competition , and are calling to renegotiate the trade agreement. But the government said the 2003 budget provides a record $11.09 billion in farm subsidies , and insists tariffs will be lifted as planned.

Amid tensions, Russian Orthodox leader offers greetings to pope

ROME — Amid worsening relations between the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches , Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow sent Christmas greetings to Pope lohn Paul II and called for the two leaders to "resume our brotherl y contacts."

During 2002, one Catholic bishop and seven priests were expelled from Russia. Catholic-Orthodox relations and Catholic relations with the Russian government have been deteriorating rapidly since February, when the pope elevated four Russian church jurisdictions to dioceses.

Patriarch Alexei's message to the pope said he would include special prayers at Christmas, celebrated by the Orthodox Jan. 7 this year, for God to grant the pontiff "a life of peace and numerous gifts " in 2003.

"Illuminated by the gracious rays of the li ght of Christ, let us resume our brotherl y contacts and send joyful praise to the newborn divine child , who has come to earth for our sake," the patriarch wrote. Catholic Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Moscow said he was encouraged by the Orthodox leader 's message, calling it a sign of "fresh hope."

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LOS ANGELES — For Father Alexei Smith , it 's "ministry as usual" at the Los Angeles archdiocesan Ecumenical and Interreli gious Affairs office he directs — thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.

In September, in cutbacks to avoid a $4.3 million budget deficit for the 2002-03 fiscal year, the archdiocese announced the closure of some ministries in its central offices, including Ecumenical and Inteneligious Affairs. "Fortunately, an anonymous benefactor — a non-Catholic, interestingly enough — has stepped forward and offered to fund die office," Father Smith told The Tidings, archdiocesan newspaper.

After receiving approval from Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony to continue the ministry with outside financial support , Father Smith finalized the arrangements with the benefactor. The gift will support the office for the remainder of Father Smith 's term, which ends in June 2005.

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Archbishop William J. Levada will celebrate a special Mass to "Celebrate Life and Remember" in observance of the 30th anniversary of Roe v' Wade on Jan. 22, at noon in St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. The Mass is intended for "Our nation to embrace life; Love for all children ; Support for pregnant women; and Healing of the hurts of abortion ." The event is sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concern s and all are invited. For more information call the Respect Life Office at 415-614-5572.

The Legion of Mary invites all to attend a Rosary, Mass and Eucharistic Adoration "to honor, uphold and reaffinn the value and respect for life," at St. Veronica's church in South San Francisco on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. St. Veronica's associate pastor, Fr. Mark Taheny will be the main celebrant. Fellowship following service. For more information call Sister Tessie Madrinan at 650-572-9021.

St. Cecilia parish in San Francisco will host the 17th Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for the Victims of Abortion at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24. The annual event joins people of all faiths together for prayer, readings, song and fellowship to celebrate life. Call the Interfaith Committee for Life for more information , 415-664-3570.

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The second annual Lights for Life event will be held outside the Choice Medical Group abortion clinic at Pierce and Sutter Streets in San Francisco on January 19, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The peaceful , prayerful Candlelight Vigil will be led b y Fathers Larry Goode, Mark Taheny and John Jimenez. All are invited to be a "light in the darkness" and "take a stand against the slaughter of the innocent." Call 415-449-5317.

United for Life of San Francisco sponsors the trav el costs of local students each year to attend the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. on January 22. This year, four students from Campion College in San Francisco and two high school students are being sponsored. For more information or to support United for Life call Bea Smalley at 415-221-5150.

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Birthright of San Francisco 's annual essay contest provides cash prizes to graduating high school seniors who attend school or live in San Francisco.

This year's theme gives seniors an opportunity "to share their idea of a hero," according to San Francisco Birthright director, Valerie Schmalz. Often it is the "people who reach out to us in our time of need or who by their example or actions inspire us . . . that make our lives better," she said.

Seniors interested in entering the essay contest must write an essay, 500 words or less, and send it with an entry form to Birthri ght by Feb. 21. Winners will be announced in April . First prize is $750, second prize is $500 and third prize is $250. For more information on Birthright services or to enter the contest call 415-664-9909 or stop by their office at 1605 Taraval Street (at 26th Avenue) in San Francisco.

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The observance should not , however, be limited to parish events , Father O'Rourke said. "This is a moment when we can foster the wider work of ecumenism, on the personal level , and the famil y level . We can reach out to peop le of other Christian churches - our in-laws , our neighbors, those we work with . " Promoting unity among Christians can be more difficult , he said , than establishing good relations between

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rate lawyer running his own consulting business when he was tapped by Ehrlich to join his bid for the goverWASHINGTON (CNS) — Michael norship of Maryland .

Steele, who is to be inaugurated as When he was young, Steele considMary land' s first African-American ered a vocation to the priesthood. He lieutenant governor Jan. 15, celebrated entered the Augustinian novitiate after his win in November with a Mass of graduating from Johns Hop kins thanksgiving at St. Mary 's Parish in University in Baltimore , but decided Landover Hills, Md. during his year of discernment that he "We are so blessed to be here," said could "serve the peop le of God in a Steele after the Mass at his home habit or a business suit." He left the parish. "Everyone has been so suporder and entered Georgetown portive and good to our famil y. This is University, where he earned a law home." degree.

During the Mass , Father J. William "The church taught me the true Hines , the pastor of St. Mary ' s, offered sense of being a public servant is to | BE H5 special prayers for Steele as he preKB > hel p peop le make their lives better and pared to begin his four-year term as M; £; to make wonderful things happen ," he lieutenant governor of Mary land. At a | told the Catholic Standard before the reception afterward , parishioners lined | election. up for more than an hour to greet him I He also pointed out that he hasn 't and his famil y. | ruled out a reli gious vocation.

H > HE w "Someday — after politics and the Steele , a Republican , is the first 7 B u:| 9K African-American elected to a Hs ^|kids are grown — 1 see myself fulfillstatewide office in Mary land history.

Hi y '. ing the other side of my vocation in m ^! the diaconate ," he said.

He was to be sworn into office along with his running mate , Gov.-elect ! Steele described his faith as an Robert Ehrlich Jr. important part of his public career, c ¦ h Steele and his wife, Andrea , and noting that he always acts "from a their two sons , 14-year-old Michael position that is consistent with the and 11-year-old Drew, are active mission of the church by reaching peoparishioners of St. Mary 's, with Steele ple where they are and helping them Maryland's new leaders meet with area cardinals in mid-December in Baltimore. serving as a eucharistic minister and where they are. We're all called to that From left: Gov.-elect Robert L. Ehrlich , Baltimore Cardinal William H. Keeler, lector. as Catholics ," he said. "I am not a Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and Lieutenant Gov.-elect Michael Steele.

For 11 years, he has trained the politician ; I am a public servant." parish's altar servers, including both His positions on many policy issues his sons. His wife is the parish' s financial officer. Steele also served for four years on mirror those advocated by the Catholic Church. Staunchly against abortion and the the Archdiocese of Washington 's Pastoral Council. death penalty, Steele said such issues as cloning, the death penalty and abortion "are Steele told the Catholic Standard , Washington archdiocesan newspaper, that his slippery slopes the church warns about because the church understands man and the Catholic faith is central to his life. He said his faith sustained him throughout the limitations of mankind." campaign and as he prepares to take office.

"I feel very strengthened by what the church has given me," he added. "It taught "I could not have gotten throug h without being anchored in Catholicism and me life has value when it is in the womb and it has value when it is sitting in a jail prayer," he said. "There were some tough moments in the campaign , and I prayed foi cell, and only God can determine when that life begins and when it ends." strength to endure."

Steele said being able to attend Mass almost daily as he once did might prove to He also said his faith perspective didn 't end on the campaign trail , but will be be a challenge once his term begins. But he said he would continue alway s to rely on something he will use to shape his work as lieutenant governor. prayer.

"It's not something you wear on your sleeve, but rather you set an example," he "I' ve got to make sure I get it right ," said Steele, adding with a smile, "With all said. "If you are anchored in faith and prayer, you are strong." the prayers of family and my friends at St. Mary 's, I'll be OK." Steele, 44, was the chairman of Maryland's Republican Party and a former corpoContributing to this story was Richard Szczepanowski.

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By Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) -The "crisis of vocations to the priestly and religious life might be less severe" if the Second Vatican Council's teaching on the "greater excellence" of celibacy over married life had been better understood and accepted , Cardinal Avery Dulles said in a speech at Georgetown University marking the 40th anniversary of the start of the council.

"The council has its enthusiastic defenders and its detractors , but in most cases both the enthusiasm and the hostility, in my opinion, are based more upon the myth than the reality," the Jesuit theologian said.

Both groups believe the council made "radical innovations" and they ignore or underestimate its degree of continuity with the past, he said.

Popes Paul VI and John Paul II have consistently supported the council's teachings and clarified them. "I believe we cannot do better than take our stand on the authoritative interpretations given by the popes and the Holy See," he said.

He cited the teaching on celibacy as one of "12 points on which I believe the council has been rather generally misunderstood if not deliberately misrepresented."

On the issue of celibacy he said, "I have sometimes heard it said that since Vatican II the church no longer

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teaches that celibacy adopted for the sake of the king- easy to get the impression that it tolerated almost everything." dom is a more blessed state than marriage."

Addressing various misreadings of the council , Cardinal Against that view he quoted the passage from the council's Dulles started with revelation and salvation.

Decree on Priestly Formation which says that "It is widely believed ," he said, "that the seminarians "should acquire a right understanding council taught that non-Christian religions of the duties and dignity of Christian marriage, as contain revelation and are paths to salvation representing the love between Christ and his for their members. ... A careful examination of church . They should realize, however, the greater the documents , however, proves the contrary. excellence of virginity consecrated to Christ."

The council taught that salvation cannot be While the council spoke "eloquently" about found in any other name than Jesus. " marriage, he said, it "did not contradict the teachHe said some theologians claim the council ing of the Council of Trent, which had taught that gave priority to Scripture over tradition as a it is better and more blessed to remain in virgininorm of faith, while "Vatican II in fact taught ty or celibacy than to be joined in matrimony." that Scripture and tradition are inseparable. ...

Cardinal Dulles is widely regarded as one of Since Scripture is not a separate norm, tradithe leading U.S. Catholic theologians of the past Cardinal Avery Dulles tion is not to be measured against it." half-century. In 200 1 he was the first nonbishop from the United Some argue that according to the council ' God continues States to be made a cardinal. to reveal himself through the sips of the times," he said.

He attributed conflicting interpretations of the council "In fact, however, Vatican II rejected the idea of continin part to the bishops' efforts to express a consensus, strik- uing revelation," he added. ing a balance in council documents "between the views of Cardinal Dulles said it is also a misinterpretation of the the liberal majority — a loose coalition of reformists — council to claim that it changed the teaching that the church and those of the conservative minority." is necessary for salvation, that it limited papal power, that "In some cases the drafters adopted deliberate ambigui- it "gave theologians and others license to dissent from nonties," he said, and because the council followed Pope lohn infallible teachings," or that it meant for the laity to share XXJJI's instruction to avoid issuing condemnations, "it is in "the powers specific to the hierarchy."

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The pope issued the call in his annual message for World Vocations Day, which will be celebrated this year on May 11.

The ideal of service goes back to the example of Christ , who washed the feet of his disci ples and gave his life for all peop le, the pope said.

The pope said God's call to service can include the ordained ministry as well as other ministries in the modern church , including catechesis, liturgical animation and various expression s of charity.

The following is the text of the papal message. /. "Behold , my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well p leased" (Ml. 12:18; cf. Is 42:14).

The theme of this Message for the 40th World Day of Prayer for Vocations invites us to return to the roots of the Christian vocation , to the story of the first person called by the Father, his Son Jesus. He is "the servant" of the Father, foretold by the prophets as the one whom the Father has chosen and formed fro m his mother 's womb (cf. Is 49, 16), the beloved whom the Father upholds and in whom he is well pleased (cf. Is 42, 1-9), in whom he has placed his spiri t and to whom he has transmitted his power (cf. Is 49, 5), and as the one whom he will exalt (cf. Is 52, 13 53, 12).

The inspired text gives an essentially positive connotation to the term "servant", which is immediately evident. In today 's culture , the person who serves is considered inferior; but in sacred history the servant is the one called by God to carry out a particular action of salvation and redemption.

The servant knows that he has received all he has and is. As a result , he also feels called to place what he has received at the service of others.

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In the Bible , service is always linked to a specific call that comes from God. For this reason, it represents the greatest fulfillment of the dignity of the creature , as well as that which invokes the creature 's mysterious, transcendent dimension. This was the case in the life of Jesus , too, the faithful Servant who was called to carry out the universal work of redemption.

2. "Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter... " (Is 53:7).

In Sacred Scripture , there is a strong and clear link between service and redemption , as well as between service and suffering, between Servant and Lamb of God. The Messiah is the Suffering Servant who takes on his shoulders the weight of human sin. He is the lamb "led to the slaughter" (Is 53:7) to pay the price of the sins committed by humanity, and thus render to the same humanity the service that it needs most. The Servant is the Lamb who "was oppressed, and was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth" (Is 53:7), thus showing an extraordinary power: the power not to react to evil with evil, but to respond to evil with good.

It is the gentle force of the servant, who finds his strength in God and who, therefore , is made by God to be "light of the nations" and worker of salvation (Is 49:5-6).

In a mysterious manner, the vocation to service is invariably a vocation to take part in a most personal way in the ministry of salvation - a partaking that will , among other things, be costly and painful.

3. ". . . even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve " (Mt 20:28).

In tru th, Jesus is the perfect model of the "servant" of whom Scripture speaks. He is the one who radicall y emptied himself to take on "the form of a servant " (Phil 2:7) and to dedicate himself totall y to the things of the Father (cf. Lk 2:49), as the beloved Son in whom the Father is well pleased (cf. Mt 17:5). Jesus did not come to be served, "but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many " (Mt 20:28). He washed the feet of his disci ples and obeyed

servants are humble and know how to be "useless" (cf. Lk 17:10). They do not seek egoistic benefits , but expend themselves for others , experiencing in the gift of themselves the joy of working for free.

Dear young people, I hope you can know how to listen to the voice of God calling you to service. This is the road that opens up to so many form s of ministry for the benefit of the community : from the ordained ministry to various other instituted and recognized ministries , such as Catechesis , liturg ical animation, education of young people and the various expressions of charity (cf. Novo millennio ineunte, 46). At the conclusion of the Great Jubilee , I reminded you that this is "the time for a new 'creativity ' in charity" (ibidem , 50). Young people, in a special way it is up to you to ensure that charity finds expression , in all its spiritual and apostolic richness.

5. "If any one would be f irst, he must be last of all and servant of all " (Mk 9:35).

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are inspired to reciprocal serv ice, a new worl d is created and, in it, an authentic vocational culture is developed.

With this message, I should like, in a way, to give voice to Jesus , so as to propose to young people the ideal of service, and to help them to overcome the temptations of individualism and the illusion of obtaining their happ iness in that way. Notwithstanding certain contrary forces, present also in the mentality of today, in the hearts of many young people there is a natural disposition to open up to others, especially to the most needy. This makes them generous , capable of empath y, ready to forget themselves in order to put the other person ahead of their own interests.

Dear young people, service is a completely natu ral vocation, because human beings are by nature servants, not being masters of their own lives and being, in their turn , in need of the service of others. Service shows that we are free from the intrusiveness of our ego. It shows that we have a responsibility to other people. And service is possible for everyone, through gestures that seem small , but which are, in reality, great if they are animated by a sincere love. True

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Pop e 's vocation message . . . ¦ Continued from page 10 How can one not read in the story of the "servant lesus" the story of every vocation-, the story that the Creator has planned for every human being, the story that inevitably passes through the call to serve and culminates in the discovery of the new name, designed by God for each individual ? In these "names", people can grasp their own identity, directing themselves to that self-fulfillment which makes them free and happy. In particular, how can one not read in the parable of the Son, Servant and Lord, the vocational story of the person who is called by Jesus to follow him more closel y: that is, to be a servant in the priestly ministry or in reli gious consecration? In fact, the priestl y vocation or the religious vocation are always, by their very nature , vocations to the generous service of God and of neighbor.

Service thus becomes both the path and the valuable means for arriving at a better understanding of one's own vocation. Diakonia is a true vocational pastoral journey (cf.

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4. "Where 1 am, there shall my servant, be also " (Jn 12:26).

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J_ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO No time to be silent The "Baby Eve" story is probably a hoax but it has an important, although unintended , lesson to teach. Hoax or not, the Baby live story offers a glimpse into a "Brave New World" - not the world of the Raelians - but a world in which scientists play God, not out of arrogance but of disbelief.

The press conference was packed Dec. 27 when a leader of the Raelian s announced that they had successfully brought the first cloned human baby into the world a day earlier. The Raelians have produced neither the baby nor any evidence that the child, if she exists, is actually a clone.

The Raelians ' announcement was greeted with skepticism by scientists. Many limited their responses to something like this: how could a tiny sect and a mysterious company known as Clonaid succeed at such a sophisticated and complex scientific task? Others were blunt in their disbelief. Gerald Schatten, a cloning expert at the University of Pittsburgh called the Raelians "liars" and "complete frauds."

Many other commentators reacted with ridicule: Forget about the science, they said, how can anyone take seriously anything Raelians say?

These are people who believe that the human race was cloned into creation by aliens swooping down in flying saucers.

Others reacted with apparent human concern about the fate of a Raelian-created clone. If these fringe scientists did bring a cloned human into the world, these critics said, the child might mrn out to be a "monster," as one commentator put it, badly deformed , plagued by a variety of ailments and destined for an early death.

"It 's reckless," Lou Hawthorne, chief executive officer of a Marin company that offers to store pet DNA for possible cloning, told the Chronicle. "The risk here is creating a perpetually ill child. Is there any worse nightmare than that?"

All of those reactions are reasonable but none of them deal with the fundamental problem in human cloning: the morality of the process.

Many critics of the Raelians see nothing wrong with human cloning.

They just object to some offbeat religious sect doing it. In this view, the creation of human clones is perfectly acceptable as long as it is done by the right kind of people, their kind of people.

These advocates of cloning object to having a fashionably dressed woman "bishop" announcing a scientific breakthrough. They would find nothing wrong with a Nobel Prize winning scientist in the lab coat of a prestigious research hospital making the same announcement. They would not react with skepticism, ridicule or concern but awe - the awe that many among us now reserve not for God but for science. They would see a human clone as "one giant step for mankind."

That was an apt phrase for the first moon landing. It's totally wrong for the cloning of humans. Cloning, like nuclear weapons, is clearly a scientific breakthrough. Both are just as clearly moral issues.

The best and brightest scientific minds created the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb with the best of intentions - first to defeat Nazi Germany, then to defend the free world against Stalinist communism.

Now nuclear powers - from Pakistan to Russia to Israel to the United States and beyond - have the firepower to destroy the world with their weapons of mass destruction.

The advocates of human cloning have their own good intentions: to cure a wide variety of diseases. Dr. Robert Lanza, for example, says he fears the Raelian project "could have an adverse effect on an area of research that could cure diseases in millions of people."

Dr. Lanza said he was "appalled" by the Raelians' announcement. But Dr. Lanza does not oppose human cloning - he is in that business himself as chief medical officer at a Massachusetts biotech company that has reported success in producing early-stage cloned human embryos. He is appalled not by cloning but by the Raelians' involvement.

The promoters of human cloning don't understand that many people of many faiths are not appalled by a religious sect that pulls off a highprofile hoax but by scientists who believe there should be no boundaries on their work. They want to silence the billions who object to human cloning because they believe in the sacredness of human life, who believe we come from God and are going to God. When opponents of human cloning object to the process on "religious " grounds, they are told to be quiet. We are told that scientists must be free to do whatever they want even if it means creating and destroying human life for research purposes - even if it means building even more powerful weapons of mass destruction, weapons that indiscriminately kill the innocent of all ages and all nations.

This is no time to be silent.

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Humility and Christmas

Congratulations on your Christmas edition (December 20). I was struck by the juxtapositio n of articles that carried a common theme. Archbishop Levada spoke of humility: the purpose of our gifts of mind and heart is not to crown ourselves as the pinnacle of creation but to give thanks to God for His gift. And , to accept His law of love that considers every member of the human family a gift worth y of respect and dignity.

Fr. Ron Rolheiser points out that in Christmas God did not send a super-hero to destroy all that is bad in the world but a baby needing to be picked-up, nurtured, who would change hearts by offering its gentle presence.

Bishop-elect Ignatius Wang discloses insight from his heart-changing experience (while a priest) of becoming guardian for and helping to raise his deceased sister 's children: it taught him to see the Church from a lay point of view and that a bishop is one who stands in the midst of his people, not segregated from them, trying to understand their difficulties and to serve them.

The article about Cardinal Law 's "illustrious career " reminds that despite his accomplishments his failure to minister to the needs of ordinary people victimized by some of his priests contributed to his resignation.

And so, in the midst of troubled times, the words of a Christmas song console: "Tis he is born, whose quickening birth, gives life and luster, public mirth. The darling of the world is come, and fit it is we find a room to welcome him" ("What Sweeter Music" b y John Rutter).

Jack Hitchcock San Mateo

of the wonderful services that the St. Boniface Neighborhood Center offers , as well as the spirit of respect shown to all who walk throug h their doors. We are thankful that our friends at St. Boniface are able to provide a p lace to sleep to so many of those who come to St. Anthony Foundation during the day for food , medical care, help with job readiness, and other services.

I would like to make one small clarification: the building that currently houses the St. Boniface shelter was actually purchased from the Syufy family, not donated by the Knights of Columbus. While St. Anthony Foundation prepares to raise the funds needed to renovate the building for our own programs, we are pleased to be able to share the space with the St. Boniface shelter.

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I was surprised and deeply concerned by a December 7 San Francisco Chronicle headline: "Davis puts education on state budget chopping block."

I had become happily accustomed to the proud fact that education of our children was a privileged category within our political budget state and county decisions.

I am a member of a young religious order with over 3000 schools and youth centers flourishing the world over (in 128 countries by my count today): since their foundation in 1859 the Salesians of Don Bosco have been totally dedicated to the education of the young. Obviously, any budget cut in education touches me in principle and, just as obviously, I have been personally thanking heaven for the fact that to my knowledge no California school district has yet been sued for millions of dollars because of the abuse of a minors by its teachers.

The picture, however, is not as idyllic for teachers as I had imagined.

The problem, sadly, is considerably deeper.

I have just read carefully an article in the current issue (Dec. 2) of AMERICA, the national Catholic weekly edited by the Jesuits for more than ninety years. The article is by a local writer, James O. Clifford, Sr., presendy retired in Redwood City after 30 years with United Press International and later with the Associated Press. The title of the article is "It's Not just Priests." He analyzes, and denounces, reprehensible factual cases of wrong doing by public school teachers which appeared on some back page of some minor publications but which the general media (including our own San Francisco Chronicle) failed to publish, thus saving millions of the people's money if school districts had been made liable for the behavior of their employees, as our bishops are held responsible for their priests. Isn't "church money" our money, much as the school districts' money is our money?

For instance, "none of the papers I read or any of the newscasts 1 listened to," writes James O. Clifford , Sr., "carried a very significant Associated Press story: the court refused to review a Virginia case in which a teacher's victim sought damages from the school district. Even though the victim was abused as early as the sixth grade, it appears there will be no 'deep pockets' when it comes to school districts. The contrast between suing a 'public school and suing a church may be the real story ... An AP national survey found that dozens of cases of sex between teachers and students were reported so far during this year alone ... The Chronicle still has a problem dealing with the subject. While radio and television were blaring a story in July about the arrest of a Bay Area teacher on charges of molesting students since 1997, the newspaper was silent."

James O. Clifford admits that his critics will point to die cover-up angle. "But with teachers no cover-up is needed. The press is doing it for them."

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There has been much written recently in these pages about the outcome of recent elections and which major party is more (or less) "pro-life ".

Personall y, 1 reject the Democrats because they espouse a radical (not liberal) social agenda and they do deliver on their promises.

The Republicans, however, do not deliver on their promises to pro-life voters. The Republicans have cynically used pro-lifers to get elected since the victory of Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter in 1980. It is past time for pro-life voters to demand the Republicans deliver some substantive actions to reduce the numbers of abortions in this country. Make no mistake, they won't do anything substantive.

My advice to pro-life voters is to raise the cost to these politicians for their inaction and their broken promises. Withhold your votes from the Republicans until they start keeping their pro-life campaign promises.

Larry Burdoin Spanish Springs

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Building the peace that is possible in today's world Pope John Paul U s message for the January 1 World Day of Peace gives us a chance to think carefull y about the peace that is possible in this worl d — a topic that will be much on our minds in the difficult months ahead .

Written to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Blessed John XXIII' s encyclical , Pacem in Terris, the recent papal message develops Pope John 's teaching that peace is a matter of order: the "order" laid down by God. That "order " is composed of truth , justice , love , and freedom.

The truth that builds peace is the conviction that all human beings have ri ghts endowed b y God and corresponding duties toward others. The justice that builds peace brings that recognition into public life throug h laws and political structures by which rights are protected and duties fulfilled. The love that builds peace sees the face of our common humanity in the "other" and responds with generosity.

And the freedom that builds peace requires that men and women live according to the moral law inscribed by God on the human heart, for tru e freedom means doing the right thing for the right reasons.

Like Blessed John XXIII, John Paul II stresses the relationshi p of human ri ghts and contemporary human rights movements to the cause of peace. Looking to the Revolution of 1989 in central and eastern Europe in particular , the Pope argues that human rights movements "were instrumental in rep lacing dictatorial forms of government with more democratic and partici patory ones"

— and that that epic transformation was itself a crucial part of work-for-peace. Revolutions of conscience can create non-violent political revolutions: that is a lesson, of contemporary history that , in John Paul IPs view, bears constant repetition.

"The question of peace cannot be separated from the question of human dignity and human ri ghts ," John Pau l insists. Which means that peace cannot be separated from politics , and that politics must be understood as an arena in which moral truths can have a decisive impact .

Intern ational politics , the Pope writes , is not a "free zone" in which the moral law holds no sway. Rather , because every form of politics is a human activity, international public life is also subject to "a distinctive form of moral scrutiny. " The adjective is crucial: the moral reasoning appropriate to thinking through the tangle of problems that make up world politics is "distinctive. " Serious Catholics don 't think about international politics as simply interpersonal relationshi ps writ large. The commandment to love one 's neighbor is universall y binding; the living-out of that commandment has a different moral texture when the question is war-and-peace than it does when the question is the famil y that lives next door. That is why the Church , for the past 1500 years , has developed the just war tradition — because a distinctive structure of moral reasoning is required if the question becomes , "Is the use of proportionate and discriminate military force necessary to defend justice , freedom and order?"

Writing shortly after the Cuban missile crisis , Blessed John XXIII showed that he could "think outside the box" in a world which imagined the Cold War to be a fixed reference

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future. That same kind of thinking is required today, the Pope suggests. Conventional thinking, to take one example, suggests that terrorism is simply a fact of life. Catholic thinking "outside the box" asks us to imagine how addressing the lethal threat of the terror networks and the grave danger posed by rogue states with weapons of mass destruction — even if that means the use of military force — can in fact contribute to the peace that is possible in his world: the peace of a law-governed international community, the peace of world order.

That is the peace that can and must be built in the 21 st century. No Catholic in America should doubt that a large responsibility for building this peace — the peace that is possible — rests on the United States.

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

Family Lif e

An old dog begins to learn new tricks For years my husband has been telling me not to argue with the children. "I don 't argue with them," I have snapped in reply. "They argue with me."

As the kids have grown bigger, it has become more evident to me that I do, in fact, argue with them. Just last month , while driving my thirteen-year-old son to a Scouting activity, he and I got into a ridiculous row over whose fault it was that we were going to be late. With each point of the finger, we each grew more upset , until I could no longer deny the ugliness of the scene and my part in it. My husband has been right all along, I now admit. So, my New Year's resolution is to change the way I respond to the children. This means letting go of my need to justif y myself and , above all, getting a grip on my own anger.

It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks, so the saying goes; but not impossible, I would like to add. The other day, my six-year-old was having a tantrum. I do not even

remember what it was that she wanted, but I said she could not have it, at least not at that moment, and she flew into a rage. At first I tried to talk her out of her fit, explaining all my very wise reasons for not granting her request. But trying to make a child stop bawling and listen to reason is like trying to make a bumble bee stop buzzing and listen to Mozart.

The more I tried , the more upset 1 became myself.

"This is not working," 1 thought, and 1 saw that I needed to redirect my effort , away from convincing her and toward keeping my own equilibrium. I put myself in the time-out chair, the rocker my husband bought me when one of the children was born, took a few deep breaths, said a few prayers, and wonder of wonders I felt ever so much better.

Meanwhile, my daughter 's wrath subsided after she noticed that no one was there to fight her. She stopped crying and came up beside me. "Mommy, I want to get into your lap," she said. "You fust need to tell Mommy you are

sorry." Her lips tightened , and a strugg le crossed over her little tear-streaked face. I said nothing. At last she whispered an apology and climbed into my embrace.

"This is much better," I thought , rocking back and forth and stroking my daughter 's hair. "Please God ," I silentl y prayed , "give me more."

Vivian W. Dudro

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four children (ages 6 to 14) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish

Sp irituality

Our curious nature: On being loved sinners Human nature is a curious mix. On the one hand , we 're belter than we think and this beauty and goodness doesn 't just come because, deep down, we're made in the image and likeness of God or because, as Plato and Aristotle say, we're metaphysically good. That 's true, but our loveliness is also less abstract. We're beautiful , too, at least most of the time, in our human and moral qualities.

Most of the time we are quite generous, often to a fault. As well, most of the time, too, we 're warm and hospitable. The same is true in terms of the desire and scope of our embrace, both of our minds and our hearts. Inside of everyone, easily triggered by the slightest touch of love or affirmation , lies a big heart , a grand soul , that's just itching to show itself. Mostly the problem isn't with our goodness, but with our frustration in trying to live out that goodness.

Too often we look cold and self-centered when we're onl y hurt and wounded.

We don 't always look good, but we are. Mostly we 're frustrated precisel y because we cannot (for reasons of circumstance, wound and sensitivity) pour out our goodness as we would like or embrace the world and those around us with the warmth that 's in us. We go throug h life looking for a warm place to show who we are and mostly don ' t find it.

That's the half of it; there's another side. We're sinners, too, more so than we think. An old Protestant dictum, based upon St. Paul, puts it accurately: "It 's not a question of are you a sinner? It's only a question of what is your sin?" We're all sinners and, just as we possess a grand soul ,

we also possess a petty one. Inside us, congenitally, there 's selfishness, jealousy, and a pettiness of heart and mind that is never far from the surface.

Generally, we are blind to our faults. As Jesus says, we too easily see the speck on our neighbor 's eye and miss the plank in our own. Where we think we're sinners is usually not the place where others struggle the most with us and where our real faults lie. It's in those areas where we think we 're virtuous and righteous that , most often, our real sin lies and where others struggle with us.

For example, we have always put a lot of emphasis on the sixui commandment, sexual ethics, and haven't been nearly as self-scrutinizing in regard to the fifth commandment (that deals with bitterness, judgments, anger, and hatred) or with the ninth and 10th commandments (that have to do with jealousy). It's not that sexual ethics are unimportant, but our failures here are easier to see and harder to rationalize. The same isn't true for bitterness, anger, especially righteous anger, or for jealousy. We can more easily rationalize these and not notice that jealousy is the only sin that God felt it necessary to prohibit in two commandments.

So where does that leave us? In better and worse shape than we think! Recognizing that we're lovelier than we imagine and at the same time more sinful than we suppose can be helpful , both for our self-understanding and for how we understand God's love and grace in our lives.

Aristotle said that "two contraries cannot exist within the same subject ." He 's right metaphysically, but two con-

traries do exist inside of us morally. We're both good and bad, generous and selfish , big-hearted and petty, gracious and bitter, forgiving and resentful , hospitable and cold , full of grace and full of sin, all at the same time. Moreover, we 're dangerously blind to both, too unaware of our loveliness as well as our nastiness.

To recognize this is both humbling and freeing . In essence, we're "loved sinners." B oth goodness and sin constitute our real identity. Not to recognize the truth of either leaves us either unhealthily depressed or dangerousl y inflated. The truth will set us free and the truth about ourselves is that we're both better and worse th an we picture ourselves to be.

Father Ron Rolheiser

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

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY NewNormsf orMass

Questions from parishioners invitation to communion (and rising as soon as the distribution of communion beg ins) and a bow of our head in reverence just as we approach the communion minister to receive the Bod y and the Blood of Christ. This outward sign expresses our profound belief in and gratitude for this real presence of Christ, this living bread and this saving cup.

Roman Catholic dioceses around the United States have devoted much time and energy these last weeks to presentations on the new norms for the celebration of the Eucharist in their local parishes. The Church of San Francisco has been doing the same w ith parishioners having no reluctance to ask questions and to offer comments.

In summarizing some of the key changes in parish practice, I will also address some of the concerns that have been brought to my attention.

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The lectionary is no long carried in procession by the lector. When Mass begins, the lectionary is already in place on the ambo. The deacon carries in the gospel book during the entrance procession and places it on the altar which is a symbol of Chri st himself. If there is no deacon at that Mass, the lector carries in the gospel book.

Use of the tabernacle during Mass

There is no prohibi tion of communion ministers approaching the tabernacle during Mass. If pastoral practice has been for communion ministers to open and close the tabernacle, to take out or to return ciboria, there is nothing in the new norms to prevent them from continuing this pattern.

However, the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, both the new and the former editions, strongly urge parishes to develop the habit of offering the Body and Blood of Christ to the assembly from the bread and wine consecrated at that Mass. The Church asks that we be able to receive communion from hosts consecrated during the Mass we are celebrating. So ideally no one would be approaching the tabernacle before the communion rite begins.

Duties of communion ministers

The bishops of the United States have received permission for communion ministers to both consume any of the Precious Blood which remains after the distribution of communion to the faithful and to cleanse the sacred vessels which have been used. Where and when is that cleansing to take place? Must the cleansing be done during Mass?

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Sister Sharon McMillan, SND Should ministers be carrying vessels in and out of the sacristy during Mass?

The General Instruction states that if there are several vessels to be cleansed, it is permitted to leave them at a side table and to cleanse them immediately after Mass following the dismissal of the people. For most of our Sunday assemblies, this would seem to be the simplest solution.

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Two new patterns of ritual action are asked of us during the communion rite: kneeling as a community for the

Why these norms and why now? For four hundred years following the Roman Missal of 1570, there was almost no flexibility in the way Mass was celebrated anywhere in the world. While the Church appreciated some of the real advantages to that stability, it had a sense that the people 's participation could be even fuller , more active, and more conscious. The Roman Missal of 1970 began to take that idea seriously. The participation of the people is the aim to be considered above all else in everything we do in our worship. May these new norms guide us to that reality.

Notre Dame Sister Sharon McMillan is assistant professor of sacramental theology and liturgy at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Catholic and Protestant belief in the real presence Q- My understanding has always been that Protestants do not believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. However, some friends who are Lutheran tell us they definitely believe that Jesus is present. The sacrament is even reserved in their church, and Communion is taken to the sick. Can you explain? (Florida) A. In practice, a variety of Lutheran practices and beliefs exist concerning the Eucharist. Some differences are related to the Lutheran synods (the Evangelical Lutheran Church in aAmerica and the Missouri Synod are the two largest ones in the United States) to which individual con-J*"""*"*1^ gregations belong. g Lutheran teachmg and liturgical guides for worship, however, , "«fc ^ are clear about belief in the con- / ^fc lT T" timing presence of the Lord in ¦ V I Jm the Eucharist. "The Lutheran ^L s \ #fy Book of Worship (similar to our r ^ ~^^^< missal), Occasional Services," for example, provides instructions for distribution of Communion on Good Friday, when, as in Catholic tradition, no IO full eucharistic liturgy is celebrated.

It also assumes that the Eucharist will be reserved for distribution of Communion to people in special circumstances. The 1978 Lutheran statement on the subject says, "Sick and homebound members should be included in the Communion of the congregation ... by sending pastors or trained and designated lay members out from the corporate assembly." These eucharistic practices are increasingly common in Lutheran churches.

The Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue, carried on now for several decades, notes as one of their points of agreement, "We agree that as long as Christ remains sacramentally present, worship, reverence and adoration are appropriate" ("The Eucharist as Sacrifice"; Lutherans and Catholics in Dialogue I-IH).

Most Catholics and, as I understand, many Lutherans, are unaware that Martin Luther himself firmly believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Among many affirmations of this belief, he wrote, "No one but an Arian heretic can or will deny that Christ himself, true God and true man, who is truly and essentially present in the supper when it is rightly celebrated (to give Communion to the community) should be adored in spirit and in truth in all places, but especially where his community is present" (Smalkald Articles vTL Formula of Concord).

It is true that Luther believed the consecrated eucharistic elements should usually be disposed of after the celebration. This followed , however, not from a denial of Christ's presence, but from his conviction that Jesus gave his eucharistic body and blood to be consumed in the sacrament, not to be adored outside of Mass.

Speaking in tongues

Q- During charismatic prayer services I 've attended, the celebrant starts "talking in tongues. " My question is, What benefi t is this to the congregation ? Do some understand it? Is it the same from one locale to another} Can it be exp lained ? It 's very confusing to me. (Texas) A. The gift of tongues is one of the special manifestations ot the presence of the Holy Spirit in an individual or group gathered in prayer and reflection.

One person, or perhaps everyone present, speaks or sings in a "language" no one present normally would LV understand without another person s corresponding gift for translation or interpretation of the tongues.

This gift was not uncommon even in the earliest years of the Christian church. St. Paul treats the subject at some length in his first letter to the Corinthians, Chapters 13 and 14. It would be helpful to read those chapters carefully.

There is some difference of opinion about the gift of tongues. Is it a miraculous ability to speak in a foreign language, as seems to have happened on the first Pentecost (see Acts, Chapter 2)? Or is it an ecstatic expression of syllables totally meaningless to anyone except another person similarly inspired to interpret the tongues?

Maybe it is a combination of both or even two separate gifts entirely.

There is no question that speaking in tongues can be a unique grace by which the presence and power of the Holy Spirit are revealed. One concern, of course, is the one you mention and which St. Paul points out . The gift , if it is genuine, should bring some spiritual benefit to the community of believers.

As Paul hints also, self-deception in such matters is always possible. Individuals may sincerely believe they are speaking in tongues when then cryptic vocal expressions result rather from an aberrational psychological or hyperemotional state.

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Participation in charismatic (sometimes called Pentecostal , though they are not exactly equivalent) prayer activities has helped many people toward a better life of faith and closeness to God. Apparently the gift of tongues has been experienced in many charismatic gatherings , but it is not essential to them nor is it exclusive to specifically charismatic prayer events, I have attended charismatic prayer meetings where it seems some had this gift and others where they did not.

In short, speaking and interpreting in tongues is an authentic Christian spiritual phenomenon. But one cannot measure one's relationship to God or one 's spiritual influence on others by whether or not he or she has experienced this form of devotion.

As Paul says, he would rather speak five plain words that really instruct people than 10,000 words in a tongue that may not build up their faith.

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Carmelites mark 400th anniversary of Point Reyes

By J ack Smith On May 5, 1602, three ships set out from Acapulco in Spanish Mexico to chart the unknown coast of the wilderness called California. At the time ships from the Spanish Philippines regularly sailed to Mexico with supplies. Occasionally, the trade winds, would push the ships north of their destination to an unexplored land where the coast was uncharted.

King Philip II of Spain needed to know the curves of this accidental landing so Phili ppine ships, unfortunate to miss their mark, could find supplies, fresh water and safe harbor.

Two of the great Doctors of the Church, Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint John of the Cross had initiated a great reform of the Carmelite order in Spain during the 16th century and expanded the order with foundations of women's monasteries and friars based on a simpler, and more evangelical rule and purpose.

The leaders of the Carmelites in Mexico were contemporaries and acquaintances of the saints to be and were full of their evangelical zeal, according to Father Stephen Watson, Provincial of the Western Province of Discalced Carmelites. With their zeal for souls, the Carmelites in Mexico were promised a mission territory in New Mexico, but did not receive it. In recompense, they angled for position on the expedition to California.

The Carmelite provincial in Mexico, Friar Peter of the Apostles , knew St. Teresa, and was holding another ace in his hand. One of his friars , Eliseo of the Martyrs, a novice of John of the Cross , was confessor to the Viceroy of Mexico. Three Carmelite friars , Andrew (who served as the cartograp her) , Anthony and Thomas were commissioned by King Phili p, the Viceroy of Mexico and the Churc h to accompany the expedition to California as chaplains and were "entrusted with evangelizing any people they may come in touch with ," according to Father Watson. They also hoped to establish a permanent foundation in California.

"Nothing came of it," Father Watson joked at a Mass celebrating the 400th anniversary of the friars ' voyage at the Carmelite Monastery of the Mother of God in Marin.

Junipero Serra thoug ht more of their journey. When he and the Franciscans evangelized California more than 150 years later. Serra carried and studied the Carmelites ' journal.

It is fitting, that the Carmelites' expedition named the place of their first landfall in California after a near contemporary

150th Anniversary . . . ÂŚ Continued from cover John XXIII gave this "astounding and ring ing message of hope for peace " amid the tensions of the Cold War, two years after the construction of the Berlin Wall and six months after the Cuban missile crisis, Archbishop Levada said.

"How timel y such a prayer and message is for us, as it was 40 years ago," he said. "As talk of war sounds loud in our world , Pope John Paul IPs urgent invitation to dialogue as the path to peace is a message that needs to be heard at home and abroad , especiall y by our nation and our world leaders."

Archbishop Levada said that Pope Paul VFs plea at the United Nations in 1965 - "Never again war." - "was not meant as an unreachable ideal but precisely to challenge the whole community of nations to put aside war as an instrument of national and international policy."

"Let us make this Mass," he said , "a fervent prayer to God for peace: as we pray in every Mass . . . 'Deliver us , Lord, from every evil and grant us peace in our day. '" During the sesquicentennial celebration , Archbishop Levada said, the archdiocese will focus on spiritual renewal.

"May this year be a time for all of us in the archdiocese to hear again , deeply within our hearts, the call to holiness - the fundamental vocation each one of us received in our Baptism into Jesus Christ and into his Bod y, the Church ," he said. "May we seek the fac e of Jesus, listen to his words of hope and , salvation , and seek to follow in his footsteps throug hout our earthl y pil grimage. "

Pop e 's vocation message . . . ÂŚ Continued from page 11 them discussing among themselves "who was the greatest " (Mk 9:34). This is a constant temptation, which does not spare even the one called to preside at the Eucharist, the sacrament of the supreme love of the "Suffering Servant".

Whoever carries out this service is actuall y called to be a servant in a yet more radical way. He is called , in fact, to act "in persona Christi", and so to re-live the same condition of Jesus at the Last Supper, being willing, like Jesus , to love until the end, even to the giving of his life. To preside at the Lord 's Supper is, therefore, an urgent invitation to offer oneself in gift , so that the attitude of the Suffering Servant and Lord may continue and grow in the Church.

Dear young men, nurture your attraction to those values and radical choices which will transform your lives into service of others, in the footsteps of Jesus, the Lamb of God. Do not let yourselves be seduced b y the cal l of power

Franciscan Saint. San Diego is named, not for the Apostle James, but after the popular Spanish name for Saint Didacus, a 15th century Spanish lay Franciscan. His feast day is November 12, and on that day in 1602, the first Mass said in California was celebrated by the Carmelites in the place that still bears his name, according to Father Jan Lundberg, vocations director for the Western Province Discalced Carmelites.

The journey of 200 men on three ships continued , into 1603, to the Oregon border and along the way Masses were said by the Carmelites and places were named which still remain , Father Lundberg said.

Santa Catalina Island, Santa Barbara, the Santa Lucia mountains, Carmel River, Monterey, Point Reyes and other places were all mapped and named over the course of the journey, mostly for the feast days on which they were discovered.

The friars carried with them a statu e of Our Lady of Mount Carmel as their patroness and protector, which accounts for the naming of Carmel. The entire mission was entrusted to her care.

On December 16, 1 602, the friars reached Monterey and said the first Mass hel d there, under an oak tree. One hundred sixty eight years later Juni pero Serra, using the journals of the Carmelites as a guide, found the same oak tree, and said the second Mass ever held in Monterey, under the tree 's boughs. The tree is gone, but a Celtic cross marks the spot today, Father Lundberg said.

After Monterey, the expedition to California never left ship, Father Lundberg said. The crew was dying from scurvy, hunger and illness. In all , 48 men died along the way, and the expedition was eager to finish their mapping and return home.

On January 6, 1603, they reached the area of Drake 's Bay. As it was the Feast of the Epiphany, a Mass in honor of the day of the Three Kings was planned , Father Lundberg said. The illness of the crew and the benefit of prevailing winds hastened their journey, however, and they did not make landfall. They did , thoug h, name the consp icuous point jutting out from the Marin shore after the Spanish for the Three Kings of the Epiphany, Point Reyes.

The 400th anniversary of the naming of Point Reyes was the occasion for the Mass celebrated in Marin last Sunday organized by Mother Anna Marie, superior of the Carmelite Monastery of the Mother of God in Marinwood. The occasion brought together Carmelites from throughout California

and Oregon, including twenty men in formation for the Western Province from San Jose and Mt. Angel , Oregon.

The path of holiness includes reading the scriptures , celebrating the sacraments and encouraging "one another by word and example," Archbishop Levada said. It also includes "a commitment to practical and concrete love for every human being," particularl y the poor, and a dedication to "lasting peace based on justice and respect for human dignity" and a commitment to creating "the political and economic conditions in which every person can live in human dignity."

"J should m oreover renew our commitment to respect the life of every human being , from conception until natural death - and to promote a firm ethical resolve to Teject the misuse of biotechnology for purposes of human cloning and the like. " The first Mass in California was celebrated by a Carmelite priest traveling with Spanish explorers in 1602, Archbishop Levada said, but it was onl y in 1769 that the first mission was established , in San Diego. The Church came to San Francisco seven years later with the founding of Mission San Francisco de Asis, now commonly known as Mission Dolores.

In 1840 the first California bishop was appointed with Santa Barbara as his see city. In 1850, after the annexation of California by the United States, Dominican Joseph Sadoc Alemany was appointed bishop of Monterey. He quickl y established a pro-cathedral at St. Francis of Assisi Church in San Francisco. In 1853, the Archdiocese of San Francisco was established with Archbishop Alemany as its leader.

At that time, San Francisco was just beginning its growth into the "Pacific Coast 's first metropolis ," Archbishop Levada said. "The establishment of a new archdiocese in such a pioneer environment was trul y an

act of faith for which we today can indeed be grateful , and fro m which we should ri ghtl y take insp iration and hope for the future."

"As we m ark 2003 as the sesquicentennial jubilee year for the Archdiocese of San Francisco , let us ask God to renew in us a full measure of the gifts of the Hol y Spirit he poured out on the Church in Jerusalem on the first Pentecost ," Archbishop Levada said.

The founding of the archdiocese , and of each diocese, within the Church, helps fulfill the "promise of the first Pentecost " when the 12 apostles were "sent out to the ends of the earth to proclaim the gospel to every cre ature," Archbishop Levada said. The words fit the new archdiocese well , he indicated. When the first missionaries were dispatched to California , then the northwest corner of Mexico, the archbishop said, the area "trul y must hav e seemed not only in Rome but in Mexico City to be 'at the ends of the earth .'"

January 1 is also the Feast of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, Archbishop Levada said.

"Mary is the key figure throughout the Advent and Christmas liturg ical season, and on this day she is given special honor for her role in accepting the invitation to become the mother of the Divine Son in the flesh , the Godman who takes our human nature in order to share with us the graces and gifts of divinity," he said.

"By recognizing Mary with the title 'Mother of God' Theokotos - the early Church testified to the divinity of her son, Jesus, and to the great mystery of the Incarnation that links humanity to divinity and reveals our sublime destiny: to be with God our Creator, who reveal s himself as our loving father, forever in heaven."

and personal ambition. The priestl y ideal must be constantly purified fro m these and other dangerous ambiguities.

The call of the Lord Jesus still resounds today: "If any one serves me, he must follow me" (Jn 12:26). Do not be afraid to accept this call. You will surel y encounter difficulties and sacrifices , but you will be happy to serve, you will be witnesses of that joy that the world cannot give. You will be living flames of an infinite and eternal love. You will know the spiritual riches of the priesthood , divine gift and mystery.

6. As at other times, on this occasion , too, we turn our gaze to Mary, Mother of the Church and Star of the new evangelization.

Let us call upon her with trust, so that in the Church there will be no lack of men and women who are ready to respond generously to the invitation of the Lord, who calls to a more direct service of the Gospel: "Mary, humble servant of God Most High, the Son to whom you gave birth has made you the servant of humanity. Your life was a humble and generous service. You

were servant of the Word when the angel announced to you the divine plan of salvation . You were servant of the Son, giving him life and remaining open to his mystery.

You were servant of Redemption , standing courageousl y at the foot of the Cross, close to the Suffering Servant and Lamb , who was sacrificing himself for love of us. You were servant of the Church on the day of Pentecost and with your intercession you continue to generate her in every believer , even in these our difficult and troubled times. Let the young people of the third millennium look to you, young daughter of Israel, who have known the agitation of a young heart when faced with the plan of the Eternal God. Make them able to accept the invitation of your Son to give their lives wholl y for the glory of God. Make them understand that to serve God satisfies the heart, and that onl y in the service of God and of his kingdom do we realize ourselves in accordance with the divine plan , and life becomes a hymn of glory to the Most Holy Trinity.

Amen."

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Ho Carmelite Father Stephen Watson celebrates Mass commemorating the naming of Point Reyes.

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food & fun Feb. 1: First Annual Crab Feed benefiting St. Paul of the Shipwreck Elementary School beginning with cocktails at 6:15 p.m.; dinner at 7:15 p.m.; and dancing from 10 p.m. until midnight. Menu features all you can eat crab. Tickets, $30 per person, must be purchased in advance. Call (415) 467-1798.

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

Feb. 8: Late Nite Catechism presented by St. Dunstan Elementary School in Parish Center 1150 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae. Curtain at 7 p.m. Tickets $37.50/$35/$32.50. Call (650) 692-9705.

Jan. 12: The Meaning of Human Love, a Sunday Afternoon Concert Series featuring the music and singing of Father Patrick Collins, an accomplished vocalist, keyboardist, as well as accomplished liturgist.

Draws from Scott Peck's The Road Less Traveled and uses many Broadway, sacred and operatic songs.

Feb. 23: Late Night Catechism at St. Sebastian Parish, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae. Tickets are $35 and benefit the parish scholarship fund. Curtain is at 4 p.m. Call (415) 461-0704.

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First Fridays: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets.

Mass at 7 a.m. in St. Sebastian Church , Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield, with breakfast and presentation following in parish hall. Reservations required to Sugaremy @ aol.com or (415) 461-0704 daily. Members $5, others $10. Dues $15 per year.

3rd Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park with Sister Toni Longo 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013.

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

2nd Fri. at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter Church, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica. Call Deacon Peter Solan at (650) 3596313.

Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council, call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641.

2nd Fri. at 7:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church , 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Laura McClung at (415) 362-1075

3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon.

Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

4th Sat.: Handicapables of Marin meet at noon in the recreation room of the Maria B. Freitas Senior Community adjacent to St. Isabella Church, Terra Linda, for Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

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Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. Open to the public.

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Concerts are open to the public.

Reunions A February reunion of the class of '52 from Daly City's Jefferson High School is being planned. Class members should contact Ario Gregori at (650) 3437009.

Jan. 17-19: Discernment Weekend at St. Patrick's Seminary, 325 Middtefield Rd., Menlo Park, for men 21 to 50 years old who want to explore the possibility of the priesthood. Seminary faculty and students conduct the program that includes a look at life at the seminary, personal vocation stories, and concerns about the image of the priest today. An undergraduate degree by 2004 and sponsorship by a Catholic priest required. Call Father Thomas Diaz at (415) 325-5621.

Feb. 8: Proud to Be Catholic rally and celebration at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF sponsored by The Young Men's Institute. All Catholic organizations are invited to take part. Event begins before Cathedral's 5:30 p.m. Mass. Theme is Pride in Being Catholic in Today's Church. Call Elmer Madrid at (650) 952-1925 or the YLI Office at (650) 5687762.

Mass is celebrated each first Saturday of the month in the chapel of All Saints Mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Old Mission Rd., Colma.

Priests of the Archdiocese preside. Call (650) 7562060.

Meetings Courage, a Catholic support group for persons with same-sex attraction, meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call Father Lawrence Goode at (415) 333-3627 or Father Agnel Jose de Heredia at (415) 567-2020, ext. 209.

Jan. 22: Serra Club of San Mateo meets at 12 noon at the Cronin Center of St. Matthew Parish, El Camino Real and 9th Ave., San Mateo with a presentation by Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director, Vallombrosa Retreat Center Call Dennis Pettinelli at (650) 341-5050, ext. 130.

School of Pastoral Leadership For additional inlormation, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564or spl@att.net. Pre-registrationis necessary tor manyprograms. Visit the SPL Web site at wvm.splst.org.

2003 Spring Classes

12 Tuesdays,Jan. 21 - April 8: A Seminar on C.S. Lewis and His Writings with Margaret Turek of Campion Hall College, and John Hurst of St. Gabriel Parish.

6 Tuesdays, March 4 - April 8: Life in Christ: A Study of Catholic Moral Theology with members of School of Pastoral Leadership faculty.

San Francisco 6 Thursdays, Jan. 23 - Feb. 27: Life In Christ: A Study of Catholic Moral Theology with members of the School of Pastoral Leadership faculty.

12 Thursdays, Jan. 23 - April 10: A Study and Practice of the Corporal Works of Mercy with Father William Myers, parochial vicar, St. Anne of the Sunsel Parish.

Practical, Catechetical and Liturgical Aspects of the RCIA with Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle, Director, Office of Religious Education, and Douc Benbow, Director of Liturgy, St. Mary's Cathedral.

6 Thursdays, March 6 - April 10: Models of the Church and Lay Pastoral Leadership Today with Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle and members of the Office of Religious Education.

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Classes are held 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo; Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Bon Air Rd., Kentfield; Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco. Classes also take place at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco. 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.

Information about Natural Family Planning and people in the Archdiocese offering instruction are available from the Office of Marriage and Family Life of the Archdiocese, Chris Lyford, director, at (415) 614-5680.

Sat. at 9 am: Pray the Rosary for Life at 815 Eddy St. between Franklin and Van Ness, SF.Call (415) 7524922.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to register, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 5683018.

Seton Medical Center Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Sen/ices offers classes in the Creighton Model of NFP. Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics of puberty, responsible relationships, adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout a woman's reproductive life, and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896 Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages.The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families.

Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 or edgleason@webtv.net or Pat and Tony Fernandez at (415) 893-1005..

Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information.

St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert,San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850.

St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 4725732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.St. Gabriel, SF. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr, SF in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 5840823; St. Cecilia, SF. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 5647882 ext. 3; Epiphany, SF in Spanish. Call Kathiyn Keenan at (415) 564-7882.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 3443579. Young Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 5647882.

Information about children's and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Datebook is a f ree listing for parishes, schools and non-profit gmups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an : information phone number,listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Fridaypublicationdate desired Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, S,F. 94109, or fax it to (415) 614-5633.

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The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'

Unappealing tale based on the memoirs of Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), the crass TV producer of 'The Dating Game ' and 'The Gong Show,' who claims to have led a double life which included killing 33 people for the CIA . As stylishly directed by co-star George Clooney, the self-centered , sex-obsessed Barris flaunts his contempt for traditional values, seemingly learning nothing as the movie concludes on a smug, nihilistic note. Intermittent violence, promiscuous sexual encounters, crude sexual references, recurring rear nudity, some profanity and excessive rough language . USCCB: O — morall y offensive. MPAA: R — restricted.

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Genial adaptation of the 1839 Charles Dickens classic in which penniless Nicholas (Charlie Hunnam) sets out to reunite with and provide for his mother, sister and crippled friend (Jamie Bell) despite the machinations of his malevolent uncle (Christopher Plummer). A masterful Plummer steals the show in writer-director Douglas McGrath ' s compressed tale of a young man 's hard-won triumph over adversity. Brief violence. USCCB: A-II — adults and adolescents. MPAA: PG — p arental guidance suggested.

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Fact-based , dispassionate account of how composer and pianist Wlad yslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), a Jewish Pole, escaped deportation to the concentration camps during World War II, hiding in various deserted apartments in Warsaw until discovere d near war 's end by a German soldier who spared his life because of his great tal ent. As directed b y Roman Polanski , the inspiring story 's impact is undercut by Brod y 's unemotional performance and restrained storytelling that weakens the dramatic tension.

Intermittent violence and a few instances of rough language. USCCB: A-III — adults. MPAA: R — restricted.

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'Chicago '

Zesty musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago finds two rival song-and-dance gals (Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones) each jailed for murder using the same unscrupulous attorney (Richard Gere) to exploit their celebrity and get them off the hook. Adapted from Bob Fosse 's 1975 Broadway show, director Rob Marshall' s spirited black comedy weaves fantasy and reality together for a naughty, razzle-dazzle take on the corrupting power of greed and fame. Brief violence, a fleeting sexual encounter, double enlendres, intermittent profanity and an instance of rough language. USCCB: A-III — adults. MPAA: PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned . Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

'Gangs of New York'

Brutal historical drama set in 1863 New York City where the vengeance-fueled son (Leonardo DiCaprio) of a slain Irish immigrant gang leader befriends his father's murderer (Daniel Day-Lewis) while secretly plotting to kill him and unite the immigrant gangs to overthro w their native rivals and the corrupt politicians backing them. As directed by Martin Scorsese, the Civil War historical context gets short shrift compared to the relentlessly indul gent focus on personal and mob violence. Excessive graphic violence linked to religious zeal, a sexual encounter, extended bordello nudity, bri ef drug abuse, racial epithets, intermittent roug h language and recurring profanity.

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I Continued from page 3 all the local churches to undertake, hi each of them, gathered around their Bishop, as they listen to the word and 'break bread ' in brotherhood (cf. Acts 2:42), the 'one holy catholic and apostolic Church of Christ is trul y present and operative. ' It is above all in the actual situation of each local church that the mystery of the one People of God takes the particular form that fits it to each individual context and culture.

"In the final analysis, this rooting of the Church in time and space mirrors the movement of the Incarnation itself.

Now is the time for each local Church to assess its fervor and find fresh enthusiasm for its spiritual and pastoral responsibilities , by reflecting on what the Spirit has been saying to the People of God in this special year of grace , and indeed in the longer span of time from the Second Vatican Council to the Great Jubilee " (no. 3).

In these words of our Holy Father, we find a charter for our own 150th Jubilee celebration . I hope that those many local churches formed from the original Archdiocese, like Sacramento , Salt Lake City, Reno, Oakland, Stockton, Santa Rosa , San Jose, and Las Vegas, and those that were part of the Metropolitan Province from its founding until 1936 — Monterey, Los Angeles, San Diego, Fresno, Orange and San Bernardino — as well as those that became associated with the Province — Honolulu and Agana, Guam — will be blessed too in this sesquicentennial celebration of remembrance and renewal.

May this year be a time for all of us in the Archdiocese to hear again, deeply within our hearts, the call to holiness — the fundamental vocation each one of us received in our Baptism into Jesus Christ and into his Body, the Church.

May we seek the face of Jesus, listen to his words of hope and salvation , and seek to follow in his footsteps throughout our earthly pilgrimage. May we open our hearts to Christ , in Ms Word of Scripture , and in his Sacraments celebrated in the Church. May we love to "keep holy the day of the Lord" by celebrating the Eucharist at Christ 's invitation every Sunday. May we encourage one another by word and example to live hol y lives , and in this way make the face of Christ visible to those among whom we live in the world today.

Charity is another word for grace; it is God's love poured out into our hearts. As Pope John Paul reminds us (NMI, no.

49), "charity of its nature opens out into a service that is universal; it inspires in us a commitment to practical and concrete love for every human being." True charity will lead us to look out for and look after the poor, whether they are materially or spiritually poor. Christ's example should inspire in us not only a compassion like his own, but also a commitment to create the political and economic conditions in which every person can live in human dignity. Such charity should foster a commitment to the search for lasting peace, based on justice and respect for human dignity. I should moreover renew our commitment to respect the life of every human being, from conception until natural death - and to promote a firm ethical resolve in society to reject the misuse of biotechnology for purposes of human cloning and the like.

Such a commitment to practical and concrete love can and ought to have a transforming effect in our national and world culture. It is a commitment rooted in our baptism, which grounds the special vocation of the laity of the Church to take such love in practice into their family and community life, into their responsibilities in the marketplace, in political and economic life, and in the world of work. May God grant us vision and strength to make such charity practical and concrete in our j\rchdiocese today, this year, and into the future known only to our gracious and loving God. I want to conclude this homily inaugurating our Sesquicentennial Jubilee Year here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco by offering these prayers: 0 Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church — and our Moth er — we commend to your maternal care the coming Jubilee Year of remembrance and renewal, as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the aArchdiocese of San Francisco, O Mary, who opened your womb to the conception of our Savior, and your heart to the infinite love of God, help your children today in the Archdiocese of San Francisco echo your Annunciation prayer, "Let it be done to me as you say." Help us to live our lives in faithful obedience to God's holy will, as you did.

O St. Francis, poor man of Assisi, whose name our City and our Archdiocese so proudl y bear, you heard the voice of Christ say to you, "Francis, rebuild my Church." Help us who look to you as our Patron to recognize the great grace and responsibility we have as "living stones" of which the Church is built. Intercede for us, who desire to follow daily in the footsteps of Jesus, our Divine Master, so that we may be eager to carry out the mission he has entrusted to his Church - the mission of proclaiming his gospel of love and peace to the world of today and tomonow.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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