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WAR AND PEACE : Clockwise from the top left: An American Marine aids a wounded Iraqi soldier; bombs strike a government building in Baghdad; at an interfaith service for peace in St. Mary 's Cathedral, from left: Rev. Canon Charles Gibbs, United Religions Initiative; Dr. Meji Singh, a Sikh leader; Sister Mary Friedland of Brahma Kumaris; Zoketsu Mormon Fisher of the Everyday Zen Foundation; Rabbi Allen Lew of Congregation Beth Sholom; the Rev. James DiEgidio of the Presbytery of San Francisco; Archbishop Levada; lighting a candle at the service is Swami Prabuddhanandaof the Vedanta Society. Franciscan Father Louis Wale, Divine Providence Sister Bernie Galvin; Father William O'Donnell in a protest at the Pacific Stock Exchange.

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Articulate, even with tongue in cheek, was attorney, orator and Our Lady of Angels parishioner, Jim Wagstaffe, guest speaker at a recent Toastmasters International meeting at Mimi's Restaurant in Foster City 's Bridge Pointe Shopping Center. The Bellarniine and Stanford grad , who in addition to his duties as ajurist , teaches public speaking at his college alma mater, said a good talk always includes stories because "they are what people remember." Jim is the author of the aptl y named, Romancing the Room, and if you have any questions at all about the nuts and bolts of elocution and the energizing of same, give it a read. Jim and his wife, Karen, who met in the library at Hastings Law School more than a coupla ' decades ago, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in September and are the parents of Michael, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin; Emily, a junior at Burlingame High School; Matthew, a freshman at Bellarmine; and Megan, a 7th grader at OLA. Thanks to Brian Sullivan - a classmate of Jim 's at Bellarmine - and his wife, Geri, of St, Gregory Parish, for asking me along to the early morning confab. . ..Also skilled in the way of the word is Susan Sikora of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Mill Valley. Susan hosts a talk program on Channel 44/Cable 12 and is often a facilitator of workshops for lectors right here in the Archdiocese, She hails from the East coast and is degreed in the art of communications and speech from Trenton State University, located about 50 miles and across a waterway or two from my roots in suburban Pliilly and the Jersey Shore... Happy to help Father Ed Murray, pastor

Raising money for their many good causes were members and friends of the LCA Juniors, whose focus of good work are the children 's programs of Catholic Charities. Helping on this occa sion was Sabella's Restaurant on San Francisco 's West Portal donating 10 percent of the day 's receipts to the Juniors on January 9th. Clockwise from left, Cathy Abela, Angela Murray, Heather Shelton, Anne Alvarez, Maureen Barry, Dottie McHugh , Marie Fitzpatrick. of Potrero Hill's St. Teresa Parish and chaplain at St. Mary's Medical Center, who is seeking Eucharistic Ministers to serve at the Stanyan Street hospital. "We ask that people be available to bring Communion to the sick during the week one or more times a month," Father Murray, also a retired Navy Captain , said. The number to call is (415) 750-5718. Those who come forward will be serving with a great crew at St. Mary 's, which, in addition to Father Murray, includes Conventual Franciscan Brother George Cherrie and Mercy Sister Mary Kilgariff....Much to be celebrated at Old St. Mary 's Cathedral. Happy birthday to Paulist Father Thomas Dove who was 75 years old March 2nd, and Happy Anniversary to the Paulist Fathers who were founded 145 years ago March 6.

The order calls it Nuper Nonnuli Day, the name of the official document from Rome that named them "the first American congregation of reli gious men." For those who get the Hallmark Channel , keep an eye out for The Jesus Experience, "an amazing chronicle of the saints and rogues who carried the message of Christianity across the globe." If you haven ' t already caught up with the Paulist Productions

series, which began airing earlier this month , look for it through April 13. Speaking of the tube, let us remember the late Paulist Father Bud Kieser whose Insight and other works including feature films about A rchbishop Oscar Romero and Dorothy Day continue to insp ire. I remember Sunday mornings getting ready for Mass with Insi ght playing in the background. Father Kieser taught much through the show - which featured stars of that time and actors who are stars today - and even as a kid I liked it. ..I've inferred from a coupla' conversations that some of you think there 's a charge to get items into this column . Not so!!! It 's absolutely free, and, as you ' ve heard before, an empty space without ya ' .. .It only takes a moment to let us know about a birthday, anniversary, special achievement, or special happening in your life. Just jot down the basics and send with a follow-up phone number to On the Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. You can also fax to (415) 614-5633 or e-mail, do not send attachments, to tburke@catholic-sf.org. In all cases be sure to include that\ follow-up phone number. You can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634....

Learning the way to lead the way is Julie Zappelli who will travel to the nation's cap ital this summer for a National Student Leadership Conference. More than 1,500 students from around the world will attend the meetings "described as a learning environment unlike any they have ever experienced. " Guest speakers include former cabinet members Madeleine Albright and Janet Reno plus Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter. Julie is a junior at Notre Dame High School, Belmont. Her folks are Peggy, assistant principal and kindergarten teacher at St. Pius, Redwood City, and Al, Director of Admissions at the Benedictines' Woodside Priory in Portola Valley. Julie's siblings are Anne, a junior at UC Santa Barbara, and older brothers, Jeff and Stephen.

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Pope prays for victims of war, their families

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the death toll in Iraq rose and television stations broadcast picture s of captured U.S. soldiers , Pope John Paul II prayed for all the victims of the war and for their families.

Raising his voice in an emp hatic prayer, the pope also prayed March 23 for "the g ift of peace."

At the end of a beatification Mass in St. Peter 's Square on the fourth day of the U.S.-Jed attacks on Iraq, the pope asked the Blessed Virgin Mary 's intercession to bring peace to the region. "To her we particularl y entrust the victims of these hours of war and their families who are suffering," the pope said as dozens of people in the square waved rainbow-colored peace banners.

The pope said his affection and prayers are with all those suffering because of the war.

Pope John Paul also spoke about the fighting in Iraq March 22 as he welcomed the employees of Telepace, an Italian-based Catholic television and radio network celebrating its 25th anniversary. "When , as in Iraq in these days, war threatens the fate of humanity, it is even more urgent to proclaim with a strong and decisive voice that peace is the only path for building a society which is more just and marked by solidarity," the pope said.

"Violence and weapons can never resolve the problems of man ," he said.

Greeting the presiding bishop and top officials of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America March 24, Pope John Paul spoke about the need for Christians to work together for peace.

"In a world situation filled with danger and insecurity, all Christians are called to stand together in proclaiming the values of the kingdom of God ," he told the group, led by Lutheran Bishop Mark S. Hanson.

Pope John Paul II greets a young visitor at the "The events of recent days make this duty all the more urgent ," the pope said. "I Vatican March 22.Calling peace a gift, he declared join you in praying that almi ghty God will bestow upon the world that peace which that weapons can "never resolve the problems of man." is the fruit of justice and solidarity."

French Cardinal Paul Poupard , president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, said Pope John Paul' s efforts for peace cannot be considered a failure even though the war is under way.

The pope "did not stop the war, but he touched the heart of the world ," the cardinal told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera March 22.

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Hans Kung blasts pope but seeks to teach as Catholic theolog ian

BERLIN, Germany — Father Hans Kung, a prominent Swiss theolog ian , said he hopes his teaching ri ghts at Catholic universities will be restored. In 1979, Father Kung was prohibited fro m teaching as a Catholic theolog ian because of his views on such issues as papal infallibility.

Father Kung told the German magazine Der Sp iegel that his past criticisms of Pope John Paul II could be an obstacle to reconciling with the Vatican. He said that within the churc h the pope "practices intoleranc e and inquisition. Human rights do not apply to critical theologians and other men of the church."

The theolog ian , who recentl y turned 75, was one of the youngest advisers called by Pope John XXIII to the Second Vatican Council , but he soon entered into controversy with his dissident views on the infallibility of the pope and the Catholic Eucharist. After his right to teach at Catholic unive rsities was withdrawn , he taug ht theology at the University of Tubingen , Germany, until his retirement in 1996.

Father Kung told the German Catholic news agency KNA , "Rome wouldn 't have to adopt my positions, it would be enough if they were just tolerated. In spite of the unsolved problems , one could simply recognize what is already recognized in the community of Catholics: that I am a loyal Catholic theologian," he

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Abbot Brendan Freeman said that the success has presented the abbey with a dilemma. "We don ' t have enough monks to go around. We 've had to hire people.

We now have two full-time employees, three part-time ones and five or six monks. We can make two caskets a day if we really push it. " The coffins are made — with no nails — of black walnut , white pine and red and white oak. They sell for as little as $650 for a simple pine coffin , Mulgrew said.

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Even thoug h Russian Orthodox-Catholic relations have been tense for a decade, the churches ' top ecumenical officers continued to meet once or twice a year until February 2002, when the Vatican transformed four churc h reg ions in Russia into dioceses. Pope John Pau l IPs decision to erect the dioceses came just 10 days before Cardinal Kasper was scheduled to go to Moscow for meetings; Metropolitan Kirill asked him to cancel the trip.

impressed by the resilience of the Cuban church despite the restrictions imposed by the government of President Fidel Castro.

Bishop Edmond Carmody of Corpus Christi , Texas, said the church in Cuba is able to "do a lot with a little. " The Cuban churc h is united despite the handicap s and is marked by great lay involvement, he said.

Bishop Carmody said the Cuban bishops allow liturgical celebrations in private homes in order to keep the faith alive. The church is not allowed to build new churches. The church also produces a limited number of magazines with a restricted circulation , but peop le pass them on to others, Bishop Carmody said.

Bishop Carmod y was interviewed in Havana after leading a delegation of five bishops on a March 10-14 fact-finding mission. In 2002 the U.S. bishops ' committee approved almost $600,000 in projects to the Cuban bishop s for such activities as seminary training, lay formation , reli g ious instruction , youth ministry, health programs and formation of small church communities. The money comes from the annual Latin American collection taken up in dioceses across the United States.

sive problems of their neighbors when everyone else has fled ," Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia told a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon.

In a presentation on faith-based initiatives, the cardinal talked about the battle of social ills and the "army of compassion" that fights it. In a brief interview with The Catholic Witness, Harrisburg 's diocesan newspaper, he said he chose the top ic because it is "important for the church and for the people of the United States."

Poverty, substance abuse and hunger affect millions each day, he said. "We have churches of all kinds that can help, and it (the faith-based initiatives program) could revolutionize the whole social service program."

On Jan . 29, 2001, President Bush signed an executive order creating the Wh ite House Office of FaithBased and Community Initiatives. The office was started to help the federal government coordinate a national effort to expand opportunities for faith-based and other community organizations and to strengthen their capacity to better meet social needs in America 's communities.

Church, community charities are Resilience of Cuban church under called last line of defense for poo r impresses U.S. bishops HARRISBURG , Pa. — Local religious congregaToug h pol icy of detaining asylum Castro HAVANA — The head of the U.S. bishops ' tions and community-based charities are often "the onl y seekers troubles Miami bishop Committee on the Churc h in Latin America said he was institutions left to serve the poor and address the pervasaid.

WASHINGTON — A new Homeland Security policy of automaticall y detaining asy lum seekers from 33 countries is troubling , according to Miami Auxiliary Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Mi gration.

One goal of the administration 's policy of removing the current Iraqi government is "to liberate the Iraqi peop le from decades of persecution and horror," Bishop "Wenski said." This stated goal is inconsistent with jailing those who reach our shores who may be fleeing the abuses of the Iraq i government or similar governments or nongovernment actors in the Middle East and elsewhere ," he said.

The new policy, called Operation Liberty Shield, would permit asylum seekers to be detained for months or years even thoug h they do not present a security threat. The 33 countries on the list are those where al Qaeda suspects or sympathizers are known to live or where other terrorism suspects operate .

"We understand the legitimate role of the government to protect the security of U.S. citizens at this time of conflict ," he said. "However, we need not adopt a blanket and discriminatory detention policy to achieve this goal.

U.S. and international law alread y provide for the identification of and appropriate responses to individuals seeking asylum who pose a threat to national security."

Booming casket sales present Iowa Trapp ists with dilemma

WASHINGTON — The Trappists of New Melleray Abbey in Peosta , Iowa , have been so successful making and selling caskets, coffins and cremation urns that the monks are exploring expansion.

Each of the three years Trappist Caskets has been in business, sales have doubled. It is a "larger th an anticipated" market, the operation 's general manager, Sam Mul grew, said in a telephone interview. They expect to sell upward of 600 caskets and coffins this year, and are looking at adding a storefront in suburban Chicago, Mul grew said.

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Top Vatican, Orthodox officials express desire to ease tensions

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningra d, the top ecumenical official of the Russian Orthodox Church , met March 19 in Geneva and expressed the desire of both churches to overcome current tensions.

"In an open conversation , they agreed to hold further consultations aimed at resolving the problems which exist between the two churches ," according to a very brief note released March 20 at the Vatican. A Vatican official said the meeting of the two officials was their first direct talks in more than a year.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Croatian , Serbian and Muslim political leaders came here March 21 to invite Pope John Paul II to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina in June to beatif y Ivan Merz, a Bosnian-born Croatian layman.

The delegation was headed by Bosnian-Serb President Mirko Sarovic, and included Bosnian-Croat President Dragan Covic and Bosnian-Muslim President Sulejman Tihic of the nation's rotating presidency. The three met for about 20 minutes with the 82-year-old pontiff.

Merz was born in Bosnia in 1896 and died at the age of 31 died of meningitis in Croatia. He was a lay activist and a liturgical pioneer. A v eteran of Worl d War I, he taught in a Catholic elementary school.

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U.S. Religious leaders offer variety of responses to war necessary than ever," according to the Conference of ure of diplomacy and negotiations " there is a great deal Major Superiors of Men and the Leadershi p Conference "all people of faith and good will can do" the bishop of Women Religious. said. That includes "contributing generousl y to humaniWASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Catholic bishops and In a joint statement the two organizations also tarian efforts ," especially Catholic Relief Services; proother religious leaders across the country called for prayed for the "millions of innocent Iraqi civilians ," and viding special pastoral care to the families of those servprayers for civilians and troops affected b y the war the troops fighting the war. They also strong ly urged the ing in the military, particularly children; respecting against Iraq, for guidance and wisdom for the nation 's Bush administration "to publicl y, emphaticall y, and those who refuse to bear arms for reasons of conscience; leaders, and most of all for peace. once and for all rule out the use of nuclear weapons b y ' and pray ing for peace , for members of the military, and The church leaders mad e their pleas in statements the United States" and ban the use of anti-personnel even for "Saddam Hussein and his cohorts. " released before and after President Bush' s "I ask that we respect — and never denigrate announcement March 19 that the war on Iraq had — those who after prayer and reflection refuse begun. to bear arms : for reasons of conscience ," he "The task now is to work and pray and hope 'Peace at any cost is an ineffective strategy added. that war 's deadl y consequences will be limited , "We pray for a spirit of tolerance in this time that civilian life will be protected , that weapons in a fallen world inhabited by evil dictators of war," Bishop Walter P. Sullivan of Richmond , of mass destruction will be eliminated and that Va. said . "It is too easy for fears about the war to the people of Iraq will soon enjoy peace with . . . but war, as our Hol y Father repeated ly turn into discrimination against our Muslim and freedom and justice ," said Bishop Wilton D. Arab neighbors ... we must guard our hearts Gregory of Belleville , 111., president of the U.S. tells us, is always a defeat f o r humanity. ' against hate."

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Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczy k of Cincinnati War is both "undesirable and unnerving," " asked for prayers for "all those who will carry Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadel phia said. land mines, especially because Bush said the goal of the wounds of this war long after the hostilities hav e "Vivid memories of the anxiety, devastation , suffering any action against Iraq was to rid that nation of weapons ended." and loss of human life ... compel us to do everything of mass destruction.

Archbishop John C. Favafora of Miami called on possible to find a peaceful solution. " "Peace at any cost is an ineffective strategy in a fall- everyone "to redouble and strengthen our prayers on Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago urged en world inhabited by evil dictators who oppress our behalf of peace." He was among many who mandated Catholics to pray for an end to the war and for "a last- brothers and sisters," noted Bishop Paul S. Loverde of prayers be offered for peace in the intercessions at all ing peace."

Arlington , Va., "but war, as our Hol y Father repeatedly weekday and weekend Masses.

"Such a peace is founded on the desire to protect the tells us, is always a defeat for humanity."

Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Detroit and Archbishop innocent ... on respect for all peoples and religions ...

Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of Colorado Springs , Justin F. Rigali of St. Louis, among others, urged peoand on the political will to establish structure s of coop- Colo., said that , despite the urging of Pope John Paul II ple to pray the rosary. Archbishop Rigali recommended eration," he said. that the United States not declare war on Iraq and calls "invoking our Blessed Mother 's intercessions ," espeAmerica's action will weaken the United Nations by the U.S. bishops and other leaders to avoid war, cially through the family rosary. when the need for an institution "where all nations, national leaders might arrive at "different prudential Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., called for regardless of size or power, have an opportunity to judgments " in applying just-war princi ples. nine day s of intense and sustained prayer for peace and address the major issues facing our world" is "more While armed conflict represents at some level "a failRESPONSES TO WAR, page 15

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By Jack Smith More than 300 attended the 31st annual "Celebrate Life" dinner at the Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco , last Saturday. The fundraising event sponsored by United for Life is also an opportunity to exp lore deeper current challenges to proper respect of life and to honor those who have made significant contributions to the culture of life.

Mr. John Galten , president of Campion College and a recent Human Life Award reci p ient was Master of Ceremonies and Bishop Ignatius Wang led the evening with prayer. "Direct and guide all our efforts in assisting pregnant women ," Bishop Wang said. "May our Blessed Mother be our model; bearing your son in her womb, she rushed to provide practical and moral support to her pregnant cousin Elizabeth ."

Fath er Francis Felice , founder of United for Life , introduced the main speaker, Professor Raymond Dennehy of the University of San Francisco. Fr. Felice praised Dr. Dennehy as a blessing to USF and the pro-life movement. An early analysis of the arguments for and against abortion by Dr. Dennehy while he was a young philosophy professor at Santa Clara University formed the basis of most of the pro-life arguments used throughout the country today, Fr. Felice said.

Dr. Dennehy is a widel y sought after presenter, debater and guest lecturer on the abortion license and other issues affecting the sanctity of life. He is also the author of "Anti-Abortionist at Large: How to Argue Abortion Intelligently and Live to Tell About It" (www.ignatius.com). The recently published book traces the history of the early abortion and pro-life movements and their arguments. It is also an indispensable guide to the arguments and methods of debating abortion , culled from Denneh y 's nearly 40 years of research and debating.

Dr. Denneh y addressed the crowd on the subject of lying. "Abortion can mean many things and it has many consequences and one of those is lying, " he said. He recalled that parents always tell children not to lie because you then have to make more lies to keep the firs t one intact. "And obviousl y the more fundamental the lie . . . the more far reaching and fundamental the other lies we have to tell," he said. The legalization of abortion was based upon such a foundational lie.

Dr. Dennehy cited the influence of Dr. Bernard Nathanson in promulgating that original lie. Dr. Nathanson was one of the founders of the National Abortion Rights Action League and proprietor of the country 's first abortion clinic , where

Mary Alba receives Human Life Award The annual Human Life Award was many volunteers and supporters of presented to Mary Alba, "a model and an Birthright over the years which have made its direct non-judgemental help to inspiration for many years."

"She has been a part of every endeav- women in difficult pregnancies possible. or, Catholic or secular that has been pro- Mrs. Alba also thanked her family for tollife , in San Francisco ," Catherine erating her absence during her demandConway, the former president of United ing work, but quipped , "On second for Life, said in presenting the award . thought, maybe they were glad for that."

Mrs. Alba has been an activist , educator, Mary McFadden also accepted a Human speaker and pro-life representative for Life Award granted posthumously to her more than 30 years but she found her late husband, Dr. Michael J. McFadden. Dr. home and vocation in providing direct McFadden was remembered b y his friend help and friendshi p to pregnant women Vincent Walsh as a "man of boundless endrthrough her work for and ten year chair- gy who gave generously of his talents and manship of Birthright of San Francisco. possessions... to people he came into conIn accepting the award Mrs . Alba said, tact with and to anyone who was in need."

"For many years I have watched and Dr. McFadden was a very generous admired the people who have received doctor providing his medical services to this award and I am very honored to be those in need in San Francisco and was a now counted among their numbers." long time supporter of the work of Mrs. Alba praised and thanked the United for Life.

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he oversaw 75 ,000 abortions. Dr. Nathanson later repudiated his views on abortion and has become a pro -life advocate .

In his book "Aborting America ," Nathanson describes the lies he and the abortion movement told to the U.S. Supreme Court and the American peop le in order to achieve legalized abortion. Among them was a gross distortion of the number of illegal abortions happening each year, the number of women who died as a consequence , framing concern over abortion as only an obses-

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In order to keep this great lie propped up, abortionists have had to resort to numerous other fundamental lies with dire consequences for society and women in particular , Dr. Denneh y said.

Among these are deny ing the findings of most researches linking earl y abortions with dramaticall y higher rates of breast cancer and premature births and ignoring ABORTION , page 7

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observed that women who get abortions are play ing a man's game," he said. They ¦ Continued from page 6 allow a man to indulge his lust while putting all the onus upon women , she the greater incidence of depression , men- believed. tal illness and suicide among women The lie that a fetus is not a human who have had abortions , he said. being has had detrimental effects for the The lie which made abortion a health sciences , philosop hy and political life, he issue has greatl y perverted the medical said. Ignoring evidence regarding the profession , he said. "Wh y would a doc- humanity of the fetus perverts the course tor do an abortion except for health - of scientific inquiry and causes philosohe ' s a healer after all . . . but what ' s hap- phers to accept the worst equivocations pened is he 's no longer working for and lies leading to absurd conclusions health , but he must maintain the lie," such as that of ethicist Peter Singer who Denneh y said. "The physician has advocates for the morality of killing chilbecome the medicine man . . . The dren up to the age of six months. physician can do brilliant things , he can Upholding the lie has caused politisave your life or kill you. " cians to deny the evidence before their Dr. Denneh y gave the example of a eyes and contort their values for the sake surgery performed in New York where a of election , Denneh y said. He cite d the woman was pregnant with twins. One examples of Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rep. child had a congenital heart defect and Dennis Kucinich , both ard entl y opposed the other had indications of Down 's to abortion on princi ple, until they decidSyndrome. "With brilliant inter-uterine ed to seek the Democratic nomination for surgery, they correct the heart defect of President. one child and with the other with Down 's Dr. Dennehy explained how he hands Syndrome , they kill it ," he said. This has out sale fl yers from medical labs for made medicine perfectl y amoral , he said. fetuses and fetal parts to his students Another lie he discussed is the con- each year. The parts are available to anytention that abortion would liberate one online. His students are uniforml y women. But he said that among the 19th disturbed and shocked. But , Dennehy century feminists, almost all strong ly says , If we accept the lie that human life opposed abortion. "Susan B. Anthony is a negotiable item "then you can 't just

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Father DiFalco was born in San Francisco on May 20, 1914, was ordained a priest in the Salesians of St. Don Bosco in Newton , N.J. on July 2, 1944. His first assignments took him to his community 's junior seminary in Richmond and St. Francisco School in Watsonsville.

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In 1853 when , the California diocese was subdivided into that of San Francisco and Monterey with Alemany appointed archbishop of San Francisco, Alemany moved his episcopal seat to San Francisco. In turn Vilarrasa with his novices moved to Benicia. On March 30, 1854, the archbishop deeded to the friars an as yet unfinished church on the corner of the future 4th and J streets in Benicia. Vilarrasa newly christened the church St. Dominic 's and undertook the repairs and expansion needed for a proper novitiate and stadium (seminary) . A few months later Sr. Mary and nine other sisters together with their Monterey students followed and set up convent and school just a mile or so from the friars.

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J While the Spanish Dominicans were ministering in the south- ,| As earl y as Apri l , 1863, we find the Dominicans staffing western regions of the new world other Dominicans were active in | parishes in metropolitan San Francisco. They helped in the conthe northern hemisphere. Their labor blossomed in 1806 with the Si 1 struction of St. Brigid 's on Van Ness Ave., celebrated the first Mass establishment of the eastern province of St. Joseph centered in I 1 there on Jan . 31, 1864, and continued serving the parish until Springfield , Kentucky. It was to St. Joseph province th at, in the early 1 1875. St. Francis of Assisi — the oldest Catholic church in the city 1840s, two Aragon Spanish Dominicans, Joseph Alemany and besides the mission , and Alemany 's pro-cathedral until St. Mary 's soon to be united in the formation of the Western Francis Vilarrasa, was completed — was also entrusted to the Dominicans.

Dominican Province, were first missioned.

San Francisco also became the early location of a still more In February of 1849 a young Dominican of the eastern significant Dominican presence. In 1872 Father Vilarrasa with his province, Father Augustine Anderson, came to Father Alemany,now council began p lanning for wh at soon became the new center of his provincial, and asked if he might be assigned to California "to western Dominican life and ministry. revive our missions there." With Alemany's whole-hearted This was St. Dominic 's church and conapproval , Anderson set sail from New York in the early months of Tatf w Trancis Sadoc Vila rrasa. vent (monastery). The church was for1850. After an arduous voyage south along the U.S. Atlantic coast mally dedicated by Archbishop Alemany into and across the Caribbean and a grueling trek across Panam a (and by ship again north June 29, 1873. By 1880 it was proving to be too small for the along the Pacific coast, he arrived in San Francisco July 6, 1850. He ministered there briefly, area's growing Catholic population , and so a much larger edigathering funds for the building of the city 's future St. Patrick's church. The center of his fice was constructed. The designer/architect was Dominican operation , however, turned out to be Sacramento. Here he offered what appears to have been Father Raymond Johns. This magnificent church , seating 2000 , that city 's first Mass and built its first Catholic church which he n amed after the Dominican was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. Another tempotertiary, Rose of Lima , the first canonized Saint in the Americas. rary church was quickly erected , giving place finally to the presIn the meantime, Father Alemany had been consecrated bishop of California (meanent St. Dominic 's, dedicated Feb. 19, 1928. ing all of California , inclusive of Baj a, Nevada, most of Utah, and the southernmost part of In I896 the congregation moved its headquarters from Arizona) , and he together with two other Dominicans — his eastern confrere , Father Benicia to St. Dominic 's in San Francisco. The activities with Francis Vilarrasa, and Sr. Mary Goemaere, a nun from France — set out by ship for the in the parish were full and rich. There were special ministries youngest state in the Union. They reached San Francisco the night of Dec. 6, 1850, only to for homeless boys and jobless young men , concerts (with one find that Father Anderson, whose counsel and ministerial aid they were counting on for the of the friars, Father Vincent Di Marzo , an admired composer new work ahead , had died of typhus while tending to the cholera plague victims of among the city 's music devotees) , a respectable theological Sacramento, a "martyr to charity" as eulogized in the press of the time. and literary publication , conferences by civic and religious The bishop and his two companions took up residence in Monterey, where they were welleaders, retreats for doctors and nurses of the city at large. Plus comed by the Spanish Dominican mentioned above, Father Ramirez, now pastor of the local there was the Third Order (Dominican Laity) and the numerchurch, San Carlos Borromeo , together with its mission in Carmel. Sr. Mary immediately ous Dominican sodalities and confraternities alive there as in founded a convent and school for girls with the bishop and Father Vilarrasa serving as chapevery Dominican church enabling parishioners to have a lains and teachers. The bishop resided in the rectory of San Carlos, now his cathedral, and more personal and intimate rel ationship with Christ and one Father Vilarrasa, having been appointed "Commissary General" of the projected congregaanother. tion, built a small convent on what is now Jeffferson and Larkin streets. In addition to tendFrom St. Dominic's the friars reached out to the wider San ing to his first novices, six young men from Spain, and ministering to the Francisco and beyond , consisters and their students, Vilarrasa, once Ramirez returned to Mexico, j ducting parish missions , took over as pastor of both cathedral and the Carmel mission. directing retre ats for priests I1 and religious, and serving the city 's hospitals , care centers and jails. And in 1906 the friars and sisters were once again united in ministry as the Dominican sisters, now centered in San Rafael, moved their girls Academy, St. Rose , from lower Brannan street to within the confines of St. Dominic 's, also staffing the parish grade school. National as well as local outreach was later achieved (1935) with the erection of the Shri ne of St. Jude with its four preached novenas each year and its daily ministry to those in most need.

In July of 1893 the Dominicans expanded into the northwest , establishing a parish in Portland, Oregon, with school attached under the care of the newly formed jf ome f orjobless y outh in Dominican Sisters, Mission San Jose. In 1908 the friars San Trancisco , establish in 1915. accepted the invitation of the then Bishop of Seattle to r n reflecting on the Archdiocese 's 150 year history, it is good to remember th at at its very J' inception stood the Dominican Order, prominently featured in its first archbishop and in his Dominican brothers and sisters who ministered with and under him , and who have helped continue and expand that ministry to the present day.

In 1216 the Order of Preachers , founded by St. Dominic de Guzman , was blessed by the Church and given the mandate to live, pray, study the Christian faith and preach it in all its fullness throughout the world. The Order, in both its male and female branches , spread rapidly throughout Europe and into Asia , and in the late 1400s when the first ships arrived from Spain in the new world, Dominicans were on board. They established missions in Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and in South an America. By 1700, they were also centered in Mexico and Baj a with sor ars now and again joining their Franciscan confreres in Alta California far north as Monterey. In fact it was a Dominican , Father Ignaci Ramirez de Arellano , who was one of two chaplains serving in the constitutional convention in Monterey preparatory to California 's entrance into the United States Sept. 9, 1850. j

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f r i a r s and siste rs collaborative ministry : clockwise f r o m top : Cf u i r cf i, recto ry , p arish hall (f ormer y d church), Sisters Convent and St. ^Rose Academy,g rade school. build and staff a parish together with a Newman Center for the state university there , once again with the help of their Dominican sisters, these of the Everett (Edmonds) congregation.

'Raised to rank &f p rovince

Of sufficient size and quality now to be ranked by Rome as a province under the title of the Holy Name of Jesus, the western Dominicans continued to expand. In order to be closer to the University of California th at they might better fulfill the intellectual ideals of their Order, they exchanged their parishes in Crockett and Martinez for one in Berkeley, St. Mary Magdalen. Toward the same end they now moved their studium from Benicia to Oakland. Yet again they were joined by the ever proliferating Dominican sisters in common prayer and ministry, first by the Edmonds and then the Oakford congregations.

Now a more serious engagement with matters intellectual became possible. There was, of course , the in-house teaching and learning at St. Albert's, raised to the status of "studium gen erale" in 1949 and affiliated with the Catholic University of America shortly thereafter. But the brethren were soon emp loyed in other teaching and research at various colleges and universities in the archdiocese and elsewhere, adding up through the years to some 20 institutions. They also established and/or functioned at some 15 Newman Centers in the Bay Area and beyond , helping the young toward spiritual as well as intellectual growth. In 1966 St. Albert's became the first of the western Catholic seminaries to become part of the ecumenical Graduate Theological Union with its affiliation to the University of California in Berkeley. Besides college and university teaching the province also maintained their own high schools, first in Portland, Oregon, 1922-1927, and in Los Angeles from 1955 to 1981 with some of the brethren teaching in other secondary schools as well.

A perennial problem for and with the Dominicans is the balancing of their communal life, their study and prayer with their active ministry. The Dominican ideal has been encapsulated in the phrasecontemplataaliis tradere: to give to others the fruits of one 's contemplation. In the earliest days of the archdiocese the Dominicans sometimes ran afoul of their dynamic archbishop who, naturally enough, even though he himself, as a Dominican, had been guided by the same ideal, wanted more action from the friars than they thought they might give without compromising the fullness of their ideal.

But conflict often arose among the friars themselveswith resolution more often in favor of action than prayer. Of help to them in remembering the value, and, indeed, primacy of the contemplative in their life have been the cloistered Dominican nuns with their clear and uncompromising emphasis upon the contemplative. In 1921 , at the request of Archbishop Riordan and the then Dominican Provincial, Lawrence McMahon, eight Dominican nuns arrived in San Francisco from Hunt 's Point, N.Y., and were housed in a private home at 1090 Eddy St., refashioned into a monastery for them. Here, in 1926 , with the blessingsand aid of the friars , perpetual adoration of the Eucharist was inaugurated, the first of such extended devotion in the archdiocese and probably in the whole of California. In 1928 the nuns moved to their newly constructed and much larger monastery in Menlo Park where the friars continued to serve as chaplains and retreat directors being in turn inspired and prayed for by them.

In the later 19th , early 20th century, in kinship of spirit with his earlier brother missioners, Father William Dempflin (d. 1912) , affectionately known by the Indians as "Padre Blanco " for his white Dominican habit, ministered full time to the Native American. Through some twenty years he did little else but ride horse or buckboard from tribe to tribe within the ambit of the San Francisco archdiocese and beyond throughout the whole of California and into Baja and Arizona, not just preaching to the natives but working for their violated rights, sometimes at peri l of his life. In an early sketch (1891) emanating from an Indian school in Yuma, Arizona, it was said of him: "no man has done more in the United States for the ' red man' than Father William . . . he has devoted his years in the holy ministry almost entirely to the wants of the Indian ; he has shared their camps, their food and their life. " It wasn't , however, until the Second World War that the longing for further expansion of mission was felt and realized. Father Leo Hofstee, having served in several Bay Area parishes, became one of five western Dominican military chaplains. While serving in the Pacific theater, he discovered the abandoned leper colony of Tala in the Philippines. At war 's end he retu rned to the colony and th rou gh some forty years tended to the physical as well as spiritual needs of the people, establishing a hospital , orphan age, grade and high schools and even a college with the lepers themselves as administrators and teachers, and doing much else toward the cure of leprosy and elimination of the stigma attaching to that dread disease.

Father Hofstee was the province 's lone missionary abroad. But in 1963 orders went out from the Dominican headquarters in San Francisco that three friars undertake as a province a mission in Chiapas in southern Mexico, bringing corporal as well as spiritual medicine to the indigenous peop le living throughout the vast extent of jungle . For the more seriously sick and injured the province built a medical center which soon was ranked by the UN among the best of third world hospitals. Later this particular mission was turned over to the Mexican Dominicans, though it is still financed in good measure by the western province. Mexicali now became the province's corporate mission territory, while individual westerners with the encouragement and backing of their provi nce have been serving in Kenya and Guatemala.

This missionary spirit th at sparked the dynamism that began and shaped the early archdiocese of San Francisco continues. Dominicans are still very much a part of the onthe-spot daily life , prayer and work of the archdiocese but their reach into other dioceses and countries has its positive effect " at home. " Unlike the media in its reporting of world peop les and events, the resident Dominicans — men and women, lay and cleric — bring into the Bay Area an awareness of other peoples born of first-hand experience and rooted in Christian concern . And being themselves members of an international , inter-racial family, thriving on diversity yet living in unity and peace, they further demonstrate , locally, that in spite of and often because of the all but infinite differences among peoples one harmonious world may be something more than a dream .

Father Parmisano is the author of a book length study of the Western Dominicans entitled "Missio n West " This is one in a year -long seriesof articles marking the 150th anniversary of the Archdioceseof San Francisco,f e f f r e yBurns, archdiocesan archivist and author of a history of the Archdiocese, is coordinating the series.

rFather IVilliam T) empf lin - 'Tadre Blanco

Refo rm follows war

Peace and war The war in Iraq has revealed sharp divisions in the Catholic Church.

The most visible among us - Pope John Paul n, the bishops of the United States, leaders of religious communities and Catholic peace activists - firmly oppose the war. Alongside this vocal Catholic opposition to war runs a strong but much quieter support for President Bush's policies. Sixty-two percent of American Catholics support a war to disarm Saddam Hussein, according to a poll taken by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press a few days before the war began.

Many American Catholics, including people of goodwill and common sense, believe that a war to topple Saddam Hussein, destroy his weapons of mass destruction and liberate the people of Iraq from his blood y tyranny is not only morally justified but a moral imperative.

They, like President Bush , would prefer to see Saddam peacefully change his ways, but they are convinced he will never do so.

Despite their divisions over the war against Saddam Hussein, thoughtful Catholics on both sides of this debate share a common view of the morality of war: the just war theory. Their differences are not over moral principles but over how they are applied in this particular set of circumstances. Pope John Paul II, the bishops of the United States and most other leading Catholic opponents of this war say it does not fit the criteria of a just war. Catholic supporters of the war say their position fits the just war criteria, as developed over the centuries and as spehed out in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Here is what the Catechism says: "The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration. The gravity of such a decision makes it subject to rigorous conditions of moral legitimacy. At one and the same time: the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or • community of nations must be lasting, grave and certain; all other means of putting an end to it must have been • shown to be impractical or ineffective; there must be serious prospects of success; • the use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver • than the evil to be eliminated. The power of modern means of destruction weighs heavily in evaluating this condition. " The Catechism goes on to say, "The evaluation of these conditions belongs of the prudential jud gment of those who have responsibility for the common good." In the case of the United States, that responsibility rests with the President and Congress.

President Bush' s position is clear but the position of Congress is often forgotten. Last October, Congress authorized the President "to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to (1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and (2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq."

The vote in the House of Representatives was 296-133 in favor of the resolution; in the Senate it was 77-23. Those are impressive majorities. So was the vote in favor of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. And with that vote the United States stumbled into the Vietnam War. The U.S. government and most Americans believe the war against Saddam Hussein is justified. Pope John Paul JT does not. On the Sunday before the bombs began falling, he said at his noon blessing: "I say to all: There is still time to negotiate. There is still room for peace. It is never too late to understand each other and to continue to work things out."

The pope was speaking not only to President Bush but also to Saddam Hussein. "Certainly, Hie political leaders in Baghdad have an urgent duty to cooperate fully with the international community, to eliminate any motive for armed intervention," he said.

"Political realists" dismiss this kind of talk as naive and even accuse the pope of giving aid and comfort to a ruthless tyrant. They are missing the point. Pope John Paul II saw the terrors of war firsthand as a young man in Poland. He opposed communist tyranny as priest, bishop and pope. He is not a defender of dictators but a religious leader deeply concerned about the loss of innocent lives.

A few days before the pope made his appeal for peace, a leading preacher told worshippers at Baghdad 's Mother of All Battles Mosque it was "the obligation for Iraqis and others now to threaten U.S. interests everywhere and set them ablaze." His listeners knew, of course, that "U.S. interests" means all Americans, civilian as well as military.

The Catholic Church has been blessed with a leader of a different sort - the advocate of the "Gospel of Life." He should be heeded.

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In his criticism of the United States ' "rush to war ", the Pope 's emissary, Cardinal Pio Laghi, states that "it is an illusion to think democracy can be imposed throug h military force...Democratization throug h war is a Utop ia. It is well known that growth in democracy takes a long time." For this Prince of the Church, so obviousl y intelli gent and hi ghly educated to utter such a nonsensical misreading of history is truly appalling.

Cardinal Laghi is surel y old enough to remember that his own country, and Germany, and Japan were precisely democratized as a result of the Allied victory in World War II, and that , rather quickly, by the mid 1950's these former fascist dictatorships were democratic and prosperous.

Or does His Eminence forget the FIAT 500, the Volkswagen, and the Honda Civic?

If , however, the Cardinal is implying that the Middle East by its very essence cannot develop democratic institutions rapidly, then, he defames it.

Walter Giachini Novato

ly disappointed to see TV footage of Catholic high school students carry ing the same sign in honor of their "patron saint " Malcolm X. The disturbing question is why not carry a sign with the picture of our Holy Father instead? Or a picture of Mother Teresa? Or a picture of Maximilian Kolbe?

Sad to say that in light of this "political correctness ", it 's pace ma non e ' cosi ' bene!!!

Palmer Chan San Francisco

Perilous pacifis m

Mr. Sallsman 's letter to the editor last week equaled pacifism with Christianity.

Christianity is a complex religion that cannot be reduced down to pacifism. Also, Mr. Saltsman ignored history with its many examples of just conflicts. Pacifists living in the late 1930s would have been among those who urged the U.S. to stay neutral , and if it were happening today, they would be out protesting the U.S. and ignoring the crimes of Hitler. Then , years later, they have been among those who criticized the U.S. for not doing more to help Jews. Yes, it's a contradiction. The justness of many conflicts i hould help Mr. Saltsman to reject pacifism. Life is full of difficulties and confusion , but we should reject rationales like pacifism that are too general and uncompromising.

Regarding the anti-war protestors themselves , the news media does a poor job of covering them.

The media takes the protestors at face value. Surely, some of the protestors were in Seattle for the last set of protests , because there is a certain percentage of these people who show up at every protest.

Some protestors just like street brawls. Like kids, they run to see a fight in a school yard. They are the first to claim police brutality.

Trouble is that they are over 18 now and have no good reason for being in the streets.

Then there are the pious protestors and the protestors who always have an opinion. They make themselves into insufferable bores. The pious protestor j ust wants to appear to be better than everyone else. There's no cure for the piety malady.

I honor the men and women who fought our previous wars and the current war. I turned 19 in 1971, but 1 had a student deferment exempting me from service.

Many men of my generation died in Vietnam. I honor them for their courage. I try to do my little bit by not disgracing their sacrifice. The pacifists should do the same.

Bob Dunn San Francisco

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Given our beloved U.S.A. is now engaged in armed conflict against the regime of Iraq, feelings pro and con are stirred up. Catholic San Francisco shared the insight several weeks ago that Stridency begets Stridency rather th an hope of Reconciliation. This week you pointed out the dangerous road [of] war.

Above all, guest commentator Fr. Peter J. Daly could be seen as spokesperson of all pastors nationwide on the wider perspectives of this war - that it could be misperceived as a revival of the Crusades of the Middle Ages; the need to pray for our relatives and neighbors serving in the Armed Forces, even as military chaplains, even when we disagree with our government ' s position because of a 'Higher Mandate '.

In times like this, perhaps everyone can use some of the sense of humor that was portrayed in your recent "For Heaven 's Sake" program.

Ray Lew San Francisco

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Wrong role model

I like to point out that Pope John Paul II has criticized our government's mad rush to war ti me and time again. He, like many of our Catholic brothers and sisters, emphasized that the war is contrary to Church teachings. I'm very dismayed, however, to see a great many Catholics, especially the members of the "Latinos ' Paz y Bien" group, carrying signs with a picture of Malcolm X who is not a Catholic and does not even come close to being Martin Luther King when it comes to promoting non-violence. After all , isn ' t he the one who said, "By any means necessary"? A picture of him holding a rifle standing by a window with that caption is well known. I' m equal-

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Give Bush a chance

It is more than a little distressing to pick up a copy of Catholic San Francisco of late. The lead story on the fro nt page of the March 21 issue features a quote from Joaquin Navarro-Valls , a Vatican spokesman, as follows, "Whoever decides that all the peaceful means made available under international law are exhausted assumes a grave responsibility before God, his conscience and history."

The severity of Dr. Navarro-V alls moral jud gement aside, what are the peaceful means made available under international law to which he refers. Is it the Security Council of the United Nations and its inspectors ? I hate to think that the Security Council has become the benchmark for determining moral ri ght and wrong as to the matter of Saddam Hussein and Iraq.

President Bush has been the strongest presidential proponent of the right to life since Roe v. Wade. Since then the lives of millions of defenseless unborn have been snuffed out before they have seen the li ght of day.

I think a more balanced assessment of the President 's mora l character is in order.

Paul M. Hupf Daly City

Famil y Lif e

The blessing of a good death When I was a child, death was hidden from me. My mother died when I was five years old, and I was neither told about it at the time nor taken to the funeral. Oh, it was sort of explained to me eventually; but to this day, I have never seen her grave, for I was never told where she was buried.

A contributing factor to this bizarre silence was the nature of my mother 's tragic end, but another factor was my family's lack of religion. Most of my relations , when pressed, admit some belief in God, but most adhere to neither creed nor tradition. Over time, they have dispensed with funerals and burials entirely, and grandparents, aunts and uncles have passed into eternity without the benefit of public prayers on their behalf and the faith and hope that they signify.

How very different from this despairing emptiness was the recent death of a faithful Catholic nei ghbor who lived in the flat beneath ours. On the Friday before Lent, he was struck with a sudden and massive heart attack. My daug hters heard the commotion below when he was found

by a friend, and as the paramedics worked to revive him, we prayed the Rosary in our living room.

Within 20 minutes, the word came that our neighbor was dead . A priest had been called, and when he arrived he allowed all of us, my children included , to pray with him around the body. None of us had seen a dead man before, but we did not find the scene frightening or morbid. Oh, we felt a little uneasy at first, but the presence of the priest consecrated the room; our prayers joined with his brought comfort , and even joy.

As the priest rose from his knees, he said, "Would that all of us could die like this, surrounded by the prayers of the Church ."

A touching wake was held for our neighbor, and after the Rosary, friends , relatives, and co-workers recalled his quiet , gentle regard for others and his devoted life of prayer. The funeral , held on the first Friday of Lent, was glorious. Yes, it was sad to confront the tragedy of death and the loss of a good man. Yet 1 found myself not

depressed, but inspired to persevere in my faith.

Given my past experiences, I consider my family, and especially my children , blessed to have seen what Catholics call a "good death ." And I am glad it coincided with Lent, putting into focus the whole point ot this penitential season, which is to arrive at Easter full of faith and hope in the risen Lord and ready to love Him eternally.

Vivian W. Dudro

Vivian W. Dudro is a parishioner at St. Mary 's Cathedral and the mother of f our children, ages 7 to 15.

Sp irituality

Priestly Prayer - Prayer for the World One of the responsibilities of being an adult is that of pray ing for die world. Like the high priests of old , we need to offer up prayers dai ly for others. Indeed we are all priests, ordained by the oils of baptism and consecrated by the burdens of life that have given us wrinkles and gray hair. As adults, elders , priests , we need, as Scripture puts it, "to make prayer and entreaty, aloud and in silent tears, for ourselves and for the people." All of us, lay and cleric alike, need to offer up priestl y prayer each day.

But how do we do that? How do we pray priestly prayer? We pray as priests, as Jesus prayed in the 17th chapter of John 's Gospel, every time we sacrifice self-interest for the good of others. That 's priestly prayer in its widest sense.

However, we pray that prayer, formally and sacramentally, whenever we pray the prayer of the church, namely, the Eucharist or the Divine Office. This kind of prayer, called liturgy, is what keeps incarnate die priestly prayer of Christ.

In priestly prayer we pray not just for ourselves, nor ideally by ourselves, but we pray as a microcosm of the whole world, even as we pray for the whole world. In this kind of prayer we lift up our voices to God, not as a private offering, but in such a way as to give a voice to the earth itself. In essence, when we pray at the Eucharist or at the Divine Office, we are saying this: "Lord, God , I stand before you as a microcosm of the earth itself, to give it voice. See in my openness, the world's openness, in my infidelity, the world's infidelity; in my sincerity, the world's sincerity, in my hypocrisy, the world's hypocrisy; in my generosity, the world's generosity, in my selfishness, the world's selfishness; in my attentiveness, the world's attentiveness, in my distraction , the world's distraction; in my desire to praise you, the world 's desire to praise you , and in my self-preoccupation , the world's forgetfulness of you.

"For I am of the earth, a piece of earth , and the earth opens or closes to you throug h my body, my soul, and my voice. I am your priest on earth.

"And what I hold up for you today is all that is in this world, both of joy and of suffering. I offer you the bread of the world's achievements , even as I offer you the wine of its failure , the blood of all that 's crushed as those achievements take place. I offer you the powerful of our world, our rich, our famous, our athletes, our artists, our movie stars, our entrepreneurs , our young, our healthy, and everything that's creative and bursting with life, even as I offer you those who are weak, feeble, aged, crushed, sick, dying, and victimized.

"I offer to you all the pagan beauties, pleasures, and joys of this life, even as I stand with you under the cross, affirming that the one who is excluded from earthl y p leasure is the cornerstone of the community. I offer you the strong and arrogant, along with the weak and gentle of heart, asking you to bless both and to stretch my heart so that it can, like you, hold and bless everything that is. I offer you both the wonders and the pains of this world, your world."

To pray like this is to pray liturgically, as priest . And we pray like this each time we go to the Eucharist or when we, with others or alone, pray the Divine Office of the church. It is particularly this latter prayer, the Divine Office (also called "Breviary" or "Liturgy of the Hours"), that is available daily as the priestly prayer for those who are not ordained ministers in the church. And this is especially true for two of those liturgical hours, Lauds (Morning Prayer) and Vespers (Evening Prayer). They, unlike the other hours which are more the particular domain of monks and professional contemplatives, are the ordinary priestly prayer of the laity.

And what is important in praying them is to remember that these are not prayers that we say for ourselves, nor indeed prayers whose formulae we need personally to find meaningful or relevant. Unlike private prayer and contemplation , where we should change methods whenever praying becomes dry or sterile, Lauds and Vespers are prayers of the universal church that are in essence intended to be communal and priestly. They don ' t have to be relevant for our private lives. We pray them as elders, as baptized adults, as priests, to invoke God's blessing upon the world.

And whenever we do pray them we take on a universal voice. We are no longer just a private individual praying, but are, in microcosm, the voice, body, and soul of the earth itself , continuing the high priesthood of Christ, offering prayers and entreaties, aloud and in silent tears, to God for the sake of the world.

Father Ron Rolheiser

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is a theolog ian, teacher and award-winning author. He currently serves in Toronto and Rome as the general councilor for Canada for his religious order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Father Rolheiser can be contacted at: info@ronrolheiser.com

Ref lections

The Sexual Exploitation of Children The December issue of the Tablet reports on a press conference given on November 30th by Cardinal Ratzinger, the Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith . He states rather forcefull y that the American media 's coverage of the clerical sex abuse has been "distorted ," and perhaps intentionally so, in "an effort to discredit the church ." The Cardinal concluded , "I am personally convinced that the constan t presence in the press of the sins of Catholic priests, especially in the United States, is a distortion of the reality because the percentage of these offenses among priests is not higher th an in other categories and perhaps it is even lower." I would translate "categories " as "pro fessions."

The Cardinal's point finds an extraordinary example in the recent arrest of San Francisco multimillionaire Thomas F. White . While giving millions in charitable donations (including orp hanages), White is accused of "childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, civil conspiracy and intentional and negli gent infliction of emotional distress."

His arrest in Bangkok highlights the escalating and alarming child-sex tourism around the world. While

offenders cross all nationalities , Americans are some of the biggest perpetrators. Juan Juarez, president of the National Foundation of Stolen and Missing Children states , "The damage to the children is impossible to repair: their lives are changed forever."

White 's alleged predatory behavior is an example of the horrific sexual exploitation of children - truly an intrinsically evil behavior that allows for no moral exceptions. The sexual abuse of children is a crime against humanity.

Cardinal Ratzinger 's remarks are thus important: the press is not giving sufficient attention to the worldwide problem of child sexual abuse due to its almost singular attention to clergy sexual abuse.

The sexual abuse of children is a global problem th at calls for careful assessment.

First , what type of person sexually abuses children and how are we to understand this person? An adult who sexually molests a child (normally understood as between 1 and 17 years of age) is known as a pedophile.

He (and sometimes she) sustains a psychological disorder characterized by a preference for pre- or post-pubescent children as sexual partners. The term hebephilia or

ephebophilia is sometimes used to describe adult sexual attractions to adolescents.

These terms must be understood as "diagnostic labels" as not all pedophiles or hebeactuall y phobiles molest children and often need different types of therapeutic help.

The 2002 Charter ot the American Bishops uses pedophilia to refer to all sexual abuse of children between the ages of one and seventeen.

A pedophile sustains an addictive psychological disorder which must never be considered normal.

Pedophilia has no "cure" but only prevention. The addictive nature of this disorder is seen in the pedophile's inability to respect sexual boundaries with children and the need to prey on children until the COLEMAN , page 14

Father Gerald Coleman

Saying the New Mysteries of Light Q. When are we going to put in the new mysteries in ideas and hel pful proposals have been smothered to death the daily rosary ? Aren 't we supposed to say the new mys- by someone wanting to turn them into laws.

Clearly, in his letter the pope is attempting not to dc teries an Thursday? In some recitations of the rosary that that. The rosary is "one of the traditional paths of Christian is not done. I'd really (ike to know what is right. (Illinois) A. As most Catholics are aware, the rosary of the prayer directed to the contemplation of Christ 's face ," he Blessed Virgin Mary is among the most popular prayers ol writes. How and whether lo imp lement his recommendaour faith for contemplating the life and teachings of Christ. tions "is left to the freedom of individuals and communiIn a series of 15 mysteries (joyful , sorrowful and g lorious), ties ," to each one 's spiritual life and journey.

Without question , this form of prayer has proved with prayers including numerou s recitations of the Hail immensel y powerful for centuries in bring ing peop le to the Mary, we reflect on the early and final contemplation of Christ tlirough the eyes and memories oi events in the life of our Lord , usuall y in meditation is essential for the Mary. This contemp lative medi light of Mary 's direct experience and rosary. Without it the participation in these events. rosary is "a body without In a recent apostolic letter •-""¦• a soul," and "its recitation titled "The Rosary of the Virgin / runs die risk of becoming Mary " (October 2002), Pope ^ a mechanical repetition John Paul II offered five additional ^K* of formulas ," says the mysteries for meditation on particquoting the pope, ularly significant moments in the public apostolic exhortation ministry of Jesus, between his baptism and "Marialis Cultis " of his death and resurrection.

Pope Paul VI. These mysteries, he said, may be it is this contemplative According to John Paul II, called in a special way mysteries of light since the truth that 's th at makes experience, starting with Mary Christ is the "light of the world" (Jn 8.T2) emerges in a spe- remembering, "the works brought about

by God in cial way during those years when he proclaims the good present for us today , he says, It is this focus on Christ news of the kingdom of God. Each of these mysteries, said the history of salvation." "makes us peacemakers in the world. " by which the rosary the pope, is a revelation of the kingdom now present in the Where Did Votive Candles Originate? world in the person of Jesus.

Q. When and where did the custom of lighting perThe five mysteries of li ght , which our Holy Father sonal candles in church orig inate ? What is the religious also calls luminous mysteries, are: significance?

Some churches have them available; some, 1. The baptism of Christ in the Jordan River, when the like my own, do not. Is there an official church position Holy Spirit invests him with his mission from the Father. about this ? (Louisiana) 2. His self-revelation at Cana (Jn 2:1-12), when he A. It will help first to discuss briefl y why candles are opens the hearts of his disciples to faith. used at all in Christian worship and prayer. It 's in this con3. The preaching by which Jesus proclaims the kingdom of God, calls people to conversion "and forgives the text that we can see the role votive li ghts have in Christian sins of all who diaw near him in humble trust." devotion.

For the most part , Christian use of candles was derived 4. The Transfiguration , when Christ prepares the apostles to experience the passion , the joy of the resurrection from the Romans , who used them on a variety of civic and and life transfi gured by the Holy Spirit , and religious occasions , and from Jewish worship in which 5. The institudon of the Eucharist in which Jesus lamps often played an important role. offers his bod y and blood as food under the signs of bread The practice is, however, part of a much larger human and wine , and testifies "to the end" his love for humanity tradition. The natural symbolism of light has been recog(Jn 13:1). nized by nearl y every religion in human history. Ages ago, The pope did suggest that the "mysteries of li ght " pagan peoples lit lamps over tombs, probabl y expressing could be meditated upon on Thursdays, with the joyful some sort of continued existence for the deceased. mysteries on Monday and Saturday, the sorrowful on Light , especially a living flame, signified life , hope , Tuesday and Friday, and the glorious on Wednesday and joy, divinity, courage — in other words, nearly everything Sunday. As has been noted often , however, many beautiful human beings consider good and beautiful.

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Coleman . . . ¦ Continued from page 13 addiction is satisfied. Some label pedophilia as a "disease."

Pedophiles are skilled at charming children into their trust , plying them with gifts and taking them on outings. They often "target" single-parent families where mothers might be especially grateful for help with looking after the children. Nearl y one-half of pedophiles researched in one study met the child they molested through baby-sitting or some other trusted relationship.

Child molestation or child sexual abuse refers to actual sexual contact between an adult and a child (legall y a person who has not yet reached the age of consent). Sexual abuse of children refers to actions which call for clear analysis in order to avoid confusion: e.g., it is preferable to refer to men 's sexual abuse of boys with the more accurate label of male-male molestation and men ' s abuse of girls as male-female molestation. In this way, the sex of the individuals is clearly described.

Most child molesters do not have an adult sexual orientation as they have never developed the capacity for mature sexual relationships with other adults, either men or women. Instead of an adult relationship with an adult man or woman, their sexual attractions are based primarily on age, and sometimes not even gender (i.e., it makes no difference if the child is a boy or a girl).

Some child molesters have an enduring and primary sexual preference for children (named as fixated pedophiles) whereas other child molesters become sexually involved with children only under unusual circumstances of extreme stress (named as regressed pedophiles): these latter persons have an adult sexual orientation but regress to sexual molestation of children under such stresses as anger or a need for recognition.

Second, who is the abuser? Recent studies demonstrate that a child is most at risk for being molested by a family member who is usuall y heterosexual. This risk is

100 times greater than being sexually touched by a stranger or by someone who might be identified as a homosexual.

Half of child sexual abusers are the parents of the victims, and other relatives commit 18% of these offenses. It is a misconception that priests, teachers, boy scout leaders and those who work with kids are those who are responsible for most child sexual abuse.

Third , what is the nature of this addiction? A response can be seen in this pedophile ' s statement: "I want to hold a little girl in my arms and tell her I love her and that I'll keep her safe. This appeals to me greatly." This testimony demonstrates that pedophiles often justif y their behavior by misconstrued reasoning: e.g., I really love her; she reall y loves me. Adults who trul y love children do not violate them sexual ly, or in any other fashion.

The most dangerous type of pedophile is one who molests for "sport. " i.e., there is no feeling of love but only the need to dominate and violate. In these cases, the abuser frequentl y uses alcohol to get the child drunk so that the abuse will be "easier" and "less forceful." At times the abuser also gets drunk in order to make it easier to molest.

Fourth, what is the extent of this problem? Pedophilia seems to have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. between 1980 and 1990, as the number of reported cases showed a 322% increase in the sexual abuse of children. To make this national crisis even more alarming is the contention among experts th at 10 times as many cases go unreported.

Fifth , how do the victims feel? Some young children "enjoy" the attention they experience and it is onl y later in life that they realize what a horrible victimization happened to them. All cases of child sexual abuse have some harmful effects. This must never be forgotten . Children are hurt on different levels depending on whether the abuser was a stranger or a trusted figure. When the latter type of person molests, the child feels confused , deeply offended , and afraid lo ever trust again. If the abuser is a religious fi gure , the child extends the confusion and mistrust to God. Children who report abuse by a loved one ofte n feel guilt , althoug h this guilt is usually not present when the

Father John Dietzen Some of this may be sensed fro m the fact that the Lucernarium, the ceremonial candle early Christians lit for Vespers (named after the evening star Vesper), developed into our paschal candle. These lights were burned for funeral ceremonies, before the tombs of deceased Christians and before images of martyrs and other saints.

They symbolized then what they still do for us: light (Christ), life, hope, resurrection and faith.

Another ancient and nearly universal pre-Christian reli g ious practice was the giving of votive offerings , from the Latin word "votum " (promise or desire).

Scul ptured legs or hands , or sometimes animals , were p laced in pagan Greek or Roman temp les expressing thanks or petition for cures of diseases or deformities , much as crutches are left today in Lourdes and other Catholic shrines of healing.

The Old Testament, particularl y the psalms , refers to offerings made in the temple, either to ask a favor of God or to respond to a promise made if a favor was granted. In Psalm 56, for example, the writer prays, "I am bound , 0 God, by vows to you , your thank offerings I will fulfill. " With the background of this tradition , and since they symbolize Christian sentiments about light , candles also came to be used as votive offerings. In offering the living fire of the candle , Christian faithful express their prayers of thanks , petition or praise to God. While lighting votive candles is a well-established and authentic Catholic form of prayer, their presence or use is not obligatory for individual persons or churches.

(Questions f o r Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.) abuser is a stranger. When this abuse is disclosed , the family itself often feels victimized and sometimes wants the child to "take back" the accusation. This type of family is dysfunctional as "keeping quiet and in balance" is more important than telling the truth .

Children who are abused often have troubl e sleep ing and eating; they "act out" and often become chronic bed wetters. Later in life , they often find themselves facing many mental problems, including depression , alcohol or dru g abuse, anxiety disorders , suicidal thoug hts , lack of self-esteem, alienation , and eating disorders. They often feel "stigmatized" and thus mistrust all signs of attention or affection. Fear of intimacy and inability to trust profoundly affects their ability to enjoy a peaceful marriage . Some (but not all) will go on and become pedophiles themselves in some misguided thought that they will be freed from their own despair by victimizing others.

Finally, it is a clinical misunderstanding to automaticall y link pedophilia and homosexuality. A "true " pedophile experiences no sexual attraction toward adults, but onl y children. While some pedophiles prefer boys over girls, their sexual attraction is not primarily about gender (male or female) but rather about age. Adult homosexuals do not as a rule pose any sexual threat to children since they do not have sexual attractions to children. Pedophiles do. I would like to tentativel y suggest that there are some "immature " or "non-peer-relational homosexuals " who in fact molest children , thus causing the belief that all homosexuals violate children. This is a critical concern that calls for needed research and clinical study.

The sexual exploitation of children is a heinous crime and a sin against God and humanity. Pedophilia warrants our hei ghtened and informed knowledge in order to spot real si gns of child sex abuse , and to know the basic characteristics of abusers and victims. We are dealing with an international problem that cries out for accurate information, dili gent response and strong condemnation.

Sul pician Father Gerald D. Coleman is president and rector of St. Patrick Seminary . Menlo Park.

St. Mary's Chinese Mission marks 100 years

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Marc h 25, 2003 The Faithful of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Thanks to the great generosity of the faithfu l of the Archdiocese of San Francisco , $124 , 152.09 has been contributed to assist in the Mexico earth- • quake relief effort.

Let me take this opportunity to express my sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed to this special collection to assist our sisters and brothers whose lives were so greatl y affected by the earth quake on January 22 , 2003. Your concern for them , expressed through your partici pation in this collection , and your prayers are undoubtedl y a source of encouragement and consolation to them at this difficult time .

I have spoken to Bishop Gilberto Valbuena of Colima , the diocese most affected by the earthquake, and .with Catholic Relief Services, Since Catholic Relief Services is working with dioceses in Jalisco, it seemed best to direct our assistance to the diocesan bishop and the Caritas agency of Colima. According to Bishop Valbuena, the most challeng ing need is assistance with rebuilding destroyed and damaged homes that have left so many temporaril y homeless.

Asking God's blessing on you , and assuring you of my prayers , I am Sincerel y yours in Christ ,

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Most Reverend William J. Levada Archbishop of San Francisco

Mexican Earthquake Collection 2003 Parish St. Patrick's Seminary St. Mary 's Cathedra!

St. Anne St. Anthony of Padua St. Benedict St. Boniface St. Cecilia St. Charles Borromeo Corpus Chri si i St. Dominic St. Elizabeth St. Emydius Epiphany St. Gabriel St. Mary Chinese Holy Name St. John Evangelist St. John of God St. Kevin Mission Dolores St. Monica Most Holy Redeemer Notre Dame des Victoires Old St. Mary St. Michael Nativity St. Paul St. Paul of the Shipwreck St. Peter Sts. Peter and Paul St. Phili p Star of the Sea St. Stephen St. Teresa St. Thomas the Apostle St. Thomas More St. Vincent de Paul St. Rita St. Sebastian

Amount 528.00 1,212.62 900.00 1 ,387.00 25 1.00 645.00 5,336.00 1,640.95 1,662.00 3,616.59 704.91 706.20 3,253.63 3,446.44 445.00 1 ,658.48 1,966.00 1,295.00 137.00 965.00 1, 135.00 1,051.00 1,582.00 856.34 437.00 - 389.00 2,173.57 496.00 500.00 1,821.11 865.00 T ,286.54 782.25 649.00 795.00 500.00 1, 144.00 868.00 1, 182.50

friends and benefactors . The St. Mary ' s Chinese Drum and Bell Corps and St. Mary 's Lion Dance Troupe , will provide the entertainment.

The Mission has planned other events as well , said Paulist Father Daniel McCotter , director and pastor. They are: a centennial gala on Oct. 18 at the Mark Hop kins Hotel; a memorial Mass for deceased parishioners , alumni and benefactors Nov. I at 5 p.m. at Old St. Mary 's Cathedral; and a Christmas ball on Dec. 13.

For further information or tickets to the banquet or other events contact Lisa Tom ' French at St. Mary 's Capital Campai gn Office at (415) 929-4695.

When bombs fall, Missionaries of Charity Sisters stop praying, 'rush to our children'

For your information , I am including a list of the parishes that participated in the special collection , and the amount contributed for each parish.

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St. Mary ' s Chinese Mission will celebrate 100 years of ministry to the Chinese community of San Francisco with a Mass of Thanksg iving at 5 p.m.

March 29 at Old St. Mary 's Cathedral , in San Francisco.

Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang, first Chinese-American bishop, will be the princi pal celebrant. Concelebrating with him will be Bishop John Cummins of Oakland; Auxiliary Bishop John Wester of San Francisco , and Father John Duff y, president of the Paulist community.

Following the Mass , there will be a traditional Chinese banquet at the Empress of China Restaurant in Chinatown for parishioners , alumni ,

Parish Amount 2 ,898.00 St. Patrick , Larkspur 2,713,00 Our Lad y of Mount Carmel 1 ,900.50 St. Anthony, Novate Our Lady of Loretto 3,083.31 St. Anselm 2,999.00 2,868.00 St. Raphael 2,291.00 St. Hilary Assumption 390.52 58.00 St. Helen , Marshall 705.55 Sacred Heart, Olema Immaculate Heart of Mary 3,479.00 St. Mark 882.00 Our Lady of Angels 1,931.00 Holy Angels 1,527.00 St. Andrew 1,355.50 Our Lady of Mercy 2,688.00 Our Lady of Perpetual Help 1,285.50 St. Francis of Assisi 1,744.50 St. Luke 675.00 1,649.00 Our Lady of the Pillar St. Anthony Mission (Pescadero) 313.12 St. Anthony, Menlo Park 3,993.50 St. Denis 2,739.00 1, 150.19 Nativity, Menlo Park St. Raymond 323.02 St. Dunstan 2,420.00 2,635.00 Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1,272.00 St. Joseph the Worker St. Pius 1,684.00 St. Bruno 1,128.17 2,447.19 St. Robert 610.00 St. Charles, San Carlos ,925.00 St. Bartholomew 2 1,299.00 St. Gregory 4,893.31 St. Matthew 1,823.00 St. Timothy ' 2,087.00 St. Augustine ,1,218.00 Mater Dolorosa 1,798.00 St. •Veronica 124,152.09 TOTAL COLLECTION

NEW DELHI, India (CNS) - When bombs began hitting Baghdad, Iraq, four Missionaries of Charity sisters "stopped praying and rushed to our children," Sister Densy, local superior of the congregation 's orphanage in Baghdad, told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand.

Most of the 26 children asleep in the orphanage awoke when they heard the noises, and several started crying. The mentally or physicall y challenged children are "very sensitive to noises," Sister Densy said.

The four nuns — three Indians and one Bangladeshi — refused their governments ' requests to leave Iraq before the war began.

Sister Densy said when the nuns heard the first explosions they told the children that the blasts were thunderbolts and that it would "soon rain." Sister Densy said the fibbing was needed to pacify "innocent children " caught in a shower of missiles and bombs.

'The attacks were on the outskirts of the city, an hour 's drive from where we are," she told UCA News late March 20. "A wave of noises was heard during the fi rst attack. Then there was complete silence for five minutes and again explosions," Sister Densy said.

At about 10:30 that morning, a priest from Voices in the Wilderness , a private U.S. agency working to end economic sanctions against Iraq , "came to visit us and see if everything is all ri ght ," the nun said.

A priest from the Apostolic Nunciature visited the orphanage March 20 to celebrate Mass.

'Throug hout the day, priests from the Vatican Embassy kept calling just to inquire about us.

The p hone calls are reassuring," she said.

The first day s raid did not affect phone, electrical and water supplies, and the nuns managed to speak by phone with relatives in India and Bangladesh. Sister Densy said she is confident the children and the nuns would get through the war with "prayers and blessings of Our Lord ."

About 200 Dominican nuns and friars also have remained in Iraq and p led ged to stay throughout the course of the war.A March 14 letter from the 125 Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena , a Chaldean Catholic community, said they had two convents located on the edges of an army camp.

"Will the bombing kill the soldiers or the people?" the sisters asked. "We are living in great fright , panic and extreme worry. " The nuns said war would be a further injustice for Iraqi civilians, who have suffered enough under U.N.-imposed economic sancti ons. In a plea for peace, the nuns said the Iraqi people, especiall y children , have been psychologicall y harmed by the threat of war.

Directing their comments to the American peop le, the nuns said , "You are deceived and we are captured by your mass media, which is the biggest liar."

"Our children, women and people are dy ing of malnutrition and starvation because of the inhuman sanctions. The sanctions have caused the death of 1.5 million Iraq i people, mostly women and children. Why do you want to finish them by a new war?" they said.

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asked council members to open sanctuary doors , keep a candle burnin g for peac e and li ghts on in windows of homes and offices, and to reach out to nei ghbors, especially Muslims , Arabs and peop le of Southeast Asian descent.

Yet, Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition of America , noted "Saddam Hussein is an evil-doer who must be confronted head on or he will continue to pose a danger to the entire free world.

"No one wants war, but sometimes war is necessary," she said. "We stand with our president and will continue to pray for him and our troops during these times."

"Christians have been divided over the proper response," Bishop Michael Jarrell of Lafayette, La., noted. "Despite these divisions , we should pray together for a speedy end to hostilities and the safe return of the armed forces."

Unti l the war ends, Bishop Kenneth A. Angell of Burlington , Vt., said: "We will be on our knees to the Lord , that he may grant this weary world peace."

¦ Continued from page 5 directed the diocese 's 126 parishes and 20 missions to make a novena for peace.

Even members of the U.S. military themselves asked for prayers. Since some 83,000 troops hav e made that request, the Presidential Prayer Team launched a troop adoption catnpaign. At the Web site ' www.presidentialprayerteam.org, Americans can adopt soldiers , promising to pray for them daily.

Internationall y, the World Council of Churches ' general secretary, the Rev. Konrad Raiser, called the U.S. attacks "immoral , illegal and ill-advised ," "politicall y dangerous " and "culturally unwise " because they will "confirm and aggravate stereotypes and ... add to an image of the West marked by colonialism and crusades."

The global church community is overwhelming ly against the war, he said.

"The energy that has been released bears witness to a sp irituality that calls for peaceful coexistence ... with the princip les enshrined in the U.N. Charter. That energy must not be lost."

The Rev. Bob Edgar, general secretary of the National Council of Churches ,

Contributing to this story were Gary Loncki in Erie, Michelle Martin in Chicago and Mary Ann Wyand in Ind ianapolis.

Datebook

Lenten Opportunities March 30: Jesse Manibusan, popular compose r of songs including Open My Eyes and Fly tike a Bird performs in concert at St. Brendan Parish Center, 29 Rockaway Ave. at Laguna Honda, S.F. at 7:30 p.m.

Ken Canedo, co-author of the Mass of Glory with Bob Hurd and other liturgy settings, will also perform. Jesse was a headliner at this year's Religion Education Congress in Los Angeles for which he composed the weekend's theme, Bearer of Hope. He has also appeared at World Youth Day and sung for the Pope.

Tickets, available in advance and at the door, are $10 adults/$5 students. Save the date and be prepared to sing! Contact Sean or Kelly at (415) 681-4225 or seanaloi@shcp.edu. An SF Youth Ministry Event.

April 4: Charismatic Renewal 1st Fri. Mass at Our Lady of Mercy, One Elmwood Dr., Daly City with Father Paul Arnoult presiding and music by The Gospel Choir. Call Horace at (650) 756-7563.

April 5, 12: Charismatic Renewal presents Father Peter Sanders with A Teaching on the Prophetic Ministry, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at St. Cecilia Church, 17th Ave. and Vicente, SF and on the 12th at Church of the Visilacion , 655 Sunnydale Ave., at Rutland, SF. Call Nolan at (415) 564-7729.

Through April 13: Good Neighbor Lenlen Food Drive for SF Food bank. Lend a hand to the less fortunate.

Drop off donations al following locations: Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, 2222 Broadway St, SF; Corpus Christi School, 75 Francis St, SF; Holy Name School, 1560 - 40th Ave, SF; Mercy High School, 3250 - 19th Ave, SF; Mission Dolores Church, 3321 - 16th St, SF; Mission Dolores Elementary, 3371 - 16th St, SF; St. Brigid School, 2250 Franklin St, SF ; St. James School, 321 Fair Oak St, SF; St. Teresa Church, 390 Missouri St, SF; Stuart Hall High School; 715 Octavia St, SF. April 9: Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution premieres at 9 p.m. on KQED Channel 9.

A part of the Empires history specials, the two-anda-hal( hour presentation tells the story of "two of the most important protagonists " of what "would become the Christian faith." Filmed in Morocco, it combines Paul's words, other ancient writings, interviews with scholars and dramatic reenactments to demonstrate how Christianity developed and flourished.

April 12: Taize Prayer Around the Cross at St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF at 7:30 p.m. Call (415) 828-7447.

April 13: The Reluctant Saint: St. Francis of Assisi premieres at 7 p.m. on the Hallmark Channel, check with your cable carrier for channel number. "A mystic on the edge of madness...the astonishing life of the world's favorite saint," says information promoting the telecast. A production of Faith and Values Media.

April 5 through 9: Jesuit Father Tom Allender will conduct a Parish Mission at Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr. off El Camino Real, Burlingame. Father Tom will preach at all weekend Masses at OLA on April 5 and 6, and preside at the daily 8 a.m. Mass on April 7, 8,9 with a mission talk following the weekday Masses. The talk will be repeated Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

April 6: A gathering of the Militia Immaculata at St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St. off Monterey Blvd., SF. Families, singles religious are welcome.

Mass at 3 p.m., followed by talk by Brother Louis Schmid and potluck meal. Please bring a dish if staying for the meal. Contact Nellie at (415) 3878431 or Nellie@ignatius.com.

April 11 - 13: The Journey to Easter with Holy Ghost Father Tom Timmins at Vallombrosa Retreat Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Pa*. Father Timmins assists at St. Luke Parish, Foster City and is a popular Vallombrosa retreat leader. These days will help retreatants enter more deeply into the most solemn period of the Church's liturgical year, Prices $170/$150.

Begins with dinner at6 p.m. Fri., ends at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Tuesdays during Lent: Lenten Lecture Series al National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, at 7:15 p.m. March 25: St. Francis and the Seraph with Franciscan Sister Ramona Miller; April 1: Franciscan Father Daniel Lacke; April 8: Dante's Comedia - A Lenten Journey with Steve Cordova.

Mass is celebrated each first Saturday of the month in the chapel of All Saints Mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Old Mission Rd., Colma. Priests of the Archdiocese preside. Call (650) 756-2060.

Food & Fun March 28, 29, 30: St. Anne of the Sunset Parish Festival , Funston Ave. and Judah St., Sf. Games, food, entertainment. Fri: 3-10 p.m.; Sat. noon - 9 p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m."

March 29: An Evening in Tuscany, 14th Annual Auction, Dinner Dance and Grand Drawing of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Belmont at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. Doors open to silent auction at 5:30 p.m. with a gourmet dinner at 7:30 p.m. followed by live auction and dancing until 1 a.m. to a live band. Reservations a must! Tickets at $75 include all of the above plus exceptional Italian wines with dinner. Call Gail at (650) 593-6157.

Proceeds benefit IHM parish and school.

March 30: Irish tenor, Mark Forrest in concert at St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St. at Hearst, SF. 7:30 p.m.. Tickets $15. Corned beef and cabbage

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April 5: Golden Jubilee Celebration of Holy Angels School, Colma begins with Mass at 10 a.m. and Open House at 11 a.m. Alumni, former students and friends should call (650) 755-0220.

April 6: SF's St. Gabriel Elementaiy School, class of '53, commemorates its 50th year since then with Mass in the parish church at11:30 a.m. followed by a reception in the school library. Call Vicki Castiglioni-Bornstein at (415) 566-0314.

April 30, May 1: Galileo grads from classes of 1953 and '54 are being sought for reunion. Call Dave Negherbon at (650) 873-6263 or Monica oarenti Kirkland at (650) 355-2468.

Oct. 5: San Francisco's St. Peter School celebrates its 125th anniversary. Milestone celebrations so far include Mass with Bishop John Wester presiding in the beatifully restored parish churc h plus homecoming and thanks to all the clergy and religious who have contributed so much here. Call the school at (415) 647-8662.

Courage, a Catholic support group for persons with same-sex attraction, meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call Father Lawrence Goode at (415) 333-3627 or Father Agnel Jose de Heredia at (415) 567-2020 , ext. 209. .

School of Pastoral Leadership For additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org.

Jesuit Father Tom Allender will conduct a Parish Mission at Our Lady of Angels Church,1721 Hillside Dr. off El Camino Real, Burlingame April 5 through 9. God loves us the most when we deserve it the least," Father Allender, a graduate of St. Emydius Elementary and class of '57 from San Francisco 's St. Ignatius, said. "My main ministry is evangelization - preaching the Gospel ," he said, adding that his aim is to help "bring more Christianity to our Catholic fa ith." Father Allender, who entered the Jesuits in 1957 and has presided at more than 900 missions over the last 20 years, recently spoke with Catholic San Francisco during his "first morning off' in almost two months.

His brother is Jesuit Father Ray Allender, a graduate of St. Stephen's and SI who entered the order in 1963. Father Ray, now in his 10th year at the Jesuit's Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose , also taught subjects including English and Religious Studies for 15 years in three separate assignments at his high school alma mate r. He is recto r of the Jesuit community at Bellarmine and former rector at Si. The priests ' mom is Genie Allender, a longtime member of St. Stephen Parish. Their dad, Raymond, a recipient of Si's, Christ the King Award,the school's highest alumni honor, died 10 years ago. Father Tom will preach at all weekend Masses at OLA on April 5 and 6, and preside at the daily 8 a.m. Mass on April 7, 8, 9 with a mission talk following the weekday Masses. The talk will be repeated Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. dinner with entertainment from the Meehan Brothers beginning at 5:30 p.m. in parish hall.

Tickets $10. Call (415) 333-3627.

April 1 through 5: Store-wide 1/2 price sale at Mill Valley's Mt. Carmel Shop, the only department store in town. Everything in shop will be sold for 1/2 the marked price. Proceeds benefit OLMC parish.

Call (415) 388-4332.

April 2: Spring Palette, annual Spring Luncheon/Fashion Show sponsored by the Good Shepherd Guild and benefiting their, work at San Francisco's Grace Center. Takes place at Green Hills Country Club, Ludeman Lane, Millbrae with social hour at 11:30 a.m. and luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Tickets $45. Contact Beverly Desmond at (415) 587-5374.

April 4: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets. Mass at 7 a.m. in St. Sebastian Church, Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield, with breakfast and presentation following in parish hail. Today's speaker is Jesuit Father Charles Gagan, pastor, St. Ignatius Parish, San Francisco, May 2: Father Lowell Case. Reservations required to Sugaremy@aol.com or (415) 461-0704 daily.

Members $5, others $10. Dues $15 per year.

April 4: LCA Juniors hosts a Margarita Mixer beginning at 7:30 p.m. for prospective new members. For location, call (415) 592-9243 or daura@ccwear.com.

April 5: Italian Lunch and Bingo at Corpus Christi Hall, Alemany Blvd. and Santa Rosa Ave., SF beginning at noon. $12 donation includes one bingo card. Sponsored by Alberian #93 YLI. Call Connie Pisciotta at (415) 334-6429.

April 6: The Mothers' Auxiliary of Junipero Serra High School announces Italian Holiday, a fashion show and luncheon benefiting the school. The afternoon begins with no host cocktails at 11 a.m. and luncheon at noon. Takes place at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City. Tickets $50 per person available by calling Kathy Lavezzo at (650) 345-7836.

April 12: Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show of All Souls Women's Club, South San Francisco

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April 12: Mardi Gras Festivities benefiting St. Philip Elementary School begin at 6:30 p.m. at the United Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave and Sloat Blvd., SF. Features dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions with celebrity auctioneer. Tickets at $50 per person are available by calling Jane Perry at (415) 824-5196 or stphilipfundraiser@yahoo.com.

May .3: 8th annual Whale of a Sale at St. Sebastian Parish, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Kentfield, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., benefiting the parish St. Vincent de Paul Conference.

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April 4 , 5, 11, 12: Mercy High School, SF presents the acclaimed musical, Les Miserables in the Mercy Theatre, 3250 19th Ave., SF. Tickets for April 5 Gala are $15, other performances $8. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. Call (415) 334-0525, ext. 242.

April 5: Slavyanka, the SF Men's Russian Chorus, will perform a Lenten Concert of Orthodox sacred music at St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, SF at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $18/$15 seniors and students. Plenty of parking. Call (415) 332-7626.

Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus , SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. March 30: Organ recital by Stephen McKersie of the San Anselmo Organ Festival. Special Monday evening concert March 31 with the SF Chamber Chorus directed by Robert Geary. Open to the public.

Social Justice/Respect Life April 5: "Know your audience, your arguments, yourself ," a Celebrate Life Conference at Stanford University, Building 60, Main Quad, 450 Serra Mall.

Speakers include television's Ben Stein; bio-ethicist , Scott Klusendorf; Olivian Gans , director, American Victims of Abortion. Tickets $5/$10 at the door. Call Brigitte Zimmerman at (650) 492-0053 or bazimm @ stanford.edu.

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Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Young WidowAWidower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

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In a stick y drawer in my wife 's dresser, in our room , in a zi pped old cosmetic bag, forgotten , is a handful of superstition I' m too guilty to toss; little prayer leaflets that were my grandfather ' s or given to me. I keep them just because to throw them away seems sacrileg ious.

Mosl of them are standard issue; neon rays pouring out the side of Christ , a mournful Madonna , Don Bosco. I' m not overl y scrupulous about tossing such things. Plastic miraculous medals attached to fundraising letters and St, Jude cards by post go strai ght to the garbage can.

These are different , thoug h; they 're old and tattere d and prayed over and the Don Bosco claims to have a relic taped to it. Somehow, grace is attached to them and I'd feel guilty about throwing them away.

Any how, my toddler ' s reason for going to our bedroom is "Broncing Bull" . A while ago this consisted in my little boy Sean , standing and attempting balance on my back while I tried to throw him. Now that he ' s nearl y three and forty pounds , no effort is required , or even possible , on my part. He simp ly stands in perfect balance on my back, jumps as hi gh as he can with all his mi ght , and comes crashing down , rear first , on my regretful spine.

His demand for "Broncing Bull!" is usuall y satisfied in a few jumps and then he gets down to the real task of rifling through drawers in our bedroom. He 's known for a while the onl y drawer he ' s interested in; the one with the hol y cosmetic bag. It's opened li ghtl y, carefull y and reverentl y and then the contents thrown about the bed. Then he picks through them as if they 're flashcards.

"Daddy who 's this!?"

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"Who's this!?"

"That 's Mary and baby Jesus."

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A couple weeks ago, he pulled out a little pamp hlet on his own. Without any warning, while I' m eating dinner trying to watch the Simpsons , Sean demands a hi gher theolog ical exp lanation of the scene it portrayed.

He was carry ing around a little illustrated booklet of the Stations of the Cross after the manner of St, Francis. The scenes are appropriate to the Stations; no Jesus as cuddl y baby or gentle teacher or resurrected King shining in glory.

The pictures disturbed Sean and he pointed out a print of Jesus on the cross with centurions bent at his feet.

"Dadd y is this Jesus?"

"Yes," I say, quite proud of my son and in a sprightl y voice, "It's Jesus on the Cross," at once happy to have been helpful and hoping for the end of it.

"Why is Jesus sad?"

That threw me, now 1 was distracted from Homer Simpson.

How do you answer, "wh y is Jesus sad?" to a three year old?

I searched all the theology in my head for an answer that would be understandable and not result in a further sequence of "Whys?"

No hope. So I looked at the picture and just tried to explain it , "Those men are trying to hurt Jesus."

"Wh y ?"

Umm , they don ' t like him.

"Can Jesus talk?"

(Leaving thai aside for the moment and trying to put the best face on it), Sean . . . Jesus loves you and he loves those men who are try ing to hurt him, even thoug h they don 't know it. So when you 're sad, or mommy is mad al you or daddy is mad at you or you 're being a bad boy and you ' re in trouble and you don 't think any body likes you, close your eyes and think about Jesus in this picture and ask him lo hel p you , because he loves you, no matter what , all the time .

I thought that was pretty good, but it was wholl y unsatisfactory.

"Can Jesus talk?"

Same answer.

"Dadd y, I' m afraid of Jesus. I' m gonna put him back in mommy ' s bag for later."

Well , that didn 't work , and I seem lo have inadvertentl y burdened a three year old with a "Hound of Heaven " spirituality. Quick , do we have a "good shepherd" picture anywhere? No. "You don ' t have to be afraid of Jesus, Sean. He loves you," I explain hopefull y.

"I know, but he's sad and he doesn 't talk to me, and he lives up there (pointing to the ceiling). I' m going to put him back in mommy 's bag for later."

I think I' m a failure as a teacher (and I am), but I know that where I'm useless, a simple icon is burned in Sean's mind. Because of an icon, Sean knows, at three, that Jesus is serious; Jesus is a stumbling block; Jesus is a love that he knows exists but Daddy can 't explain. I hope he grows to know and love Jesus on a regular basis and not be afraid of him. But he knows from a picture one fundamental fact; When all other loves fail, an unexplainable silent sad GodMan on a Cross who loves the men who are hurting him loves him.

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HOLY CROSS

Claude Gignoux Kathryn D. Gilmore Auria Ron Gishe Ann M. Gorman Audre y J. Grallon Edward L. Grant Marie A. Grant Nery Anibal Grijalva Sr. Frances Agnes Grimmer SHF Mario J. Grossetti Robert A. Guibcrt Eugene Guidi George R. Guisti Marie Gutierrez Laura E. Hager Grace N. Hanchett (Lagau) Donald L. Harrington Sr. Nancy Healy PBVM Angela Del Carmen Hernandez Erin Bray Holt Miriam S. Hunt Catherine Interdonato Sandra L. Irwin Ruth V. Johnson Winifred A. Keller Sara F. Kennan Msgr. Thomas I. Kennedy Althea H. Kenned y Sr. M. Monica Kenned y SHF Rosalind E. Kiep Maye C. Kilkenny Gertrude Gillick King Edward J. Klepec Edward G. Knoll , Jr. Doris Mary Ko Lorraine Kopp Martha S. Kosovich , M.D. Cecilia D. Latreille John Lessa Helene C. Lobherr Edmund P. Lobherr Josephine LoSchiavo Michael G. Lyons Filberto (Beto) Machado Robert R. Maffei, Sr. Melencia O. Magahiz Irene M. Maggi Galicano C. Magos

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OOl^jVlA Marion 1. Aldridge Adeline M. Alesci Winifred N. Alexander Maria E. Alvarez Barbara C. Ambrosini Isabelle Montoya Apodaca Edward F. Armanini Grace S. Bajurin Margaret L. Baldisseri Marie Louise Bessette Glenda N. Black Alexandra Bonino Richard L. Botta Edward M. Bou John Guy Brucato Lillian A. Bulen Anton "Tony" Burazer Katherine M. Byrnes Allen N. Cain Lorena Castellanos Raymond P. Cattaneo Richard H. Cauley Adrienne B. Ciarlo Raymond F. Colombo Kathleen "Pat " Corb y Saturnino P. Cordero Helena C. De Francesco Walter P. Deas Angela Del Grosso Doris Dcvencenzi Rose C. Devincenzi Mary Ann Devine John A. Dooley Albert M. Dubrovich Dona C. Elsbernd E. Cleone Erickson Margarita Corea Espinoza Jean Pierre Etcheverry Margaret E. Evans David Allen Felix Ronald M. Fontana Sr. M. Annette Gallagher SHF Augustine A. Gee Eda M. Gereghty Arthur A. Giffra ---TUT—T— i

Amparo C. Malic Avelina O. Manalo Cosme D. Mangibuyat Carmen Martinez John Howard Mayer Samuel D. McFadden, M.D. Harold R. Merz Leonor Moisa Claire E. O'Brien Robert J. O'ConncIl James B. O'Connor Elaine A. O'Donnell Princess Magat Olit Rose Orchard Robert J. Orchard Melchora M. Ornum Mercedes A. Ortega Kevin C. O'Shea Louis Ozenne Daniel Patrick Peixotto Regina M. Percy Lena Pfy l Nohemi G. "Mimi" Prudenciado Doroth y M. Purcell John Battista Quattrin Mary Ragona Dominic Robert Ravelo Marie C. Reinhart Joseph Rezak Neil H. Riofski Carlos G. Rodriguez Lorraine M. Romant Arlene Rossetto Madeleine Y. Ruggiero Josephine A. Sabre Moises Neira Salazar Nelda N. Schulz Grace E. Scullion Paul Baou-Jeun Shen Marcus V. Silva Richard E. Silva Jerry Patrick Simon Maria Loyola Siy Fred L. Smith Claire H. Snowgrass Marilyn A. Sobrano Rosalie C. Spacher Dennis J. Stack

Man e Louise Starr John N. Strebel Kathryn A. Sugrue Lin Fong Szeto Mary Elizabeth Taborsky Frances P. Tagliamento Manda Tessmann Alexander Thur Blake F. Tomlinson Philip E. Turner Alfred A. Ursillo Rodolfo Chavez Valencia Sonja Jean VanHook Thomas P. Vi go Maria Vuljan George Waczkowski Marion Walker Joyce D. Waller Mary C. Ward John George Wilson

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When you visit Hol y Cross Cemetery during this Hol y Season of Lent , please take time t0 gmMk, pray the Stations of the Cross. There are beautiful Mosaics outside in Sections G2 and L2 |Rf% and lovel y refurbished Stations in All Saints Mausoleum. "The Way of the Cross " IKg^^ prayer booklets are available in the office or in All Saints Mausoleum.

Office Hours - Monday through Sa turday - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

All Saints Mausoleum - Daily - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Do you know that the beautiful Stations of the Cross in All Saints Mausoleum can be donated in Memory of your loved one? Please call the cemetery office for additional information about dedicating this unique rememberance.

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1st Saturday Mass • Saturday, April 5th • 11:00 p.m.

Rev. Thomas Moran, Celebrant • St. Bartholomew Parish • All Saints Mausoleum Chapel i — V- 1

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The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 94014 650-756-2060

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-9020