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Pooja Rani, a 7-year-old laborer, carries a placard calling for the abolition of child workers in New Delhi, India. More than 200 youngsters took part in the rally last year to urge voters in state elections to cast ballots for candidates who pledge to do away with child labor. According to government estimates some 18 million children work instead of attending school in India. See stories on pages 12-13.

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es, spent a day in September making rosaries for the people of war torn East Timor. Nancy Culhane, Service Learning Program coordinator, said the students were "inspired" to reach out to the people of East Timor by recent articles in Catholic San Francisco about the troubled land. Nancy, who calls herself a regular CSF reader said, "It's so good to have something with social justice and Catholic on it. ". .. Round-up... It was a beautiful coupla ' days last month for the classes of '48, '49 and '50 of Our Lady of Mt. by Tom Burke Carmel Elementary School, Redwood City. The reunion broug ht almost 100 former OLMC students to celebrations that included Mass in honor of deceased classmates, tours of the school and a picnic at St. Patrick Seminary. A clap of the erasers for Lovey Somer Del Sarto, Tim Goode, Dolly Brockamp Harbraugh, Jim Centis, Chuck Keyser, Brent Britschgi, Jerry Forbes, Dolores Vogl Centis and Barbara Decia Britschgi who helped put the shindig together....More eraser applause for Jackie DeLeon who just began her 41st year on the faculty of St. Gabriel Elementary. "Congratulations and thank you," the Sunset community says...,Whoa!!'! Animals were recently blessed on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi at Holy Name of Jesus Elementary and many schools and parishes around the Archdiocese. Deacon Dennis Rivera did the honors at Holy Name where blessees included a horse from Bishop John Wester and Riordan student body presithe SFPD Mounted Unit and an iguana, said faculty memdent, Jamieson Fong ber and school PR person, Babs Kleinhenz. Seventh grader John Michael Reyes assisted... .Callin' in from Texas to Much goin'on at high schools. Bishop John C. Wester rave about Catholic San Francisco is Salesian Sister presided at Mass commemorating the 50th year of Anita Ferrari who was 91 years old on July 19. Sister Archbishop Riordan, calling the school a center of "true Anita has been a religious for 66 years and taught at Sts. Catholic spirit." Half-century celebrations continue through Peter and Paul Elementary for 40 years. Sister Anita the year. Congrats to Riordan's officers of the class of 2003, reads CSF "cover to cover " and then passes it on to other John Cabuatan, Carlo Almazan and Justin Chang, and Golden State sisters "who enjoy it very much." The SF James Rodrigues, Chris Midel and Daniel Galang, officers native lives at the FMA Provincial House, 6019 Buena for the class of 2001.... Notre Dame, Belmont announces Vista St., San Antonio, TX 78237-1700....Good eye is Laura Mendoza, Alia Ramos, and Vanessa Valenzuela as what's shouted at batters who don't swing at bad pitches scholar finalists in the National Hispanic Recognition but today it's for the faculty at St. Anne Elementary who Program. Zorka Galic and Cecilia Slawik are semi-finalists caught a recent omission here. St. Anne student, Heidi in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Jeena Tuason's, recent award was for consistent academic excelJiampetti , Theresa Granucci, Claire Hutkins, Ms. lence, a detail that was left out of this strip on Oct. 1.... At Marin Catholic , which is also celebrating five Mendoza, Monica Morrison, Lisa Roecks, Alexandra decades of great education , Archbishop Levada presided Sange and Cheryl Scott have been named commended for at an opening day Mass on Sept. 17 presenting retired printheir participation....More of the same good work at San Mateo where Thomas Gorrebeeck is a Junipero Serra, national merit semi-finalist and commended participants include Michael Karcher, Donald Lustenberger, Michael Torres, Brian Fouts, Ryan Swets, Eric Bryant, William Boenig, Brendan Carmichael and Ryburn Ross. Of the 1.2 million students who enter the competition, 15,000 make it to semi-finalist and 34,000 reach the commended level. Misters Boenig and Torres are also National Hispanic Scholar Finalists. Serra students donated $1,354 for earthquake victims in Turkey. The idea to "pass the hat" at lunch and place marked collection cans in classrooms came from student Nate Hill. A Serra September Soup Supper - say that three times fast - raised more than $600 for the San Bruno Catholic Worker Hospitality House. More than 125 people attended the evening of prayer, simple meal and presentations Archbishop Levada with retired Marin Catholic principal William Isetta. about homelessness. Coordinators were students Ben Gallagher, Justi n Hollenbach, Pat Huddleston and Andrew Statz....At Mercy High School, San Francisco, cipal, William Isetta, with a Benemerenti Medal for his congrats to Suzanne Kerrigan, a National Merit semi-final- long and faithful service. Sister Mary Ferguson is helping ist and a late welcome back to Jan Ramiro, Amanda students get to know the school's new photo lab, a state of Chung, Shelley Best, Ainune Rogers, Katie Crumplar, the art facility with full y equipped stations for photo develHannah Cheung, Marite Xavier and Darlene Davidson oping and everything else. Student, Andrew Savage, has who spent some of the summer with families in France as part been awarded the Kiwanis Club's "Hope of America" for of the Mercy French Exchange Program. French teacher, his fundraising efforts on behalf of a three year-old boy Kaye McKleroy and librarian, Kathy Fisher accompanied who lost his leg in a tragic accident not very long ago. the group. Next year, students from France come When Andrew heard the tot had no insurance he began a here.. ..Students from San Domenico Schools, San Anselmo, campaign that raised more than $30,000 toward the boy 's took a service learning trip to Nicaragua over the summer and medical bills... At Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, built two classrooms they now call their "sister school". Daughter of Charity Sister Donna Kramer will be missed. Travelers included Molly Farrell, Brennan Shepard, The SHCP faculty member is off to do "parish ministry and Chrissy Leone, Nicci Fish, Betsy Riley, Danielle Gard, home visiting" among "the poorest of Alaska's society." Molly Cooney, Jeanne Marie Cresalia, Evan Karjalainen, Sister asks for prayers, saying her 9 years at SHCP "have Justin Vela, Chris Carter, Ashley Thomas, Renee been wonderful." The school has renewed its Alumni/ae Blanceagle, Margot Schwartz, Betsy Roselund and Sarah Mass and Breakfast that takes place this year on Oct. 31. Aroner. Students including Nina Haggerty, Annie Holt, For info, call Tim Burke at (415) 775-6626, ext. 729. CoAdele Ewert and the entire freshman and sophomore class- chairs are alums Mike Creedon and Louie Cobos.

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Parenting workshop draws more than 300 to Cathedral More th an 300 parents from Marin , San Francisco and San Mateo counties took part in an Oct. 9 conference called "Raising Great Parents, Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be." It included about 50 participants in a Spanish-speaking program . The School of Pastoral Leadershi p and the Office of Marriage and Family Life offered the workshop to "support the vocation of the laity, " according to Jesuit Father Michael Barber, SPL director. Partici pants heard from University of San Francisco moral formation researcher Dominican Sister Mary Peter Traviss and a nationall y known speaker and author about teen-agers, Michael Riera, Ph.D.

Spanish-language sessions were addressed by Marcia Campos , president of the Concejo de Incapacitados del Condado de Alameda and a family counselor; and Alfredo Neira, a Scripture scholar and instructor . The day-long conference at San Francisco's St. Mary's Cathedral featured workshops on varied top ics: identity formation of parents; building strong marriages; kids and families at risk; talking to children about faith; single parents and grandparents as parents; and challenges associated with raising teen-agers. "It was well put together," offered participant Mitch Kouchakji, father of a six-

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Prosecutorf lees Guatemala

SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — The special prosecuto r leading the investi gations into the murder of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City resigned and fled into exile in the United States with his family, sources in Guatemala City confirmed Oct. 7. Special prosecutor Celvin Galindo told a news agency he decided to resign after having received "multi ple death threats " since January, Galindo , his wife and three children left earl y Oct. 7 for an undisclosed U.S. location. Galindo is the second prosecutor to resign from the inquiry. Bishop Gerardi was bludgeoned to death outside his home in Guatemala City April 26, 1998.

SOA cut fails

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A House attempt to cut off funding for the U.S. Army School of the Americas was reversed when the bill reached a House-Senate conference committee and when the final version was passed. That portion of the school's funding included in the foreign operations budget was restored in the final version of the bill approved by the House Oct. 5 and the Senate Oct. 6. Meanwhile, the leader of a campaign to close the School of the Americas, known as SOA, said he hopes 10,000 people will turn out for an annual protest at the school in Columbus , Ga., and that attention will focus on separate bills to close the SOA.

Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo greets a crowd of wellwishers outside his ruined home in Dili, East Timor, Oct. 6. Bishop Belo returned to the island after fleeing a month earlier when proIndonesian militias attacked his residence.

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — A South African bishop welcomed sentences for men who killed a 57-yearold nun in July 1998. Archbishop Wilfrid Nap ier of Durban , vice president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, said the "hefty" sentences given Sept. 29 to the killers of Sister Theodelind Schreck, principal of the Holy Childhood convent school in Eshowe Diocese, are "deterrent sentences that one would expect with this kind of crime." Mduduzi Mkhwanazi , 21 , was jailed for life. He, Bongumusa Zungu, 24, and Wonderboy Cele, 18, were found guilty of the nun 's murder and of robbing her car. Zungu was jailed for 25 years. Cele was to be sentenced in late October.

Says Ventura needs lesson

Priest dismissed by papal decree

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura needs a lesson in how important church and religion are to society, according to a Minnesota archbishop. "We realize that Gov. Ventura is undergoing a learning process during his first term in office," Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis said in a statement about the governor 's Playboy magazine slam on organized religion. "Our hope is that as he continues to evaluate and examine what is necessary to lead our state, he will choose to educate himself fully on the importance of church and religion in our society and perhaps even learn from our example," the archbishop added.

CARDIFF, Wales (CNS) — A priest of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, jailed last year for sex offenses , has been dismissed from the priesthood by papal decree, said Archbishop John A. Ward . A statement issued by the archdiocese Oct. 5 confirmed that John Lloyd, 58, had been dismissed in the unusual step by Pope John Paul II after a request from the archbishop. In 1998, the priest was convicted on 14 charges of sexual assault, mostly against young people. He is serving an eight-year sentence.

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MEXICO CITY (CNS) —A Mexican Caritas official said the needs of Mexican flood victims "have no limits," given forecasts the rain would continue. Aldo Ponte Carbo said the most needed items included blankets, clothing, nonperishable food, bottled water and medicine. Caritas, the national relief agency of the Mexican Church, opened five centers in Mexico City Oct. 1 for donations to assist work with flood victims. Similar centers were being created in other parts of Mexico. More than 150,000 people were forced from their homes in the first week of October as heavy rains from a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico sent rivers over their banks and caused mud slides. Flooding began in the immediate aftermath of a 7.5 earthquake Sept. 30 that caused major damage in rural areas of the state of Oaxaca.

Push nuclear test ban

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Religious leaders added their voices to a growing chorus calling for the Senate to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Among them was Auxiliary Bishop John J. Glynn of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who said Oct. 7 at a press conference at the White House the treaty "is not just a political or legal instrument. It is a moral commitment." "The moral credibility of our country is at stake. We cannot credibl y urge other nations to forgo nuclear weapons if we are not even willing to ratify a treaty to stop testing our own nuclear weapons," he added .

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) — The Knig hts of Columbus has launched a new Web site at www.kofc.org to provide a greater array of information about the organization , its founder, the Catholic faith and insurance offered by the Knights. The site provides information about the history, programs and mission of the 1.6 million member organization.

Medicare said moral issue

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic medical organizations say Medicare cuts have caused such a crisis in health care that Congress and the president have a mora l responsibility to restore the money. In a newspaper and telev ision campaign launched Oct. 5, the Catholic Health Association and a coalition of reli gious , social service and medical groups say many agencies that offer medical care to the elderly are on the brink of collapse because of declining Medicare coverage mandated by the 1997 Balanced Bud get Act.

'Take ecumenism seriously

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Progress toward Christian unity is a sign of hope for Europe and something Catholics must take more seriously, said Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy. "We cannot be satisfied with the progress being made," the cardinal, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, told the Synod of Bishops for Europe. Cardinal Cassidy and Russian Orthodox Archbishop Longin of Klin addressed the synod Oct. 5, urging respect for other Christians and a stronger commitment to ecumenical dialogue. (Also see George Weigel's column , page 15.)

Pop es Iraq trip less likel y

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Diplomatic problems have temporarily sidelined Pope John Paul IPs hoped-for visit to Iraq later this year, Vatican sources said, noting di p lomatic negotiations between Vatican and Iraqi representatives were at an impasse. .

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II said the world urgentl y needs fairer economic mechanisms to help the increasing number of people who do not share in the benefits of globalization. "In a world often in the grip of greed, violence and lies, which leave their traces in the many forms of alienation and exploitation , it is urgent to promote a new spirit of solidarity," the pope said in a message to the Conference of International Catholic Organizations, an umbrella group of 35 organizations with headquarters in Fribourg, Switzerland.

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Europe Synod summary stresses ways to improve evangelization By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Members of the Synod of Bishops for Europe began this week meeting in small groups to discuss ways to improve church teaching and preaching, liturgy and charitable activity following more than a week of general sessions. "The renewal of Christian life in its proper sources — faith in the Word of God, celebration of the sacraments and the service of charity — will bring the divine and human hope which Europe needs ," a Spanish cardinal told the synod Oct. 11. In a formal presentation to the synod, Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela of Madrid reviewed the content of the 188 speeches delivered Oct. 1-9 and outlined questions for the small groups to discuss. The Vatican published only a one-page summary of Cardinal Rouco 's presentation , which took him more than an hour to read.

According to the summary, Cardinal Rouco said four points came up repeatedl y in the speeches: • "The urgency for our churches to proclaim and clearl y make known Jesus Christ , his personal presence and work , the source of hope which Europe needs. • "The need to propose and formulate the new evangelization of Europe as a lived and visible experience of Jesus Christ, who is alive in his Church." • The need "to carry out an ecclesial examination of conscience," looking at what is happening within the Church and in European society. • The need to find the strength for conversion and for a new evangelization of Europe in the Hol y Year 2000. The summary said the cardinal's report "tackles the examination of conscience by describing the most outstanding features of human reality in Europe today and of the situation of the Church in Europe ."

World Mission Sunday 1999 Dear Friends in Christ , As we celebrate World Mission Sunday, October 24, we are mindful of our preparations for the coming 2000th anniversary of the birth of our Lord . Those preparations this year call us to focus on God, our loving Father; God who loved the world so much he sent His only son so that all people may be saved through him. Today, more than two-thirds of the world's people have yet to hear the great "Good News" of Jesus Christ their Savior or to experience -through the word and witness of missionaries — the abiding love of his Father. How vital, therefore, is our support for the missionary work of the Church . As Pope John Paul II, notes in his message for World Mission Sunday this year, "The Church is missionary in order to proclai m untiringly that God is Father, filled with love for all humankind." On World Mission Sunday, we unite with Catholics throughout the world in special commitment to this missionary task we all share. We should pray for the Church's missionary work and offer our personal sacrifices, our own sufferings, our cares and concerns in union with the sufferings of Christ on the Cross for the salvation of the world. We should also offer financial help through the Propagation of the Faith for the missionary task. The missionary work of the Church depends on each one of us. Please be as generous as your means will allow this World Mission Sunday and continue to pray that all of us in the Archdiocese of San Francisco may be eager and effective witnesses to God, our loving Father and to his only Son , Jesus Christ. Sincerely yours in Christ ,

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Law and liturgy on packed meeting agenda for bishops By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) — Most news coverage of the U.S. Catholic bishops ' Nov, 15-18 national meeting is likely to focus on major decisions they make, such as new pastoral statements and votes on legislative issues , like new statutes for their national conference and norms for U.S. Catholic higher education. Nestled among the larger issues in a packed agenda, however, are a number of lesser liturg ical and legal decisions. On the liturgical front the bishops are scheduled to vote on: • Revised Guidelines for the Concelebration of the Eucharist , replacing guidelines initiall y approved in 1978 and last revised in 1987. • Approval of a Spanish-langu age translation of 42 original U.S. blessings included in the Book of Blessings , for use in the

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On the legal front , the Latin-rite bishops also face approval of five sets of complementary U.S. norms for the 1983 Code of Canon Law: • A decree determining that candidates to be installed in the ministries of lector or acolyte on a stable basis must be confirmed men at least 21 years old, of sufficient character and skills for the ministry. The general Churc h law in question does not prohibit women from serving in those ministries but says only men may be installed in them on a stable basis. • A decree on entrusting preaching • but not including the homily at Mass • to lay peop le under certain circumstances, such as absence or shortage of clergy, special language requirements or the special expertise or experience of a layperson for preaching on certain occasions or topics. • A decree stating that Catholics who give radio or television talks on Christian doctrine "must be qualified by their knowl-

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Backgrounder Tuition aid endowment monies overseen by Investment Committee

Monies raised during the Archdiocese's The total funds could produce a projected current "Today's Students — Tomorrow's $2 million per year, which would provide Leaders" tuition assistance endowment cam- an average of 2,000 students grants of about paign will be contained within a separate and $1,000 annually, organizers estimate . distinct Catholic Education Grants will be based on Endowment Fund, accordverifiable student need. ing to campaign and archThe endowment fund diocesan officials. will be accounted for sepaThe campaign goal is rately — as are all other $30 million — $10 million archdiocesan funds. Its from parishioners of the income will be used solely Archdiocese and an addifor tuition assistance. tional $20 million from the Donors ' original endowbusiness community, founment gifts are not to be dations, and individuals. spent, according to a stateMonies placed in the ment from Jack Hammel, endow ment fund , referred legal counsel for the to as the principal , remain Archdiocese. untouched with only the The Archbishop of San net income earned — after CAMPAIGN Francisco, with the help of expenses of the campaign an advisory council and ^CATHOLIC and investment manageothers whom he may EDUCATION ment are deducted — used choose, is responsible for ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN F R A N C I S C O to address stated needs, in the promotion of the this case, to help the children in the endowment fund , and through its Archdiocese to attend Catholic schools. Investment Committee chooses the approUniversities , hospitals , and other civic priate investment strategy along with the institutions have used endowments to pro- distribution policy of the fund' s ' income, vide stable sources of funding for projected according to a statement of intent , signed needs. The University of California at Nov. 10, 1998. Berkeley, the University of San Francisco, The Archdiocesan Investment the San Francisco Opera and others rely on Committee, appointed by Archbishop endowment funds. Some parishes have William J. Levada, oversees the investment established their own endowments. of all funds in the investment pool. Increasing numbers of families are Members include Chairperson Cecilia H. unable to afford Catholic school tuition and Herbert , former manag ing director of J.P. current archdiocesan tuition assistance Morgan and a trustee of Catholic Charities funds are insufficient to address the need of the Archdiocese; Robert C. Barrett, Jr., for tuition assistance, according to cam- financial advisor and former head of Bank paign officials. of America's Trust Department; Victor S. The $30 million endowment fund would Barrios, head of a California-based investbe added to some$5.1 million that present- ment/mortgage banking and consulting ly exists in various Archdiocesan funds . TUITION AID, page 16

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Issues 4 challenges Local pa rishioner elected St. Vincent de Paul national p rexy Eugene B. Smith, who with his wife, Nina , has been a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society for 26 years, was installed as the Catholic lay group 's national president during national meetings in Orange, Ca. on Sept. 11. Married for 35 years, the couple lives in St. Raphael Parish, San Rafael. He will serve a six-year term. The new president , who holds graduate degrees in social work and business from San Francisco State, has been an executive with the Daughters of Charity health systems for three decades. In his current position as executive director of Seton Institute , he raises funds to support works of the Daug hters of Charity and other women religious in poor countries around the world. "This is all part of our spiritual journey together and it brings us closer to God," Smith said from his Daly City office about his and Nina's work as Vincentians. "Jesus told us he is in the poor and when we go to visit the poor we are going to see Jesus. It 's something we do very much together." Smith said that from the beginning, the coup le's work with the society has been a part of their life "we love very much." In his acceptance speech at the convention , where almost 1,500 Vincentians represented the country 's 4,655 parish conferences and 58,930 members, Smith proposed four challenges for the organization saying he wanted to immediately "start working on some key matters for the good of the

society and for our brothers and sisters whom we serve." His proposed "Ministry of Invitation" asks each Vincentian to "invite one new person " into the society. "Our Vincentian vocation is a gift we must share, ' Smith said. "No one of us wants to boast about out efforts , but we must tell our friends and various Eugene publics about our work and the needs of the poor," was Smith 's segue into his second challenge — increased public relations efforts by SVDP both locally and nationally. In his final two challenges, he called for increased "rwiiining" and "new beginnings."

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SisterMoms bring unique perspectives to religious life By Liz Dossa A dozen years ago Pat Galli was a divorced Catholic mom, balancing her full-time job as a Kaiser nurse in the Bast Bay and her duties with her four children. Today Galli is a Burlingame Sister of Mercy with two grandchildren and a ministry in retreat work and spiritual direction. Sister Galli is one of a number of American sisters who are also mothers, mid-life women who are entering into a second vocation as religious. She came to religious life by regarding each struggle of her life as a gift. After her daughter almost died of leukemia at age 6, Galli felt called to help other families who had suffered with severely ill children. She earned a degree in counseling with an emphasis on organizational development. When her husband left without warning in 1979, she heard a sermon with the message, "You have been wounded, and have been called to be a healer." Graduall y, she began to see the divorce ministry as her ministry. Her spirituality gTew. A small group of "SisterMoms" like Sister Galli met Oct. 3 at Mercy Center in Burlingame to share experiences. Sister of Charity of Nazareth Bea Keller from Sister Pat Galli , . . ,, _ _, ., Louisville, Ky., a mother of seven, organized the SisterMoms network last year with 16 sisters from a variety of communities. "When we get together," said Sister Keller," it takes us about two minutes to bond." Today she has 130 names from 36 religious congregations spanning 18 states. These mid-life sisters with families come bearing certain spiritual and emotional riches. They enter only when children are grown. If they have been divorced , they must have the marriage annulled. Many have experienced not so much a change of vocation as an evolution of their spiritual role—from wife and mother to vowed religious. Sister Keller sees her earlier life as preparation for her life in community. She thoug ht about entering the convent out of high school but fell in love before she graduated. Two years after her husband left her with seven children under seven, she took private vows under the guidance of a spiritual director. She pledged poverty—using what she had without becoming attached to it—celibacy, and obedience to the will of God. She led a simple life devoted to her family and the Church. She never even went to the movies. Instead, her participation in charismati c renewal, Cursillos , and spiritual direction were a fulfilling part of her journey . Emotionally supported by the Bethany Group for separated and divorced women at her parish in Detroit, she accepted welfare for her family and went back to school. She participated in synods Cardinal John Dearderi established for examining changes in the Church. The excitement of Church renewal nourished her. She graduated from nursing school and later took a degree in holistic 1 I t l' i t l l H I J

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she feels her family is very close, Sister Mulhern said, "I put it in this order: God , community, and children , third. I don 't think it is harsh. I know my community responsibilities ahead of time." SisterMoms are an old Sister Pat Galli: 'That lam a idea receiving new life and current press attention , but sister today is a sign .. . that if they may be pointing relig ious communities toward a you pay attention to God's vibrant direction , admitted Sister Bertrand. "We are just direction in your life there is beginning to find ways that people live inspired by a parvery little that can 't happe n. ' ticular founder. Vows are one way, but there are a number of isolated from families. Today many bear different ways to do it. Maybe SisterMoms the added responsibilities of caring for are asking us to take a look." It took suffering through crises for Sister elderly parents. SisterMoms have to sort out when they can act as grandmothers and Galli to find what she considers her true when the community comes first. Although vocation. "The jobs I had before I did well, but it wasn't the love of my life. Now I love what I do. I'm connecting with others who want to live their lives the same way." "That I am a sister today is a sign, a witness to the community and the world that if you pay attention to God' s direction in your life there is very little that can 't happen ," said Sister Galli. is that going to play itself out? What m akes me most excited are women with health y ties to their children." The days are gone when sisters were

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Nearly 700 expected for Christian Brothers convocation

Sister Mary Margaret Motte will be installed as head of the United States Province of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary on Oct. 31 at the order 's convent chapel in North Providence , Rl. In the Archdiocese of San Francisco , the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary's ministries include religious education in the Filipino, Chinese and Indonesian communities; visiting a rehabilitation clinic for the elderly; and working with women suffering chemical dependency .

Nearly 700 persons involved in the educational and other apostolic work of the Christian Brothers are expected to attend an Oct. 23-24 convocation of the order ' s District of San Francisco at the Airport Hyatt Hotel in Burlingame , according to a spokesperson for the order. Brothers, lay colleagues , teachers, students and administrators will be among those continuing a review of the ^^T^^TTT ^^ Cardinal W.ll.ams Christian Brofliers ' recently approved Action Plan, she added, noting the plan was "four years in

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Salesian Father Anthony DiFalco: Ordained July 2, 1944 at Don Bosco College, Newton, N.J.; 55 years a priest: My vocation to the priesthood started when my grandfather, Antonio DiFalco, introduced me to Father Trinchieri at Sts. Peter and Paul. I was eight years old then and I became an altar boy. Many good Salesian priests came along as I went through my adolescent and teenage years. Fathers Piperni, Battezzati and Ryan , all were instrumental in fostering my vocation. At 18, I met my master of novices , Father Joseph Costanzo, a great inspirational force in my life. When ordination came, Jul y 2, 1944, I felt like a knig ht of old , ready to conquer the world for Christ in various fields of the apostolate — the missions , schools, youth clubs, hospitals and pari shes. God's plan for me included 23 years outside the United States, serving in the Philippines and Canada. Leading choirs and bands for years, putting on operettas, musicals and concerts, made my life happy and interesting: 55 years of priesthood under the guidance of our sovereign Lord, of Mary Help of Christians and of my founder, Don Bosco. May they continue to bless my apostolate.

Salesian Father Gabriel Zavattaro: Ordained July 8, 1934 at the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians,Turin, Italy; 65 years a priest: I was born in a poor family, the seventh of 10 children in Borgo San Martino, where Don Bosco founded his very first school outside of Turin. I did all my studies with Salesians. I received my first cassock from Blessed Phili p Rinaldi , third successor of Don Bosco. I arrived in Missionaries To

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present in Rome for the ceremony of Don Bosco 's canonization. My 65 years of priesthood have been spent mainly in California , working in our schools, parishes and as treasurer of the Province. I spent 25 years at Sts. Peter and Paul as pastor and associate. Throughout my life, I encountered joys and sorrows, successes and failures. In all I felt the presence of a merciful and loving God.. 1 ask all my friends to join me in thanking the Lord , and in asking for me the grace of a final return to God.

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the United States in 1924. My master of novices in 1925 was Salesian Father Francis Binelli , chosen by Don Bosco for that office. I professed my first vows in 1926 in New Rochelle, N.Y., in the presence of Bishop Luigi Versiglia, later martyred in China and beatified a few years ago. As a member of the newly created San Francisco Province in 1927, 1 spent my first three years at St. Francis School in Watsonville , Cal., then did my theology in Turin , Italy, at our International Salesian Institute , and was ordained in the year of Don Bosco's canonization , 1934. I was

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Seven Dominican novices made simple profession in the Western Province of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in ceremonies Sept. 4 at St. Albert's Priory, Oakland , from left: Brothers Dominic DeCaria , Robert King, Bernhard Thomas Blankenhorn , Raphael Domingo , Cyril Roderick Alvernaz , Thomas Clark and Wilfrid Houeto. Brothers Cyril and Thomas are San Francisco natives. A native of Benin, Africa , Brother Wilfrid is most recently from St. Dominic Parish, San Francisco.

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Twelve men began their novitiate year as members of the Order of Preachers by receiving their Dominican habits Sept. 1 at St. Albert's Priory, Oakland. Pictured above with Dominican Father Vincent . Serpa (far right), novice master, they are , from left: Brothers Carlo Borromeo Varela , Vincent Mary Kelber , Alphonsus Mary von Haznburg, Anthony Garcias , Dominic Nguyen, Aidan Dominic Floyd, Jerome Cudden , Thomas Irish, Flannan McGrath, Maximilian Mary Hallenius, Michael Hurley, and John Thomas Meilein. Brother Michael is from Pacifica 's St. Peter Parish.

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en \r\l ^ C™ _ Kielburger was 12, he read a newspaper article that f changed his life. The story told of another 12-year-old boy from Pakistan, Iqbal Masih, who had just been murdered for speaking out against child labor in his country. Iqbal .employers at a rug factory had chained him to a loom from the time he was 4 and forced him to work. That story turned Kielburger, a Toronto native, into one of" the leading activists in the struggle to end child labor. After discussing the story at school, he and 10 of his 7th grade classmates started the Free the Children Foundation, which is committed to ending the exploitation of children through the voices and actions of young people. His organization has grown into an international network of 100,000 children in more than 20 countries who fight to end child labor. Kielburger. who has been featured on "60 Minutes " several times, took his message to students and teachers at St. Ignatius College Preparatory Oct. 4, where he addressed about 175 students and teachers in Qrradre Chapel. "I thought Craig gave an uplifting talk full of passion and insights , said freshman Rachel herbert , 15. "He is an inspriation to kids all around the world. 1 was happy I had the opportunity to hear him speak." The charismatic teen told his audience some frightening statistics. More than 660 million children live in poverty worldwide, and 250 million of those are forced to work. At least 2 million children are forced to work in the illegal sex trade, with half of those children living in or coming from Asia. Child laborers make everyday consumer goods, such as toys, soccer balls, clothes and shoes, or are forced to work full time on farms or with hazardous materials.

At SI , Kielburger showed slides of the children he met in his extensive world travels. He described in vivid detail the squalor these children live in. He spoke of Jeremy, an 8-yearold Filipino boy who lives in a garbage dump outside Manila. "Jeremy was born in that dump, and he has never left it," said Kielburger. "I wish you could see the wonder in his eyes as he spoke of his . desire to see the rest of the world." One girl , 8, works in a recycling plant in southern India where she separates used hypodermic needles into reusable parts. "She wears no gloves, and she is too poor to afford a pair of shoes. She has never even heard of AIDS ." added Kielburger. His founParticipants in a six-month "Global March Against dation, Free the Child Labor " reach their destination at last year 's Children , hopes annual conference of the International Labor to hel p these Organization at U.N. offices in Geneva. The head ol child laborers by the IL0 pledged to work at eliminating the worst campaigning for forms of child labor. mandatory education. "It would cost an " extra $7 billion a year to ensure the education of everyone in the world b y 2010," said Kielburger "In 1998 alone, governments spent $780 billion on their militaries." And among the soldiers fighting in those armies , he added, are 250,000 children . Free the Children is currentl y building schools in rural areas of developing nations and has plans to build 100 schools by 2001. The group is also distributing health kits that give underprivileged children in developing countries items necessary for hygiene and education. In addition , alternative income projects in India and Nicaragua provide capital for small businesses. The money is used to buy land, equipment and farm animals to offer families a permanent source of income and to allow children to attend school . FTC raised funds for the construction of a rescue home in West Bengal and a live-in education and rehabilitation center in India that provides counseling, instruction in basic literacy and vocational training to children released from slave labor. The group is working alongside the multi-ethnic Children 's Parliament in Bosnia to construct a Peace Center in Sarajevo where children from various ethnic groups iii the Balkans can meet to celebrate their histories, differences and the potential to build an era of peace, Kielburger said. Some of their many lobbying efforts have proved successful. In Canada, for instance, FTC persuaded the government to pass a law that prosecutes Canadian citizens who travel abroad to sexually molest young children. Kielburger urged students at SI to become involved in his campaign, noting that "it only takes a small group of dedicated people to make a change . There's more to life than hanging out at the mall." "It 's not charity," he told the students. "It's justice."

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Criag Kielburger (center), who founded the Free the Children foundation , came to St. Ignatius College Preparatory to discuss his efforts to help end child labor around the world. Pictured with him are, from left, SI students Brittany Austin , Cirilo Silva, Maria Perez and Danielle Banks.

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1raffickingin women and chi ldren is one of the fastest growing and most lucrative criminal enterprises in the world, a U.S. government official told several hundred women attending a workshop Oct. 2 at the National Council of Catholic Women's convention in Kansas City. More th an a million women and children a year are forced into slavery-like conditions as domestic servants, sweatshop laborers and prostitute s, said Anita Bott i, deputy director for international initiatives at the President 's Interagency Council on Women. It is estimated more than 50,000 women and children are brought into the United States for profit , primari ly fro m the former Soviet Union , Southeast Asia and Latin America, said Botti , who is based at the U.S. State Department in Washington. "Of all the human rights abuses to which the international community has turned its attention , the trafficking of human beings , predominantl y women and children , is clearly one of the most egregious violations of our time," she said. Botti 's presentation was among workshops offered at the convention on topics"including reconciliation in families , legislative advocacy and women 's health issues. A resolution in which the NCCW pledged to work to stop the sexual exploitation of children through education and advocacy for stronger international laws was among five resolutions approved by convention delegates. The problem of trafficking has been endemic in South and Southeast Asia for decades, Botti said. The countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are now seeing a dramatic increase in trafficking in women and children because of a large number of unemployed women and the proliferation of criminal organizations attracted by high profits and weak laws and penalties, she said. Trafficking in women and children is now considered the third largest source of profits for organized crime, behind drugs and guns , Botti said. "I stand before you to tell you it is a global issue" involving human rights , economics, migration, transnational and local crime, labor, and public and individual health, Botti said. She cited examples of cases recently prosecuted in the United States involving: * Hearing-impaired Mexicans who were recruited in their hometowns, brought to the United States, enslaved, beaten and forced to peddle trinkets in New York and other cities.

One has to read autobiography with a skeptical eye. Most , memoirists, being human, tend to present themselves in the best possible light and to employ selective amnesia, especially when a ghostwriter holds the pen. That caveat out of the way, Craig Kielburger's Free the Children - really more of a travelogue than a memoir - is a remarkable portrait of the young activist and his journey to India , Pakistan, Thailand, and Bangladesh to get a firsthand look at child labor. Traveling with Alam Rahman , a 24-year-old Bang ladesh-born friend , Kielburger spent seven weeks in South Asia, not only talking with members of human-rights organizations , but meeting with child laborers themselves. One of the strengths of Free the Children (both the book and Kielburger's organization of the same name) is that he connects with these children on a level bureaucrats cannot. He remembers their names, continues to exchange letters with them, and has tried to track them down on return visits. A recent feature article made Kielburger look like a pawn in a game orchestrated by his parents. Here mom and dad look like parents who overpacked his suitcase and worry, that he 's not eating enough. That 's to be expected but, frankly, it 's hard to see how they could havepulled his strings from across the ocean. Young-adult novelist and collaborator Kevin Major succeeds marvellously in seeing the odyssey through a teen's eyes. Yet, this is not geewhiz naive observation. Kielburger's (Major 's?) description of the child sex trade in Bangkok is appropriately sickening, for example, and his eyewitness account of a raid on an Indian carpet factory (activists liberated the children enslaved there) give this book high drama and emotion. Information about Free the Children is available at its Web site: wwwJVee_i____dr__,_fg

Michael Michalske is a senior at St. Ignatius where he writes for the sclwol newspaper, Inside SI.

Slave situation in Sudan decried by bishops

By Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service

JERUSALEM (CNS) — After a human rights group announced it purchased the freedom of 1,050 mostly child slaves in Sudan, a bishop decried the slave trade which he said has been going on "forever " in the country. Arab slave traders have kidnapped enormous numbers of Christian and animist southern Sudanese over the years, said Bishop Cesare Mazzolari , apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Rumbek in southern Sudan. "It still goes on, and children are stolen from their families and taken to Koranic schools to be indoctrinated and Islamisized. A lucky few receive scholarships to study, but the others are sent to Northern Sudan or to Arab countries as slaves," said the bishop in a telephone interview from Nairobi, Kenya, where many of the southern ' Sudanese bishops keep an office. Young girls are sent off as slaves or to be concubines and young boys are used as slaves, he said. The Swiss-based group Christian Solidarity International bought the slaves in

January for $50 per person with the help of European and North "Interviews with redeemed slaves American financial backers. reveal a consisten t pattern of In a Jan. 28 statement, the p hysical and psych ological group said, "Interviews with redeemed slaves reveal a consistent torture, such as throat slitting, pattern of physical and psychological death threats, fe male genital torture, such as throat slitting, death threats , female genital mutilation , mutilation, force d conversion to forced conversion to Islam, beatings Islam, beatings and lashings , and lashings, and unpaid labor." and unpaid labor." Bishop Mazzolari said he would be look going to Sudan for 10 day s to into the situation. He added that the Catholic Church has been involved in redeeming children from slave traders and has established a school for them once they have been freed.

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Slavery and other human rights abuses are addressed in an upcoming documentary film on the lives of the besieged Nuba people of the Sudan, Africa. Bishop Macram Gassis of Sudan 's el Obeid Diocese described the situation there during an address at St. Mary 's Cathedral in May and is a central figure in the documentary, "The Hidden Gift. " At left Bishop Gassis comforts one of his young parishioners, some of who have been tattooed or scarred for identification during slavery. Maker s of the documentary say they hope to show it in at least three Bay Area locations next month — San Francisco, Palo Alto and Berkeley — and are confirming sites and times.

NCCW president , K. La Vernbe Redden • Thai women, some of whom came to the United States legally, who were held captive and forced to work in the garment industry in California. * Teen-age Mexican girls — believing they were going to obtain jobs as waitresses, in child and elder care and in landscap ing — who were forced to submit to prostitution in Florida and the Carolinas under threat of harm to them or their families. She urged women at the workshop to continue their advocacy by discussing the issue at the local level , and inviting guest speakers such as U.S. attorneys to talk to groups. She also urged them to push for a comprehensive law on trafficking, and for economic opportunities for women worldwide. The NCCW closed its 49th biennial convention Oct. 3 widi the installation of officers and a call to eliminate the debt of poor nations. K. LaVerne Redden of Toledo , Ohio, was installed the 38th president, the first African-American to elected to that office. In approving a floor amendment, convention delegates supported forgiving debts of poor nations entirely and committed the NCCW to "actively support the Catholic Campaign on Debt through educational strategies, advocate for policies that help forgive the debt burden, and continue to provide assistance to those in need through NCCW Works of Peace and Works of Reconciliation programs." Lois Agresti , a former president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, said the recent convocation was "a wonderful opportunity" to meet with others and "stay up to date" on current issues. While nothing yet has been planned with regard to revelations at the meetings, Agresti noted that "the ACCW has, for as long as it has existed, held the welfare of women and children as a hallmark." Programs supported by the ACCW include Water for Life which provides usable water to drought stricken Third World countries, and the Madonna Plan which provides assistance and materials to poor mothers and their children. Agresti is a member of St. Dunstan Parish, Millbrae and a former member of the National Conference of Catholic Women board of directors. Other women of the Archdiocese who attended the meetings included Marianne Larke of St. Pius Paiish, Redwood City, president, Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women; Margaret T. McAuliffe, St. Phili p Parish, president, San Francisco County Council of Catholic Women; Kathy Parish Reese, Epiphany Parish; Cathy Mibach, Hol y Name of Jesus Parish, former " president, ACCW; Estella B. Andoyan, St. Mary Cathedral; Rosemary Shanahan, Mary Ann Schwab, St. Brendan Parish; Bernadette Simien, Sacred Heart Parish; Mary Ann Bouey, St. Anne of the Sunset Parish; Lois Agresti, St. Dunstan Parish, Millbrae; Joan Higgins, St. John the Evangelist Parish. Also attending was Msgr. Edward McTaggart, ACCW chaplain and retired pastor of St. Brendan Parish.

CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Young pe op le, the Churc h looks to you with hope

The respect and love that young Catholics throug hout the world have for Pope John Paul II confounds many people. What is it that creates such a strong connection between youth and young adults and an aging pope? To give the pundits their due, there does seem to be grounds for wonder. After all , the worldl y experiences of the young are extraordinarily different from those of the pope. Moreover, the messages that Pope John Paul II brings to young people absolutely are counter to the messages that modern culture aims at youth every day. But the secret of the pope 's popularity among young people is in the content and meaning of these very messages - in their authenticity and challenge. In venue after venue Pope John Paul II reaches out: "Dear young people, like the first disciples, follow Jesus! Do not be afraid to draw near to him, to cross the threshold of his dwelling, to speak to him , face to face, as you talk with a friend. Do not be afraid of the new life he is offering. He himself makes it possible for you to receive that life and practice it, with the help of his grace and the gift of his spirit." Last July, Pope John Paul II told young people , "Do not be afraid to be holy. Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness. This aspiration will help you discover genuine love untarnished by selfish and alienating permissiveness; it will make you grow in humanity through study and work ; it will open you to a possible vocation to the total gift of self in the priesthood or consecrated life; it will transform you from being 'slaves ' of power, pleasure, money or a career, to being free young persons, 'masters ' of your own life, ever ready to serve your needy brothers and sisters in the image of Christ the servant, to bear witness to the Gospel of love." Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor-in-chief of the monthly journal First Things , notes that the pope had been enormously effective in reaching young people because he invites them "to , undertake the high adventure of human dignity." Father Neuhaus describes the media attending the World Youth Day in Denver as expecting to see youth at odds with a pope of a different generation and different ethics. Instead, says Father Neuhaus, they found the youth "listening to every word" and hearing the pope telling them "to settle for nothing less than the spiritual grandeur " of the "human drama " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that understanding of life, that view of life not offered to them from any other source. In this week 's Catholic San Francisco (pages 12-13) is the story of one young person who has taken up the challenge. Crai g Kielburger has played a leading role in establishing the "Free the Children Foundation," which seeks to end child labor around the world. Through the voices of children and women at risk, God calls out to each of us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the pope urges us to listen and act. In preparation for a recent World Youth Day, Pope John Paul wrote, "Dear young people, the Church looks to you with hope. You are the generation called to transmit the gift of faith to the new millennium." He added , "The people of the younger generation who believe in Christ will once again become a living icon of the Church in her pilgrimage along the roads of the world." The youth may also be examples. While Kielburger tells teens that there is more to life than hanging out at the mall, adults might better understand that there is more to life than shopp ing at Costco. "Communities of Salt and Light," the U.S. Catholic Bishops 1993 statement on parish social ministry teaches us, "We cannot be truly 'Catholic' unless we hear and heed the Church' s call to serve those in need and work for justice and peace. ... We need to build local communities of faith where our social teaching is central, not fringe; where social ministry is integral, not optional; where it is the work of every believer, not just the mission of a few committed people or committees." MEH

Neitherjust, nor Hy ing

The so-called "Just Living Wage " measure won't get anyone a wage, living or otherwise. It will , however, price substantial numbers of workers out of the labor market. Unions and their political supporters back it because they understand the economic effects of raising the minimum wage to be paid by City service contractors to $11 per hour. Religious leaders and other well-intentioned peop le who mistakenly suppose the proposal will help low-income workers apparentl y do not. The primary purpose of unions, as is true of all organizations , is to advance the interests of their members and leaders. Their chief competition comes from workers willing to work for lower wages than those commanded by relativel y highly paid union members. Such work- I ers typically have fewer skills and less experience and are often disadvantaged minorities. Forcing employers to pay higher entry-level wages effectively deprives such workers of their one competitive advantage. For this reason, unions have always backed increases in the minimum wage and payment of prevailing, that is, collectivel y bargained, wages on public works, legislation that has historically increased unemployment among blacks and substantially excluded them from the lucrative construction trades. Significant numbers will be unemploy able at the higher wage. Hardest hit will be those at the bottom of the economic ladder or struggling to get on it , including those who have recently left the welfare rolls. Businesses competing for service contracts with the City will be reluctant to hire and train unskilled workers if they have to pay them $11 an hour, plus benefits. Do religious leaders really consider it "just" to deprive low-income workers not only of a wage but of the opportunities to acquire the skills, experience, and work habits that will qualify them for better-paying jobs in the future? Mary M. Ash Belmont

It was gratifying to read that so many Catholic clergy support this proposed ordinance. May I suggest that their support would be more credible it they sought to improve the pay scale of their own Catholic elementary school teachers, many of whom earn less than the people they serve, and some who cannot afford to send their own children to Catholic schools. Terrence Hanley Pacifica

PC distortions

Kudos to Ms. Vivian Dudro for her keen Oct. 8 insight into the censorship being practiced by, of all groups , librarians ! Her statement, "replacing one distortion with another," captures the essence of what has been practiced by the politicall y correct media and educational institutions for years. Librarians, especially, but the media and our educational institutions, as well, should be illuminating how much more alike, both good and bad, we are, than different. That, of course, is more difficult than pointing the finger at another group or individual and making them the scapegoat. Hitler, Stalin, Catholics, Jews, Arabs and many others have done this with great effectiveness but the innocent have suffered greatly as a result. William A. Hallcr San Francisco

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1 was pleased to read Kamille Maher 's Oct. 1 article, "Strong Catholic clergy presence expected at 'Living Wage' rally". It is important that the Church speak out loudly and clearly on issues of social justice. The "living wage" which would require hourly pay of $11 plus benefits seems like a small amount to live on in the Bay Area which has such a high cost of living. As Ken Jacobs (campaign director for the Living Wage Coalition) pointed out, "There are workers in non-profits who earn less than the people they serve."

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Rigi d, dep endable

Sudden explosions of hard doctrine in your pages show admirable leadership. But return fire from an opposing camp presents a graphic picture . Apparentl y you 're asking for trouble. In one of our more trendy hymns, we celebrate a servant Church, a caring Church, beset by change , testing its heritage. Perceptions might vary : a problem Church, with a mixed message. For some long time we understood mat a Council had freed us from an outdated moral casuistry obsessed with individual acts. Rigid and vertical were obsolete; horizontal, ' democratic and flexible were easier, and better. At this point, we enjoy an inalienable right to dissent in good conscience from authoritative doctrine. Any proposition that is not explicitly "infallible" is by definition an open question. No wonder so much of the audience has left. Some of this confusion has to be the institution 's fault. Life isn 't really a sentimental journey. The building I live in is rigid and vertical ; I hope it stays that way, Clarence Zaar San Francisco

Save Laguna Honda

For over 130 years, Laguna Honda Hospital has provided long-term care for the City. However, this history is not important. What is important is that Laguna Honda must be saved. Not only does the hospital provide excellent care for its patients, but it also accepts patients regardless of whether or not they can pay. Longterm care affects every, resident of San Francisco. Everyone deserves to have longterm care if they need it, and Laguna Honda Hospital allows everyone to receive it no matter what their financial situation is. Some argue community-based longterm health care should replace Laguna Honda; however, many of the hospital's patients need care that is more intensive than community-based or assisted living or ordinary nursing homes can handle. If Laguna Honda Hospital closes , these peop le will be shipped all over northern California , which is both unnecessary and unjust. In addition , the demise would give its former and future patients dramatically LETTERS, page 18

On Being Catholic

Forgive offenses willingly

Sp iritual works of mercy — Part V

Father Milton T. Walsh ._" __ lifetime of familiarity makes the Lord's Prayer come easily to our lips, but reflection on its words may cause us some salutary discomfort: "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." I read somewhere of early Christian communities which would not pray these words out loud, since they really did not want God to forgive them as they forgave others. So often our forgiveness is bestowed begrud gingly. We administer forgiveness with an eyedropper, and reluctantly, like the man who said, "I forgive but I do not forget." Is this how we want God to forgive us? And yet the teaching of our Lord could not be more clear: "the measure you give will be the measure you get." (Mt 7:2) In her teaching on the Lord's Prayer, St. Teresa of Avila underscores that we do not ask God to forgive us as we will forgive others, but as we do forgive others now. This great doctor of the spiritual life knows

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the chasm which stands between vague intentions and chief priests and the Roman soldiers, for it was their real charity. We who desire the Lord's mercy now must friend they had sinned against. And yet, standing in their ourselves bestow mercy now. midst Jesus greets them in peace. The embrace of his love We are to forgive offenses "willingly." Again , is far greater than the depth of their offense. It is in fact Christ teaches the same when he tells us that we must the very Spirit of Love which unites him with the Father. be willing to forgive others "from the heart." (Mt Now they begin to understand the import of his words: "As the Father has loved 18:35) This is far more than a truce; forgiveme, so I have loved ness must be heartfelt. Only the river of living water flowing you." (Jn 15:9) The Our model should not Father's love for the Son be human calculation , from the pierced heart of Christ can is limitless , infinite, eternal. This is the meabut divine generosity, empower us to forgiv e willingly. sure of the Son 's love and a wonderful path for us — love without to the awareness of measure. Here is the such generosity is to call to mind God's forbearance toward us. Like the ser- source of true forgiveness. It is a forgiveness which flow s vant in the parable , God has written off a huge debt of from the heart — but not from your heart, or from mine. ours; to be stingy in our willingness to forg ive bespeaks It flows from the heart of Christ. It is said that to err is human , to forgive divine. The a lack of gratitude. The awareness of God's mercy can trigger the desire saying is commonplace, but its meaning is profound: to to forg ive from the heart, but is it really in us to do this? forgive is divine. Only the river of living water flowing Is this not superhuman? Here is clearly an area in life from the pierced heart of Christ can empower us to forwhere we need to rely on the grace of God. On Easter give willingly. In the cross the depth of human sin is night, the risen Christ appeared to his disciples, breathed inundated by the torrent of God's love. Let us swim in on them, and said , "Receive the Holy Spirit: if you for- the living stream of the Holy Spirit 's mercy and seek the give the sins of any, they are forgiven them." (Jn 20:22) divine power of heartfelt forgiveness from God. Let us reflect on what takes place here. The disciples to whom Jesus appears are themselves Father Milton T. Walsh is dean of students and an in need of forgiveness. They had betrayed and abandoned assistant professor of systematic theology at St. their Lord, and were now cowering in fear and shame. In Patrick Seminaiy, Menlo Park. a sense their treachery had been worse than that of the

Vocation: Threefold terror of love

restaurant for Friday ni ght 's dinner had to be told that you. When you think you can 't accomplish chastity, he Aunt Mary is allergic to fung hi porcini; they had to can, in you. When you think you can't pray, he can, in review the ordination rite in their minds, remembering you. With St. Augustine , we recognize that 'he is your that there are four "I am's" before the "I am, with the best servant, Lord , who endeavors not to hear from you mat which he desires, but rather desires that which he help of God" — or is it five? hears from you.' Don 't trust yourself, trust him who has , "in these last "But now," Msgr. Thomas continued hours before you receive the sacrament of holy orders , called you and the Church who ordains you." ' in the quiet of this chapel as ___________________ This radical abandonment ol sell is, without question, a you come before the Lord m the Blessed Sacrament for the 'If you trust the Lord and sign of contradiction . In a cullast time as a layman , there is ture that values self-expression, only one thing left you need- pe rmit him to hang out self-confidence and self-esteem , to do — die." these 25 men were being called, your character in the George Weigel Twenty-five young Amerithe next morning, to something cans had just heard, in the very different: "Tonight," Msgr. sacrifice of your will . . . Gospel of John, that a grain of Thomas reminded them, "the Pontifical North American wheat remains just that unless uring the three years the it Lord wants everything. Your JL/ he will shape and mold it I was Roman home-away-from-home, dies. Then, and only then, does confidence and your lack of College was my richly blessed by friendships with the college's faculty it produce much fruit. Shortly into a worthy vessel for use confidence , your peace and your lack of peace, your heart, will, and students. But there will always be a special place in after teaching that, Jesus came , whom I first to his ' 's "hour" deacon class — the hour of the in his heavenl banquet. intelli gence, body, energ ies. for this past year y heart my death that " brought to comple"new Everything. Offer yourself men. met when they were toni ght, heeding the word s of We debated, joked , partied , worshiped, and walked tion the self-emptying he had all over the Eternal City together. On Oct. 7.of last year undergone since the incarnation. Those about to be con- your brother deacon , St. Francis of Assisi: 'Hold back I knelt in the college chapel with 25 of them , their fam - figured to the suffering servant in holy orders had to nothing of yourself for yourself , that he who gives himilies and then friends, at an evening Holy Hour prior to empty themselves of themselves, just as Christ had done: self totally for you, may receive you totally.'" "You are about to take perpenial oaths of humble The next day, each of them would be on the floor of their ordinations at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter 's obedience, perpetual celibate chastity, and faithful prayer. St. Peter 's — "a willing victim , longing to be transthe next morning. The homilist , Msgr. Daniel Thomas, a For you, any other life might be easier, but just wouldn 't formed, head resting on folded hands , prostrate before Philadelp hian serving in the Vatican 's Congregation for produce the same results — nor would it hold the same what the poet Yeats called 'the threefold terror of love.'" But as we left the chapel no one seemed terrorized. Bishops , asked what they had left to do, the night before meaning. If you bust the Lord and permit him to bang out their ordination as deacons. Their first theological your character in .the sacrifice of your will, your body, For that is what the grace we felt does — it dispels fear. degrees were in hand — or at least trapped somewhere your heart and your mind, he will shape and mold it into Even fear of dying. Even fear of dying to self. in the data banks of Rome 's pontifical univers ities. a worthy vessel for use in his heavenly banquet . .. "Can you trust in yourself? No. Neither can any They 'd learned at least two foreign languages perfectly; George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and honest deacon or priest in this chapel. So trust in him! "OK, maybe one. OK, maybe not perfect fluency." They had albs to iron and first sermons to polish; the When you think you can't remain obedient , he can , in Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Caesar ' lucky to have Catholics like us in U.S. If you ask me, "Caesar " is indeed fortunate to have the likes of us Catholics in this United States of America. The "Caesar" 1 write of is, of course , the one mentioned in oui Gospel saying from Matthew: "Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." You see, we Catholics, assembled each Sunday and repay ing "to God what belongs to God ," can offer "Caesar" much more than lie ever imagined . It is our second reading (1 Thessalonians) that points out God's wonderful work going on in our communities and our graced responses to his prompting. Written only 20 years after the death of Jesus and possibl y the firs t written document of the collection that would be known as the New Testament, the letter asks us to see what is happening in our faith-ftlled communities: "We give thanks to God always for all of you , remembering you in our prayers, unceasing ly calling to mind your work of faith and labor of love and endurance in hope of our Lord Jesus Christ...." This happy state of ours is no invention of our own but the result of our welcoming the preached word , taking it to heart, and expressing it in the deeds Matthew so encourages in his Gospel. Says Paul: "For our Gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with much conviction." In such communities of faith , assembled for Sunday liturgy, we receive a vision of God's over-arching plan which he pursues in and through people who may not know him and through events that almost seem at odds with him. A high water mark Isaiah reaches when he describes Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire, as "anointed," an instrument in God's hands to return his people from exile in Babylon to their own land: "For the sake of Jacob, my servant, of Israel, my chosen one, I have called you (Cyrus)

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Father David M. Pettingill by our name, giving you a title though you knew me not." From this one instance of God 's intervention on behalf of his people, we are led to expect many more such breakthroughs: "I am the Lord and theTe is no other, there is no God besides me." The unique and only God subtly realizes his design in human history. As we appro ach the hearing of Matthew, we remind ourselves that this Gospel selection is part of a larger context in which Jesus is portrayed as bringing on "the kingdom of the heavens" (Matthew 's reverential phrase for God's reign). Jesus had been hailed a messiah when he entered Jerusalem: "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" (21:9) Jesus had entered the temple and drove out the money-changers

(21:12). Jesus had spoken of a stone rejected by the builders now becoming the cornerstone (21:42) and of leadershi p passing from the chief priests and elders of the people to be g iven to a nation producing the kingdom 's fruit (21:43). Now the Jesus confronts and bests the old order which is passing away to make way for the new. Put in the context of Matthew 's community, the question arises: does one deny the lordshi p of Jesus by paying taxes to the emperor who is hailed as lord ? Jesus replies that God must have what is his, the emperor what is his. But when we "repay .to God what belongs to God ," we recall , make present , and eat and drink the arrival of his kingdom in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are made one with that event that explodes into human history all the justice , healing, forgiveness, hospitality, and love of God' s reign. We are filled up with these gifts of the Spirit. How fortunate for "Caesar " that we can bring into his realm what makes for a new world; vote our informed consciences; put our money, time, and talent where oui faith is, and actuall y be the type of peop le our founding fathers dreamed they would have in our society. That lucky "Caesar"! Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Hospitality and mystery revisited in Indiana I was at the University of Notre Dame when I saw it for the first time. The 10:30 Sunday morning Mass in Sacred Heart Church was filled to overflowing with a joyous, participative assembly, an enthusiastic mix of students, visitors, and parishioners. And lots of children. Everyone was dressed for the Indiana summer heat and humidity but a respectful reverence marked every part of the prayer. As the procession to receive the Body and Blood of Christ began, something unusual caught my eye. No one was sitting, no one was kneeling. Everyone remained standing, singing the communion song together, waiting for each one to receive . Those waiting to receive Communion were standing, those returning from receiving were standing. The sound of the assembly as one voice, united in prayer and praise, was a very powerful experience. But why were they all standing, I wondered, Only when the last musician received Communion did the entire assembly sit, following the priest presider's example. Ah! Then I understood . They had been waiting for one another. They were acting as a communi ty. The uniformity of their posture during the Communion rite was one more action in the celebration of the Eucharist that bound them together. The Body of Christ stood , processed, sang, and then sat together as one. It was a dramatic experience for me, one from which I learned a great deal without a word being spoken. But I still had more to learn. An equall y striking action followed the movement of the assembl y being seated

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Sister Sharon McMillan, SND together — another first for me. The community who had moved together as one Body through the reception of Communion then moved together into an extended period of silent individual prayer. Only the infants squirmed. The presence of the Spirit of God was palpable in that holy space. For any guests who may have been unsure as to what was happening , the priest presider and the liturg ical ministers were clear models of prayer. Their manner reflected the fact that nothing at that moment was more importan t th an the personal outpouring of

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thanksgiving to God for the gift of the presence of the risen Christ within each one. It seemed as if the members of the assembly were breathing together the very breath of God. It seemed a bit like heaven. The time wasn 't rushed , In fact everyone seemed lo be grateful for this time of intense prayer in the supportive presence of other disciples. The experience underscore d for me the critical importance of two sometimes competing dynamics of worship: mystery and hospitality. Liturgy flourishes in a climate of hospitality and it celebrates the utter transcendence of God. In this pattern of uniform posture of the assembly gathered for Eucharist, I experienced both hospitality and mystery. As one Body of Christ, the community who stood together for the gathering rites and sat together for the Liturgy of the Word also stood together while the Body and Blood of Christ were received, and when all had been served, they also sat as one Body: a simple and strong sign of hospitality. The extended time for prayer after Communion emphasized the reality of the mystery we celebrate: the presence of Jesus Christ in our midst and the gift of divine life which comes through union with him. Mystery and hospitality. The challenge is to atten d well to both .

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

States are also establishing endowments for scholarship assistance. The Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has received more than $29 million during the past 10 years to enable some 36,000 children to attend its Catholic schools. The Archdiocese of Miami is undergoing a $75 million capital campaign, of which $20 million will go toward Catholic elementary and secondary education tuition assistance and $5 million will be used for a Catholic college endowment.

The Archdiocese of New York has the Inner-City Scholarshi p fund , founded in 1971 to raise funds to bridge a gap between the actual cost of educating schoolchildren and tuition charged by the schools. The Archdiocese of St. Louis has a $10 million endowment for Catholic school tuition assistance. The Diocese of Columbus has a $7 million endowment for Catholic school tuition assistance. They have given almost $2 million to more than 8,000 students in 10 years.

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Who's afraid of Y2K?

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weekend. Just in case. Jenn is a practical, intelligent woman who works for a well-known local software company. I was surprised to learn she was worried about Y2K , the millennium computer bug some say will bring modem life to a standstill for anywhere from a few days to a few years. "Do you really think there will be serious trouble?" I asked her. "Well, probably not. But you never know. And getting stuck with 100 pounds of peaches isn't that bad."

She 's not alone in her ambivalence. On the face of it, the total breakdow n of society as we know it seems unlikely. And yet. Something in that end-of-the-world scenario resonates in our subconscious. It 's too perfect—like a script from a grade B science fiction movie, or the "Star Treks" that run forever in syndication. You can almost hear Captain James T. Kirk: "Ironic , ' isn t it, Bones? They put their trust in technology, and , in the end, it was technology that was their undoing." At our house, Y2K may not be the end of the world , but it 's already been a pain. Our old computers were the first casualty of the new millennium. After checking the manufacturer's Web site and discovering how complicated it would be to upgrade our 5-year-old 486s, we decided to replace them. We bought a refurbished desktop for the downstairs office and a laptop for my husband, Steve, for writing his screenplay upstairs. Switching computers was like moving to another state. The new software looked familiar, but we couldn 't find our way around. I spent my days on the phone with friendly technical support folks like Amy, a 33-year-old former biologist in Kansas , and devoted my evenings to reading "Teach Yourself Microsoft Publisher 2000 in 24 Hours." Steve clicked his way through Windows 98 searching for misplaced files. Gradually we adjusted . Mailing labels no longer

took 45 minutes to print. Sending faxes and e-mail was second nature again. Five-year-old Gabe became a whiz at Hearts , and 9-year-old Lucas mastered the Oregon Trail. We were ready for the new millennium. Now that our new computers are broken in , the boys are getting sentimental about the old ones. "Can we fix the old laptop, Mom?" pleaded Lucas. "Yeah," chimed in Gabe. "It 's got the coolest games!" So I' m back on the phone with technical support , talking about BIOS upgrades and software patches and a host of other things I barely understand. Who would have thought the end of the world would be this complicated? Recently, the American Bankers Association distributed a sample Y2K homily to help clergy debunk fears of a new year 's catastrophe. I wonder whether it ' s good to hav e religious leaders taking advice from the b anking industry. Still, the homily is an acknowledgment that one area technology cannot fix is the human heart. Only God can give us the faith to face the new millennium with hope and the confidence to know we are loved no matter what the future brings. Despite all the hoopla, I suspect we'll find the new millennium looks a lot like the Old one. Whether our computers work or not, the important things in life remain—our love for God and one another.

What is scriptural basis of 'Lilith'?

Father John Dietzen Q. Our eighth-grade daughtei told us recently that her teacher said Eve was not j the first woman created x—^S by God. The first, / J named Lilith, was creat- %^ ^ ed the same time as Adam. Things didn 't work oi between them, so she went ,„_J„„ the other side of the gard When Adam then complained to God that he was lonely, God took Adam 's rib to form Eve. This teacher attends certification classes to teach in our parish school. Is any of this story remotely true? Does it have any basis in the Bible? (Delaware)

as a destroyer of pregnant women and infants. Some feminists now read these stories as describing the antithesis of Eve, who was supposedly more docile and dependent , more open to seeing herself as a nurturer of children , than Lilith. In fact , a feminist organization exists today bearing the name of Lilith. Usuall y it pursues considerably radical policies and goals with .which many other women who are laboring for sexual equality and justice quite strongly disagree. Obviously, the Lilith tales have no place in Christian Scripture or teaching .

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A. The name Lilith appears in Isaiah (34:14) apparently as something of a demon . It is the only time the name appears in our Scripture. The Lilith stories developed apparently out of Baby lonian demon myths. A medieval document called the "Alphabet of Ben Sira " expanded , generally along the lines you mention, on ancient legends which portray her

(Questions for Father Dietzen may be sent to him at y Box 325, Peoria, V IL 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.)

Christine Dubois is a widely published freelance writer who lives with her family near Seattle. Contact her at: chriscolumn@juno.com.

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By Sharon Abercrombie When Mairead Corrigan-Maguire talks about broken-hearted people being open lo compassion for the suffering oi olhers, she speaks from the depths of her own agony. In 1976, Corrigan-Maguire 's sister, Anne , lost three children when the famil y was caught in a confrontation between the British Army and an IRA member in Northern Ireland. Anne Maguire and three of her four children — six weeks, two-and-a-half , and eight — were pinned against a railing in Belfast when soldiers fired on an IRA member who then lost contro l of his car, slamming into the famil y. He also died. Anne was seriously injured. During an Oct. 4 address at the University of San Francisco , Corri ganMaguire told 300 students and faculty how the tragedy transformed her from a private secretary working for a major firm into a full-time peace activist and eventually corecipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The day following lh»deaths, the Catholic woman knew she had to do something. "So I went down to the local BBC station and said I wanted to go on television and say 'stop all the violence, the paramilitary violence, the street violence. People should not live in conditi ons where people are hurt and die. "' Shortl y afterward , she met Betty Williams , a Protestant housewife going door to door with a petition calling for an end to the bloodshed. A week later, they and others founded The Community of the Peace People, now a Belfast-based organization which runs non-violence workshops across Northern Ireland. The group also takes young people to

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School of Pastoral Leadership Nov. 2-Dec. 14 (Tues. 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "History of Theology and the Mass" with Father James Aylward and 'The Spirituality of the Blessed Virgin Mary" with Father Kevin Kennedy, Mass program includes instruction for lectors with Doug Benbow and help for eucharistic ministers wilh Father William Brown. 7:30-9:30 p.m., St. Gregory Church, 28th Ave. and Hacienda, San Mateo. $45 per series. Nov. 3-Dec. 15 (Wed. 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "The Sacraments : Doors to the Sacred" with Notre Dame Sister Sharon McMillan; Father Peter Sammon; Father Bill Brown, and "Pray Like a Mystic" with Dominican Father Luke Buckles. Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan St., SF. $45 per series. Nov. 4-Dec. 16 (Thurs. 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "Catholic Moral Theology & Social Teaching" with Dominican Father Michael Carey and "Art Through the Eyes of Faith" with Dominican Father Michael Morris. St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon. $45 per series. Nov. 27: "Praying with Scripture - Lectio Divina," an afternoo n of dialogue with Benedictine Father Luke Dysinger at St. Vincent Chapel, San Rafael. Includes "Ceremony of Lessons and Carols for Advent" by choir ol St. Francis of Assisi Shrine. For registration materials and additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 242-9087.

Retreats/Days of Recollection Dec. 17-19: Annual HIV/AIDS Christmas Retreat at the East Bay's San Damiano Retreat in Danville. Intended for people wanting to deepen their relationship with God as they struggle with the challenges this disease presents in their life. $25 suggested donation. Call (925) 837-9141.

VALLOMBROSA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees and times call (650) 325-5614. Nov. 13: "Great Things Can Happen When East Meets West" with Melkite Father James Graham. Eastern Saints for Western Christians. Oct. 23-24: "Finding Christ Within and Without ," an overnight retreat focusing on growth in Christ among the challenges of living the faith in contemporary times . Led by Father Tom Timmins.

MARIANIST CENTER 22622 Marianist Way, Cupertino. For fees and times , call (408)253-6279. Oct. 22: "There's a Hole Where My Heart Used To Be": Grieving the loss, learning the lessons, healing your heart after divorce. Oct. 29: 'The Soul-Weary Journey": A workshop far people journeying with chronic illness or pa in. Nov. 4, Dec. 2: An invitation to spend the first Thursday of the month in prayer and reflection.

Ecumenical& kiteireligious Dec. 1-4: "A Call to Oneness, A Conference on Compassion and HIV Disease" sponsored by the Multicultural AIDS Resource Center of California. Call (415) 777-3229. 72 Hours is an interfaith peace-building project set to take place on Dec. 31, 1999 and Jan.1-2, 2000. People of faith are invited to mobilize their communities around five specific actions including a Peace Vigil and Call to Political Leaders. For information, call (415) 561-2300.

Social Justice/RespectLife Oct. 16: Living Wage Community Fair and Congress, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Horace Mann Middle School, 23rd St between Mission and Valencia, SF. Free. Everyone is welcome. Fun activities, cultural presentations, and discussion on raising wages and winning economic justice. Call Karl Kramer at (415) 243-8133. Oct. 19, 26: 'The Response of Catholic Social Teaching,"Tues. evening talks by social justice professionals. Topics include globalization, the environment , immigration , homeiessness and living wages. 7-9 p.m. Oct 17: "Sex and the Teen-ager: Choices and Decisions," a workshop for teens and pre-teens on adolescent sexuality, values and communication with Sister Kieran Sawyer, an internationally known author and presenter on adolescent sexuality and catechesis. Morning and evening sessions. Both at St. Ignatius Parish's Accolti Room, Fulton and Parker St., SF. Call (415) 422-2188. Oct. 17: 'The Death Penalty, A Careful Look" will take place at St. Albert the Great Hall, 1095 Channing at Melville, Palo Alto at 4 p.m. For more information , call (650) 856-6350. Oct. 23: "Stand Against Violence: A Challenge to the Catholic Community" takes place at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF from 1-5 p.m. followed by Mass at 5:30 p.m. with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding. Ned Dolejsi, exec, dir, California Catholic Conference, will speak on Catholic Advocacy in a Culture of Non-Violence. Other topics include youth violence; family violence and hate violence. Sponsored by Offices of Public Policy; Ethnic Ministry; Respect Life and Catholic Charities. $5 adulfs/$2 youth-students. Call (415) 565-3672.

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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. 218.

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; 1st 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.

Datebook Structured 8-week session: Our Lady of Loretto, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, evenings or afternoons available. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. St. Isabella Parish, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, evenings. Call Pat Sack at (415) 479-1560.

that occur during puberty and the responsibility of relationships. Health educators are also available to speak about NFP, infertility, adolescent sexuality, preparing for pregnancy, perinatal loss and drug abuse in pregnancy. Call (650) 301-8896.

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.

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

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 Judah St. at Funston, SF. Call Marianne Lino at (415) 892-7969.

Young Adults Oct. 23: Fall Fest '99: third annual day-long celebration for young adults at University of San Francisco. Speakers , workshops , Mass, dinner, dancing. Call (415) 675- 5900 for information.

Returning Catholics Landings Program for Inactive Catholics begins for 10 weeks on Oct. 4 with St. Dominic Parish, 2390 Bush St., SF. Designed for non-practicing Catholics in small groups setting. Evening sessions. Call Fr. Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824 or Marie Macapagal-Detweiler at (415) 647-2044.

Prayer/Devotions Oct. 30: Annual 'Todos Los Santos Mass" at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma at 11 a.m. in Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel. A shuttle will be available from the main gate from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (650) 756-2060. 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. 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) 753-1920. 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).

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 Christ! 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.

Family Life Oct. 23-24: Spanish speaking married couples are invited to St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middlefield Rd. at 9th Ave. in Menlo Park for a weekend of marriage enrichment. Javier and Armida Coronado and Juvena and Lori Juarez will be the speakers. Begins 5 p.m. Sat. with couples returning Sun. at 8 a.m.. Donation: $10. Call (650) 780-0785 or (650) 368-5799. 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 Catholio 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

Single, Divorced, Separated Oct. 17-Nov. 28: The Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese offer The Divorce Recovery Course providing a chance to understand the emotional journey begun with the loss of a marriage. Takes place at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Mill Valley, Sundays, 6:30 p.m. $40 fee includes text. Call Pat at (415) 389-9780 or Theresa at (415) 273-5521. For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese, call (415) 273-5521. Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. For information, call Robert McLaughlin, coordinator, at (415) 897-0639 or Don at (415) 383-5031. New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (408) 447-1200 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Lectures/ Classes/Exhibits Oct. 20: An all-candidates-invited mayoral debate at USF's Father Maraschi Room of Xavier Hall, 67:30 p.m. Call Patrick Murphy at (415) 422-5867.D Through Oct. 31: "Behold the Woman," a millennium celebration of Marian images from around the world, noon - 4 p.m. except Mon. and Fri., Santa Fe Institute, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley. Call (510) 843-2920. Nov. 5: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets for monthly Mass, breakfast and talk at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Road, Greenbrae, 7 a.m. Speaker is former SF Archbishop John R. Quinn; Dec. 3, Jesuit Father Tony Sauer, President, St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Call (415) 461-0704 for reservation and information. Oct. 16: Speaker Workshop for people interested in speaking on behalf of the Arthritis Foundation. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort Mason, Room C-220, Building C, enter at Marina and Buchanan. Call (800) 464-6240. Through Nov. 14: "The Treasury of St. Francis Assisi ," includes 70 rare works of art, many from the time of the great saint, at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 34th and Clement St., SF. Tues.Sun., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $8/Seniors $6/Youth $5/under 12 free. Call (415) 863-3330 Oct. 23 through Jan. 5,2000: The work of illustrator and printmaker David Lance Goines at USF's Thacher Gallery and Donohue Rare Book Room, 1st and 3rd fl. of school's Gleeson Library. Artist speaks at USF Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. Call (415) 422-2434.

Parish Festivals Oct. 15-16: The 29th annual Holiday Boutique sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., at the Holy Family Motherhouse, 159 Washington Blvd., Fremont. All types of handiwork, crafts , decorations, for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, as well as baked goods will be available. White elephant items also. Refreshments , too. Benefits retired sisters ' care and work with children and families. Oct. 15-17: "Millennium Madness" at St. Dunstan Parish, 1133 B'way, Millbrae. Fun for all ages.3 days of delicious food, excitement games , amusement ride, entertainment, dancing and a fantastic silent auction. Fri. 6-10 p.m.; Sat. noon-10 p.m.; Sun. noon-9 p.m. Call (650) 697-4730. Oct. 15-17: Star of the Sea Parish Festival, in Parish Center, 345 8th Ave., SF. Fri. 7-11 p.m.; Sat. 1-11 p.m.; Sun. 1-9 p.m. Two international dinners available Sat. and Sun. Cal! (415) 751-0450. Oct. 23: "Harvest Fest" benefiting St. Matthias Parish Day Care Center, 533 Canyon Rd. at Cordilleras, Redwood City. Original gifts and holiday crafts featuring work of more than 25 craftspeople; food, drinks, silent auction, kids' games; entertainment. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Call (650) 367- 1320. Oct. 23: "Nightmare on St. Thomas More Way: The Sequel" in Carroll Hall of St. Thomas More Church and School at 50 Thomas More Way, SF; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Food, games, haunted house. Call (415) 905-4660, ext. 20.

Oct. 16: "Lake Walk '99", a walk-a-thon around Lake Merced sponsored by Catholic Charities' Little Children's Aid Junior Auxiliary and benefiting programs for homeless children and families. $25/adults; $20/under 18; teams $20 per member. Registration begins at 8 a.m. All entrants receive Tshirt. Call Connie D'Aura at (415) 844-4875. Oct. 18: USF's McClaren School of Business holds its 10th annual golf tournament beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Crystal Springs Golf Course , Burlingame. $185 per person. Proceeds benefit USF's Hospitality Management Program. Call (415 422-6721. Oct. 16: Annual "Lake Walk" fundraiser sponsored by Catholic Charities' Little Children's Aid Junior Auxiliary. For information, e-mail connie @ synergistech.com. Oct. 21: Presentation Sisters 31st annual golf tournament at the Presidio Golf Club. Reg. 10:30 a.m.; tee off at noon. $200 fee includes green fees,

lunch, cart , dinner and drinks. Call Maggie Lopez or Lisa Brent at (415) 751-5208 or Presentation Sister Stephanie Still at (415) 751-0406. Oct. 22: Archbishop William J. Levada will offer his "Thoughts on the Archdiocese of San Francisco" at Irish Cultural Center following a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Call Leo Walsh at (650) 3656184. $27.50 adults/$13 students Oct. 23: "Starry Night" benefiting St. Matthew Elementary School, San Mateo at Burlingame 's Sheraton Gateway Hotel. $60 ticket includes hors d'oeuvres, dinner, dessert and dancing to "Sage". Silent and live auctions, too. Call Pam Kelly at (650) 637-8147. Nov. 6-7: St. Ignatius College Preparatory and Nordstrom present "Millennium Prelude", fashions for a new era. Saturday evening gala features hosted cocktail reception, dinner, show and dancing. Sunday luncheon features show and gift basket raffle. Proceeds benefit SI Scholarship Fund. Call (650) 692-7999 or (650) 348-0246. 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

Graduates and former students of schools sponsored by Religious of the Sacred Heart in this country or abroad are asked to contact Janice Vela at (415) 292-3114 regarding a celebration of the community 's 200th anniversary in November. "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 lax to (650) 359-4558. Oct. 17: "Milestone Reunion Mass and Brunch" for Notre Dame High School, Belmont, classes of 1939, '44, '54, '59 , '64, '69, 74, 79, '84, '89, '94. Call Donna Westwood , '64 , alumnae relations director at (650) 595-1913, ext. 351 or e-mail alumnae@ndhs.pvt.k12.ca.us. Oct: 23: Immaculate Conception Academy's Class of 1989 hosts its 10 year reunion at Sinbad's Restaurant. For more information, contact Susie Sutton Callahan at (510) 471-171 1 or Sooz1989@aol.com. Nov. 6: St. Paul Elementary, Class ot '54. Call Dennis Creedon at (650) 692-9979. The Class ot 1950 from St. Peter's Academy and St. Peter's Boys School is planning a 50th reunion. If you were a member of that group, call Louise Johnson at (650) 358-0303 or Betty Robinson at (415) 731-6328. St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School celebrates 75 years in October. Graduates , former students, teachers are asked to call (415) 263-5949.

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Through Dec. 2: USF presents free, public onehour computer classes, with focus on possible Y2K problems, every Thursday, except Thanksgiving Day, in Harney Science Center, Room 232, at 11 a.m. Call (415) 422-6235 or e-mail wells@usfca'.sdu.

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Free Flu Shots at St. Mary's Medical Center, SF, for elderly and at risk individuals. Call (415) 7505800 for an appointment. Oct. 16: 2nd annual conference on breast cancer, "Healing Choices, Bridging Communities", 8:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m., UCSF's Cole Hall, 513 Parnassus Ave., SF. An innovative day blending the wisdom of traditional healing arts with the best of Western medicine. Well known broadcaster , Jan Yanehiro, moderates. Call (415) 273-1 166. $10/preregistration necessary.

Perf ormance Oct. 15,16 20,21, 23: USF's College Players present the musical "Bye. Bye Birdie". Curtain at 8 p.m.for all performances. Gill Theatre in Campion Hall, on Fulton St. side of campus. Tickets $10/students and seniors $5. Call (415) 422-6133. Oct. 17: Organ concert by Mario Balestrieri at Sts. Peter and Paul Church , 666 Filbert St . on Washington Square, SF, 3 p.m. Admission free , donations accepted. Nov. 18: St. Luke Productions returns to St. Anne Home, 300 Lake St., SF with "John of the Cross" starring Leonardo Defilippis who has been performing lives of the saints since 1980. Call (415) 751-6510.

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date , p lace, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publicati on date desired. Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, 441 Church St., S.E 94114, or f a xit to (415) 565*3633.

National speakers Reconciling diff erent ethnic groups to be jocus of USF meeting How to reconcile in a just way different ethnic groups living in common territory despite a history of violence and injustice is the focus of a free public conference at the University of San Francisco in Lone Mountain Room 148 on Oct. 29 and 30. The conference, "Session, Transitional Justice, and Reconciliation ," will feature noted keynote speakers William J. Buckley of Georgetown University ; Richard Falk of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton University); Thomas Cushman of Wellesley College; and Thomas Pogge of Columbia University. Additional speakers will include Richard Miller , Cornell University; Aleksander Pavkovic , Macqu arie University (Australia); Alfred Rubin , Tufts University; Svetozar Stojanovic , University of

Belgrade; and Burleigh Wilkins, UC-Santa Barbara. Expert panelists from USF's School of Law and College of Arts and Sciences and other universities will join the speakers in discussing relevant developments in the former Yugoslavia and other parts of the globe. The schedule is: Friday, Oct. 29 • 3:15 p:m. — "War Crimes in the Post Cold War Era," Richard Falk. • 6 p.m. — "Wars Over Kosovo": "Social Conflict and Moral Argument ," William Buckley; "A Language and Justice ," Thomas Cushman. Saturday, Oct. 30 • 9 a.m. —"Nation , Nationalism and Citizenship," Svetozar Stojanovic. • 10:40 a.m. — "Transition to Democracy, Thomas Pogge.

• 2 p.m. — "Secession and SelfDetermination: A Legal, Moral and Political Analysis," Alfred Rubin. • 3:40 p.m. — "If at first you don 't secede," Burleigh Wilkins. • 5:20 p.m. —"Secession , SelfDetennination, and Intervention ," Richard Miller. • 7 p.m. —"Recursive Secessions in Yugoslavia: Too Hard a Case for Theories of Secession," Aleksander Pavkovic. The conference is being sponsored by the USF Office of the President , USF's

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — A new edition of U.S. Catholic Conference capsule reviews of movies and videos has been published but with a sli g htl y new title. Now called Our Sunday Visitor 's Family Guide to Movies and Videos, it reflects the book's new publisher — and hopes for more exposure and sales. Alread y, the book is listed on Amazon.com, the Internet bookseller. Gregg Erlandson , editor in chief of Our Sunday Visitor Publications , said it would also be marketed through Catholic and Christian bookstores and via national chain bookstores like Borders and Barnes & Noble. "Bookstore sales are crucial ," Erlandson said in an interview with Catholic News Service. The book also will be promoted through Our Sunday Visitor 's wide range of publications , notabl y Catholic Parent magazine. "We see this in keeping with the whole thing about Catholic parents making better decisions " for their children, Erlandson said. The reyiews found in the book are written by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. They first get exposure when they are carried by CNS and picked up by diocesan newspapers that subscribe to CNS such as Catholic San Francisco, and then through CNS-published newsletters. In recent years, the reviews also have been posted on the USCC's Web site, www.nccbuscc.org, and available by phone via the Catholic Communication Campaign 's toll-free number, (800) 311 -4222. »

"It 's kind of amazing to think that Henry The new guide includes a brief review of virtually eveiy feature length English-lan- and his staff have reviewed all these guage movie released since 1966. In addition movies," said Erlandson , who also lauded to a plot summary, each review includes an "the depth and breadth of his knowled ge." He added , "Some days here it looks like evaluation of the film according to moral content and use of sexuality, violence and offen- (Herx 's job) is a pretty good job. But he 's sive language. Reviews also note the USCC had to wade throug h miles of schlock." More information: www.osv.com. classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. "This is an extraordinary reference book for famifo A Ip M *e Invited lies ," Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., said in a Sept. 28 statement about the new guide. "Movies abound and it 's impossible for parents to Irish look at every one before Cottage ^J^Sk» their children see them," he TrinketBox ^^^^w^ S added , speaking as head of the U.S. bishops ' Communications Committee. "With Personalized for you by an artist this book parents need just a minute to decide whether or from the Belleek Factory,Ireland not a movie is suitable. " The past four editions of the book were published by the USCC's Office of PubRefreshments will be served. If you are unable to arrend , lishing and Promotion Servarrangements can be made for your teem by p hone. ices; the last edition was in 1995. But , as the need for a new edition arose, the U.S. bishops ' Communications Committee looked for outside E=_____ E SHOP E__=___E publishers , Erlandson said. Erlandson praised Henry 537 Geary Street, San Francisco Herx, director of the USCC 2 blocks f r om Union Square • 38 Muni Office for Film and Broadcasting, who edits the book.

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"The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" (Columbia) TV's Sesame Street gang is back in a movie about shy little Elmo 's quest to find his beloved blanket , which he tracks to the subferranean world of grouches, the worst of which (Mandy Patinkin) claims the blanket for his own until he learns a lesson in sharing. Directed b y Gary Hal vorson, the Muppet characters go through their paces in endearing fashion and, though matters get fairly messy in garbage-filled Grouchland, preschoolers will find this more amusing than threatening. The USCC classificati on is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating is G — general audiences.

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ings are all extracurricular and mostly tedious with cliched adolescent characters mooning over how they 're making out in the dating game. Sexual situations and innuendo, alcohol and drug abuse and instances of profanity and rough language . USCC classification is A-III — adults. MPAA rating is PG-13 — parents cautioned some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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— CChill Factor, A-III (R) —D— Deep Blue Sea, A-III (R) The Dinner Game, A-III (PG-13) Dog Park, A-IV (R) Double Jeopardy, A-III (R) Drive Me Crazy, A-III (PG-13) Dudley Do-Right, A-II (PG) —E— Eyes Wide Shut, O (R) — F— For Love of the Game, A-m (PG-13) — GThe General 's Daughter, 0 (R) — H— The Haunting, A-III (PG-13) — IAn Ideal Husband, A-III (PG-13)

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"Mystery, Alaska" (Hollywood) Slick but mindless sports comedy in which the title small-town hockey team challenges the New York Rangers to an exhibition game, but most of the story follows the troubled relationships of individual Mystery team members with their wives, lovers and assorted offspring. Directed b y Jay Roach from a script co-authored by producer David E. Kelley, the meandering plot tries to give the characters some romantic appeal but gets no further than quirky sex before the brutal action on the ice and feel-good ending. Stylized violence on and off the rink, several sexual encounters and much innuendo as well as frequent profanity and rough language. USCC classification is A-IV — adults, with reservations. MPAA rating is R — restricted.

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