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Family members, fellow teachers, and a Balboa High School ROTC unit gathered Oct. 16 to celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial for three slain St. Emydius parishioners and their mentally ill gunman, who also took his own life.

Offering prayers "for all four of them," St. Emydius pastor Father Bill Brady, told the more than 200 mourners, "There is the shock when we realize life is not all we would hope it to be. We need to trust in the One who can turn death into life."

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by Tom Burke Gearin ' up for Halloween is St. Thomas More Community, just off Brotherhood Way, where "Nightmare on Thomas More Way: the Sequel" boos it up tomorrow from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. A haunted house teamed with a Cosmos Jump, food and games guarantees a great time foi all. Masks off for Paulette Dunleavy and the St. Thomas More Parents Club who brewed up the day.... Family has become the watchword for Doris Zona's RENEW group made up of "mostly retired" men and women who consider the gathering a "very important part" of their Christian journey. Together since 1988 at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Burlingame, they recently sent off more than $200 to hurricane victims in North Carolina....The bench has approached retired attorney Kathryn Ringgold with the Northern California Retired Attorney Pro Bono Service Award. Legal work of the Old St. Mary 's parish council member has all been without pay and all for children since leaving her private practice several years ago....

I'd say 20/20 describes the pastoral vision for religious education at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Redwood City, where an RE program for children with special needs has been in place under the caring eye of Holy Family Sister Mary John Minnetta for more than a decade.

Timmy McLinden is a student in the program assisted by his folks , Mary and Rich. Thanks, too, to Blessed Virgin Mary Sister Julie O'Neill, who is directing the recentl y begun program at St. Veronica, SSF. Another should-betalked-about-more blessing are RE classes for adults with special needs at St. Andrew, Daly City with Elaine Francisco at the helm, and at St. Finn Barr, directed by Cathy Collins....

Checking in from East Palo Alto is Father Joe Gordon, pastor, St. Francis of Assisi Parish. More and more Spanish-speaking people are joining the parish so another Mass in Spanish has been added at 1:30 p.m. In addition to being "proud " about the growing community, Father Gordon adds "profound gratitude " to all clergy, religious and laity for support of St. Francis ' recent festival, including prize winners Dominican Sister Pat LaBelle and Fathers John Glogowski and Miles Riley.... Graduates of St, Peter's schools pray together at an annual memorial Mass in the downstairs chapel of the parish hall on Nov. 6.

Reception follows with Father Dan Maguire, pastor of the more than century-old parish leading tours of St. Peter Church, currently being rebuilt after being destroyed by fire a few years ago. For info, call Bill Cassidy at (415) 8248474 or Martha Adriasola at (415) 826-0505....Congrats with all the trimmings to longtime Our Lady of Angeh parishioners , Pat and Dave Mayer, who celebrated 50 years of marriage with friends and family on Sept. 11....

More at Marin Catholic where Don Turrentine and

Class of '33 members of Immaculate Conception Academy, back from left: Emily Gilligah, Anita Smith, Dixie Billetto, Antoinette Schreier, Estelita Brooks , Mary Taylor, Carmela Fontana , Moira Klein, Marie Brady; front from left: Thelma DeMartini, Madeline Dennin, May Dreyer, Dominican Sister Margaret Hewelcke.

Sara McDuffie have placed as semi-finalists in the National Merit program and Kristen Cincotta , Peter DiFrancesca , William Hunter and Laura Mason are commended.

Edgar Hernendez has been honored r" , n by the Hispanic ,.

Pat and Dave Maver S c h o l a r Program....

Mission Dolores can use a hand welcoming visitors and assisting in the gift shop. If you can spare the time, call Lisa Suncin at (415) 621-8203.... Some startling info from Old St. Mary's bulletin: 59% of the world's wealth is held by 6% of the people; 80% of the world live in substandard housing; 50% suffer malnutrition; 1% have college educations; and 1% have computers....Rose Graham of St. Rita Parish, Fairfax says RENEW 2000 helped her "gain a fuller knowledge of how much time we actually have for praying."

There's still time to join RENEW. Speak to someone at your parish...

Going beyond the call daily is St. Isabella's Parish Youth Council Coordinator, Tim Bosque, who was recently honored with a "You Make a Difference Award" at Terra Linda High School where he teaches math. In addition to his teaching load and service at St. Isabella 's.

Tim tutors, is a class advisor, and head football coach at Terra Linda.

Tim Bosque Thanks lo Tim for his example and over-the-top work....

Double scoops of the best for Margaret Purcell , Ed.D ., principal , Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary, Belmont on her engagement to Axel Brisken, Ph.D. The two will wed in Tipperary, Ireland , Dr. Purcell's hometown , in July. Dr. Purcell , who has been 1HM principal for 17 years, said the school "went wild" when vice principal Carol Meshinsky announced the impending nuptials .... More than six and a half decades later, Immaculate Conception Academy's class of '33 gathered at the Olympic Club for lunch and memory sharing. Mary Taylor filled us in on the afternoon which ended with "a roaring chorus of our alma mater, "It 's ICA We Will Remember'." Those attending included Dominican Sister Margaret Hewelcke, May Dreyer, Madeline Dennin, Thelma DeMartini , Marie Brady, Moira Klein , Carmela Fontana, Estelita Brooks, Antoinette Schreier, Dixie Belletto , Anita Smith, Emily Gilli gan and Mrs.Taylor....Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose who founded ICA more than a hundred years ago, .announce a weekend retreat for women thinking about religious life. It's scheduled for Nov. 5-7 at their motherhouse in Fremont. Call Sister Evangela at (510) 657-2468.... I'm making some progress losing weight for my upcoming reunion but lost two weeks discovering the pound cake diet doesn 't work....

At Mercy High School , San Francisco Denise Chan and Marisa Louie have been announced as commended students in the National Merit Scholarshi p Program.

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Signature gathering for the Parental Notification Initiative began in earnest after Masses at severa l parishes in the Archdiocese last weekend, including St. Catherine of Siena , Burlingame. At left , Lisa and Michael Liberty with their son, Adam, sign the petition which I would put the PNI on the November 2000 ballot. If passed, the new law would require physicians provide parents or legal guardians of unemancipate d minors (girls under age 18) at least 48 hours notice before performing an abortion on the young woman.

Archdiocesan backers of the initiative hope to gather 75,000 parishioner signatures by the S end of this month, celebrated as Respect Life Month. At right, Oliver Olson signs as respect life volunteer Corrine Wilson looks on. Information on the initiative and campaign is available through Kathleen Buckley of the respect life staff of the archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns at (415) 565-3672; or on the office 's Web site: www.sfjustlife.org. See relate d story on page 20, "Call for new kind of politics".

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — The head of the N ational Conference of Catholic Bishops called the U.S. Senate 's rejection of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty "a major defeat for arms conLrol" and a blow to U.S. moral credibility. "This vote makes it more difficult for our nation to fulfill its moral responsibility as a world leader to work with other nations to promote international peace and security," said Bishop Joseph A. Fiorcnza of GalvestonHouston , conference president. By a 51-48 vote, the Senate Oct. 13 rejected the treaty — signed by President Clinto n in 1996 — that seeks to stop all nuclear testing by signatory nations.

Fears Bethlehem 'suff ocation '

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) — Planned Israeli renovations at the Bethlehem-Jerusalem checkpoint will "suffocate and isolate" Bethlehem, said Mayor Hana Nasser. "What they are doing now is to divide once and for all Bethlehem from Jerusalem.

This is a political division under the pretext of Bethlehem 2000," Nasser said at a press conference. But an Israeli official said the renovations, which were initially approved by the Palestinian National Authority, were designed to create "easy access for everybody to Bethlehem and Jerusalem."

Fatima visionaries to he beatif ied

ROME (CNS) — Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the Fatima visionaries, will be beatified at the Vatican April 9, the bishop of Fatima, Portugal, announced. The children, along with their cousin, who is still alive, saw Mary six times between May 13, 1917, and Oct. 13, 1917. Bishop Serafim de Sousa Ferreira Silva of Leiria-Fatima, marking the 82nd anniversary of the last apparition, announced the date for the beatification. Jesuit Father Peter Gumpel, who works in Rome with the postulator of the children 's beatification cause, confirmed Oct. 14 the ceremony would take place in April at the Vatican.

Two U.S. scholars to Vatican unit

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II has named two prominent U.S. scientists to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Geophysicist Frank Press, director of the Washington Advisory Group, has earned international recognition for his study of the sea floor and the earth's crust and deep interior, Ahmed H. Zewail, professor of chemistry and physics at the California Institute of Technology, won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for developing the world's fastest camera to observe chemical reactions. Press was president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences from 198193. He wrote a widely used geophysics textbook, Earth. Zewail, who holds Egyptian and U.S. citizenship, is known as the father of femtochemistry, which uses ultra-fast lasers to watch changes in chemical reactions. One femtosecond is to a second as one second is to 32 million years.

Muslims pray Oct. 8 in a demonstration to protest the Vatican 's opposition to a proposed mosque at the site in Nazareth. The Basilica of the Annunciation , the main Catholic shrine in Nazareth, is seen in the background. "This situ ation has been caused by the intervention of outside forces in the internal affairs of Nazareth," said Ahmad Zoubi , a Unite d Arab List party member of the Nazareth city council. "The Vatican has begun to intervene ... and we are not under the rule of the Vatican. "

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SAGINAW, Mich. (CNS) — Bad decisions can have consequences that last a lifetime, especially a decision to have pre-marital sex, Los Angeles forward A.C. Green told a Saginaw youth gathering. Green, a 15-year veteran of the National Basketball Association , spoke to 350 youths and parents at a September rally sponsored by a group that promotes abortion alternatives and pregnancy assistance. He talked about why today 's young people are driven to pre-marital sex and discussed reasons why and how youths should overcome peer pressure and steer away from such activities. The NBA star is founder and president of the A.C. Green Youth Foundation established in 1989 to educate youths to make responsible choices about sexual abstinence and social issues.

The Vatican has expressed concern at Israel's decision to allow construction of a mosque in front of the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth and said it "does not help " preparations for a possible papal visit. The Vatican also called on Israel to ensure safe access to the basilica for Christian pilgrims.

Israel's Public Security Minister Shlomo Ben Ami announced a decision Oct. 13 to give Muslims one-third of a half-acre lot adjacent to the basilica to build a mosque.

Christians will get the remaining two thirds for an Italian-style "piazza," orig inally intended to cover the whole site, to accommodate thousands of Christian pilgrims expected duri ng the jubilee year.

According to the compromise Ben Ami presented to the government, the cornerstone of the mosque is to be laid Nov. 8, after which the current tent and makeshift mosque set up two years ago by Muslim militants is to be dismantled. Construction on the new mosque will begin at the end of the year 2000 celebration s and after the pope's visit to the city.

The mosque is to be separated from the open plaza by shrubbery and will be entered through a side entrance. However, a Vatican statement called the decision "very worrying " for local Catholic and Christi an leaders. It said Pope John Pau l II supported their criticism of the project and felt "particularly close to the Christians in Nazareth." Some Christian leaders suggested a center for interfaith dialogue be built on the place of contention as a symbol of reconciliation between Muslims and Christians. If the papal trip lakes place, he is expected to celebrate the feast of the Annunciati on, March 25, at the Nazareth basilica.

Pop e urges aid f or Mexico

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II expressed sadness at the deaths of more than 300 people in Mexican flooding and urged relief efforts to help the stricken country. The pope 's remarks were sent as authorities were still recovering bodies from hundreds of isolated communities. Mexican officials said the death toll could rise to 600, which would make it one of the worst natural disasters in recent years.

Comments on '6 billionth human'

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The birth of a child designated the world's 6 billionth person is being used to push an aggressive population-control agenda, said Coadjutor Bishop James T. McHugh of Rockville Centre, N.Y., a longtime population expert for the Vatican, commenting on the birth of Adnan Mevic in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Born at 12:02 a.m. Oct. 12, Adnan was designated the world's 6 billionth person by United Nations ' demographics experts.

Votes honor to Father Eesburgh

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Holy Cross Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame and one of the most honored men in recent U.S. history, might soon receive another honor from the U.S. Congress. The House of Representatives voted Oct. 12 to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 82-year-old Father Hesburgh, who has held 15 presidential appointments and received more than 130 honorary degrees.

Defends aid for pregnant youth

MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — The Catholic Church in Scotland defended its financial help for a pregnant 12-year-old following criticism the Church was bribing the girl not to have an abortion. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons and lives in the north of England , has been helped by a fund set up

by Cardinal Thomas Winning of Glasgow, Scotland, to help women who would otherwise be considering abortion. Josephine Quintavalle of the Pro-Life Alliance said the program offered "real choice."

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The pope was responding to questions posed by the younger members of the Rome Parish of St. Catherine of Siena, where he made a morning visit Oct. 10. "I forgave him because that 's what Jesus teaches. Jesus teaches us to forgive ."

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Voice of reason and religion needed March I mentioned in an Ordinary Time column that Last the California bishops have adopted a position in favor of next March's Protection of Marriage Initiative, which would add the following sentence to the California Famil y Code: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

In addition to putting the Catholic Church on record in support of legislation which guarantees an important point about the meaning and purpose of marriage, a key element of the Christian faith and of Catholic doctrine, the 12 dioceses of California have also made a prorated contribution to the committee which is organizing and promoting the initiative. The office of the California Catholic Conference has duly reported these contributions of over $300,000 to the office of the Secretary of State. The Archdiocese of San Francisco contributed $31,724, based on a formula which asked for one-half of our current annual assessment to the work of the CCC. Many Catholics will contribute personal funds lo this campaign; some will not. But the ability of religious groups, individuall y or collectively, to participate in the political process by which our nation is governed , should by now be established in our national consciousness. Were it not so, the ri ghts of citizens to speak to the issues of our collective governance would not be respected. From the beginning of this nation , the voice of religion has not only been tolerated but expected to provide a moral, ethical and religious focus on issues which affect the common good. For example, Church organizations have in recent time applied a religiously-based rationale to comment on capital punishment , living wage, abortion , educational support, foreign aid, war and peace, amid a host of other issues.

In practice, the guarantee of that right has involved compromise for both Church and state. The state provides a benefit to charitable, educational , artistic and religious groups (and to individuals who donate money to them for these same purposes) by providing them with a tax exemption. For churches there is a double motive for this exemption: it recognizes the large amount of public service they provide, and it guarantees freedom from potentiall y coercive taxation by government, to ensure First Amendment rights of religious groups.

The "compromise" mentioned above works out to a formula for applying the Internal Revenue Service tax code to exempt organizations: Churches and other exempt groups must not use their resources to engage in the work of political parties or in direct support or opposition of individual candidates.

Nor may theirefforts on behalf of issues in the political process engage a "significant" part of their overall activity. According to this latter guideline, churches or groups which spend no more than 10 to 15 percent of their budget on such activity would certainly be judged not to have exceeded this "rule."

I suppose the ability to continue to be surprised should be reckoned one of the delights of living in the City. So my surprise meter went off again last week on a question not of process but of substance. The local afternoon paper headlined "Catholics' anti-gay funds" to report the contributions of the Catholic dioceses in support of the Protection of Marriage Initiative.

Since even reasonable people may be taken aback by such a headline, I want to offer some reflections not only on the question of process but also on the substance of this issue. We should make no mistake: this is an important issue for the future of our society.

The issue in question is about marriage. There are two lines of argument offered by opponents of the initiative.

The first focuses on marriage. It suggests society discriminates against homosexuals when it refuses to broaden the definition of marriage to recognize their partnershi ps/unions.

The second line of argument questions the motives of those who support this initiative. Since California law does not now recognize marriage except between a man and a woman, it is argued there is no need for this initiative. Therefore those who promote it must want to stir up anti-gay sentiment, and right-minded people should oppose the initiative to thwart their puiposes.

These two lines of argument are not easily reconciled , but it is important for thoughtful citizens of every faith and of no faith, both heterosexual and homosexual, to sort through these arguments to arrive at a jud gment about this importan t issue. It would be wrong to suggest anyone who supports this initiative is guilty of discrimination against gays or lesbians, or is "anti-gay."

Webster 's Dictionary defines marriage this way: "the institution whereby men and women are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family." This secular definition is one which the Bible , from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Revelation, presents as a covenant of love which images the covenant between God and his people. From a religious point of view, then, it would be impossible to consider "redefining" marriage without betraying the creative and redeeming love of God as revealed in the Bible.

Those who think the commonly-accepted definition of marriage should be changed often appeal to sociologists or anthropologists to show how many people today engage in a variety of couplings, or how primitive societies may have made family arrangements. There is no question that marriage as an institution is weaker today than at any time in the history of our nation. But to me the most reasonable conclusion from this is: do not weaken it more, or society will suffer.

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marriages are the best guarantor of stable families. And as Pope John Paul has reminded us, "Civilization passes through the family."

If we were to enshrine in our laws a different concept of marriage, one that subordinates family to personal lifestyle choices, we would be setting a different standard for the education of young people. The law is a powerfu l educator. And society needs to ensure that young people are educated to understand and value the role of marriage in building and continuing our civilization, together with the sacrifices entailed by their commitment to marriage and family.

This important social goal is one that all of us, heterosexual and homosexual, should support. I believe thoughtful gays and lesbians should realize the importance of this goal and support it no less than husbands and wives , mothers , and fathers.

And I believe it is important to understand that society 's support for marriage and family as it is defined in our society does not mean a retreat from tolerance and a tu rn toward discrimination in regard to homosexuals.

The reason for this legislation now in California is the same as the reason for its adoption by Congress and its signing into law by President Clinton, as it has already been in over 30 states. It is a protection of existing marriage law against a decision by one member of an increasingly whimsical judiciary declaring some sta te 's existing marriage law null or unconstitutional . In such a case, because of the "full faith and credit" given to the laws of the several states in our constitutional system, the practice of marriage could be changed de facto anywhere in our country.

Are Clinton , Gore and Bradley "anti-gay" when they say the definition of marriage should not be changed to include homosexual unions? Neither should Mormons, or Catholics, or the many Califomians who support the Protection of Marriage Initiative be accused of being so.

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Guest Commentary

Religious bigotry is alive and well in San Francisco Catholic Church is a breach of their taxexempt status. Nor can the other Supervisors San Francisco Supervisor Mark Leno is seriously think of this as a violation of these targeting the Mormon church because it is religious groups ' tax-exempt status. Each of supporting the Protection of Marriage these city officials comes into daily contact Initiative, which simply states that marriages, with non-profits and churches either actively to be recognized in the State of California, supporting or opposing a variety of issues. must be between a man and a They know very well woman. churches and other nonAt Leno's instigation, the profits can actively advocate Supervisors have passed a for or against issues as long resolution asking the IRS to as they do not use more than investigate the Mormon 10 percent of their revenues church's tax exempt status to do so. because church leaders have However, churches and asked their people to give other non-profits cannot support or oppose candimoney to support this initiative, an initiative which dates at all or they would be reflects their deeply held reliin violation of their taxexempt status. gious belief in traditional George Wesolek marriage. Since that time, it The Catholic bishons of has also been made public that the Catholic California have made it clear they wish to Church, through its individual dioceses in the support the concept of traditional marriage state, has contributed over $300,000 to sup- and do so positively. They are not interested in making this a message against any particport the campai gn.

The author of this resolution, Mark Leno, ular group. The Catholic voice can be a modcannot be so far removed from an under- erate and reasoned one in this campaign.

The Supervisors are not stupid. They standing of the First Amendment to seriously think that this action by the Mormons and the know these facts. The purpose of this resoluBy George Wesolek

tion is to malign, harass and intimidate the Mormons (and Catholics) for two reasons.

First, they want to create a demon in this campaign. Having a "religious right" adversary is essentia] for the opponents' fund-raising activities. This initiative is so motherhood and apple pie that most Califomians (except in San Francisco) support it. The only way the no vote can win is if the yes vote is portrayed as mean-spirited, homophobic and extreme. Hence, the attempt to make some-

body, anybody, the poster child for this extremism. Secondly, these Supervisors do not like religious beliefs that differ from their own. They will use the taxpayers * money and much time and energy to suppress the rightful voice of those they do not agree with.

While Mark Leno was quoted in the Oct. 8 Catholic San Francisco as saying he has "no intent or desire to silence anyone 's voices," it is clear to this writer that is exactly the intent.

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Continued from page 1 The Mass followed a vigil service held the previous evening for victims Josephine and Noel Ridual and Maria Teresa Dolores (Ola) Marquicias. An additional private service was held Oct. 15 at Duggan 's Serra Mortuary for gunman Lorenzo (Sol) Silva.

Organizers of the Mass called attention to the fact that prayers were offered for the gunman and his family, in addition to the slaying victims.

"We see they are all victims ," exp lained Antonio Vickroy, who with his famil y hosted Noel Ridual and Marquicias when they first arrived from the Phili pp ines as part of a teacher recruitment program. "If the man (Silva) was mentally well , that would be a different story."

The three teachers were killed Sunday, Oct. 10, by neighbor Silva. Mr. and Mrs. Ridual , who were both 28 years old, leave a two-year-old daug hte r named Jessica , also shot during the melee but released from the hospital Oct. 14 into the care of her maternal grandparents who were scheduled to return to Manila earlier this week .

Marquicias ' husband and two children , who still live in the Phili ppines , survive the 30-year-old special ___________ education teacher.

Mr. Ridual and Marquicias were among 13 teachers recruited from the Phili pp ines in 1998 by the San Francisco Unified School District , which was short of math and science teachers. Mrs. Ridual joined her husband here in August.

Eleven other teach ers of that group remain under a fiveyear contract with the district.

Marquicias and Mr. Ridual , a math teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School , lived with Fay and Antonio Vickroy and two other teachers for six months , where they "were given hospitality, a place to stay, and a lot of loving support ," said Father Brady.

Mrs. Vickroy is a retire d Balboa High School dean. Mr. Vickroy is president of St . Emydius ' Fili pino-American Unity Club, which collaborated with Church officials , a member of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors , and the Filipino Consulate to release the bodies from the medical examiner's office in time for services , Vickroy said

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"Since we had no famil y ties, we had no legal right to enter into contract regarding the bodies ," explained Mr. Vickroy.

"But we did it in time, thank God." After staying at the Vickroy home, Mr. Ridual and Marquicias in February moved to the Silva home, a two-story, cream-colored house at 33 De Montfort Ave. Downstairs from the teachers lived 87year-old Maria Silva , her daug hter, sonin-law , and son, Lorenzo, a 63-year-old airport security guard for 23 years .

At the end of August , Mr. Ridual had __ ___ his wife and daughter join him. Marquicias had hoped her husband and two children , ages 8 and 3, could join her as well, Father Brady explained.

Vickroy said Marquicias ' children "are not well ," and the famil y did not travel from the Philipp ines for the services.

Mrs. Ridual' s father attended the Oct. 16 Mass but his wife and granddaughter, Jessica , did not.

Additionall y, Mr. Vickroy explained Silva 's family "were embarrassed" and stayed away from the services and nineday Rosary vi gil that is part of Fili pino culture.

"It was no fault of theirs and we wanted them to be there ," Vickroy maintained.

"They were kind of isolated but we felt they were part of our group. We called them (Oct. 17) to come over because we were having prayers , including Lorenzo.

We basically ordered them to come. We said , 'Don't run away.'"

Vickroy said the Silva family did agree to pray with the community of which they have been a major part for 20 years. "It was a joyou s occasion ," he said.

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"Ola (Marquicias) was in bed asleep at motes religious , social , and ph ysical unity. Lorenzo Silva , the gunman , was not 1:30," Vickroy explained. "When I saw the a part of the parish , and Vickroy had never place it looked like they (the Ridual family) seen or met him , but the rest of his family had just eaten their lunch. The plates were still there, not put away. We eliminate that scehad been active members.

Lorenzo Silva had been under medica- nario (noise). Tiying to analyze it becomes tion from Kaiser Permanente for "stress ," very questionable. There are so many voices and the Silva family told police he recent- saying things and nothing is really true." ly had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Father Brad y exp lained. Newspaper reports said he had r been increasing ly distraug ht and paranoid.

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Their action is part of a "Jubilee 100-Day Fast," an international movement to object to World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies in poor countries. The debt relief action is predicated on the biblical tradition noted in Leviticus 25 — that during a Jubilee every 50 years social inequalities are to be rectified and debts cancelled, the planners said.

The fast began Sept. 21 and is "rolling across the country from community to community " with different sponsoring groups on designated days, they added.

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A message from Pope Tohn Paul II: World Mission Sunday - October 24 1999

Each year World Mission Sunday oilers the Church a precious opportunity to reflect on her missionary nature. Ever mindful of Christ 's command: "Go therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Hol y Sp irit " (Mt 28:19), the Churc h knows she is called to pro claim to men and women of every age and in every p lace the love of the one Father, who in Jesus Christ desires to gather together his children who are scattered abroad, (cfr Jn 11:52).

In this last year of the century which prepares us for the Great Jubilee of 2000, we feel strongly the urge to lift up our eyes a/id hearts lo the Father, in order to know him "as he is and as the Son has revealed him to us" (CCC 2779). Reading in this li g ht the Our Father prayer, which the Divine Master himself taught us , it is easier lo understand the source of the Church' s apostolic activity and the fundamental reasons for which she is a missionary "to the ends of the earth".

Our Father who art in heaven The Churc h is missionary in order to proclaim untiringly that God is Father, filled with love for all mankind . Every individual and all nations search, at times even unconsciously, for the mysterious face of God which is revealed to us solely by his only Son, who is one with the Father (cfr Jn 1:18). God is "the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ " and "he desires that all mankind are saved and come know the truth" (1 Tim 2:4). Those who accept his grace discover with amazement that they are children of the one Father and therefore feel they owe it to all people to proclaim salvation.

In the contemporary world many people, however, fail to recognise the God of Jesus Christ as Creator and Father. Some, at times through the fault of believers , choose to be indifferen t or atheist; others still , cultivating a vague sort of relig ious feeling, have built a God in their own image and likeness; oth ers again consider him to be totall y out of reach.

It is the duty of believers to proclaim and testify that while he "dwells in unapproachable light " (I Tim 6:16), the heavenly Father in his Son , who was born of the Virgin Mary, died and is risen, has made himsel f near to all human beings, and made them capable of "responding lo him , knowing him and loving him " (cfr CCC 52).

Hallowed be thy name The knowledge that the encounter with God promotes and exalts the dignity of the human person leads the Christian to pray: "Hallowed be thy name", that is "May we be enlightened with the knowledge of you , so we may know the breadth of your benefits, the vastness of your promises, the sublime nature of your majesty and the profundity of your wisdom " (St. Francis, Fonti Francescane, 268).

The Christian pray s that God may be hallowed through his adopted sons and daughters , and also through those who have yet to be reached by his revelation , knowing that it is through sanctification that he saves the whole of creation. So that God's name may be made hol y among all nations, the Church works to draw humanity and creation into the plan of the Creator who in his love, destined us to be holy and blameless before him. (cfr Eph 1 9:4).

Thy kingdom come ' With these words believers pray for the coming of the divine Kingdom and Christ 's return in glory. Nevertheless this desire does not distract them from their daily mission in the world; indeed , it heightens their commitment. The coming of the Kingdom is now the work of the Spirit, sent by the Lord "to complete his work on earth and bring us the fullness of grace" (Roman Missal; IV Euchartstic Prayer).

In modern culture there is widespread expectation for a new era of peace, wellbeing, solidarity, respect for human rights, universal love. Enlightened by the Sp irit, the Church proclaims that this kingdom of justice , peace and love, already announced in the Gospel, is mysteriousl y brought about with the passing of time, thanks to individuals , families and communities who choose to live Christ's teaching in a radical way, in the spirit of the Beatitudes. Through their efforts temporal society is encouraged to evolve toward horizons of greater justice and solidarity.

The Church also proclaims the Father "desires all to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Tim 2:4) by responding to Christ and to his commandment , "that you love one another; even as I have loved you , that you may also love one another. This commandment summarizes all the others and expresses his entire will. " (CCC 2822).

Jesus tells us to pray for this and teaches that we may enter the Kingdom of Heaven not by crying "Lord , Lord" but by doing the "will of the Father ," his Father "who is in heaven " (Mt 7:21).

Give us this day our daily bread In our day there is growing awareness that everyone has the ri ght to their "dail y bread", lhal is, to what is necessary for life.

Much felt also is the need for rig htful equity and shared solidarity to unite all human beings. Nevertheless , many live in conditions which are not in keeping with their dignity as a human person. It is enoug h to think of the areas of poverty and illiteracy which exist in some continents , of the scarcity of housing and lack of healthcare and work , of the political oppression and the wars which destroy the peop les of enti re regions of the earth.

What are Christians called lo do faced with these dramatic scenes? What has faith in the living and true God to Pope John do with overcoming the Paul II walks problems which torment from a humanity? As I wrote in thatched hut to Redemptoris Missio , "... celebrate Mass a people 's development at Parakou does not derive primaril y Stadium in fro m money, material Uganda in iassistance or technolog cal means, but from the 1993. In his formation of consciences years as leader and the gradual maturing of the Catholic of ways of thinking and Church , he has patterns of behavior. Man used the world is the princi pal agent of as his pulpit development , not money preaching the or technology.

The Gospel in 120 Church forms concountries. sciences by revealing to peoples the God whom they seek and do not yet know, the grandeur of man created in God's image and loved by him, the equality of all men and women as God's sons and daughters... " (58).

By proclaiming that men and women are children of the same Father, and therefore brothers and sisters, the Church helps to contribute toward the building of a world of authentic fellowship.

The Christian community is called to cooperate with development and peace by means of work of human promotion , institutes of education and formation at the service of the young, by constantly denouncing all forms of oppression and injustice. But the specific contribution of the Church is the proclamation of the Gospel and the Christian formation of individuals , families, communities , since she is well aware her mission "consists

'...apeop le's development does not derive primarily f rom money, material assistance or technological means, but from the formation of consciences and the gradual maturing of ways of thinking and patterns of behavior. Man is the principal agent of development , not money or technology.' essentially in offering people an opportunity not to 'have more ' but to 'be more' by awakening their consciences through the Gospel. Authentic human development must be rooted in an ever deeper evangelization " (ibid 58).

Forgive us our trespasses In the history of humanity, from the beginning, sin has been present. Sin fractures the ori ginal bond between the creature and God, with serious consequences for the life of the individual and that of others . Today, what is more, how can we fail to underline that the numerous expressions of evil and sin often find an ally

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Missionary activity cannot fail to cany to individua ls and to entire peop les the good news of the Lord's loving mercy. The Father who is in heaven , as is clearly seen in the parable of the Prodigal Son , is loving and he forg ives the repentant sinner , forgetting his sins, restoring serenity and peace. This is the authentic face of God, the loving Father, who gives us the strength to conquer evil with good and enables those who respond to his love to share in the Redemption of the world.

As we forg ive those who trespass against us The Church is called, through her missionary activity, to make the reassuring reality of divine Fatherhood present , not only throug h words but above all through the holiness of missionaries and of the People of God. "The renewed impulse to the mission ad gentes ," I wrote in Redemptori s Missio, "demands holy mis-

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sionaries. It is not enough to update pastoral techniques, organize and coordinate ecclesial resources, or delve more deeply into the biblical and theological foundations of faith. What is needed is die encouragement of a new 'ardour for holiness ' among missionaries and throughout the Christian community " (90).

Faced with the terrible and numerous consequences of sin, it is the duty of believers to offer signs of forgiveness and love.

Only if they have experienced in their own lives the love of God will (hey be able to turn to others with love which is generous and unconditioned. Forgiveness is one of the hi ghest forms of divine charity, bestowed as a gift on those who ask for it with insistence.

Lead us not into temptation With this last request, in the "Our Father " we ask God not to allow us to take the path of sin and to free us from evil, which is often inspired b y a personal being, Satan, who desires to obstruct the plan of God and the salvation He works though Christ.

In the knowled ge we are called to carry the news of salvation to a world dominated by sin and by the Evil One, Christians are encouraged to entrust themselves to God, and to ask him that the victory over the prince of this world (cfr Jn 14:30), won, once and for all, by Christ, may become a daily experience of their life.

In social situations dominated by the logic of power and violence, the mission of the Church is to bear witness to the love of God and the power of the Gospel which dissolve hatred and revenge, egoism and indifference. The Sp irit of Pentecost renews the Christian people, ransomed by the blood of Christ.

This little flock is sent all over the world , poor in human means but free of any influence, to be leaven of a new humanity.

Final conclusions Dearest Brothers and Sisters, Mission Sunday offers each of us an opportunity to put more emphasis on our common missionary vocation , which leads Christ 's disciples to become apostles of his Gospel of reconciliation and peace. The mission of salvation is universal; for every person and for the whole person.

It is a task which involves the enti re People of God, all the faithful. Mission must therefore be the passion of every Christian ; a passion for the salvation of the world and ardent commitment to work for the coming of the Father's kingdom.

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Romero remembered

In social situations dominated hy the logic of power and violence, the mission of the Church is to

Msgr. Ricardo Urioste, vicar genera! of the San Salvador, El Salvador Diocese during the time that country's Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated nearly 20 years ago , addressed participants at an Old Mission Dolores Church Mass on Sept. 28. Now president of the Romero Foundation formed to " celebrate and preserve the memory and legacy of the martyrs and social

hear witness to the love of God and the power of the Gospel which dissolve hatred and revenge,

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egoism and indifference.

For this to come about , there must be unceasing prayer to nourish the desire to carry Christ to all men and women. There must be the offering of one's suffering in unity with those of the Redeemer. There must also be personal commitment to support organisations of missionary co-operation. Among these I encourage you to take into special consideration the Pontifical Mission Societies which have the task of encouraging prayers for the mission , promoting the missionary cause and collecting funds for the work of evangelization. They operate in close collaboration with the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, which, in turn , co-ordinates missionaiy efforts in unity of intentions with the Particular Churches and the different Missionary Institutes present throughout the entire ecclesial community.

We will celebrate on October 24 the last Mission Sunday of a millennium in which the evangelizing work of the Church has produced truly wondrous fruits. Let us thank the Lord for the immense good work achieved by missionaries as, turning our eyes to the future , we confidently await the dawn of a new Day. Those who work at the outposts of the Church are like watchmen on the walls of God's City. We ask them: "Watchman , what of the night?" (Is 21:11), and we hear the answer: "Hark , your watchmen lift up their voice, together they sing for joy: for eye to eye they see the return of the Lord to Zion " (Is 52:8) Their generous witness in every corner of the earth proclaims "As the third millennium of the Redemption draw s near, God is preparing a great springtime for Christianity and we can already see its first signs." (Redemptoris Missio 86).

May Mary, the Morning Star, help us to say with ever new ardour our "yes " to the Father 's plan for salvation , that all nations and tongues may see his glory (cfr Is 66:18).

With this wish , I gladly send lo missionaries and to all those who work for the missionary cause, my special Apostolic Blessing From the Vatican May 23, 1999, Solemnity of Pentecost:

1980 assassination

Church leaders testify in D.C. about Romero WASHINGTON (CNS) — Two leading members of the Salvadoran Catholic Church traveled to Washington to give new evidence to an inter-American commission looking into the 1980 murder of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero.

Auxiliary Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador and Maria Julia Hernandez , head of the San Salvador archdiocesan human rights office, testified before die Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States early this month. The commission is trying to decide whether to open an investigation into Archbishop Romero 's murder.

"We were asked to appear ... as part of the ongoing process," Bishop Rosa Chavez told Catholic News Service Oct. 6, the day after the hearing.

Bishop Rosa Chavez said he was unable to reveal the content of their declarations. The testimony from Hernandez , who founded the human rights office during the tenure of Archbishop Romero, was believed to run to more than 20 pages , one source said.

Archbishop Romero was gunned down by a rightist death squad while celebrating Mass March 24, 1980. His killing,

which took place as the country teetered on the bnnk or civil war, came in apparent reprisal for his repeated criticism of gross human rights violations being committed by the security forces.

A 1993 investigation by a U.N.-led truth commission concluded the killing was ordered by former Maj. Roberto D'Aubuisson , founder of El Salvador ' s niling rightist ARENA party.

In that same year, the human ri ghts office, Tutela Legal, first presented the case to the inter-American commission.

One source who attended the Oct. 5 session in Washington said representatives of the Salvadoran government argued that reopening the case would jeopardize the country ' s seven-year peace process.

The source said three of the five inter-American commission members spoke and indicated there were some crimes that could not be glossed over by elements of impunity.

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By George Devine , Sr. Last month the San Francisco Giants completed 40 years at the "cave of winds " on Candlestick Point , and home plate was transferre d by helicopter to the impressive new diamond to open next April at Pacific Bell Park. In an array of parting rituals , the Giants honored p layers considered favorites over the past four decades. But off the field are a good number of important members of the team in both its baseball operations and involvement in community philanTed Robinson thropy. An impressive number of them are members of the Catholic community in, around or well known to the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Ted Robinson, a "Domer " who met his wife when they both studied at Notre Dame, is a familiar voice as one of the Giants' play-by-play announcers on KNBR. He has many memories of "the 'Stick," but his favorite has little to do with Pat Gallagher

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baseball, it centers on the visit of Pope John Paul II to the stadium for a Mass in 1987. Then working for KCBS on the sports side, Robinson knew the station was looking for a newsman to cover the papal visit and put in for the duty. A devout Catholic , he was thrilled for the opportunity. Also a participant in that Mass was Chris Speier, then the Giants ' shortstop , who as a Catholic representative of the team had the experience of receiving Communion from the pope. After his p lay ing

days with the Giants and Montreal Expos , Chris went on to found Ville de Marie, a private Catholic school in Arizona.

A fellow peninsula parishioner of Robinson 's, senior "veep" Pat Gallagher was highl y visible and responsible for a lot of the recent commemorative exercises in the "Tell It Goodbye " observance at 3Com/Candlestick Park. For years — ever since the sparse beginnings of the promotional effort under former owner Bob Lurie Continued on next page

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Closely allied with Gallagher in the team's charitable activities has been Mario Alioto, a Sacred Heart High and St. Mary 's College alum who began as a batboy and worked his way to the front office. He still remembers his boyhood San Francisco parish, St. Elizabeth, with Giants souvenirs whenever possible.

Also high on the list of Catholics involved in the Giants' historic stand at the 'Stick is Jorge Costa, who as vice president for stadium operations is concerned with user-friendliness and security. It was Costa who took responsibility for the safe evacuation of a World Series crowd from an earthquake-rattled ballpark in October, 1989, and who made arrangements for safety and crowd control when the Giants vacated the facility last month .

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Last but not least , in the bell y of the concrete- dinosaur known as Candlestick , has been Miguel Mario Aliotc Murphy, who began working in the Giants ' clubhouse at the old Seals Stadium, and has been with the club ever since they moved into the now-vacated facility. "Murph" has been the one chiefly responsible for the condition of the Giants ' uniforms, equipment and locker room, and the longest-serving member of the team. He looks Miguel Murphy forward to beginning the new season at Pacific Bell Park and demonstrating the continuity of the San Francisco Giants , a franchise full of famous players , unsung heroes and charitable involvement in the local community.

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In the case of legendary Dodger skipper Tommy Lasorda , visitors have to be counted in the history of Catholic involvement at Candlesti ck. And he was as he took a recent final walk from the visitors ' clubhouse to blow a last round of kisses to the local crowds that have come to heckle Jorge Costa him for two decades. A goodnatured fellow at heart, Tommy is known for his loyalty to Catholic causes, and has raised money for a myriad of Church institutions. These include fundraisers for Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, in league with the school's former basebal l coach, Dick Murray, a longtime Dodger scout. And calling the final game in San Francisco for the Dodgers was another famous Catholic who has supported countless charities, Vin Scully, who hails from Fordham and came west with the thenBrooklyn Dodgers in 1958.

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nticipating the needs of jubilee year pilgrims from around the world, the Vatican has A issued two books to guide their footsteps and prayers.

The volumes were meant foremost to hel p visitors to Rome know the deeper meaning of year 2000 celebrations, but were "also intended to place the accent on the connection of this spiritual event with curren t circumstances," said Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, president of the Vatican's jubilee year organizing committee, Vatican officials and the boob' publishers presented the " provisional" editions in July.

They noted revisions were to be made to bring maps in line with the current Roman public transport system and to provide further practical information. The two volumes - "Pilgrims in Rome" and "Pilgrims at Prayer" - were issued first in Italian.

"Pilgrims in Rome" includes historical information about sites of particular reli gious interest at the Vatican and beyond its walls. It also provides hours of operation , telephone numbers and days of the week when sites such as museums and catacombs are closed.

"Pilgrims at Prayer " offers liturgical information , p lus special jubilee-rela ted texts such as a selection of Pope John Paul II's writings on the celebrations and the lyrics to the official jubilee year hymn.

The Milan-based, multimedia company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore was. placing a "deluxe " version of the set - with glossy, reinforced paper covers and color photos - in Italian bookstores immediately, with a suggested retail price of about $32.

An economical version of each of the two books is to be available for about $5.40 per copy - widi a slight discount for reli gious organizations otdering directl y from the publisher .

Publishers outside Italy were to prepare versions of the two books in English, German, Spanish, French , Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese. Continuum International Publishing Group, based in New York City, planned to get "deluxe" versions of the books into stores by this month with a suggested retail price of $15.95 each and would not be publishing die lower-priced versions, a company spokeswoman told Catholic News Service.

ST. P ETER'S BASILICA "RESTO RATION STIRS WIDE -RANGING

By John Thavis, VATICANCITY (CNS)

Restoration projects in Rome often leave critics aghast at the bleached appearance of churches and monuments, whose white travertine marble can come out looking like Styrofoam.

But when the front of St, Peter ' s Basilica was unveiled last month after more than two years of cleaning, j aws dropped for the opposite reason: The facade emerged in two tones, white and ochre, with decorations in red and green around the central benediction loggia.

"Technicolor!" screamed a newspaper headline.

"A betrayal," argued a leading architectural critic.

"Nice , " said most of the tourists and p ilgrims who came to view the new, dynamic aspect of the wotld' s largest church.

The basilica ' s new coloration was probably the best-kept secret in Rome over the last few years, as experts worked under shrouded tubular scaffolding that hid every square inch of the bigger-than-a-football-field facade.

In more than a hundred samples taken from the strata of grime that covered the marble, die restorers ¦ ,_ discovered the ochre-colored p igmentation at die bot_,„„.i,., „ ¦mi — i torn, and more colors around the loggia. Wasthis the ori ginal appearance when die facade was completed by Carlo Moderno in 1612?

The Vatican head of the project , Sandro Benedetti, did some research. He found that in a 17th-century painting of St. Peter' s the two-tone look clearly stood out , but not in later dep ictions. He surmised that rain and weathering had slowly washed the colors away.

Benedetti also discovered a written order for dozens of paint brushes placed by the architect Moderno at the end of his wotk - a clinching piece of evidence for the Vatican team.

The experts found that the red and green tint around the balcony was a later addition, probabl y by a pope who wanted to accentuate the spot from which he read pronouncements and blessed the crowd .

In Italy, all this would have provoked endless public debate about how - or whether ~ to proceed with the restoration. In the Vatican, behind the scaffolding, a decision was made: Go for it. The facade would wear its ori ginal make-up.

In reality, the "colorized" version of St. Petet 's is hardly Technicolor. The hues are subtle. Coloted marble dust was washed on, not actual paint. The effect, however, is dramatic: The onceaustere facade has 3-D depth and a new warmth that p leases most observers.

"I like it better this way. It 's not so severe, " said Eva Kopp, an Austrian living in Rome.

"I think it 's spectacular. If you compare it to the inside, with all the different colored marble , it makes sense," said Glen Hoffmann of Austin , Texas.

Jim Ambrosio, a tourist from New Jersey, gazed up at the church pronounced it and "impressive - the two tones really makes it stand out.

The main critic of die restotation , Carlo Bertelli, was unswayed by the overwhelming public approval. He called it "beautification " and said the basilica looked like something out of "Hansel and Gretel." Sure it ' s p leasing to the modern eye, he said, but are people sure the architect or his 17th-century patron , Pope Paul V, were aiming at that kind of visual charm?

Bertelli said the facade seemed tecast as a multicolored backdrop for TV broadcasts, especially during the many papal events of Hol y Year 2000.

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Bertelli was not invited to the gala blessing of the new facade b y Pope John Paul II Sept. 30, followed by a televised gala featuring fireworks and a sung "Te Deum" of thanksgiving.

According to Cardinal Virgilio Noe, who manages the Basilica of St. Peter ' s, the pope said he liked the restoration j ob. Papal taste is not infallible, but the pope may have given this more thought than most — he has a room with a bird' seye view of the facade.

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Archbishop William J. Levada, Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester and other the priests of the Archdiocese will be spiritual directors on a Jubilee Year 2000 Pil grimage scheduled in Europe for fall of next year.

Included in the itinerary will be Rome, Assisi, Jetusalem and more. On behalf of Archbishop Levada, Siegfried Richert of Peck judah Travel has arranged th ree p ilgrim tours beginning Sept. 26, 2000. For information , contact Mary Ellen Schneider of Peck Judah , 800) 336-7790.

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Pray for clarity and charity

Cultural elites foster new era of anti-Catholicism Social critic John Leo, writing in a recent issue of U.S. News & World Report , lambasted the British shock-art show "Sensation ," now on display at the Brooklyn Museum, which includes a portrait of the Virgin Mary decorated with elephant feces and pornographic images. Beyond the question of using taxpayer money to assault the sensibilities of the public, Leo notes, "There is a broader issue here that doesn't involve public spending. It's that today's art-world orthodoxy increasingly seems to require a contempt for Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular."

In painting and sculpture too, Leo writes, the bashing of Christian symbols is so common that it's barely noticed.

Indeed , the media elites defend the assaults on religious symbols, branding opposition as neo-Philistines and unenlightened fringe elements. Commenting on the Brooklyn Museum controversy, an editorial in the New York Times lectu res us that "cultural experimentation and transgression are not threats to civility but part of the texture and meaning of daily life." What passes for "dail y life" in the view of America's newspaper of record and the common citizen appears to be worlds apart.

Meanwhile, polemical playwrights produce virulent attacks on the Catholic Church (the notorious "Corpus Christi" as only one example) that are taken for real plays in the cultural world of New York City and defended by cultural elites under the banner of artistic freedom.

At the western center of cultural elite thought (aka Hollywood), there is a parallel antagonism to Catholicism, one that has become more harsh and obvious during the past two decades. Film critic and social commentator Michael Medved, in his book Hollywood vs. America, notes, "As the world's single most visible and powerful institution , the Roman Catholic Churc h has provided a convenient focus " for abuse and attack. Medved adds, "As a nation, we no longer believe that popular culture enriches our lives. Few of us view the show business capital [Hollywood] as a source of uplifting entertainment, romantic inspiration or even harmless fun. Instead, tens of millions of Americans now see the entertainment industry as an all-powerful enemy, an alien force that assaults our most cherished values and corrupts our children . The dream factory has become the poison fac tory."

In America, the overt hatred of Catholics that was evident in the mid-nineteenth century (characterized by the rise of the "Know-Nothing " Party) eventually gave way to a more genteel version of anti-Catholicism. John Kennedy's address to Protestant ministers in Houston in 1960 seemed to bring that era to a close as he noted he was a "candidate for president" who just happened "to be Catholic." Now, 40 years later, we face a new and powerful brand of anti-Catholicism, fueled and fostered by America's cultural elites, which seeks to deligitimize and marginalize Catholic beliefs , values and perspectives.

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A call fo r supp ort of World Mission Sunday

Most parishes in the Archdiocese of San Francisco will take up a special collection at Masses this weekend in support of the missionary work of the Propagation of the Faith.

This special collection provides much-needed funding for the work of missionaries around the world. We urge your generous support.

Pope John Paul II said last week that World Mission Sunday is a reminder that all Christians share in the call to be missionaries, whether going abroad to preach the Gospel or witnessing to Christian values by the way they behave at work or school. Evangelization, the Holy Father noted, "is made more credible by the holiness of Christians and of church communities which try to live as authentic children of God, putting into practice the double commandment of love" of God and of neighbor.

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Frequently in speaking to friends and acquaintances who have left the Church for one reason or another, I find that they have a misunderstanding and a real ignorance of what the Church teaches in regard to faith and morals. These are two areas of teaching that are indisputable for Catholic Christian 's. It seems that at the root of their decision to leave are pride and egotism. Therefore , they do not honestly have a problem with the Church , but with themselves and with Jesus. Dear readers , please pray for all our Christian brethren for a ri ght faith , a perfect hope and a selfless charity.

Joseph Pulsoni Pacifica

Living cage

I was amused by Mary M. Ash' s Oct. 15 letter to the editor ("Neither just , nor living"). Why is it that the princi ple of giving pay raises to everyday people (just so they can eat and have a roof over their heads) results in Armageddon , but that same principle does not apply when executives of large corporations receive monstrous salaries and benefits? In the latter case, I doubt very much that we would hear from Ms. Ash. Members of the school of thoug ht could probabl y argue in favor of the benefits of slavery. It just isn 't the politicall y correct thing to do.

I don 't think we need to move our factories off-shore . We need to move our executives off-shore where their standard of living can be maintained at less compensation. They rarely spend much time in the office as it is. With teleconferencing and conferencing via the * Internet , we don 't need their physical presence. Stockholders of r America unite and move those high I cost executives off-shore.

Hennie Wisniewski San Francisco

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C. Maguire San Francisco

Hands folde d, thank you

Your article "Gifts of the Hol y Spirit " (Oct. 1) on the charismatic movement was most informative. For some time I have wondered where holding hands during the Lord 's Prayer started.

While the article opines that this practice is now taken for granted , yours truly is one Catholic who is very uncomthis touchy-feel y, fortable with leap-across -the-aisle , throw-your-hands-in-the-air-like-a-football-referee-signaling "touchdown" exercise. Until the pope or my archbishop instructs me that this is the proper procedure in celebrating the liturgy, I'll continue to pray with my hands folded , thank you.

LP. Sicotte, Jr. San Francisco

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Even though there are some overwhelming and heartbreaking conditions to be dealt with, Catholic hospitals are correct in not dispensing birth control devices, performing sterilization operations, and aborting children.

These three procedure s create a medical dysfunction rather than promote health. In other words, to take a physical function which is performing as expected

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Repe ntant?

President Clinton said at the prayer breakfast he was repentant and was being counseled. Does the counseling include partial birth abortion , abortion in general, or parental consent? If not, wh y not?

I'd be more inclined to believe he was trul y repentant if he was working on these issues.

Kathy Quilter San Francisco

King: no clothes

Thanks Ms. Dudro for your Oct. 8 article "Racism ' and libraries ". I couldn 't agree more that "replacing one distortion with another does not serve the truth. " Take heart , however, and visit the library near St. Kevin 's in Bernal Hei g hts. Here you would find "Rethinking Columbus ¦—the Next 500- years." It is an impressive resource for teaching about the impact of the arrival of Columbus in America.

On the other han d, you mi ght not find too many other books on Columbus ; the public library weeding policy is abysmal. Supposedly, "they don ' t read that anymore" means good by Jane Austen and forget checking out the blac k movement of the 60's. We no longer have any collections in our branches despite the fact many worked hard to pass a proposition to improve the entire system.

We are told books are more expensive; that the library system has increased the book budget four-fold. Yet, take a look at the shelves. Mysteries yes, but a beginning collection no!

Technology is expensive and the San Francisco Library Administration has tinkered for the past five years with huge amounts of money. The branches need and want more quality books but no one is willing to listen. The king has no clothes but sure has a lot of computer technology, Marti Kashuba San Francisco

Orthodox, compassionate

Recently a friend sent me two cli ppings from your paper — from issues dated Sept. 3 and 17. The articles by Father Milton Walsh addressed the problems of "straying shepherds" and "CDF vs. Gramick/Nugent." Both topics are difficult and the source of suffering for many, many. Father Walsh' s view s are both orthodox and compassionate. I intend to send copies to several friends.

Mary Frances Moriarity Falls Church , VA

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Elephant dung and Mary

Father Gerald D. Coleman An his new book (Crossroad , 1999) Catholics and American Culture, Mark S. Massa, S.J., convincingly demonstrates that a watershed experience occurred on the evening of Sept. 12, 1960 when Democratic candidate John F Kennedy offered a remarkable "theological reflection": that die public acts of a chief executive are "not limited or conditioned by any religious oath, ritual or obligation."

This landmark speech amounted to a privatization of religion and the secularization of American politics by consciously transferring religious convictions from the public to the private sphere.

Kennedy 's claim amounted to the belief that it is possible and indeed expedient that a person 's religion and decisionmaking be kept in two watertight compartments.

The upshot of this claim has been a growing assertion in American society that religion is a good thing (despite Jesse Ventura's beliefs) but , nonetiteless, a purely private affair which has few if any implications for the political order.

This privatization of religion helps to explain why the churches have had relatively little influence on the economic and political views of even their own members (as Peter Berger has argued in The Sacred Canopy). This analysis can offer an

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Supporters rallied to each side This painting titled "Virgin Mary" by sonal lives, but also affect our public postures.

Our belief about Mary influences to a great and both the New York Civil artist Chris Ofili has aroused the ire of Liberties Union and the Catholic Catholics and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani extent how we approach such public issues as of New York. The multimedia work , marriage; the role of women in the Church League organized pickets. In the part of a temporary exhibit at the and society; how faith influences our public midst of outrage, shock and grandacts; our attitude toward the poor and marginstanding, certain questions were Brooklyn Museum of Art, is made up of paper collage , oil paint, glitter, alized; our support for those who choose to loudl y heralded: does not an artist polyester resin and elephant dung. live chastely and celibately; and our boldness have the right to "free speech" and in bringing our faith into the public arena. not be held hostage to public fundWhile Sensation is the title of the art show at the Brooklyn ing ? Can unhindered and profane expression amount to sheer Museum of Art, the real sensation —and point — is what this offense? Can ait be a de facto form of hate speech? woman, Mary, authentically symbolizes. She represents imporI would suggest these moral responses.

Religious values hold a significant and irreplaceable place tant religious values which must be heard in the public square. in most people's lives and cannot nor should not be relegated No artist should trample on such a symbol and icon . mm I — only to the private sphere. Deep personal beliefs must inform one 's public actions and have an important bearing on an Sulp ician Father Gerald D. Coleman is president and rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. individual' s public life and stance.

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By Rick Mockler

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V T hy is the Church getting involved in politics?"

This statement, often framed more as a warning than a question, is frequently directed at Catholics who speak out on issues ranging from poverty and abortion to education and health care. The imp lication is that the practice of religion should be limited to worship, prayer and private ministry.

At Catholic Charities, when we move from providing direct services to speaking out on behalf of the poor, we often hear from individuals uncomfortable with the Church' s public voice or its social teaching. Sometimes our own volunteers and donors are unsure about the role of the Church in the civil society, and they wonder aloud whether Catholic Charities is stepping out into a new and inappropriate area.

This tension came up again recently during the national debate over welfare reform. As the largest private network of social service providers in the country, Catholic Charities and the Catholic bishops p layed a prominent role in that debate, rekindling the question of the Church's role in social policy.

For Catholic Charities, however, the tension between our direct service and our social efforts is nothing new. It

dates back over a century, and it parallels the struggles of rated from any Catholic influence. In this case, the Catholic Catholic immigrant families in this country to survive and community's advocacy around children 's services was essenthrive in a new and sometimes hostile country, in the midst tial in maintaining the integrity of families and in ensuring of social upheaval and change. Although it has sometimes just and caring treatment of the poor and vulnerable. taken up an advocacy role reluctantl y, Catholic Charities This tradition of advocacy continued to evolve into the 20 has nonetheless been an ongoing voice on behalf of the th century from the local and state level to the national level. poor. An historical perspective can be valuable in under- Inspired by the social teaching of Pope Leo XIII and of their colleagues at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic standing our faith community 's journey.

Catholic social advocacy has included both efforts to Charities leaders founded a national conference in 1910. The secure resources for proNational Conference of grams and efforts around Catholic Charities served broader social policies not onl y to support the that impact the people we development of local agenserve. The tremendous cies and the professionalizanumber of Irish immition of social work, but also grants entering New York to identify, study and work in the mid- 1800s, for for eradicating root causes example, created a situaof poverty. It has been widetion of enormous poverty and family dislocation , as well as a ly acknowledged from the 1930s on , the Catholic Charities political base for Catholic advocacy. In 1870, Catholic lead- national office helped obtain passage of a great deal of social ership managed to secure a 99-year lease for land in New welfare legislation, including the Social Security Act. When addressing Catholic Charities in his recent visit to York City at the cost of one dollar per year, and a state appropriation of $100,000 for a building fund. This particular pro- America, Pope John Paul H specifically affirmed our public ject was sponsored by the Sisters of Charity, and is but one of voice on behalf of the poor. Our calling is grounded in more than a century of tradition, but more significantly, it is many Catholic political initiatives at that time. by our understanding of our faith and our calling as inspired The Catholic community 's political success in 1870, however, represented more than effective fundraising. It repre- Christians to bear witness as Jesus did.

Despite our tradition and experience with advocacy, howsented a challenge to current social policy toward impoverished immigrant children. By the mid-1800s, there were thou- ever, it remains a struggle for us at Catholic Charities. With sands of roving "street children" in New York, largely from the overwhelming need we experience every day, it is easy to Catholic immigrant families, and there was a fierce social get caught up in doing service and to neglect broader social debate over what to do with them. Most were not literally policies. But this is our challenge — along with all Catholics orphans, but with die overwhelming poverty and dislocation with whom we share our faith — to remain a voice on behalf facing immigrant families, parents were not able to adequate- of those who have none, who are the same people today as ly care for them. Powerful political voices at the time called they were a century ago or in Old Testament times: the for removal of children from the influence of their parents, orphan, the widow, and the immi grant. and they advoc ated placing them in work programs, including adopting them to farm families on the frontier where they would serve at the bottom of the farm hierarchy and be sepa- Rick Mockler is director of Catholic Charities of California.

When addressing Catholic Charities in his recent visit to America, Pope John Paul II specifically affirmed our publ ic voice on behalf of the poor.

LITURGY &SCRIPTURE Jubilee Year 2000: We are a pilgrim people For some of us the term "pil grim " might evoke a rather sentimental image like that of the first Thanksgiving or perhaps some tired old line from a John Wayne movie. For others it could describe a much more painful and personal experience of fli ght from poverty or persecution in a troubled homeland. For all of us , however, pil grimage characterizes our journey of faith: a journey from God, a journey with God , a journey to God. As we approach the end of another liturgical year, the texts of the liturgy will increasingly stress this pilgrim journey and its ultimate destination in the Kingdom of God. As surely as we make our way through the course of another calendar, we realize that we are always one day closer to the final things. Now more than ever as we count down the days to a new millennium and the Jubilee Year 2000, such tal k will abound because pilgrimage is such an important part of Holy Year tradition.

Pilgrimage Christian pilgrimage is a journey undertaken in the spirit of penance, thanksgiving or devotion toward a place made sacred by an event of salvation history or the life of a saint. Progress along the road of pilgrimage represents spiritual progress. A journey provides the perfect opportunity to consider where we have been, where we are and where we are going.

Pilgrimage is a celebration of the divine and sacred nature of history. Our faith is rooted in historical events. Because God has entered into our history at specific times in particular places, we commemorate those saving events on particular anniversaries and in specific locations. Jesus himself made such pilgrimage throughout his life from the time of his youth with the Holy Family to the last days of his life when he went to celebrate the Passover with his disci ples.

The earliest and most enduring Christian pilgrimages were those to the holy places in Jerusalem and "the thresholds" of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome. In fact, some of the most important information we possess about the ancient liturgy comes from the travel diary of a third century European woman named Egeria who made pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. With great emotion she describes processions to and from holy sites with sung "litanies," uncomplicated music for people on the move.

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Father John Talesfore Long before the first Holy Year in 1300, this experience of pilgrimage and procession was firmly established in Church tradition throughout the world. It remains so today.

Liturgical procession Not everyone was as lucky as Egeria to travel to such places.

A pilgrimage to Jerusalem or Rome could be dangerous and expensive. Hence the experience of pil grimage became imitated in all sorts of liturgical and devotional processions right at home.

From the moment that one comes to the doors of the Church during the Rite of Baptism until life 's pilgrimage passes out the same door in the funeral liturgy, Catholic worship is made up of a series of processions.

Every Sunday this pilgrim Church makes an entrance procession, communion procession and concluding recessional at Mass. On Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday and the Easter Vigil we have much more dramatic processions to celebrate Christ 's Passover through death to life. This instinct is not confined to the liturgy alone but is expressed in countless "popular" devotions like las posadas at Christmas, the Stations of the Cross during Lent and the transitus celebrated in Franciscan communities on

Five locations in the Archdiocese have been designated by Archbishop Levada as local pilgrimage sites for the Holy Year 2000: • The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption 1111 Gough St. San Francisco 94109 Tel: (415) 567-2020 • The Mission San Francisco de Asi (Mission Dolores) 16"1 and Dolores San Francisco 94114 Tel: (415) 621-8203 • The Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi 610 Vallejo San Francisco 94133 Tel: (415) 983-0405 • The Mission San Rafael in San Rafael 1104 5* Ave. San Rafael 94901 Tel: (415) 454-8141 • St. Patrick Seminary 320 Middlefield Rd. Menlo Park 94025 Tel: (650) 325-5621 the anniversary of St. Francis ' death. In the spirit of pilgrimage we express our faith and our participation in the life of Christ and the saints with movement from place to place even if we cannot go to Nazareth, Jerasalem, Assisi or Rome.

Pilgrimage in the Jubilee Year 2000 In the same spirit , those who are not lucky enough to join the countless pilgrims who make their way to Rome and these other holy sites during the Jubilee Year 2000 need not miss out on the experience. Whether or not we can join Archbishop Levada and Bishop Wester on the archdiocesan pilgrimage in October, all of us will have the opportunity to visit the five important local churches designated for pilgrimage during the Jubilee: St. Mary 's Cathedral, Mission Dolores, Mission San Rafael , St. Patrick Seminary Chapel and the National Shrine of St. Francis. » -Hl.iQ «___¦

Father John Talesfore directs the Office of Worship

Fulfilling the Law —Jesus' role in Matthew's Gospel The story line of Matthew places Jesus in the temple where ths old order, the old leadership, and the old ways must yield to the powerful "kingdom of the heavens," which Jesus is making present in his ministry and soon in his death and resurrection.

Certainly Matthew has Jesus say what is music to his Jewish Christians' ears: "Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them." (5:17) The music increases in intensity when we hear: "For truly I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished." (5:18) But watch the cleverness of Matthew as he subtly, then less subtly, suggests that "all is accomplished." We have countless examples of our author giving us the notice that Jesus did or said things to fulfill the words recorded in the books of the prophets: 1:23; 2:6; 2:15; 2:18; 2:23; 3:3; 4:15; 8:17; 11:10; 12:18-21; 13:14-15; 13:35; 15:8-9; 21:5; 21:19; 22:14; 26:56; 27:9.

Matthew goes further and shows us Jesus changing or redirecting the Law; "from what we label the Sermon on the Mount (chapters 5, 6, and 7), we hear repeatedly, "You have heard it said to the people of old.. .but I say to you" (5:21; 5:27; 5:31; 5:33; 5:38; 5:43).

The Matthewan Jesus replaces Israel's institutions as "Lord of the Sabbath" (12:8); a "greater than Jonah" (12:41); and a "greater than Solomon" (12:42).

What Matthew hopes to achieve is brilliantly realized in his transfiguration narrative: "There appeared to them (Peter, James, and John) Moses and Elijah talking with him (Jesus in transfigured, end-time glory, 17:3)." The voice says, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom 1 am well pleased; listen to him." In the glorified Jesus, the Law (Moses) and the prophets (Elijah) are fulfilled and completed .

Our Gospel selection for Sunday 's liturgy ends with the following comment: "The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments." Matthew has Jesus summarize the experience of his entire lifetime in the two commandments: "You shall love the Lord, your God, will all your heart.... The second is like it: you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

These commandments have already been connected before Jesus. What is unique to him is that both commandments are on the same level, that he has lived his life embracing God's needy

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18; I Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40

Father David M. Pettingill people out of the Father 's love for him and his for the Father: "No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." (11:27) Ultimately this two-fold love carries Jesus to the cross and to glory, as Matthew describes his death in terms of Psalm 22, the cry of a faith-filled Israelite who reposes his naked trust in a God who can and does vindicate his servant. For

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When we assemble for liturgy this Sunday, we recall , make present, and eat and drink this lived-out love of Jesus and God 's response to it. We indeed become one with it; we can be moved into the new order, the new world, which we ourselves are empowered to create. That 's what happens when we let Matthew take hold of us and show us that "all is accomp lished" with the creation of a Church that is missioned to our world with a Christ with us "all days until the close of the age." (28:20)

Father David Pe ttingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

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Halloween and faith life winter by placating their pagan gods. So in 835, the Church moved the Feast of All Saints to Nov. 1, turning the night before into All Hallow s' Eve , For more than a thousand years , then , the Church has been pointing us beyond the primeval dreads evoked by the fall to the saints, whose confidence in Christ 's resurrection animated their heroic faith , hop e and love.

How does a Catholic family honor the saints in the midst of Halloween U.S.A? It is a question we ponder every October. For starters , we observe as best we can in our mild climate and urban setting the changes that hearken the approach of winter: the sun setting earlier, creatures migrating south , deciduous trees and shrubs losing their leaves, and pump kin patches popp ing up all over. We try Vivian W. Dudro to imagine our ancestors living hand to mouth in an unforg iving env ironment , not knowing that the God who made all things became a man in order to suffer and die on their behalf.

A _alloween was a bi g event when I was a kid. All of the students Next, we learn about some of the holy men and women who and teachers at my public grammar school dressed in costumes. down through the ages have carried the torch of God' s love into a At home, my brothers and I carved jack-o-lanterns around darkened world. For the past few years , we have extended the lesson the kitchen table. After nightfall , we went trick-or-treating through by joining with other Catholic families for an All Saints ' costume the neighborhood. The party. As we light our jack-omeaning of these customs lanterns on Halloween , we How does a Catholic famil honor the saints in y escaped me, and because laug h at our anxieties and my family was not Catholic , the midst of Halloween U.S.A? It is a question invoke the saints for their help in our ongoing conversion.

I knew nothing about All Our kids then trick-or-treat in Saints ' Day. we ponder every October. family-friendly nei ghbohoods , About the time I entered and in a spirit of Christian the Church and started a charity we give candy to those who come to our door. On All Saints ' family of my own, many parents began questioning the wisdom of Day we attend Mass as a famil y.

Halloween. Confused, I decided to do some research. Halloween , I discovered, dates to the pre-Christian Europeans, who celebrated the The mystery of the fal l, when the days grow shorter and colder, harvest by feasting, merry making and worshipping the forces of continues to inspire thoughts of death and the meaning of life. With a little reflection, Catholic families can turn this season into a moment nature. In the harsher climate of the north, the people also sacrificed produce, animals , and sometimes human beings to appease the dreadof Christian witness. ful god they believed brought the cold, darkness and death of winter.

As the Europeans converted to Christianity, the Church attempted Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages three to 12) and a to wean them away from idolatry. But after hundreds of years of member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish evangelization , many people still hedged their bets of surviving the

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Nov. 4, Dec. 2: An invitation to spend the first Thursday of the month in prayer and reflection.

Oct. 29: "The Soul-Weary Journey" : A workshop for people journeying with chronic illness or pain.

Silver Penny Farm offers retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Rd., Petaluma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and sitting room with fireplace. Call Father Ray Smith for a brochure at (707) 762-1498.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Social Justice/Respect Life 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. Walk-ins welcome! $5 adults/$2 youth-students. Call (415) 565-3672.

Oct. 26: Sociologist Roberl Bellah speaks on "Race, Pluralism and the Common Good" at USF's McLaren Complex , Rm. 252, 7 p.m. Call (415) 422-6848.

Oct. 27: "Prayer Service and Rally: Housing is a Sac red Right," sponsored by Religious Witness with Homeless People from noon to 1 p.m. in San Francisco Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall; will advocate affordable housing and protest "escalating attacks on homeless."

Consolation Ministry Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and 4lh 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; 1s ' Mon. 7-9 p.m. Call (650) 3477768. St. Gabriel Parish, 40"'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; 1sl & 3"1 Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659.

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

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

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

"Compassionate Friends," a non-profit organization offering friendship and support to families who have experienced the death of a child, meet on 2nd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, 850 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. Walk-ins welcome!

At the Cemetery Oct. 30: Annual "Todos Los Santos Mass" at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma in Holy Cross Mausoleum. Msgr. Fred Bitanga , presiding.

Reception to follow. A shuttle will be available from the main gate from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma , Nov. 2: All Souls Day Mass, All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. Father Kevin Kennedy, presiding; Nov. 11: Veteran 's Day Memorial Service in Veteran's Section of Cemetery; Dec: 11: Christmas Remembrance Service, Father John Talesfore, presiding; Mass is celebrated on the 1"1 Sat. of the month in All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. All liturgies begin at 11 a.m. For more information, call (650) 756-2060.

Prayer/Devotions Oct. 23: Healing Mass, Holy Angels Church, 107 San Pedro Rd., Colma at 7:30 p.m. Father Peter

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

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

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 1721 Hillside Dr., Church, Burlingame, M- F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Church, 98 Bosworth St., SF, 10a.m. to4 p.m. M -F. in Parish Center Chapel, (415) 334-4646.

St. Isabella Church, OneTrinity 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., 1sl 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) 574-3918 tor times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801 .St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1sl 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.

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Oct. 23-24: Spanish speaking married couples are invited to St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middlefield Rd. at 9,h 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 Catholic Charities, 814 Mission St., 5,h Fl., SF. Call (415) 844-4781.

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

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

Single,Divorced, Separated Oct. 29: "Halloween Buffet/Dinner Dance" for single Catholics, 7:30 p.m. at Clarion Hotel , San Francisco Airport, 401 east Millbrae Ave., Millbrae.

Costumes welcome , not mandatory. Sponsored by Catholic Alumni Club of SF Bay Area for benetit of Catholic Charities. $20 In advance/$25 at door.

Call Edward at (650) 967-5096.

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) 883-5031.

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3,d Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (408) 4471200 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Lectures/Discussions/ Exhibits Oct. 23 through Jan. 5, 2000: The work of illustrato r and printmaker David Lance Goines at USF's Thacher Gallery and Donohue Rare Book Room, 1st and 3"1 fl. of school's Gleeson Library. Artist speaks at USF Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. Call (415) 422-2434.

Oct. 28: History professor William Issel speaks about "Jews and Catholics Against Prejudice: San Francisco's Interfaith Campaign for Civil Liberties, 1940-1960" at USF's University Center, Tom Rice Room at 4 p.m. USF is on Golden Gate Ave. between Parker and Masonic. Call (415) 422-6148.

Nov. 4: Serra Club of the Golden Gate monthly meeting and lunch with Dominican Sister Christine Wilcox , Director, Office of Young Adult Ministry speaking. Call Art Green at (415) 731-9350.

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.

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.

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, 34lh 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

Parish/ School Festivals Oct. 22-24: "Under the Big Top" at Good Shepherd Parish, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Fun for the whole family with games, clowns, live music, rides, food, classic car show, and more. Fri. 6-10 p.m.; Sat. 11-4 p.m.; Sun. 11-4 p.m. For information about evening dinners and special events, call Diane (650) 355-2593, Oct. 23: "Let the Force Be With You" benefiting Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Lawton St. between 39th and 40* Ave., SF. Fun for all ages. Booths, food, games. Call (415) 731-4077.

Oct 23: "Harvest Fest" benefiting St. Matthias Parish Day Care Center, 533 Canyon Rd. al Cordilleras, Redwood City. Original gifts and holiday crafts fe aturing work of more than 25 craftspeople; food, drinks , silent auction, kids' games; entertainment. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Call 367-1320.

Oct. 23: "Nightmare on St. Thomas More Way: The Sequel" in Carroll Hall of St. Thomas More ofl Community, - 50 Thomas More Way BrotherhoodWay, SF; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Food, games, haunted house. Fun for the whole family. Call (415) 905-4660, ext. 20.

Oct. 24: St. Finn Barr's "International Food Faire and Raffle", food booths, kiddie games and a Stai Wars Show, 9 a.m; - 4 p.m. Oct 30: St Finn Barr 's "Halloween Grand Ball" with music by DJ Inca Sound, 7 p.m.- midnight. Both events held in parish hall 415 Edna St., SF. Call 333-3627.

Food & Fun 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.

Oct. 27: "Octoberfest Luncheon and Bingo Party" sponsored by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave., SSF beginning at 11:30 a.m.. $35 ticket includes lunch and one bingo card. Proceeds benefit the Sisters' Grace Center. Call Janet Kelly at (650) 756-4818.

Nov. 6: Christmas Boutique benefiting Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose , Immaculate Conception Academy auditorium, 24lh and Guerrero St., SF, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Do your Christmas shopping early at ICA. Call (650) 588-6832.

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.

Nov. 6: "A Nite at the Races" sponsored by St. Kevin Parish Women 's Guild, Ellsworth off Cortland, SF. No Host cocktails at 6 p.m. Full-course family style, Spaghetti and Meatballs dinner at 6:45 p.m. followed by authentic races on large TV. Programs provided. Door prizes, too. Dinner $10 adults/$5/children. Call (415) 648-575 1 for reservations.

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 200"1 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 alumnaeÂŽ ndhs.pvt.k12.ca.us.

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

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) 471-1711 or Sooz1989@aol.com.

Oct. 30: The 60'" reunion of Presentation Academy's Class of '39 at the Irish Cultural Center, 45lh Ave . and Sloat Blvd, SF, 11:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m..

Reservations may be made with Marian Buckley Mohr at (415) 221-8418.

Nov. 6: St. Paul Elementary, Class of '54. Call Dennis Creedon at (650) 692-9979.

The Class of 1950 from St. Peter's Academy and St. Peter's Boys School is planning a 50 lh reunion.

If you were a member o1 that group, call Louise Johnson at (650) 358-0303 or Betty Robinson at (415) 731-6328.

Nov. 21: Were you or your children educated by the Religious of the Sacred Heart in this country or abroad? Please join alumni/ae and friends for a Mass in honor of the 200" anniversary of the Sisters with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding. For more information, call Janice Toohey Vela at (415) 292-3114.

Our Lady of Angels Elementary School, Burlingame: Attention alumni/former students, par-

ents, grandparents. OLA is developing an alumni newsletter. Please leave your name, address and phone number with the development .office at (650) 343-9200 or fax to (650) 343-5620, attn: Susan Baker.

About Y2K Through December 2: USF presents free , public one-hour computer classes, with focus on possible except every Thursday, Y2K problems , Thanksgiving Day, in Harney Science Center, Room 232, at 11 a.m. Call (415) 422-6235

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

Perf ormance Oct. 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. 24: "Vivaldi at San Domenico", 1500 Butterfield Rd., San Anselmo, 3 p.m. featuring the voices of the San Domenico Singers and San Domenico's Orchestra da Camera. Call (415) 258-1921.

Nov 5: Coro Hispano/Conjunto Nuevo Mundo performs its seasonal Dia de los Muertos with the well-known Misa Criolla at St. Patrick Seminary, 320 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, 8 p.m. The group repeats the concert on Nov. 6 at Mission Dolores, 16,h St. and Dolores, SF, at 8 p.m. and on Nov. 7 at St. Vincent's Chapel, One St. Vincent Dr., San Rafael at 4 p.m. $15 general admission/$12 seniors and students. Under 16 free. Call (415) 431-4234.

Sundays in October: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 2: All Souls Day Concert, featuring Mozart "Requiem" by Cathedral Choir and other local artists, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 7: Archdiocesan Choir Festival, 3:30 p.m.; Nov. 21: Interfaith Concert, 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF.Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

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

Volunteer Opportunities Be a guardian at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF.Call the cathedral at (415) 567-2020.

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

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

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

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

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

Women in Community Service, seeks people to assist women making the transition from public assistance to the workforce. Call Gwen at (415) 397-3592.

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

Project Linus, a group supplying special blankets for seriously ill and traumatized children, needs blanketeers to knit, crochet and quilt. Call (650) 589-6767.

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

Catholic Charities' St. Joseph Village needs volunteer facilitators for its new TGIF program.

Call Andrea Brady at (415) 575-4920 , ext. 255.

Volunteers are also needed for the computer lab.

All levels of computer experience welcome.

Call Kristen Rauda at (415) 575-4920, ext. 223.

San Francisco's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers for its many outreach programs to the poor: (415) 241.2600.

Birthright needs people to work with women faced with unplanned pregnancies. For more information, call Mary Alba at (415) 664-9909.

San Mateo County 's Volunteer Center: call (650) 342-0801. For San Francisco Volunteer Center , call (415) 982-8999.

Laguna Honda Hospital, SF is in need of volunteers to serve as eucharistic ministers, lectors and chapel escorts at Tues. and Sun. morning Masses.

Call Sister Miriam at (415) 664-1580, ext. 4-2422.

Datebook is a free listing for par ishes, schools and non-prof it groups.

Please include event name, time, date, p lace, address and an information phone number.Lisdng must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publ ication date desired. Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, 441 Church St., S.E 94114, or f a xit to (415) 565-3633.

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The Hepatitis C vims was discovered only 11 years ago, by molecular cloning. It was found to be the apparent primary cause of those cases of hepatiti s which do not result from A or B vims.

In preparing this column I talked with the hepatitis section of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlan ta, the main center for disease-related information and analysis in the United States. Their studies confirm Hepatitis C is a blood-borne vims and is not spread by eating utensils or drinking glasses.

Harmful exposure to the viru s is normally through blood or blood components, use of injected drugs, possibly through infected sexual partners or by percutaneous (skin-piercing) professional accidents . in regard to the Father John Dietzen question whether AIDS (acquired immune defi- _^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ciency syndrome), or the vims which causes it (HIV — human immunodeficiency virus), might be transmitted by a Communion cup: The Center for Disease Control's answer is that HIV-AIDS is transmitted in several ways: sexual intercourse, blood or blood-borne products , breast milk, occupationagree, al accidents and so on.

Scientists however, casual contact is not a way of communicating the virus.

"You won 't get the AIDS vims," said a U.S. Surgeon General brochure , "through everyday contact with the people around you in school, in the workplace, at parties, child-care centers or stores. You won't get it by swimming in a pool, even if someone in the pool is infected with the AIDS virus... You won 't get AIDS from saliva, sweat, tears, urine or... a kiss... It can 't be passed by using a glass or eating utensils... " The best available scientific knowledge concerning these viruses indicates there has never been , and is not now, any reason the Church should discou rage Communion from the cup.

To your final question , for any of several good reasons, it is not uncommon people ministering Communion, including deacons and priests, cannot consume the consecrated wine left in the chalice. They may always ask another to consume it for them. It is good to check with the priest. Instructions covering this are usual ly in preparation of eucharistic ministers.

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By Nancy Frazier O'Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) — Calling for "a new kind of politi cs" in the year 2000, the U.S. bishops' Administrative Board is urging Catholic voters to measure each candidate , pol icy and political platform by "whether they enhance or diminish human life, dignity and human rights."

The call comes in the latest version of what was formerly called the bishops ' political responsibility sta tement.

Released Oct. 20, the document for the year 2000 elections is called "Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium. " The 6,000-word document — about half the length of the political responsibility statement of four years ago — was unanimously approved in Septe mber by the U.S. Catholic Conference Administrative Board, the 50member committee of bishops that conducts business between twice-yearly general meetings.

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Assisted suicide to be discussed The University of California San Francisco Medical School will feature oncologist and pain management specialist H. Rex Green in a discussion of physician assisted suicide Oct. 26 from noon lo 1 p.m. at 500 Parnassus Ave. "The point of his talk is to address the ethics of medical practice, reinforcing the role of physicians as healers, versus agents of insurance company policy," explained Physicians Organizing Committee founder Geoffrey Wilson , who is promoting the event. "He stresses the need to provide medical care based on medical care criteria, as opposed to insurance company criteria."

Wilson expects the attendance of health care professionals, social workers, and patient advocates. Admission is free . For more information, call (415) 434-9335.

ol politics , focused more on moral princip les than on the latest polls, more on the needs of the poor and vulnerable than the contribution s of the rich and powerful, more of the pursuit of the common good than the demands of special interests," the bishops said.

Although the document outlines Catholic positions on various issues, it does not endorse any specific candidate or party.

"As bishops , we do not seek the formation of a religious voting bloc, nor do we wish to instruct persons on how they should vote by endorsing or opposing candidates," it says.

"We hope that voters will examine the position of candidates on the full range of issues, as well as on their personal integrity, philosophy and performance."

The Administrative Board said it is "not an easy time for faithful citizenship." It said Catholics must be "more than peop le who consistentl y partic ipate in public life, but disciples who view these responsibilities throug h the eyes of faith and bring their moral convictions to their civic tasks and choices."

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In San Francisco she served as administrator of Immaculate Conception Academy, and in all spent more than 60 years teaching at the high school and college levels.

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The document offers 10 questions Catholics and others should ask of candidates and themselves , from "How will we protect the weakest in our midst — innocent , unborn children? to "Why does it seem that our nation is turning to violence to solve some of its most difficult problems — to abortion to deal with difficult pregnancies , to the death penalty to combat crime, to euthanasia and assisted suicide to deal with the burdens of age and illness?"

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Unlike the political responsibility statements , which listed important issues alphabetically, the new document groups "moral priorities" into four categories — protecting human life, promoting family life, pursuing social justice and practicing global solidarity.

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H Continued from previo us page aging effective palliative care for the dying; speaking out against methods of war that target civilians or fai l to distinguish between civilians and soldiers ; supporting policies that promote peace and sustainable development for the world's poor, including an end to the use of land mines and ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; and abandoning use of the death penalty.

Issues cited by the bishops as promoting family life include the protection of marriage "as God intended it"; just wages; safeguarding parents ' ri ght to choose the education best suited to their children , without regard to cost; communications policy that balances "respect for freedom of speech with concern for the common good"; and vigorous enforcement of pornography laws in relation to material on the Internet.

"Tax, workplace, divorce and welfare policies must be designed to hel p families stay together and to reward responsibility and sacrifice for children ," the document says.

Social justice priorities outlined by the bishops include economic prosperity and justice, welfare reform , health care, housing, agricultural policy, education and discrimination."

"Any plan to reform the nation 's health care system must be rooted in values that respect human dignity, protect human life, and meet the unique needs of the poor," the document says. "As part of our efforts to achieve fundamental health care reform, we will support measures to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid and work for incremental measures that extend health care coverage to children, pregnant women, workers, immigrants and other vulnerable populations."

On education , the bishops said it was a matter of justice to "ensure that our nation 's young people, especially the poor and vulnerable, are properly prepared to be good citizens, to lead productive lives, and to be socially and morally responsible in the complicated and technologically advanced world of the 21st century."

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WASHINGTON (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The chairman of the U.S. bishops ' Committee for Pro-Life Activities has urged the House of Representatives to pass without delay the Pain Relief Promotion Act. Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore wrote to members of Congress Oct. 18, reminding them the bill , H.R. 2260, received overwhelming approval from the House Judiciary and Commerce committees. The House was to vote on the measure Oct. 20 or 21.

The act would promote the use of federally regulated drugs for pain management and would reverse a June 1998 mling by U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno which permits use of the drugs only where state law permits it. Oregon is the only state that permits assisted suicide.

"It should be a cause of profound shame

that current federal policy allows physicians in Oregon to use federally controlled drugs and Ding Enforcement Administration prescription forms to write lethal prescriptions for patients ' suicides," Cardinal Keeler said.

"It is a matter of grave concern that Congress has not done more to promote the use of these dings for pain control ," he continued , "so that these patients will not think that suicide is their only escape from the intractable pain of terminal illness."

Cardinal Keeler said many in the medical field who opposed an earlier bill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Lethal Ding Abuse Prevention Act â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have endorsed H.R. 2260 as a boon to doctors in pain management. He said die American Medical Association , the National Hospice Organization and the American Academy of Pain Management were supporting enactment of tiie Pain Relief Promotion Act.

Mission Sunday "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore , and make discip les of all nations , baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son , and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of time." (Mt. 28, 18-20)

relief for the poorest countries; supporting foreign aid programs that alleviate poverty ; providing "more consistent financial and diplomatic support" for the United Nations; promoting religious liberty and other human rights; protecting those fleeing persecution in other countries; and addressing regional conflicts around the world, including "a willingness to support international peacekeeping."

The Administrative Board urged Catholic parishes, dioceses, schools and other institutions to encourage others to active participation in the political process through nonpartisan voter registration efforts and candidate forums.

"As Catholics, we need to share our values, raise our voices, and use our votes to shape a society which protects human life, promotes family life, pursues social justice and practices solidarity," the bishops said.

"These efforts will strengthen our nation and renew our Church.

The complete text of "Faithful Citizenship " will be accessible on the U.S. Catholic Conference Web site: www.nccbuscc.org.

Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II is resolute in stating that: "Today, missionary activity is the greatest challenge for the Church". (RM) Our Holy Father has made 27 missionary trips. Never in the history of our Church has a Vicar of Christ taken this command of Christ to the Church in so many nations, thanks to the modern means of transportation .

St. Paul instructs us: "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can people preach unless they are sent?" (Romans 10, 9 , 13-15a) During his travels the Holy Father has repeatedly affirmed that missionary animation is the responsibility of every Catholic. Not every Catholic can go to mission but everyone can help our Sisters, Brothers , Lay Missioners and Priests who proclaim the Gospel to those who have not yet heard the Good News of Christ. During the month of October, once again we renew our commitment to the Missionary Activity of our Church. We appeal to every Catholic family and to every parish in the Archdiocese to participate in mission work by supporting one of the Pontifical Mission Aid Societies which are the following:

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TJnda, founded in 1928, is the Latin word for wave, as iii radio wave. It brings together 139 national and 26 international Catholic associations of various organizations involved in radio and television ministry.

Father Riley received word of winning the Proclaim Award while on sabbatical from his residence at St. Mark in Belmont. During his sabbatical he completed a new book titled , Tell the Truth — With Kindness to be published shortl y.

Also, Father Riley is writing another book , A Church Without Walls , a story of the televised Mass told throug h the letters of its viewers since 1970. Father Riley 's sabbatical ends this month.

Mark Van Gelder, assistant producer of the K-l 01 Radio series, said, "It's great working with Father Miles. He 's so professional , always good natured and everyone at the station loves him."

The winning spot, titled "The Top Ten List ," was written and narrated by Father Riley. The script reads: "Here are the top 10 things (with apologies to David Letterman) you 'll never hear in church: 10) Nothing inspires me and strengthens my commitments like our annual stewardship campai gn; 9) Father, we'd like to send you to this Bible seminar in the Bahamas; 8) Since we 're all here, let 's start

Father Miles O'Brien Riley (center), well-known Bay Area media expert and per sonality, is pictured at last week's UNDA convention with Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Curry (left) and Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg.

Bishop Lynch chairs the U.S. Catholic Conference Communications Committee and Bishop Curry is a member.

the service early; 7) I love it when we sing hymns I've never heard before ; 6) Forget the denominational minimum salary, let 's pay our pastor so he can live like we do; 5) I volunteer to be the permanent teacher for the junior hi gh Sunday school class; 4) I' ve decided to give our church the $500 a month I used to send to TV evangelists; 3) personall y, I find witnessing to my faith much more enjoyable than golf; 2) I was so enthralled , I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes overtime ;... and the number one thing you 'll never hear in church is. . .Hey ! It's my turn to sit in the front pew."

God Bless You is a series of one-minute and five-minute

stories of faith and famil y hosted by Father Riley on K101 Radio (101.3) Sundays on the hour from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m.

Father Miles has written musical comedies, several books and hundreds of articles and reviews. He has produced and hosted films and thousands of television and radio programs. His articles and shows are syndicated throug hout the United States and Canada. His numerous awards include 10 N ational Gabriel awards for outstanding TV production and three Emmy Awards. He is listed in the Who 's Who in Relig ion in the United States , Who 's Who in the Catholic Church in the United States and Who 's Who in America.

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The Director of Development is responsible for operation of the Development Office and supervision of the Development Staff including the Events Coordinator, Campaign Staff, and the Alumnae Director. The Director of Development reports to the Princi pal and the Chief Financial Officer and is a member of the Administrative Staff Council.

The school seeks an individual who has experience in development , capital campaigns, volunteer management , alumnae relations , and Catholic secondary education.

Candidates should send a detailed cover letter and resume to: Rita Gleason, Principal Notre Dame High School 1540 Ralston Avenue Belmont, CA 94002 email: rgleason@ndhs.pvt.kl2.ca.us

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By Henry Herx NEW YORK (CNS) — The head of the Afro-American Studies department at Harvard takes viewers on a personal journey into the past in the six-part series, "Wonders of the African World with Henry Louis Gates Jr.," airing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25-27, 9-11 p.m. each night on PBS. The purpose of the series is to uncover Africa 's ancient civilizations and centers of learning which existed long before the colonial powers came to dominate the continent and rewrite its history.

The first episode, "Black Kingdoms of the Nile," explores the ancient land of Nubi a, which lies in the south of Egypt and the northern part of the Sudan.

Though most of the Egyptian portion of Nubia was flooded by the construction of the Aswan Dam in the 1960s, Gates visits the only Nubian village to have escaped being inundated by the dam.

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Gates is perturbed to discover that Swahilis claim to be the descendants of Arab merchants who began settling there some 2,000 years ago.

When he learns that those with Arab blood have a higher social status than Africans who do not, he suggests this is akin to racial distinctions in the U.S. but doesn't pursue the matter.

The most vivid segment in the program is a visit to Zanzibar 's Anglican cathedral , which was built over the old slave market in atonement for the sins of the past.

As a descendent of slaves, Gates is visibl y moved by a cleric 's description of how the market operated.

Tuesday night's programs are devoted to the old kingdoms of West Africa as well as the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia.

The series ends Wednesday with a program on the Islamic kingdom of Timbuktu , and the final episode focuses on the lost cities of southern Africa.

Herx is director of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

But the center of the 5,000-year-old Nubian civilization was in the Sudan , which is where Gates finds the archeological evidence of its power and sophistication.

The great pyramids near the royal capital of Meroe contain the burial chambers of 40 generations of Nubian kings and queens.

In touring these pyramids, it becomes clear their size and decorative art rival their much more famous Egyptian counterparts at Giza.

The connection between these two neighboring civilizations is left disappointing ly vague because the program is an anecdotal record of Gates 'journey rather than a systematic history of the area.

Because Gates is personable as well as knowledgeable, he succeeds in opening the door to a little-known past by making it provocative rather than exhaustive.

Monday night's second episode, "The Swahili Coast," travels to East Africa from Kenya to Zanzibar in quest of the African origins of the Swahili culture.

"Superstar" (Paramount) Molly Shannon brings her TV comic skit character of a 'J klutzy Catholic adolescent to the big screen but the thin story / of her high school hi-jinks as well as some farcical religious % o stereotypes are onl y occa2 I s; & sionall y amusing. Director ¦r Bruce McCulloch fails to L ? find much humor or any wit flm •£ in the dim proceedings Uj whose dopey central charae> tire38 m ter grows increasingly .Z u some, unsympathetic and ultimately i rritating. Considerable Emmy Laybourne (left), Mark McKinney and Molly ShannonI sexual innuendo, comic reli gious stereotypes , occasional star in the comedy "Superstar. " The U.S. Catholic vulgar language and a sexual exp letive. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV — adults , with reservaConference classification is A-IV — adults , with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is tions. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongl y cautioned some material PG-13 — parents strong ly cautioned material may be inapmay be inappropriate for children under 13. propriate for children under 13. i3 o. _j

NEW YORK (CNS) — Following are capsule movie reviews issued recentl y by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting .

"Joe the King" (Trimark) Gloomy tale of a bitter 14-year-old (Noah Fleiss) burdened by an abusive alcoholic father (Val Kilmer) and neg lectfu l mother (Karen Young), whose petty thievery escalates until he is shipped off to a juvenile detention center. Focusing on a myriad of characters who treat no one with respect , wri terdirector Frank Whaley 's depressing stud y of alienation is snail-paced and largely uninvolving. Juvenile theft , fleeting violence , drug abuse and rear nudity, a crass sexual reference and much profanity and roug h language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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