February 11, 2000

Marriage to be honored

The Anniversary Mass for married couples celebrating 25, 50 or more years of marriage during the years 1999-2000 takes place at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Mary 's Cathedral , 1111 Gough St. Archbishop William J. Levada will preside and lead couples in renewing their vows. A reception follows. The annual event is sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life.

Story and photos by Evelyn Zappia

fter Tony Melendez played his guitar and sang for Pope John Paul II J in Los Angeles, the Pope leapt from a four-foot podium (petrifying unsuspecting bodyguards), sprinted his way to Melendez, and kissed him on the cheek in gratitude for his inspirational performance.

The then-25-year-old Melendez was representing the youth of Los Angeles on the occasion of Pope John Paul IPs September 1987 visit to the United States.

Melendez performed original songs that emphasized his Catholic faith .

One of those songs, "Never Be the Same," gained national attention, and the 38-year-old musician has pursued a music career ever since.

Melendez, a "Thalidomide baby," was born without arms. The drug was given to TONY MELENDEZ, see page 3

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Captain Butch Pfeifer of St. Charles Parish , San Carlos, says he 's adapting to the new way of life that more time on the ground has brought him since his not-long-ago retirement from United Airlines where he was a friendly skies fixture for more than three decades. Butch's wife, Donna, is a regular with the parish choir under the direction of Claire Giovannetti , a Mercy, Burlingame, and SF State alum who also teaches at Stanford. Claire grew up in San Mateo 's St. Bartholomew Parish where her folks , Liz and Rome, still reside....Hats off to Dorothy Laddish, Mary Tamley and Garth Stanton of St. Anselm Parish, Ross, who were recognized as "Hometown Heroes" by the San SF's St. Teresa Church was changed to this "in the Francisco Chronicle. The three are mainstays of the parish 's round design " in 1994-95.

Adopt-a Family Program. Father Peter McDonald is pastor.... Augustinian Father Gerald Van Overbeek has been welcomed as a part-time parochial vicar at St. Anne of the Peter Sammon, pastor, St. Teresa's, that the parish is in the Sunset Parish where he 's helpin ' with youth ministry and midst of celebrating its 120" anniversary following the motto, directing RCIA. As one with a special place in my heart for "Church is community." Father Sammon said ongoing "relaAugustinians , who kept my faith journey on track at schools tional meetings " are harvesting stories about life in the parish back East, please let me add my "glad you 're here."... St. from parishioners old and new that will be shared through Ignatius Parish held a "Shower for Baby Jesus" at homilies and other methods, saying it 's one more way for Christmas accepting gifts for the benefit of the Daughters of people to know one another better. A major celebration is Charity 's Mt. St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth's Program (a feature scheduled for Feb. 27. The family idea is not new to this on which Catholic San Francisco has in the works)....New Potrero Hill community which changed its church to an inyouth ministers at All Souls Parish, South San Francisco are the-round design five years ago. Special hats off to parishparishioners Shelley Tito and Yannina Pacis. Good luck to ioners Mary Stark , Ellie Baine, and Virginia Mondello them. Pastor is Father Bill Justice....Sts. Peter and Paul who have all celebrated their 100" birthdays.

Allison Galine was Parish bids adieu to Burlingame 's Mercy, Louise Andermahr who Princi pal for a Day responhas "been solely recentl y, spending a for church decorasible" morning with Mercy tions at Easter and Sister Rosann Fraher , Christmas. She "will be who abdicated her post sorely missed" ... for Allison 's transient San Mateo 's St. tenure. Allison played the Timothy Parish gave a kind ruler by treating fac"most special thank you " ulty to donuts and awardto its Tongan Commuing a day of free dress to nity for raising $47,353 all students. The sophoover the last two years for more received a polo shirt the parish capital camMercy Burlingame principal , Mercy Sister Rosann Fraher commemorating her short pai gn. Hats off on with Allison Galine reign, and with classmate that.... St. Rita Parish, Tess Stern , joined Sister Fairfax , said thanks to Caine Starelli for decorating at Christmas with another spe- Fraher for lunch. Allison gained her brief billet through her cial note to music director Michael McCarty for his work famil y 's bid on the office at the school's fundraising auction during the season....A deluxe version of the Archdiocesan last spring. Mortar boards off for Mercy senior Erin Directory has just been released for sale and when people call Swabacker, a semi-finalist in National Merit Scholarship to find out what's deluxe about it, we've been tellin ' 'em all competitions, and ballots waved for freshman class officers the phone numbers are correct. But all kiddin ' aside, produc- Julie Murphy, Gina Wilson, Julienne Nocos, Jackie Oei ing a directory for any diocese, even one as intimate as ours - and Loubna Qutami. Congrats to seniors Katie Boyle, Leila certainl y the best but hardly the largest - is an enormous task. Qutami; juniors Christy Castellanos, Kerin LeClair; sophHats off and a double scoop of "way to go" to Catholic San omore Ashley Monroe who represented the school proudly as Francisco's associate publisher, Maurice Healy, who with a debaters at Junior Statespersons of America activities not too crew including Marta Rebagliati , Joe Pena, Karessa long ago....

McCartney, Gus Pena and Enrico Risano with special assisMary Hawkins, Holy tance from Annabelle Groh of Bishop John Wester's office, Name Parish secretary for produced the first truly usable directory in years. Deluxe, by the last 11 years, has the way, means a firm cover with an alphabetical index of per- retired. Mary, whose servsonnel at the back. Less formal books were recently made ice at the Sunset District available without charge at parishes.... parish followed 22 years Deacon Gary West of St. Stephen Parish, and a class- with the City of SF, was mate of the late Deacon Felix Soo, was an invaluable hel p in originally asked to help at preparing Deacon Soo's obituary that appeared last week, as the parish for one year, then was Deacon Bill Mitchell of Our Lady of Loretto Parish, five years and you know the Novato. The closeness of the deacon community and their rest. Retirement means care for one another has always impressed me. Please let me travel with husband, Bob, Mary Hawkins speak for you when I say "Thanks."...Learned from Father and enjoying their nine grandchildren. Jackie Alcaraz has been welcomed as Holy Name 's new office manager.., .Welcome to Loretta Pehanich, new development and public relations director, S?ward Mnning Gating & drinking establishment and Janice Douglas, new store manager for the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County. Loretta 's busy getKitchen Open Daily Mon. - Sat. 10:30 - 9:30 pm + Sun. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ting the word out about "the great work" of SVDP and the "f amous " upcoming "Broadway Heaven Bound" at Millbrae's St. Irish Breakfast Served Everyday + Brunch Served On Weekends Dunstan Parish on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. for the benefit of Weekends ^W r 1 Hope in Action, an SVDP ministry to the incarcerated and Live Entertainment Jgajj -r their families. The song fest promises an evening of show Private Function Room " MSSt tunes with a spiritual touch like Sabbath Prayer from & Catering Available lRsg> Fiddler on the Roof and everything from Godspell. For tix 33 El Camino Real * MUlbrae * (650) 697-3419 info, call Deacon Paul Moriarty at (650) 366-9847.

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"That moment when the Pope kissed me," said Melendez, "my heart was pounding. The whole experience was, and still is, beyond words. But in retrospect, I believe the kiss was a present to all the youth of Los Angeles and it was the Pope's way of saying thank you."

Melendez performed twice in the Archdiocese last week — before a standing room only audience Feb. 4 in the chape l of Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley, and before an appreciative crowd of more than 100 at the Feb. 5 archdiocesan Reli gions Education Institute at the campus of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School.

"Tony engages the youth , let 's them participate in his concert ," said Grace Cassetta, archdiocesan youth ministry coordinator.

"He always energizes them , and enli ghtens them in a way that helps them grasp the message he is sharing."

"Love of famil y, self-esteem , and the importance of God are the three messages I want to mark any of my performances , " Melendez told Catholic San Francisco.

"I couldn't walk a day in my brother's shoes," Jose Melendez (left) told Priory students about his well-known sibling. "Through "Feel comfortable in the house of the the years , Tony has taught me if you say, 'I can't' or 'I won't,' then you have a handicap. " Lord and within your own temple," the Nicaraguan- born musician told the more "Shortly after learning I couldn 't be a With tears flowing down his cheeks, my music, in a subtle way without the kids than 250 students gathered at Woodside Priory. The young audience clearly enjoyed Tony Melendez said, "The greatest gift my being offended or turned off, then hopeful- priest, my music began to flourish and the concert — tapping their feet, swaying to father gave me was placing a guitar on the ly they might take a little of these things through it came my ministry," he said. "I like to tell young people, 'Don 't give up on floor," a subtle message to the youth that home with them." the music and singing along.

At one point , Melendez announced to the they could do anything if they tried.

According to Melendez, after concerts your faith. It 's the place to be. People can Priory audience, "I'm Catholic and being Throug hout the concert , Melendez ' youth will often come up to him and chal- totally abandon you , but God will never do Catholic, we always acknowledge Mary. I Catholic faith was interwoven in the lyrics lenge his beliefs. "It 's important to get the that — once you realize this you 'll never hope you don 't mind, but this is where my of his songs, challenging the youth to think point across that each meeting with some- feel alone '."

Melendez has received numerous heart is." about Jesus, one is an opportunity to learn from the "In my relilife after death , other," he said. "And I hope our differences awards and honors for his outreach to gion , many leave a little imp rint on each other." youth , including the first annual and more. believe Mary During an Melendez ' recalled how his Catholic Insp irational Hero Award from the was pregnant i n t e r v i e w , faith was awakened when he was on a National Football League Alumni between the retreat in high school. "That priest was on Association at Super Bowl XXIII in Miami.

Melendez ages of 13 and Today, Melendez lives in Branson, Mo. emp h a s i z e d fire for the Lord," he said , "and he tenderly 15 years old. how powerful a introduced us to Jesus and our Catholic with his wife Lynn , 5-year-old daughter Think about it," tool music can faith. He took time with us. The retreat set- Marissa , and 2-year-old son , Andres. he implored the be to reach ting took me from all distractions , kept me Commitments to a dail y television show, "Gift of Hope," have kept his traveling to a youth . "If God young peop le. focused and opened my heart."

Tony Melendez to students — can trust a 13Influenced b y that experience, minimum. But when he travels , "My fami"Look around ," year-old to give said Melendez. Melendez wanted to become a priest. But ly is always with me," he said.

The future of the Church encourages birth to his son - please don 't ever think "Kids don 't go anywhere without their his dream was soon shattered when he disWalkmans - you see them in shopping covered Church law required that a priest Melendez. "It 's moving, maybe slower than you do not belong in Church."

He then sang the Hail Mary set to music malls, on buses, and throughout the cities. have an index finger and a thumb. "I don 't some of us would like, but it's our moral s he had composed. Not a whisper could be They 're living in a little musical world. So know if that rule still exists but it 's the rea- that we need to stand behind and if we why not try to create something they can lis- son I never became a priest ," said change overnight we might lose more than heard in the chapel.

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'Scrap stem-cell g uidelines'

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The general secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference has called on the National Institutes of Health to scrap the proposed guidelines that would permit federal funding of stem-cell research involving human embryos. The official , Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr , said in an 11-page submission to the agency that withdrawal of the guidelines was "the NIH's only morall y and legall y responsible course." Msgr. Schnurr 's Jan. 31 submission was in response to an NIH request for comment on its draft guidelines for federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. Deadline for public comment,•originally Jan. 31 , was later extended to Feb. 22.

Campai g n raises $28.7 million

LINCOLN, Neb. (CNS) — Catholics in the Diocese of Lincoln have pledged $28.7 million to a five-year capital campaign, nearl y doubling the campaign goal of $15 million . In announcing the results of "Crossing the Threshold ," the largest capital campaign ever undertaken by the diocese, Lincoln Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewilz said the total "exceeded my greatest expectations."

Cardinal, Vatican official differ

ROME (CNS) — In an unusual public exchange, a French cardinal has suggested the Church show more openness as it confronts modern doctrinal and disci plinary problems. Cardinal Pierre Eyt of Bordeaux said lay Catholics have ideas to contribute on questions of theology, politics , bioethics and other issues, but the hierarch y 's dialogue with them seems non-productive. He suggested the Church expose its concepts more to modern ways of thinking .

Writing in the French Catholic newspaper La Croix, Cardinal Eyt directed his comments to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , of which Cardinal Eyt is also a member.

Responding in the same newspaper, Cardinal Ratzinger said he thoug ht so-called "institutional" problem s in the Churc h were the reflection of a deeper crisis of faith .

'End p ap al resignation debate '

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A high-ranking Vatican official called for an end to debate on papal resignation.

In a Feb. 2 article in the Vatican newspaper L' Osservato re Romano , Archbishop Agostino Marchetto of the Vatican Secretariat of State said "all this buzz on the subject should be silenced." Though media "buzz" has been humming for some time over whether Pope John Paul II might one day resign , Archbishop Marchetto 's comments came in direct response to three recent articles by an Italian history professor Alberto Melloni.

Corpus Christi bishop named

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope John Paul II has appointed Bishop Edmond Camiody of Tyler, Texas, to head the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Bishop Carmody succeeds Archbishop Roberto 0. Gonzalez, who was installed last May as head of the Archdiocese of San Juan , Puerto Rico.

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MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The 1993 assassination of a Mexican cardinal was a "premeditated crime ," the governor of Jalisco told his state congress. However, while Jalisco Gov. Alberto Cardenas Jimenez said evidence points to a p lot to assassinate Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo of Guadalajara , "there is still not sufficient evidence" for the case to be sent to the courts. In his annual report to the state congress Feb. 1, Cardenas discounted the federal government 's assertion that Cardinal Posadas was caught in the cross fire of a shoot-out between rival drug gangs.

Non-ordained heads an LA p arish

LOS ANGELES — In a memo issued last month , the Archdiocese of Los Angeles revealed it has appointed a non-ordained person to direct a parish community for the first time in its history. Cardinal Roger Mahony appointed Conventual Franciscan Brother Francisco Higuera as parish director of Immaculate Conception in New Cuyama, a small rural community in the San Rafael Mountains , reported the Jan. 28 The Tidings, the Archdiocese 's newspaper. The appointment was made Oct. 15 and is scheduled to end Aug. 31, 2000. Brother Higuera is studying for the priesthood , holds a Master of Divinity degree, and is scheduled to be ordained a deacon in the fall.

Launch Internet porn block

ROME (CNS) — Dismayed by the proliferation of pornograp hy, the Phili pp ine bishops ' conference has launched an Internet service provider that bars access to pom sites on the Web. In addition to furthering the bishops ' "crusade against pornograp hy," the service , called cbcp Net , will also generate income for Catholic conference activities, said Msgr. Pedro C. Quitorio III , conference assistant secretary-general.

Rally develop s into attacks

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — A rall y in Java to express solidarity with Muslims in the riot-torn Molucca Islands developed into attacks on Christian Churches Jan .

30. Four Protestant churches, three Catholic churches and a Catholic convent in Yogyakarta, 250 miles southeast of Jakarta, were pelted and ransacked by Muslim militants, reported UCA News. No one was reported injured seriously.

A priest in Yogyakarta said that since the attacks, security personnel , Catholic youths and moderate Muslim activists were guarding churches and Christian institutions in the city.

Bishop Robert F. Vasa, left, receives a pastoral staff from Archbishop John G. Vlazny of Portland, Ore. Bishop Vasa became the fifth bishop of Baker, Ore., during a Jan. 26 Mass of ordination held at a convention center in Bend , Ore.

Asks Knig hts to fi g ht death p enalty NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) — In an article for the Kni ghts of Columbus magazine, the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops reiterated a call to the fraternal organization to fi ght against capital punishment the same way it has battled abortion . Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston , writing in Columbia magazine , praised the Knig hts for their efforts against abortion but reminded them of his address at their convention last August when he asked for "their hel p in ending the death penalty in the United States."

Nun wants Elian to stay in U.S.

MIAMI (CNS) — Once neutral in the battle over whether 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez should go back to Cuba, Dominican Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin has now placed herself firmly on the side of those who want him to remain in the United States. Sister O'Laughlin , president of Dominican-run Barry University, told reporters she was "no longer neutral" about Elian 's fate following a 90-minute private meeting she hosted Jan. 26 between the child and his grandmothers, Mariela Quintana and Raquel Rodriguez.

Increases tuition, teacher salaries Dominican p rog ram app roved WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Washington plans to raise the tuition at most of its elementary schools so it can increase Catholic school teachers' salaries by up to 33 percent over the next three years. The move is an attempt to "attrac t and retain quality teachers" and to bring archdiocesan pay closer to that of public school teachers, said Larry Callahan, archdiocesan superintendent of schools.

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March 7 election

State 's bishop s take stands on three ballot p rop ositions

The Catholic Bishops of California have taken a stand on three of the 18 initiatives appearing on the March 7 ballot. They are opposing Proposition 18 (Murder: Special Circumstances) and Proposition 21 (Juvenile Justice) and supporting Proposition 22 (Limit on Marriage).

Proposition 18 opposed If passed , Proposition 18 would expand the number of special circumstances which qualif y a convicted killer for the death penalty. California 's bishops have joined with the rest of the U.S. bishops and Pope John Paul II in opposing any expansion of the death penalty because of their acrossthe-board opposition to capital punishment.

The bishops have, in fact, called for its abolition because all human life, even flawed life, deserves respect. They point out that ending the lives of murderers cannot restore the lives of the innocent victims. They view incarceration without parole as a chance for the murderer to repent.

In a recent statement, Bishop Sylvester

Ryan, president of the California Catholic The bishops oppose the measure. They Conference of Bishops , classed all murder argue it denies the human dignity of youth as "deplorable " and emphasized that pun- by exposing them to increased risk of rape, ishment can never compensate for the harm assault , depression and suicide, and does done. "In fact, it trivializes the vast nothing to restore the dignity to victims majority of cases to imagine there is L of crime. They emphasize the juvenile any link between the circumstances of justice system in California is a killing, retribution and the based on the princi ple of relia^m agony of friends and family bilitation, whereas the adult nt _|J3J «4H of the victim ," he said. & prison system is dedicated A to punishment.

Proposition 21 opposed H Proposition 21 underProposition 21 would mines rehabilitation for allow prosecutors instead youth and shifts of jud ges to send juvenile resources from youth cases to adult court. It prisons to adult prisons , ¦ would allow 16- and 17depriving youth of assisyear-olds into state prisons tance in reforming themwith adults , make it easier to incarcerate selves and becoming successful adults , the children for noncriminal probation viola- bishops said. tions, impose mandatory lockup for many juvenile offenders regardless of medical or Proposition 22 supported ( mental treatment; extend adult "three Proposition 22 holds that only marriage strikes" laws to juveniles, and create a between a man and a woman is valid in California. Last June 18, the California death penalty for certain gang offenses.

Catholic Conference of Bishops jo ined numerous other churches , organizations and individuals in support of the Initiative. The measure reaffinns the current law and prevents a change in the definition of marriage without a vote of the citizens of California.

Passage of Proposition 22 is "imperative," said the bishops. The recent Vermont Supreme Court niling that either gay marriage must be legalized or laws passed that provide equivalent benefits to marriage for same-sex couples in that state would impact California , say Proposition 22 supporters. Under California law, a marriage contracted outside the state is nonetheless valid in California.

Proposition 22, recently retitled "Limit on Marriage" by California 's attorney general , has been known by as the Knight Initiative , the Protection of Marriage Initiative, the Defense of Marriage Initiative and the Definition of Marriage Initiative.

The background material for the above has been provided by the staff of the California Catholic Conference.

Opinion

Prop osition 21 extends 'crack down ' on youth too far

By Rick Mockler On the March ballot , California voters will be asked to expand the imprisonment of youthful offenders with adult inmates. Proposition 21, a lengthy initiative sponsored by Pete Wilson, proposes expanding and harshening penalties for youthful offenders , and carries a price tag of $5 billion over the next ten years.

Last month, I discussed the issues of at-risk youth , and how state investments in prevention are more effective than further investments in punishment. This month , I'll discuss the youth who will be impacted by Proposition 21.

First, let's be clear that in recent years California has cracked down significantly on youthful offenders. For example, any kid who 's at least 16 years old with a prior felony automatically goes to adult court. Judges send younger kids to adult court if the crime is particularly heinous. Sentence enhancements in recent years already allow jud ges to sentence youth for stiff terms. The California Youth Authority offers maximum security for dangerous or violent youth, and in select cases jud ges already send youth to adult prisons.

Proposition 21 carries this crack-down to another level: It criminalizes a range of new activities and upgrades various misdemeanors to become felonies. It takes considerable discretion out of the hands of judges and allows district attorneys to determine which youth are sent to adult courts, beginning at age 14. It defines "gang involvement" so broadly that any group of three or more youths can be called a gang and prosecuted, leaving parents with little legal recourse. It would increase the number of youth sent to adult prisons.

Ever since California created a separate juvenile justice system 97 years ago, the wisdom of separating youth from adult prison inmates has been repeatedly recognized. Studies show youth in adult prisons are more likely to be physically

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and/or sexually assaulted than their adult counterparts , and are more likely to commit more serious crimes after their release.

The reality for the youth currently sent to adult prisons in California is that they are placed alongside high-risk adult Rick Mockler is executive director of Catholic Charities of inmates. The reason for this is the prisons' assessment and California. placement system, which weighs various indicators of stability, such as marital status and previous work history. This ranking system makes sense for adult inmates, but discriminates against youth, demonstrating again the inappropriateness and danger of placing youth in an adult system for which they were not intended.

Another provision of Proposition 21 will deprive correcPresentation Vocation Retreat tional officials and judges of the ability to place mentally ill youth in mental health facilities. The initiative requires that For Women 22-45 youth who commit certain categories of crime be housed in correctional facilities without regard to circumstances or conFriday, February 25 to ditions, even if they remain in the juvenile court system. In

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Aside from the actual content of Proposition 21 , is the question of whether it is appropriate to be deciding complex issues like these throug h a ballot initiative. Proposition 21 is a 45-page document containing hundreds of detailed provisions. In contrast to the legislative process, where elected representatives and professional staff scrutinize, debate and sort the good from the bad , this is an "all or nothing" measure.

Once adopted, it will also be more difficult to modify than traditional legislation. It takes another ballot vote or a two-thirds vote in the Legislature to change a ballot initiative.

For the Church, the test for any criminal justice policy is its likely impact on victims, offenders, and the broader community. Based on these criteria, as well as our reservations about deciding on this complex proposal by means of ballot initiative, Catholic Charities of California and the Catholic Bishops of California have declared their opposition to Proposition 21.

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Forgiveness, reconciliation at heart of East Timor recovery

By Sharon Abercrombie As the East Timorese people struggle to recover from the violence that erupted after their Aug. 30 vote for independence, the Catholic Church is providing a strong beacon of hope in the beleaguered country.

Oakland's Bishop John Cummins visited the island Jan. 14-17 to meet with Dili's Bishop Carlos Belo to assess the damage and offer moral support to him and other Church leaders there.

Orange St. Joseph Sister Felicia Sarati, director of Oakland Diocese's ethnic and cultural services, and Father George Crespin, pastor of St. Joseph the Worker Church in Berkeley, accompanied Bishop Cummins.

They were returning from the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference in Sampran , Thailand, which Bishop Cummins attended as liaison of the U.S. bishops.

The trio visited Bishop Belo and the Salesian Fathers in the capital of Dili , and the Maryknoll Sisters in Aileu , a neighboring village . Eighty percent of Dili and nearly 100 percent of Aileu were destroyed in last fall's "scorched earth plan " maneuver, said Bishop Cummins.

The wholesale burning of homes and businesses was engineered by the Indonesian military after East Timorese voted overwhelmingly to be independent after 25 years of Indonesian rule. Five months later, faith-based communities are beginning to rebuild their ministries and help the nation recover from economic and psychological devastation.

Bishop Belo himself was targeted, Bishop Cummins said. His home and chancery office were destroyed. Today, he lives and works from the servants' quarters which were left standing. It was there the Oakland visitors had dinner with the Nobel Peace laureate. He was awarded the prize in 1996 for efforts to end the violence of Indonesian authorities toward the East Timorese.

Bishop Belo is continuing to do what he has always done best — pastoral ministry, said Father Crespin. "He is very much the pastor and the people have great faith and hope in him," he said. However, surv iving the Indonesian regime and now moving from the initial euphoria of independence to practical realities has taken its toll on the bishop, observed Father Crespin. "He looks beaten down. There 's just no let up for him."

Members of Bishop Beta's own religious community, the Salesians, are having to rebuild their school in Dili from the ground up. The military confiscated all their computers and destroyed a high school shop, where teen-agers received job training, said Father Crespin. So Father Rolando Fernandez, the

Bishop John Cummins meets with children at a day center outside Dili.

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director, is trying to find supp lies to begin rebuilding. "He and his staff want to get as many young people ready to go to work, when jobs become available," said Father Crespin.

Bishop Cummins noted "the obvious need of jobs , especially for the men. The large number of young men from ages 15 to 30 is evident throughout the cities. These seem to be a dangerous problem unless they are put to work."

The weekend the three were in Dili, a company announced it had 1,400 jobs available.

Nearly 8,000 applicants showed up.

Job-wise, the Maryknoll community in

Indonesian president meets Pope; calls for general to step down VATICANCITY {CNS) — After meeting Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid said he hoped that before he returned from a European tour the country's former army chief would resign from his Cabinet post.

Speaking to reporters Feb. 5 following a private audience with Pope John Paul and meetings with representatives of the Catholic peace group San Egidio , Wahid repeated his call for Gen. Wiranto 's resignation .

"I hope he decides to resign before I come back. But if not, we will implement what we decided before: Who is prosecuted or investigated by a court should be inactive and be replaced temporarily," he said.

"If he is found guilty, we will implement whatever the judge decides," said Wahid, who was expected to return to Indonesia Feb. 13.

Currently coordinating minister for political and security affairs, Wiranto was military chief when violence erupted in East Timor last year following an August independence referendum.

An Indonesian inquiry named the general among people to be investi gated concerning the violence, which left hundreds of people dead and caused a massive refugee crisis.

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But the community remains "full of hope," said Sister Sarati. One Sister has begun a new ministry of healing for the women who were raped by Indonesian soldiers. She is working with entire families, since the militia forced the children to watch their mothers and sisters being assaulted. Helping them is not going to

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be easy, since "rape is difficult to admit to in the East Timorese culture," said Sister Sarati.

Wh at happened to families in Aileu is probably not an isolated incident , pointed out Bishop Cummins.

"One must assume, that with the men taking to the hills and savagety of the Indonesian militia and soldiery, that there must be an extensive coterie of abused women," he said.

And traumatized children? Bishop Cummins said "one thinks of the situation in Northern Ireland which has affected youngsters so badly. One might expect the same in East Timor, although the evidence is not up front."

Realities of getting East Timor 's infrastructure and its people up and running challenges the Church, UN peacekeepers and NGOs. Progress is slow. Agencies, such as Catholic Relief Services, for the most part are still concentrating on survival isssues such as distributing food and medicines.

The UN peacekeepers are preoccupied with securing the borders around West Timor and making certain there are no Indonesian militia remaining in East Timor, said Father Crespin, adding that about 100,000 refugees remain in West Timor, and tensions between factions in the Indonesian-East Timor struggle need to be addressed.

This spring, the UN is scheduled to move from peacekeeping efforts to a two-year governing process, but efforts to rebuild the infrastructure could be hampered by lack of funds. UN-NGO coordinator Cecelio Adorno told Bishop Cummins he has a $520 million budget. This "not nearly enough," Bishop Cummins said.

School destructions have left more than half of the 200,000 school-age children in East Timor without classrooms. About 90,000 children are being educated by volunteers in makeshift facilities and in the few houses left standing. But a lack of qualified teachers is serious, said Sister Sarati. Indonesians filled most jobs, including teaching positions, and now they are gone.

Many of the refugees still in West Timor worked as civil servants for the Indonesians and wonder if they will be welcomed back to East Timor, added Sister Sarati.

And the Indonesians who had worked in East Timor and whose "talent is needed to construct an orderly society " may also be "part of the human tragedy in that the Indonesian government may not provide them with jobs and the chance for a new life" outside East Timor, said Bishop Cummins.

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Catholic social teaching debated in healthcare election "The Sisters of Mercy and managers (in San Francisco) allowed their employees to make a choice free of extraordinary interrogation and surveillance , which is the opposite of what happened in Sacramento ," SEIU President Sal Rosselli told Catholic San Francisco.

"The West Bay (San Francisco) Sisters of Mercy and managers abided by the (National) Conference of (Catholic) Bishops guidelines , while the Sacramento managers did the opposite. The Sisters of Mercy (in Sacramento) flew in the face of workers ' ri ghts to choose ," Rosselli claimed.

"All union labor negotiations are very decentralized ," responded CHW Vice President of Corporate Communications Lori Aldrete. "That 's in keep ing with our philosop hy of employees ' making the decision themselves."

Mercy Healthcare Sacramento voted to reject union representation Jan. 27, following a contentious two-year organizing drive. Mercy technical employees including licensed vocational nurses and others involved in direct patient care - voted 305 to 193 against the union. A larger group of service employees voted 701 to 598 against , althoug h the final count remained in doubt and must still be certified by the NLRB due to an additional 116 challenged ballots.

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By Kamille Maher The president of a union try ing to organize hundreds of technical and service workers at Catholic Healthcare West facilities throug hout the region characterized a Jan. 27 election as a contrast between San Francisco managers who followed Catholic social teachin g and Sacramento managers who ignored it.

Meanwhile , Sister Clare Marie Dalton , vice president for mission services for Mercy Healthcare , refuted critics ' charges that Mercy during the two-year organizing effort did not honor Catholic social teaching in support of workers ' right to organize .

"We certainl y believ e in the social teachings and what they promote for our emp loyees," she said . "But our interpretation of this situation is that there are other ways for employees to have their needs met and we feel we're doing that alread y. " In addition , reports in Sacramento newspapers quoted Mercy emp loyees as objecting to heavy-handed tactics on the part of union organizers.

However , observed'- the president of Service Emp loyees International Union Local 250, "It 's the same workers with the same problems. " SEIU recently won a bid to represent workers in three San Francisco CHW hosp itals , but lost a similar bid in four Sacramento facilities. A fifth Sacramento facility approved SEIU representation.

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The Jan. 27 vole increased that number from about 700.

Regarding the Sacramento vote , Rosselli expressed "confidence" that SEIU' s appeal to the National Labor Relations Board would "expose the extreme demonstration of hypocrisy " behind the Sacramento election results.

Mercy officials told The Herald , diocesan newspaper in Sacramento , they were grateful for the support expressed by employees in rejecting the union and would continue to work to address their concerns.

A Sacramento vote in favor of the union would have tripled the number of employees SEIU Local 250 represents within CHW.

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Brother Westbrock Marianist Brother George Westbrock , a teacher at San Francisco ' s Archbishop Riordan Hi gh School for a year shortl y after its 1949 founding, died at his community ' s Villa St. Josep h in Cupertino on Feb. 1.

He was a Marianist for 69 years and would have celebrated his 90th birthday on Feb. 12.

A native of Ohio , Brother Westbrock dedicated himself to teaching business and manag ing bookstore operations at Marianist hi g h schools and colleges until 1982, when he retired and began ministry among members of his community becoming we H known as barber , automobile mechanic and bus driver.

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Nearl y 2,300 Mercy workers were eligible to vote at five hospital sites in the Sacramento Diocese. At a Mercy-run skilled nursing facility in Sacramento , workers voted 75 to 24 for labor representation by SEIU. In a separate , "unsurprising " vote the same day, more than 400 employees at three Catholic Healthcare West hospitals in San Francisco voted 238-82 in favor of Local 250.

"We know what it 's like to work with the union ," explained Harry Joel, CHW regional yice president of human resources , Bay Area region. "Since we've had a relationshi p with SEIU for almost 60 years, for us it 's not a huge issue."

San Francisco hosp ital s that approved additional SEIU representation, are St. Mary 's Hospital , St. Francis Memorial Hospital , and Seton Medical Center in Daly City.

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By Mike Lanchin SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — More than 10 years after the murder of six Jesuit priests , their housekeeper and her teen-age dau ghter by the Salvadoran army, the Jesuit community in El Salvador is still waiting for official recognition of the state 's responsibility for the crime.

"Our objective is not exemplary trials , but rather an acceptance this was a crime committed by the state," said Father Jose Maria Tojeira, rector of Central American University in San Salvador.

"This was evidentl y a state-sponsored action , and as such the state institutions linked to the crime should ask forg iveness for what was done," Father Tojeira told Catholic News Service in an interview in late January.

"This is a way of curing the wounds of the past, wounds that can be treated in different manners: One is to cover lliem up, another is facing up to them as in a true democracy," he added.

The killings took place the night of Nov. 16, 1989, in the midst of the fiercest guerrilla offensive against the Salvadoran capital of the 12-year civil war. According to

An army colonel and a lieutenant were sentenced to 30 years' imp risonment in 1991, but were released two years later under a p ostwar amnesty . . . . evidence collected after the end of the war in 1992 , members of the then-army high command, fearing an imminent rebel victory in the city, decided to take drastic measures and "eliminate" all those civilians whom they accused of being linked to the guerrillas.

On orders of top-ranking officers , including the thendefense minister, an elite army battalion was dispatched to the Central American University campus , and the six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter were pulled from their beds and shot in the head.

A report issued late last year on the case by the InterAmerican Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States said authorities in San Salvador had not done enough to get to the bottom of the killings. It recommended the case be reopened so all culprits could be punished.

Ah army colonel and a lieutenant were sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment for the crime in 1991, but were released two years later under a postwar amnesty that pardoned crimes committed during the civil war. Further

prosecutions have been impossible.

Acceding to a petition made b y the Jesuits , the human rights commission stated in its Dec. 22 decision that the 1993 amnesty should be repealed to allow inquiries to continue into the case.

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Romero 'anniversary ' draws local delegation

By Sharon Abercrombie A dozen individuals from the Archdiocese of San Francisco will travel to Central America next month to take part in an international commemoration marking the 20th anniversary of the assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero. Archbishop Romero, a popular human rights activist, was gunned down March 24, 1980, while celebrating Mass in a hospital chapel in San Salvador, the nation 's capital.

"Trie anniversary will cause us to reflect upon the turbulent times in Central America that surrounded this shocking event," said George Wesolek, director of the archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns which is organizing the delegation 's journey.

In addition , Wesofek said, the occasion will be a chance "to reflect on the life and message of Msgr.

(Archbishop) Romero, to remember our journey over the past 20 years, and to gather with others in solidarity to re-commit ourselves to accompany the people of Central America as they continue their struggle."

About 300 people from the United States will be part of an estimated 100,000 expected to take part in an allnight vigil and Mass on March 24 in the Cathedral of San Salvador, said Jose Artiga, director of the Romero Foundation, one of the organizers of the international event. Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador and the entire episcopacy of El Salvador has invited the world faith community to participate, said Wesolek.

To date the archdiocesan delegation includes Wesolek; Tara Carr of the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns; Kim Armbruster, St. Ignatius Parish, San Francisco; representatives of the Holy Names Sisters; Father Alej andro Castillo, associate director of Hispanic affairs for the California Catholic Conference in Sacramento; Franciscan Father Ignatius DeGroot, pastor of St. Anthony Parish, San Francisco; Jesuit Father Joseph Eagan, associate pastor, St. Patrick Parish, ROMERO, page 9

al law to up hold the right of the victims, relatives and members of the Jesuit community to "know the truth " about the murders.

The commission called for "a full , imparti al and effective (investigation) . . . in conformity with international standards , with the aim of identif y ing, jud ging and punishing both the material and intellectual cul prits, notwithstanding the amnesty decreed."

Father Tojeira told CNS the ruling showed "what we are asking for is in accordance with the law and a sense of justice."

"It is a reminder to the authorities that the path to reconciliation does not imply forgetting the victims," he added.

Government officials and other politicians have argued that such a move would open a Pandora 's box on the country 's murky past.

"If we begin to reopen cases then we will enter into a new conflict," President Francisco Flores told reporters in early January.

He said that while he respects the university 's and the human rights commission 's calls for a full investigation of the murders, "we also esteem highly the peace (process) that we obtained."

Former President Alfredo Cristiani, in office at the time of the killings , said: "I cannot accept that (the OAS commission) has said that we didn 't do anything."

Col. Jose Almendariz, head of the police intelligence unit in 1989 and now a member of congress, told CNS: "What , open things up again at this stage? That would just ignite old wounds."

With key legislative and municipal elections due next month , representatives of the former Marxist rebel Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front are similarly wary of broaching the case.

"It wouldn 't be right for us to do this, not at this point in time," a member of parliament and former guerrilla leader, Manuel Melgar, told CNS. Father Tojeira said that on several occasions the Jesuits sought a private agreement with the Salvadoran government, whereby those responsible for the murders would admit guilt and then be pardoned.

Father Tojeira said he believes this would not cause political instability, since all the military officers allegedly involved in the crime are no longer on active duty. He said successive governments have rejected such an arrangement.

Avoiding the issue leaves the door open to "creating a tendency of impunity " before the law, warned Father Tojeira, a situation reflected in the increasing crime that now pervades El Salvador, he added .

Among the options now being considered , said Father Tojeira, was to try to kick-start an investigation by opening a case in Spain. Five of the six murdered priests were Spanish.

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"Solidarity and Justice in the Americas: Debt Relief for Develop ing Countries" will be the subject of the fourth annual Archbishop John R. Quinn Colloquium on Catholic social teaching scheduled March 11 from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University of San Francisco's Pacific Rim Conference Room, Lone Mountain Campus.

Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen will discuss the theological perspective, and Bishop Diarmuid Martin will present the ecclesiastical and global views. Honduran Archbishop Oscar Andres Rodri guez Maradiaga will provide a pastoral reflection while World Bank executive Norman Hicks will discuss the global economic and fiscal aspects.

The Quinn Colloquium is an annual event jointl y sponsored b y USF and the Archdiocese of San Francisco to provide a forum for discussion of the Catholic Church's social teaching .

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St. Mary's parishioner elected to national Holy Name position Long-time parishioner of St. Mary 's Cathedral, Felix Ad. Sablad, was elected first vice president of the National Association of the Hol y Name Society at the organization 's 29th annual national convention last fall.

Sablad , president of St. Mary 's Cathedral Holy Name Society, organized 1995 in San Francisco, is campaigning to revitalize the society th at he describes as "not only helping the Church face the shortage of parish priests, but could aiso make an important contribution to the moral reform of American society."

In an official statement Sablad said , "We are now recruiting young people nationwide , many of them are coming from other Church lay groups. We welcome them into the society, but we do not ask them to drop out of any other Church Felix Ad. Sablad group they might be in. The Hol y Name peop le are the ones who traditionall y are Our never-ending quest is to bring honor members of lay apostolate s and volunteer and glory to the name of God by our for the ushers club , or the parish barbecue deeds," said Sablad.

Pope Pius IV formally instituted the or the parish basketball team ."

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Archbishop John R. Quinn , for whom the

event is named, is the retired Archbishop of San Francisco , former president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, and a prominent spokesman for the social teaching of the Church.

The colloquium has been underwritten by a fund established by the priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and by contributions from Catholic Charities and the University of San Francisco.

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graves of assassinated catechists; then Chichicastenango and Santa Cruz del Quiche to meet with Church groups; Santiago Atitlan to meet with representatives of the local indigenous population; Guatemala City to meet Archbishop Prospero Penados del Barrio, the Archdiocesan Human Rights Office members and other human rights groups.

Wesolek said persons may still apply for the trip. Estimated cost is $1,200 and includes accommodations, travel , expenses and most meals. For information , call (415) 565-3673.

A commissioning ceremony and cultural celebration for area delegations planning on attending the Archbishop Romero observance are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 11 at Good Samaritan Community Center, 26th and Potrero St., San Francisco.

¦ Continued from page 8 Larkspur; Jesuit Father Charles Gagan, pastor, St. Ignatius; Franciscan Sister Judith Ruvalcaba , outreach coordinator at Mission Dolores, San Francisco.

Other groups going from northern California include 20 teachers and students from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara; 15 representatives from the South Bay Sanctuary Project in Palo Alto; and 20 individuals representing the Romero Foundation.

Besides spending four days in EI Salvador starting March 22, the local delegation will also visit Guatemala to meet with Church representatives and human rights organizations , said Wesolek. The Guatemala itinerary includes an orientation in Anti gua; Parramos to visit the

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'Eucharist: Heroic Act of Love'

Annual Relig ious Educatio n Institute challenged: 'Do we reflect Eucharist in our lives or do we betray it?'

By Dan Morris-Young SAN FRANCISCO — Rather than become caught up in bickering abou t "the choreography " of the eucharistic liturgy, Catholics should focus on "whether we reflect the Eucharist in our lives or betray it," a nationally-recognized liturgical expert told participants in the Archdiocese of San Francisco 's annual Religious Education Institute Feb. 5.

Settling in on the day 's theme of "Eucharist: The Heroic Act of Love," Msgr. Kevin Irwin challenged the nearly 1,400 at his keynote address in St. Mary 's Cathedral to sidestep in-house battles over issues such as whether the eucharistic liturgy is a meal or a sacrifice.

"It 's much more challenging to actually live the Eucharist " and to make its power "pulsate in the

Guadalupe Marquez All Souls,1 South San Francisco RCIA facilitator Guadalupe says one of her Jubilee Year goals is to "pray more ". She is also teaching her RICA students to honor the year and that they "need to do better this year." She suggests people "get close to the Church, close to the families.To me mat 's the celebration." Her Holy Year hopes include that "more young people come to the Church — that they see the necessity to come, so they won 't be lost. I just wish I could grab them and bring them."

world," he said, adding, "Let 's fig ht about how we best do that."

Advising listeners to avoid liturgical "polarities" and divisive "rhetoric," the priest of the New York Archdiocese said , "It is time to move away from the liturgy terrorist phase and embrace a both-and" approach to litu rgical discussions — for example, the Eucharist is both meal and sacrifice , or the altar is both table and place of sacrifice.

In a similar way, the author of a dozen books on liturgy and sacraments continued , persons can think of God as both "imminent and transcendent," "transcendent and incarnate ."

Underscoring the Eucharist as the act of God's redeeming act of sacrifice, Msgr. Irwin challenged his audience to ask, "Do we reflect the Eucharist in our lives or do we betray it?"

An advisor to the U.S. bishops on liturgy as well as,

St. Veronica, South San Francisco Catechist, emphasis confirmation / take this opportunityevery year as a renewalof my ownfaithto encourageme to learn more and make efforts to improve my teaching ability for the kids.I would love to see religious education expandedto t every Catholic, not j u sthose of grammar school age and high school age and RCIA. I think it is something that every Catholic should be able to receive and have the opportunity to keep learning — and not juststop when they are confirmed or when they get married or have a baby.

Following the morning keynote address by the Catholic University of America Theology Department faculty member, Institute attendants dispersed to dozens of varied workshops, seminars and exhibits. A Spanishlanguage keynote was delivered at the same time of the priest 's in the Cathedral auditorium by Dominican Sister Carmen Olivera, an expert on International Affairs.

The REI is sponsored by the Office of Reli gious Education and Youth Ministry, the Department of Schools , the Office of Ethnic Ministry and the Office of Worship.

Following are thoughts on the Institute and challenges to the local Church shared by some of those attending:

Philip von Guggenberg Nativity Church , Menlo Park Catechist, third-graders "I am focusing on personal growth, taking workshops and finding out how I can discover God," said about the REI , noting the was grateful to be able to attend and th at the experience touched his heart. He said he hopes this Jubilee Year the Church will "find ways to recognize peop le as individuals and value the unique gifts they bring.

Sometimes we insist that they adapt to the culture , and specific pieces of the liturgy, but when we do that we miss out on the special gifts they bring. Everyone brings new ways, something new to the Church : how we celebrate, even

Maggie Murphy

the permanent diaconate, Msgr. Irwin asked, "What is good liturgy?" He answered by saying it "is not so much getting the rubrics right as it is helping us to get life less wrong — to build up the body of Christ."

how we raise our children. The more we do that , the more people will say, 'Hey, I have something to offer!'"

Alfred and Josephine Romine St. Robert, San Bruno Eucharistic ministers

This Jubilee Year is doubly special to the Romines because they will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary,Josep hine pointed out.

They are celebrating the Jubilee by "being more aware." Alfred added, "I try to be a good person all the time. I try to live the faith seven days a week as an example. " The couple hopes "more young people parti cipate, get in touch and continue the faith ." They would like to see children be more active participants in the liturgy, suggesting they be invited to the front of the church, not relegated to the quiet room. "The future of the Church is in the young. They should feel welcome and included. "

Youth Track makes REI debut

A new dimension was added to the annual Religious Education Institute this year. Youth actively involved in their parishes were invited to participate in a separate, day-long session exclusively for them, titled Youth Track.

The theme was "Eucharist: The Heroic Act of Love."

"The youth explored the theme and discussed how they are called to live this act of love," said Grace Cassetta, archdiocesan coordinator of youth ministry.

"The retreat-like setting gave the 100 students in attendance the opportunity to build community, pray together and focus on their relationshi p with God — how much God loves them and calls them to share his love in the world," she added.

Keynote speakers included Dobie Moser, director of youth and young adult ministry of the Diocese of Cleveland; Tony Melendez (see story, page one), international singer and song writer; and Anna Scally, progragram director for Cornerstone Media.

Melendez led off the day by hel p ing the youth focus on God' s love for them. Later, the young people discussed the importance of being faithful followers in small group settings.

Moser called his youthful audience to "live out their faith in loving service to others."

Claire Whitl inger, parish service coordinator of St. Raymond Parish, Memo Park , addressed social action ideas and what the young participants could do for others. "The idea of God saying, This is my body and this is my blood,' is his way of calling us to share," she told the youth.

Scally spoke on the Eucharist being the strength for one's journey in building God's reign in the world today.

Participants in the Youth Track joined those from the English and Spanish-speaking tracks for the day 's concluding Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral. Archbishop William J. Levada presided.

Reflection

Carol Bordelon Corpus Christi , San Francisco Catechist , fourth- to sixth-graders

Faithf ormation: joyous challenge

lam here to attend seminars and continue developing my skillsto reach the children more and bring them closer to God. It is important to teach the children because through them the Church s foundation strengthens.

By Sister Celeste Arbuckle, S.S.S.

Joe Stirlacci

St. Gregoty, San Mateo Catechist , sixth-graders

/ am here tofurthermy educationfor the students which I feel is very much needed in the whole realm of our religious teaching at this lime. I think it's important tofocus more on the older kids who are about to embark on adulthood, to get them uplifted and closer to God which isprobably a hardertask than most. It's easier to teach the youngerkids because their minds are so wide open but they start closing as they get older.

Ezia Villegas St. Anthony, Menlo Park Catechist, Communion preparation I 'm here to learn more about my faith especially the program that I present which is related to the Eucharistwhich I think is the center of our faithand very important. I want my kids lo be well prepared for theirf i r sHoly t Communion. There are many things I stilldon 7 know so I think the REI is a good opportunity to learn more about it. As Catholics we need to be more united withall the different groups that are working within the Church. As Christ said we are one body, many parts but just one body. He s' the head. I would like to see young people involved with more activities within the Church.

Edith Schlesinger St. Andrew, Daly City Catechist, sixth-graders / like to come to REI every year because I get enriched by it and I learn a lot.

There are always answersto some of my questionsand I get energized. I think we

anding on the faith In the 21st century requires our parish communities to redefine themselves in light of new thinking and an old practice. As Church we are not always Hcomfortable with either place. The new document, General Directoryfor Catecbesis, issues a challenge to professional reli gious educators who must take seriously what this means.

When asked in national studies what they wanted for their children , young parents answer, "Quality religious education. " Whether they are church-going or not , parents see a value in bringing their children to faith. The question is: does the old mode l of bringing one to faith work today? Like the song goes, "Deep down, I know," we internall y know some things can never be the same. Our sin is to hold on for dear life believing that the old method is what brings meaning instead of Jesus who is central.

The challenge of toe new, as stated so clearly in the General Directory for Catecbesis, is that "catechesis is a work of evangelization , which is the mission of the Church. " (#4 GCD) We are about brin ging an understanding of faith in knowledge , values and practice to everyone. It includes children , but also adolescents and adults. We must be a Church of people who practice what we preach.

Too often we get caught in: Who belongs in class? Did you register in time? Do we have room? Or, in what parish boundaries does one reside? We fai l to see a fundamental moment of catechesis — th at all must be welcomed. We do not turn people away, hut greet them , thank them for their initiative to ask for faith formation , and help them to become one in Christ Jesus.

As a Church living out of the General Directory for Catechesiseach of us needs to ask, Does our parish provide for the work of evangelization by offering programs for all in our parish , not just children? Are the programs open to all, providSister Celeste Arbuckle, S.S. ed at a variety of times, and grow out of a spirit of hospitality?

We, as Church , welcome people in the richness of their cultural differences . Each of us must value the faith culture of the variety of people in our parishes. We cannot resent the fact that another culture or group is becoming part of our space, our prayer, and our budget.

The question for us as catechists is: How are we evangelizers? Are we willing to take the effort to reach out to the alienated — like the Good Shepherd — and welcome the stranger; teach thefailh? "The Church continues to sow the Gospel in God's field." (# 16 GDC) Secondly, we need to understand and live our lives formed by the Gospel. We are a people who do not just learn our faith once and then "graduate". Each of us is continually called to conversion in the Lord Jesus. Many of our education programs look like graduation factories instead of Schools in the Lord's Word. Our "primordial mission... is to proclaim God and to be his witness before the world." (#23 GCD) All of us together as faith community are about the task of faith formation . Do we continually assess the progress of this faith formation in the life of the community?

Our formation in faith must focus on four fundamental tasks:

are striving in a good way, and we have

• A new and vital experience of God as merciful Father.

our bumps along the way. I think we

• A more profound rediscovery of Jesus Christ, not only in his divinity but also in his humanity.

have a long way to be likeJesus Christ but if we keepon going and thinking of him as our goal we will befine.

Francisco Valdiosera

St. Anthony, Menlo Park Catechist, third and fourth-graders

This is my f irstyear teaching and right what J need to t now I 'm j u s learning do to teach. I 'm here to learn a little bit more on how lo teach the kids and develop my skillsa little better. I 'm taking some workshops today to help me improve my classroom skills.

• A sense of co-responsibility on the part of all for the mission of the Church in the world.

• A raising of consciousness with regard to the social obligations of the faith. (#24 GCD) Wh at does all of this mean today? We need to have a vision of parish in which we take seriously the challenges of catechesis. We need to recognize and incorporate Church wisdom , salvation history and appropriate advances in human sciences in developing our plans of formation — plans that include everyone in the parish, inviting an openness to culture , and awareness of individual needs and learning styles.

We also need to have ready-and-willing catechists who are well formed and eager to proclaim the Lord Jesus. We need to see that liturgy and catechesis go hand in hand. Each supports and strengthens the other. We cannot teach sacraments without a living of those sacramental symbols in dail y life as well as in the classroom.

The old and the new give form to our beliefs and values, which make us one in the Lord Jesus. It builds us into community and sees each continuall y formed by the Word and Eucharist. The new is thai we are a new evangelization welcoming all into Jesus who is sacred to us. Our hope as Church in the 21st century is that we remain a people always being formed in faith and welcomed into the community of Lord Jesus.

Social Service SisterCelesteArbuckle directs the Archdiocese of San Francisco's of Religious Education and Youth Ministry.

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hCATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO I Thanks fo r great year

With this issue of Catholic San Francisco , we reach the milestone of one year since the newspaper began publication on Feb. 12, 1999. We are pleased and proud th at the newspaper has become an institution both in the Archdiocese and around the country.

The success of Catholic San Francisco has been built on the dedication and hard work of many people. The newspaper has esta blished itself as an exciting and interesting source of news and information about the local Church and the universal Church , as well as a unique means to help Catholics better know, live and share their faith .

Catholic San Francisco is a reflection of the hope, vitality and diversity of the people of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The newspaper provides a weekly reading experience that is enjoyed by 100,000 households in the Archdiocese, which numbers about 425,000 Catholics.

February is Catholic Press Month , and it is fitting that Catholic San Francisco celebrate its birthday at this time. We take this opportunity to thank our readers, advertisers, contribu tors , suppliers and staff members.

In the year ahead, we will be looking for ways to make the newspaper more responsive to readers ' needs and interests. As part of this effort we will, in the not too distant future, conduct a readership survey.

In March, we also will provide readers an opportunity to make a contribution to Catholic San Francisco and play a stronger role in underwriting this much needed and much valued means of communication.

Lessons of Santa Rosa

The sad experience of the Diocese of Santa Rosa has become notorious during the past seven months. Broadly sketched, the story involves a popular and charismatic bishop who resigned last July under a cloud of admitted sexual relations with another priest. The priest claimed coercion and threatened a lawsuit of $8 million.

Financial irregularities surfaced, revealing that the diocesan administration had depleted about $15.5 million in parish and school funds held by the diocese in a consolidated account. Faced with a pattern of overspend ing, the diocese chose not to borrow money or raise fees and assessments.

Instead it dipped into the consolidated account to offset $5 million in overspending by the chancery, legal settlements for priest misconduct totaling $3.5 million after insurance , construction commitments of more than $12 million , a subsidy to one school in excess of $1 million, and losses from risky investments expected to total about $ 1.7 million.

The district attorney and police subsequently concluded that no criminal charges would be filed in either the sex or financial investigations.

Under the direction of Archbishop William Levada, who was appointed administrator until a new bishop is named, the Santa Rosa Diocese has taken major remedial steps. A $5 million bank loan was obtained to head off a liquidity crisis, chancery budgets were cut in half and subsidies ended, construction spending was cut back and long-term loans of $6 million came from other dioceses. Archbishop Levada also appointed a 19-member Diocesan Finance Council to review all financial matters. For the time being, the financial situation has been stabilized. The long-term return to financial health is in the hands of the members of the local church.

At this juncture , several lessons can be drawn from the Santa Rosa experience: Don ' t condemn all for the actions of a few. The betrayal of trust by a bishop and reprehensible actions by several priests unfairly cast a shadow upon all priests of the diocese.

Know the facts. Some people refuse to accept the reality of the situation ^ There are voices demanding a return of funds as if someone had taken the money out of the diocese. In reality, the "depleted deposits" were used almost exclusively for legitimate diocesan purposes.

Solve problems rather thanf ix blame. Much time has been spent laying blame, but less time working together to solve problems. Angry voices have demanded the Vatican, which appointed the disgraced bishop, cover the deposits.

Some even called for the Los Angeles Archdiocese, where the bishop served as an auxiliary, to pick up the tab. Some simply look for a scapegoat.

Take an active interest in parish/diocesan f inance councils. The former diocesan administration in Santa Rosa did not follow the dictates of canon law in having an annual budget and active finance council. As good stewards of the goods entrusted to the Church, people should know if their parish or diocese has an active finance council. (The Archdiocese of San Francisco does.)

Know that peop le are fallible. The betrayal of trust by a bishop has shaken the foundations of the diocese, but this failing makes us all more acutel y aware of the fallible nature of human beings, and our reliance on faith.

MEH

Weigel dazzles himself?

I am disturbed Catholic San Francisco chose to publish George Weigel 's column in the Jan. 28 issue without any disclaimer. Has the "senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington , D.C." been dazzled by his friendly relationship with Pope John Paul II and his appearance on C-Span to the extent he is driven to impose his sweeping condemnation of President Clinton on the readers of this archdiocesan publication?

To say "the president has corrupted virtually everything he has touched - internal White House relations , the Justice Department , the military, the political process, the United States Senate, the press corps, the Constitution itself is arrogant presumption.

Clinton 's fall from grace was reprehensible, but he acknowledged it and apologized to the nation. He confessed and atoned. The Senate did its job, the Constitution was observed, the political process was effected. The present economic and social situation of the country is testament to the recovery and stability of the nation following the impeachment and vindication of the president.

The "cathartic" for the "rot of the body politic," it seems to Weigel, "is a presidential election." So what else is new? Every four years we have an election of the president according to the Constitution .

Vituperation against Clinton will not clarify the issues or guide the voters. The Catholic Press has a legitimate role to play in informing its public and encouraging us to vote with discrimination. The Catholic Press should not give place to the vilification of the president who holds "the world's greatest public office."

Elena Klein Redwood City

"Sister, I came to enroll these girls into your school." The principal called Mother Felix outside the parlor and said lo her, "You know I cannot do that! I am sorry. But our regulations do not allow us to take in 'colored' students."

With a gentle smile , Mother Felix said , "I am sure you can change your regulations , Sister, if you want to. Now I'm going back to the parlor to sit with my two girls. We will wait there until you come back and tell us they are enrolled. " Mother Felix sat down. The three waited.

The two were enrolled.

Helpers Sister Maria de la Cruz Aymes San Francisco

Tunnel vision

Please give us another perspective than the tunnel vision of George Weigel's commentaries. You have recently published two letters (Jan. 14 and Jan. 28) which make the case cogently (1) that Weigel distorts the work of Father Karl Rahner in his Jan. 7 column; and (2) that in his Jan. 21 snide attack on Father Thomas Reese 's position on the freedom of Catholic universities, Weigel ignores the fact that a university 's mission is by definition to promote freedom of inquiry and the free play of ideas.

As a university professor, I am appalled by Weigel 's notion bishops need to approve what faculty produce in the interest of "consumer protection" (Jan. 21 column) — that is, he argues, that parents who pay fees should have that product inspected for safe consumption. For his information, no one, government agency or otherwise, is free to dictate what is taught in a university or to pronounce on who is qualified to teach, although of course we must defend against recurrent attempts by politicians and other unqualified bystanders to impose their agendas. (Think of the McCarthy era.)

Let us have an occasional "On the other hand . . ." column, for example, from such distinguished scholars as Father Richard McBrien of Notre Dame and Father Robert Drinan of Georgetown. How about a review of Archbishop Quinn 's book on The Reform of the Papacy ?

Many of us out here are troubled by what seems to be happening to our hopes for renewal in our Church raised by the reforms announced by Vatican II. I hope Catholic San Francisco will begin to provide a forum for intelligent discussion of a variety of viewpoints on issues of importance to our lives in the Church and in our society.

Dolora Cunningham, Ph.D. San Francisco

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It is a weekly joy for us to receive and read Catholic San Francisco. We were especially glad to see in the Jan. 28 edition the page-3 article, "February: Black History Month : St. Benedict — parish served as historic 'racial bridge,'" b y • Clay O'Dell. It was heartening to see the reference made to the Helpers of the Holy Souls (now commonly known as Society of Helpers or simply, The Helpers ', as having established in 1928 the mission for black Catholics, run by Mother Mary of St. Felix.

There is a story about the influence .Mother Felix had in opening doors to integration in San Francisco which, to my knowledge, has never been printed , but was told and re-told in our Community: among the many Black families she befriended , there were two especially smart teen-age girls, whose parents longed to see them educated in a Catholic high school .

As a true Helper, Mother Felix was a woman of action. She took the two girls to see the Sister Principal of one of the Catholic hi gh schools in San Francisco, and simply said,

Letters welcome

Catholic San Francisco welcomes letters from its readers. Please: >~ Include your name, address and daytime phone number. *- Sign your letter. >- Limit submissions to 250 words. >- Note that the newspaper reserves the right to edit for clarity and length.

Send your letters to: Catholic San Francisco 441 Church St. San Francisco, CA 94114 Fax: (415) 565-3633 E-mail : (Iyoung@catholic-sf.org

Ed. note: A commentary on Archbishop John R. Quinn ' s book is scheduled for the special book section of the Feb. 25 edition. Mention of it was made in Nov. 19 coverage of a talk by the retired archbishop, and a stoiy about his presenting a copy of the new release directly to Pope John Paul II was carried Dec. 17.

Happy birthday

From its inception a year ago, Catholic San Francisco has consistently shown itself to be a first-rate example of journalism.

Indeed, I think the publication qualifies as one of the crown jewels of the Archdiocese.

Praise to Archbishop Levada for encouraging it, and to Associate Publisher Maurice Healy for making it happen along with a talented staff.

Some favorites of mine: article on Guerrero House (February 1999), a safe home for young people in San Francisco, was excellent; text and photos by Evel yn Zappia on the front page and center spread where it deserved to be.

Letters to the Editor: I often read these first in any publication because they are usually topical, and sometimes can generate an LETTERS, page 15

On BeingCatholic^

The vocation of sickness

Father Milton T. Walsh ? V hen I was growing up, every Sunday our pastor would lead the congregation in the Lourdes hymn, "Immaculate Mary." That simp le melody has spread all over the world, carrying the message of a God who heals.

Since 1992 Pope John Paul II has designated Feb. 11, the date of the first appearance of Our Lady to Bernadette, as a special day of prayer for the sick throughout the world.

To visit Lourdes is to enter a world whose values are the opposite of ordinary life. Public manifestations of faith are the norm , not the exception; people who cannot speak the same language patientl y make way for one another. Most importantl y, those whom our society prefers to ignore — the deformed , the sick, the mentally ill — enjoy pride of place. Millionaires push the carts of the poor and prelates cede places of honor to the in firmed. The seriously ill who in our own prosperous land are all but invisible suddenl y find themselves to be celebrities. It is, quite simply, a snapshot of the Kingdom of God.

When John the Baptist was languishing in prison , he sent disci ples to ask Jesus: "Are you he who is to come, or should we wait for another?" In response, Our Lord pointed to his miracles of healing to demonstrate he was indeed the longed-for Savior. The blind have their sight restored , the lame walk , the dead are raised — these are signs of the love of God at work.

What Jesus did 2,000 years ago continues today at Lourdes: crowds seek him out, and there are miraculous cures. Many of these fall into a gray area of medicine: remarkable in terms of timing, but explicable. Others simply defy scientific explanation. For believers, these miracles bear witness to the presence of the risen Christ: he healed 2,000 years ago, he heals today.

But what of those who are not cured? Are those who do not experience a miraculous healing deficient in faith, or worse still , not loved by God? To answer this question , we need to look at the life of the young girl who knelt in that grotto almost a 150 years ago. "Lourdes" is synonymous with miraculous healing for much of the Catholic world, but the young woman who was privileged to see Our Lady at Massabielle lived a very short life , much of it marked by serious illness. Our Lady told Bern adette , "I do not promise to make you happy in this world , but in the next." Whatever healing God would give others at Lourdes , Bernadette herself was called to a different vocation.

When ' another nun chastised her for not pulling her own weight in the community, Bernadette responded ,

"I' m doing my job." "What 's that?" "Being ill. " Bern adette knew that , while those who receive physical healing testif y to the power of the resurrection , those who are sick can share in the very work of redemption itself.

Jesus did not save the world through his miracles, his preaching or his cures, but throug h the foll y and weakness of the cross. It was when those hands were nailed to the wood and he could no longer heal the lame, when those feet which had carried him from village to village were no longer able to move, when he could barely speak because of his thirst , that Christ in fact saved us.

Those who experience the discomfort , the immobility and the pain of illness can come to see that in Christ their suffering is not meaningless, but is in fact part of the mystery of the cross which transforms suffering — so terrible in itself — into an act of love.

We rejoice when someone receives a miraculous healing, for it is a preview of the Kingdom. But it is a preview of a Kingdom not of this world , and the onl y road there is the royal road of the cross. With earthl y eyes , we see the healthy tending and carrying the sick on that road; when we look with the eyes of faith , we realize that the sick are carrying the rest of us.

Bernadette knew that, while those who receive p hysical healing testify to the power of the resurrection, those who are sick can share in the very work of redemptio n itself

Father Milton T. Walsh is dean of students and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

The Catholic Diff erence.

Russian prophet for our times

George Weigel V ladimir Soloviev, who died in August 1900, was arguably the greatest Russian religious thinker of the recent past. I first became interested in Soloviev because of his intense concern for the reunification of Christianity, East and West. More recently, and with an eye toward millennial speculations and confusions , I've read and reread his striking Tale of the Antichrist. Both his ecumenism and his apocal ypticism convince me that Soloviev — on whom Dostoevsky is said to have modeled the saintly Alyosha Karamazov — is very much a man for our times.

Born into a devout Russian Orthodox family in 1853, the teen-age Soloviev lost his faith after his first encounters with historians ' critical deconstructions of the New Testament. He returned to Christianity in his later university years, as the result of a relig ious and intellectual crisis that eventually led him to a profound awareness of the spiritual unity of all creation. His doctoral dissertation in theology brilliantly demolished positivism and its denial of the transcendent.

Soloviev 's mature thought was a unique hy brid. In it,

an evolutionary intuition about the way history worked in comfort . But in doing so, the do-gooder-becomewas tempered by an increasing sense that history 's con- Antichrist seduces humanity into imagining that its persummation would not come smoothly, but rather fection can be achieved without the cross, that human through a great, apocalyptic crisis. On the evolutionary progress is identical with the resurrection of the dead. side, Soloviev believed that the inner dynamics of Final ly, when the Antichrist (whom many, of course, nature self-evidently pointed toward the evolution of do not recognize as such) seeks to be elected head of a spiritual creatures, human beings. reunited church at an ecumenical council he has sumMoreover, he argued, the reli gious and cultural his- moned to Jerusalem , a few brave souls say, "No" — Pope tory of humanity prepared the way for the central Peter II, the Elder John , spiritual leader of Orthodoxy, and moment in the human drama , the incarnation of the Professor Ernst Pauli , representative of confessional God-Man. Thus humanity, and the cosmos itself , were Protestantism. Confronted by the mortal threat of the evolving toward the fullness of God's coming into the Antichrist , the three remnant churches unite, as the world, in the Kingdom Johannine and Pauline where God is all-in-all. forms of Christianity are The unity of the joined again to the Christian churches is, in Roman communion this perspective, an evounder the Petrine primalutionary necessity. cy. The final result of the On the surface, confrontation between Soloviev 's evolutionary the Antichrist and "picture " of the cosmic Christ's faithful remnant drama can sound like a premature Teilhard de Chardin , or is, well, dramatic in the last extreme.

Quite remarkably, Soloviev attributes to the Antichrist at least Teilhard de Chardin as interpreted by his loopier followers. But Soloviev 's concept of a humanity "evolv- many features of the evolutionary "intuition" he himself ing toward" the Kingdom of God was saved from being had developed. But Soloviev 's profound Christian faith mere happy talk by the Russian's intellectual confronta- never allowed him to think that history is self-perfecting. tion with the biblical tradition of the Antichrist — that As Han s Urs von Balthasar put it, reflecting on lethal incarnation of evil whose emergence onto the world Soloviev 's apocalypse, "The harvest of the world is stage catalyzes the final, apocalyptic confrontation in brought home, but not by man; it is brought home by Christ, who alone lays the whole Kingdom at his Father 's which history is consummated.

Soloviev 's genius was to portray the Antichrist as a feet. He is himself the integration of all things."

As he was in the beginning, is now, and will be in the compelling rather than repellant fi gure. Unlike a Hitler or Stalin, Soloviev 's Antichrist is the cosmic do-gooder, millennium just dawning. For reminding us of that, endowed by nature with great gifts of intellect and per- Vladimir Soloviev can ri ghtly be considered a prop het sonality. Yet his ego becomes such that he is filled with of the 21st century and the third millennium. the spirit of Satan , the fallen but beautiful angel, who magnifies his adopted son 's capabilities so that he now George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and appears a man of limitless power, uniting the world politically and raising up the poor while leaving the rich Public Policy Center in Washington , D.C.

Soloviev 's genius was to portray the Antichrist as a compelling rather than repella nt fi gu re.

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY How can we put teeth in concept of reconciliation?

American Fundamentalist groups have successfull y converte d peop le from traditionall y Catholic cultures.

The late Father Raymond E. Brown offered a twofold explanation for this phenomenon: the hospitality of the fundamentalists and their offerof absolute truth in the literal interpretation of Scripture .

The first suggestion of Father Brown does get us where the shoe pinches and forces us to ask the question , which groups of human beings feel unwelcome to our parishes , Archdiocese and universal Church? Put in terms of this Sunday 's Liturgy of the Word, whom do we treat as lepers and how did Jesus ask and empower his Church to treat them? We have much to let in and much to celebrate.

The selection from Leviticus (our first reading) in no way resembles a Hallmark Card . With its mentions of scabs, pustules , blotches it will no doubt delight the "gross out " gang. However, once we have dealt with our sensibilities and taken a deep breath , we have to hear what God 's people was doing in the name of religion.

Lepers (this category could include those infected with an easily transmitted fungus that could affect clothing and homes) were a doubl e threat to the community : because their disease was easily communicate d, they menanced the group 's health; because they were considered to be punished

by God because of their sins , they weakened the spiritual well being of their communities.

Thus , Leviticus instructs , "The one who bears the sore of leprosy shall keep his garments rent and his head bare, and shall muffle his beard ; he shall cry out , 'Unclean , unclean!' .... He shall dwell apart , making his abode outside the camp." Such exclusion should ren d our hearts .

Whom have we driven from our family tables , our parishes, our Church in the name of fear, ignorance , and prejudice? That is why Psalm 32 comes readil y to our lips in

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32; / Corinth ians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1 :40-45

Father David M. Pettingill response to this reading : "Then I acknowledged my sin to you , my guilt I covered not. I said , T confess my faults to the Lord ,' and you took away the guilt of my sin."

We are prepared to hear Mark and Jesus ' reaction to a leper. "A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said , 'If you wish , you can make me clean.' Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand , touched him , and said to him , 'I do will it. Be made clean.'" With God 's reign coming in the ministry of Jesus and his Church , the most rejected and excluded are all welcome because they are the genuine celebrities in God's eyes. What is more, their restoration to our communities makes them better, louder, more unfettered proclaimers of God's reign. Thus , while Jesus, in typ ical Marcan fashion , tells the leper to tell no one, "he spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openl y." This one healed leper antici pates

If p eop le need to change, it is the hospitab le welcome we give them that will empower them to move in a new direction.

what we as an all-inclusive Church are commanded to do by the risen Jesus.

If we are uncomfortable with any group of people, we deny our status as Catholic, universal. If people need to change , it is the hosp itable welcome we give them that will empower them to move in a new direction . If our hosp itality is genuine, we may even allow them to change us.

Such motivation lies behind Paul's writing to the Corinthians. While the issue of eating food sacrificed to idols rarely occurs in our parishes , the sensitivity to the full spectrum of human beings within them is the essential ingredient to their feeling included. "Avoid giving offense, whether to the Jews or Greeks or the church of God, just as I try to p lease everyone in every way, not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, that they may be saved."

This Jubilee Year will reveal the "thoughts of many hearts." If we are in communion with a God who makes "today " always a "year of favor from the Lord" through Jesus Christ 's presence to the Church in the power of the Hol y Spirit, then we put teeth into the word , "reconciliation ," by starting with our own. Like the leper, cured by Jesus , what a noise they will make; what cheers they will send up to God; what nauseating prejudice will give way to inclusion !

RENEW 2000 questions: Who are the most unwelcome in your group, parish , Church?

What do you do to change this situation?

Father David Petting ill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Proclaiming Christ through the Sunday Psalm Mike was the lector last Sunday. He 's a freshman at San Jose State stud ying computer science. Thoug h new to our parish , he 's now known to many by the clear and compelling way in which he proclaims the Word at Mass.

Mike does a simple but effective thing. Whenever he reads , whenever he actually says words, he looks out at the assembly. Only in the pauses and times of silence does he look down at the Lectionary.

This way of proclaiming God's word requires practice and skill but the effects are worth it. It 's as if the word of God is being addressed to each of us personall y. Many people look up from their missalettes and attend to the word s of Scripture being proclaiming in front of them when Mike and others communicate God's message in this way.

Mike read the passage from Job on the Fifth Sunday of the Church year. "So I have been assigned months of misery, and troubled nights have been told of for me."

Mike knew that this reading was chosen by the Church to reflect the Gospel reading of the day. "Those whom Jesus cured , who were variously afflicted , were many."

Mike 's proclamation of Job emp hasized those elements which he knew would be echoed in the Gospel and in our pastor 's homil y.

The choice of the Old Testament reading to be in harmony with the Gospel was Father John Talesfore's topic for this column two weeks ago. Last week I continued his presentation by indicating that the second reading does not necessarily fit into this pattern but has a life of its own during the weeks

Sister Sharon McMillan, SND of Ordinary Time. We listen , for example , to passages from the First Letter to the Corinthians simpl y for the importance of hearing Christ 's message that shines out in those words. "I do all th at I do for the sake of the Gospel in the hope of having a share in its blessings."

What about the Psalm?

How does the choice of the Psalm in the Lectionary relate to the pattern of the other Scripture passages?

On the same Sunday for which Mike was the lector, his older sister, Rachel , was home for a weekend visit in between her studie s at U.C. Davis. At the end of the

How does the choice of the

Psalm in the Lectionary relate to the pa ttern of the other Scrip ture passa ges?

lengthy silence after Mike 's proclamation of Job, after " this welcome reflection time for the assembly, allowing the words to penetrate our minds and hearts, Rachel walked to the ambo. She was ministering as psalmist that Sunday. By the way she sang, we could tell that she was praying the words of Psalm 147. "God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. The Lord sustains the lowly." It was easy to see the Psalm 's connection with the reading of Job and with the Gospe l especially when proclaimed by such a gifted psalmist.

The Psalm is ordinaril y the third element of this pattern set by the Gospel and then reflected by the Old Testament reading and then the Psalm. As important as this connection is , there is another excellent alternative where the Psalm is concerned. The Lectionary itself (#174 and #175) allows the choice of a refrain (an "antip hon ") and a complete Psalm based on the season of the Church year, not on the choice for a particular Sunday.

On any Sunday of Ordinary Time, it would be perfectl y appropriate to sing another Psalm suggested by the Lectionary rather than the one given after the first reading. For example, Psalm 19:"Lord, you have the words of everlasting life." Or Psalm 27: "The Lord is my light and my salvation." Or Psalm 100: "We are God's peop le, the flock of the Lord." This use of a "seasonal Psalm," suggested by the Lectionary, opens up a horizon of possibilities for parish cantors and psalmists whose greatest joy is the sound of a singing assembly.

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

Family Lif e

Institution of marriage... ters of previous marriages , who now wander emotionall y and physicall y between two camps of relations. M y hunch is that this Sunday afternoon scene was repeated in living rooms throughout the country, because in almost every famil y 1 know, including my own , there have been plenty of marital disasters and plenty of disp laced children no one seems to be able to love very well.

While the root cause of every divorce is human frailty, marriages do not succeed because of the strength of individuals alone. If marriage is to exist as a stable , social institution , it must be sanctified by reli gion , upheld by law, and supported b y convention. This has been understood by every civilized society, for across cultures and time periods people have believed that there is no better place to conceive and raise children than in the embrace of a husban d and wife.

In America at present there is not much supporting marriage. Legally, husbands and wives can leave each other without any reason at all, while many of the rights and privileges of the married have been extended to the unmarried. Culturall y, mothers who take their vocation seriously are often disdained , fathers are deemed unnec-

essary, and childre n are no longer considered the primary reason for marriage.

Is it any surprise , then , that more than half of all marriages fail?

Awash in marital meltdown , is it any wonder that so many people have grown cynical toward the norm of faithful and fruitfu l conjugal love? We did not arrive at this point by chance.

During the past 30 or so years, we have dismantled the traditional family piece by piece , believing it was contrary to human freedom and fulfillment. But in making it easier for mothers and fathers and childre n to become ung lued , or to never even bond in the first p lace, we have made it harder for them to love each other.

And they are less free and less fulfilled as a result.

All of us fail at love no matter how hard we try, and our lives and relationships tend toward disorder and disintegration . But this is no reason to abandon the institution of marriage. On the contrary, it is the very reason we must rebuild it.

If marriage is to exist as a stable, social institution, it must be sanctified byreligion, up held by law, and supp orted by convention.

Vivian W. Dudro I L t the Super Bowl party we attended , I could not help noticing that more than half of the men and women present had been divorced. Even though many were baptized Catholics , their marriages had shipwrecked during the sexual revolution. Still desiring to "get it right ," some had recoupled and formed second families, onl y to find themselves struggling to navigate through a sea of complicated relationships.

Among the women, who like myself were paying no attention to the footbal l game, the main topic of conversation was their children , especiall y the sons and daugh-

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

Does Lutheran-Catholic agreement app ly to all Lutherans?

Q. Your Dec. 24 column concern ing the agreement on justification between Lutherans and Catholics was enlig htening. We do not understand , thoug h, if this refers to all Lutheran churches. Our friends , Missouri Synod Lutherans , tell us the agreement does not pertain to them. Is this true? (Ohio) A. Many Catholics , especially in the United States, have received similar comments from their Lutheran friends.

The Joint Declaration on y«*"**^^ Justification , reached in 1998 and f signed last October , was between the Catholic Church y*"^ and the Lutheran World / Federation . The federation is an BL association of Lutheran churches ^^c with authority to act on behalf of members in matters committed to it. It represents about 58 million of the 61.5 million Lutherans in the world.

Bishop Christian Krause and Rev. Ishmael Noko, president and general secretary respectively of the LWF, signed the declaration for the Lutherans.

Cardinal Edward Cassidy, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and Bishop Walter Kasper, secretary of the same council , signed for the

Catholic Church.

The confusion you experience results from the fac t that the LWF represents by far the majority, but not all, Lutheran churches. The largest Lutheran church in the United States, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has about 5.2 million members and is part of the LWF. It makes up roughl y two-th ird s of the Lutherans in the United States.

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod , however, with about 2.6 million members, is the largest Lutheran group m me ld not affiliated with the LWF. The next largest in the wor world Lutheran Church in the Unil United States, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod , has approximately 400,000 members, and also is not affiliated with the world federation.

For this reason , neither the Missouri nor Wisconsin syn- ly app ly, therefore , to the possibly significant number of ods were directl y friends and acquaintances who belong to the Wisconsin involved in the dialogue that preceded the document , nor or Missouri synods. are they partici pants in the agreement itself.

While the Joint Declaration applies to 95 percent of (Questions for this column should be sent to Father the world's Lutherans , most of the remaining 5 percent Dietzen at Box 325, Peoria , IL 61651.) are in the United States. The agreement will not official© 2000 by Catholic News Service

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Feb. 14: "The Cathofic as Citizen of the U.S. and the World" with Msgr. Robert McElroy, pastor, St. Gregory Parish, San Mateo.

Feb. 28: "Questions Close to Home: Life and Death" with George Wesolek , Director, Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns , Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Through Feb. 29 (Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "The Sacraments: Doors to the Sacred" with Sister Sharon McMillan at St. Gregory Church, 2715 Hacienda St., San Mateo. $45. The class will also be offered Jan. 26-March 1(Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m.) at St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF. Through Marc h 1(Wednesdays , 7:30-9:30 p.m.): "Catholic Moral Theology and Social Teaching" at Riordan High School , 175 Phelan Ave., SF. $45.

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

Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBROSA CENTER

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Feb. 12: "Experiencing God in the Seasons of our Life - The Winter Gifts of God", with Carol Fowler who will take retreatants through "the earth's cycle of seasons" using Scripture and photography.

Feb. 13: The monthly series "Living the Beatitudes" continues. This month's facilitator is Jesuit Father William Wood who will explore "the humble heart". Join these discussions on how to live an "authentic Christian life" in the 21st century.

Feb. 19, 26, March 4: "Three Saturdays in Spring" where retre atants can experience contemplative prayer with art , music and the labyrinth, facilitated by Sister Toni Longo. Attend one, two or all three days.

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Feb. 12, March 11: "The Art of Discernment" with Jim Neafsey. Find out how discernment can help you make wise choices and live an authentic spiritual life in a culture that offers few mora l and spiritual guidelines.

Feb. 25-27: A weekend of Taize Prayer led by brothers from the founding place of the popular mode. An annual event featuring Prayer Around the Cross , Bible reflections and silence. Modeled on the Taize gatherings at the brothers monastery in France where young adults flock to discover their own meaning and mission.

Feb. 26: "Encountering Mary: Opening to the Healing Power of Mary's Presence" with Kathleen Denison. Experience Mary as a haven of compassion rather than an unapproachable model of perfection.

March 3-5; May 5-7; July 7-9 : Centering Prayer Retreat weekends following First Friday Taize Prayer. Facilitated by Vicky Boltz and Mercy Sister Marguerite Buchanan. Centering Prayer Days with Vicky and Sister Marguerite will take place on April 8 and June 3.

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Feb. 14-17: "The Year of Jubilee: A RetreaVMission" at St. Peter Parish, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica. Facilitators are Dominican Sister Pat Bruno and Dominican Father Jude Siciliano.

Gatherings at 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Call Father Len Caligari or Sister Deanna Von Bargen at (650) 359-6313.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb. 18-20: The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur announce a "Women's Retreat" in Felton for women 18 years of age and older. An opportunity to spend time alone, with God and with others who share similar values. Call Sister Marie Annette at (408) 741-0324 or BurkartSNDeaol.com.

Feb. 25-27: Are you interested in finding out about Sisters or becoming a Sister? The Sisters of the Presentation invite you to a weekend retreat at Presentation Center in Los Gatos. Visit Sisters at their ministry sites and hear first hand about their work and their passion for it. Open to women 22-45 years old. Register by Feb. 20. Call Presentation Sister Monica Miller at (415) 751-0406, ext. 22 or mmiller@pbvms.org.

Consolation Ministry Feb. 26: "Transforming Grief: A Day of Spiritual Retreat for Those Who Are Grieving the Loss of a Loved One," at St. Gabriel Parish , 2559 40th Ave., SF, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Facilitated by Matt Shea and Barbara Elordi. Call (415) 564-7882.

Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedra l, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by Catholic Charities and Mid-Peninsula Hospice. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020 , ext. 218.

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

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) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption Program offers free information meetings the first Thurs. 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.

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Introductory sessions of Seton Medical Center 's Natural Family Planning program will be held through this fall.. The office also offe rs educational programs for youth on topics including the changes that occur during puberty and the responsibility of relationships. Health educators are also available to speak about NFP, infertility, adolescent sexuality, preparing for pregnancy, 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 Feb. 12: New Wings lunch at Baker's Square in San Bruno followed by afternoon at the movies.

RSVP to Ron Landucci at (650) 583-6016.

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

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

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Lectures/Classes/Discussions Feb. 15; March 14; April 18: "Asia: No Longer a Monolith," a series of public "armchair" briefings hosted by journalist , Marsha Vande Berg with guests. For locations and times, call (415) 422-6357.

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

Feb. 16: Holocaust survivor and author, Marion Blumenthal Lazan speaks at St. Cecilia School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Call (415) 731-8400.

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

Feb. 16: First of seven free public Davies Forum lectures on the history and contributions of Asian Pacific Americans to American society at the University of San Francisco. For specific locations, times and topics, call USF at (415) 422-6147 .

Young Adults You may contact the Young Adult Ministry office of the Archdiocese by phone at (415) 565-3600 , ext.

2045; by e-mail at mjansen@sfyam.org or christineop@sfyam.org ; or visit the ministry's website at www.sfyam.org. Unless other wise noted contact the Young Adult Office for additional information about the following activities.

Feb. 25-27: A weekend of Taize Prayer led by brothers from the founding place of the popular mode. An annual event featuring Prayer Around the Cross , Bible reflections and silence. Modeled on the Taize gatherings at the brothers monastery in France where young adults flock to discover their own meaning and mission. At Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Call (650) 340-7480.

March 16, 17, 18: A collaborative Young Adult weekend sponsored by the Young Adult ministries of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Dioceses of Oakland and San Jose. Joan Weber , a national leader in ministry to young adults, is among the speakers. Areas of discussion include "Developing a Young Adult Responsive Parish" and "Young Adult Ministry 101" .

The date for Fall Fest 2000, the largest Young Adult conference in the region, is Oct. 14. Volunteer opportunities available.

Young Adult communities have been established at the following parishes. Please call the numbers listed for more information. St. Dominic, SF, (415) 567-7824; St. Gabriel, SF, (415) 731-0650; St. Vincent de Paul, SF, (415) 922-1010; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, (650) 343-5809; St. Andrew, Daly City, (650) 756-3223.

March 19: "Many Faces, One Body," a Deanery 5 Youth Day in the gym of St. John School, 925 Chenery St., SF featuring Jesse Manibusan, singer, storyteller, musician, 4-7 p.m. Call Sister Judith at (415) 621-8203.

Family Life/Respect Life Feb. 12: Anniversary Mass for couples celebrating 25, 50 or more years of marriage in the Jubilee Year. March 31-April 2: "Catholic Family Life 2000" at the SSF Conference Center, with and outstanding lineup of speakers on topics including marriage and marriage prep. Call Office of Marriage and Family Life (415) 565-3680.

Feb.27-29: "3-Day Memorial Service" for homeless persons who have died in SF; opening interfaith service at 3:30 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 27, SF Civic Center Plaza; for information, (415) 929-0781.

March 26: "Jubilee Year Celebration of Life" at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF, beginning at 8:45 a.m. with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding at 11 a.m. Eucharist. Facilitator is Sister Paula Vandegaer of Los Angeles and a well known individual in the Respect Life movement. Sponsored by Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns/Respect Life of the Archdiocese. Call (415) 565-3672.

Feb. 18: "Searching for Values in China Today," a symposium/art exhibit of University of San Francisco's Ricci Institute , 1-5 p.m. Call (415) 422-6401.

Feb. 19: "Introduction to Centering Prayer" at St. Emydius Parish, 286 Ashton Ave., SF, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Call Mary English at (415) 282-8076.

Feb. 26: "An Introduction to Christian Meditation" at St. John of God Church, 5th and Irving St., SF, 10 a.m.-noon. Facilitator is Barbara Hazzard, founder and director of Hesed Community, a Benedictine meditation community in Oakland. $10 donation requested but no one turned away.

Call Pat at (415) 206-0926.

Food & Fun Parish Soccer League invites new teams.

Games played on Saturday mornings at 9 and 11 o 'clock on Peninsula from Feb. - June. Men and women invited. Call Otto Sterba, commissioner at (650) 968-6708.

Feb. 12: Hanna Boys Center 50th anniversary "Golden Gala", Argent Hotel, 50 Third St., SF. For information: (707) 933-2504.

Feb. 12: The Black Catholic Apostolate of St. Emydius Parish, 286 Ashton Ave. off Ocean, SF celebrates the culture and heritage of people of African descent beginning at noon in the church. All are welcome and anyone wishing to wear African attire is invited to do so. Program continues at 5:30 p.m.

Mass and at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Masses on Feb. 13. A reception follows the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Call (415) 585-9408 or 586-9571.

Feb. 12: "Crab Feast" at St. John the Evangelist school gymnasium, 5:30 p.m. no-host cocktails with dinner at 6:30 p.m., cracked crab, salad, pasta, wine and dessert, $30 per person for benefit of the parish. Call Marie Stanfel at (415) 587-2461 or the parish office at (415) 334-4646.

Feb. 12: "Millennium - Odyssey 2000" the annual black tie gala of Catholic Charities' Little Children's Aid Junior Auxiliary. This year the Juniors honor Charities' Frank Hudson with the annual Alice Phelan Sullivan Award. Benefits programs for children in need. For information , call Maria Cunningham at (415) 643-5043.

Feb. 12: "Monte Carlo Night" at Our Lady of Loretto Parish Hall, Novato, 7 - 1 1 p.m., $25 per person includes chips, catered hors d'oeuvres , and a chance at a bay cruise for 2 on a private 75 foot yacht valued at $1200. Benefits the parish school.

Call (415) 892-8621.

Feb. 18: "America 2000" a card party/luncheon sponsored by Catholic Charities Auxiliary of San Mateo County at San Mateo Garden Club, 605 Parkside Way off Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo at 11:30 a.m. $20 per person. Call (650) 349-4399.

Feb. 19: "Carnival-Island Hopping 2000" a silent and live auction with buffet dinner, live show and dancing at RCH, 207 Skyline Blvd., SF. $40 perperson/$75 per couple. Sponsored by the Women 's Guild of St. Stephen Parish , SF. Proceeds benefit parish school playground enhancements. Call (415) 681-2444.

Feb. 23: Annual Spring Luncheon/Fashion Show of the Good Shepherd Guild at Green Hills Golf and Country Club, Millbrae. Social hour at 11: 30 a.m., lunch at 12:30 p.m. $35 per person. Benefits Good Shepherd Sisters ' Grace Center. Call Janet Kelly at (650) 756-4818.

Feb. 23: Monthly meeting of Catholic Charities Auxiliary of San Mateo County, 11 a.m., at San Mateo Garden Club, 605 Parkside Way off the Alameda , San Mateo. Joe Marchi will entertain.

Lunch $8. Call (650) 349-1162; (650) 692-4598.

Reunions March 2: Star of the Sea Academy, Class of 1941. Call Marie at (415) 564-2603 or Dorothy at (415) 681-1493.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Children's Health Service at St. Mary's Medical Center Pediatric Clinic , 2235 Hayes St. at Shrader, SF. Medical sen/ices for your child's total healthcare. Clinic accepts Medi-Cal , Healthy Families , other insurance plans. Sliding scale.

Translations available. For appointments , call (415) 750-5923.

Mondays in March, 5-6 p.m.: Free foot exams for diabetics and anyone with foot problems at Seton Medical Center, Daly City and SF Wound Center.

Diabetes risk tests also available. March is "Sound the Alert" month dedicated to diabetes screening.

Call (415) 882-1400.

Performance Feb. 18: "When the Pedal Meets the Metal," a trumpet/organ concert by organist Paul Klemme , and trumpeter, Gerald Webster at Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th St. and Dolores , SF. Includes a Feb. 19 Master Class addressing accompanying brass players at the organ, repertoire and other topics.

Concert admission $10/ Master Class free. Call (415) 701-9764.

Feb. 24, 25, 26, March 1, 2, 3, 4: USF's College Players perform Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead" in the campus Gill Theatre in Campion Hall, 2130 Fulton St. between Parker and Masonic. $10/ $5 students and seniors. Call (415) 422-6133 for tickets and curtain times.

Feb. 26: "The Three Fil-Am Tenors" of St. Finn Barr Parish, Edna St. at Hearst , SF entertain at 7:30 p.m. Special guest entertainment, too. Tenors are Patrick Bernaldez, Enrico Saboren and Narciso Yusi. Tickets $15. Call (415) 333-3627.

Feb. 27: A "Sacred Music Festival" commemorating the 50th anniversary of San Francisco's St. Anthony Foundation at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary, SF, 3 p.m. Six choral groups and a sacred dance troupe will perform. Call (415) 592-2790.

Series of literary readings at USF' s Lone Mountain Campus, 2800 Turk Blvd, SF. Feb. 15: Juan Felipe Herrera; March 6: Dorothy Allison; March 28: Jim Paul; April 18: pamela Lu; May 8: Nicole Brossard. For times and specific locations call (415) 422-6243.

Feb 29: "Haunted by God", an inspiring onewoman show portraying the life of Dorothy Day starring Lisa Wagner at Queen of the Holy Rosary College, 43326 Mission Blvd., Mission San Jose.

Call Sister Mary Paul Mehegan at (510) 657-1734.

March 17, 18, 19 24, 25: The Broadway hit "Grease" featuring talent from Tri-Schools Junipero Serra, Notre Dame and Mercy, Burlingame high schools. All curtains at 7:30 p.m. except March 19 at 2 p.m. For advertising or ticket information , call (650) 345-8207, ext. 560.

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

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

Datebook is a free listing for p arishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information phone number. Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

Mail your notice to: Datebook, Catholic San Francisco, 441 Church St., S.F. 94114, or f a xit to (415) 565-3633.

Santa Rosa Diocese Criticism and p raise mark town hall meetings

By Catholic San Francisco staff Play ing to mixed reviews , members of the Finance Council of the Diocese of Santa Rosa made presentations before church audiences in Eureka , Ukiah , Napa , Petaluma , and Santa Rosa on five consecutive evenings between Jan. 31 and Feb 4.

The week-long series of parishioner meetings featured presentations by Msgr.

John Brenkle, diocesan finance officer, and James Dillon , a retired banker and member of the finance council. The meetings also included extended sessions of questions and comments from parishioners. Attendance at the meetings averaged several hundred people.

Members of the new diocesan Finance Council , appointed by Archbishop William Levada last November, organized the meetings as a means to update members of the local Church on the financial crisis facing the diocese, steps that have been taken to date , and what lies ahead.

Msgr. Brenkle 's comments focused on his "sad and difficult " task as finance officer, appointed by Archbishop Levad a in August , to cut expenses , halt construction projects , and end many subsidies following the revelation of diocesan financial problems in the wake of the resi gnation of Bishop G. Patrick Ziemann in Jul y. The priest recited the spectrum of emotions he personall y experienced during the past six months - disbelief , anger, regret , guilt and eventuall y some hope.

"I trusted Bishop Ziemann ," Msgr.

Brenkle said. "In many ways he was my hero , but we were all betrayed."

"I'm not going to bail out at this difficult time," said the 68-year-old priest.

"Each day, I see a glimmer of hope in the goodness and charity of people."

Dillon , a Calistoga resident and one of 14 lay persons on the new Finance Council , updated the financial information provided to parishioners in mid-December. That report , "Financial Summary and Independent Audit ", was published and distributed to all parishes in the diocese and included on the diocesan Web site. The report documented the "mismanagement, neglect and poor jud gment on the part of the previous diocesan administration," which left the diocese wilh parish and school accounts depleted by about $15 million.

People attending the meetings raised criticisms that were far afield. Some asked wh y former Bishop Patrick Ziemann and Msgr. Thomas Keys , former finance officer, were not being punished for their actions in leading the Santa Rosa Diocese into financial crisis.

Other critics charged the Vatican should cover the shortfall , or that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles should pay because that is where Bishop Ziemann came from ori ginall y.

More moderate voices in the series of meetings expressed the desire for greater local influence in the selection of a new bishop.

Robert Armanino , a long-time resident of Ukiah and a member of the finance council , said his initial anger had been rep laced by a "constructive hope. " "Archbishop Levada and the Archdiocese of San Francisco have done a wonderful job in stabilizing the diocese ," he said.

Comments during the week-long series of meetings made clear that a great deal of anger still is present in the diocese. Also evident is the difficulty for people to accept reality, noted observers. Many called for a "return of our money" as if the depleted deposits were removed from the diocese. However, Dillon pointed out to

East Timor. . .

¦ Continued from page 6 face s problems coming back into East Timorese society. "With the abuse, personal and property-wise, of the past several months, and especially in September and October, it may be very difficult," said Bishop Cummins.

Bishop Belo is a strong advocate for the refugees ' return and for a reconciled society, said Bishop Cummins. Catholic Relief Services, now based in Dili and Baucau, another large city, "have commendably focused their four-person staff on reconciliation" as well, he said.

It won 't be easy. "To see 80 percent of Dili destroyed, and practically 100 percent of the village of Aileu, plus visiting the graves of two Jesuits who were killed, one only two months ordained , one can sense that a rapid and understandable forgiveness may be very precarious," said Bishop Cummins.

On Jan. 31, an Indonesian government commission of inquiry released a report say ing the Indonesian military and its militia surrogate in East Timor engaged in an orchestrated campaign of mass killing, torture , forced deportation and rape.

It named six generals for possible criminal prosecution .

A UN panel investigating the violence in East Timor has recommended an international human rights tribunal be created to try Indonesian army and militia leaders responsible.

BishopCummins, Father Cresp in and Sister Sarati will give a public lecture about their trip on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish hall (downstairs), 2808 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland.

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audiences , funds appear to have been used for legitimate diocesan expenses.

Major factors contributing to the financial problems during the past few years include a chancery operating deficit of $5 million , legal settlements for priest misconduct of $3.5 million net after insurance , a subsid y to St. Bernard School in Eureka in excess of $1 million , committed construction projects of more than $12 million and a loss from risky investments.

Recent revelations indicate the former finance officer tried to make two high-risk

investments in mid-1998 in an attempt to restore the monies depleted from the deposit accounts. A U.S investment turned out to be a pyramid scheme in which the losses of the diocese are expected to be $1.1 million after recoveries.

A second investment in Europe was never completed, but the diocese is out $577,000 in funds that were not returned and used, in part, to fund the start-up of an entity called Diocese of Santa Rosa Foundation — Europe. The diocese is seeking more information at this time, a spokesman said.

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Symphony's 'Dream of Gerontius' misses the mark although he remains in purgatory at the end of the piece. The composer 's strong Catholic stance was a couageous position for Elgar to lake in an England which retained many vestiges of a 300-year old prejudice against "popery."

There are two problems with the work . The first is that Newman , a prose stylist of persuasive power, whose writings maintain their force even today, is a poet of meager talent.

There is too much Victorian posturing, too many uses of "hark" and "hist " and "all hail." The piety is sentimental and treacl y by today 's standards, even if the theology remains beyond reproach.

The other problem lies in the music itself. There are many beautiful moments, especially some powerful passages for the chorus. The orchestration is rich , and the solo parts, with the ri ght voices, might be very moving.

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By Basil DePinto The revival of interest in British music at the San Francisco Symphony is more than welcome. The success of the Vaughan Williams "Second Symphony " was reported here, and more recently we had Elgar 's "The Dream of Gerontius " with Donald Runnicles leading the very large forces required by this work.

I wish I could say this was another triumph , but not so.

Sir Edward Elgar, known to generations of grammar school graduates for one of his "Pomp and Circumstance" marches deserves to be better appreciated , but not on the basis of "Gerontius ".

Like the Strauss tone poem , this is a tale of death and transfi guration. Continuing the post-Wagnerian tradition of "leading motives " and large-scale orchestral and choral elements , the Elgar work is notable for its use of parts of the poem by John Henry Cardinal Newman of the same title.

A dying man (whose name simply means "the old one") is led through stages of the after-life to a promise of salvation,

efforts on the part of Mr. Runnicles and stirring singing by the Symphony Chorus, was plagued by unforeseen mishaps. The scheduled tenor, Thomas Moser, withdrew, and his replacement , Keith Lewis, was adequate but under the circumstances hardly more.

The bass, Eric Halfvarson , experienced the singer 's nightmare: be lost his voice halfway through the performance .

Mezzo Jennifer Larmore has had many operatic successes on stages around the world , but on this occasion she was muted and uninvolved.

All in all not one of the happier ni g hts of the season at the symp hony. One hopes the revival of British music will continue with works that have a greater appeal. A fervent suggestion: Benjamin Britten 's lovel y "Spring Symphony " has not been heard in these parts since the late , lamented Calvin Simmons did it with the Oakland Symphony a good many years ago. That would be a real boon to the orchestra and to the public.

Chap lain at Highland Hospital , Oakland , Father Basil De Pinto is a frequent commentator on the Bay Area fine arts scene.

Mamet's 'radio plays' provide timely satire at Actor 's Theatre

station and revolves around a soft-spoken mural evoking the 1934 Chicago Century of male, "Dear Abbey," whose solutions to peoProgress Exposition . p le 's problems are sugar-coated p latitudes Sierra Robinson 's att ractive costume which disguise the evils of society at the same designs set the tone of the thirties. Brian time as they placate their targets.

Jones ' sound design cleverl y evokes with simDirector Kevin Heverin , a University of San p le and often comical means radio station Francisco graduate and a devotee of Mamet, effects — such as the opening and closing of says he chose these infrequently staged p lays an elevator door. because they "mirror and strongly uphold the The Actors Theatre of San Francisco, a human condition as well as make a polemic repertory company founded in 1989 that has statement about good and evil and other conperformed numerous premieres of new flicting aspects in American society."

American play s — "Raft of the Medusa," Heverin feels both works are all the more "After the Fall," "The Art of Success," relevant in the context of the present technolo"Distant Fires," and "Machinal " — has gy boom which is bound to have social consereceived a number of Bay Area awards.

Paul d'Addario quences .

"The Water Engine " and "Mr. Happiness " Although Act I of "The Water Engine " progresses with less play through Feb. 26 at 533 Sutter St. In March The Actors suspense than Act II, which rapidl y turns into a fast-moving Theatre will stage a West Coast premiere of Paula Vogel's "The thriller, the play is well directed by Heverin and features a Minneola Twins," a comedy about American women from the harmonious ensemble. Paul d'Addario as the inventor and 50s through the 80s. For information , call (415) 296-9 179.

Jean Mullis as the complicit Eastern European neighbor, Mrs. Annette Lust is a member of the Bay Area Theatre Critics Varec. B.,turn in well -styled and energetic performances.

Circle and the faculty of Dominican College. Her book , From David James creates a hi ghly believable portrayal of Mr. the Greek Mimes to Marcel Marceau (Scarecrow Press), is Happiness. Biz Duncan has painted an imaginative period due out at the end of this month.

By Annette Lust Two of renowned American play wright David Mamet 's early "radio plays " comprise the downtown San Francisco Actors Theatre 's opening millennium season. These plays (Mamet calls the linked pair "An American Fable") take place in a busy radio station with the personnel dashing about to prepare for a broadcast.

First performed as an actual radio play on N ational Public Radio in 1977, the local program 's first staging is "The Water Engine " — a timely satire concerning 20th century terrorism and how the so-called American Dream can become an American ni ghtmare when those who contribute selflessly to scientific progress coexist with amoral big business.

As this first play moves from the radio station to the radio play performance , from reality to fiction, its social satire theme reverts to the reality of how a courageous inventor can become the victim of bi g business. Hope in a young, idealistic America is symbolized by Bernie , a kid with a passion for rocket ships who ends up being the recipient of the sought after inventor 's plan s and whom we are confident will carry the torch for scientific progress.

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