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About the cover: Seminarian Paul Anioult treadling a religion class at St. Cecilia Parish , San Francisco. Mercy Sister Regena Ross answers questions at intmaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco.

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Father Tom Seagrave presided at I s' Saturday Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma on Jan. 1, where he helped the assembly close the gap on the 2 ,000 years Nicole Menez and Oscar Andaluz enjoy selections from since Christ 's birth by pointing out that 20 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School's library years or 40 living people peop le living 100 50 years have bridged the span. We are as close as ever , the pastor of Visitacion Parish said season.... St. Rita Parish, Fairfax said thanks and "to the child of God in whom we, as children of farewell to parish secretary, Beverl y Vanni at a God , find ourselves." Each member of the assem- retirement party on Dec. 19. Bev has been a backbly found a book of millennium prayers on their bone of the parish office and school for 32 years , seats as they arrived for the Mass. Kathy Atkinson , and she and her husband , Mike, have been members cemeteries director, says the books are available to of the parish for even longer. Their daughter is all who'd like one by dropp ing by the office in Carmelite Sister Anna Marie Vanni , Mother Colma or calling (650) 756-2060. Leading prayer at Prioress of the community 's monastery in recent Veterans ' Day services were Chap lain Marinwood .... Deacon George Salinger of St. /Fathers Lt. Eduardo Dura , and Lt. Cmdrs. Alex Matthias Parish , Redwood City, hosted a party for Legaspi and Felix Namocatcat , USN; Lt. Bill Catholic inmates at San Quentin who "devoted Vaug han and Major Michael Padazinski , many hours to supporting the chapel and its many USAF.... Come July 1, the Sacred Heart Sisters ' programs. "...The Italian Catholic Federation has Schools of the Sacred Heart in SF will have a new a new web site at icf.org, providing information director. She is Pamela Hayes , current principal of about its many good works.... The work continues the compound' s elementary wing. The appointment at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School was announced by C. Don Clay Sacred Heart 's library where collections are now on computer and chair of the board . Pamela, an alum of the Sisters ' the rooms have been spiffed up, said development schools in the Northeast , has been an educator since director , Julia Tollafied. Judy Bursak is librarian Millbrae 's St. 1968. There 's also a new director of the communi- and Teresa Anthony, principal Ciancaglini , Dunstan Elementary sends a "glorious happy new 's schools in Atherton where Joseph ty Ed.D., takes the reins this summer. He 's a year" to us all....College bound men and women Georgetown , Boston U and Columbia grad cur- pursuing careers in the floricultures and plant scirently heading Georgetown High School in the ences are invited to app ly for the American Fuchsia nation 's capital. Jeffrey Chambers, chair of the Society annual scholarship. Deadline is April 1. Call board for the Sister 's Peninsula schools said Sacred (415)731-5817. ...Immaculate Conception Academy 's Heart is "extraordinarily fortunate " to have the doc- class of 1989 celebrated its 10"1 anniversary with a tor on board .... Dominican Sister Christine good time at Fisherman 's Wharf a coup la ' months Wilcox , director of Young Adult Ministry, and ago. Joining the fun were former ICA princi pal Scott Moyer , a member of St. Dominic Parish Dominican Sister John Martin Fixa , and teachers Young Adult Group, were quoted in a recent SF Dominican Sister Julie Distel , Mary Cerutti and Weekly story about how the not-quite-middle aged Linda Hjelle. Grads on hand included Dana Sims, are tapp ing into spirituality. "We find that young Sherry Lopez, Ana Maria Hernandez , Grazia adults are reall y looking for more than just a party," Navigato , Amanda Van Steen, Heidi Darling Sister Christine said. Scott agrees say ing young Wrig ht , Maria Aguirre , Lori Ginesi , Liza adults "are looking for faith or meaning in their Bolanos, Julia Gonzalez , Melanie Paul y, Monica lives."...Please let me say again how nice it would Amador, Alana Benitez Sotomayor, Ellen be if Nordstrom expanded its hours so all those dri- Cunanan Aubeg, Mariel Bernal Perales , Lillian vers who 'd rather be shopping there would have Aceituno , Linda Correa Borstel , Roxana Lara, somewhere else to be during morning rush hour. Etheljive Guevara , Mary Ellen Harp Mullins , And am I the only one who has tired of "best of" Vera Priego, Susie Sutton Callahan , Christina repeats when columnists and radio personalities are Russell-Ruiz , Renee Giullory, Jennifer Castro, on vacation? 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The evening included dinner , encourage families to make the new year a time to awards and a slide show, with each alum receiving a revisit what he called the "three C's: community, memory book ....Prayers and thanks for Jill communications and commitment." ...Longtime Stapleton of St. Gabriel Parish and Kate Carter , Young Men 's Institute member Dick Noftsger tells director of the St. Vincent Pallotti Center in us that Council 32 delivered almost 100 gifts and Sacramento who are now candidates to become food baskets to families who could use 'em in Daly Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin City and SSF during the recently past Christmas Mary....Father John Cloherty, pastor , Hol y Angels Parish , Colma has returned from a five and a half month sabbatical telling parishioners it was West Coast Church Supplies "wonderful" and that when he started the leave , it 369 Grand Avenue South San Francisco became clear very quickly how much he missed the (Easy access: 3 blocks west of the 101 freeway) parish family... .Pacifica 's St. Peter Parish has conl-<80O)-767-O660 tinuing outreach to poorer families in Pajaro. 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Parental notification initiative

Petition drive halted as deadline neared; backers vow to try again

Backers of a California ballot initiative mandating parental nolification before abortion of a minor 's pregnan cy called a hal t Dec. 30 to efforts aimed at collecting the 671 ,000 valid signature s of registered voters needed by Jan. 6 to qualif y the initiative for the November election.

However, proponents say plans are underway to file the same initiative in the future and secure the required funding to qualif y the initiative for the California ballot .

California 's Catholic bishops voiced strong public support for the proposed parental notification initiative (PNI) in September and many parishes and diocesan entities throughout the state began signature-gathering efforts. The San Francisco Archdiocese circulated petitions throug h parishes beg inning in October and enlisted the support of many volunteers and organizations.

The Famil y Protection Committee, the major proponent of the initiative under the leadership of Republican Assembl yman Bill Camp bell , a Catholic , decided to halt their effort for two reasons , according to Ned Dolejsi , executive director of the California Catholic Conference (CCC) in Sacramento. The CCC is the public policy arm of the California Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Dolejsi said major donors to the signature-gathering teers who put their time and energy into the petition phase of the campai gn determined that it was probabl y drive. "In a short period of time and during a holiday not possible to gather enoug h si gnatures by the deadline. period when it is difficult to focus peop le 's attention , "The funds were secured too late to guarantee that we more than 24,000 valid signature s were collected. " could make it ," he noted.

The PNI issue is not dead by any means, said In addition , efforts by Catholic volunteers statewide Wesolek. "A great deal of education was accomp lished were going to produce about 210,000 signatures , short and major funders are committed to placing the initiative of planned efforts for 300,000 or more, he said. Other on the California ballot in the future ," he noted. volunteer efforts were not achieving their goals either , Dolejsi added , "Commitment among proponents and he added. sponsors remains strong; this proposed law is ri ght , necDolejsi said the committee and major donors deter- essary and the campai gn is winnable. " mined that it would not be prudent to invest more than The proposed initiative would have amended the state $600,000 and then possibl y come up just short on sig- constitution "to provide that , except for medical emernatures. "It was determined that the money would be gency, 110 abortion shall be performed upon an unerrumbetter spent on a new campaign to qualif y at a future cipated minor until the physician notifies (the) minor 's time ," he said. parent or legal guardian " at least 48 hours in advance.

Plans are under way to file the same initiative and to The initiative 's accompany ing statute would hav e secure the required funding prior to beginning the effort authorized monetary penalties and damage claims for again , Dolejsi added. violations of the amendment. In addition , the statute George Wesolek , Director of Public Policy and Social would have permitted a minor to confidentially petition Concern s for the Archdiocese of San Francisco , juvenile court for a notification waiver in the even t of expressed gratitude to pastors , parishioners and volun- proven physical or sexual abuse by a parent or guardian.

Interfaith dialogue

Orthodox religions exp ert is this y ear 's Paul Wattson lecturer

By Tom Burke The annual Paul Wattson Lecture, a keystone of the Bay Area's ecumenical and interreligious movement, will take place at the University of San Francisco on Jan. 28 beginning at 8 p.m.

Jaroslav Pelikan , Ph.D., a Yale University professor of history and a world renowned expert on the world' s Orthodox religions, will present the talk , named for Father Paul Wattson , founder of the Franciscan Atonement Friars whose main work is develop ing opportunities for dialogue among different faiths.

Father P.Gerard O'Rourke , who is ecumenical officer for the Archdiocese and will be present for the gathering, said the Wattson event is "crucial" to interfaith action.

"It 's a day that brings all kinds of people from the ecumenical and interreli gious world together," he said. "It 's the most significant event of the year and provides the leadership in the inte rfaith field with a chance to meet personally with a world renowned speaker on the work."

Previousl y featured speakers have included Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland and the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin , Archbishop of Chicago.

Father O'Rourke called Dr. Pelikan an excellent choice as a "very prominent scholar in the area of Orthodox theology " and as an expert on the Orthodox perspective of the Blessed Mother where she is known as Theotokos or "the bearer of God." A former Lutheran , Dr. Pelikan is an active member of the Orthodox Church in America.

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Father O'Rourke , who is celebrating his tenth year as the Archbishop 's interfaith representative , called the decade an "incredible privilege " to participate in fulfilling "the long expressed wishes of the Holy Father for unity among faiths." Father O'Rourke said Pope John Paul II is "recognized around the world as a huge leader in this

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The talks here — co-sponsored by USF — have been "such a success" that the Atonement Community has established the event in several other major cities in this country and in Canada, Father O'Rourke said. More than 300 peop le — from faith s including Roman Catholic, Judaism and several Protestan t and Orthodox sects — are expected to take part.

The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will take place from Jan. 1 8 - 2 5 with a theme from Ephesians: "Praised be God who has blessed us in Christ and sealed us in the spirit."

In a letter to parishes in December, Archbishop William J. Levada called the theme "particularl y appropriate for the Great Jubilee Year 2000" and shared Pope John Paul IPs "hope for our common progress in ecumenism in the th ird millennium ."

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Motherhood of Mary stressed

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II, at his first general audience of 2000, urged the faithful to reflect on Mary, the mother of Jesus , who is also mother of all Christians. "All throug h his childhood , Jesus called Mary his mother. When he later addressed her as 'woman,' he was emphasizing that she is not just his biolog ical mother but also the mother of the people of the new covenant , " the pope told a crowd of 7,000 peop le gathered in the Paul VI audience hall Jan. 5. Following three years of jubilee preparation , the last of which , 1999, focused on the Father, the pope urged those present to reflect on Mary at the beginning of 2000.

Sacramento diocese fo rgives debt

SACRAMENTO , Calif . (CNS) — Bishop William K. Weigand has announced that the Diocese of Sacramento will forg ive $1.5 million in debt owed by 10 parishes, schools and agencies. The move is in keeping with recommendations from Pope John Paul II for the Holy Year 2000 and the Jubilee Committee of the diocese, the bishop said. The Diocesan Finance Council developed a plan for debt relief to parishes recognized "financiall y challenged , " in (hat they have accumulated debts beyond their ability to manage, despite the very diligent efforts of parish leadership, Bishop Weigand said in a letter to pastors and administrators of the entities affected.

Dioceses Medjug orje g uidelines

DALLAS (CNS) — The Diocese of Dallas has adopted guidelines on Medjugorje-related activities that clearl y define as "private " any devotion to the reported Marian apparitions in the former Yugoslavian republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Bishop Charles V. Grahmann issued the guidelines Dec. 22 for pastors "to clarify the situation on the church's position. " The guidelines were drawn up following efforts to organize a large gathering for Medjugorje visionary Ivan Dragicevic , who Jives in the United States. He f requently tours U.S. cities and claims to have Marian visions wherever he is.

Philipp ine p riest-turned-rebelhilled

MANILA, Phili pp ines (CNS) — A priest who became a rebel during the rule of the late President Ferdinand Marcos was killed in his famil y home by communist guerrillas led by his younger brother. Police reports said Conrado Balweg, a former Divine Word priest, was having coffee in Malibcong, 170 miles north of Manila , when he was shot at 4 a.m. Dec. 31. UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand , reported the town is in Abra, one of the five

Patriarch sees little hope for unity

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — The leader of the world's 200 million Orthodox Christians said hopes that Christians will achieve unity soon are "groundless. " He added thai Pope John Paul II had laken "larger steps " toward Christian unity than previous popes , but warned that his exercise of papal primacy was still unacceptable to Orthodox churches. "For me, fundamentall y, the papacy expresses a spirit far removed from the spirit of the Orthodox Churc h , " said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinop le, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.

Venezuelanflood victims

CARACAS, Venezuela (CNS) — Archbishop Ignacio Velasco Garcia of Caracas called on Catholics to "express unity and solidarity " with flood victims as more rain fell , threatening more flooding. Before the country could recover from the floods and landslides that partiall y destroyed the central state of Vargas in mid-December, leaving as many as 50,000 dead and about 400,000 homeless, new heavy rains and floods were reported Jan. 4 in Caracas and in the northeastern state of Tachira, near the border with Colombia.

Officials said the death toll from the December rains mi ght never be known , since most victims were swept out to sea or buried under earth and rubble.

Many U.S. bishop s to retire soon

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Even after two retirements Jan . 4 of Bishop John McGann of Rockville Center, NY and Bishop Andrew McDonald of Little Rock , as many as 20 more U.S. bishops — including three cardinals — could also retire in 2000 because they are at or beyond the retirement age of 75. Six currently active bishops are celebrating their 75th birthdays this year. And sixteen active bishops were already 75 when the new year started. With the two Jan. 4 retirements, 14 are still active. Church law says at age 75 a bishop "is requested to present his resignation " to the pope.

Seehs end to Indonesia violence

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II appealed for peace in Indonesia 's Molucca Islands , where interreligious violence resumed in December after a period of relative calm. Speaking after his weekly general audience Jan. 5, the pope urged all of the world' s trouble spots, and particularl y the Moluccas , to listen to the Christmas message of peace.

The pope asked that peace might "break the chain of vengeance, heal the wounds of hate and, banishing forever the temptation of violence , spur Christians and Muslims to recognize themselves as members of the sing le human family and to rebuild harmonious relations , in justice and forg iveness. "

'Worrier's g uide' to saints written

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (CNS) — It is the middle of the ni ght; you are wide awake worry ing about money, the health of a loved one or the next day 's test. Your nightl y prayers said, you wonder if there is more you can do. Who do you turn to? How about asking St. Expedites, St. Elmo or St. Thomas Aquinas — the three specialists for the above-mentioned problems — for hel p? Not with just any prayer, mind you, but with the time-tested, results-proven rituals used for decades. It is for situations just like this that Alice La Plante and Clare La Plante, two sisters living half a country apart, joined together and wrote a new book called "Heaven Hel p Us: A Worrier 's Guide to the Patron Saints . " "I remember growing up, my mother, grandmother, aunts and all the relatives were always having some little thing they could do to

Catholic Pilgrimages for the Jubilee

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China ordinations said worrisome

ROME (CNS) — The ordination of five bishops by the government-approved church in China highli g hts a worrisome trend toward greater government involvement in the bishop-selection process, said a longtime China-watcher, Italian Father Giancarlo Politi. The ordinations also raise questions about the eventual reconciliation of the bishops with the Vatican, especial ly because the new bishops were so young, said Father Politi , director of the magazine Mondo e Missione (World and Mission). The priest is a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions.

Mother Teresa top s most admired

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mother Teresa of Calcutta came out as the most admired person of the 20th century in a yearend Gallup Poll of more than 500 Americans. Of those surveyed , 49 percent called her one of the peop le they admire most in the century. Other Catholics in the top 10 were President John F. Kenned y, who was third , and Pope John Paul II , who ranked eighth . Most admired after Mother Teresa was the slain U.S. civil ri ghts leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Gallup/CNN/USA Today poll of 511 adults was conducted by telephone Dec. 20-21 and has a statistical margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent.

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Suggestion pope could resign sparks once-taboo discussion

By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A German bishop's suggestion that Pope John Paul II could one day resi gn has stimulated open discussion on a once-taboo subject at the Vatican.

The remark s b y Bishop Karl Lehmann Jan. 9 — misreported by the Italian press as a request for the pope to step down — provoked immediate controversy and a rush to defend the pope by Roman Curia officials.

A flurry of denials and clarifications followed, with everyone — includin g Bishop Lehmann — agreeing the 79-year-old pontiff was full y capable of continuing in office.

"Even thoug h the pope appears very tired , the Hol y Father is in the fullness of his mental faculties. I don 't think the hypothesis of resi gning has been considered , not even recentl y," said Dominican Father Georges Cottier , theolog ian of the papal household.

Cardinal Pio Laghi , a longtime Vatican official who recently retired, said: "We have an excellent Holy Father. I think a decision like resignation cannot be suggested to the pope, It 's a decision that would be his alone."

The pope appeared to offer an unintentional response to the debate when, speaking about the elusive goal of world peace , he told di plomats Jan. 10: "God never asks us anything above our capabilities , in the sense that he gives us the strength to complete what he expects of us."

But even at the Vatican , some acknowledged that B i s h o p Lehmann , president of the German bishops ' conference, had voiced what many people have privatel y wondered as they watched the pope strugg le throug h the first big Holy Year events, frequentl y looking frail and unsteady.

Bishop Lehmann said while he thought the pope was at the "high point " of his pontificate, it was not being disloyal to talk about papal resignation as a possibility.

Several experts pointed out Church law allows a pope to resign , and there has been at least one pope who did.

"This is not an eternal assignment , lt is limited first of all by death , and then perhaps by other circumstances. If a pope, having reflected and prayed deeply, feels in conscience he no longer has the capacity to carry out the office, he could decide to

preparing the papal biograp hy. He said the fact Church law makes provisions for papal retirement shows that "it 's not inconceivable. " "But it does raise a question about the theolog ical character of the pope 's paternity for the universal Church ," Weigel said.

"It seems to me that one way to think about this is: fathers and families. Fathers get old, and it 's not a bad thing for families to have parents who are older," he said.

"From what I've seen publicl y, and at lunch with the pope a few days before Bishop Lehmann 's remarks, John Paul II has the strength , the courage and the will for the job," he said.

The last pope to resign voluntaril y was St. Celestine V, who stepped down in 1296 after a short reign. Reports of several other resignations in early centuries have not been proven.

Canon 332 of Church law stipulates that a papal resignation be made freely and "duly manifested," which is generally understood to mean in writing or in the presence of witnesses. Most experts believe a papal resignation would have to be communicated to the College of Cardinals, which elects popes.

But Church law makes clear no one need accept a pope's resignation for it to be valid.

A sick pope can delegate much of his authority to trusted aides. But if a pope becomes incapacitated without having previously delegated responsibility, no decisions that require papal authority can be made.

Vatican sources , speaking privatel y, have suggested that Pope John Paul may have already made provisions for any such eventuality.

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resign," said one hi ghl y placed Vatican Resignation is more likely in the modem source who asked not to be named. age, Italian journalist Luigi Accattoli wrote, Such a resignation would not show a lack because there no longer exist political impedof confidence in God, he said. iments to retirement, such as the risk that a "God entrusts responsibilities to people retired pope would mobilize forces against a who are capable of carrying them out. Even reigning pontiff. someone ill can do this. But suppose the Pope Paul VI, who is said to have considpope were to lose his ability to speak, for ered and rejected the idea of retirement late in example. That would raise a very delicate his papacy, once said that a paternal role — problem," the source said. that of the Hol y Father — cannot be Modern resigned. medical That 's a point recalled by Catholic San advances have Francisco columnist George Weigel, who made it more spent many hours with Pope John Paul in likel y the Church will sooner or later have to face such problems, he said. Pope John Paul is being treated for a nervous system disorder believed to be Parkinson 's disease, a debilitating illness.

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Well-known seminary professor and ' ecumenist , Sul pician Father Frank Norris , died at an Atherton nursing facility on Jan . 7. Ordained in 1950 , the Marin native spent his entire priesthood as a member of the Society of St. Sulpice , a group of priests dedicated to the initial and ongoing formation of priests.

A widely respected scholar, he was a member of the faculty at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park since 1958 and also held posts at the now closed St. Josep h' s College in Mountain View; St. Mary 's Seminary in Baltimore , Maryland; and the Continuing Education of Clerg y Institute in Berkeley.

In 1962 , Father Norris, who has willed his body to Stanford Medical School , published a well-received and respected work on ecclesiology titled , God's Own People.

A memorial Mass , with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding, was celebrated in the chapel of St. Patrick Seminary on Jan. 11. Remembrances may be made to the seminary, 320 Middlefield Rd „ Menlo Park, 94025-3596.

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Maryknoll Father James Charles Connell, a missioner to Peru for 33 years and a native of San Francisco, died Dec. 30 at Maryknoll Center in upstate New York. He was 84 years old and a priest for 55 years.

Father Connell attended Noe Valley's St. Paul Elementary School before entering the Mary knoll Junior Seminary in Mountain View in 1930, later studying at Mountai n View 's now closed St. Joseph College Seminary and St. Mary 's College in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a linguist with fluency in English, Spanish and the indigenous languages of the people he served throughout Peru.

In the mid-1960s, Father Connell served for a year at Most Holy Redeemer Parish.

From 1976 until his retirement to Maryknoll's Los Altos facility in 1994, he headed Maryknoll development efforts from its San Francisco residence. He moved to Maryknoll's main campus last year.

On the 50" anniversary of his ordination , the priest said, "As a missioner, I am fulfilling the Church's obligation to be a sign to all the world that Jesus Christ is alive and present among us."

A funeral Mass was celebrated at Maryknoll Center on Jan. 5. Father Connell's remains will be interred in Los Altos following a memorial Mass on a later date.

Father Connell is survived by relatives including nieces Marian Newton of San Francisco; Joan Scudder of Pacifica and Helen Gotelli of Redwood City.

John Balka , a former music director of St. ' s M a r y Cathedral and a nationall y known organist , died from liver cancer at his home in Washington , John Balka D.C. on Dec. 16. Most recently, he had been director of music and princi pal organist at St. Mathew Cathedral in the nation 's capital.

Balka had a princi pal music role at the Candlestick Park Mass marking Pope John Paul IPs visit to the Archdiocese in 1987. His last organ recital was at the dedication of a new organ at San Francisco 's St. Anne of the Sunset Parish on Nov. 5.

He was a successful concert performer having worked with the San Francisco Symp hony on more than 40 occasions and was complimented in several media for his "impressive " play ing and "generous spontaneous spirit."

Balka was a founding member of Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Dec. 21 in Washington with burial in Idaho. There will be a memorial Mass at St. Mary 's Cathedral on Jan. 22 at 12:10 p.m. with music by the Cathedral Choir.

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"The Rockhurst family has lost a treasured member," said Jesuit Father Thomas A. Pesci, president of Rockhurst. "Tom's legacy as a consummate professional educator, and genuine friend to all will continue to inspire us and the work he so loved. He had a mission, and the Lord blessed his labors here."

At Rockhurst , Murphy had a huge part in planning and carrying out a recent $13.5 million renovation of the school.

Murphy, also a graduate of the Sunset 's St. Gabriel Elementary School , went on from St. Ignatius in 1976 to earn an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of San Francisco and a graduate degree in private school administration ¦ from USF's Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership.

He taught biology and served as head of the St. Ignatius ' science department for nine years before becoming assistant principal for academics at the school in 1989.

While there, he had a major role in the school' s transition to coeducation and strengthening of the honors and advanced placement program.

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So how is her Life different from that of any young to share; lots of hands go up. teacher? In some ways it isn 't. She spends Petite in her white and black habit , evenings working on lesson plans and Sister Regena, a temporary professed sister preparing for class. She struggles to balance at 30, doesn 't look much older than her stuher ministry with social time, but can only dents, but she radiate s a mature confidence email her two oldest friends for now. No and ease. "You have to know who you are time for visits . and who you want to become," she says in But here, differences begin. She delights answer to a question about drinking with to spend her free time in prayer as a tempofriends. "You have to decide what you rary professed; the Dominicans ' Liturgy of want to do before someone else decides for the Hours at St. Dominic Parish fi rst you." attracted her to her community. She feels In the 1950's and 60's young women the deep rhythm and beauty of the twice-awho thought they knew what they wanted day ritual , which as she says, "is so physito do came in droves to the convents in the cal - standing, sitting, kneeling together."

U.S. They seemed to step off the stage at Her life, including her own livel y guitar high school graduation , stopping briefly to Sister Sandy Prucha play ing, is contained in the convent and take off their nail polish before donning the school buildings at 24th and Guerrero where veil. The novitiate of 100 beds at the she lives with 17 other Dominicans, a pattern interspersed Sisters of Mercy Burlingame Motherhouse was bursting durwith visits to the Motherhouse in Mission San Jose and an ing those years. occasional bike ride.

It was a unique time in history of the American church.

The structured life isn 't the key for all younger sisters The numbers at Mercy convent swelled to a record 25 proentering at the end of this millennium. Some have left and fessions in 1964, dropping back to ones and twos in the years finding the essence of community unchanged. returned , after 1976. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur based in Belmont experienced much the same numbers. Many of those 18 year olds found they didn 't belong in a religious community and left to find their paths outside the convent.

Today there is again a steady trickle of candidates and novices into women 's religious communities. Those entering are older and further along in their education .

Their average age according to a study by the National Religious Vocations Conference is 39. Most have had time to try out working and living in a world where careers and salaries for women have blossomed. What attracts these Women who promote women to religious life where they are truly "the younger ...justice sisters" even in their forties? A national study in 1997 by ...the role of women CARA pegs the average age of women religious as 68. ...systemic change What satisfies these new members so that they stay?

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Sister Regena Ross discusses a homework assignment with her 10th grade students at Immaculate Conception Academy in San Francisco Mercy Sister Sandy Prucha reentered the Mercy Community in 1998 after a gap of almost a dozen years.

Outside the community she added an MA in public administration and a Ph.D. in educational psychology to her academic degrees. She became vice-principal and a specialist in bilingual education in the Redwood City School District.

Community drew the energetic red head back. She's an activist; she organized a Memorial Day softball game, talent show, and picnic for all the Mercy sisters in the San Francisco area. The Motherhouse tamale-making party before Christmas was her idea. She feels the responsibility to continuall y create and nourish community.

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By Evel yn Zappia "If St. Paul were alive today, he 'd have his own Web site and a large chat room ," said Christian Brother Donald Johanson of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.

The graduate of the University of San Francisco with a master 's degree in computer science is on-Ioan from Sacred Heart and busy in Rome, Italy, maintaining the internation al Web site that he created in four languages to keep his fellow brothers linked throughout the world. The assignment is "one of many blessings" his nearly 30-year vocation as a Christian Brothe r has given him.

While visiting his hometown , San Francisco , for a few weeks he spoke of a subject close to his heart , vocations. "I think one of the reasons for the vocation crisis (whatever we want to call it) is that young people are not being asked to consider reli gious life or the priesthood ," he said. "So, if nobod y asks you - you may not think about it."

"I ask young people more questions than I give them answers. When people say I am interested in the Brothers I ask them to consider within themselves where is that call coming from , what 's it all about , what is their dream of what this is all about."

An innocent question asked of Brother Donald in his young novice life resulted in turning his world upside down. The question was innocentl y asked , "Have you ever considered other options?" He realized he never had.

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But during the four Brother Donald Johanson years in the Air Force there was one connection Donald could not sever - his relationship with the Christian Brothers. He kept in touch with them. And while his Air Force buddies contemp lated commercial piloting, Donald thoug ht of rejoining the brothers. The passage of time and experience delivered the answers to his questions.

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This development : pie collar-the caption: "Some while collar aware of what Pope John a. reli gious life. We recognize the increasing s 5 prayers shows that the "culture jobs are More Challeng ing than Others ... Paul II has called a a, P. need for the entire Catholic community to I and efforts of leaders in prevalent at every The Priesthood." The billboard gives a of death" 3 invite individuals from their midst to con; these communities are level of society.

Seminarians phone number where men interested in sider life as a priest , brother , or sister. We , and should fruit bearing priests serve as and ordained \ this more challeng ing "white collar job" may still experience a shortage of numencourage us to do even a clear counter-cultural sign ' might call. Arguably, priesthood should Forner Father Craig but when it comes to quality, there is bers, , encourmore to invite world of life and hope for a not be considered on the same level as no corresponding shortage of generosity and support vocations from many age, y crossing the threshold of the recentl no matter what the color of just other '"jobs," and willingness to devote one 's life to cultures. " the collar. However the billboard makes Third Millennium of Christianity.

Every year at this time beginning with God and God's Church. Witness the men As we examine the call to disci p leshi p clear the point that priesthood , perhaps in this new millennium more than ever which Jesus extended to people of his the feast of the Baptism of the Lord , the p icture on this page as prime evidence.

One final personal: years ago one of before , ranks as one of the most challeng- own time, we see over and over again that Church invites us to deepen our aware VOCATIONS, page 19 the call and the positive response always ness of the Christian vocation. God calls ing way s of life.

The theology and teaching of the lead to a different beat and rhythm than Catholic Church has consistentl y regard- what the person had been living before . In ed priesthood more of a vocation than a the Gospels people change when they job. Some pessimists mig ht claim that this beg in to follow the Lord; and the scri pturvocation , or call from God to ordained al accounts of the earl y Church show a priesthood , seems too challeng ing and variety of leadershi p sty les and pastoral less attractive in the modern age because situations. Still today, those in priestly fewer men hear it or upon hearing it , fail formation offer the Churc h and the world to respond to it. The men pictured in the a wealth of experience and wisdom as accompany ing story, our seminarians they confront a wide variety of contempoSk and possibility j^KS ÂŚ studying for the priesthood of the rary pastoral problems and issues. Many Archdiocese of San Francisco , stand as seminarians today have heard and living proof that we continue to find men marched to a different rhythm in life willing to answer the initial stirrings of a before considering priesthood. Unlike forpriestl y vocation experienced deep within mer generations of men who entered sem^^**~ + Serving God + them. More than a century ago, in taking inaries rig ht after eighth grade or high in the parish, in schools, and missions; a counter-cultural stance in regard to non- school , today it is not uncommon for a as prison, hospital, and military chaplains violence and racial equality, Henry David seminarian to have had a previous career.

Thore au wrote his famous words , "If a Many of today 's seminarians hav e heard Become a Franciscan Priest or Brother man does not keep pace with his compan- this vocational call in a different lanWrite: Vocation Director, Conventual Franciscans 5432 Torrance Blvd. Torrance, CA 90503 ions , perhaps it is because he hears a dif- guage, in a foreign country or other parts Call: (310) 540-4384 - Email CalFriars@aol.com ferent drummer. " In many ways, the sem- of the U.S., and in families which bear litinarian of today takes a counter-cultural tle resemblance to the Cleavers, Nelsons, stance in regard to the value of reli gion or Brady 's. These seminarians from far and faith , the importance of a life of com- and wide come to serve a local Church in mitted service to God's people, and the San Francisco quite different than the one unique role priests play in the univ ersal they knew at home. Bishop Roger call to holiness and discipleship shared by Schwietz , chair of the Catholic Bishops ' all the bapti zed.

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Fourteen men currentl y are in training to become priests of the San Francisco Archdiocese. Ei ght attend St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park and six are stud ying in other locations. Here are biographical sketches of the seminarians.

PAUL ARNOULT — Paul was born in Tennessee and moved to San Jose when he was seven. While pursuing a degree at San Francisco State , he began an 11 year stay with a growing technology firm.

"Material ly, everything was wonderful but I knew 1 wanted something more," Paul said during an interview at St. Cecilia Parish where he is spending his Pastoral Year. Paul credits his parents , now retired in Arkansas , for his strong faith today. Paul also is grateful to a former boss who arranged a leave of absence for him to look more closel y at the priesthood. "She was very supportive even to this day," Paul said.

"I have been very blessed." In 1996 at age 36, Paul entered St. Patrick's Seminary.

PAUL CASEY — Paul is one of our few locally-born seminarians and is currentl y in his second year at St. Francis College Seminary in San Diego. Paul held a variety of office management positions before entering the seminary. He looks upon the priest today as a "human guide to Christ 's message of salvation ." One of the older students at the college-level formation program, he serves as a positive and strong role model for younger students also in formation.

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Brian is another of our seminarians born in the Bay Area and a product of several of our archdiocesan Catholic schools including St. Joseph's High School Seminary where he was a student from 1967-1971. Brian 's vocation journey has taken him in a variety of directions, including a few years in a religious community, where he was ordained a deacon. Three years ago, however, he felt the attraction once again for diocesan priesthood and entered St. Patrick Seminary. Bri an hopes to be ordained to priesthood later this year.

TOM ELLSWORTH — Tom comes to the Archdiocese from the Central Valley of California but desires to pursue ministry in a more urban area. An active Catholic all his life, Tom has had professional experience in youth ministry in the Diocese of San Jose.

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JLn contrast to the Christmas carol bearing its name, it is no longer a "little town " and it is rarely, if ever, "still."

As Bethlehem labors to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of Jubilee Year 2000 visitors expected to visit the site of Jesus' birth , its mayor has his own "hopes and fears " - not the least of which is that Christians from around the worl d "will not remember us only on Dec. 24 and 25" after the excitement of the holy year has passed.

"We need our brother Christians to remember us, to remember we are a spiritual capital of the world, and to help us survive ," said Hanna Nasser, 66, Bethlehem 's mayor since June 1997, and its vice mayor for nearl y 26 years before that.

Survival , the Bethlehem native told Catholic San Francisco , is threatened on several fronts including: • Finding ways to stunt the exodus of Christians from the city; • Securing foreign investment in the municipality's infrastructure where some areas still do not have basic services; • Overcoming the "high price " the city has paid and continues to pay under Israeli policies.

Nasser was highly critical of how "the occupation " of Bethlehem b y Israel had crippled its economy and disheartened residents. As example, he cited the "closures " of the city by the Israeli military in 1997 that effectively sealed off Bethlehem — for 29 consecutive days in August , then another almost three weeks in September.

Interesting ly, Nasser said , the closure also hurt tourism to Jerusalem. Holy Land pilgrims delayed or postponed trips because they consider Jerusalem , the site of Jesus Christ 's crucifixion , and Bethlehem "as a package" that also includes the Basilic a of the Annunciation in Nazareth.

"They discovered they were cutting the branch on which they were sitting, " Nasser smiled. "It was a hard lesson for them."

Bethlehem is now under the administration of the Palestinian Authority. Nazareth and Jerusalem are located within Israel.

Today a military check point is located at the ed ge of Bethlehem at the beginning of the six-mile drive to Jerusalem.

"The check point has done major damage by splitting the cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem," Nasser charged, calling it an artificial "political border" and a continuing form of Israeli harassment of Palestinians.

Israeli soldiers routinely stop Palestinian buses and taxis bound from Bethlehem to Jerusalem to request ]proper .„ ; ^L-. „f i r ; . . . ,* ; , , . , „„..j„ *~,_ i .y identification card s ^„«— from passengers. Onl Palestinians possessing Israeli-issued identity cards may enter Jerusalem. Many Palestinians who have been unable to obtain permits risk arrest or heavy fines by sli pping into the Jerusalem area for day work — which many do , local residents admit.

Nasser claimed the check point also throws a damper on some pil grims ' desires to visit Bethlehem.

In addition , he said, Israel has "confiscated" lands around Bethlehem to the exten t the city has littie room for growth.

I Israel , the mayor said flatl y, "has deprived us (Palestinians) of our basic rights to live on our own homeland ."

Oppression and Jack of employment opportunities, he added, are key factors in the "very serious problem" of Christian emigration. He noted that prior to 1948 and the establishment of Israel , Bethlehem 's population was 95 percent Christian . Today roug hly 35% of its 27,000 residents are Christians, most of them Greek Orthodox.

Surveys indicate many Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem are considering moving to another country.

Bethlehem's Church of (he Nativity(above) is expected to help draw well over 2 million holy year pilgrims to the city of Christ's birth.

f i x"Grotto of the Nativity" — which houses the site revered as the cave where Mary gave birth to Jesus— is located under the altar of the Church of the Nativity pictured at right from the back of the church interior.

A 14-point silverstar (below) marks the cave floor.

The 1948 war in the region forced more than 750,000 Palestinians into refugee status, some researchers setting the figure at over 900,000. Additional military conflicts, notably the 1967 "Six Day War," combined with new births bring today 's estimated number of Palestinian refugees to roughly 5 million. The majority reside in the four dozen refugee camps that dot the Holy Land, including the West Bank, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon , Egypt and Syria.

Three refugee camps are located at Bethlehem.

The area of Israel added to that of Gaza and what is called the West Bank (Palestinian areas) totals about the size of New Jersey.

Nasser said Bethlehem Christians often feel "abandoned and forgotten " by Christians in other parts of the world. "We have felt this way for a long time, and sometimes have the feeling people don 't care."

"These families need homes and work ," he stated, noting Bethlehem has a "high rate " of unemployment. In addition , housing is scarce

and very expensive , he said , which also discourages young people from marrying and starting families.

He hopes increased tourism , international investment , and upgraded possibilities for advanced education will come to be in the mix of elements persuading Palestinians to remain in the Holy Land.

The mayor hopes Pope John Paul IPs March 22 visit will lead to increased awareness of Bethlehem 's challenges and to new Christian initiatives in the area comparable to the establishment of Vatican-sponsored Bethlehem University in 1975 at the encouragement of Pope Paul VI. Nasser pointed out that the Bethlehem 2000 Project carried out in concert between the city and the national Palestinian Authority has brought significant investment and upgrading to the munici pality. As Nasser was being interviewed , security and protocol issues involved in last week's visit of Russian leader Boris Yeltsin were being discussed in the next room.

When Pope John Paul II visits Bethlehem in March he will not see the rocky earth and sand - and sometimes mud — pathways and roads that surrounded the vacinity of the famed Church of the Nativity encountered by Pope Paul VI , the last pontiff to visit Bethlehem in January 1964.

Paving, curbing, drainage, and upgrading of roads throug hout the city make up part of the 110 Bethlehem improvement projects outlined as part of the Bethlehem 2000 Project , chaired officiall y by Palestinian Authority President Yaser Arafat.

Total cost of the projects was estimated at $362 million , Nasser said, but added that onl y about $100 million has been secured to date — $75 million from several nations , including $8.5 million from the U.S. and a $25 million World Bank loan.

Many of the implemented projects have been centered around the Church of the Nativity and the adjacent Manger Square with its munici pal building, shops, restaurants, police headquarters, mosque, stage and large open plaza.

Built in the 12,h century over the site revered to be the cave in which Mary gave birth to Jesus (the Grotto of the Nativity), the Church of the Nativity is the primary reason Bethlehem 2000 planners estimated as many as 5 million might visit the city during the holy year.

That number, however, is "probably exaggerated," said Mayor Nasser, who expects more like 2.5 million, still more than double the average annual number of pilgrims.

And potentially more than Bethlehem can comfortabl y accommodate , he fears . He cited concerns about sufficient access, enough restrooms, and other services.

Asked what it is like to be the mayor of the city where Jesus Christ was bom, Nasser - who traces his Bethlehem roots back nearly four centuries - said he feels "the burden of this every day on my shoulders " but takes heart in remembering "we are celebrating here the turning point of history, a birth of one who has changed the face of humanity.

An aerial view of the greater part of Bethlehem shows the location (arrow)of the Church of the Nativity, adjacent to which is located St. Catheiine Churchf romwhich midnight Mass isfrequentlybroadcast worldwide on Dec. 24.

Church of the Nativity comes under the authorityof the Greek Orthodox while St. Catherine is administered by the Franciscans.

Bethlehems' Mayor Hanna Nasser (right) greets ij xtin-rite Patriarch Michel Sabhah in front of Bethlehem 's Church of the Nativity the day before Christmas, at the end of the Holy Land s' Catholic leader's annual procession to the site revered as the birthplace of Christ.

In Bethlehem, Catholic p atriarch urges reconciliation in Holy Land

By Judith Sudilovsky BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) To the Jewish peop le, he said, he wished "a new era In his Christmas Eve homily, Latin-rite Patriarch Michel of peace and justice."

Sabbah of Jerusalem called for peace and reconciliation on All the peoples of the Hol y Land should accept political , religious and personal levels in the Holy Land and God's will that the three monotheistic religions live togetharound the world. er in the region , said Patriarch Sabbah.

"We ask God to grant us, with this New Year, justice , "We accept the will of God on our land , and from peace and reconciliation between peoples and reli gions, God we learn, with the new era, that to believe in God here in this land and'in the whole world," he said at Mass means essentiall y to love God and all God's children , whatDec. 24 in Bethlehem 's ever be their religion or Church of the Nativity. their creed," he said.

"To our Holy Land, He also called for 'We are a small number hut and to the whole region , we unity among Christians , full of the j o yof believing in wish and pray so that the greeting members of peace which started (here) Orthodox and Protestant Jesus Christ, of being his witnesses finds a just conclusion for churches and asking that in his land, full of hope all."

Jesus accompany Patriarch Sabbah Christians on their way through all difficulties waiting "toward the unity for specificall y addressed the for the abundant life residents of Nazareth , where which he prayed."

Patriarch Sabbah tensions between Muslims God promised to us, ' asked the local Christians to and Christians hav e been said Patriarch Sabbah. enter the new millennium as high over the building of a a "year of prayer, penitence controversial mosque adjaand a return to God." cent to the Basilica of the "In this spirit enter the jubilee year, to purify yourself, Annunciation. He urged Nazareth's residents to return to to get reconciled with your brothers and sisters and to see their peaceful coexistence.

"We greet our Muslim brothers and especially the God in your life," he said.

He reminded them of their special vocation as Muslims and Christians of Nazareth whom we sincerel y wish to find again their traditional fraternity," said Patriarch Christians in the Holy Land and urged them to be the witnesses of Jesus in his land despite the difficulties.

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"We are today a small flock , a sign of contradiction as was Jesus 2000 years ago, and still is throug h us ," said Patriarch Sabbah. "We are a small number but full of the joy of believing in Jesus Christ, of being his witnesses in his land , full of hope through all difficulties waiting for the abundant life God promised to us."

Directing his comments to the leaders and dignitaries who attended Mass , Patriarch Sabbah urged them to hel p their people believe in God so they will not "believe in their own extremism."

"May the new world order know more justice and more respect ... because religious extremisms which threaten human societies today take birth and grow within the injustices and frustrations of peoples," he said.

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Imagine they 're not here Return with us to the film classic "It's a Wonderful Life," which has become a Christmas season staple on television. Directed by the great Frank Capra, the 1940s movie starred Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed , John Barrymore and William Mitchell. At one point in the film , Stewart, playing the role of a very kind and good man named George Bailey, faces financial disaster and falls into drink and depression . Stewart laments his fate and says it would have been better if he had nol been born.

Fortunately, Stewart has a kindl y angel , named Clarence , watching out for him. Clarence shows Stewart (and us) just what kind of world it would be if George Bailey had really never been bom. The brother that George saved from icy water did not survive and did not save the lives of other peop le in the war. Without George, hundreds of people in the town never broke the bonds of poverty. Many individuals , who had been better people for meeting George, were far less than they could be and led ignoble lives.

In honor of Vocations Awareness Week (Jan. 9-15), imagine for a moment that we could have a similar experience and view the course of our lives without the existence of any priests, women religious , brothers or deacons.

Their presence in our lives may be so entwined that it is virtually impossible to create a landscape without them. But try to think where you would be, where our parishes, towns and cities would be, where our schools and hospitals would be - without the multitude of men and women who decided one day to give their lives in the service of God and others.

Like the bleak community in "It 's a Wonderful Life that arises without the existence of George Bailey, our world too would be a barren and selfish place without the presence of the clergy and members of reli g ious orders. Vocations, of course , are the way in which the Church reinvi gorates itself and preserves the priesthood that Christ instituted. Vocations also provide the Church with the legions of men and women reli g ious who carry on the work of Christ in serving the needs of their fellow human beings.

What can we do to identify, encourage and foster vocations to the priesthood and religious life?

Pray for vocations: Jesus teaches us to pray in his name, to "ask and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you." (Mt. 7:7) Encourage the vocation in ourselves: Whatev er our position in life, we can be open to the call to help others, whether our service is one day, a year or one day a week. Don 't take a lifetime to make a decision; start small and try volunteering in something in which you have an interest.

Encourage the vocation in others: Again and again, in talking to priests, women religious, brothers or deacons, the pattern of being drawn to a life of service to God , Church and others is played out with an almost unening consistency. There is always someone — doing something out of love for God and love for God's people - who has had an extraordinary impact on the life of another person. Very simply, vocations arise by one person influencing the life of another person.

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One pe rson's legacy

One man who followed his vocation to serve God and others and had an immeasurable impact on people and society is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birth we observe on Jan. 17.

Dr. King said in a 1954 sermon, "As a young man with most of my life ahead of me, I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute." He shares this motivation with others who answer a vocation to love and to give just as the Father loves and gives.

In that early sermon at The Second Baptist Church in Detroit, Dr. King also showed his understanding of "the moral foundation " of life and society. He said, "When we stop to analyze the cause of our world's ills, many things come to mind . We wonder if it is due to the fact that we don 't know enough. But it can 't be that . Because in terms of accumulated knowledge we know more today than men have known in any period of human history. [W]e wonder if it is due to the fact that our scientific genius lags behind. Well ... I think we have to look much deeper than that if we are to find the real cause of man 's problem s and the real cause of the world's ills today. If we are to really find it I think we will have to look in the hearts and souls of men.

"The trouble isn ' t so much that we don 't know enough, but it 's as if we aren 't good enough. The trouble isn 't so much that our scientific genius lags behind , but our moral genius lags behind. The great problem facing modern man is that the means by which we live have outdistanced the spiritual ends for which we live. The problem is with man himself and man 's soul. We haven 't learned how to be just and honest and kind and true and loving. And that is the basis of our problem. The real problem is that through our scientific genius we 've made of the world a neighborh ood, but through our moral and spiritual genius we 've failed to make of it a brotherhood. " MEH

Quinn book 'thrilling '

1 have just finished read ing The Reform of the Papacy : The Cosily Call to Christian Unity by retired Archbishop John R. Quinn. Desp ite its rather academic sounding title , it is one of the most thri lling books I' ve read. Every Catholic should read the book as a source of hope and joy for the future of the Church.

Archbishop Quinn is a brilliant man , but he writes in a readable style with amp le footnotes to guide the reader. He even exp lains the term "encyclical ."

A story in the Dec. 17 issue of Catholic San Francisco noted that Quinn personally presented copies of the book to Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. This was a key first step in initiating the compelling work of Christian unity.

Now it is up to the laity to work ¦ and pray for its fulfillment. We cannot allow this book to sit on the shelf and gather dust.

Loyle Mueller Pacifica

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All in all, we are very p leased with the front-page , double-truck , color treatment Catholic San Francisco gave our work.

Frank Clark Vice president for operations La Madre de Los Pobres, Inc. San Francisco

Sp irit transcends

The readings for the Feast of the Epip hany speak to the universality of the Christian message brought not just to the Jewish peop le of that time but to all humankind. Indeed , as Catholics in the recent season of Advent , we have been encouraged to focus our spiritual preparation on "opening doors. " The Epiphany homil y message pointed to the global and peaceful celebrations of the new I millennium as signs of hope and urged us to embrace the commonality of the human famil y under God. We reflected on the recent agreement between Catholic and Lutheran Churches as a hopeful precursor of the removal of more barri ers in the future . We thought of the under-reported but significant ceremony in which the dean of the Catholic Chartres Cathedral in France was made an honorary dean of Grace Episcopal Cathedral , with a reciprocal ceremony at Chartres later this year.

We also reflected on the inclusive spirit of our RENEW group composed of Catholics of all ages who readily affirm inviting non-Catholics to participate in our faith sharing, not to make converts but to enrich one another. All of this makes me wonder at the value of denominations, how they have occurred in a human historical context rather than God's plan.

Which is not to deny that theologies or histories denominating differences between religious cultures are not important. But the goodness that ani1 mates individual members of a family is not limited by differences; rather it reflects beauty diversified because of the differences.

We think of our own family expanding through the maniage of our sons to new daughters who reflect the famil y-centered traditions of Eastern-European Catholicism , the sense of divine purpose of Spanish Catholicism , a Japanese-American sense of service to others and now a trace of Buddhism by way of Vietnam with its optimistic faith in the capacity of the human spirit.

The God of us all really does surpass all our differences. And , the goodness of these multi-cultured persons springs from a source that sees us as "all my people" for whom the birth at Bethlehem opened the door to infinite possibilities. The Epiphany reminds us that the Catholic people we meet seem increasingly non-denominational. They are already connecting with the family of God, however defined , in ideals, in suffering, in compassion, in hope, in life 's ultimate transcendence. Our prayer at Epiphany 2000 is that religious leaders everywhere will recognize what has alread y been taking place in people and that they open their own doors to the Spirit that transcends all millenniums.

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With all due respect to the Catholic bishops of California , I do not see the value of the Protection of Maniage Initiative. First of all , this has nothing to do with sacramental marriage , for which Church law and practice have always been much stricter than civil law.

My wife and I have had our share of challenges in our maniage over 18 years, but I can confidentl y say that none were aggrav ated in any way by the relationships or practices among gay people. In fact, we have many friends who are gay, some in committed relationshi ps. Most are Christian , some are Roman Catholic , and all are totall y supportive of our married relationship.

Also, consider this hypothetical case: a person who suspects he or she is gay enters a traditional maniage as the only "decent " option. Might not the anguish to this couple and their children be avoided if a committed same-sex relationshi p were not so stigmatized?

Paul Seliga South San Francisco Ed. note: California 's bishops have voiced strong support for the definition of marriage initiative , Proposition 22 on the March 2000 ballo t, stressing the importance of traditional marriage between a man and a woman to the family and society.

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In your Jan. 7 issue Thomas A. Mullaney was "disturbed" with Sharon Abercrombie 's article, "Faith, science, government needed." He suggests that condoms, clean needles and safe sex do not promote responsible manhood and womanhood. He goes on to say we should pray to God for guidance in helping youth change LETTERS , page 22

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J ews and Christians: a question of 'place'

George Weigel

to God's abiding covenant with the people of Israel. The who came to fulfill the Law, is he throug h whom the cardinal cites the salient passage in the Catechism of the Commandments given to Israel become the moral patrimony of "the nations."

Catholic Church: No doubt Ratzinger 's proposal will puzzle some "The Magi's coming to Jerusalem in order to pay Jews , for whom respectfu l distance , not providential homage to the king of the Jews shows that they seek in , is the desired relationshi p vis-a-vis engagement Israel , in the messianic li ght of the star of David , the one Christianity.

But Jews who believe in Judaism 's univerwho will be king of the nations. Their coming means sal mission will find much to ponder here. Moreover , that the pagans can discover Jesus and worshi p him as Ratzinger links this understanding of Jesus to the Son of God and savior of the world onl y by turning Christian obli gation to honor God's enduring love for toward the Jews and receiving from them the messianic Israel: promise as contained in the Old Testament. The "...even if Christians look for the day when Israel will Epi phany shows that the 'full number of the nations ' recognize Christ as the Son of God and the rift that sepnow takes its 'p lace in the famil y of the patriarchs ,' and arates them will be healed , they should also acknowlacquire s Israelitica di gnitas ('is made worthy of the heredge God's providence , itage of Israel'). " [528] which has obviousl y From the Christian Israel a particular given perspective , then , there mission in this ' time of is no encounter with ' The the Gentiles.

Christ that is not an Fathers say that the encounter with God' s Jews , to whom holy covenant with Israel and Scri pture was first with the Jewish peop le , entrusted , must remain alongside us as a witness to the bearers of the messianic promise. An ongoing, providen" world. tial entang lement is built into the relationshi p between Given the pain , traged y, and horrors of the first two Christian s and Jews , from the Christian point of view. millennia of Jewish-Christian relations , it is no wonder Can faithful Jews share that conviction? Perhaps in a that many Jews imagine a world safe for Judaism to be a slightl y different way. In the Jewish scheme of things , world of attenuate d Christian conviction . Cardinal Christianity can never hold a place that is entirel y sym' Ratzinger s book suggests precisel y the opposite â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that metrical with Judaism 's "place" in the Christian perthe Christians most fervent about their faith and its hisspective. But that does not preclude faithful Jews from toric debt to the peop le of Israe l will be the Christians seeing, in Christianity, an expression of God's salvific most cognizant of the sin of anti-Semitism. That is one purposes. Cardinal Ratzinger writes: "Israel may find it lesson of Epiphany 2000. impossible to see Jesus as the Son of God as Christians do; but it is not impossible for them to see him as the Servant of God who carries the li ght of his God to the nations. " George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Jesus , son of David , is he through whom Israel's God, the one true God , becomes the God of all nations. Jesus , Public Policy Center in Washington , D.C.

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V V hat should be the Jewish "place" in the Christian scheme of things and the Christian "place" in Judaism 's self-understanding ? A good resource for thinking about those great questions is a recent , provocative book by Cardinal Josep h Ratzinger: Many Relig ions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One Covenant (Ignatius Press).

Judaism 's place in the Christian view of history comes into clear focus at the Epiphany, throug h the story of the Magi. From the Patristic era on , the encounter between these "wise men " from the East and the Christ Child has usuall y been interpreted as a metaphor for the extension of God's merciful covenant of love to the Gentile world. As the infant churc h would eventuall y take the Gospel to "the nations ," so the infant Christ , in a preview of that evangelical outreach , extends his arms in greeting to men who are not children of Abraham , but who nonetheless worshi p God in truth.

Cardinal Ratzinger points out , though , that there is another dimension to this story, a Jewish dimension. For the Magi' s mission , and the extension to the Gentiles of a covenantal relationshi p with God , is inherentl y linked

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Guest Commentary.

Why the Church opposes Prop 21

Rick Mockler

T imagine thai your nei g hbor s teen-age son is start-

ing to get into trouble. He is skipp ing school , was recentl y arrested for theft , and his friends wear insi gnias that you suspect are gang identified. Your nei ghbor 's son isn 't a bad kid , but he could go either way: clean up his act and finish school , or become an active gang member and a serious repeat offender.

The teen-age years are a formative time when young people are develop ing identities and seeking to prove themselves in the world. Before my current position with Catholic Charities of California , I worked with crime victims and man y of these "at-risk" youth . Unlike the stereotype that we see in the media , most of them were quite vulnerable and they responded well to interested adults . As with many of us who have made mistakes along the way, adequate support and direction usually got these youth on track and helped them mature into successful adults.

Recognizing that youth have a tremendous capacity both for bad decision making as well as for growth and change , the juvenile justice system in California has tra-

ditionally placed a strong emphasis on both rehabilitation and punishment , in contrast to the adult penal system , which is exclusivel y dedicated to punishment. The rehabilitative aspect of the juvenile system, however, is being challenged by an initiative , Proposition 21 , on the state 's March 7 ballot.

Sponsored by former Governor Pete Wilson , Prop 21 harshens alread y tough laws for 14 to 17-year-old errants. The initiative eliminates judicial discretion for a number of offenses , sending many 14 to 17-year-olds to adult court and eventuall y to adult prison. Althoug h promoted as targeting violent and gang-related offenders , the complex , 42-page initiative has numerous provisions, including si gnificant jail time for certain misdemeanors and mandatory sentences even for mentall y ill youth.

The California Catholic Conference of Bishops formall y opposes Prop 21 , both because of the harm it will do to individual youth , and because it undermines efforts at crime prevention , diverting tax dollars into further expansion of the court and prison systems.

California already has very strong laws for prosecuting youthful offenders , including the ability in man y cases to prosecute youth as adults. California also has the biggest youth prison system and the highest youth incarceration rate in the nation.

According to the state ' s legislative anal yst and department of finance , Prop 21 will cost hundreds of millions of dollars annuall y. These are critical resources that could instead be spent to assist borderline at-risk kids. The population of male teen-agers in California is

expected to increase 25 percent over the next 10 years, and so citizens hav e a choice of supporting a strategy to catch and punish youth after a crime , or of working early to divert youth from gangs and violence.

Where it has been tried , crime prevention has been proven a successful social policy. Over the last several decades, there have been hundreds of successful , albeit underfunded programs rang ing from aggressive drug and alcohol rehabilitation , to tutoring, mentoring and job apprenticeshi p. A 1996 RAND Corporation stud y, for example, found that while an estimated 60 crimes were prevented annuall y per $1 million spent on 3-strikes laws, an estimated 258 were prevented per $1 million on graduation incentives. California long ago reached a point of diminishing returns on its imprisonment spending over and against its spending on prevention.

For the Church , the test of effective justice policies is how well they serve victims , offenders and the broader community.

California continues to suffer from one of the hi ghest levels of violence in the Western, developed world , despite extraordinary expenditures on prisons and punishment. If our experience and our social tradition tell us anything, it is that we cannot afford another initiative that would expand punishment to the further exclusion of prevention.

California bishop s oppo se Prop 21 because of the harm it will do to individual youth, and because it

undermines efforts at crime p revention...

Rick Mockler is Executive Dire ctor, Catholic Charities of California

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Comfort not part of God's constant call Like sinking into a bathtub of warm water or eating comfort food (for this writer, mashed potatoes), it is sheer consolation to think that we have answered God' s call to us once and for all, and now we can have done with any more communication from our God. No more surprises , no more interruptions , no more disp lacements shall annoy us; we have indeed finished with answering God' s call. Of course , once we feel this way, we die, embalm ourselves , and discover that our final death will be no surprise; you know, "Been there, done that. " The Word of God chosen for Sunday liturgy keeps us on edge, places us in the presence of a constantl y calling God who must be constantly answered , and leads us to the hol y table where we give thanks that we are constantl y being brought to life.

The delightful tal e of Samuel's call both entertains and enlightens us as we hear the first reading. It is consoling to leam that God's way of calling people was/is strange to the hearers because they do not know him: "At that time Samuel was not familiar with the Lord, because the Lord had not revealed anything to him as yet." Three times, count them , Samuel hears God's call but goes to the sleep ing Eli, thinking he has called the young man. The third time is the charm when Eli advises him, "Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.' " The next time Samuel speaks, as Eli advised him , and welcomes the Word so openly that he becomes one with the speaking God: "Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him , not pennitting any word of his to be without effect."

Appropriatel y, we respond to this Word , as People addressed by our calling God, with Psalm 40: "To do your will, 0 God, is my delight , and your law is within my heart!"

The fourth gospel selection offers us a more human picture of how we are called and what we are called to experience. To remove the suspense, we are called by others who show us Jesus living in the Church-community he has created by his "passover to the Father" (John 13:1-2) and by his being "lifted up" as Son of Man. Notice the Baptizer points out to two of his disciples , Jesus , whom he designates "the Lamb of God. " Certainl y the gospel intends us to understand Jesus as

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time I Samuel 3:3b-10 , 19: , Psalm 40; I Corinthians 6:13c-15a , 17-20; John 1:35-42

Father David M. Pettingill one involved with producing a community of believers for his God and Father. He is lamb, as the Passover lamb was the sign that delivered God' s Peop le at the exodus; he is lamb, as the Servant in Isaiah who was "led to the slaughter " to atone for a sinful people and consecrate them as God 's People.

The two disci p les then follow the Jesus so pointed out and beg in to experience for themselves this Peopleforming process that Jesus creates. They ask , " 'Where are you staying ?'" and they hear a further call , " 'Come, and you will see. ' " We are then given the notice: "So they went and saw where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with him that day." You will notice that I hav e underlined the words , "staying" and "stayed ," because they have a tremendous significance for this gospel and can also be translated by the words , "living " and "lived, " In a gospel which puts all its cards on the table in chapter one, we see that Jesus begins a process with these disciples that will culminate in their rapt discovery that Jesus lives/stay s in the Father and th at the Father lives/stays in him , that he lives/stays in his disci ples and that they live/stay in him. This Lamb of God calls them into a community of believers who reproduce with each other the unity he and the Father enjoy. Fascinating as

this experience is , the disci p le Andrew must go to call others , and so we hear, "Then he brought (Peter his brother) to Jesus. " The divine call comes from sisters and brothers on this planet , our own species , from world situations , from the environment we must steward; this call surprises , interrupts , and disp laces us so we know where precisel y Jesus is living/stay ing; and we live/stay with him.

Now here comes the reall y annoying part , so difficult to hear for those whose theme song is "I've got to be me," for those who think that the blood of the American p ioneers courses throug h their veins and prevents them from being tied down: once we become part of a community of believers we are no longer our own. Paul gets it more than ri ght when he tells the Corinthians: "Do you not know...that you are not your own? For you have been purchased at a price. ' We belong to a community whom we affect for better or worse by the way we choose to live and who forms us in Christ for better or worse. To escape into isolation , self-promotion at the expense of others , or to feel that all others are subordinated to me in my path of self-fulfillment is to say No to God's call and , half-asleep, go to the wrong person and say, "Here I am. You called me." An apt , Eliesque reply comes to mind , "Go back to sleep ."

RENEW 2000 Questions 1. How have you experienced Jesus in this community ? What do you identif y as the chief obstacles to forming a genuine community ?

2. How have you been called several times by the Lord , who says, " 'Come and you shall see. ' " What hav e you seen?

Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Three upcoming Jubilee events scheduled at St. Mary's Cathedral 9

During the past few years we have put a great deal of energy into talk of the great Jubilee Year 2000 and its celebration. Now that the Holy Year has arrived , it is important to celebrate it with as much if not more such energy. Throughout the year there will be a number of opportunities to do so in the pari sh community and as a diocese. Three such events are scheduled for the coming weeks, the Archdiocesan Choir Festival , the Archdiocesan Religious Education Institute and the Archdiocesan Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries.

Arcnaiocesan cnoir t> estivai The annual Archdiocesan Choir Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 30. Many will remember last year 's festival that was a stunning celebration of works by two local Catholic composers , Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan and Sulpician Father John Olivier. This year 's festival is the first in a series of chora l events leading up to an archdiocesan eucharistic celebration on Oct. 29, 2000 at Pac Bell Park.

The title of this Jubilee Year Choir Festival is "Millennium of Music." Partici pating parish choirs from around the Archdiocese will each provide one piece of choral music from a rich repertoire of sacred music spanning the past thousand years. The festival will conclude in sung Evening Prayer with Bishop John Wester presiding and the Archdiocesan Choir assisting.

The concert will be at St. Mary 's Cathedral on Jan . 30 at 3:30 p.m. followed immediately by Evening Prayer.

Choir directors interested in participating, singers interested in joining the Archdiocesan Choir and anyone with questions regarding the event should call Debbie McAuliffe at the Office of Worship (415) 565 -3689.

Father John Talesfore Archdiocesan Religious Education Institute The annual Archdiocesan Reli gious Education Institute is scheduled for Saturday ,Feb. 5. Each year parish leadershi p looks forward to this event. This Jubilee Year the theme of the Institute is "Eucharist: the Heroic Act of Love." Greet the new mill ennium by attending.

All parish ministers — catechists , youth ministers, lectors and eucharistic ministers — are encouraged to attend. The Institute will have three traoks: one for youth leadership, one for Spanish-speaking partici pants and another for English speakers. The keynote address will be given by Msgr. Kevin Irwin , a faculty member

of the theology department at the Catholic University of America and the author of 12 books on liturgy and the sacraments. The youth track will include Tony Melendez , intern ationall y acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician .

The Institute will take place at St. Mary 's Cathedral Conference Center and the campus of Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep. The day will conclude in the celebration of the Eucharist with Archbishop Levada as the principal celebrant. Those interested should consult their parish for registration forms or call the Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry at (415) 5653650. • Celebration ot Wedding Anniversaries An archdiocesan celebration in honor of married coup les celebrating their 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries during the Jubilee Year 2000 is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12. Coup les will be invited to renew their vows before the Archbishop and a light lunch reception will follow comp lete with wedding cake.

Over 150 coup les gathered together to celebrate over 5,000 years of marriage at the last such Anniversary Mass in 1998. That event which fell on Valentine's Day got a great deal of media coverage by local papers and television stations.

The Anniversary Mass will take place Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary 's Cathedral. Couples celebrating 25 years , 50 years or more should call the Office of Family Life at (415) 565-3688.

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Father John Talesfore directs the Office of Worship.

Family Lif e.

Surprising Christmas and Jubilee Year sick, we all had the sinking feeling that this Christmas was destined to be unlraditional . During Christmas Eve Mass, my 10-year-old son and I began suffering abdominal cramps. "I see my Christmas fading away like a mirage!" he wailed from the back seat of the car on the way home from church.

That night he, his sisters and I were all unwell. The special cookies we had baked and stashed away for our customary vigil celebration remained in their tins, and the packages we had boug ht and wrapped for the relatives we had planned to visit stayed in their comer. On the morning of the 25lh , the children opened their presents, but not with the usual gusto. No one had any energy, so my husband , who along with my older son was beginning to weaken, brought a bunch of sleeping bags into the living room. Each of us crawled into one, and there we remained horizontal together until evening, dozing, reading, and listening to Christmas music on the radio.

This was not the holiday I had planned nor the one my children had antici pated, but as when the Grinch stole all the gifts and goodies from the Whos down in Whoville,

Christmas arrived nonetheless. No one had any appetite , so none of us toiled in the kitchen . No one tore the house apart , so none of us did any picking up. No one misbehaved, so no one scolded. And no one teased or quarreled , so there was peace on earth at last. In a way it was the most beautifu l holiday our family has ever had .

In all of my organizing and baking and cleaning and shopp ing during Adven t, I had not given much thought to the meaning of the Jubilee Year. But in the special stillness of our Christmas, I was given a rare chance to stop bustling about and consider the extra graces being offered us in this Anno Domini 2000.

If our Christmas is any indication of things to come, I suspect that opening the door to those graces will involve even more letting go of our own ideas about the way things should be and allowing God to surprise us with some ideas of His own.

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p lanned nor the one my children had anticip ated...

Vivian W. Dudro M. have discovered the secret to losing weight during the holidays - the stomach flu. Yes, the six of us are sporting a leaner look thanks to several days of the bi g, bad tummy bug.

The episode began a few days before Christmas when my younger daughter fell ill. "Don 't worry," I tried to reassure the other children , "I'll keep her quarantined. The rest of us will wash our hands a lot , and no one else will get it." But the following day, when my other daughter became

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages three to 12) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish.

God works in graces surrounding sacraments Q. Some time ago , in discussing preparation for marriage, you indicated in your column that "Christian writers often note that the grace of holy orders and matrimony is at work not only after ordination or exchange of vows, hut also before , as the individuals prepare themselves to be fit candiLunuidates for those sacraments .'' f You seemed to say the same jf thing is true of other sacraments. But you did not elab- f ^ orate. 1 am considering M entering the seminary and ^L could use the encouragement, ^^fcj Do any of the fathers and doc""^ tors of the church speak in this is manl Jp ner? (New Jersey)

The marriage vocation is a special state and life of grace, says the pontifical council. It possesses "formidable energies " that "must be discovered , appreciated and enhanced by the spouses themselves and by the church community in the period preceding the celebration of the uiauiagc ." marriage. sensil themselves tc Thus , discovering and sensitizing i are the reality oi th ose formidable, graced energies that marriage is a process the engaged couple pursue together.

This understanding of sacramental preparation is not so much an explicit teaching as a thread of assumptions which runs through the sacramental tradition of the church.

When God calls us to any vocation — marriage, the Christian life, the priesthood or any other — God is at work with the sacramental graces of that vocation , helping us prepare ourselves to live it well.

(A free brochure outlining basic Catholic prayers , beliefs and moral precepts , is available by sending a

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A. The idea, which I summa in that rized briefl y column , is a common one in Christian theology. It permeates the writings of the early fathers , as well as modem church documents.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem (died , 386) makes this point frequently, especially in his instructions to the catechumens of those days. Actions or qualities that we. normally identif y as the results of baptism , he says, are already happening before baptism.

Those preparing to enter the Christian faith , he says, are to prepare themselves "through faith " for the rebirth that makes us God's children.

"By acknowledging your sins," he continues , "(you) put on the new self , renewed in the likeness of its creator. " This is all before baptism. The clear teaching is that what happens in baptism takes p lace over an extended process , by which baptismal grace accomplishes gradually but really those effects which we identif y as baptismal.

We 're all familiar with the traditional doctrine that sins, even mortal sins, are forgiven by a proper, "perfect ," act of contrition in antici pation of the reception of the sacrament of penance, but before the sacrament is actually received.

We find the same thoughts expressed concerning the sacrament of orders in theolog ical tradition. Those ministerial powers and responsibilities that come with ordination , concerning administration of the sacraments for example, do not begin beforehand , of course. But special graces related to this sacrament are certainl y at work beforehand.

Pope John Paul II's major encyclical on the family, "Familiaris Consortio, " explains that marriage preparation is "a journey of faith which is similar to the catechumenate. " A few years later, a document on marriage preparation distributed by the Pontifical Council for the Family, expands on the pope 's statement.

Obituary . . . ¦ Continued from page 6 Jesuit Father Mario Prietto, a former St. Ignatius principal and the man who hired the late educator. "I have lost a dearest friend who never ceased to inspire me with his incredible goodness."

Murphy, who had cystic fibrosis, contracted pneumonia and the flu after Thanksgiving. He was preceded in death by his father, Christopher; sister, Anne Marie, and brothers, Christopher and Joseph.

Bishop Raymond J. Boland of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, said, "The loss of Thomas Murphy at such an early age deprives Rockhurst High School of a gifted educational leader. The loss is even more heartbreaking for his wife, Lisa, and their daughter, Lauren."

Funeral Masses were celebrated Dec. 30 in Missouri and on Jan. 4 in San Francisco at St. Gabriel Church. Nearly 1,000 people attended each liturgy.

In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by his mother, Ann Marie Murphy, and brothers, John and Michael Murphy.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Thomas M. Murphy Faculty Development Fund at St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, 2001 37th Ave., SF 94116, or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Father John Dietzen stamped , self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria , 111. 6165 1.)

Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.)

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'Discernment retreat' at St. Patrick Jan. 21-23 A "discernment retreat" at St. Patrick Seminary foT men interested in the priesthood will be held Jan. 21-23 and "be an opportunity to hear from the student body first-hand what it's like to live at the seminary," said Father James Oberle, president rector pro tern.

"1 could say it is a wonderful life living here at the seminary, and it is, but it's the students who the candidates will eventually interact with if they decide to come here," Father Oberle said, noting that men ages 20-50 free to enter the seminary within the next 18 months are invited.

Seminarians themselves will provide presentations on how they arrived at decisions to enter the seminary as well as on "the challenges of accepting God's call in today's environment and why they think it right in the midst of all the differences," Father Oberle said.

The program will also include talks by both a newl y ordained priest and one with 20 years of experience.

Father Oberle will discuss why a man should, or should not, enter the seminary. Faculty members will be available to answer questions.

The retreat is free. For information, call (650) 325-5621.

Young nuns . . . ¦ Continued from page 8 yearning to be committed , a sense of being in Mercy, a desire to join with other women to answer the call to serve.

In a sense I never really left. " This year, her second time around as a novice , she attends classes in Christology and Multicultural Theologies at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. She tutors 20 girls at Mercy High School Burlingame weekly. She lives in the Motherhouse, one of 28 sisters who live and have offices at the Burlingame campus out of a regional membership in California and Arizona of 210.

Being a religious now is not about structure for Sister Sandy. The Merc y sisters each set their own individual routine for prayers . "Religious life is a way of life, more than a structure ," she says. "It is an inner awareness of every God-given moment. That 's all I have. If I tru ly believe in Gospel values , I will live them out. " "When I first read the [Mercy] covenant ," remembers Sister Sandy, "it said our mission was 'to serve the poor, sick , and ignorant , and those in any way wounded by society.' Those words have stuck with me ever since. I'm in

love with the works of [founder] Catherine McAuley."

Sandy at 44 is years younger than the average age of the sisters she lives with . She shares the age gap with Siste r Kath y Littrel l, a Holy Family sister who at 40 has been in community for 13 years. Kathy entered the Holy Famil y community precise ly because the Holy Famil y sisters have no institutions. She liked "going out and being where the people are, being amongst whatever is going on , being amongst the parish I was working in. I liked the noninstitutional feeling. " As Hol y Family Vocations Director, Sister Kathy makes her own work schedule. She spends her time driving to meetings and appointments all over the Bay Area. She lives with two other sisters who have to get their calendars out to find community time. "The reality is that you can live in a house with a bunch of sisters and it can be noth ing more than roommates," she says. "It takes being creative to create community."

A parish staff member at St. Bartholomew 's parish in San Mateo, Sister Kathy found friends and peers at work

but doesn 't expect to find peers in her reli gious community. "Most everyone is a different generation from me. But being in religious community is about living and sharing a life with peop le who share a common vision and spirit, but they wouldn 't necessarily be my closest friends in the outside world. " For Sisters Kathy, Sandy, and Regena choosing reli g ious life means choosing an adult community of equals, not a famil y or a group of peers. They and other younger religious stay, according to Notre Dame Sister Catherine Bertrand , executive director of the National Relig ious Vocations Conference, "simply because they find what they are looking for, which is often different from why they came. This way of life stretches them beyond what they can imag ine. " As vocation director , Sister Kathy sees the needs of even younger women looking at religious life. "There is a sense of this younger generation coming in hungering for spirituality, community, and service," says Sister Kath y. "These are things the group now in reli gious life has and is renewing. " Liz Dossa is Community Director of Communications for the Sisters of Mercy, Burlingame.

e-mail from Christian Brother Ronald Gallagher, Secretary General in Rome inviting him to explore the possibility of an international Web site that would link all the Brothers around the world .

In October of 1998, Brother Donald left for Perugia, Italy and after one month of Italian lessons he began p lanning and designing the Web site in Rome.

Today, he maintains the Web site in four languages, Italian , French , English and Spanish, and maintains 700 e-mail addresses of Christian Brothers around the world.

"I'm not a linguist," said Brother Donald. "I speak English well , a smattering of Italian, a little bit of French and Spanish is absolutely zero - I' m the world 's worst in Spanish ."

So, how does he do it? Translators interpret back and forth from one language to the other. Also, he claims, "If you keep it simple, translation software is a great help."

For Third World countries that cannot afford the luxury of a Web site, such as Africa , Asia, India, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka, Brother Donald maintains the information sent to him by "snail mail," regular postal service.

"We (Christian Brothers) have 70,000 lay colleagues and 750,000 students world-wide," said Brother Donald. "Tt's the Internet th at keeps them in touch. It is a powerful tool - one that reminds them that together they are providing education for the youth of the world. When people see and hear the way things are in other places, it affects change. " Brother Donald encourages any young man or woman who thinks that religious life is a thing of the past to think again. "We need people to provide continuity, who want to be of service to the Church and vow their lives to God. We need them to join us in the endeavor of changing this world by making it a better place, " he said.

Christian B r o t h e r . . . ¦ Continued f rom page 9 Christian Brothers in 1975 and after a few years teaching at St. Mary 's College in Moraga he became Vocations Director for the Christian Brothers for six years.

"It 's hard to know yourself at 20 or 25 but you have glimpses," Brother Donald said. "You must know who you are as a person so you can say whether a particular vocation matches your call.

Whether one wants to join a religious order, the priesthood , sisters, or perform lay ministry in the Church - the dream that God instills in you must match you. Why? Because ultimately it 's going to make you h appy. " "Before choosing a lifetime commitment , " Brother Donald continued , "You need to experience that somehow. In marriage, that 's why there is engagement. I think anyone who wants to be an architect and never experienced working in such an office , can set themselves up to all kinds of disappointments."

Brother Donald believes most vocations come from personal experience and interaction. "Students in our schools experience us as teachers so they think -1 would like to do that. When they first articulate , I'm interested in that, it 's because they 've had an experience somehow that was electric - thinkin g I would Jike to do that , be that. That 's why I think it 's important to invite people to think about reli g ious life or the priesthood."

"God works through us - grace builds on nature .

So, don 't ask and they won 't respond."

Brother Donald boasted about the Live-in Candidacy Program of the Christian Brothers where people have the opportunity to experience the Christian Brother life before making a commitment.

"I think we have a great invitation program in the Christian Brothers; " he said. "We continue having novices and young people join us. I would describe us as still vital, especially if you look at the whole world p icture , we 're in 85 countries."

In the last 24 years, Brother Donald also held positions as teacher, director of studies, and director of technology at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.

Under Brother Donald's direction , Sacred Heart's computer lab was taken from embryonic stage to a recognized state-of-the-art facility. He helped design the new school library and was given free reign to equip the library and school with college level technology. The library contains 50 computers with Internet access, and 36 computers for classroom assignments, with additional computers in the college counseling center and faculty room .

"For me, it's been a very happy life. I am much fulfilled in what I do. It sustains me in my relationship with God and in the work I do."

Nearly a year ago, Brother Donald spoke at a national conference- regarding computer network ing and security issues. A few months later, he received an

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DENNIS GOOCH — Dennis, a native of Iowa, represents a relatively new category of seminarian having come into the Church in 1993 through the R.C.I.A. at St. Patrick's Church, Larkspur. A musician, a computer buff, and engineer with prior background in the recording industry, Dennis brings to seminary formation many talents and experiences. Dennis is cunendy a student at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park and is doing pastoral work at St. Raphael Church, San Rafael.

PATRICK KENNEDY — In some respects Pat most resembles the seminarian of "yesteryear," having entered the college seminary in San Diego this year right after graduating from Junipero Sena High School in San Mateo. A hardworking student and a gifted athlete, Pat finds life at the university and seminary challenging and enriching. Pat spent virtually all of his Catholic life at Nativity Parish in Menlo Park and credits now-retired Father Art Davenport for significant influence upon his own vocation.

STEVEN LOPES — Steve was bom in Fremont but has many connections with the Archdiocese. His deceased father once served on the faculty of St. Josep h's Seminary; and his mother has taught at St. Pius School, Redwood City, for many years.

Steve himself graduated from U.S.F. in 1997, and after completing a very successful first year at St. Patrick Seminary was transfened

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Seve n woman made first profession of vows as Missionaries of Charity Sisters on Dec. 8 in ceremonies at St. Philip Church in San Francisco. Regional superior, Sister Sharbel , received the vows in the presence of Father Thomas Merson (cente r, above), administrative assistant to Archbishop William J. Levada. The newly professed are, from left: Sisters Lumina, Magdalina, Nicoline, Vincy, Rosalia, Michaela, and Aileen.

American College in Rome where he is doing exceptional work. Last summer he loved working at St. John the Evangelist Parish and looks forward to diaconate ordination later this year.

LINH NGUYEN — Linh, or "Peter"' by his baptismal name, is a native of Viet Nam where his family still lives. Although he greatly desired to enter the seminary in his home country, the Communist government prevented him from doing so. Firmly desiring to pursue priesthood, he escaped Viet Nam in 1989 and lived in a refugee camp in Hong Kong where he met our own Father Tony McGuire. With Father Tony's assistance, Linh came to the U.S. where he began seminary studies in 1995. He is currently in his first year at St. Patrick Seminary and doing pastoral ministry at St. Pius Church, Redwood City.

VITO PERRONE — Vito is a native of Michigan and first came to San Francisco in 1982 where, in his words, he "stepped off the bus into the heart of San Francisco's Tenderloin district" with $500, a backpack, and three books, one of which was the Bible. After working for a while, Vito entered theological studies at the G.T.U. in Berkeley and worked in pastoral ministry in the dioceses of Oakland and San Jose. Vito is currently studying at Pope John XXHI Seminary near Boston and close to his parents who live in Cambridge. Last summer Vito completed a Clinical Pastoral Education program at Sequoia Hospital while living at St. Matthias Parish, Redwood City.

NGOAN PHAN — Ngoan also is a native of Viet Nam and has a connection to Father Tony McGuire. Ngoan left his native land and a large, loving family, and lived for six years in a Hong Kong refugee camp.

After experiencing firsthand the lack of religious freedom in his own land, Ngoan came to the United States with Father Tony's assistance, and lived at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish while taking English classes. Ngoan is in his second year of fonnation at St. Francis College Seminary in San Diego.

AUGUSTO VILOTTE — Augusto is a native of the Philippines coming from a large and happy family. Before he came to the U.S. he studied engineering and worked for a time with Philippine Airlines. Inspired by priests in his home country and here in America, he entered St. Francis College Seminary in 1994 and graduated from U.S.D. in 1998. Augusto has parish ties with St. Isabella and St. Thomas More parishes and is cunently in his second year at St. Patrick 's Seminary. As with many of our foreign- bom students, he continues to enjoy and be challenged by the multi-cultural profile of our Archdiocese.

KEN WEARE — Ken may be familiar to many people in the Archdiocese, as he was the director of the School for Pastoral leadership for two years prior to entering the seminary. A native of southern California, Ken has had an impressive career in academia to date. He holds a doctorate from the Catholic

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JAMES WIN — James is a native of Burma (Myanmar) and one of our newest seminarians. Prior to beginning priestly formation James worked as an engineer for the Muni railways system in San Francisco. He was involved in ministry to Burmese Catholics through the Archdiocesan Office of Ethnic Ministries.

James is our only student at Mt. Angel Seminary outside of Portland , Ore. where he is in the pre-theology program. Though he misses his family and friends here in the Bay Area, he enjoy s the seminary community at Mt. Angel.

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Jan. 25-Feb. 29 (Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.): "The Sacraments : Doors to the Sacred" with Sister Sharon McMillan and Father Bill Brown at St. Gregory Church , 2715 Hacienda St., San Mateo. $45. The class will also be offered Jan. 26-March.

1(Wednesdays , 2-4 p.m.) with Jesuit Fathe r Michael Barber; Dominican Father Jude Eli; and Kathy Carey at St. Dominic Church , 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF. Jan. 26-March 1 (Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "Catholic Moral Theology and Social Teaching" at Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Ave., SF. $45.

Jan. 27-March 2 (Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "The History and Theology of the Mass" with Father James Aylward, includes 2-session practicuum for lectors with Susan Sikora and for eucharistic ministers with Father Bob Cipriano at St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon.

Jan. 29: Mass and SPL student recognition ceremonies preceded by a keynote address by Alexie Torres of Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, 10 a.m. at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Torres spoke at the recent Jubilee Justice Conference in Los Angeles. All are welcome.

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Jan. 15: "Getting a Fresh Start in the New Millennium", a retreat for single parents with marriage and family counselor Carol Kaplan. Childcare available.

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Take Prayer Around the Cross 3rd Tues. at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary 's Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant , SF. Call (415) 288-3809.

3rd Thurs. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, facilitated by Sister Toni Longo. Call (650) 325-5614.

2nd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Presentation Sisters Motherhouse Chapel , Turk and Masonic, SF. Call Sister Monica Miller, PBVM at (415) 751-0406 , ext.

22; and at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke Parish, 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City. Call (650) 345-6660.

1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Call Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at (650) 340-7452.

Ecumenical & Interrelig ious Jan. 28: 21st Paul Wattson Lecture, featuring Yale History Professor Jaroslav Pelikan on "Comprehensiveness or Catholicity", 8 p.m., at University of San Francisco's Pacific Rim Room, 1st floor, Lone Mtn. Campus , 2800 Turk St., SF. Call (415) 422-5555.

Social Justice/Respect Life Jan 21: "Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Victims of Abortion" at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church , 999 Brotherhood Way, SF at 7:30 p.m.

Sponsored by Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns/Respect Life with the Interfaith Committee for Lift* Call (415) 565-3672.

Jan. 22: Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, speaks at the Rettig Activities Center of St. Isidore Church, 440 La Gonda Way, Danville, 7:30 p.m. Sister will sign copies of her best selling book afterward. Cost of the book is $13. Adults $12/Seniors and Students $8; more at the door. Call (925) 837-9141.

Consolation Ministry Jan 15: "Transforming Grief: A Day of Spiritual Reteat for Those Grieving the Loss of a Loved One", at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Ralston Ave. and Alameda de las Pulgas , Belmont.

Presenters are father Joe Healy and Barbara Elordi.

Call Barbara for reservations and info rmation , (415) 564-7882.

Jan. 18: 21st annual meeting of Mission Hospice, San Mateo County at 7 p.m. at the MH office, 151 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo. All invited. Please respond to (650) 554-1000.

Jan. 26-March 15 (Wed. 7-9 p.m.): Make a quilt in memory of a loved one at a "Mourning Quilt Workshop" with therapist and gifted quilter Marilyn Parish Bevington. Pre-registration required. $160 fee. Call (650) 554-1000.

Drop-In Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by Catholic Charities and Mid-Peninsula Hospice. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 21.8.

Ongoing Sessions: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish at the Parish Center. Fulton and James St.,

Redwood City, Thurs. , 6-7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802. Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame; Ist Mon. 7-9 p.m. Call (650) 3477768. St. Gabriel Parish, 40th Ave. and Ulloa, SF; 1st & 3rd Tues., 7-9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Hilary Parish, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon; 1st & 3rd Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659.

Jan. 14: Structured 8-week Session: Our Lady of Loretto, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato , evenings or afternoons available. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171.

For Parents Who Have Lost a Child: Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 2nd Mon. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Children/Teen Groups: Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

"Compassionate Friends," a non-profit organization offering friendship and support to families who have experienced the death of a child, meet on 2nd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, 850 Judab St. at Funston, SF. Call Marianne Lino at (415) 892-7969. ¦

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Jan. 27: Kindergarten Information Night, 7-9 p.m. at St. Rita School,102 Marinda Drive in Fairfax.

Feb. 5: "Youth Day" at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School, Franklin and Ellis St., SF. For high school students interested in a day of music , games , meetings , new friends, inspirational presentations, storytelling and other activities. $15.50 fee includes lunch. Sponsored by Offifte of Religious Education/Youth Ministry. Call (415) 565-3650.

At the Cemetery 1st Sat. of the month Mass in All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. All liturgies begin at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma. For more info rmation, call (650) 756-2060.

Prayer/Devotions Jan. 16: Mass in honor of Santo Nino de Cebu, St. Dominic Church , Steiner and Bush St., SF, 9:30 sum. Call Gel Siarza at (650) 874-4316 or www.santoninodecebu.org.

For information about events sponsored by the Office of Charismatic Renewal of the Archdiocese , call (415) 564-7729.

Weekdays: Radio Rosary, 7 p.m., 1400 AM KVTO, includes prayer, meditation, news, homilies.

Call (415) 282-0861.

2nd Sun.: Pray for Priests, 3:30 p.m. at Star of the Sea Parish, 4420 Geary Blvd. at 8th Ave., SF. Call (415) 751-0450.

Centering Prayer: Mon. 7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m., Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., SF. Call Sr. Cathy Cahur at (415) 553-8776; Tues. 7:30 p.m.

- 8:30 p.m., Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd., SF. Call Chuck Cannon at (415) 752-8439; Sat. 10 a.m. - 12 noon, St. Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Ave., SF. Call Coralis Salvador at (415) 7531920.

Thursdays: The laity prayer cenacle of Marian Movement of Priests meets at 7 p.m., St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison Ave., Sausalito.

Call (415) 331-3306.

Mass in American Sign Language is celebrated each Sun. at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict Parish , 1801 Octavia (between Pine and California) in SF. A sign language Mass is celebrated at St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park on the third Sat. of the month at 10:30 a.m. and later that day at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. (at Bon Air Rd.), Kentfield. For information, call St. Benedict at (415) 567-9855 (voice) or (415) 567-0438 (TDD).

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Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, MF after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Church, 98 Bosworth St., SF, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. M - F in Parish Center Chapel, (415) 3344646. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m.

- 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday, Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine , 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Lynn King at (650) 349-0498 or Jim McGill at (650) 5743918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801. St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6 - 7 p.m. each Mon.

and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Tuesdays , 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass , (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m. Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751.

Family Life Jan. 28-30: Marriage Encounter Weekend for Spanish speaking, facilitated by three married couples and a priest. Milpitas location. For detailed information, call Guillermo or Maria Elena Canjura at (415) 585-5428.

Feb. 12: Anniversary Mass for couples celebrating 25, 50 or more years of marriage in the Jubilee Year.

March 31-April 2: "Catholic Family Life 2000" at the SSF Conference Center, with and outstanding lineup of speakers on topics including marriage and marriage prep. Call Office of Marriage and Family Life (415) 565-3680.

Feb 2: Open House at Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School, 1560 40th Ave., SF, 8:30 a.m. noon. Earlier opportunities to learn about the school are available by calling (415) 731-4077.

Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption Program offers free information meetings the 2nd Wed. of every month at 7 p.m. Adults and couples are invited to learn more about adoption and the growing need for permanent families for children.

Meetings are held at Catholic Charities, 814 Mission St., 5th Ft , SF. Call (415) 844-4781.

Introductory sessions of Seton Medical Center 's Natural Family Planning program will be held through this fall. The office also offers educational programs for youth on topics including the changes that occur during puberty and the responsibility of relationships. Health educators are also available to speak about NFP, infertility, adolescent sexuality, preparing for pregnancy, prenatal loss and drug abuse in pregnancy. Call (650) 301-8896.

Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages, has upcoming weekend sessions. Call Lolette or Anthony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

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

For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese, call (415) 273-5521.

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 3349088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Lectures/ Classes/Exhibits City College of San Francisco announces spring semester electives in English and the Humanities beginning Jan. 18. $11 per unit for all CA residents including degreed individuate. Call (415) 239-3285.

Feb. 5: Annual Religious Education Institute at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF with theme of "Eucharist: Heroic Act of Love". Topics include sacraments , liturgy and spirituality. $18 per person. Sponsored by Office of Religious Education/Youth Ministry. Call (415) 565-3650.

Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.: Father Jim Aylward presents and discusses Vatican II at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish , 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley. All welcome. Coffee and refreshments, too.

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Jan. 15: Annual Fiesta Celebration dinner and dance of St. Dominic Parish Santo Nino de Cebu Assoc. Embassy Suites, 250 Gateway Blvd., SSF. Call Gel Siarza at (650) 874-4316 for more information or www.santoninodecebu.org.

Jan 29: Alumni open house and tours at Notre Dame des Victoires Elementary School, 544 Bush St., 569 Pine St., SF, 2-5 p.m., All are welcome to this opening event of the school's 75,h anniversary celebrations continuing through March. Call Valerie Meehan at (415) 421-0069.

Feb 6: 75th anniversary Mass commemorating Notre Dame des Victoires Elementary School, Archbishop William J. Levada presiding, Notre Dame des Victoires Church, 544 Bush St., SF, 12:15 p.m.

Reception to follow. Call Valerie Meehan at (415) ' 421-0069.

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.

Second 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.

Reunions SF's St. Cecilia Elementary School's class of 1950 celebrates its 50th year on April 15th at the Irish Cultural Center. Class members should call Doris Grimley at (415) 664-2247.

"Milestone Class Reunions " for Notre Dame High School, Belmont , classes 1939 through 1994 are being planned now. For information , call Donna Westwood , '64, alumnae relations director , at (650)

595-1913, ext. 351 or e-mail alumnae@ndhs.pvt.k12.ca.us.

Attention Alumni and former students of Good Shepherd Elementary School, Pacifica. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Please leave your name and address with the development office at (650) 738-4593 or fax to (650) 359-4558.

Our Lady of Angels Elementary School, Burlingame: Attention alumni/former students , parents, grandparents. OLA is developing an alumni newsletter. Please leave your name, address and phone number with the development office at (650) 343-9200 or fax to (650) 343-5620 , attn: Susan Baker. '

About Health Free Flu Shots at St. Mary 's Medical Center, SF, for elderly and at risk individuals. Call (415) 7505800 for an appointment.

Save a Life ! Donate Blood Now! Blood Centers of the Pacific has announced a critical blood shortage in the Bay Area. To schedule an appointment at a location near you, call (888) 393-GIVE (4483).

Perf ormance Jan. 16: Epiphany Concert by Coro Hispano and Conjunto Nuevo Mundo at Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th and Dolores St., SF. $15 general/$12 seniors and students; under 16 free. Call (415) 431-4234.

Jan. 29: "An Evening of Fine Vocal Music " at St. Timothy Church , 1515 Dolan Ave., off 3rd Ave , San Mateo, 8 p.m. Featured are several voices from the SF Opera Chorus including soprano, Virginia Pluth; mezzo , Sally Munro; tenor, Richard Walker and baritone , Frederick Matthews. Adults $10/Children $7. Call (650) 342-2468.

Sundays in January : Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

Sundays in January: Concerts at St. Francis of Assisi Shrine by various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

Volunteer Opportunities Be a guardian at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call the cathedral at (415) 5672020.

Docent opportunities to lead student and adult tours are available at Mission Dolores, SF. Share the rich California mission history with some of Mission Dolores ' thousands of visitors . Call Paula Zimmerman at (415) 621-8203.

The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns offers volunteer opportunities in social justice , respect life, advocacy and other areas. Call (415) 565-3673.

Help special needs children with The Learning Tree Center, a non-profit organization that will train , supervise and provide ongoing feedback to you in a unique home-based program. Learn how to share energy, enthusiasm and acceptance. Call Arlene (415) 457-2006.

Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group is looking for volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to people living with AIDS. For information, call Harry Johnson at (415) 863-1581.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary Cathedral invites you to join them in service to the poor: (415) 977-1270, ext 3003.

Women in Community Service , seeks people to assist women making the transition from public assistance to the workforce. Call Gwen at (415) 3973592.

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders Support Team helps seniors remain at home with rides, food delivery and companionship. Interested volunteers should call Lisa Lopez Coffey at (415) 206-9177.

Project Linus, a group supplying special blankets for seriously ill and traumatized children, needs blanketeers to knit , crochet and quilt. Call (650) 5896767.

California Pacific Medical Center is always in need of volunteers. Call (415) 750-6038.

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'Little Flower' relics draw thousands from Bay Area

By Evelyn Zappia According to local Church officials , more than 5,000 faithfu l visited the remains of St. Therese of Lisieux during the national tour 's two days in San Francisco — at the Carmelite Monaste ry Jan. 8 and at St. Mary 's Cathedral on Jan . 9.

Hundreds quietl y waited to touch or pray near the ornate , gold-trimmed wooden box holding the remains of the one called "the greatest saint of modern times" by Pope Pius X, even before she was canonized in 1925.

It was St. Therese 's "humbleness and living onl y for God" that broug ht Missionaries of Charity Sisters Mary Laura Vucana , Francis Emanuel and Laura Bernadette to the Carmelite Monastery. "I came here to ask that she help me to do things for the greater glory of God ," said Sister Mary Laura. "We pray that she will encourage us to be little sisters with humility," said Sister Laura Bern adette.

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By Gerri Pare NEW YORK (CNS) — A priest assigned to investigate a Chicago woman 's potential for sainthood strugg les mightil y with his own faith in "The Third Miracle " (Sony Classics).

After a strange opening scene in which a little g irl' s prayers apparently save a 1944 Slovokian village from Allied bomber planes overhead , the action jumps to 1979 Chicago, where burned-out Father Frank Shore (Ed Harris) is ordered by his bishop (Charles Haid) to investi gate — and most likely debunk — rumors that a parish Blessed Virgin statue weeps the blood of devoted parishioner Helen O'Reagan on the anniversary of her dea th, and that the blood cured a little girl of terminal lupus.

The parish priest (Ken James) and his followers are pushing for Helen to be considered for sainthood.

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which he felt his negative conclusions destroyed the faith of a community — and shook his own — the priest reluctantl y proceeds to seek oul the now-teen-age lupus survivor , Maria (Caterina Scorsone), only to find she makes her living on the streets.

Her jaded mother remarks , "God wasted a miracle on her. " No less troubling is his meeting with Helen 's grown , agnostic daughter Roxane (Anne Heche), who reveals her mother left her at age 16 to move into the parish convent to be readil y available to the schoolchildren she loved , such as Maria.

Nonetheless , the faith-challenged priest cannot disprove Maria 's miraculous recovery, and subsequent meeting s with Roxane make him question whether he belongs in the priesthood as the two are attracted to one another. On the verge of violating his promise of celibacy, Father Frank relents and rushes to witness the bleeding statue ,

which a chemist-priest tests and matches to Helen 's blood.

Inspired and renewed , Father Frank recommends Helen 's cause for sainthood be broug ht before a Vatican tribunal. Of course, three certified miracles are required before sainthood is possible and this is where the p lot reintroduces doubled teen Maria and revisits Helen 's somewhat mysterious childhood in war-torn Eastern Europe.

Named postulator for Helen 's cause in the official deliberation s, Father Frank must face clown stern Archbishop Werner (Armin Mueller-Stahl) in the role of devil's advocate .

The archbishop takes a dim view of the candidate , her faithless daughter and the promiscuous teen. Nor does the archbishop feel that a saint could be recommended by such poor example of a cleric as Father Frank.

Director Agnieszka Holland's ponderous film earnestl y probes such weighty issues as loss of faith and belief in miracles in today 's

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are called to love with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, forgive with the divine mercy we receive in the sacrament of reconciliation and demonstrate the Christ of compassion we receive in the Holy Eucharist. We must be living tabernacles that bring people into spiritual communion with the Good News that re-unites all prodi gal children (including you and me) with their father of heaven. If we want our youth to change their lifesty le, we must model the life of Christ so that they can taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

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We must do more th an pray ; we are called to be prayer. As Archbishop Levada stated so eloquently in his commentary on the AIDS epidemic (see Dec. 10 Catholic San Francisco), ilt is the person of Christ who is our examp le for responding to the AIDS crises.! We must be the embodimenl of our Catholic teaching in thoug ht , word and deed. People who do AIDS ministry feel compelled to stand at the foot of the cross as the Apostle John did with the

often cynical society. Harris is convincing as the doubting Thomas, and other priests are portrayed in a variety of ways, from Haid's politica lly savvy bishop to Mueller-Stahl's narrow-minded archbishop to Father Frank's seminary friend (Michael Rispoli) who never lost his joy at becoming a priest and prays for Frank to feel the same fulfillment once more.

Although the priest 's romantic distraction may seem just a plot contrivance , it is credibly worked into the drama, further testing the priest 's commitment to his vocation. The reason wh y Father Frank entered the seminary, however, seems more from obli gation than choice. And the final p lot twist involving the antagonistic archbishop requires a leap of faith on the part of the audience not to see it as an incredible coincidence.

Nevertheless it is not often that a movie grapples with — and seriously portrays — the procedure followed by the Church when investigating possible miracles and proceeding with the steps required toward declaring sainthood. Non-Catholic viewers will see that claims of miracles are not lightl y embraced, nor is sainthood declared after a few personal testimonials.

And so, despite the plot 's melodramatic aspects, "The Third Miracle " proves an intriguing story whose focus is more on the priest and his faith than the woman whose life he must dissect.

Due to brief sexual innuendo , occasional profani ty and minimal roug h language, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIII — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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