March 17, 2000 by Catholic San Francisco

Pope John Paul II embraces the crucifix during a liturgy in which he asked forgiveness for past and present sins of Christians. The unprecedented Jubilee " request for pardon " included apologies for sins against Christian unity, use of violence , hostility toward Jews and members of other religions , and marg inalization of women.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Education of priests, seminarians, laity, and parish and diocesan ministers is the key to the Catholic Church adapting to a Hispanic majority, according to a report released March 7. The study, "Hispanic Ministry at the Turn of the New Millennium ," showed that between 1990 and 1996, nearly every region in the United States had a growth in Hispanic population of at least 20 percent. Demographers have long predicted that by early this century Hispanics would make up a majority of the U.S. Catholic Church. The study shows that in many parts of the country, ministry for and by Hispanics has become a major concern. Study results came as no surprise to officials in Archdiocese of San Francisco. "The reality of the Hispanic Catholic growth in the Archdiocese has been with us for a long time," said Office of Ethnic Ministries ' Hispanic Ministry Coordinator Celilia Arias-Rivas "This is nothing new to the Church."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II made an unprecedented apology for the sins of Christians through the ages, the culmination of the Church' s "examination of conscience" for the Jubilee Year. The Pope 's long-awaited "mea culpa" March 12 was echoed in the United States and elsewhere and generally welcomed by non-Catholics around the world. The Pope 's idea of a day of atonement, which met some resistance even inside the Vatican , was designed to acknowledge shortcomings in the Church's past to give Catholics a sense of reconciliation and make future evangelization more credible. "We forg ive and we ask forgiveness!" the Pope said during a historic Lenten liturgy in St. Peter 's Basilica. He and seven top Vatican officials pronounced a "request for pardon " for sins against Christian unity, the use of violence in serving the truth , hostility toward Jews and other religions, the marginalization of women, and wrongs — like abortion — against society 's weakest members. The Pope said the Church has had many saints, but some of its members have shown disobedience to God and inconsistency with the faith — in the past and present. "For the part that each of us, with his behavior, has had in these evils that have disfigured the face of the Church, we humbly ask forg iveness," he said. Pronouncing the apology for Christian intolerance in the past was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which was created more than 450 years ago under a different name to run the Inquisition.

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Holy Names Sister Marilyn new Web site for the Department of Miller , princi pal , said those who attended Catholic Schools: www.sfcatholic"picked up a lot of pointers and realized schools.org. Cyber hats off to David they weren't alone." Karen Rogers said St. Paul of the Shi pwreck Beattie of SF's her best place to talk to her teen is the car. for his hel p in getting ' the new Elementary 't "They don have to look at you," she said. address ready....Taking part in a recent "They look straight ahead and there is no SFFD Neighborhood Emergency escape." I've found this to be true with my Response Team Training were Star of the teen, too, but only since I knocked the pasFrom left: Linda Andrews, 's Patricia McCarth Sea y, Linda senger side mirror off and he has no where Eric Linares , Ethel Lagger. McCarthy, Pat Farrell , Linda Irias. The to adjust his hair while I'm offering the program hel ps citizens be prepared for wisdom of my years....If anybod y 's wondering where Deacon Joe Borg is, he and his wife, Paulette, crises such as the 1989 Loma Prieta Earth quake... .Prayers are now part of the parish staff at St. Hilary Parish, please for Serran Al Maggio who 's not well.... While in Dallas enjoy ing an opportunity to see her Tiburon....An all hats off to Salesian Sister Anita Stella favori te, Backstreet Boys, in concert, Our Lady of Mt. 's Ferrari who died in January at age 91 at her community Texas care facility. Sister Anita taught at Sts. Peter and Paul Carmel Elementary 8"' grader Nicole DeBalko shared netElementary for almost 50 years.. ..Speaking of Salesians, the bounty of two extra tickets with Cowboy-state youngster, unstoppable Father Larry Lorenzoni has been at it again Noelle Johnson , who is undergoing treatment for cancer. and again and again. A letter he wrote containing his "favorite What a nice thing to do....Ran into Father Tom Daly, definition" of the down below place is in a recent U.S. News chaplain , Marin Catholic High School and assistant direcand World Report: "Hell is a place where you don 't see God tor of CYO, who 's very happy about the large crowds at St. and that 's what burns you up." He was also recently in Milan Vincent Chapel on CYO's San Rafael campus for Sunday for a visit with Enrico Manfrini and Mario Rudelli , sculp- Mass each week. "We 're filling the place," he said....The tors of the well known St. Mary 's Cathedral bronze art, and Mission District' s St. Peter Elementary helped 1938 helped greet Hong Kong coadjutor Bishop Joseph Zen, also grad , Ethel Lagger , celebrate her 80* birthday on March 2. a Salesian, during his recent visit to the Archdiocese. Hats off Joining her for the bi g day were her daughter, Linda Andrews , and friends and sister alumnae including to wipe our brows for this guy.... Thanks more than a bunch to Father Ed Bohnert , Dorothy Medlin , Dorothy Kays, Bernadette Robinson, parochial vicar at St. Raymon d Parish , Menlo Park, who Eileen Jenkins and Jean McGuire....Hol y Namer stopped by to say "Hi" and how much he enjoy s Catholic Jeanette Collins "feels very special" for the opportunity San Francisco, saying the paper is something he looks for- she had in 1986 to meet with Mother Teresa. Thanks to ward to each week, and that it 's performing a "great service" Jeanette 's friends for encouraging her to send in the item for the people of the Archdiocese.... Congrats and grats to and the pix of her with the beloved mercy worker. If you the dozen or so folks who are getting behind the Catholic have an item , get it to us. This is an empty space without Campaign for Human Development. 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Story and p hotos by Kamille Maher Church attention to debt relief among emerging nations is a key factor in fighting poverty, according to a panel of experts who convened at the University of San Francisco March 11 for the fourth annual John R. Quinn Colloquium on Catholic Social Teaching, "Solidarity and Justice in the Americas: Debt Relief for Develop ing Countries." While the experts disagreed on the extent to which debt relief would miti gate poverty in developing nations, they all acknowledged that relief would bring improvement. During the day-long event, the 150 partici pants heard : • Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen , a senior fellow at Georgetown University 's Woodstock Theolog ical Center, sketch images of the Church acting in solidarity with oppressed populations and compare debt relief to private bankruptcy proceedings; • Archbishop Oscar Andres Rodriguez of Tegucigal pa , Honduras , declare "the problem of the debt " contributes to increasing poverty among his peop le, and skyrocketing rates of illegal immi gration and drug trafficking in other nations; • Bishop Diarmuid Martin , secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, warn develop ing countries that military expenditures represent a pr inci pal cause of poverty, and admonish developed countries to ensure funds promised under debt relief be made available; • Norman Hicks, a World Bank expert on Latin America and the Caribbean region , explain the workings of the World Bank, question debt relief as the entire answer for eliminating poverty ; and • Terry Karl , director of Stanford Univers ity 's Center for Latin American Studies , argue an unstable international capital environment and a flawed economic

Debt relief 'not entry point ' to alleviate poverty, said World Bank's Norman Hicks.

development model constitute special problems that cause poverty more than does debt. In a "round table " panel , the presente rs agreed that , beyond debt relief , instituting progressive tax and land reform would also address problems of "inequity " that particularl y plague Latin American nations. Discussing such solutions is , indeed , the Church' s business , according to Father Christiansen , who serves as consultant on international affairs to the U.S. Catholic Conference in addition to his duties at Georgetown. Father Christiansen exhorted U.S. Catholics to press Congressional representatives. "If five to eight percent of the nation 's bud get would be tolerated for foreign aid, as polls indicate , ask them why is only 0.6 percent being given?" he asked. Archbishop Rodriguez agreed believers must appeal to political representatives , adding "evangelization of politicians " is one of his own challenges. "People ask, 'What do priests know about economy ?' We know about humani ty," the Salesian prelate explained. He said his country had paid $250 million of interest on a $90 million loan it procured during the 1970s for electrical infra structure. The nation still owes 90 percent of the $90 million , he said. "It is not onl y a matter of repaying," he said , "but the debt has been paid many times." Countries use scarce resources to pay service on the debt, he explained. He estimated his nation 's debt at $700 per capita. "Many Hondurans will never have $500 in their lives," he said. Reducing

Link debt relief and p overty reduction , insisted Vatican's Bishop Diarmuid Martin.

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or eliminating '.'debt s that will never be repaid is sound economic strategy," he argued. Hondurans ' first export is not coffee or bananas , he pointed out , but rather American currency for debt payment . In addition to debt relief , the archbishop said , loans for development "with the partnershi p of civil society " and "low -interest , long-term loans with international supervision," would provide critical aid, Declaring that "debt relief is not an end to itself ," Bishop Martin from the Vatican argued leaders must ensure a "tang ible link between debt relief and reduction of poverty. " Calling for greatl y increased "investment in the human person ," he said ,"A Church that stresses the importance of motherhood should do more to alleviate the inequity " illustrated by 99 percent of mater-

World Bank debt is not the major problem, according to Stanford's Terry Karl nal mortality occurring in develop ing nations. World Bank executive Hicks also declared debt relief was "not the appropriate entry point " for solving poverty. He noted that most of the world's poor live in nations with no debt: China , India, Pakistan , and Indonesia. Still , "debt relief can hel p," he said. Hicks explained the World Bank began in 1946 as a multi-lateral organization formed to finance the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Reduction of poverty has been its objective since the 1950s, he said. The bank raises funds by selling bonds guaranteed by member governments. The bank is not a U.S. agency, but the U.S. is the largest member at 17 percent of the vote. The next largest member is Japan.

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In response to a question . Hicks estimated that if the United States took it upon itself to relieve all debt of develop ing nations , that would represent a one-time cost of $200 per U.S. citizen. Generating employment opportunities lops the lisl of "key issues " Latin American citizens would like to see addressed , Hicks said, based on interviews carried out by his office as part of its poverty studies. Improving basic services and reducing corruption in government follows. "They say the most effective organization is the Church ," Hicks told the crowd. The World Bank is not the issue, argued Stanford' s Karl , author of The Paradox of Plenty : Oil Booms and Petw-States. "World Bank is a drop in the bucket ," she declared , adding that onl y 2 percent of all capita] to Latin America flows from World Bank.

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The key problem arises from a "huge upsurge in private capital flows" toward the developing world in the form of portfolio investments. The unstable international cap ital environment represents a "trauma far greater than the Depression " in the 1930s, she said. She advocated progressive taxes to offset the "worst inequality of the world" which exists in Latin America. The richest 5 percent own 13 percent of the resources in the U.S., Karl pointed out , while the rich- ' est 5 percent own 25 percent in Latin America. Worldwide, inequality is also a problem , she argued. For example, "Three board members at Microsoft " have cap ital values of "more than the 46 least developed countries combined." '

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — External debts of poor coun- vy 04 53 tries should be forg iven , but a reordering of the world 's P economy is also needed , said a priest serving in Bolivia. s s Debts of poor countries should be forgiven "for mora l reasons, but it 's not going to change things in the end ," said o Oblate Father Gregorio Iriarte , author and specialist in 5 ~ 0. Catholic social justice . Father Iriarte spoke March 3 in tn Z Washington. "The problem of external debt is related to the g deterioration of commercial relations ," said the priest. "The bishops ' conference criticized the conviction of a Bosnian raw materials produced by the Third World are every day Croat general for war crimes. In a Marc h 6 statement, BALTIMORE (CNS) — Concerned that Spanish-speak - Archbishop Josi p Bozanic of Zagreb said Gen. Tihomir cheaper in relation to the intermediate products the people have to buy. So if what you produce is worth less every day ing Mary land residents are not always given equal access to Blaskic 's 45-year prison sentence "has astonished the public and what you have to buy is worth more, obviously that 's the state 's justice system, Mary land's Catholic bishops and provoked numerous read ions." Demonstrators protestwant the General Assembl y to support a bill that would ing the conviction took to Zagreb's streets.The Croatian govgoing to lead to debt ," Father Iri arte said. hel p eliminate the language barrier in the court system. ernment said Marc h 6 it had found evidence proving the genS.B. 741 would require Mary land courts to provide certi- eral 's innocence. The U.N. War Crimes Tribunal in The JERUSALEM (CNS) — Nearl y 60 percent of Israelis fied language inte rpreters for Spanish speakers who are not Hague convicted Blaskic March 3 of planning the systematview Pope John Paul IPs visit to Israel as positive , while 12 proficient in Eng lish. ic persecution of Bosnian Muslims in 1993. percent view it negatively, according to a Gallup Poll. K "These findings contradict the conventional wisdom ' that WASHINGTO N (CNS) — The Child Custody Israelis are either negative to or apathetic about the Pope , SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — Up to 40,000 peop le — Christianity and related matters ," said Ron Kroni.sh, direc- Protection Act must be passed to thwart "the disturbing and including an official contingent from the Archdiocese of San tor of the Interreli gioLi s Coordinating Council in Israel , growing practice" of transporting minor girls across slate Francisco — are expected to partici pate in reli gious events in lines for abortions to avoid parental consent or notification San Salvador during a five-day commemoration of the 20th which commissioned the poll , released March 8. laws in their own states , said the head of the U.S. bishops ' anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero. pro-life office. Gail Quinn , executive director of the bish- Processions , religious services, and an international ecumeniHONG KONG (CNS) — The Hong Kong diocesan synod ops ' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities , urged Senate pas- cal conference are among the events planned in the run-up to has been convened in full freedom almost three years after the sage of S. 661 in a March 3 letter to senators. The House lite commemorations , while books, posters and a CD are 1997 handover lo China , said Coadjutor Bishop Joseph Zen passed an identical bill last summer in a 270-159 vote . •being produced for the occasion. Events are being organized Ze-kiun of Hong Kong. Bishop Zen told hundreds of for the week concluding March 24, the date on which a rightCatholics at the synod's March 4 inaugura l Mass at the ist death squad assassinated Archbishop Romero in 1980. SEATTLE (CNS) — Catholic-run Providence Seattle Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception that the success of the synod lies in the spirit of freedom — complete ly free from Medical Center and its nine King County clinics will be secular authorit ies and with serenity of heart. "Openness of transferred to nei ghboring Swedish Medical Center, pendWASHINGTON (CNS) — An ad campaign in the ing final approval by the Vatican. The planned alliance will Washington-Baltimore area that talks about women 's feelheart is the secret of success of the synod," he said. see Swedish become the owner and operator of the 334-bed ings after an abortion has broug ht a flood of phone calls to Providence Seattle Medical Center, another medical buildlocal offices of Project Rachel , the Catholic Church 's posting on its campus and nine clinics in the Providence abortion reconciliation ministry. Project Rachel offices in Medical Group. The agreement , announced in late the Archdioceses of Washington and Baltimore and the February, does not affect Providence Health System's other Diocese of Arlington , Va., reported receiving up to 20 limes hosp itals , facilities and services across the state. the normal number of p hone calls in the initial weeks of the two-month campai gn. Under the overall theme, "Something inside dies after an abortion ," the campaign VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Priests suffering from seriincludes four 60-second radio ads in English and two in ous psycholog ical disorders such as pedop hilia must admit Spanish; placards; billboards; and a Web site offering their problems and seek help, said the Italian head of a reliinformation and guid ance in nearl y a dozen languages. The gious order. "Peop le think that priests are infallible and Web site — www.projectrac hel.oom — is "under construcdon 't possess human frailties ," Father Giannantonio tion." Information on Project Rachel in the Archdiocese of Fincato, superior general of the Congregation of Jesus the San Francisco is available at (415) 565-3672. The national Priest , said March 7. "Priests experience the same suffering office number is (800) 5-WeCare. that all men do," he said. At a March 4-5 conference at Lateran University on the relationshi p among theology, psychology and psychiatry, Father Fincato presented a WASHINGTON (CNS) — While the Church can offer paper titled "Psychopathology and Consecrated Life." some aid to survivors of a paramilitary massacre in northern Colombia , the government must take responsibility for hel ping the people, said the director of Caritas Colombia. WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic Conference "For me the problem is how the army didn 't know " that MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) — Ei ghteen-year-old Michael has announced publication in April of the second English ediMahler could be the next rising star in the liturgical music t ion of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. To be distrib- paramilitaries were in the town for four days killing people , said Msgr. Hector Henao Gaviria , head of Caritas world. This winter he composed an entire Mass , and he is uted by the USCC and Our Sunday Visitor, the book will about to be the youngest person to have a song published carry - a list price of $14.95 for softcover and $24.95 for hard- Colombia. "Four days — and it is not very far from the army. So I think the Colombian government has a responby GIA Publications , one of the major liturg ical publishers cover. Since the catechism first came out in English in 1994, sibility there, and they must help the people," he said. In in the country . "He's just an amazingly gifted young man more than 2.3 million copies have been sold. It has an late February in El Salado , in the Archdiocese of and truly touched by God ," David Haas told The Catholic expanded index and is the first version to include a glossary. Cartagena, paramilitari es cut the throats of more than 40 Spirit , newspaper of the St. Paul Minneapolis Archdiocese. peop le, including one in a church. Investi gators said a 200Haas is a well-known churc h musician and composer who man death squad murdered the villagers during a four-day work s part time at Benilde-St. Margaret 's School in St. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The head of the Croatian raid in the community in Bolivar province. Louis Park , where Mahler is a senior.

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Previously, such murderers would be subject to imprisonProposition 21 passed with a vote of 62 percent to 38 ment for 25 years to life. percent. It increases the punishment for gang-related State and local Church leaders expressed disappointMeanwhile , Catholic Charities of Californi a felonies , home-invasion robbery, carjacking, witness ment about the March 2 passage of two state measures expressed "sadness" that another measure increasing intimidation , and drive-b y shootings. It also creates a stiffening criminal punishmen ts. At the same time, they penalties for "gang related" offenses (Proposition 21) crime of gang recruitment activities. According to lauded passage of another measure providing that only a passed. analysts , juvenile and adult criminal law will change marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recog"We in Catholic Charities, who work with youth , in such a way as to require more juvenile offenders nized in the state. are saddened that the voters of California have to be tried in adult courts and held in local or ^^¦ The California Catholic Conference said its member chosen to spend huge sums of money to ^ state correctional facilities. ^3 bishops were "saddened" by the passage of a measure lock up juvenile offenders as young as ___j "We are very disappointed about the l( > in adult prisons while allocating ____aH expanding the death penalty (Proposition 18). Hk outcome of those two propositions jjfl "Like the rest of the U.S. bishops and Pope John Paul nothing for programs to prevent juve- __m4m being passed ," commented Tara Can -, II they (California bishops) oppose expansion of the death Di li - crime," the organization said in a •"-—¦TMHl staff member of the Office of Public penalty because they oppose the use of capital punishment March 8 statement. ~m4H_ Policy. She added , "We are anxious itself ," stated a March 8 CCC press release. The state Catholic Charities «n__4H about what that is going to mean , The CCC is the staff office of the Catholic bishops organization vowed to "continue to especiall y for youth ." and the official voice of the Catholic community in do all that we can to serve the trouWhile Catholic leaders California 's public policy arena , according to the bled youth of our community," in the expressed sadness about the crimerelease. statement, and asked for "prayers related law s, they said they were Proposition 18 passed 72 percent to 28 percent. It stip- and support ." "gratified" that another measure ulates that first-degree murderers who kill by means of A Redwood City correctional (Proposition 22) passed. l y ing in wait or whose crime also inv olves kidnapping or chaplain also reacted with concern about propositions The Catholic bishops of California are "gratified " arson would be subject to punishment by death or life 18 and 21. because the measure "affirmed the traditional definition imprisonment without possibility of parole , according to Deacon Paul Moriarty recalled that at a regional cor- of marriage," said the CCC. the Secretary of State Voter Information Pamphlet. rectional chaplains ' meeting after the election , local dea"The bishops would like to express their appreciation cons and priests asked to all who worked to ensure the passage of Proposition themselves of the correc- 22 and who joined the bishops in keeping the message of tional system: "Why are we this initiative positive ," the press release said. here? Why do we do what Wesolek agreed. we do?" "I was very pleased that Californians overwhelming l y "There is a tremendous voted to support the traditional definition of marriage and amount of fear when asking famil y," he commented . "While other civil remedies may those questions," Moriarty be explored to take care of the ri ghts of other secular said. "It seems that we are arrangements and nontraditional families when appropribuilding walls around insti- ate, Californians agreed that redefining marriage and famtutions, people, communi- ily was not the right course." Proposition 22 passed 61 percent to 39 percent. ties, culture , and making it very difficult for people lo survive in very difficult economic conditions." The director of the Archdiocese 's Office of Public Policy and Social Concern said he, too, was "disappointed " that California voters approved propositions 21 and 18. 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ministry, and lay peop le who partici pated in the study all pointed to education — of seminarians , of priests and others in professional ministry, and of the entire Catholic population — as the most-needed element in ensuring the Churc h handles its shifting demographics well. "The stud y was made so we can know where we are today, " said Bishop Arthur N. Tafoya of Pueblo , Colo., chairman of the bishops ' Hispanic Affairs Committee , in a telep hone interview. "We need to look at the realities." Those realities include what the stud y called "challenges ," such as language and cultural barriers; prosel ytism by nonCatholics; spotty pastoral planning; and a lack of evangelization , leadershi p develop-

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ment and education programs directed toward Hispanics. Among the specific education needs, Bishop Tafoya mentioned training seminarians in both Spanish language and Hispanic cultures and taking a "we-are-all-brothersand-sisters" approach to educating nonHispanics about the chang ing ethnic makeup of their parishes. "If newcomers are shown no hosp itality, they will go to other Churches ," he said. The report discussed several ways in which Hispanic ministry has progressed and numerous positive cultural effects the Church is likel y to see with the growth in Hispanic population. Bishop Tafoya said the new populat ion will bring positive changes such as the value placed on children and the elderl y and the importance of religion in family life. "Many Hispanics come with a set of values in which those things are more important ," he said. The bishops ' survey cited "famil y strength and values ," "strong faith ," and "ethnic traditions and customs " as importan t contributions Hispanics bring to their dioceses. "The culture and family life of the Hispanic community contributes greatly to the Church," said Father Rodriguez. "It is important the Hispanic community feel an integral pari 'of the Church and the Archdiocese. One of the things the Church must concentrate on is addressing more openl y the needs of the Hispanics and all the different cultures of the Archdiocese

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Society cmust learn non-violence' Nobel Peace laureate tells students By Tom Burke Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Corri gan Maguire spoke to students at Juni pero Serra Hi gh School on Marc h 9. Maguire delivered her moving testimony twice at the all-boys school — first to juniors and seniors, and later to freshman and sophomores. She said her "travels around the world" have taught her that people "hear the Gospels" but are "fearful of embracing them ," especiall y the Gospels with a "message of non-violence. " "My message is that every single person in the world is very special and uni que ," the activist said, "and if we realize that, we can come to know the sacredness of life and that we have no right to take life." Maguire , who lost several members of her immediate family to violence in her native Northern Ireland , said "peace making is difficult " and its "key is forgiveness." "As society has learned violence, it must learn nonviolence ," Maguire said. "Don 't be afraid to practice loving and kindness. A peaceful world starts with the individual heart. Take time to build your own inner-peace, take time to have a good life , take time to hel p others." whose Maguire , activism has led to some of the largest peace demonstrations in the history of her homelan d, reminded the

students that "in the final analysis all peop le are good" and capable of creating a nation and worl d that has "ethics and moral standards which protect the sacredness of life," exhorting them to "challenge our government" to be a leader in that process. Following the first assembl y, princi pal Michael Peterson presented Maguire with a California State Senate resolution honoring her for her work and introduced by State Senator Jackie Speier on March 7. Maguire , who was in the

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Herald newspaper. "It 's a symbol of God's TrappLst Father Thomas Keating, a great concern for those in need of outfounding leader of the Centering Prayer reach. " movemenl and internationall y known His recent book , Journey to the Center , author, will lead "A Workshop to Support is among the best -selling reli gious publicaa Meditation in Prison " on April 16 at Mercy _i < tions in the country and his book Open ce. Center, Burlingame. w a: Open Mind remains a reference for , Father Keating will guide experienced y Heart j many involved in Centering Prayer. meditators in creating Centering Prayer c S3 programs for prison settings. Bcj Centering Prayer has taken hold at ui tj Folsom Prison , and the program is in forO mation at a dozen other California prisons , X including San Quetttin and the Redwood CJ City County Jail. >* Brother Garrett M. Galvin "Contemp lative prayer groups in our eo willFranciscan be ordained a priest by Bishop John C. X jails , juvenile halls , and state prisons are Wester on the Feast of the Annunciation , spreading like wildfire ," said Carondelet z u March 25, at St. Anthony Church, 3215 Sister Susan Jabro , director of detention Cesar Chavez St., San Francisco, at 10 a.m. ministry in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Inmates pray together at Folsom State Prison. A Catholic man began the The new Father Galvin will celebrate a "Many prisoners are discov ering conprison 's Contemplative Fellowship program that meets for 20 minutes of centering Mass of thanksgiving at 10:45 a.m. on temp lative prayer and meditation as a prayer each Friday. One of the co-founders of the Centering Prayer movement , March 26 at St. Anthony. means to finding God within , the source of Trappist Father Thomas Keating, will direct a workshop at Burlingame 's Mercy For more inform ation , call (415) 647inner freedom , the still point of inner Center next month. 2704. peace," she said. Father Keating, who reside s at the St. Centering Prayer is a simplified form of Benedict Monastery in Snowmass, Col., prayer based on ancient has encouraged forms of meditation that Centering Prayer as a fosters communion with simp le technique for Men 's Retreat: A Path With Heart -A four day retreat that explore s God without words and building a "transforma variety of prayer forms that speak to our heart 's longing for God. June 1-4, 2000. $190. Jim Neafsey, D. Min. and learn. ing personal relationemploys Scripture. Earlier this year ship with God." Dail y Becoming Whom You Contemp late: -An Individually Father Keating visited practice can stimulate Directed Ignatian Retreat - Experience transformation by entering five prisons in the spiritual growth outand contemp lating key moments in the life of Jesus. Sacramento Diocese. At side the monastery, June 17-23. $375. Lorita Moffatt. that time he said he was underscore advocates . A Silent Contemp lative Retreat with Sister Ishpriya not surprised this form The program at Experience an awakened sense of the Hol y One throug h a listening stillness. Folsom has grown of meditation has Sister Ish priya draws from both Christian and Hindu wells of tradition. become a dynamic from 15 to 500 men in June 1-4. $225. aspect of prison ministry. the last three years. Father Thomas Keating 650 340-7474 www.mercy-center.org "It 's a movement of None of the active _9 B 2300 A d e l i n e D r i v e TBiP members who have been released have the Spirit that is talcing place — extending returned to prison , organizers there have the richness of contemplative prayer to Burlingame , CA 94010-5599 Mercy Center said. Prison recidivism figures normall y those society probabl y regards as the least likely to vary from 40 to 80 percent nationwide. The 9 a.m.-5 p.m.workshop will cost receive this $35. Participants are asked to bring a bag grace," he lunch. For registration information , call 650 told The 340-7474. Registration deadline is April 8. C a t h o l i c

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Pro-life unit event April 1 The annual United for Life Dinner,»an evening of solidarity for the pro-life community, will take place April 1 at San Francisco's United Irish Cultural Center. Featured speaker will be Archbishop William J. Levada. organization 's The Human Life Award will be presented to retired East Bay Michael businessman , Ronco, for his work with the Gabriel Project , an ecumenical outreach program to pregnant women. The evening also will mark the 30* anniversary of United for Life, which claims to be Northern California 's first pro-life group. The group was founded in 1970. For information about the dinner, call (415) 5672293.

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Christian numbers in Holy Land continue to dwindle By Dan Morris-Young

Historian David Silberklangpoints out a cattle car used by Nazis to transportJews to death camps in Poland. The car is now on display at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust museum, inJerusalem. PopeJohn Paul II is scheduled to visit the museum during his trip to the Holy Land. (CNS photo by Debbie Hill)

Holocaust: 'huge gouge' stays in Jewish psyche By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) the hall of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial where Pope John Paul II is expected to lay a /n wreath , an eternal flame nickel's over a low platform. Underneath the stone slab, ashes from the Auschwitz concentration camp lie buried. It is a Jewish tradition to light a candle on the anniversaryof the death of a loved one, and so the flame at Yad Vashem is lit permanently, since every day during the Holocaust a Jew was killed, said David Silberkl ang, histori an and chief editor of Yad Vashem Studies. Tire names of 3 million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis are registered in the museum's Hall of Names, but they will never be able to list all the 6 million killed , said Silberklang: Whole communities were wiped out with no one left to remember. Though the Jewish Holocaust was not the first attempted genocide, it is the one that has registered most strongly in the minds of people as a symbol of the evil of which people are capable, said Silberklang. Perhaps this is because American , British and Soviet soldiers were faced with horrific evidence when they liberated the camps, he said, or because of the tribunals that followed the Holocaust , or the fact that this systematic annihilation was undertaken by a supposedly "civilized" society in the middle of Europe. "The fact is that the Holocaust and the totality of Nazi crimes is what has shaken our confidence in Western society, " he said. Research has demonstrated that people are capable , in certain circumstances, of behaving viciously toward others, and Silberklang said this has been proven by current ethnic violence in Africa and Europe. Unfortunately, said Silberklang, it is clear by these ethnic clashes that the lessons of the Holocaust have not been learned . In the wake of these events, said Silberklang, the Pope's visit to Yad Vashem later this month takes on greater meaning. "The Pope has to take the lead to teach the world that we can't continue to do these things — something which we as humanity have somehow failed to do. We have clearly not learned from the past, and the Pope is one of the figures who can lead the way ... to assure that the kids walking around the world today won't grow up to do these things to others," he said. Although the Nazi "final solution " was created specifically for the Jews, the Nazis also put to deatii homosexuals and the mentally and physically handicapped and targeted Jehovah's Witnesses and Gypsies. In addition, the Nazis put to death priests and 100,000 mostly Catholic Polish citizens. More than 50 million people — soldiers as well as civilians — lost their lives during World War II. Pope John Paul was a seminarian in Poland during the Holocaust. He has often referred to this period when expressing his sympathy with the Jewish people. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic delegate in Jerusalem, said the Pope's visit to Yad Vashemwill be an important point of his pilgrimage. For Israelis the Holocaust is deeply entrenched in their psyche as a powerful symbol of the numerous persecutions Jews have suffered at the hands of the Christian world throughout the ages, said HOLOCAUST:page 17

rom priests and patriarchs to parishioners and school principals , Christians in the Holy Land are increasingly alarmed at the exodus of their own numbers. And, many of them say, Christians around the world are either unaware or indifferent to their plight. Words like' "abandoned" have shown up in recent speeches and interviews by Vatican officials , the bishop of Nazareth , the mayor of Bethlehem , Middle East scholars, and others. "Sometimes my impression is that our fellow Catholics in the Holy Land feel abandoned," Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran told members of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre meeting in New York marking the 50"1 anniversary of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine las! October HHHR' 1_M_ The Vatican secretary for relations with states pPi.5^ said the Holy See fears holy places could become "mere museums or tourists attractions" without an indigenous, worshipingChristian community to provide the dynamic aspect of faith. k BR HRW In a nutshell , the Holy Land Pope John Paul II will visit in coining days is populated by fewer than two Christians for every 100 persons who live there - down from about 13 per hundred less than a century ago. Some observers point out Christian numbers are so insignificant compared to the dominant Muslim and Jewish populations , that some educational and informational materials do not even mention them. Cities thai for generations were predominantl y Christian — such as Bethlehem , the birth place of Christ — have experienced population shifts that leave Christians in the minority. Prior to the establishment of Israel in 1948, Beth lehem was 95 percent Christian. The war and violence marking that 1948 event produced more than 750,000 Palestinian refugees — mostly Muslim — whose forced relocation altered demographics in some areas over night. A combination of refugee relocation and Christian emigration have contributed to Bethlehem 's population now standing at about 35 percent Christian . Bethlehem Mayor Hanna Nasser said Christians there often feel "abandoned and forgotten " by Christians in other parts of the world. "We have felt this way for a long time," he said, "and sometimes have the feeling that people don't care. " "These families need homes and work ," he stated, noting Bethlehem has a "high rate" of unemployment and that housing is scarce and veiy expensive. Lack of housing and employment opportunities , however, face both Muslim and Christian Palestinians across the Holy Land. Why then do Christians emigrate at a rate double or more than that of Muslims? A combination of factors, say church leaders and others. Top of the list, they note, is that Palestinian Christians often have the desire, means and contacts to emigrate as an outgrowth of their intense emphasis on education. Many have sought advanced education outside Israel or the West Bank. As a result they have marketable skills and professions as well as contacts , often family members, in other parts of the world. Painfully, however, church leaders point out that it is "the educated and the rich who go and it is the poor who must stay," in the words of Father Raed A. Abusahiia, chancellor of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem which encompasses the Holy Land. "And when they leave, they weaken those who stay," he added. "Unfortunately, I receive every day families who tell me they are considering emigrating to find a better future for their children ," Nazareth's Bishop Giacinto -Boulos Marcuzzo told Catholic San Francisco. He also stacks another factor on the emigration scale — political uncertainty. Embroiled in the still-simmering controversy over proposed construction of a Muslim mosque almost in the shadow of Nazareth 's famed Basilica of the Annunciation , Bishop Marcuzzo agrees with many other observers that Israeli approval of the mosque at that particular location — even after an Israeli court questioned its legality — sends an ominous message to Christians living within Israel. No matter how the issue is couched in international venues, he said, local Christians clearly understand approval of the mosque project as provocation and intimidation. Within Israel, 20 percent of the population is Arab (Palestinian). Three quarte ts of that number are Muslim. Thus, said Bishop Marcuzzo and others, there is a temptation for Israeli politicians to pander to Muslim as a "swing" vote, at times

seeking to drive a wedge between Christian and Muslim Arabs who have a history of harmonic relations. "We are the same people with the same culture , the same language , the same history," the Nazareth bishop underscored. Latin Patriarchate Chancellor Father Abusahiia agrees. "The Nazareth problem has made things worse," he told Catholic San Francisco, for the Christian Palestinian minority "who already fear persecution." In Jerusalem before 1948 there were as many as 30,000 Christians . However, Father Abusahiia said,"Today there should be 50, 000, but there are only about 10,000" a large number of whom are church emp loyees or clergy. Yet, he stressed, "our presence here is not a matter of numbers. We are the successors to the Apostles, and each of us has his own identity and dignity. We should

Palestinianmen walk a muddy street in the camp. Some 10,000 refugees live in the compound that measures less than a half square mile. PopeJohn Paul II is to stop there during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Lack of accessto land and lack of economic opportunity are key elements behind emigration of Christians from the Holy Land CNS PHOTO BY DEBBIE HILL

Huda Salameh, 70, cooks a meat with her granddaughter, Lara, on the floor of their tiny house at the Dehiyshe Refugee Camp just outsideBethlehem. Salameh has lived in the camp since 1948.

Papal Pilgrimage not be seen as a minority so much as an integral part of this land and of its history. " The principal of the Christian Brothers' school in Bethlehem (Freres School), Fuad Giacamar, echoed Father Abusahiia only in more blunt language and with a challenge. "I would like to tell my brothers and sisters in the West, 'Come on, wake up, '" the educator said. "You are members also of the Church of Jerusalem and Bethlehem and we need your help. You would not be Christians if it were not for us." He called for "spiritual , educational and economic support" from Western Christians without which, he said, the Christian exodus will continue. The Latin Patriarchate has backed programs to address the critical housing shortage, including projects on land it owns or controls, Father Abusahiia pointed out. He lauded efforts by Catholic Relief Services, Caritas International , the Pontifical Mission and other organizations for investments in "trying to create new job opportunities and self-sustaining" programs to help anchor Christian residents. In a Kcmtjemsalem Post story, Anglican Bishop Riah Abu Assal called the Christian exit "a heartbreaking issue." He said that at a recent funeral "there were not enough Christian young people to carry the casket. We had to go outside and ask some Muslims to help." Last year he helped set up an American-style school for children of Christian families who return to Israel, the Post reported. It has about two dozen students. Some church leaders, Latin Rite PatriarchMichel Sabbah among them, accuse the Israeli government of policies aimed at pushing Christians out of the Holy Land. "A serious source of worry for us is the dwindling number of Christians in Jerusalem, arising not only from emigration, but rather from a forced emigration ," Patriarch Sabbah stated in his Easter message last year. "It is an unjust law which decrees that the withdrawal of Identity Cards from Palestinian residents of Jerusalem who are or were away from Jerusalem for any reason, jobs or housing difficulties, and thus depriving them from their right to return to their city. "The number of Christians in Jerusalem is already scarce around the holy places. With this measure it becomes scarcer. " Israel has a complex comp ilation of travel restrictionsand requirements for nonJewish and non-tourist populations, in particular Arab citizens, th at tightly controls their movement.While the averagetourist might come into contact with these at military checkpoints, Palestinian and Israeli Muslimsand Christians encounter them daily and in detail. EMGMllON:page 17

This map indicates stops Pope John Paul II will make during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land March 20-26. His first stop is Amman, Jordan.

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I Prayer of f o rgiveness

"Brothers and sisters, let us turn with trust to God our Father, who is merciful and compassionate , slow to anger, great in love and f i d e li| ¦ and ask him to accept the repentance of his people who humbly conty, fess their sins , and to grant them mercy." "Let us pray that our confession and repentance will be inspired by the Holy Sp irit, that our sorrow will be conscious and deep, and that, humbly viewing the sins of the past in an authentic 'purif ication of memory,' we will be committed to the path of true conversion .'' What the pervasive secular media and thus popular parlance is calling the "Pope 's apology " for the past sins of the Catholic Church actually is an extraordinary prayer to God, our Creator, in which we, the people of the Church , ask forgiveness for our sins - as well as the sins of the members of the Church who have gone before us - and also ask that we may bear true witness to God before all men and women. In St. Peter 's Basilica in Rome on the first Sunday of Lent in the Great Jubilee Year 2000, a brief but profound prayer was expressed by Pope John Paul II , five cardinals and two archbishops on behalf of all members of the universal Catholic Church. It is particularly noteworthy that this "request for pardon " was not simply a statement or document issued by the Vatican. Rather,' this genuine message of contrition and conversion was interwoven into the celebration of the Eucharist - thus making the request for pardon a living prayer. Tndeed, the request for pardon draws upon the defining characteristic of the Catholic Church - a belief in the mercy and forgiveness of God. More closely, the request for pardon resonates well with an important theme of the Great Jubilee - "Open Wide the Doors to Christ ." Opening our hearts to Christ onl y can take place if we have an examination of conscience, an admission of sins , and a plea for God's mercy and forgiveness - which makes possible our conversion, purification and reconciliation. The brief prayer of "request for pardon ," which was part of the Lenten liturgy at the Vatican last Sunday, March 12, runs just over 1,200 words. Yet it would be difficult to overstate the importance and impact of this message. Press reports indicate that the vast majority of commentators inside and outside of the Church view the request for pardon as an historic step - an act of great courage , faith and promise. It is a message that bears study and consideration and one that seems intended to prepare the ground for the new millennium. But other observers and commentators, thankfully fewer in number, temper their praise with criticism - largely because of a misunderstanding of the intent and content of the request for pardon prayer. For examp le, while the prayer contains a confession of sins against the people of Israel , some Jewish leaders say a specific reference to the Holocaust should have been made. The prayer does not purport to be a list of transgressions committed by members of the Catholic Church , past and present. It is a reflection on the sad fact that some members of the Church have shown disobedience to God and inconsistency with the faith. We should resist any tendency to respond to such criticism with rancor. Such a response simply would negate the holy purpose and intended progress of the request for pardon. We also have to face the limitations of individuals and various media in making sense of a very simple act - asking God for forgiveness - in the complex context of a 2,000-year history of the Church. These limited perspectives may have reached a peak in absurdity in the example of a television anchor who summed up criticism of "the Pope 's apology" by asking the question, "When will the Catholic Church apologize for its position on abortion and homosexuality?" Even more responsible commentators and media lose sight of the difference between fundamental beliefs of the Church and the purpose of the request for pardon for errors and sins of members of the Church. A San Francisco Chronicle editorial praises the Church's message of atonement, but goes on to question whether the Pope now will "institute meaningful changes in Church doctrine and practices." The request for pardon is not part of a trendy movement. Nor is it a politically correct listing of every offense for which various groups may think that the Church is guilty. The request for pardon prayer uttered at St. Peter 's Basilica last Sunday is a profoundly religious act, in which we acknowledge that all sin is personal , "even though it wounds the entire Church." The acknowledgement of our sins as human beings is the first Step to conversion and reconciliation - which are the themes of the Lenten season and fundamental teaching of the Catholic Church. All of us, as members of the Catholic Church, join in prayer to God with the words uttered by Pope John Paul II, "We forgive and we ask forgiveness." MEH

Great experience

I would like to thank everyone who has called me and discussed their recollections and those who partici pated in the survey research for my dissertation on the Catholic Interracial Councils of the Bay Area. I am returning to the East Coast to start the writing process, and I would like to say what a great experience it has been living here and working with all of you. My special thanks go the the Chancery Archives and its staff who have given me. so much hel p and encouragement, and to the Catholic San Francisco for providing a foru m for my research. I hope my work will be a credit to all of your efforts, and I will keep in touch about its progress. Thanks again , and best wishes to everyone for a hol y Lent and joyous Easter. Clay O'Dell San Francisco ¦

f alse dichotomy

Many claim, as in Father Gerald Coleman's Feb. 25 "guest commentary" that Proposition 22 does not discriminate against gays. Of course the word discrimination in some uses is a synonym for an irrational desire to perpetrate injustice rather than with exercising reasoned judgment. So it is not surprising to see woolly abstract thinking and renunciation of anything "discriminatory". Surely the question is whether in discriminating we should be for or against, as in the case of marriage, public recognition of homosexual unions. Father Coleman rightly says "The biblical condemnation...should not be translated as a condemnation of homosexual people." Indeed as Catholics we must love our brothers J and sisters. However he goes on to say homosexual unions should be given " rights, respect, and protection." This abstract concept of public ^ recognition will be seen to produce ^ injury and injustice in practice. Imagine a pastor who desires to follow Father Coleman 's prescription, and still be faithful to the Catechism . Imagine this pastor seeking such coup les to , honor them in the community and that two couples present themselves: 1. First there is Joe and Pat. They made a purposeful decision to live together on economic and compatibility of interests considerations. (They like specialty beers and date two sisters nearby). The pastor finds nothing "intrinsicall y disordered" in their relationship. 2. Bill and Mike live t ogether and a component of their relationsh ip is a tremendous desire for genital activity that could have terrible consequences here and hereafter. They did not choose these desires and understand they are called to chastity (CCC 2359). Would it be pastoral to celebrate their union? Those who would create a false

dichotomy of civil morals and religiqus morals will say : "These are only reli gious considerations; our Republic says there shall be no laws with respect to reli gion; keep your reli gion out of my life!" Father Coleman hints that this may be his view. He says, "I see no moral reason why civil law...." The truth is, by (he organizing principle of civil government , all of us — secularists , Catholics and oth ers — must work for morally acceptable civil statutes. Will civil recognition of such unions , and the concomitant separations , etc., lead to good for society and the Republic? Will it indeed "foster respect , compassion " and so on for our homosexual sisters and brothers ? If the answer is no, we must work for civil law which would discriminate against recognition of overt, harmful behaviors . Dominic Colvert San Mateo |

'System' needed?

I am a fifth-generation San Franciscan and alumnus of St. Brendan Elementary and Archbishop Riordan High School. I have just completed reading your Feb. 18 issue and would like to share some thoughts. Concerning George Weigel's article , "Monster of the Century," I believe he carefull y avoided an important point. In arguing the relative faults of communism versus socialism, Mr. Weigel did well to identify Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin as competitors in a character depravity contest. Political or social systems that are inherentl y flawed allow opportunity to the immoral opportunist. Most criticall y, the absence of accountability to their constituents allows those individuals to germinate in a protected environment until they have reached their greatest potential of destructiveness. Such is the case with the Catholic Church today. 1 The inherent flaw in the system of Catholic reli gious society becomes apparent when a degeneration of moral character in Catholic priests and bishops encounters the opportunities presented by control and dissemination of morality. A "catch 22"? Hardly. Simply an example of Marx 's thesis that knowledge (or the appearance of knowledge) is power, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Catholic Church needs to eliminate the incentive for the immoral opportunist to succeed in exploiting Catholicism's inherent flaws: Discourage those who quest for power by eliminating the Catholic aristocratic bureaucracy. Eliminate the temptation for embezzlement by requiring Catholic priests to work at a private or public sector job to support his parish' s and his ' own financial needs. Encourage Catholic priests to marry and raise families. Require Catholic priests to sign a legal contract that allows them license to teach the Scriptures but prohibits them from participating in political activities. I wonder if Mr. Weigel shares my " opinion. Henry Robert Brett, 4th San Mateo

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I am told that a popular talk-show host on March 5 advised his listeners that, in view of the arrest of a well- known priest, they should consider negatively giving money to the Archbishop 's Annual Appeal. He said, I understand , that we would all know where such money would be going, and that we had no way of restricting it. I have heard a number of other people express similar sentiments. LETTERS, page 17

Priest arrested

Op en letter from Archbishop Levada to seminary community

Following is an open letter sent March 10 from Archbishop William J. Levada to the "St. Patrick Seminary Community " as well as to bishops , vocation directors , trustees , regents , alumni , and benefactors of the seminary. Arrested March 2 , Father Carl Schipper was scheduled for arra ignment yesterday in San Jose. Dear Friends in Christ , You are no doubt aware of the March 2 news release from the Archdiocese of San Francisco which indicates that Father Carl A. Schipper, a faculty member and academic dean at St. Patrick Seminary has been "arrested on charges apparentl y related to child pornograp hy and sexual abuse " and "possible charges relating to child sexual abuse and solicitation of sex with minors using the Internet." Seminary President/Rector Father (Gerald) Coleman has spoken at length with Father Schipper, and has assured me that Father Schi pper 's actions never involved his responsibilities at the seminary or any seminarians. We are all greatl y saddened by the breach of trust and priestly responsibility these actions by Father Schipper represent. The entire seminary community, in which I count myself as Chancellor and "First Superior " in the Sul pician tradition , will now commit ourselves anew to beg almighty God to strengthen us with renewed grace, so that this devastating occurrence may

not harm the precious work of the formation of holy and well-prepared priests for the service of God' s peop le. In order to assist us in dealing with this critical event , I have authorized the following steps: 1.Father Coleman has ended his sabbatical and returned to the seminary as President/Rector over the weekend of March 11. I would like to thank Father James Oberle for his excellent leadershi p during Father Coleman 's absence this past year. 2.Falher Coleman will meet individuall y with every student , faculty and staff person to criticall y and specificall y face the personal emotions and attitudes of every member of the community. Special care will be given lo Father Schi pper 's former spiritual directees and advisees. 3.The seminary administration will develop a policy for faculty and student handbooks regarding inappropriate behavior on the Internet. 4The seminary will look into ways of training its spiritual directors and advisors to address issues of Internet chat rooms , pornography, etc. 5.1 will meet with the seminary faculty and student body to review with them the impact of this situation , and to monitor and address ongoing concerns. Please know of my gratitude for your support of the seminary. Father Coleman and seminary personnel stand ready to be of any assistance to you that might be

necessary. At this critical time I ask you to continue to pray for the blessing of Jesus Christ , our faithfu l hi gh Priest, on all at St. Patrick Seminary. Sincerely yours in Christ ,

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The Archbasilica of the Divine Savior (St. J ohn Lateran)

Father Milton T. Walsh V V hen we think of the center of the Roman Catholic Church today, the image which comes to mind is St. Peter 's and the Vatican. This church , venerable as a shrine over the tomb of the Prince of the Apostles, is not , however, the princi pal church in Rome. That distinction goes to the church popularly called St. John Lateran, which is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome. While less familiar to us , the Lateran has a fascinating history. In ancient Roman times it was the site of the home of the Laterani family. Nero took over the Lateran estate when the famil y was imp licated in an uprising, and it became imperial property. Here was born the Emperor Marcus Aurelius , and near the palace were located the barracks of the imperial horse guards. When Constantine won the decisive victory at the Milvian Brid ge over his rival Maxentius , he confiscated the Lateran property and razed the barracks of the imperial horse guards (who evidentl y had backed the wrong imperial horse!). Constantine gave this property to the leader of the Christian community in Rome as a residence. From that day onward , the Lateran was the official center of the Church in Rome. Very soon a basilica , baptistery, and residence were built . The cathedral was named in honor of the Divine Savior, and was so lavishly decorated that Gregory the Great referred to it as "the Golden Basilica ". For a thousand years , the Lateran was the center of Western Christendom , and it is still the cathedral and principal church of Rome. Over the centuries , the Basilica of the Savior has experienced death and rebirth many times. Looted by vandals and damaged by earthquake in the fifth century,

it was restored by Leo the Great. In the eighth century it was ransacked again b y Saracens. It was again restored , and given the secondary title of "St. John " after an adjacent Benedictine monastery. In the year 896, it was almost completely destroyed in an earth quake . As the medieval papacy grew in influence, the Roman cathedra l enjoyed new presti ge. Here were held five General Councils , and a Crusade proclaimed; here popes and anti-popes , emperors and would-be emperors were crowned. Innocent III, who is buried in the Lateran , received St. Francis here, and there is a legend that Francis and Dominic met here. (There is another legend that as the Poverello surveyed the magnificence of the basilica, the Pope said , "Peter no longer need say, 'Silver and gold I have not '". "Nor," Francis replied, "Can he say, 'Stand up and walk'!")

The work of rebuilding Rome continued , and the "Mother and Head of all the Churches of the City and of the World" had its share of restoration . For the Holy Year of 1650 pil grims viewed for the first time the "modernized" baroque interior by Borromini , who also placed the doors from the ancient Roman Senate House in the main entrance. In 1736, the Lateran received a new facade, and in 1878 Pope Leo XIII had the apse of the bui lding enlarged. Its palace was the site chosen for the si gning of an agreement between the Hol y See and the Italian government in 1929, creating Vatican City State as an independ ent political entity. A few years ago, part of the transept of the Basilica was damaged b y a bomb planted by the Mafia to register its disp leasure with the Bishop of Rome. For over 16 centuries Rome's Basilica of the Savior

St. J ohn Lateran is, with all its dark and lig ht features, an image of the Christian community and of each of us...

In the Lateran today is a fresco by Giotto of Boniface VIII proclaiming the Hol y Year of 1300 from this spot — as it turn s out , the first Hol y Year, though Boniface himself thought his predecessor had declared one a century before . On the heels of the "muscular papacy " of Boniface came the long winter of the Avignon "Babylonian Captivity ". With the pope gone from the city, churches — and especially the cathedra l — fell into disrepair. The Lateran was rav aged by fire in 1308 and again in 1360; but with the bishop gone, there was little done to restore the building. In 1420 Martin V returned to Rome, and he set about repairing the Roman churches. The Lateran was in such deplorable condition that the pope took up residence across town next to St. Peter 's. His decision to move had a profound effect on the prestige of the church; thenceforth "the Vatican", not "the Lateran " would be in the popular mind the center of Roman Catholicism.

has been a stage for the pageant of Christian life. Its episcopal chair has been occupied by saints, scoundrels, scholars — and some men who were a little bit of each. It has been the destination of pious pil grims and the prize of plotting politicians . Along with these momentous events, this church has been the locale for the daily life of the worshi ping community, its baptistery perhaps the oldest in continuous use in the worl d , its residence once again the diocesan offices for the Bishop of Rome. St. John Lateran is, with all its dark and light features, an image of the Christian community and of each of us ¦ — embod ying pride and humiliation , the mixed motives of the human heart , the desire to capture here on earth some of the beauty of divine realities. Its story is our story.

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

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Abandoned Christ: A Lenten reflection quent exponent of yet another sp iritual experience of passes , we come to learn our "lowliness and misery," as St. John of the Cross puts it. We learn not to trust in the the desert , or, as she puts it , of "Jesus forsaken." This is , at first blush , surprising , the Focolare self-satisfaction we can experience in thinking ourMovement is known throug hout the world for its joy ful- selves , ri ghtl y enoug h, beloved of God. We learn to trust ness, for the famous Focolare smile. I once asked Chiara in God' s grace alone. To enter the desert is to beg in to walk the Way of the Lubich about this seeming contradiction , and her For it was on the cross that Jesus experienced the she said , Cross. response was telling. When we are suffering, when we are burdened by a sense of sin or troubled by fullness of abandonment — a mission that seemed to our failures , we oug ht not flee from our personal desert . have failed; friends who had proven themselves faithRather , we should say to Christ in our hearts , "This is less; a God to whom he cried out , "Why have you abandoned me?" Here is Jesus abandoned , living the fullness what I want; I want you , Lord , abandoned. " of the world' s estrangement from Then , Miss Lubich suggested , God and experiencing the emptithe suffering lifts. For the aban ness of the world's sense of selfdoned Jesus is also the risen Lord , sufficiency. and our encounter with the gloriIn his suffering abandonment , fied Christ , precisel y through an Jesus is united with all of humaniexperience of His abandonment , is ty, according to Chiara Lubich. In the source of true Christian joy. In his abandonment and God-fora profound paradox of the spiritusakenness , Jesus not only took al life , the desert is the place ' upon Himself the sins of those where we are prepared to smile. First , thoug h, we must learn the deep spiritual truth who believe , but think themselves somehow self-suffiof abandonment. Lent beg ins with Jesus in the desert . cient. He also "married atheism," Miss Lubich told me, But Lenten solitude reaches its most dramatic intensity taking upon Himself the experience of those who do not on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, when we meet Jesus believe and thus live utterl y alone , adrift in a cosmos abandoned on the cross and abandoned in the tomb. devoid of meaning. The desert prepares us for this encounter. In the On Easter Sunday, we celebrate God's vindication of desert , we are prepared for the truth that Jesus reall y the comp lete self-surrender of His Son. The resurrecdied , just as we will die. In the desert, we learn that tion reconstitutes the entire relationshi p between God Jesus , who lived in solidarity with every man and and the world. But first comes the desert. Easter is what woman of every time and place, also dies in a similar the desert is for. Learning that is what Lent is for. solidarity: for all men and women die. All of us are born , and live , in our own tomb. The desert prepares us for this truth . The desert is where we learn our complete and utter George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and insufficiency in the matter of our salvation. In the experience of dryness throug h which every Christian soul Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C

The desert is where we learn our comp lete and utter insufficiency in the

George Weigel J__-very year, the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent recounts the story of Jesus ' 40 days of solitude in the Judean wilderness — an exceptionall y stark p lace , if haunting ly beautiful in its emptiness. To meditate on this Gospel story at the beginning of Lent — to put oneself into the desert with the Lord — is to face a question. What is the desert for? What is the p lace of solitude , of dryness , in the spiritual life? The "desert " has been a privileged place of Christian reflection for centuries . The father of Christian monasticism , St. Anthony of Egypt (c. 251-356), withdrew into the desert of Lower Egypt to deepen his conversation with the Lord. St. John of the Cross was the great Carmelite theolog ian of a different form of desert spirituality, reflecting on the "dark night of the soul" as the passageway from meditation to contemplation. In outown time, the Italian mystic Chiara Lubich , founder of the Focolare Movement , has been a particularl y elo-

matter of our salvation.

How are the Sunday Mass readings determined? C^. / have been struck by the prayerful coherence of the three Scripture readings at the Sunday liturgies and especiall y appreciate when the homilist shows how they illuminate each other. I know the readings come in three-year cycles , but would like to know how they are selected , who does the selecting , and when this all began. When I was growing up, as I recall , the same Sunday passages were read every year. Are these readings fixed or can they be altered if the priest wants to use others ? (New York) A. At Vatican Council II, inr the Constitution on the Sacred y "^ Liturgy (1963), the bishops of the world ordered that a more / lavish table of the word of God W, be spread before the faithful , that ^^g the treasures of the Bible be opened up more widel y and that a more representative part of the Scripture s be read over a prescribed number of years (No. 51). The Lectionary for Mass is the result of that request. First comp leted in 1969, some expansions and slight revisions were added later. In spite of its inevitable limitations , the Lectionary trul y is , as you indicate, a remarkable achievement. Under the ausp ices of the Vatican congregation responsible for the Church 's worship and sacraments, a group of experts in scriptural exegesis, liturgy, catechetics and pastoral theology from all parts of the world worked on the task for several years. They first refined the principles which would guide the choice of readings and then assembled the list of texts itself. The Order of Readings is the result of their combined effort. Underlying the entire effort , of course, is the Church's ancient belief that the celebration of Mass — hearing God's word and offering and receiving the Eucharist — is one single act of worship. In both of these elements Christ is present as He carries on the work of salvation , makes our human famil y hol y and

offers perfect worship to the Father. Somewhere along the line much of that vision got lost. As with the rest of us older Catholics , you obviously are one who remembers when what we now call the Liturgy of the Word was still considered a negligible , even unnecessary, part of the Mass. Today we have returned again to acknowled ge liturgicall y the one presence of Christ , who both speaks to us when the Scriptures are proclaimed and who is sacramentall y with us above all in the Eucharist. As you note , the Sunday readings are arranged in a three-year cycle (A (A,, B and C). Most of us know from experience that the Bible texts during Advent , Lent and Easter harmonize with the character and themes of those seasons. During the rest of the , year (Ordinary Time), the Gospel passages are predominantl y from Matthew (A), Mark (B) and Luke (C). Not many Catholics , I believe , realize that when the Scripture passages for each year were chosen, a particular effort was made to reflect the unique theological and stylistic characteristics of that particular synoptic Gospel. One can , for example, learn much about the "feel " of Matthew by being sensitive to the Gospel texts in the A cycle.The same is true for Mark and Luke in their years, as well as for John in the many texts from that Gospel during Lent and Easter. The first reading, most of the year from the Old Testament, usuall y is chosen because of some relationship to the other readings , especially to the Gospel of the day. Obviousl y the entire Bible cannot be covered in three years, so some large sections must be omitted. But the Church is concerned that "difficult " texts not be easil y passed over.

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Father John Dietzen

Some profound literary or interpretative difficulties arise from the texts themselves. But there is "no justification ," according to the rules of the Lectionary, "for concealing from the faithfu l the spiritual riches of certain texts on the grounds of difficulty if the problem arises from the inadequacy either of the relig ious education that every Christian should have or of the biblical formation that every pastor of souls should have " (Introduction to the Lectionary for Mass, Art. 76). This hel ps to explain that , while considerable flexibility in readings is possible on other occasions , such options are very rare on Sunday s and major feasts so as not to blur the character of the season , the sequence of readings or the message from a particular book of the Bible. All these princi ples of liturg ical theology and practice as they relate to the word of God are developed more at length in the Lectionary Introduction. (Questions for Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria , 1L 6165L This column is copyri g hted by 'Catholic News Service.)

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Transfiguration: allowing God to 'get to us' As a former faculty member and princi pal of Marin Catholic Hi gh School , I rejoiced to see studetns who knew they were both lovable and loved. They were constantl y changing before my eyes. Unthreatened by new information , situations , or persons , they happily adjusted and made their own contributions to groups and projects. When they had chosen a marriage partner and we prepared for their marriage liturgy, the transformation in them was even more evident. Something, the Scri pture chosen for this Sunday 's Liturgy of the Word maintains , had happened to them and does to us as God's love transfi gures us. If any transfiguration is to occur in us, we must allow God's love for us to get to us. Scripture can only hint at the nature of this love. Genesis shows Abraham willing to sacrifice his son Isaac ("your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love") and receiving him back from a God who does not desire human sacrifice and the senseless killing of children. It is critical, however, that we hear the story in the li ght of God 's dealing with us: what He stopped Abraham from doing He did with His only Son for us. So much in love with us is He that He withholds nothing from us, bestows all He has. When we open up to this love and welcome it , we feel a new freedom surg ing in us and can sing Psalm 116, "You have loosed my bonds. To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving, and I will call upon the name of the Lord ." Romans drives the point home with penetrating eloquence; which can easily be missed. A non-biblical piety pictures God as angry with us and Jesus as the stem judge , both of whom need intercessors on our behalf to avert their rage. Romans states clearly that the only ones who have authority to condemn us are totally on our side: "If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but handed Him over for us all , how will He not also give as everything else along with Him?" Punch number one! "Who will bring a

Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 22:1-2, 98,10-13, 15-18; Psalm 116; Romans 8:3 1b-34; Mark 9:2-10

Father David M. Pettingill charge against God 's chosen ones? It is God who acquits us, who will condemn? Christ Jesus it is who died—or, rather, was raised—who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us." Punch number two! Knocked "silly" by Paul's insight , can we not see ourselves as lovable and loved! When Mark takes us "up a high mountain " to experience the transfiguration that is becoming our own , he contrasts Jesus ' experience with that of His predecessors and the reaction of His disci p les then with their new reaction later on. Moses and Elijah had both experienced the glory of God transforming them on a mountain and renewing them for their ministry (Exodus 34:28 and I Kings 19:8). Here, however, they may converse with Jesus, but disappear as the voice from the cloud proclaims , '"This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him.' Suddenly looking around , they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them."

In Jesus, we have the unique revelation of God's glory wanting to envelop us. We have Jesus previewed as "Son of Man" (Daniel 7), who will triump h in revealing God 's love only by dying on a cross! "As they were coming down the mountain , He charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead." Notice too the disciples' reactions. Peter has no trouble enjoying the glory of the Son of Man; he wants to move in and unpack: "Rabbi , it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." This was the Peter who a few verses before was most uncomfortable with the way the Son of Man would come to glory: "Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things , and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes , and be killed , and after three days rise again . And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him." Like the disciples, we may wonder "what rising from the dead" meant. When we allow that love to envelop us, we know: the vindicated self-donation of God and Jesus; a community moved by the Spirit of this love whom we allow to get to us; participation in this love which moves us , so lovable and loved , to reach out with love. Our very radiance commends us.

Father Da vid Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Following Lent's path to water, light and life

As announced a few weeks ago in the Catholic San Francisco, Archbish op Levada presided over the Rite of Election at St. Mary 's Cathedra l on March 12, the first Sunday of Lent; 238 catechumens from 56 parishes participated in this annual celebration marking a transition into the final stage of our preparation for their baptism at the Easter Vi gil. This final stage of preparation , called the "Period of Purification and Enli ghtenment ," is more commonly known as Lent. While everyone knows that Lent is a time of penance and conversion, it still surprises many Catholics to find that this season belongs to the "elect" in a particular way and that we are to join them in repentance for the sake of new life. In the 56 parishes that have elect to be baptized this year, the liturgy of Lent will present their experience of conversion as a model for us. On the third , fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent , the liturgy will call upon God to cleanse us along with the catechumens , to enlighten us along with them and to give us new life with them. The Lenten Scrutinies While Lent might look different with its purple vestments and visual simplicity, the basic structure of the Lenten liturgy is not reall y so different from the other sea¦ sons of the year. At most you should recognize the absence of certain festive elements like the Gloria and the Alleluia. What does distinguish the Sunday liturgies of Lent is the presence of certain rituals called Scru tinies. While the word "scrutiny " might sound like a test or investigation, a scrutiny is actuall y a prayer of intercession for the elect as they prepare for baptism and an expression of our support for them. The three Lenten scrutinies normally take place during Sunday Mass on the third , fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent in parishes with adults to be baptized at Easter. Each scrutiny focuses upon a different aspect of conversion based on three life-changing encounters with Jesus from the Gospel of St. John in the Lectionary for Year A: the Samaritan woman at the well, the healing of the man bom blind and the raising of Lazarus from the dead. (Even in years B and C, we use these readings when there are elect in the parish.) Water, light and life of faith Each of these stories appears three times during its given Sunday Mass. First, it is proclaimed in the Gospel.

only makes sense in the context of real lives and real stories of conversion. Make a point to find out if and when the scrutinies are to be celebrated in your parish. Celebrate what God is doing in your life and in the lives of your parish elect in Christ who is living water, light and life. Father John Talesfore directs the Office of Worship

Father Damien feast April 15 Father John Talesfore Next, it forms the basis of the intercessions we make for the elect in the scrutiny immediatel y following the homily. Finally, it provides the focus of the preface to the eucharistic prayer. For example, on the third Sunday of Lent when the Gospel of the woman at the well is proclaimed , the scrutiny speaks of the elects ' thirst for living water and praises Jesus as the fountain we thirst for. In a similar way, the eucharistic preface begins our prayer of praise and thanksgiving with the words: "When he asked the woman of Samaria for water to drink , Christ had already prepared for her the gift of faith . In his thirst to receive her faith he awakened in her the fire of your love." Thus we pray for the elect and for ourselves that, like the Samaritan woman, we may come to recognize Jesus as the one who alone can quench our deepest thirst. As we hunger and thirst for many things like happiness or success, may we realize that in thirsting for God alone we will receive the fulfillment of all our longings. Likewise, on the next Sunday we are challenged by the story of the man born blind to open our eyes to the wider dimensions of what we celebrate in faith. On the following Sunday we are called to a deeper life in faith by the story of Lazarus being raised from the tomb. If you think this sounds a bit abstract , you're right. It

On Dec. 20 Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, confirmed the 1999 decision of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops to place Blessed Damien Joseph de Veuster on the U.S.A. National Calendar. The feast of "Father Damien," who dedicated himself to a life of ministry among the lepers of Molokai , is to be included in the calendar for dioceses of the United States on April 15 with the rank of an optional memorial. The following prayer confirmed by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments may be used at such Masses: Father of Mercy, in Blessed Damien ' you have given a shining witness of love for the poorest and most abandoned. Grant that, by his intercession, as faithful witness of the heart of your Son Jesus, we toomay be servantsof the most needy and rejected. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Sp irit, One God,for ever and ever. This year, the optional memorial may be observed on the Saturday before Passion Sunday. The Prayer over the Gifts, the Preface and the Prayer after Communion may be taken from the Common of Pastors. Likewise scriptural readings may be taken from tire Common of Pastors in the LectionanforMass, numbers 719 -724.

Taize Prayer Around the Cross 3rd Tues. at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280. 1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant , SF. Call (415) 288-3809. 3rd Thurs. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , facilitated by Sister Toni Longo. Call (650) 325-5614.

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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.

Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester , ordaining prelate. Call (415) 647-2704.

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

March 31-April 2: "Catholic Family Life 2000" at the St. Mary's Cathedral with an outstanding lineup of speakers . Call Office of Marriage and Family Life (415) 565-3680.

Vocations March 31-April 2; "Pray All Ways" This retreat is open to all seekers who know that prayer is the deepest call of the human heart. The Sisters of the Presentation invite you to explore various ways to pray at Presentation Center, Los Gatos in the Santa Cruz mountains. Experience contemplation , silent meditation , praying with Scripture , nature , the cosmic walk prayer, centering prayer. Open to women 22-45. No fee. Donations only. Please RSVP to Sister Monica Miller, PBVM at (415) 751-0406 , ext. 22 or mmiller@ pbvmsf.ora by March 20.

Social Justice/Advocacy of the k March 24: 20th annual commemoration

assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero at Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th and Dolores St. , SF, at 6:30 p.m. Call (415) 701-1221.

Consolation Ministry Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by Catholic Charities and Mid-Peninsula Hospice. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. Ongoing Sessions: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish at the Parish Center, Fulton and James St., Redwood City, Thurs., 6-7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802. 1st Mon. at 7:30 p.m. and 1st Thurs. at 9:30 a.m., Our Lady of Angels St. Francis Room/Upper Hall, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame. Call Consolation Minister Sarah DiMare at (650) 697-7582. St. Gabriel Parish, 40th Ave. and lllloa, SF; 1st & 3rd Tues., 7-9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 5647882. 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) 4791560. For Parents Who Have Lost a Child: Our Lady of Angels Parish , 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 2nd Mon. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Children/Teen Groups: Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. "Compassionate Friends," a non-profit organization offering friendship and support to families who have experienced the death of a child, meet on 2nd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF. Call Marianne Lino at (415) 892-7969.

Young Adults You may contact the Young Adult Ministry office of theArchdioceseby phone at (4 15) 565-3629;by e-mail at mjansen@sfysm.org or christineop@styam.org; or visit the ministry's website at wnw.sfyam.org. Unless other wise noted contact the Young Adult Office for additional information about the following activities. March 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". March 26: "At Peace with our Families and Friends" facilitated by well known family life mentors Peg and Ed Gleason; April 2: "At Peace with Our World" with Father David Pettingill, 7:30 - 9 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Steiner and Green St., SF 7:30-9 p.m. March 30: "Making the Bible Come Alive: A Catholic Approach to Scripture" with Msgr. Warre n Holleran; April 6: "Developing Your Friendship with Christ" with Carmelite Father Christopher LaRocca at St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., SF 7:30-9 p.m. The date for Fall Fest 2000, the largest Young Aduit 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.

Prayer/Devotions March 19: Memorial Mass for Marianist Brother Maurice Miller, former principal, Archbishop Riordan High School at the school, 175 Phelan Ave., SF 11 a.m. Call (415) 586-9179. March 25: Franciscan Brother Garrett M. Galvin will be ordained to the priesthood at St. Anthony Church, 3215 Cesar Chavez St., SF, at 10 a.m. SF

Family Life/Respect Life

March 26: "Jubilee Year Celebration of Life " at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF, beginning at 8:30a.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. Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption and Foster Care Program is looking for prospective adopting families for children. Attend a free information meeting on the first Thurs. of every month at 7 p.m. at 814 Mission St., 5th floor, SF or on the second Tuesday at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo. Call (415) 844-4781 . Introductory sessions of Seton Medical Center 's Natural Family Planning program will be held through this fall,. The office also offers educational programs for youth on topics including the changes that occur during puberty and the responsibility of relationships. Health educators are also available to speak about NFP, infertility, adolescent sexuality, preparing for pregnancy, perinatal loss and drug abuse in pregnancy. Call (650) 301-8896. Rotrouvaillo , a program for troubled marriages , has upcoming weekends. Separated or near divorced couples are encouraged to attend. Call Lolette or Tony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

Single, Divorced, Separated Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639. For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese, call (415) 273-5521. New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Lectures/ Classes/Exhibits March 18, 25: Free tax assistance at SE campus, City College of SF in English, Spanish and Cantonese. Especially for low income persons interested in the Earned Income , Elderly and Disabled credits . Call (415) 550-4353. March 18: "Deepening Participation Through Ministry," a Deanery 5 workshop for lectors , eucharistic, music and hospitality ministers , at St. Anthony Church, SF. Presenters include Sister Sharon McMillan and Father Peter Sammon. Call (415) 621-2223. March 21: Father Milton Walsh offers Lenten reflections on "Jesus - Why did he die?" at 10 a.m. in the St. Mary Cathedral Conference Center, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF concluding with Mass in the Cathedral at 12:10 a.m. Consider making your Holy Year Pilgrimage to the Cathedral on this day. Bring your lunch. Pastries and beverages provided. Cat) (415) 567-2020, ext. 207. Sponsored by the Cathedral's Docent Program. March 22: Jesuit Father William O'Neill of his community 's school of theology in Berkeley will present "Forgive Us Our Debt: The Ethics of Jubilee" at St. Patrick Seminary, 320 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park at 1:30 in the school's Fenn Hall. Call (650) 325-5621.

San Mateo County Auxiliary, 11 a.m. at San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way off of the Alameda. Registered nurse, Adele Dunningan, will speak on "Living with Cancer: Walking the Spiritual Journey Toward Wellness " as well as her personal experience at Lourdes. Lunch $8. Call (650) 3491162 or (650) 692-4598. March 22: Northern California 's Knights of Peter Claver announces its first Silent Tea with proceeds from $5 donations benefiting the Sickle Cell Foundation. Call Marie Fisher at (510) 638-0807 or Ella Sims at (415) 648-0352. March 25: "Mardi Gras at the Mansion," Kohl Mansion that is, celebrating Mercy High School, Burlingame 's annual auction and dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and hors d'oeuvres followed by a 3-course sit-down dinner and live auction hosted by Mark Curtis and Rhonda Bentley of KTVU's morning news programs. Items available for bid include jewelry, a cocktail party for 50 in Kohl, tours and guest host slots on KTVU and KNBR Radio, trips and more . $45 per person. Call Janice Philip at (650) 343-9638. March 25: "French Wine and Food Festival" at Notre Dame des Victoires Elementary School, 659 Pine St., SF, 6-10 p.m. A celebration of regional French wine and food with specialties from restaurants throughout the City. $25 per person includes wine, hors d'oeuvres , buffet entrees, dessert and entertainment. Call (415) 421-0069. March 25: "Around the World in a Day," a multicultural buffet luncheon featuring authentic foods from many communities at St. Gabriel School's Bedford Hall, 41st Ave. and Ulloa, SF Tickets $10 adults/$5 children. Call (415) 566-0314. April 1: Annual United for Life Fundraiser Dinner at the United Irish Cultural Center , 2700 Sloat Blvd. at 45th Ave. 6 p.m. no host bar with dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets $35. Guest speaker is Archbishop William J. Levada. Call (415) 567-2293.

March 19: St. Mary Cathedral Boys and Girls Choir perform at Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd. At 8th Ave., SF. Free will donations benefit choir 's upcoming tour to Rome. Call (415) 5672020, ext. 213. March 24: The Schola Cantorum of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi perform at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison Ave., Sausalito at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10. Call (415) 332-1765. The Derry Christian Brothers Past Pupils Choir from Ireland will sing March 17 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF at 12:10 p.m.; March 19 at St. Philip Church , 725 Diamond St., SF at 10 a.m. Call Kathleen Lenihan at (415) 566-9711 or Peter O'Neill at (510) 525-1648. Series of literary readings at USF's Lone Mountain Campus, 2800 Turk Blvd, SF. March 28: Jim Paul; April 18: Pamela Lu; May 8: Nicole Brossard. For times and specific locations, call (415) 422-6243. 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. Tickets $10/students and seniors $6. Call (650) 345-8207, ext. 560. April 30: Richard Allen Davis, organist, St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF, will . present a concert of Easter organ music at 4 p.m. Sundays in March: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

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

annual April 1: "Millennium Magic, " Auction/Dinner Dance benefiting Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish , Belmont at the Hotel Sofitel , Redwood City. Many unique and exciting items for bid. Call (650) 593-6157. April 1: "Rock Around the Clock Fashion Shows" featuring student and teacher models .at Marin Catholic High School , Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Kentfield , luncheon show, $40, begins at 11 a.m., evening show, $75, begins at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit school programs. Sponsored by Marin Catholic Parents' Association. Call (415) 721MCWC. April 7: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets for 7 a.m. Mass , breakfast and dialogue at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae. Speaker is Father Miles O'Brien Riley. May 5 speaker is Peter Breen of Centerforce. Members $5/non-members $8. Call (415) 4610704. Reservations a must. April 8: "HealthWalk 2000" benefiting Visitation Elementary School at Candlestick Point. A 2-mile sponsored walk followed by music and a picnin/BBQ. Come and join the fun. Call (415) 2397840 between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

April 29: Gala celebration of Archbishop Riordan High School's 50th year. Archbishop William J. Levada will preside at a special Jubilee Mass. Call (415) 586-9190.

April 4: 1st Annual Flannery-Hyatt Institute for Interfaith Understanding, a part of the Swig Judaic Studies Program at the University of San Francisco at 7 p.m. Featuring the Vatican's Cardinal Edward Cassidy and Rabbi Norman Solomon. $10 pre-registration necessary. Call (415) 422-6302.

June 3: St. Thomas More Community's 1st annual Golf Tournament. Register now with Lito Mendoza at (650) 355-4063 or Gil Palencia at (650) 992-4009.

Parish Soccer League invites new teams. Games played on Saturday mornings at 9 and 11 on Peninsula from Feb. -June. Men and women invited. Call Otto Sterba, commissioner at (650) 968-6708.

Match 19: Prize winning organist , Ann Elise Smoot , performs at St. Cecilia Church , 17th Ave. and Vicente, SF, 4 p.m. on the church's 4-manual Austin organ. Concert is free and opportunity to meet the artist follows. Sponsored by American Guild of Organists. Call (415) 701-9764.

April 1: "The Barbary Coast Express Casino and Silent Auction" at Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Ave., SF, 6 p.m. -midnight. Reservation deadline is Marc h 10, no tickets at door. Call (415) 586-9190. Sponsored by the school Parent Guild with proceeds benefiting the school.

March 26: Spanish Language Charismatic Congress at Sequoia High School, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City with a Crusade for Childre aged 6-10 years. Call (650) 366-4692.

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Performance

Sundays in March: 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.

April 14: 5th annual "St. Stephen's Men's Club Golf Tournament," Lincoln Park Golf Course, 1 p.m. starting time, banquet to follow. Call Patrick at (650) 593-9170.

Thursday morning Lectionary-based Bible study with Father Jose Corral at St. Anthony Church, 3500 Middlefield RrJ., Menlo Park. 9 - 10:30 a.m. Child care for children 3 years and above is available. Call (650) 366-4692.

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.

April 1: "Tropical Enchantment ," the annual fashion show and luncheon of Junipero Serra High School Mothers' Auxiliary at Crown Plaza Hotel, Foster City. Tickets $45. Reserve early. Call Lily Golding at (650) 591-2472 or Diane Kardas at (650) 593-3428. Proceeds benefit the group 's work for the young men of the school.

March 23: Science author, John Horgan, discusses his book, The End of Mysticism, at 7:30 p.m. at USF's Harney Science Center, room 232. Call (415) 422-6253.

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.

Center Pediatric Clinic, 2235 Hayes St. at Shrader, SF. Medical services 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.

Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council , call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641. 3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral , Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

About Health April 8: 2nd annual "Back to School for Your Health Symposium" at Notre Dame High School , Belmont. .Open to women of all ages, this is a day of discovery about your mind and body. 7:30 a.m. 2 p.m. Tickets $40 adults/$10 students. Call (650) 595-1913, ext. 351 or alumnae@ndhsb.org

March 18: Annual Loaves and Fishes Awards Dinner, Merchant's Exchange Building in the Julia Morgan Ballroom celebrating exemplary individuals and organizations. Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities programs. Tickets $500. Call (415) 844-4798.

Save a Life! Donate Blood Now! Blood Centers of the Pacific has announced a critical blood shortage in the Bay Area. To schedule an appointment at a location near you, call (888) 393-G1VE (4483).

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Docent opportunities to lead student and adult tours are available at Mission Dolores, SF. Share the rich California mission history with some of Mission Dolores' thousands of visitors . Call Paula Zimmerman at (415) 621-8203. The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns offers volunteer opportunities in social justice , respect life, advocacy and other areas. Call (415) 565-3673. Help special needs children with The Learning Tree Center , a non-profit organization that will train, supervise and provide ongoing feedback to you in a unique home-based program. Learn how to share energy, enthusiasm and acceptance. Call Arlene (415) 457-2006. Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group is looking for volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to people living with AIDS. For information, call Harry Johnson at (415) 863-1581. St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary Cathedral invites you to join them in service to the poor: (415) 977-1270, ext 3003. Women in Community Service , seeks people to assist women making the transition from public assistance to the workforce. Call Gwen at (415) 397-3592. Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders Support Team helps seniors remain at home with rides, food delivery and companionship. Interested volunteers should call Lisa Lopez Coffey at (415) 206-9177. Project Linus, a group supplying special blankets for seriously ill and traumatized children, needs blanketeers to knit, crochet and quilt. Call (650) 589-6767. California Pacific Medical Center is always in need of volunteers . Call (415) 750-6038, Catholic Charities' St. Joseph Village needs ongoing volunteers for its children's activity program and offers a variety of opportunities in gardening, cooking, clerical and maintenance. Contact Denise Botcheos at (415) 575-4920, ext. 218. San Francisco's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers for its many outreach programs to the poor: (415) 241.2600. Birthright needs people to work with women faced with unplanned pregnancies. For more information , call Mary Alba at (415) 664-9909.

Datebook is a free listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date , p lace, address and an information p hone 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 x it to (415) 565-3633.

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Silberklang. The Jews are the only peop le affected by World War II who have not replenished their numbers , noted Silberklang. Whereas before there were between 16 million and 17 million Jews in the world , today their number barel y reaches 13 million , he said. But it was not onl y people who were destroyed by the Nazis , he said. An entire Jewish culture of East European Yiddish intellectual , literary and artistic tradition s was extinguished. "The Nazis took a huge gouge out of the Jewish people, and that still has not healed. That has had a tremendous impact on the Jewish psyche and Israeli psyche," said Silberklang. "Now, at the beginning of the 21st century, it is still there as a significant part of our identity. "

First of all we must feel compassion for any person found to have committed serious sin—and surely priests and bishops represent a particular problem since they are individuals we have come to regard as authorities in our Church. We must remember, however, that all these men , when they accepted their vocation , did so for unselfish reasons and doubtless served God and their fellow man in many ways, and perhaps for many years, before succumbing to the temptations th at caused their downfall. They remain members of the Mystical Bod y of Christ , and we should react to the hurt they have inflicted on that body as we do to a hurt in our own body. If I catch my finger in a door or bump my head , the firs t reaction is to comfort the hurt area with my hand. ~~-\ The Body of -<? Christ is our farm- / ly;and just as we / would expect to / rally round if iC^-~-> ^~ someone in [ our family had Past«ral services committed a \\ c r i m e \ -^ or injured anoth- \£-^p er, we must accept \ the responsibilities X -^ as a family for the ' ¦ .„.. , expenses incurred because of the clerics ' misdeeds. Were one of my children guilty of hurting another , I would not want to mortgage my home to hel p pay for his or her debt or trial; but I would feel that I should certainly do so. It seems we have no choice but to accept these monetary responsibilities though we would like to think that money contributed to the AAA could be used for more constructive purposes. Winifred Downing San Francisco Ed. note : AAA funds are restricted to those programs designated in the promotional materials and indicated on the pie chart accompany ing this letter. Not other programs , including archdiocesan insurance programs , are subsidized via the annual appeal.

their own Masses in Spanish , usuall y at non-peak times and not always in the main Church .sanctuary," the stud y noted. Among the report 's findings: • Priests who can celebrate sacraments in Spanish are in short supp l y. Althoug h the Hispanic percentage of U.S. Catholics is estimated conservatively at between 30 and 38 percent , onl y 3.8 percent of the nation 's priests are Hispanic. Bishop Tafoya said many dioceses are requiring seminarians to stud y Spanish language and cultures and encouraging priests to do the same. . • In the last nine years, 44 dioceses have created or upgraded Hispanic ministry offices. Budgets for Hispanic ministry have increased in more than 80 percent of dioceses with such programs. In that same time, however, 10 Hispanic ministry departments hav e been dismantled or downgraded. • Few dioceses have addressed the needs of Hispanics in youth ministry or parish/diocesan leadershi p programs. In the survey of diocesan directors , 84 percent said their dioceses had yet to develop effective programs for reaching Hispanic youth. Sixty-four percent said their dioceses had not don e enough to encourage Hispanics to assume leadership positions. • Thirty-ei ght percent of bishops said the Hispanic ministry improvement needed most is in formation programs for Hispanic laity, followed by pastoral outreach to immi grants. On a series of true-or-false questions , 70 percent of bishops said most Hispanics need solid catechetical formation. Sixty-three percent agreed that "most non-Hispanic priests in my diocese are not prepared to work effectivel y with Hispanics." However, the bishops overwhelming ly said Hispanic ministry in their dioceses is effective". Sixty-seven percent rated their programs "effective " and 11 percent rated it "very effective." The text of "Hispanic Min istry at the Turn of the New Millennium " can be accessed on the U.S. bishops ' Website : www.ncchuscc.org. Also ,'Father Rodriguez will be a featured presenter at the March 26 "Celebration of Life " at St. Mary ' s Cathedral; see story on page 9.

Emigration . . . ¦ Continued from page 11 According to Middle East author Grace Halsell, since 1967's Six Day War Israel has "imposed over 1,300 military rules which restrict movement and turn ordinary tasks into obstacles courses. The laws restrict what Palestinians produce , while making them a captive market for Israeli goods." The Rev. Sandra K. Olewine, a United Methodist minister who works with the Jerusalem CRS office, said she often witnesses the impact of Israeli policies on Christian families. Renewing her travel visa in East Jerusalem she encountered a young mother there to obtain exit documents. "They had decided there was not a future for them ," Rev. Olewine said. "They were leaving for the San Francisco Bay Area where they had relatives and where he husband could find work in his field. Their families did not want them to leave, and neither did they, but they did not know what other choice they had . "She told me there was just no future here. 'We want our daughter to have a chance for a full life,' she told me. She said , 'We're tired of living in a jail. Excuse me, but you come here as a guest and can go wherever you like , but we cannot go anywhere without permission. We thought peace would come, but this is not peace. Our children deserve better."' Rev. Olewine helps direct a CRS program called People Meeting People in the Holy Land. Its focus is to help pilgrims "see first hand development projects in action and to make a personal connection with people who today live in the land where Jesus walked 2,000 years ago," its promotional material states. Rev. Olewine said the CRS effort exposes pilgrims to Palestinian life not normall y in sight from air-conditioned tour buses. (For information , contact Donna Adair at CRS; call (410) 625-2220 , ext. 3628; or e-mail dadair@catholicrelief.org) "When Muslims lose hope, they resort to fundamentalism ,, thus emigrating psychologically. When Christians lose hope, they emigrate geographical ly," Bethlehem Lutheran pastor Mitri Rahan was quoted recently as saying. The impact of Muslim fundamentalism is also a dicey factor in Christian emigration , admit some leaders. Mainstream religious fi gures from Patriarch Sabbah to the Muslim Grand Mofti in Jerusalem publicly praise a long-stand-f ing history of cordial relations between Christians and Muslims. However, at the grass roots level Muslim-Christian tensions are acknowledged. Father Peter Madras, for example, is among those who fear an eventual Palestinian state under the Palestinian Authority that will be Islamic in nature, especially in its education and laws. A biblical scholar and head of catechetics for the Latin Patriarchate, Father Madras says school texts issued by the PA ministry of education are already "overloaded with Islamic references and orientation ". While Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has "signaled for an inclusive government " that would include and respect Christians , Father Madras said "an Islamic indoctrination, a proselytizing via the curriculum " and civil laws is already underway. He and others said Islamic marital and family laws, for example, make it difficult for intermarriage between Christians and Muslims and when those marriages do take place , conversion or acquiescence to Islam is normally expected.

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The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking an |. \ ;( | experienced Office Mgr. to support due Building Department at its So. S. F. location. This individual is responsible for staff supervision , managing the daily work flow and records management. The position acts as a liaison between the Building Department and die parishes and contractors. Min qual. inch 4 years gen. secretarial exp . with at least 2 years of supervisory and office mgmt. exp. required. Typ ing speed 50 wpm. Excellent computer skills with superior knowled ge of Windows based software e.g. Word, Excel and Filemaker programs. Other desirable qual. inch knowledge of MAC systems and work exp . in a related construction field. Competitive salary and excellent benefits incl. free parking. Resumes with cover letter and salar y requirements should be sent to: Offices of Human Resources, Attn: Rose Brown, 445 Church St., S.F., 94114 or faxed to (415) 565-3648.

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PARISH RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARY POSITION AVAILABLE St. Timoth y Parish Office Center is now accepting applications for the position of Full Time Receptionist/ Secretary. The hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) are required. Some experience in working with computer programs specificall y Word and Publisher are hel pful - Bi-lingual a plus. If you or someone you know may be interested in this position , please contact Jeanne at 650-342-2468. Thank You Director of Campus Ministry Full Time Position: Starting August, 2000 Responsible for coordinating all of the religious and spiritual activities ' of the school; works collaboratively with a team of faculty and students; assists the school community to be faithful to its mission. Competitive salary and benefits package. Applicants must submit: cover letter, resume, transcripts, and professional references to: Fr.Timothy M. Kenney, S.M., Principal Archbishop Riordan High School 175 Phelan Ave., San Francisco, CA 941 12 FAX: 415-587-1310

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Special audience with John Paul II Earlier this month Archbishop William J. Levada visited Rome to attend Vatican meetings of the Post-Synodal Commission of the Synod of the Bishops for America. While at the Vatican , he was granted a special audience with the Holy Father. Archbishop Levada also presented to the Pope several seminarians from the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Diocese of Santa Rosa and a San Francisco priest, Father Ken Westray, who were in Rome at the same time. Pictured at that audience are , from left: Raul Lemus , a Santa Rosa Diocese seminarian at St. Patrick Seminary who is on a pastoral year at St. Peter in Cloverdale; Frank Epperson , a Santa Rosa Diocese seminarian who is a thirdyear theology student at North American College; Archbishop Levada; Pope John Paul II; Father Westray, former pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in San Francisco who is on sabbatical at the North American College; Steven Lopes , a San Francisco seminarian and a third-year theology student at North American College; and Abel Mena, a Santa Rosa seminarian and a second-year theology student at North American College.

We ask f org iveness... ¦ Continued from page 1 "Even men of the Church , in the name of faith and moral s, have sometimes used methods not in keeping with the Gospel in the solemn duty of defending the truth ," the cardinal said. Other Vatican officials expressed regret for actions by Christians that have aggravated ecumenical divisions , increased discrimination against minority and ethnic groups, "humiliated and marginalized" women, and shown contempt for local cultures and reli gious t raditions. The Pope called for "genuine brotherhood " between Christians and Jews, telling Jewish people: "We are deeply saddened by the behavior of those who in Ihe course of history have caused these children of yours to suffer." At the conclusion of the apology liturgy, the Pope embraced and kissed the crucifix and , in a final blessing, declared that "never again " should such sins be commit-

ted. Thousands of people attended the service , packing the basilica and watching on giant-screen TV in the square outside. Commentators inside and outside the Church hailed the event as a historic step, and the Pope was described by one Italian newspaper as a "voice in the wilderness" for his willingness to publicl y ask forg iveness. Jewish leaders also praised the Pope, but some said he should have been more specific about the Holocaust. In Israel , where the Pope was to visit later in the month , Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau welcomed the Pope 's words but said the Church needs to apologize for the actions of Pope Pius XII during World War II; many Jews think the wartime Pope did not speak out strongly enough against Nazi persecution of Jews. In New York, the Anti-Defamation League of B' nai B'rith said that in failing to specifically mention the Holocaust , the Pope had "missed a historic opportunity to bring closure" to Christian responsibility for sins against Jews.

In the United States, local bishops took their cue from the Pope and conducted Lenten services with public apologies for Church actions against Jews, women, native peop les and other groups: Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, in a Lenten message, asked forgiveness for any of his own actions or those of the archdiocese and its Catholics that have offended or hurt others. He made specific apolog ies to Jews, Muslims , women , ethnic and cultural minorities , organized labor , victims of clergy sex abuse, divorced and remarried Catholics and women religious. To gay and lesbian Catholics he apolog ized for "when the Churc h has appeared to be nonsupportive of their strugg les." Bishop John S. Cummins of Oakland , Calif., invited survivors of clergy sexual abuse to.a March 25 service of apology and reconciliation. More information on the day of atonemen t including a text of the universal prayer of forgiveness is available on the Vatican Web site: www.vatican.va : click "Latest " .

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