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JL owering above San Francisco's Washington Square is the majestic Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, a monument to the hard work and faith of the Italian immigrants of San Francisco. Names such as A.P.Giannini, Joe DiMaggio, Clare Giannini Hoffman , Joseph Alioto, and Angelo Rossi have become commonplace to most San Franciscans and reflect the deep impact Italians have made on the city. It was Italians who brought higher education to the city with the establishment of St. Ignatius College (now the University of San Francisco) by several Italian Jesuits in 1855.

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ITALIAN LEGACY, page 10 At top, Salesian Father Salvatore Giacomini sprinkles holy water on vessels at San Francisco 's Fisherman 's Wharf in part of the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony, a tradition begun in 1938 b y Sts. Peter and Paul Parish. See related p hoto on page 10. Immediately above, parishioners steady the famed portrait of the Madonnna del Lume - protectress of fishermen carried in the procession from the church. i

6 More than 3,000 attend Holy Sp iritConf erence at St. Mary 's Cathedral

/\rchdiocesan organizations from the School Department and Family Life Office to Hispanic Ministry and Public Policy will be lending support to an effort to gather 75,000 signatures within the Archdiocese for the Parental Notification Initiative (PNI) as part of the statewide campaign to obtain the nearly 671,000 needed to qualify the proposed law for the November 2000 ballot. If passed, the PNI would require physicians provide parents or legal guardians of an unemancipated minor at least 48 hours notice before performing an abortion on that child. Exceptions would be allowed in cases of medical emergency, and a judicial bypass would be allowed in cases of abuse by parents or guardians. The state 's Conference of Catholic Bishops has collectively committed to helping gather a significant portion of the required signatures during the month of October, observed locally and nationally as Respect Life Month, said George Wesolek, director of the archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns. He said San Francisco 's Archbishop William J. Levada has endorsed the 75,000 local target. PARENTAL page 3

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Rockwellian....The newly married Karen and Christian Schroer-Sullivan broke format recently with a bachelor party for Chris that had them and friends painting the Catholic Worker Hospitality House at St. Bruno Parish in San Bruno. It s no surprise that the coup le met in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in SF where Chri s did community organizing and Karen helped women in crisis pregnancies. The idea for the sp lat-chelor party grew from the JVC experience that neither of them wants to let go of, Chris said. They live at Santa Clara University where they're finishing graduate degrees in theolKaren and Christian ogy. Karen 's from Long Island , the site of their Schroer-Sullivan wedding in August at her home parish ot St. Patrick. The newlyweds then had a West Coast reception after affirming their vows at St. Agnes Parish with Jesuit Father Russ Roide presiding. Chris teaches religion at Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo, where he graduated in 1988, and Karen passes on the faith to students at nearb y St. Gregory Elementary. They love Catholic San Francisco but have to "steal" it from Chris's parents, Christa and Patrick Sullivan of St. Veronica Parish, SSF because they live out of the diocese, "The Catholic community has needed a good paper for years," Chris said. How about a gift subscription for this special cou ple?....Stop the presses on the first Tff6*" of parishes to share RCIA programs. Holy Names Sister Pat Hunter let me know recently that St. Charles, San Carlos, and St. Matthias and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Redwood City combined efforts for awhile some 15 years ago. Sister Pat is a pastoral associate and directs the RCIA program at St. Chuck's. Prayers and best thoughts, please, for Father Tom Moran, St. Charles ' pastor, who is back on his feet after some surgery. The same please for Father Len Calegari, pastor, St. Peter, Pacifica who also has recovered from a recent operation....Thanks from the Porras family for prayers and the more than $5,000 Catholic San Francisco readers sent their way after the recent collision that has left daughter, Vanessa, a St. Peter Elementary 6"1 grader, without use of her legs and almost killed mom, Reyna. Dad, Roberto, and son, Roberto, Jr. also sustained injuries. Mission San Jose Dominican Sister Glenn Anne McPhee, Superintendent of Schools, has visited the family and told me hope is high. Vanessa and Reyna are together at a local hospital and young Roberto should be back in his 1" grade class at St. Pete's in a week or so. St. Pete's principal, Vicki Butler, also sends her thanks.... Doctors, nurses, chaplains, and all who contribute to the heartbeat of medicine are invited to take part in the annual Mass and dinner of the Catholic Medical Association on Oct. 16. Father Frank Murray, who in his 46 years of priesthood has ministered as parish priest and chaplain , is shepherding the group. Gerald Murph y, M.D., a St. Stephen 's parishioner , is president. Archbishop Levada will preside at the 5:30 p.m. Mass in St. Mary 's Cathedral . Dinner follows in one of the cathedral' s downstairs halls. Tickets for the evening are $75. Call Father Frank at (650) 548-9946 for more info.. ..The St. Thomas More Society, whose members are

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Goodbye, Sister...Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School, Daly City said goodbye to Dominican Sister M. Agatha Meister who retired after 24 years of teaching at OLM. A note announcing Sister Agatha 's leaving said it was a "tearful farewell" and that Sister "will be missed by all." OLM raises "three cheers" for 8'" grader, Nichole Mendoza , who traveled much of Europe this summer as part of the People to People Student Ambassador Program. Princi pal is Arlene Fife. Belated welcome home to Father Bill Brown who is ministering at OLM Parish following his recent sabbatical....Hats off and chapel veils,too, for St. Josep h of Orange Sister Mary Gemma Giusto who this year celebrates 70 years as a reli gious. Sister Gemma, who was born in Corpus Christ! Parish and taug ht in the parish elementary school , is a former principal of All Hallows Elementary. She has also served at Our Lady of Perpetual Hel p Parish , Dal y City and Epiphany Parish. Donna Pineda, who let us know about Sister Gemma ' s anniversary, said she has been "witness to the holiSister Mary Gemma ness, cheerfulness and Giusto humility " of the sister.

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TRENTON , NJ. (CNS) — New Jersey 's up-and-down law providing for parental notification if a minor daughter wants to get an abortion is in a state of suspension since the state Supreme Court agreed Sept. 27 to delay implementation pending a new hearing. A Superior Court jud ge Sept. 23 turned aside a request to block implementation and ruled the law could go into effect Sept. 26. Two days later, State Supreme Court Justice Gary Stein ruled in favor of a request from the American Civil Liberties Union to delay implementation. Arguments were heard Sept. 27 by

seven members of the state Supreme Court, which then ordered the matter be given a full hearing to determine whether the measure is legal. The law, passed by the Legislature and approved by Gov. Christine Todd Whitman in June, requires th at if a girl under 18 seeks to have an abortion , the doctor must notify one parent at least 48 hours prior to the procedure. The law, which is similar to one in effect in 39 states, also provides for a judicial bypass allowing a girl to ask a jud ge to waive the notification requirement. "It's a last ditch effort to derail the law," said Nancy Koenig, coordinator of Respect

¦ Continued f rom page 1 Coordinator of the office 's respect life acknowledged that the conference does program , Kathleen Buckley said volunteer not usually take a position on an initiative signature collectors are undergoing train- until it has qualified for the ballot. But in ing so they can be available at Masses of the case of PNI, they made an exception Oct. 17 and 24 at nearly every parish and "due to our strong conviction of the cenmission in the Archdiocese. In addition to trality of the family in society, and the encouraging signatures for the initiative, irrep laceable role , responsibility and the volunteers will be able to assist unreg- rights of parents in the formation and eduistered voters register, she said. A number cation of their children. ...We believe that of marriage preparation lead couples as the clear presupposition of public policy well as permanent deacons are among the must be that in aiding their children to volunteers participating in the training , form moral judgments , the vast majority she noted. Both Buckley and Wesolek of parents have their child's well being emphasized that the Parental at heart." Parents must be able to t . .. ... »Notification Initiative is an j fB J L communicate with their chilattempt to encourage M & i^^ dren to fulfill their responsiparental responsibility. bility to them, the bishops Education around the PNI 1 noted. Calling the family a focuses on encouraging "privileged community " parents to take an active which allows children to role in lives of their adolesgrow in wisdom, stature, and cent children , they said in grace and to learn to make joint statement. The signature good use of their talents and free^^ gathering campaign is being jointl y dom, the bishops defended the role of coordinated by Wesolek and Buckley as parents as being the original , primary eduwell as Chris Lyford , director of the cators of their children. In states which Office of Family Life; Noemi M. Castillo, have parental notification laws on their director of the Office of Ethnic Ministries; books , both teen-age pregnancies and School Superintendent Dominican Sister abortion have shown a decrease. Glenn Anne McPhee, and Lars Lund , Minnesota and Nebraska experienced a 34 assistant schools superintendent for faith and 39 percent reduction in abortions , formation and religion curriculum. "In a respectively. While roughly 671,000 sigsociety where a child under the age of 18 natures are requ ired, initiative backers cannot be given an aspirin or get her ears hope to garner a million or more as insur(or any other body part) pierced without ance against signatures found to be parental consent , it is ludicrous that a invalid, Wesolek said. Individuals who young girl can get an abortion without would like to volunteer to collect petition even notify ing her parents , a procedure signatures at parishes , neighborhoods , or that will impact her life much more than work , can contact the public policy staff at will the effects of an aspirin ," said (415) 565-3673; or Buckley at (415) 565Wesolek. The California Conference of 3672. Furth er information on the initiative Catholic Bishops endorsed the initiative is carried on the public policy office's on Sept. 10 in a statement that also Web site: www.sfjustlife.org .

More than 60 Bay Area religious leaders — including two dozen Catholic clergy — have signed an appeal to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to pass a proposed "living wage ordinance " that would require companies contracting with the city to pay at least $11 per hour. A rally to call attention to the issue was staged Tuesday on the steps of City Hall. Speakers included, above from left: Father Peter Sammon , pastor of St. Teresa Parish; Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester; and Rev. Leroy Johnson, pastor of Missionary Temple AME Church. "All who work ought to be able to receive a wage sufficient to sustain their families with a life of dignity, Bishop Wester said, adding, "Employers who receive the benefit of city contracts or leases of prime city property should be asked in return to pay their workers a living wage. It is only just."

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Life Programs in the Diocese of Trenton 's Office of Family Life. "This law has been in the works for about 10 years and it simply an issue of justice. The right of parents to be involved in such a momentous decision is only common sense," Koenig said in a statement. "How many times we have dealt with aborted women in our Project Rachel Ministry who relate sad stories of abortions they have had in their teen-age years," she continued. "These women were not at all equipped to make a decision because of their youth.... In any other decision the law would require that their parents be involved,"

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Questions Muslim silence

Pledges to forgive p oorests debts

ROME (CNS) — A leading Vatican official questioned why Muslim leaders have not publicl y condemned militia violence against the mostl y Catholic population of East Timor. Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran , a deputy secretary of state in charge of forei gn affairs , said Muslim silence on the fate of East Timor 's Catholics contrasted with the Church' s defense of Muslim victims in the Balkans. "It is sad to see that no Muslim reli gious leader has raised a voice to condemn the massacres and the destruction (in East Timor), while Pope John Paul II was a strenuous defender of human ri ghts when the Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo found themselves in the same situation ," he told the Italian weekly Famiglia Cristiana in late September.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Clinton pledged Sept. 29 to cancel all U.S.-held debts of the world' s poorest countries if they use the savings to "finance basic human needs." "The pledge has major symbolic and political significance ," said Lydia Williams , policy adviser of Oxfatn America , the U.S. branch of an international network of aid agencies. She said it could lead to a chai n reaction of other creditor nations boosting their debt forgiveness for poor countries from 90 percent to 100 percent. Clinton 's announcement , in a speech at the fall annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund , capped a week of new developments to broaden , deepen and speed up debt relief for the world' s poorest nations under the 3-year-old Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. A central element in the restructuring of the HIPC Initiative — as in the Clinto n announcement — is a decision to require countries eligible for debt relief to use benefits of that relief to fund concrete programs meeting human needs and reducing the poverty of their citizens.

HARTFORD, Conn. (CNS) — A 42-year-old man stabbed to death outside the Hartford shelter he headed was remembered for his compassion , Catholicism and devotion to serving the hungry and homeless. A funeral Mass was said Sept. 24 for Paul Laffin , who was stabbed Sept. 20 and died shortly afterward s despite attempts by fellow shelter workers to keep him alive. He was director of St. Elizabeth ' s shelter , which is run by the Sisters of Mercy.

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MILE 91 TOWN , Sierra Leone (CNS) — Lacking adequate electricity, medical equipment or facilities , the director of Mile 91 Town 's Catholic hospital strugg les to fi ght the spread of diseases among hundreds of war victims. "We treat up to 200 cases every day, " said Nat Williams , the health officer at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Hospital , the town 's only hospital. In Mile 91 Town, 91 miles from the capital city of Freetown , dysentery and cholera have cost many lives. Because of severe food shortages , many people survive on wild fruits. Sierra Leone 's president and the leader of the Revolutionary United Front rebels signed a peace accord in July to end the eight-and-a-half-year civil war, but thousands of people are still suffering behind rebel lines.

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Two East Bay institutions of higher education are being headed by new presidents this year — Christian Brother Bernard LoCoco (left) at the School of Applied Theology at Berkeley, and School Sister of Notre Dame Rosemarie Nassif at Oakland's Holy Names College. Brother LoCoco recently finished a year 's study sabbatical after directing the Sangre de Cristo Center in Sante Fe, N.M. for 12 years. A former president of Baltimore 's College of Notre Dame of Maryland , Sister Nassif most recently led Baltimore 's Fund for Educational Excellence , a city public schools program.

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gregation 's community house in Dili, said that at the height of the atrocities in East Timor following the attack on the home of Bishop Carlos Fili pe Ximenes Belo, many militi amen, sought priests to confess their sins.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a report released last month , U.S. Roman Catholic and Southern Baptist scholars said that while they have "serious differences ," they "share a great deal in out Christian faith concerning the authority and truth of the Bible." The group expressed hope that their 1,600-word report on how Catholics and Baptists approach Scripture "will be useful to teachers and students of our Christian faith and thus contribute to better mutual understanding and deeper devotion to the Bible." While not a "confessional statement ," the report affirms "core convictions " Catholics and Baptists share .

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has filed papers in a federal appeals court supporting plaintiffs who want the Minnesota Department of Human Services to stop spending public money on abortion-claim reimbursements. The Tarsney vs. O'Keefe lawsuit is now in the appeals process after U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle dismissed it in June. Kyle ruled that 47 plaintiffs, many of them Catholic, do not have standing to challenge the use of their taxes for abortions.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pro-life leaders in at least two states criticized a federal appeal s court ruling overturning laws in Arkansas, Iowa and Nebraska banning partial-birth abortions. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis Sept. 24 ruled the laws create an undue burden on the right to have an abortion and therefore are unconsti tutional.

KUPANG, Indonesia (CNS) — Many pro-Indonesia militiamen are haunted by guilt after killing innocent people in East Timor, said a reli gious brother. Our Lady of Mercy Brother Franciscus Lengkong, head of his con-

GREELEY, Colo. (CNS) — Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver has opened affordable housing for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in Weld County in northern Colorado. Called Plaza del Milagro ("Miracle Place"), the $3.9 million complex built on five acres is the first of its kind for the county. The new complex includes 30 three-bedroom and 10 four-bedroom apartments , a community building, and a 4,000-square-foot child care center surrounding a fountain-centered plaza. The first residents were to move in Oct. 1. Farmworkers and their families will be able to rent the apartments for 30 percent of their annual income. Most families earn between $10,000 and $15,000 a year.

Vatican denies U.N. claim

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican said its family planning position remains unchanged , despite a U.N. official 's claims the Church no longer presses for references to natural famil y planning methods in U.N. documents. During a London presentation of the 1999 World Population Report Sept. 22, Nafis Sadik , executive director of the U.N. Population Fund , claimed the Holy See had ceased opposing U.N. famil y planning programs. But in a two-page statement Sept. 27, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said, "The Holy See has not changed at all its well-known position."

Court schedules 'buffer zone' case

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court plans to consider whether a Colorado law prohibiting all forms of sidewalk counseling near abortion clinics infringes on free speech rights. In Sept. 28 orders , the court said it would review a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that up held the 1993 law against counseling, distributing leaflets or display ing signs within eight feet of people who are within 100 feet of a health clinic entrance.

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By Julie Sly Despite objections by California 's Catholic bishops and Catholic employers, California Gov. Gray Davis Sept. 27 signed legislation that would require all health insurance plans that offer pharmaceutical coverage to include prescription contraceptives. In signing AB 39 by Assemblymernber Bob Heitzberg, DSherman Oaks, and SB 41, by Sen. Jackie Speier, DHillsborough , without an effective conscience clause exemption for reli gious organizations, the governor undermined religious freedom in California , according to Carol Hogan, spokeswoman for die California Catholic Conference in Sacramento . Under the measures, "reli gious employers" are defined as those for whom the "inculcation" of reli gious values is the purpose of the entity; those whom they employ and serve are primarily those who share the entity's religious tenets; and the entity is a non-profit organization. Such a definition is too narrow to apply to Catholic hospitals, Catholic Charities and other entities, and will force them to offer contraceptive services to their employees, according to Catholic Conference officials.

Ned Dolejsi , executive director of the CCC, the public policy arm of California 's bishops, said in a Sept. 28 memo to the bishops that it was his intention to contact Gov. Davis "to express our disappointment , discuss solutions to our religious freedom violation and possible court action." Dolejsi said he was also "open to discussing legislation or an addendum to the bills by the governor to remedy this problem. However, at this time I am exploring both political and legal remedies to this situation with our Catholic colleagues and legal counsel." Hogan said that throughout the legislative session, the CCC repeatedly asked Heitzberg and Speier to provide a conscience clause exemption for Catholic organizations, but their measures passed the Legislature on Sept. 9 without such an amendment. The CCC offered the standard definition of Catholic employers, which has been developed by the Catholic Church and the Internal Revenue Service, she said. CCC officials subsequently urged Davis to veto the bills, because without an exemption for Catholic health care organizations, Catholic Charities and some Catholic schools, they "cannot morally pay for this (contraceptive) coverage and be consistent with Catholic teaching," Hogan said. In a strongly worded Sept. 27 letter, San Francisco 's

Archbishop William J. Levada urged the governor to veto the bills unless they included a "conscience clause ...which would exempt us from act ivities to which we had a religiously-based moral objection." The definition of a religious organization in the measures narrow and represents a gross misunder"unacceptably is standing of the mission of the religious organization known as the Catholic Church," Hogan said. Hogan said in the past the CCC has collaborated with legislators to craft conscience exemption language in areas such as employment discrimination , housing, and insurance coverage for fertility, abortion and sterilization. She noted that 17 other states have already enacted legislation that mandates contraceptive coverage as part of employee health benefits, but that these states have also provided conscience clause exemptions for religious organizations . AB 39 and SB 41 were among a 21-bill legislative package of health care reforms signed by the governor. Both bills will be effective on or after Jan . 1, 2000.

essence of our American political tradition." "The fact that some members of the board are attempting to silence voices in support of the initiative is chilli ng," Russoniello said. "It shows IhaLreligious bigotry is alive and well in San Francisco. Either they are ignorant of people's First Amendment rights of free speech, or they are deliberately walking over the Constitution in order to score politic al points with a core constituency." The California Conference of Bishops has issued strong support of the initiative. While Leno said Monday 's action was not meant to be a warning to others, including the Catholic Church, he said he would request a similar investigation of any 501c3 organization engaged in political fundraising efforts. "I like to be consistent in my work," Leno remarked, adding, "We want to make sure that the rules are clear, and that everyone is playing by the rules. This is for all sides, for any issue. The ballot issue initiative is valid and important in the State of California , and no one should abuse it." According to Leno, the IRS classifies organizations in the following ways. Charitable organizations fall under the 50Lc3 category whereby donors receive a tax deduction for donations and the organization pays no taxes on the income. Alternatively, 501c4 organizations are considered "social welfare," not charitable. Donors to 501c4 organizations may not deduct contributions but the organization still pays no income tax; 501c4 organizations are meant to have more leeway in participating in the political process, Leno explained. Officials at the IRS could not be reached by press time. Leno said the San Francisco City Attorney's office told the board last week there was sufficient reason to ask the IRS for clarification. Leno said his positi on has been misrepresented in newspaper accounts. By example, he mentioned an Oct. 5 story

quoting Republican presidential candidate United States Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Mormon from Utah. "To me (die supervisors' vote is) is bigoted and prejudiced

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By Kamille Maher San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Mark Leno said his request for an IRS investigation of the tax exempt status of the Monnon church has been misrepresented in the media and is not political posturing. The move is an effort to clarify a "complicated legal issue,'' he maintained , "I have no intent or desire to silence anyone 's voices," Leno explained during an Oct. 5 telephone interview with Catholic San Francisco in regard to the supervisors' Oct. 4 vote to question whether Mormon leaders violated IRS rules in efforts to raise money to back a state initiative defining marriage as a one-man, one-woman union. "We are asking to what degree can charitable organizations concern themselves with raising dollars for political campaigns," Leno explained. Leno pointed to a distinction between raising money, to which he objects, and donating money. He said he recognizes "Churches certainly have the right and a long and proud history of advocacy in social justice issues." Former United States Attorney for Northern California Joseph Russoniello called the board's action a "plan to silence supporters " of die Protection of Marriage Initiative, also called both the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Knight Initiative, after state Sen. Pete Knight , R-Palmdale, who proposed the measure for the March 2000 ballot . "Supervisor Leno and his allies are using the taxpayerfunded power of elected government to silence and intimidate a group of people with whom they have a political disagreement ," Russoniello stated in an Oct. 1 press release. "The contention that churches are constrained by the Internal Revenue Code in urging their members to participate actively in public issues or causes that have moral implications is not only without merit as a matter of law," continued the San Francisco attorney, "it runs counter to the very

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By Kamille Maher The sexual misconduct of the Santa Rosa Diocese 's former bishop and increasingly detailed financial straits for the six-county diocese have left pastors and parishioners feeling betrayed and confused at the same time many emphasize their faith lives remain strong. Some parish members stay away fro m Mass, others withhold financial contributions , and the rest struggle to carry on as before with faith and hope, according to pastors and parishioners. "It has been real hard," conceded Father Hans Ruygt, pastor of St. Mary of the Angels in Ukiah. "Peop le are telling me, 'Father, I just can 't come to Mass, knowing thai Ziemann never apologized. It 's nothing against you , and nothing against the parish , but I just can't come.'" While Bishop G. Patrick Ziemann has not issued a public statement since his July 22 resignation, Archbishop William J. Levada said at that time the bishop had asked him "to say how deeply sorry he is for betraying the trust that was placed in him.. .He asks humbly for forgiveness and for our prayers." Archbishop Levada was appointed apostolic administrator of Santa Rosa until a new bishop is selected. Father Ruygt emphasized , "Peop le are going out of their way to express support." He said the experience is strengthening his community and St. Mary parishioners have "a pretty good attitude." He said most continue to attend, although some hesitate to make financial contributions. St. Mary of the Angels was the seat of a sex-scandal that erupted earlier this year when a former parochial vicar there, Father Jorge Hume Salas, accused Bishop Ziemann of sexual coercion. Bishop Ziemann has admitted a consensual sexual relationshi p. On Sept. 30 Santa Rosa police released information from its three-month investigation of the criminal allegations against Bishop Ziemann. Physical evidence included two tape recordings — one from an answering machine belonging to Father Hume and another that the priest secretly recorded while talking with Bishop Ziemann Sept. 8, 1998 at Bishop Ziemann\s residence. In the tapes Bishop Ziemann can be heard apologizing. Attorney s for Bishop Ziemann have said the tapes do not indicate force or coercion. Father Hume's attorney, Irma Cordova, is quoted in Santa Rosa's Oct. 1 Press Democrat as saying the tapes are clear-cut evidence Bishop Ziemann coerced her client into sexual acts.

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While parishioners were still reeling from reports of the bishop 's improprieties , revelations followed that during Bishop Ziemann 's seven-year watch the Santa Rosa Diocese has incurred a $15 million debt. During his tenure , Santa Rosa 's chancery had access to millions of dollars deposited by local parishes and other entities for safekeeping. Under a new operating plan, the chancerv will no longer be able to draw from these accounts. Archbishop Levada has stated that millions of dollars owed to local churches and schools will be repaid with interest. Father Ruygt told Catholic San Francisco until his flock understands the new system, they will hesitate to contribute. First quarter 1999 collections at St. Mary were down 3.25 percent from the same period last year. At other parishes in the Santa Rosa Diocese, pastors and churchgoers expressed continuing sadness and confusion last Sunday. Notabl y absent during the Eucharistic Prayer at Petaluma 's St. Vincent de Paul Parish was the name of a bishop. Father Gary Lombardi, pastor, could only ask blessings for "our bishops." During his homily addressing the nearly full church , Father Lombardi briefly alluded to the diocese's troubles. "I'm glad to be back from vacation," the priest offered , "but I'm not sure how glad I am to be part of the diocese right now. There 's a lot going on." He told the parish he would soon meet with the parish 's finance committee and issue a full report. After Mass, parishioners prepared for a picnic later that afternoon and wondered what impact the financial troubles would have on them. "We're supposed to build a new plaza across the street," explained a parishioner who asked not to be named. "We collected a lot of money. Could they take that away? Could they dip into that?" The parishioner expressed sadness about the scandal but said it had not impacted her faith. "This is my faith. One person can 't change what I believe." Her husband agreed , and lamented the entire diocese

being sued for the actions of one priest. "We are reall y the ones being sued." 1 Father Hume s civil suit seeks $8 million in damages. At another Petaluma parish , a guest priest delivered a homily about handling troubles. "Sometimes the darkest hour that I was experiencing turned out to be a moment of grace," said the priest, who later asked not to ' be named. "Christians are not weak-minded people. We welcome challenges." "In times of trouble , people sometimes ask God , 'Why didn 't you do something?'" the priest continued. "God has done something. He made you. He made me. Our lives have infinite value in God's plan. " During the Prayer of the Faithful , one petitioner asked, "Rebuild our diocese and strengthen our parish family." While many parishi oners respond to the recent troubles with prayer, St. Mary's Father Ruygt emphasized they do not have to "forgive and forget " immediately. "People are disgusted, furious , and angry," he said during a telephone interview. "Angry at the bishop, angry at Jorge, at the institution for not weeding out the bad apples. I feel very betrayed by Bishop Ziemann. I feel a call to compassion and mercy. That 's what I'm about. But even Jesus got angry when he saw injustice." "Give people a chance to see that the Church recognizes this as wrong," Father Ruygt continued , adding he hoped the Church would present itself in a positi ve light with forthri ght communications including detailed financial reports. In recent additional events, the board of directors of the National Scrip Center announced Sept. 29 the resignation of Msgr. Thomas Key s as president/CEO . The priest will remain on the board and be designated "president emeritus," a Scrip Center press release stated , "in recognition of his role as founder and first president/CEO of the organization ," which helps schools and other non-profits in acquiring Scrip, gift certificates bou ght at a discount and sold to supporters at face value. Formerly chief financial officer of the Santa Rosa Diocese, Msgr. Keys "agreed that the present expanding operations of the National Scrip Center require the oversight of a full-time " administrative officer, the press release added.

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Italianlegacy in Archdiocese- vibrant, creative ¦ Continued f r om page I XVJLayor George Moscone, of Italian heritage himself , paid this tribute to the San Francisco Italians , "Wherever we look - be it in the areas of architecture , politics , art, cuisine, the endurance of healthy, vibrant neighborhoods , maritime development , die preeminence of our universities and professions... - we find that San Francisco has been blessed by die Herculean energies, the civic pride, and the creative genius of her Italian-American citizens. " Unfortunatel y, such contributions have not always been appreciated 01 acknowled ged. Like almost everyone else, Italians first came to San Francisco during the Gold Rush , settling around Telegraph Hill. By 1880, there were still onl y 5,000 Italians in the city, with the largest concentration forming in North Beach , but ensuing decades saw a large influx of Italians. By 1930, 20 percent of the city was made up of The 1935 convention of the Italian Catholic Federation at Santa Barbara first , second or third generation Italians. These hard-working immigrants found work in fishing and related industries , in proFrancisco 's own Sisters of the Holy Family, who taught the Sunday School classes, visduce, truck farming and later in banking and the wine industries. For the most part, ited the poor, and provided day care for children of working parents; by the Sisters of Italians on the West Coast enjoyed greater prosperity than their countrymen on the the Presentation who operated an excellent grade school at the corner of Powell and East Coast. Lombard ; by Irish-born Salesian Bernard Redahan , who worked wonders among the Italians were ostensibl y Catholic, though a large part of the Italian commuItalian youth and who was succeeded in youth work by Father Oreste Trinchieri , affecnity in San Francisco was intensely anti-clerical and hostile to the Church . Italian men tionatel y known as Father Trink, who began the firs t Boy Scout troops in North Beach , found it particularly difficult to forgive the Church for being on the wrong side of the and in 1921 established the remarkable Salesian Boys Club. Outstanding youth work Italian unification struggle. Masonic lodges achieved some success among the Italian has always been a hallmark of the Salesians and Sts. Peter and Paul. immi grant community, particularl y the notorious (from Catholic eyes) "Speran/.a Most impressive of all Father Piperni's achievements was construction of the Itiiliana Loggia". beautiful Sts. Peter and Paul Church , know n popularly as "The Italian Cathedral of the Ministry to Italians had a somewhat shaky start . The first pastor of San West." In 1906, the first church Francisco 's Italians was Chinese-born Father Thomas Cian , whose efforts to help was destroyed by the fire and Chinese Catholics in the 1850s failed as he spoke the wrong dialect. He did , howev earthquake. Land for a new er, speak fluent Italian , church was purchased in 1908, having attended seminary but the church was not completin Italy. Cian remained a ed until 1924, after a mighty In the midst of the city that once held them few years. Long-lasting struggle. The // Messaggero paid in contemp t, the Italians had g iven the city ministry to Italians began tribute to it as a "monument of in 1875 with the establisha magnif icent and beautif ul gif t. faith, of Italianita. " In the midst of ment of Our Lady of the city that once held them in The Church unabashedly celebrated Guadalupe as a national contempt , the Ital ians had given the Italian contribution to civilization, parish for the Spanish the city a magnificent and beautispeaking, but which to the nation, and to the city. ful gift. The Church unabashedly allowed Italians to gather celebrated the Italian contribuas well. tion to civilization , to the nation , By 1881, the Italian community had grown large enough to merit a parish of and to the city. their own. The cornerstone of the new Sts. Peter and Paul Italian national parish was Ministry to Italians was not laid in 1881, and the church was dedicated on June 29, 1884, the feast of Sts. Peter limited to Sts. Peter and Paul. In and Paul. The founding pastor was Fattier Carlo Franchi, who had served as assistant 1898, Father Piperni grew conpastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe since 1877. After establishing the parish, Father cerned about the Italian truck Franchi gave way to Father Raffaele de Carolis in 1889, but Father de Carolis found farmers and their "farmers ' Augusta and Luizi Providenza worked with Father Albert the ministry too taxing on his health. To resolve the issue of ministry to the Italians, gardens" as he called them in Bandini to found the Italian Catholic Federation in 1924. Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan successfully obtained the services of the Salesians of One-time chair of Ital y's Popular Party, Luizi Providenza the outer Mission and in 1898 Don Bosco from Italy, though the order was less than two decades old. mi grated to the Bay Area in 1921 from the Genoa area of Italj the Salesians established the The Salesians arrived March 11, 1897 to take over the parish as well as minfollowing three attempts on his life by communists . second Italian parish, Corpus istry to "all the Italians of San Francisco." The new pastor, Father Raffaele Piperni, was Christi. less than thrilled by the weather. He wrote after being in San Francisco less than two In 1912, the Italian Franciscans established the third with the weeks, "It's cold here and we suffer. The weather changes four or five times a day." More Church of the Immaculate Conception just above Army Street. It was at distressing than the weather was the condition of the Italian community, he complained. Immaculate Conception the influential Italian Catholic Federation was "Sad to say, Italians are held in very low esteem everywhere here, so much so that the founded by Luigi Providenza and Father Albert Bandini in 1924. In 1917, good ones are ashamed of being so identified. Italian is a term of revilement." the Italians began sharing the Maltese National parish St. Paul of the Italians were subject to intense race prejudice , a prejudice they worked diliShipwreck, making it a Maltese and Italian national parish. gently to erase. Father Piperni was also concerned about the distance of the anti-clerDespite the advances b y Italian Catholics in the city, Sts. Peter ical factions from the Church. "We hope graduall y to bring them back, suaviter [with and Paul continued to be harassed by anti-clerical detractors well into the kindness]." Over the course of his 30-year pastorate this is precisel y what he did. In 1920s. In the years prior to the earth quake the centennial history of the an early sermon, Father Pi perni reassured the peop le he had "come not for their paiish observes, "An instrument of their [die anti-clericals'] propaganda money, but for (heir souJs."[Piperni quotes translated b y Arthur J, Lenti, SDB, Journal was a newspaper, Asino, printed in Italy. Each time an issue appeared, ofSalesian Studies , 1996] . they would glue it to the front door of the church and alongside, paint By 1917, Piperni was so deeply loved that a three-day celebration was held expressions of vul garity. And if these were not enough, the radicals to celebrate his golden jubilee as a priest. His working class parishioners generousl y would throw stones at the clergy." offered him a gift of $10,000, which he directed to the construction of a new church. In 1926, things got worse - Sts. Peter and Paul was bombed The parish greatl y loved the man they dubbed "the Padre of the Basket," because, five separate times between Jan. 30, 1926 and March 6, 1927. The secaccording to historian Deanna Paoli Gumma, he "kept a large laundry basket filled ond bomb caused extensive damage. The church' s 1935 history reports with food on the doorsteps of his residence for the parish poor." the bomb "was set off in the marble vestibule of the front entrance of Father Piperni did not act alone—he was assisted by such able helpers as San the church. The force of the explosion blew out several large, plate-

glass window s, damaged the marble slabs of the vestibule walls and the ponderous 12-foot entrance doors... " After the fourth bombing, the community responded b y hosting a Triduum of Reparation with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Thousands came and prayed. The Italian community 's prayers were soon answered; on March 6, a special police task force foiled the fifth bombing, killing both perpetrators as they were planting another bomb. On a happ ier note, Italian Catholics have provided the city with two of its more festive events. In 1919, the Church sponsored the first Columbus Day parade , which began at Market and Montgomery streets and ended at the Sts. Peter and Pau l to celebrate the famous Italian explorer. The celebration merged the Italians ' celebration of their ethnic heritage with their deep love of their new country. In the 1930s, Mayor Angelo Rossi , the city 's firs t Italian mayor, elevated the celebration to a major civic event. In recent years the celebration has become somewhat controversial as a result of the dispute over the Columbian legacy. The other major event provided by Sts. Peter and Paul was the blessing of the fishing boats which began in October 1938. Blessing of the fishing fleet was part of the Sicilian celebration of the feast of the Madonna del Lume , the protectress of fishermen. The blessing of boats originated in 1 2th century Sicily, where a picture of the Madonna sent out a beam of light , rescuing a fishing fleet floundering in the fog . Each year the feast day begins with a Mass followed by a procession to Fisherman 's Wharf in which a painting of the Madonna is carried. After the blessing of the boats , the congregation processes back to the church for benediction. The celebration has become a major civic celebration.

«—¦=. Italian Catholic Federation co-founder Father Albert Bandini addresses the ICF's 1968 convention in Sacramento

During World War 11 the Italian community once again struggled, this time to prove their loyalty to the United States. All Italians who were not U.S. citizens were required to carry alien registration cards, and many were rounded up and placed in internment camps. Though Italian internment was not total as was the Japanese internment , many Italian families suffered. Nonetheless , Italians rallied to support the U.S. war effort. As the editor of the Little City News put it, "Men and women of Italian extraction are hel p ing this country—their country—fi ght the war to a successful conclusion. They have sent their sons into the armed forces. Italian blood may flow in their veins but they—the people are Americans." By the end of the war, few could doubt die patriotism of San Francisco 's Italian Americans. Despite all the travails that have beset the Italian Catholics of the San Francisco Archdiocese, they have remained faithful to their Church. Italians have contributed mi ghtil y, not just in their Italian churches, but in many non-Italian churches as many second, third and fourth generation Italian Americans have found their way into other English-speaking parishes. The "Herculean energies" and "creative genius" of the Italian Americans have not only been a blessing to the City of San Francisco , they have also been a blessing to the Church in San Francisco. Jeffrey Burns is archivist for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. A popular lecturer and teacher, Burns ' many publications include a three-part history of the Archdiocese (the first volume released earlier this year) and a recently publish history of the Christian Family Movement (Disturbing the Peace, Notre Dame Press) reviewed in last week 's Catholic San Francisco.

Since 1938 Sts. Peter and Paul Parish has celebrated an annual blessing of the fishing fleet , an extension of the Sicilian celebration of the Madonna del Lume the pro tectress of fishermen . A p hoto of the Maddona is carried in procession fro m the church to Fisherman 's Wharf where the vessels are blessed. Here Salesian Father Josep h Costanzo presides at the 1963 blessing. The Salesian served three times as Sts. Peter and Paul pastor, 1944-45, 1961-69, 1974-78.

Una Storia Secreta

Few know story of WWII Italian-Americaninternment By Evelyn Zappia

"I don ' t care so much about the Italians. They 're a lot of opera singers ," President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) reportedl y said publicl y to Attorney General Francis Biddle in 1942 when discussing immi grants from each of the enemy nations of WWII. FDR' s statement was symbolic of many indi gnities suffered by Italian Americans during WWII that were chronicled at the recent Italian Catholic Federation convention in San.Francisco. The historical account was titled Una Storia Secreta (The Secret Story) - named so because many Italian Americans believed silence about internment and violation of civil rights would prove their loyalty to their new country. Ironicall y, the same year FDR made the public comment , he recognized Italian American Marine Sgt. John Basilone with the Medal of Honor, the first enlisted man of WWII to be awarded such for heroism. Basilone was one of the nearl y 500,000 Italian Americans who served in the Armed Forces in WWII. At the start of the war Italians represented the largest group of forei gn-born U.S. residents. There were 5 million Italians of which onl y 600,000 were not citizens. Just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, even before war was declared on Italy, curfews , confiscations , and surveillance of Italian immigrants began . In some cases, Italians could not trave l more than five miles from their homes without police permission. This kept Giuseppe DiMagg io, father of baseball legend Joe , from visiting his son's Fisherman 's Wharf restaurant. San Francisco hosted The Tenney Committee on unAmerican Activities in California , May 1942. The Committee targeted Italians as "dangerous enemy aliens " to be watched and possibl y interned. Not even the-then American-born mayor of San Francisco , Angelo Rossi , could escape die committee 's suspicions as it labeled him a "fascist sympathizer." Testimony by Gilbert Tuoni recommended that certain branches of the Bank of America be closed. The bank , formerly know n as the Bank of Ital y, was founded by American-born A. P. (Amadeo Peter) Gianinni in 1904. Also on the list of organizations to monitor was the Italian Catholic Federation, established in San Francisco in 1924. The Federation of Italian War Veteran s in America was put on the FBI' s list of "dangerous organizations " althoug h America and Italy were allies during WWI. Members were not interned but were required to carry registration cards and adhere to strict curfews. Tuoni also told the Committee, "Italians in America should forget - forget the past, forget their organizations , forget their "radical ly different ' culture - and join the American mainstream." Larry DiStasi, director of the Storia Secreta exhibit, wrote in a recent column for the ICF Bolletino, "The Tenney Committee voiced its warning about forgetting Italian ways - and then exiled those it judged too attached to them." Many Italian Americans were forcibl y taken from their Northern California coastal homes. The majority, children (5 years or younger, were held in Quonset huts hurriedl y set up on empty fields known today as Sharp Park Golf Course - only 12 miles away from San Francisco in Pacifica. Many of the interned were held for as long as one year. One of the Quonset huts still stands and is being used as a day care center. Many Italian American fishermen had their boats confiscated and were re-located to Montana, one of the nation 's largest internment camps. It also housed Japanese. Over 10,000 Italian Americans living in Pittsburgh, Ca. were also relocated . The Feb. 5. 1942 San Francisco Chronicle reported the total at 70 percent of the city 's population. Currently there is a bill in Congress asking for an apology from the federal government. State legislation is pending that would encourage inclusion of the Italian American internment in public school history curriculum.

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Ia> Quonset huts were used to intern Italian Americans during World War II in California. Many were set up on empty fields known today as Sharp Park Golf Course'in Pacifica. The one pictured here is used today as a day care center for preschoolers.

CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Turning a blind eye to religious freedom A serious disregard for religious freedom is evident in legislation (AB 39 and SB 41) which California Gov. Gray Davis signed on Sept. 27. The measures mandate that all health insurance plans with p harmaceutical coverage must, by law, offer prescription contraceptives. The legislation was authored by Robert Hertzberg, D-Sherman Oaks and Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough and becomes law Jan. 1. Religious freedom is jeopardized because the measures do not contain an effective "conscience clause" which would provide an exemption for Catholic healthcare organizations , Catholic Charities, and some Catholic schools. In final form , the bills provide a narrow definition of religious organizations. As a result , hundreds of Catholic institutions , which provide health insurance for tens of thousands of employees, will be forced to choose between obeying the law and following their religious convictions. The California Catholic Conference (CCC), which is the public policy arm of the California Conference of Catholic Bishops, worked with legislators in efforts to incorporate into the bills a genuine and effective conscience clause exemption for reli gious organizations. But the authors of the bills and their sponsor (Planned Parenthood) adamantly and disdainfull y rebuffed these efforts. The CCC also lobbied Gov. Davis to veto these bills once they passed the legislature , but arguments to the governor on behalf of religious freedom were in vain. The CCC negotiated honestly and in good faith on both bills and brought forward responsible alternative language. Yet the legislation signed by the governor ignores this perspective and represents a gross misunderstanding of the mission of the religious organization known as the Catholic Church. Indeed, the bills ' conscience clause is a misnomer because it does not exempt the one institution that actually has a conscience on this issue. The manner in which these bills came into being and their final form do not portend well for issues of importance to Catholics that will come before the current California legislature in the future. The Catholic viewpoint was arrogantl y brushed aside , as the legislature and the governor turned a blind eye to religious freedom. In a letter to Gov. Davis asking for a veto of the bills, San Francisco Archbishop Levada wrote, "Our country is founded on the principles of religious freedom. The Catholic Church, as do other religious groups, counts on government bodies to respect these principles, without forcing recourse to the judicial process for constitutional guarantees." Archbishop Levada noted that 17 other states have enacted legislation that mandates contraceptive coverage as part of employer health benefits and all of these states have provided conscience exemption clauses for religious organizations. Unfortunatel y, Gov. Davis signed the AB 39 and SB 41, which were part of a larger package of health care reforms , without an adequate exemption clause for religious organizations. Beyond the damage to religious freedom represented by the bills, the stage is now set for further assaults on Catholic beliefs. The next step will be attempts to have mandated coverage by Catholic institutions of contraceptive measures known as abortifacients , including RU486. If contraceptive services can be mandated without regard to religious convictions, what will stop the legislature from mandating abortions in Catholic institutions? We urge Catholics to contact Gov. Davis and express their disappointment that he did not veto AB 39 and SB 41. We also urge Catholics to contact their state representatives and remind them of the need to honor religious freedom. MEH For updates or further information on AB39/SB4 1, persons can e-mail the California Catholic Conference at CaCathCon @ aol. com

Moral imperative

In recent editions of this newspaper , Pope John Paul II , Archbishop William J. Levada , and Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester have been quoted as taking strong position s on the importance of respecting the poor, elderl y and ill. They have also spoken about the absolute moral imperative and sacred ri ght we all have to medical care, housing, food and clothing. Laguna Honda Hosp ital has provided healthcare and support for the elderly and disabled peop le of all ages of San Francisco since 1866. The future of Laguna Honda is now imperiled because of the age and condition of its facilities. The hosp ital has two buildings that are home for 1,075 frail , elderl y and disabled people of all ages. These buildings were built in 1909 and 1926. They are not seismically safe and do not meet federal and state requirements for providing healthcare and receiving reimbursement for those services. Last year, the federal government threatened to stop funding the care provided at Laguna Honda unless the hospital is brought into compliance. San Francisco receives $90 million annually from the federal and state governments for services provided at Laguna Honda. These funds are clearl y at risk if Laguna Honda closes. City leadership has produced a well throug ht-out plan to rep lace Laguna Honda Hospital , which will resolve the current problems and assure the community 's ability to provide healthcare services for the elderl y and disabled people of San Francisco into the new millennium. This plan will be presented to the electorate of San Francisco in the form of Proposition A on the Nov. 2 ballot. Passage of Proposition A will save Laguna Honda by providing a $299 million general obli gation bond , and application of proceeds from a lawsuit against the tobacco industry to build a new hospital. The new hospital would provide 1,200 skilled nursing beds and 140 units of assisted living apartments for the ' elderl y and disabled. The new facility will also provide expanded capacity for the Adult Day Health Care Center and the Senior Nutrition Program which focus on keeping the elderly healthy at home with their families as long as possible. San Francisco must replace Laguna Honda to help meet the growing demand for long-term healthcare of the elderly and disabled. Within the next 20 years, the number of San Franciscans 65 years and over will double to 234,000. The healthcare delivery system will be in a crisis mode without Laguna Honda Hospital. Larry Funk Executive Administrator Lagunda Honda Hospital

tion in the size, scope and cost of city government and a consequent reduction in taxes, especiall y the 8.5% sales tax. This, of course, would not onl y require making difficult choices but also alienate the sourc e of the funding for the Church' s social programs. I often wonder if the Church wouldn 't be doing a much better job of help ing the poor if it had to get the funds from parishioners rather than the government , but that 's another issue. Bill Haller San Francisco

True and frig htening

Thank you for your Sept. 3 editorial "The law teaches ". Law is intended as an expression of justice. However , as you point out , a law can be an expression of injustice. Laws, whether just or unjust , have an aura of being correct simply because they are the law. Laws also have the support of the coercive powers of the state to compel their being accepted and followed. We need to be more critical of the intent and of the moral basis of each law. The validity of a law depends on its support of just actions among peop le. And the foundation of justice is Christian charity based on equality among individual people who are created in the image of God. This country was founded on that understanding, but our country has lost and rejected that understanding. Your logical pursuit of the legal acceptance of abortion is both true and frightening. Stuart MacKenzie Oakland

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Reconciliation 2000

I followed with interest in the continuing dialogue process of Ex Corde Ecctesiae by the American bishops and the competent administrative and theological representatives of the 230 American Catholic universities and colleges before the scheduled November voting on this intense (hopefull y, not divisive , but negotiable) issue during the semiannual meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. M y stake is our son, a sophomore at the University of San Francisco and a candidate for a certificate from the well-regarded St. Ignatius Institute . My family commends Catholic San Francisco for presenting both sides of the healthy controversy in this dialogue process. Bishop Joh n D'Arcy of Fort Wayne. - South Bend has identified an important aspect of our American heritage in which there is much discernment and deliberation of process with negotiated compromise before there is enshrinement in law. Academic freedom parallels our American value of checks and balances. When this "adversary " process is carried out , there is generall y a consensus by which both the letter and the sp irit of the law is honored â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and thus enshrined. I am afraid that the Vatican, stemming from its Roman roots , sometimes values the laws above even common sense. There is a joke among canonists about Romans erecting stop signs in corn fields without traffic so much so that no one cared to heed the signs , much less the laws. The analogy is worth heeding in the pending discussions. A compromise must be worked out

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Who p ays?

It astounds me that the Catholic Church should fall for the easy answer to the complex problem of a "just living wage". Who will ultimatel y pay? As in the case of the windfall monies from cigarette taxes to finance health care, the poor will pay. The poor will pay the cigarette tax because they smoke more than the nonpoor; ironicall y, the poor will be taxed to pay the salaries of the middle and upper classes working in health care. Likewise, the poor will pay the cost of higher wages for low wage jobs because at the higher wage these jobs either will not be available or will be taken by those with more experience, better education or connections, And the poor will remain poor. If the Catholic Church wants to hel p the poor, it should advocate a sharp reduc-

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The Catholic Diff erence

Papal pilgrimage of pastoral du ty

George Weigel

P JL ope John Paul IPs June 29 letter on pilgrimage to the

holy places during the Great Jubilee of 2000 is a lyrical reflection on "sacred space," complementing the Holy Father's reflections on the sanctification of time in the 1994 apostolic letter, Tertio Millennio Adveniente. Between the lines, the June 29 letter is also a bold , if judiciousl y understated, challenge to the Church's ecumenical and interreligious dialogue partners , and to certain governments. John Paul's millennial pilgrimage can only be understood theologically. "To go in a spirit of prayer from one place to another, from one city to another, in the area marked specially by God's intervention ," he writes, is not a matter of politics or theater or tourism. Rather, it is intended to "[give] us a vivid sense of a God who has gone before us and leads us on , who himself set out on man 's path , a God who does not look down on us from on hi gh , but who became our traveling companion." The pope 's plan is to begin his Jubilee journey in Ur, ancient home of Abraham, father of biblical faith. Later, John Paul will pray at St. Catherine's Monastery on Sinai, reflecting on God's liberation of Israel in the Exodus, on the abiding gift of the covenan t, and on the Ten Commandments. The millennial pilgrim will make a "solemn commemoration of the Incarnation of the Word" by going to "the places where

Jesus lived , probabl y in the infrequent from Iraq i government officials and from the spring of 2000. Nazareth , site of the incarnation and Mary's fiat , Chaldean Catholic patriarch , Rafael Bidawid , who seem will be first; then Bethlehem , birth place of Christ. eager to "spin " the visit to the Then , and as John Pau l Iraqi regime 's advantage. The Clinton administration , demonputs it , "especiall y charged with strating its own incomprehenmeaning," there will be sion of what the pope is about , Jerusalem , the stage on which the cosmic drama of redemphas been trying to persuade the tion reached its climax. In the Holy Father not to go to Ur. That effort will fail , as it should. holy city, the pope writes, "I intend to immerse myself in The pope 's visit to the prayer, bearing in my heart the Holy Land will draw intense whole Church." press attention , but attempts to John Paul's Jerusalem n interpret it as a papal initiative a in the tangled politics of the prayer in the Upper Room, Middle East will be misguided. which "is... meant to be a return o to the very origins of the ^g John Paul II will go to Nazareth, 73 a ¦ Church," leads to the concluding a Bethlehem, and Jerusalem as a of his millennial phase pilgrim1 pilgrim. In being precisely that , he will remind the region ' s age, to places that were "impor72 W tant for the infant Church and politicians that they are custodiwhich saw the missionary out- Pilgrims process around what is believed to be ans of sites of incalculable reach of the first Christian comimportance to humanity 's relithe tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy munity." Among the many sites Sepulcher in Jerusalem last Easter. The tomb is gious and cultural heritage. that could be chosen, the pope undergoing renovations in preparation for Year The planned visit to Athens will has decided to visit Damascus, 2000 events which could include a visit there by also be a challenge to those segrecalling the conversion of St. ments of Orthodoxy that have Pope John Paul II. not been enthusiastic about the Paul, and Athens, site of Paul's address at the altar of the "unknown god." pope 's ecumenical initiatives. The pilgrimage to Ur has alread y generated controversy, Despite political opposition , curial nervousness , for Ur is now .located in southern Iraq. As papal spokesman ecumenical touchiness , and interreli gious tensions , the Joaquin Navarro-Valls has explained countless times to p ilgrim pope is determined to undertake a journey he regards reporters , "the Holy Father is going to visit Abraham, he's not as a pastoral duty. In doing so, he will be a living remi nder going to visit Saddam Hussein." The pope will greet the Iraq i that the Great Jubilee of 2000 commemorates God's decisive head of state, as he greets the head of state in every country he action, in time and space, for the salvation of the world. visits. But those who read anything more than the normal courtesies into this encounter will be misinterpreting the nature of John Paul's millennial pilgrimage, which the pope describes as "exclusivel y religious ... in its nature and purpose." . George Weigel is a senior fello w of the Ethics and Unfortunatel y, such misinterpretations are not Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

On Being Catholic

Bear wrongs patiently

Sp iritual works of mercy — Part IV

Father Milton T. Walsh

"N 1 i o good deed goes unpunished." This popular, some-

what caustic adage can serve as an introduction to thi s week's work of mercy: to bear wrongs patiently. As in all things , it is Christ himself who is our primary example. We read in The First Letter of Peter that Jesus has left us an example to follow: "When he was insulted , he returned no insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten ; instead , he handed himself over to the one who judges justly." (1 Pt 2:23) Can we really follow this example? It certainly goes contrary to our gut reaction — as we all know by experience — and yet if we believe that Jesus is good, we must believe that he would not call us to something which is impossible. It is very difficult, yes, but not impossible , provided we rely not on our own rather meager supply of goodwill, but on his

infinite supply of grace. Here is an area where meditation on Our Lord's passion can be very fruitful. Far from being the invention of medieval piety, such devotion is precisely what 1 Peter recommends. It is clear from the Gospels that the first Christians meditated a great deal on Christ's sufferings (though always in the light of his resurrection) since we learn from the Gospels far more about the last week of Jesus ' life than we do about all the rest of it put together. If the sufferings of Christ are meant for imitation and not merely inspiration , we must ask: how could he do it? How could he 'who was goodness and innocence itself endure such unjust treatment?. 1 Peter gives a clue: "he handed himself over to the one who judges justl y." Jesus could confront die honors of his passion with interior serenity because he knew that all human judgments are partial; we mortals judge according to appearances, but God sees into the heart. So much of our rancor at being misjudged can be drained away if we recall that there is only one "audience" which matters: God knows the truth. Certainly, we cannot help feeling wounded when we are misjudged, and even Jesus himself experienced this. Among his most heartrending statements at the Last Supper, just hours before his arrest, is this: 'They hated me without cause." (Jn 15:25) Jesus could feel this disappointment deeply, more deepl y than any human being has ever felt it , and yet could bear it patiently because he knew that his Father knew the truth of the matter. The command to bear wrongs patiently raises in its wake two serious concerns. First, what should be the

limits of our forbearance? Frequently Our Lord speaks of forgiving limitless times, turning the other cheek and so on. Does this mean that if I find myself in an abusive relationship I should bear it patiently? In serious situations, no. Christ himself, although he went to his death meekly, was bold even in the final hours of his life in confronting falsehood and evil. To use contemporary language, to stay in a deeply unhealthy situation is to be an "enabler." Such patience , far from being praiseworthy, can in fac t prevent the offending party from seeking help. Where one draws the line in specific situations is difficult to say, and is best ascertained in conversation with trusted friends , your priest and other counselors . A second very human problem is to allow the wrongs we suffer (even if patientl y) to fill the whole screen of our lives. To bear wrongs patientl y is in a sense to bear them lightly, and to draw from them a greater sensitivity to others in their suffering. According to St. Gregory the Great, it is characteristic of holy people that their own trials do not make them lose their concern for the welj-being of others: "They are-like gifted physicians who are themselves stricken and lie ill. They suffer wound s themselves but bring others the medicine that restores health."

Father Milto n T. Walsh is dean of stude nts and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park

SCRIPTURE - & LITURGY This moment of clarity brought by the Word of God We usually don 't like surprises; we want to read the fine print; we want to know what to expect. The Scripture , chosen for this Sunday 's liturgy of the Word, offers us unmistakable clarity about what God's overtaking us in Christ means and where it leads. Be warned , then , and grateful . Isaiah (our first reading) expresses the dream of all people destined to be God's People: the end-time gathering of all people for God's ultimate communion feast where death in all its forms will be defeated. Savor the experience: "On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy rich food and pure, choice wines. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever." We hear these words, formed by our faith in Jesus the risen Lord, in whose flesh our happy ending is already written. Into our human history, God . has already inserted this end-time victory and communion. That is why we respond to this reading from Isaiah with beloved Psalm 23, in which we express our oust in God to shepherd us through Christ into this end-time glory: "Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come." Matthew does quite a bit of reworking of the parable Jesus used initially to reach out to these religious leaders who were rejecting him and to speak of all-inclusive wedding feast of God's kingdom. With Matthew 's efforts we have stark reactions to historical situations: the invited guests react violently to the servants who invite them; the king sends his troops and "destroyed those murderers, and

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23; Philip p ians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-10 (shorter)

Father David M. Pettingill burned their city "; the king sends servants to invite anyone to the feast. Matthew sees in the reaction of "the chief priests and elders of the people" a refusal to welcome Jesus as the invitation to God's end-time feast. He sees further the destruction of Jemsalem (70 C.E.) a judgment on those leaders and an opening up of the guest list to include all, even Gentiles. The invitation we receive to the end-time feast occurs first in our lives and then in our liturgy. We constantly receive invitations to react to our sisters and brothers on planet earth. We are called upon to jump in and share the gifts we have been given , to receive the gifts others have for us. When we accept the invitation we feel the communion

that the end-time feast will make permanent; when we refuse, we die just a bit and pave the way for our gradual, lonely disintegration. Paul (our second reading) experi' enced this end-time nourishment in his own life time at the hands of the Philippians: "I know how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance ... 1 can do all things in him who strengthens me. Still it was kind of you to share in my distress." His involvement with his people and theirs with him provide present sustenance and first installment of the end-time feast. When we come to Sunday liturgy of Word and Eucharist, we realize that the experiences of our lives are Spirit-caused ripples and echoes of the saving, Churchcreating event God has achieved in Jesus Christ. We realize our little story is part of the large story (Eucharistic prayer) , we rehearse in praise and Thanksgiving before a gracious God whose all-inclusive guest list includes our names. We realize that we are missioned to invite others into our lives and our liturg ies that we all may experience even now a taste of the final day 's feast. This moment of clarity is brought to us by the Word of God. Be warned, then , and be grateful.

Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Holy Year: 'Open wide the doors to Christ' Surely by now most readers .will have seen or heard the Church's official motto for the Holy Year 2000: "Open wide the doors to Christ." The symbol of the Holy Door, long an important part of Jubilee celebrations, seems to be getting more attention than usual as we prepare to enter the new millennium. No doubt this focus is due in great part to the thought and teaching of Pope John Paul H. He highlights the image both in his popular book Sfand/ng on the Threshold of Hope and in his apostolic letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente in which he declares that "The Hol y Door of the Jubilee 2000 should be symbolically wider than those of previous Jubilees." Undoubtedly there will be great media attention focused upon the pope as he opens the Holy Door of St. Peter 's Basilica at the beginning of midnight Mass this Christmas Eve. To a varying degree there will be interest in his opening the Holy Door at the National Shrine in Washington D.C. via satellite on Christmas day. Of a more local interest, many will gather at St. Mary 's Cathedral when Archbishop Levada will open a Holy Door there as well. All these doors have a rich historical and spiritual significance in the context of Holy Year tradition . The Holy Door The Holy Door at St. Peter 's marks the point of arrival for Holy Year pilgrimages to Rome. It was first opened for the Jubilee of 1500. Before that time, since die first Holy Year in 1300, countless faithful had made pilgrimage to Rome in the penitential spirit of Jubilee tradition. Somewhat spontaneously pilgrims soon developed various rituals to mark the all-important moment of arrival at their destination, the tomb of St. Peter (the keeper of the keys). Upon arriving at the steps of St. Peter 's, pilgrims knelt , climbed 35 steps on bended knee and entered by one of five doors in this posture of submission. Finall y in 1499, there emerged the idea of a special door to be opened by the pope during Holy Years only. On a practical level , this door provides a ceremonial entry for pilgrims who come from far and wide. On a

as we recall Jesus ' words "knock and it shall be opened to you." On the other hand it represents our openness to God as the book of Revelation has Jesus declaring, "Behold , I stand at the door and knock." Thus it is Christ himself, both human and divine, who declares "I am the gate, whoever enters through me will be saved." Seen in this way, the Holy Door reminds us just what the Jubilee is all about. It is a celebration of the saving birth of Christ, through whom God has access to us and we to God. Therefore the pope knocks three times upon the Holy Door at Christmas and cries "Open... open...open " and we ourselves are called to "Open wide the doors to Christ."

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symbolic level, the door marks a significant threshold in time as the pilgrim church enters yet another milestone year. (This same symbol is maintained in our civil calendar each year as we call the first month January, named for Janus, the Roman God of the doorway). On a spiritual level , the door means so much more. Christ is the Door hi essence the Hol y Door represents God meeting his people. On the one hand , it represents God's openness to us in our need

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Vivian W. Dudro xA. friend of mine visited a branch of the San Francisco Public Library in search of some childre n 's books about Christopher Columbus and other explorers. She had a list of recommended titles from a reputable source, yet she could not find a single one. She asked a librarian for help and received a disturbing response. "The reason we 've taken these types of books off of the shelves," she said, "is because they 're racist." During my last visit to a neighborhood library, I showed the list to another librarian , who was familiar

with many of the titles. Some she praised as excellent, though out of print. Others she criticized for containing "negative stereotypes " of Native Americans, adding that these books the librarians of San Francisco are purging from the public shelves. As a proponent of accuracy in history, I sympathize with librarians who cringe at books that describe all Native Americans as "uncivilized savages," while saying nary a word about the injustices committed against them by the colonial powers or by the governments of the emerging United States. Neither generalizations nor denials are a service to the truth . However, replacing one distortion with another more fashionable one does not serve the truth either. Also false is the now popular notion that Native Americans were living in perfect harmony with nature and with each other until the uniformly horrible and exploitative Europeans arrived on the scene. This red-man-good, white-man-bad formula is yet another form of racism. Before I go any further, I would like to point out that, in spite of my fair skin and blue eyes, Cherokee blood runs in my veins. My husband is part Chippewa and is entitled to land on that tribe's reservation. But that is only part of the story. They are also French (which probably means part Italian, because Rome conquered Gaul), Hungarian (which probably means part Asian, because the Huns

invaded the region around the Danube), and part Turkish (because the Ottoman Empire dominated Hungary for more than 100 years), and Irish (which in our case means part Spanish, becau se a survivor of the Armada floated onto the shores of Ireland and married some great, great, great, grandmother of mine). The list could go on and on, and it reflects an important reality of human history — people move around. Some mi ght argue people should stay home. But if they did , even Native Americans would not have been here when Columbu s arrived . Last time I checked, anthropologists believed they had mi grated fro m Asia across the Bering Strait. When peop le move around and bump into each other , conflicts happen. Sometimes a group presses its advantage over another. And when it does, greed , lust for power, pride , love of violence , concup iscence, intemperance , and unforgiveness are to blame for the violations of human dignity that result. As I tell my children , no race has a monopoly on these vices, and any book that says differently is not telling the whole truth.

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

What does Church teach on angels? in my no longer practice extended family \^. Several the Catholic faith . They still are connected to some practices, however, and still ask questions. Recently, an uncle asked a lot of questions about angels. How were they "named "? What is Catholic teach ing about angels ? Who are the angels mentioned in the annunciation , the nativity, the transfiguration, the resurrection ? How do we know about them? Just from the Bible? I know this is asking much, but can you g ive a few ^^ thoughts to help them ? (New York)

of Tobit when he leads young Tobiah on his journey to find a wife and heals Tobit 's blindness. Michael ("who is like God?") appears a few times in . the Book of Daniel. The letter of Jude refers to him as guard of the body of Moses (from an ancient work called "The Assumption of Moses"), and Revelation describes him as the leader of the heavenl y armies in the battle with the forces of the dragon. The Old Testament speaks often of one called The Angel (messenger) of Yahweh. Was this a particular angel ? Often , like i other angelic appearances and L actions, it is hard to distinguish between the angel and God. Was this angel added by the storyteller, perhaps to emphasize the holiness and distance between the people and God? Most of the time, as for example at the tomb of our Lord, angels are not named. Interesting ly, however, when they are described they are always young, good looking and male! While our Scriptures give only a few of them names, angels, alone or in groups , enter the story of salvation countless times. Sometimes they are described in worship, as in Isaias (6:3) where we find the hymn of praise we echo in every Mass, "Holy, holy, holy..." Other times, as for example in the beginning of the

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School of Pastoral Leadership Oct. 9: "How to Raise Good Children ," a day-long parenting conference at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF with Michael Riera , Ph.D. and Dominican Sister Mary Peter Traviss. Nov 2-Dec. 14 (Tues. 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "History of Theology and the Mass" with Father James Aylward and "The Spirituality of the Blessed Virgin Mary" with Father Kevin Kennedy. Mass program includes instruction for lectors with Doug Benbow and help for eucharistic ministe rs with Father William Brown. 7:30-9:30 p.m., St. Gregory Church , 28th Ave. and Hacienda, San Mateo. $45 per series. Nov. 3-Dec. 15 (Wed. 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "The Sacraments : Doors to the Sacred" with Notre Dame Sister Sharon McMillan; Father Peter Sammon; Father Bill Brown, and "Pray Like a Mystic" with Dominican Father Luke Buckles. Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan St., SF. $45 per series. Nov. 4-Dec. 16 (Thurs. 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "Catholic Moral Theology & Social Teaching" with Dominican Father Michael Carey and "Art Through the Eyes oi Faith" with Dominican Father Michael Morris. St. Hilary Church , 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon. $45 per series For registration materials and additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 242-9087.

Retreats/Days of Recollection Dec. 17-19: Annual HIV/AIDS Christmas Retreat at the East Bay's San Damiano Retreat in Danville. Intended for people wanting to deepen their relationship with God as they struggle with the challenges this disease presents in their life. $25 suggested donation. Call (925) 837-9141. - VALL0MBRO SA

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Taize Prayer Around the Cross 3rd Tues. at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280. 1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary 's Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, SF. Call (415) 288-3809. 3rd Thurs. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, facilitated by Sister Toni Longo. Call (650) 325-5614. 2nd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Presentation Sisters Motherhouse Chapel, Turk and Masonic, SF. Call Sister Monica Miller, PBVM at (415) 751-0406 , axt. 22; and at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke Parish, 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City. Call (650) 345-6660. 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Call Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at (650) 340-7452.

Social Justice/ Respect Life Oct . 13: "Sing It Down; A Multi-Media Presentation on the School of the Americas", 7 p.m., St. Raphael Church, 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, donation of $8 requested. No one turned away for lack of funds. Wheelchair accessible. Call (415) 924-3227 or 924-7690. Oct. 16: Living Wage Community Fair and Congress, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Horace Mann Middle School, 23rd St between Mission and Valencia, SF. Free. Everyone is welcome. Fun activities, cultural presentations, and discussion on raising wages and winning economic justice. Call Karl Kramer at (415) 243-8133. Oct. 12, 19, 26: "The Response of Catholic Social Teaching," a series of Tues. evening talks by social justice professionals. Topics include globalization, the environment , immigration, homelessness and living wages. 7-9 p.m. Oct. 17: "Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions," a workshop for teens and pre-teens on adolescent sexuality, values and communication with Sister Kieran Sawyer, an internationally known author and presenter on adolescent sexuality and catechesis. Morning and evening sessions. Both at St. Ignatius Parish's Accolti Room , Fulton and Parker St., SF. Call (415) 422-2188. Oct. 17: "The Death Penalty, A Careful Look" will take place at St. Albert the Great Hall, 1095 Channing at Melville, Palo Alto at 4 p.m. For more information, call (650) 856-6350. Oct. 23: "Stand Against Violence: A Challenge to the Catholic Community" takes place at St. Mary's

Dateboo 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 Confe rence , will speak on Catholic Advocacy in a Culture of Non-Violence. Other topics include youth violence; family violence and hate violence. Sponsored by Offices of Public Policy; Ethnic Ministry; Respect Life and Catholic Charities. $5 adults/$2 youth-students. Call (415) 565-3672.

Consolation Ministry Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by Catholic Charities and Mid-Peninsula Hospice. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. Ongoing Sessions: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish at the Parish Center , Fulton and James St., Redwood City, Thurs., 6-7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802. Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame; 1st Won. 7-9 p.m. Call (650) 3477768. St. Gabriel Parish, 40th Ave. and Ulloa, SF; 1st & 3rd Tues., 7-9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Hilary Parish, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon; 1st & 3rd Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659. Structured 8-week Session: Our Lady of Loretto, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, evenings or afternoons available. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. St. Isabella Parish, One Trinity Way, San Rafael , evenings. Call Pat Sack at (415) 479-1560. For Parents Who Have Lost a Child: Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame , 2nd Mon. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-8971 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 famines who have experienced the death of a child, meet on 2nd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF. Call Marianne Lino at (415) 892-7969.

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

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

Prayer/Devotions Oct. 30: Annual "Todos Los Santos Mass" at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma at 11 a.m. in Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel. A shuttle will be available from the main gate from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information , call (650) 756-2060. For information about events sponsored by the Office of Charismatic Renewa l of the Archdiocese, call (415) 564-7729. Weekdays: Radio Rosary, 7 p.m., 1400 AM KVTO, includes prayer, meditation , news , homilies. Call (415) 282-0861.

Wed. of every month at 7 p.m. Adults and couples are invited to learn more about adoption and the growing need for permanent families for children. Meetings are held at Catholic Charities , 814 Mission St., 5th Ft , SF. Call (415) 844-4781 . Introductory sessions of Seton Medical Center 's Natural Family Planning program will be held throug h 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. 17-Nov. 28: The Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese offer The Divorce Recovery Course providing a chance to understand the emotional journey begun with the loss of a marriage. Takes place at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Mill Valley, Sundays, 6:30 p.m. $40 fee includes text. Call Pat at (415) 389-9780 or Theresa at (415) 273-5521. For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese, call (415) 273-5521. Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. For information, call Robert McLaughlin, coordinator, at (415) 897-0639 or Don at (415) 883-5031 . New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call-Claudia Devaux at (408) 447-1200 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Lectures/Discussions/Exhibits Oct 20: An all-candidates-invited mayoral debate at USF's Father Maraschi Room of Xavier Hall, 67:30 p.m. Call Patrick Murphy at (415) 422-5867.D Through Oct. 31 : "Behold the Woman ," a millennium celebration of Marian images from around the world, noon - 4 p.m. except Mon. and Fri., Santa Fe Institute , 2320 Dana St., Berkeley. Call (510) 8432920. Nov. 5: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets for monthly Mass , breakfast and talk at St. Sebastian Church , Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Road, Greenbrae, 7 a.m. Speaker is former SF Archbishop John R. Quinn; Dec. 3, Jesuit Father Tony Sauer, President , St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Call (415) 461-0704 for reservation and information. Oct. 16: Speaker Workshop for people interested in speaking on behalf of the Arthritis Foundation. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort Mason, Room C-220, Building C, enter at Marina and Buchanan. Call (800) 464-6240. Through Nov. 14: "The Treasury of St. Francis Assisi ," includes 70 rare works of art , many from the time of the great saint, at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 34th and Clement St., SF. Tues.Sun., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $8/Seniors $6/Youth $5/under 12 free. Call (415) 863-3330 Oct. 23 through Jan. 5, 2000: The work of illustrator and printmaker David Lance Goines at USF's Thacher Gallery and Donohue Rare Book Room, 1st and 3rd fl. of school's Gleeson Library. Arti st speaks at USF Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. Call (415) 422-2434.

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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.

Oct. 9-10: Mission Dolores Fall Festival, 16th and Dolores St., SF. International foods, children's games, and more. Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Centering Prayer: Mon. 7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m., Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St , SF. Call Sr. Cathy Cahur at (415) 553-8776; Tues. 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m., Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd., SF.Call Chuck Cannon at (415) 752-8439; Sat. 10 a.m. - 12 noon, St. Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Ave., SF. Call Coralis Salvador at (415) 753-1920.

Oct. 15-17: "Millennium Madness" at St. Dunstan Parish, 1133 B'way, Millbrae. Fun for all ages.3 days of delicious food, excitement games, amusement ride, entertainment , dancing and a fantastic silent auction. Fri. 6-10 p.m.; Sat. noon-10 p.m.; Sun. noon-9 p.m. Call (650) 697-4730.

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

Family Life Oct. 15-17: "A Family Reteat at St. Clare's:" Parents and children will experience presentations on communication , family meetings, spirituality and reconciliation along w ith good food, fun and camaraderie in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains. Sponsored by Retrouvaite and the Christian Family Movement. Call Peg and Ed Gleason at (415) 2214269. Oct. 23-24: Spanish speaking married couples are invited to St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middletield Rd. at 9th Ave. in Menlo Park for a weekend of marriage enrichment. Javier and Armida Coronado and Juvena and Lori Juarez will be the speakers. Begins 5 p.m. Sat. with couples returning Sun. at 8 a.m.. Donation: $10. Call (650) 780-0785 or (650) 3685799. Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption Program offers free information meetings the 2nd

Oct. 15-17: Star of the Sea Parish Festival , in Parish Center, 345 8th Ave., SF. Fri. 7-11 p.m.; Sat. 1-11 p.m.; Sun. 1-9 p.m. Two international dinners available Sat. and Sun. Call (415) 751-0450. Oct 23: "Harvest Fest" benefiting St. Matthias Parish Day Care Center, 533 Canyon Rd. at Cordilleras, Redwood City. Original gifts and holiday crafts featuring work of more than 25 craftspeople; food, drinks, silent auction, kids' games; entertainment. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Call (650) 367-1320. Oct. 23: "Nightmare on St. Thomas More Way: The Sequel" in Carroll Hall of St. Thomas More Church and School at 50 Brotherhood Way, SF; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Food, games , haunted house. Call (41 5) 905-4660, ext. 20.

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Perf ormance Oct. 10: Special Columbus Day concert featuring the music of Italy by organist John Renke at St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vallejo at Columbus, SF. Call Marsha Garland, (415) 989-2220. Oct. 14 , 15, 16 20, 21, 23: USF's College Players present the musical "Bye. Bye Birdie". Curtain at 8 p.m.for all performances. Gill Theatre in Campion Hall, on Fulton St. side of campus. Tickets $10/students and seniors $5. Call (415) 422-6133. Oct. 17: Organ concert by Mario Balestrieri at Sts. Peter and Paul Church , 666 Filbert St. on Washington Square, SF, 3 p.m. Admission free , donations accepted. Nov. 18: St. Luke Productions returns to St. Anne Home, 300 Lake St., SF with "John of the Cross" starring Leonardo Defilippis who has been performing lives of the saints since 1980. Call (415) 751-6510. Sundays in October: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 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. Oct. 15: "St Francis of Assisi - A story of Encounters" with music , images, text , Columbus and Vallejo , SF Call (415) 983-0405.

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Letter s.. . ¦ Continued from page 12 perhaps in the same spirit taken by the late Pope Paul VI in the mid-70s around the ipassionate discussions about Humanae Vitae. That process led to the fruitful theolog ical underslanding around reconciliation. May I dare say that with Pope John Paul IPs current fervor for Evangelization 2000 and Renewal 2000 , we as Roman Catholics should also include Reconciliation 2000! Raymond A. LeVf San Francisco

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Local Church history will be the focus of an interview released historv of the San Francisco Archdiocese and wrote the lead story of this with archdiocesan archivist Dr. week's Catholic San Francisco Jeffrey Burns on Mosaic , the focusing on Italian Catholics. half-hour television news magaBurke will interview Auxiliary zine produced in cooperation John C. Wester on the Bishop between the Archdiocese 's Mosaic segment to be shown Oct. Communications Office and 17 at 3:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. CBS/KPIX. director of the , Watters Terry To be aired at 6 a.m. Sunday, , Network Catholic Adoption Oct. 10, the Burns interview will guest Oct. 24 at will be Mosaic be rebroadcast on Oct. 31 at 3:30 a.m„ 5 a.m. and again on Sunday, Bishop John C. Wester Jeffrey Bums, Ph.D. 3:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. in a proNov. 6 at 3:30 a.m. Tom Burke of the Communications gram exploring the challenges and process of adopting a Office hosts the program. Burns is author of the recentl y child in California.

National Catholic talk show debuts Interviews will be conducted by the returning host , Msgr. Jim Lisante of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y. "We are' very excited abou t the guests lined up for this season," said Ellen McCloskey, Catholic Communication Campaign director of production. "We're off to a running start with several episodes taped this summer ready to go." Guests include former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn , opera singer Barbara Dever, journalists Peter Steinfels and Margaret O'Brien Steinfels , actress Elaine Stritch and Mother Dolores Hart , a Benedictine nun and former actress who now lives in a cloistered community.

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma Saturday, October 30, 1999 - 11:00 a.m. Mass will be concelebrated in Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel

Monsignor Fred Ritanga, Principal Celebrant

Reception following Mass Shuttle will be available from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We also invite you to sha re All Soul 's Day Mass on Tuesday, November 2nd at 11:00 a.m. in All Saints Mausoleum Chapel , Rev. Kevin Kennedy, Celebrant. Feast of All Saints - Feast of All Souls All Saints and All Souls are festivals of celebration and remembrance. The Church calls us to remember and to p ray for our own family members and all who have died with special Masses and family traditions. During November, display pictures of loved ones who have died; tell stories and share memories. Visit your Catholic Cemetery and p ray for those buried there; make a grave rubbing of your family memorial. Take time to reflect on life and how you would like to be remembered. Calendar of Events Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Colma

Todos Los Santos Mass Saturday, October 30th - 11:00 a.m. Monsignor Fred Bitan ga, Celebrant Holy Cross Mausoleum - Reception to follow

Veterans' Day Memorial Services (No Mass) Thursday, November 11* - 11:00 a.m. Veterans' Section

All Souls' Day Mass Tuesday, November 2nd - 11:00 a.m. All Saints Mausoleum Chapel Rev. Kevin Kennedy, Presiding

Christmas Remembrance Service (No Mass) Saturday, December 11th - 11.00 a.m. Rev. John Talesfore, Officiating

Monthly Mass - 1st Saturday - 11:00 a.m. AH Saints Mausoleum Chapel

For more information, please call (650) 756 - 2060 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma