April 11, 2003

In Rome: plea for peace At home: mourning Catholic News Service Pope John Paul II marked the 40th anniversary of the encyclical "Pacem in Terris" ("Peace on Earth") with a prayer th at the war in Iraq "ends quickly to make room for a new era of forgiveness, love and peace. " "I am thinking especially of the defenseless civilian population , which in various cities has been subject to harsh suffering. I pray to God that this conflict ends quickly to make room for a new era of forgiveness, love and peace, " the pope said at a noon blessing at the Vatican April 6.

Several thousand people, many waving peace banners, applauded the pontiff as he pronounced his call for a speedy end to hostilities.

On April 5, the pope discussed the Iraqi situation with French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin. Both men had been strong opponents of military action against Iraq.

The Vatican said the two had spoken of "the need to abbreviate the suffering of the civilian population , with the hope that the international community can help the Iraqis themselves to be the architects of reconstruction. " At his Sunday blessing, the pope said Blessed Pope John XXIII's landmark encyclical, issued on April 11, 1963, underscored the fact that peacemaking must be a permanent commitment in today 's world. This requires both a spirit of faith and "realistic and farsighted wisdom, " he said.

The encyclical rightly noted that disputes today should be settled "not through recourse to weapons but through negotiation , " the pope said , his voice rising sharp ly on the word "negotiation. "

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Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony leads the way for the casket of Lance Cp L Jose Antonio Gutierrez who was killed in combat in Iraq.

"Unfortunately, this constructive goal of civilization has not yet been reached, " he added.

Meanwhile, several churches across the country were busy with funeral services in early April for soldiers who have died during the war.

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St. John's earns national 'School of Tomorrow' honor With head spinning speed, St. John 's School in San Francisco has gone from a school with no computer lab to a school so computer savvy that it has been named one of 12 national recipients of the "Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award For Innovation in Technology" by the National Catholic Educational Association. To the right, four seventh grade students at work on a project at St. John 's. From the left: Ivanna Benard, Janet Herrera, Karen Aldana and Flor Larin.

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by Tom Burke If you have the time, and I hope you do, don't miss Song of the Shadows, a cantata being performed this Sunday by choir members from Peninsula parishes including St. Bartholomew, St Luke, St Gregory, St Dunstan and St Matthew. "It's a beautiful and prayerful way to start Holy Week," said Jim Dahlstrom, about the one-hour program.

Jim has been music director at St. Mart 's since July and is former music director at Stockton's Annunciation Cathedral.

More than 35 sopranos, altos, baritones and basses, have come forth to sing the Palm Sunday concert that traces Christ's life "from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to the cross," Jim said. Among the soloists are Holly Sigona, who leads song at St. Mart's, St. Greg's and St Pius; and Mario Valentone and Steven Bull of St. Luke's. Conducting the ensemble will be Deirdre Lobo who directs a vigil Mass choir at St. Mali's. Jim will be "the orchestra" accompanying the choir on piano and organ. Jim and his wife, Lucy, - a soprano who will also solo on Sunday - have been married 21 years. Their daughter, Amy, studies violin and piano at University of the Pacific in Stockton. "It's a lot of people who love to sing with a lot of love," Jim said. "It'll be great."

(See Datebook)....Excited about the exhibit honoring her grandfather and former SF Mayor P.H. McCarthy is popular singer Kathy Holly. The "extensive personal collection of photos , awards, and memorabilia" went on display at City

Hall's South Court April 8th. The turn-of-the-century politi- said, noting Father Dove "has a while to go before turning co was founder of the SF Building and Construction Trades that stately age."...All hats off at St Charles, San Carlos Council and has been inducted into the International Labor for Henry Prevost who died March 4th. Hank was noted for being a "daily communicant" for more Hall of Fame.... At St. Peter 's, than 50 years and for his "many years Pacifica thanks to those making "the of work with St. Vincent de Paul," said Senior Citizen Tea such a super sucRoberta Bauccio who led the tribcess" including Debbie McClain, ute....All hats off at Our Lady of Daniella Cohen, Maggie Wieland, Mercy for longtime parishioner, Linda O'Brien, Katie Hontalas, Edward Nestor LeBlanc, whose Elaine Mayer, Kyle McClain, funeral Mass was prayed at the Daly Suzanne Schneider....At St Mary City church March 26th. "Mr. LeBlanc, Star of the Sea, it's "sincere appreciaa goldsmith by trade, was the man who tion" to Lucille McQuaid for her designed and constructed the proces"a efforts as bookkeeper and being joy sional cross now used at St Mary's " whose to work with, John Libberton, Cathedral that was originally commis"artistic talents have enriched and sioned for the Holy Father's visit to enhanced the parish," Dorothy Aschoff San Francisco in 1987," said OLM pasfor her hospitality outreach, and tor, Father William Brown, calling the whose coordination Peirano, Audrey late tradesman "a Cathedral artisan." of Mollie Stone's receipts has greatly Mr. LeBlanc and his wife, Patricia, helped the Sausalito parish.... At St Marrying tomorrow in Occidental had been married 42 years at the time Paul of the Shipwreck, it's thank you of are Rita Jean Hull of Our Lady to Betty Bowser who organized the San Mercy Parish, Daly City, and Robert of his death. Remembrances may be sent to 9779 Montego St., Windsor, Francisco parish's recent Coming Joseph 0'Coitnell of the Ingleside 95492... . Birthdays, births, anniverHome Sunday reception.... Helpin' 's St Emydius Parish.

District with the Archbishop's Annual Appeal Congratulations to the happy couple! saries, marriages, engagements, new jobs and all kinds of goings-on are welmailing at Sts. Peter and Paul and duly thanked are Teresa Avansino, Bea Bedoni, Angela Canepa, come here. Remember this is an empty space without ya'.

Lena Carrabino, Bob Figone, Jeannie Ghiglieri, Maria Send items and a follow up phone number to On the Harrington, Marie Reginato, Frances Traverso.... Thanks Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF to Old St Mary's parishioner, Suzette Williams, for lettin' 94109. Fax (415) 614-5633; e-mail tburke@cathoIicus know that Paulist Father Tom Dove did recently cele- sf.org. Do not send attachments except photos and those brate a birthday but it "was not" his 75th as reported here a in jpeg, please. You can reach Tom Burke at coupla' weeks ago. The notice in the parish bulletin - this col- (415) 614-5634... umn's source for the natal news - was a "gag,' Suzette

Magdalena Barr, left, a senior at San Domenico Upper School in San Anselmo, has been named a finalist in National Merit Scholarship competitions.

Her proud fo lks are Karen Dutina and David Barr of Berkeley....Boston University freshman and San Domenico grad, Hannah Husband, will, be inducted this fall into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars....

Watch Marin Comcast - Channel 26 for Teen talk: Learning Disabilities, a progra m created , produced and hosted by upper school senior,Tasha Medigovich, and winner of a Proud Projects award from the National Learning Disabilities Association at recent meetings in Chicago.

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Divine Mercy takes center stage at cathedral

By Jennifer Puccio Most Holy Trinity Father John Corapi wasted no time sharing how his life has been an act of divine mercy to a sold out crowd of 1200 at the 10th annual Divine Mercy conference at St. Mary ' s Cathedral in San Francisco.

Father Corapi, who was ordained in Rome b y Pope John Paul II in 1991 after receiving a Doctor of Theology, described himself as a self-made millionaire who lost everything due to a cocaine addiction. He ended up homeless and eating out of dumpsters in Los Angeles, the priest said.

"This is human dignity that 's been crushed ," the 56-year-old priest said. "When you look at me, you see a priest. But maybe the next time you see a homeless man , you can think of me."

As Father Corapi, a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Hol y Trinity, talked about the battle humanity wages with sin , he also consoled the audience with thoughts about the outcome of the war in Iraq.

"No one can be happy about the pain and suffering of anybody," he said. "We are now going through another difficult time in our country. We'll get throug h it too. " He used Jesus ' parable about those who fed , clothed and cared for others to frame the majority of his talks about mercy, specificall y what the church calls the spiritu al and corporal works of mercy. He wove scripture and tales of his life into his talk to illustrate the church' s list of 14 ways to engage and respond to the physical and spiritual needs of others.

He talked at length about his grandmother , "a great theologian ," because she agreed with everything in the church even if she didn ' t understand it and who would feed the poor who came to her back dooi in New York.

He also mentioned his experiences visiting inmates at U.S. penitentiaries.

Father Corapi noted that at a meeting with Mother Teresa near the end of her life, she told him that God can work acts of mercy through anyone. "She said, 'Father, look at how little I am. . .how poor 1 am. And now Father, look at whal Jesus has done,'" she said, listing her many missionary homes around the world. '"I have carried 60,000 dying men out of the streets of Calcutta. Look at what Jesus can do with nothing. Now, you go do the same thing.'"

Conference participants paused midday for another central event: praying the Divine Mercy chaplet. "It's not just a devotion. It's a way of life," said Thelma Orias, Divine Mercy Foundation President and conference organizer. It's a life of "continual prayer, reflection and exercising the mercy of God ."

"They 've both broug ht me closer to my faith ," said Neo Paris. "They stick to the church' s teachings but they are more in tune with peop le 's problems today. " Other speakers were Redemptorist Father Tom Forrest, international director of Evangelization 2000, a Catholic renewal organization and Jesuit Father George Schultze , assistant professor of social ethics at the University of San Francisco.

Father Forrest , 75, packed a well-needed punch toward the end of the 10-hour conference with his candid and humorous talk about prayer. He listed various symptoms of a weak prayer life, from giving God a timeline to misunderstanding scripture to a lack of faith .

"Everyone should be a mountain mover. Here 's our problem. We believe our prayer if it functions like a Coca-Cola machine. That is not faith," he said.

"God has never promised to satisf y our every whim... but God will satisf y all your needs. As a result , his prayers go something like this: 'Father, I know you will give me what I need or you will take away that need. '" Jean Walsh, a parishioner at St. Agnes in Concord , said the words she heard at the conference gave her "a sense of hope for our church , country and the world. It 's such a mixed up time for us , with the- war and everything."

For more information about the Divine Mercy Foundation , call (510) 412-4715.

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The Divine Mercy Foundation is a community of San Francisco Bay area lay devotees of the Divine Mercy message, devotion and spirituality found in scripture and in the life and writings of St. Faustina. The center, located in El Cerrito, support s myriad mercy ministries in the Bay area: perpetual adoration , conferences , retreats and Mary 's House, a residential care facility for pregnant and homeless women in San Pablo.

Mae Manning, from St. Leander Church in San Leandro, said she came to the conference because she appreciates the Divine Mercy message. "I have a great admiration for Saint Faustina," she said. "I was at a place in my life where I needed the divine mercy of God. I was drawn to the picture of Jesus."

In 1931 Sister Faustina Kowalska , a Polish nun , began recording in her diary visions of Jesus with rays of light streaming from his heart. Her diaries recorded multiple revelations she received about Christ's mercy. The divine mercy chap let and novena emerged from these writings.

Conference attendees came from the Bay area and Sacramento dioceses and as far away as Virginia and Canada. Neo and Laura Paris flew from Southern California to listen to Father Corapi and Msgr. James Lisante of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York.

The couple, married 26 year s, lauded Father Corapi's efforts to teach Catholics about their faith , citing his programs on the Catechism on the EWTN Catholic Network ,

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The wharf bombing came less than a month after a bomb killed 22 peop le and wounded 145 at the Davao International Airport . Vice Mayor Luis Bonguyan of Davao City speculated that the killers are "most probabl y the same group " responsible for the airport bombing . About 150 leaders and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

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Hel p f or p oor is more important than tax cuts —bishops ' message

WASHINGTON — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged members of the Senate to oppose any tax culs which "abrogate our obligation to respond to basic human needs now and in the years to come." Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville , 111., made the call in a letter to senators made public March 27.

"We are pastors , not budget experts or economists ," he said. "However, we remind all of our leaders , whatever their party or ideology, that a fundamental moral measure of our nation ' s budget policy is whether it enhances or undermines the lives and di gnity of the most vulnerable members of our society. " "Preserving an adequate safety net for the poor and vulnerable may not command as much attention as homeland securily, tax cuts , and military expenditu res, but it is a fundamental moral obligation of a responsible society, " Bishop Gregory said.

Bishop Gregory noted that the USCCB had been "a strong and consistent supporter " of Presiden t Bush's faithbased and community-based initiatives "because we believe that putting more resources in the hands of these local groups will help them fight poverty, substance abuse, homelessness and other seemingly intractable problems."

But , he added , such programs "complement but do not substitute for publicl y funded assistance programs that provide for basic needs such as Medicaid , food stamps and housing assistance."

"Support for the work of faith-based and community groups, to be meaning ful , must be accompanied by a commitment to adequate federal funding of these programs," the bishop said.

HAVANA — Catholic schools are illegal in Cuba , but Spanish Dominican Father Jesus Espeja provides an informal university educition for 900 students. His Fray Bartolome de las Casas Center here has sli pped throug h the cracks of the Cuban government 's desire for an education monopol y and its inability to provide a wide range of educational services. " There is no trouble so far. We 're considered a service in to the future of Cuba ," said Father Espeja , director of the a H center. Yet, he acknowledged that the government can close it down at will.

The center, through international church aid, is able to o provide state-of-the-art computer equi pment that the & B money-strapped government has difficulty importing. With o X that aid , it also has developed a library of basic resource 0. w books , such as encyclopedias and specialized dictionaries , z o not available elsewhere in Cuba.

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service at St. Matthias Church in Milwaukee was the onl y one held in a Catholic churc h, according to organizers .

Dressed in a long white alb with a green , embroidered stole draped over her shoulders , Ginny Kiernan Dahlberg presided at the Milwaukee service.

St. Matthias agreed to host the prayer service, according to Father David Cooper, pastor, only after consultation with pastoral staff , parish council members and members at large. The consultation process did not include Milwaukee archdiocesan officials or Archbishop Dolan. His spokesman, Jerry Topczewski, said the archbishop "was surprised an organization that was in direct opposition to defined teachings of the churc h would be welcome at one of our parishes. "

Bishop s accuse corrupt off icials of exploiting hungry in Zimbabwe Hong Kong, Singapore church HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's bishops have accused the government of exploiting the country 's eco- activities curtailed due to SARS nomic crisis for personal gain. The bishops also called for an immediate end to the demand for citizens to produce a ruling-party membership card before receiving food aid.

Noting that "there is immense starvation in the country due to drought and poor planning on the part of our government ," Zimbabwe's nine bishops said "current shortages of basic commodities have provided an opportunity for corruption by peop le in strategic positions including government ministers and other government officials."

In an 11-page Lenten pastoral letter , "A Call to Metanoia: Listen Lo the Inner Voice," distributed to parishes in Zimbabwe in March , the bishops said the government of President Robert Mugabe "has failed to provide leadership that enables the creation of an environment that enhances truth , justice , love and freedom." The bishops said they "are greatly disturbe d by corrupt practices" in the distribution of food aid in the country, noting that nongovernmental organizations "have been intimidated and harassed by political activists and some have stopped distributing food altogether."

Although it criticized his government, the bishops ' letter did not name Mugabe , a Jesuit-educated Catholic who has ruled Zimbabwe since it won independence from Britain in 1980 after a civil war against white minority rule.

Servicefor women's ordination draws objection from archbishop

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee parish's decision to host a prayer service, attended by about 35 peop le, that marked the seventh annual World Day of Prayer for Women 's Ordination drew an objection from Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan .

About a dozen prayer services took p lace in the United States and Europe to mark the event, but the March 25

Bombing in Philipp ines hills 16, including small children and nun DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Sixteen people were killed and at least 60 others injured in a bomb attack in the southern Philippines April 2 near the gate of the passenger terminal of Sasa Wharf in Davao City, reported UCA News.

Among the dead were a 2-year-old girl, two boys ages 6 and 8, three adolescents, and Sister Dulce de Guzman of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.

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HONG KONG —Hol y Week services in Hong Kong will be curtailed as an increasing number of people are infected with a deadly pneumonia called severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. To curb the spread of the disease, the Hong Kong Diocese has suggested that the foot-washing rite during the Hol y Thursday liturgy be suspended , according to UCA News. The diocese also suggested that there be no baptism by immersion during the Easter Vigil.

In Singapore , where four peop le have died of the syndrome, Archbishop Nicholas Chia ordered the suspension of catechism classes and children 's liturgy programs , as well as holding hands while pray ing the Our Father during Mass. The Singapore Archdiocese also suggeste d canceling baptism by immersion during the Easter Vigil.

On April 2, Hong Kong authorities reported that of the 685 people infected by SARS 16 had died . On March 30, Catholic Bishop Josep h Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong joined other Christian leaders in prayer at a public square in central Hong Kong for people with SARS and for frontline hospital staff.

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Catholics urged to oppos e efforts to 'bleach out God' f rom U.S. lif e

WASHINGTON — Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pittsburg h challenged efforts "to bleach out God from our public life" as he opened a symposium on conscience and the law April 2 at a Catholic University of America.

"The exclusion from public life , policy and law of val ues held by a significant segment of the society is a serious threat to the well-being — the common good — of a pluralistic society," Bishop Wuerl said. "Without a value system rooted in morality and ethical integrity .. . Law can become a matter of might — who has more power — rather than right — what we know we ought to do," he said.

Bishop Wuerl said there is "a political ly acceptable pressuring of faith-based , and particularl y Catholic faithbased , health care institutions to abandon what clearly and uniquel y distinguishes them from the currently appreciated 'secular ' model of care." He cited legislative proposals to require medical students to perform abortions and efforts lo "force reli gious institutions with pro-life policy to provide medical insurance coverage for immora l interventions. "

Vatican 's U.N. envoy calls fo r disarmament based on mediation

UNITED NATIONS — The Vatican called April 1 for the international community to work for disarmament throug h law rather than force.

Citing "the gravity of the present situation ," the Vatican nuncio to the United Nations , Archbishop Celestino Migliore, said the risks of "reciprocal destruction" make it necessary to follow "the laws and procedures" established to move the world "toward nuclear disarmament and the elimination of the threats posed b y conventional arms."

An arms control system based on mediation , negotiation and verification had "brought si gnificant results these last decades." Archbishop Mi gliore said. He made his comments to the Disarmament Commission , a bod y established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1978.

California p arish broadcasts its message on low-powe red radio

WOODLAND, Calif. — The chance was just too good for Father John Boll to pass up: the possibility of broadcasting the message of the Gospel to everyone within a 10mile radius of his parish, Holy Rosary Parish in Woodland , just west of Sacramento.

The low-powered Catholic radio station is based at Hol y Rosary ' s community center. Its around-the-clock programming currentl y includes live Sunday Masses in English and Spanish as well as music. Programming for a large Hispanic population is powerful tool of evangelization , Father Francisco Velasquez, parochial vicar at Hol y Rosary, said.

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St. John 's School earns national technology award

By Sharon Abercrombie When Kenneth Willers came on board as principal of St. John 's School in San Francisco less than two years ago, he faced two.challenges: declining enrollment and a scarcity of computer resources. The school had no desi gnated space for either a computer lab, and it had no computer teacher.

Today, enrollment has climbed from 217 students to 229, and the technolog ical scenario has turned itself around at head spinning speed. Computers have become familiar tools around the school. They ' ve been integrated smoothly into the curriculum.

The turnaround has been so complete , in fact, that the National Catholic Educational Association has named St. John 's School as one of 12 national recipients of the "Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award For Innovation in Technology." Mr. Willers will accept the award at the NCEA meeting in St. Louis on April 24. Archdiocesan superintendent of schools Maureen Huntington , St. John faculty member Ursuline Sister Lillian Repak, Ursuline Provincial Shirley Garabaldi, and Sulpician Father Jim Myers, pastor, will also attend the annual convention.

How did St. John 's make such a quantum transformation, moving from a school with no technology to one which joins 20 percent of U.S. schools with the most advanced technology ? The answer is Mr. Willers, himself. He came to the school with his own extensive background in computer technology. Where problem solving and program development were concerned, he'd already "been there, done that ," so to speak.

Nearly 10 years ago, when Mr. Willers accepted a position as eighth grade teacher at the School of the Madeleine in Berkeley, his job description included being in charge of the school' s nine computers. "Can you teach these?" asked the principal.

Unhesitant, Mr. Willers replied "I can teach anything. I'm an educator. " Mr. Willers then proceeded to teach himself computer 001. "I got all my technology on the job. " When he left Berkeley eight years later, the School of the Madeleine boasted 60 state of the art computers .

Last year-, when Mr. Willers arrived at St. John 's, he hitched his large wagon of computer know-how to some already existing stars at the school - namely its teachers.

Since their funding resources for multiple programming were scarce, they had learned how to weave art, music, drama, history,

math , religion and other subjects together into a seamless garment. Mr. Willers remembers thinking, "why should technology be any different?"

Rather lhan develop a computer lab, per se, and hire a computer lab teacher, why not bring computers to the kids, in their classrooms, so they could use them to work on their daily lessons , he strategized?

As Mr. Willers explains , "you can 't teach computers. The hardware doesn 't teach. The teacher does." Teachers alway s remain the classrooms ' "treasures," he said He likens bringing computers into each class, as they 're needed , to the same way a teacher teaches beginning writing to little kids. Kids arrive with their pencils, and find their own ways to put them to paper to make letters and words. "No one sets up a pencil lab," he adds.

So, here, in a nutshell is what happened.

Mr. Kenneth Willers brought a highspeed Internet connection called Digital Subscriber Line into the school. Then he invited an engineer from Apple Computer to help set up a network which included infrastructure for a digital future.

Once those plans were in place, the principal asked for help. Ferdie Centeno, who has three children in the school volunteered to wire the school at no cost. His son, Rand y, a sixth grader, helped configure the wireless network and set up the technology.

The results: the ability of students and teachers to set up their computers anywhere on the school grounds, without cables or wires, while staying connected to the school's network and the Internet.

St. John 's is now in the top 20 percent of U.S. schools, which have this advanced technology.

In order to make certain that classes had access to enough computers , St. John 's borrowed $45,000 from itself to purchase 16 laptops and 15 desktop imacs.

These are brought to a classroom, as they are needed, said Mr. Willers. During a phone interview, the principal talked a lot about transparency -which , in simple terms, means that students use computers like they use a textbook or a notebook -they become one more tool within the classroom.

And who teaches kids how to use these tools? Why, other students, naturally, says

"Teachers don ' t need to be computer experts of technology gurus. Rather, teachers must continue to be curriculum experts and use technology as a compl iment to their instruction."

Mr. Willers says that junior high students are as technology proficient , if not more, as many teachers. So partnering a teacher with a STAR enables the educator to focus on instruction and the STAR to show the students how to use the computers .

In recent weeks, these experts have helped first graders to log on to their laptops so they can write letters to U.S. soldiers in Iraq. They've worked with fourth graders, as they research the history of the California Missions. They ' ve worked with other classes as they researched a history unit on the Holocaust, and helped students prepare a Power Point presentation on immigration .

For those readers who haven 't a clue what Power Point is, it is a program which enables the computer user to prepare slides which are then projected via a slide projector, according to STAR consultant Rebecca Nguyen, 12, a seventh grader.

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Ian Bruce, 13, an eighth grader, has assisted students in preparing their Power Point presentations.

The four attest to what a good experience it 's been to help their younger friends, and to learn what responsibility is all about.

"In a job like this, we are always needed during recess and class breaks, carrying the computers back and forth and setting them up," said James Spediacci.

Sister Lillian Repak, eighth grade teacher, is thrilled with the project. Since she has a disability and cannot type, to have STARS available to assist her students, is a great service. Sister Repak added that she is impressed at how students "really respect this tool, in a responsible way."

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Golden Gate and Downtown Serra Clubs honor p riests ban on creating ex post facto laws when it eliminated the statute of limitations on prosecution of decades old sexual abuse allegations.

By Jack Smith More than 40 priests of the Archdiocese were treated to an afternoon of friendship, appreciation , lunch and incredible views at the Saint Francis Yacht Club on April 3. The Golden Gate and Downtown San Francisco branches of the Serra Club co-hosted the "Priest Appreciation Luncheon " which is an annual gesture to honor and thank the priests of San Francisco for their service and commitment to the peop le of the City.

The Serra Club is an international organization of lay men and women who support , promote and pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life .

Former U.S. Attorney, Joseph Russoniello , gave the keynote address on "legal problems facing the church. " In introducing his remark s, Mr Russoniello faulted an overreliance on the psychiatric profession in dealing with the church sexual abuse crisis in the 70s. At that time the profession was altering its views of sexuality with "pure political calculation " in response to the sexual revolution and not medical jud gment, he said.

He also addressed the potential impact of the U.S , Supreme Court 's consideration of Stogner vs .

California. Oral arguments in that case were heard by the Court last week and several old abuse cases are on hold pending the Court 's decision. At issue is whether or not the State of California violated the Constitutional

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Mr. Russoniello said that such limitations were important because evidence can become stale with time.

He said the Catholic Churc h was particularl y vulnerable to questionable claims from old cases because of its personnel record keep ing. Charges against priests may follow based upon raw and unfiltered allegations which are kept in personnel record s as a matter of course for internal purposes even thoug h they may be specious , he said. Mr. Russoniello said that questioning during oral arguments indicated some of the more conservative members of the Court may let the California law stand in deference to stale 's ri ghts or prerogative. He hoped , however, that the conservative members more "libertarian" instincts might lead them to overturn it.

Closing remarks were offered by Bishop John Wester who thanked the Serrans for himself and on behalf of

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Among his various titles and responsib ilities , Bishop Wester said he is most blessed to be Vicar for Clergy. He said to "have the distinct privilege " to work with priests , deacons and seminarians is "what gives my life meaning. " Even throug h these times of difficulty for the Church "I can honestly say from the core of my heart that I treasure each day as Vicar for Clerg y . . . because I get to work with such splendid men. " Bishop Wester ended with a prayer for a quick resolution to the war in Iraq and for the safety of our troops and all who are caug ht in the conflict.

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Father Carter is reinstated as Immaculate Heart pastor Father Daniel E. Carter has returned to Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Belmont as Pastor, effective April 1, 2003. Father Carter had been on administrative leave since last August pending an investi gation into an allegation of child sexual abuse against him.

On August 8, 2002, a press conference announcing a civil lawsuit against Father Carter and the Archdiocese of San Francisco was held outside the archdiocesan chancery by attorneys for the complainant. A statement from the Archdiocese released to the press on August 8 noted that the finding of the Archdiocesan Independent Review Board was inconclusive .

Nevertheless, following the lawsuit, Father Carter was placed on administrative leave. Archbishop William Levada noted that

placing Father Carter on leave pending the civil suit and criminal investigation "is not in any way implying a judgment as to the innocence or guilt of Father Carter in this matter: rather it ensures that this public allegation not be an obstacle to effective pastoral ministry."

Father Carter was greeted with applause from many parishioners on his first weekend back at Immaculate Heart of Mary.

A group of protesters from the Survivors' Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) was also present and handed out flyers objecting to any role in "active parish ministry" for anyone who has been credibly charged with child molestation. While there are no criminal charges currently filed against Father Carter, and the civil lawsuit against him had been dropped a

couple of months ago, attorneys for the same unnamed plaintiff re-filed the suit on March 27, according to published reports.

According to an archdiocesan spokesperson, "Unless new facts come to light in the course of the civil suit, and/or any criminal investigation that may still be in process, then the Archdiocesan Independent Review Board finding that the allegations of child abuse were inconclusive shall remain in place."

Although Father Carter has been reinstated to active ministry, Archbishop Levada has informed Father Carter that, for reasons unrelated to allegations of child abuse, his assignment at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish will come to an end on June 30, 2003. Father Carter has expressed his intention to challenge this decision.

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our doorstep" at the funeral of Maj . Jay Thomas Aubin, a 36-year-old Marine helicopter pilot who died March 20 in Kuwait with three other Marines and eight British soldiers in a helicopter crash.

Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall D. Waters-Bey, one of the other Marines who died in the March 20 helicopter crash, was remembered in an April 5 funeral that began with a Muslim prayer at St. Matthew 's in Baltimore.

Many parishes that have not held funerals are still very close to the war, either through their parishioners who have been deployed or through parish support groups for military families.

Nancy Manzie, a parishioner of St. Raphael Parish in NaperviJJe, 111., organized her own yellow-ribbon campaign in her town, hoping to send a message to the troops, including her son — Marine Cpl. Brent J. Lewis — that Americans support them.

"I made tons of bows in the beginning," she told The Catholic Explorer, diocesan newspaper of Joliet. "The fact that I am not making as many bows now — and I see bows that had nothing to do with me — tells me that it 's a success."

At St. John the Baptist Parish in Whiting, Ind., a small group of military family members attend a weekly support group. The group was formed by Tom and Diane Puplava, whose son is serving with the 82nd Airborne Division in Kuwait.

"Our feeling was, rather than sit back and feel sorry, we wanted to do something to reach out, through our common fears , our common concerns, to help each other," Tom Puplava said during the first meeting.

Joyce Nabb, the mother of Marine Sgt. Brian Nabb, who was assigned to the Middle East in January, also started a military support group.

The hardest part, she said, is not being able to "reach out and touch my son, not being able to talk to him," said Nabb, a parishioner at St. Polycarp Church in Smyrna, Del. She also said spiritual support will become even more critical for her and other military families as the war continues.

"This is a time in our lives that we have to fall back on our faith," she said.

Bishop Michael A. Saltarelli of Wilmington, Del., acknowledged that the war has put many Catholics "in a place of tension " as they try to stay faithful to their church and loyal to their country.

"Deep down we know that the Holy Father is right," the bishop told The Dialog, diocesan newspaper of Wilmington.

"Nevertheless, we are all Americans, and we are all aware of the horrors imposed on the Iraqi people for 30 years."

"Through prayer, we must remain in solidarity with our own armed forces. We continue to pray for peace, for those who serve and for the innocent people of Iraq," he added.

"Intense, directed prayer is needed now more than ever," Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., said in a letter to diocesan priests asking them to keep their churches open for extended hours, to conduct special prayer services or novenas for peace, extra hours for confession and special intentions at Mass for peace and the safe return of soldiers.

¦ Continued from cover In Los Angeles, the Guatemalan community offered a Mass for Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, a 22-year-old Guatemalan immigrant who came to the United States as a teen-ager and had recently written to his foster mother in Los Angeles asking her to pray for him and all the soldiers.

Gutierrez died in battle March 21 when he was struck by enemy fire near Umm Qasr in southern Iraq.

Gutierrez, a native of Guatemala, was named a U.S. citizen after he was killed in combat during the U.S.-led in vasion of Iraq. Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, in a letter to President Bush , urged him to grant citizenship to all those who are not U.S. citizens serving in the armed forces in the Persian Gulf region.

At Holy Family Church in Enfield , Conn., parishioners and family members mourned the death of Marine Gunnery Sgt. Phillip Jordan, 42, who died March 23 in an ambush outside An Nasiriyah with eight other Marines when Iraqi soldiers feigned surrender before opening fire.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in New Chicago, Ind., held a funeral for Army Spc. Greg Sanders, a 19-year-old tank gunner who was hit by sniper fire about 70 miles from Baghdad .

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By Tom Burke Card inals of the United States will be honored at the American Cardinals Dinner May 2 at San Francisco 's Fairmont Hotel. The event is an annual major fundraiser for Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada is host prelate.

"As Archbishop, I am particularly pleased to have this event in San Francisco, as we celebrate 2003 as our Sesquicentennial - the 150th anniversary of the founding of this historic Archdiocese as the Metropolitan See for all of California, Nevada and Utah ," Archbishop Levada said.

The American Cardinals Dinner, now in its 14th year, helps fund scholarships and academic programs at Catholic University, which was founded by U.S. Catholic bishops in 1887 and is known as "the national university of the Catholic Church."

"This is a unique assembly of the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in this country and it 's only done once a year," said Deacon John Norris, director of developmen t for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, whose office is assisting in planning of the event. "I don't know of any oilier opportunity during the year when all the Cardinals get together for a public liturgy and dinner. I think it 's going to be a shot in the arm for the Catholic Church of the Bay Area and we need it."

"The real impact of the dinner on the Archdiocese, "

Mr. Norris said , "will be when those who attend , return to the parishes and talk about it. I think that will be very positive."

Stephen G. Walker graduated from Catholic University with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1967, later earning a degree from Duquesn e University Law School.

"Receiving my college education at CUA was the best thing I could have done," Mr. Walker said, "in no small part because I met Father, now Cardinal McCarrick, a wonderful priest with whom I have communicated over the years and who is the principal reason for my attending the Cardinals Dinner."

"Given its mission," Mr. Walker said, "CUA particularly nourished my spiritual life, and I occasionally served Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception next door to the university." Mr. Walker and his wife, Janice, have been married for 33 years and are members of Christ the King Parish in Pleasant Hill. They are the parents of an adult son, Paul, Ian George Realiza , a graduate of San Francisco's Archbishop Riordan High School is a junior majoring in social work at CUA. "Coming from a Catholic high school, a Catholic college was definitely an option for me," said Ian, who with his dad, George, and mom, Soledad, are parishioners of St. Andrew 's, Daly City. "1 have matured a lot since coming to CUA. I have been an active member of campus ministry. I have made friends from all over the country. Being a Marianist high school , one of Archbishop

Riordan 's main principles is service. This principle has stayed with me."

The $10,000 American Cardinal s Encouragement Award will be presented at the dinner to St. Anthony Parish of North Fair Oaks, San Mateo County and St. Joseph the Worker, its companion church in Redwood City. Father James Garcia is pastor.

"We see the award as a vote of confidence from a group that can see things bigger than we can," Father Garcia said.

The money will be used to sponsor 100 parish youth on soccer teams that will play at a new soccer field on parish property that is scheduled to be ready for use in early summer.

"This is also Catholic University welcoming the face of the future," Father Garcia said. "As Latinos become more and more the majority of Catholics in the United States, this award is an acknowledgement of that emerging demographic fact." Eight weekend Masses are prayed at St. Anthony/St. Joseph - seven in Spanish and one in English.

This year 's Cardinals dinner is the first to be held in a diocese not headed by a Cardinal. The setting of the event has been widened to increase access to prospective donors to the scholarship program as well as reach a larger audience with information about the school. Mass at St. Mary 's Cathedral with Archbishop Levada, the Cardinals and other members of Church hierarchy joining in its celebration precedes the dinner. Vincentian Father David M. O'Connell, CUA president , is the scheduled homilist.

Top row, from left: Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua , Cardinal Edward Egan , Cardinal Francis George , Cardinal William Keeler, Cardinal Bernard Law. Bottom row, from left: Cardinal Roger Mahony, Cardinal Adam Maida, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick , Archbishop William Levada , Father David M. O'Connell.

The American Cardinals Dinner is especially important this year for the Church in the United States. It is a wonderful opportunity to assemble the Cardinals at a sing le public event, and in so doing, assure the American public that the Church is looking to the future with an optimism that is rooted in our faith as followers of Jesus Christ.

— Archbishop William J. Levada of San Francisco The scholarship funds that are raised through the annual American Cardinals Dinner are a major lifeline for the university, enabling us to attract, insp ire, and enlighten the most worthy and most gifted students from all over the United States. Because CUA is located in Washington, D.C , it is important for us to take our story 'on the road' not only to make the university better known in places like the Archdiocese of San Francisco but also to express our gratitude to the peop le of the Archdiocese who have continually supported us in our timeless mission to serve both Church and nation.

— Very Rev. David M. O'Connell , CM. president, Catholic University of America Since its inauguratio n in 1989, the American Cardinals Dinner has raised over $18 million to sustain the Catholic University of America. These funds are used to help meet the expenses of academicall y qualified students who are in need of financial support, so

that they might be prepared to serve as wise and virtu ous leaders of our nation.

— Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadel phia

gifted students who can bring something to our Church, to our society and to our communities.

— Cardinal Adam Maida of Detroit

/ am gra teful to Archbishop Levada and the Archdiocese of San Francisco f o r hosting this year 's American Cardinals Dinner. I am particularly grateful for the generosity of all those who attend.

— Cardinal Francis George of Chicago

As our only national Ca tholic university, The Catholic University of America offers her students a unique opportunity to learn and grow in an environment enlivened with our Catholic faith. It is a vital part of our American Catholic community.

— Cardinal William Keeler of Baltimore

/ attended Catholic University myself as a young priest , and was the university 's directo r of development , so I know firsthand how imp ortant contributions from the community are to the students and to the university - and, in turn, how much the students then g ive back to the community.

— Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington, D.C. As an alumnus I am personally committed to help ing ensure that Catholic University continues to remain an excellent academic institution with a vibrant relig ious life. The annual American Cardinals Dinner provides me the opportunity to express this commitment in a very real, tangible way.

- Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles The Catholic University of America is a vital center of Catholic learning and Catholic life The scholarships funded through this dinner will assist talented and

/ was Chairman of the Board of Trustees at CUA for over 12 years. Although there are many good Catholic universities and colleges in our country, It became increasingly clearer to me over the years that the Catholic University of America in Washington has the responsibility to be, as Pope Leo XIII and its founding bishops had determined: the place where the Church in our country does its thinking. Now more than ever, that responsibility is critically important for the future.

— Cardinal Bernard Law, retired Archbishop of Boston The Cardinals Dinner in support of the Catholic University of America is one of the most enjoyable and important dinners of the year. My prayers and best wishes are with all who will gather in San Francisco to supp ort the Cardinals Dinner and Catholic University.

— Cardinal Edward Egan of New York

San Francisco's Bishop McDonald headed Catholic University Bishop William J. McDonald , born in Ireland and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1928, served as the ninth president of Catholic University from 1957 to 1967.

After earning a doctorate in Philosop hy at CUA in 1939, then-Father McDonald joined the school' s faculty, earning the position of vice-rector in 1954 and president three years later. He was named an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. in 1964 and served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco after returning here in 1967. Bishop McDonald was pastor of St. Anselm Parish , Ross in 1967-68, and pastor of St. Bri gid Parish , San Francisco from 1968 until his retirement in 1979.

In "The Catholic Univer sity of America: A Centennial History," C. Joseph Nuesse, a former CUA professor and provost , spoke of Bishop McDonald's time at the school.

The "McDonald decade " was a time of "notable expansion " for Catholic University especiall y in the "number of students enrolling and the number of buildings comprising the physical p lant ," he said. The school , which had developed a population largely of "students with ecclesiastical status" also saw an increase in its number of lay students during those 10 years.

Bishop McDonald was presented with CUA's President 's Centennial Medal in ceremonies at St. Mary 's Cathedral in San Francisco on June 12, 1988.

"Bishop McDonald' s accomplishments and distinctions were many," said John K. C. Oh, then CUA' s academic vice-president , in an announcement of Bishop McDonald' s death to "Members of the University Community" on January 10, 1989. "He was a prolific writer in philosop hy and allied fields and held many offices in learned societies."

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One Trinity Way SanRafael(415) 479-1560 Holy Week Services Palm Sunday Masses, Distribution of Palms: 5:00 PM (Saturday) 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper 7:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10: PM Good Friday 12 Noon to 3:00 PM Stations of the Cross Reflections: Deacon Jim Myers Liturgical Service/Hol y Communion Confessions: 3:00 to 5:00 PM His Incredible Love: Live Stations of the Cross 8:00 PM Presented by Parish Youth Council Holy Saturday Confessions: 2:30 to 4:30 PM Mass of the Easter Vigil: 8:00 PM Sacraments of Initiation Easter Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM No Evening Mass

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Easter Vi gil Mass - 7:30 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY - APRTJL 20 7:30 , 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses

HOLY THURSDAY, April 17, 2003 No 8:00 a.m. Mass - No 5:00 p.m. Mass 7:30 p.m. - MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER - With Renewal of Commitment to Christian Service - Visit to Repository until 10:00 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2003 7:30 p.m. - Communal Penance Service - Sacrament of Reconciliation - Individual Confessions

PALM SUNDAY Masses 8:30 am and 10:00 am

2003 Easter Schedule

Holy Thursday, April 17 8:45 a.m. Mass 7:45 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight Good Friday. April 18 12 noon: Reflections by Bishop Wester 1:30 pm Liturgy of Good Friday Confession follows Holy Saturday, April 19 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer -Sung Easter Vigil April 19 7:30 p.m. English Mass Easter Sunday Masses, April 20 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m. in English 12 noon in Cantonese

Saturday, 5:30 pm Vigil Mass Sunday Masses: 7:30 am, 9:00 am 11:00 am Archbishop William Levada, Principal Celebrant 1:00 pm en Espafiol.

5:30 pm Annual Archdiocesan Celebration of Renewal of Priestl y Ministry by the Clergy, Blessing of Oils of Catechumens, Sick and Sacred Chrism

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7:30 pm Archbishop William Levada, Princip al Celebrant Mass of the Lord's Supper, Washing of the feet followed by Vigil and Adoration of the Blesssed Sacrament in St. Francis Hal l (Lower Level) until 11:45 pm 11:45 pm - Ni ght Prayer in St. Francis Hall Lenr ends at sundown and begins the Celebration of the Easter Triduum

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9:00 am Rev. Agnel Jose De Heredia 11:00 am - Archbishop William Levada, PrincipalCelebrant 1:00 pm en Espafiol 3:30 pm Easter Concert - Organ Recital Ulrik Spang-Hanssen, from Denmark 4:15 pm Easter Vespers& the close of the Easter Triduum Most Reverend Archbishop William J . Levada, the clergy, staff and the parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assump tion wish you all of the Blessingsof the Easter Season

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GOOD FRIDAY. April 18 Celebration of the Lord's Passion with Veneration of ihe Cross and Holy Communion 12:00 noon Confessions -1:15 to 3:00 p.m.

Prayer Around the Cross - 7:30 p.m.

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7:30 p.m. - Mass of the Lord's Supper followed by Adoration of the Blessed H GOOD HUDAY - 7:30 a.m. - Tenebrae 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Preaching of Jesus' Seven Last Words 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Confessions 7:30 p.m. - Celebration of the Lord's Passion and Dealh HOLY SATURDAY - 8:00 a.m. - Tenebrae

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PALM SUNDAY Masses: 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 a.m., 1:30 (Spanish), 5:30, and 9:00 p.m.

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Holy Thursday, Ap ril 17 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper Good Friday. April 18 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer led by Newman Club 12:00 p.m. Way of the Cross 1:30 p.m. Passion of the Lord 9:00 p.m. Passion of the Lord (AACC) Holy Saturday,April 19 j 9:30 a.m. Morning Prayerled by Newman Club 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil 10:00 p.m. Easter Vigil (AACC) Easter Sunday. April 20 10:00 a.m. & 8:00 pan. Mass of the Resurrection Childrens Easteregg huntf o UouringmorningMass 5:30 p.m. Solemn ^persled by Newman Club

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Adoration of die Blessed Sacrament at 8:30 p.m.

Good Friday April18 Scriptural Readings and the Stations of the Cross at 12:00 noon. Good Friday Liturgy to follow.The Sacrament of Reconciliation noon until 1:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m.

Easter Vigil April19 Easter Vigil Service at 8:00 p.m. with the Blessing of the Fire, the Lighting of the Pascal Candle, the Blessing of the Easter Water, the Celebration of Bap tism, and the Renewal of Baptismal Promises. Eucharistic Celebration follows.

EasterSunday April20 Eucharistic Liturgies are at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12:00 noon. Liturgy in Spanish at 11:15 a.m. in die Convent Chapel.

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Lenten Penance Service Saturday April 12, 12 Noon

2003 HOLY WEEK

Reconciliation Service - April 14 - 7:30 p.m. (St. Catherine 's)

Mon, Tues, Wed 6:25, 7:30 & 9:00 AM Masses Thurs 9:00 AM Mass in die Flanagan Center

Holy Thursday

Confessions: 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Lord's Supper Evening Mass at 7:30 p.m.

Adoration until Midni ght

Holy Thursday.April 17 7:30 PM Mass of the Lord's Supper - Adoration of die Blessed Sacrament Until 11:00 PM in die Flanagan Center

Good Friday

12:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Holy Saturday

Confessions: 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

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8:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross Liturgy of the Word Veneration of the Cross Communion Service Stations of the Cross

Easter Sunday Masses 7:00 , 8:30, 10:00 a.m.& 12 noon

Good Friday.April 18 No Morning Service 12:00 to 1:30 PM Meditation on the Seven Last Words 1:30 to 2:15 PM Stations of the Cross performed by the 8th Graders of Holy Name School 2:15 PM Solemn Liturgial Service includes Veneration of the Cross and Communion Holy Saturday. April 19 No Morning Service - No 5.00 PM Mass - 3:00-5:00 PM Confessions 8:00 PM Solemn Easter Vigil Mass - Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults - Parish Choir & Instrumental Ensamble Easter Sunday, April 2Q 7:30 AM - Organ 8c Cantor 9:30 AM Family Mass with Children 's Choir 11:00 AM Solemn Mass with Parish Ciioir & Instrumental Ensemble

Pope plans busy schedule for Holy Week and Easter The office published the following schedule of papal • April 19: Celebration of the Easter vigil in St. Peter 's Basilica. services for Hol y Week and Easter: • April 13: Pal m Sunday Mass in St. Peter ' s • April 20: Easter morning Mass in St. Peter 's Square , including the local celebration of World Square followed by the papal blessing "urbi et Youth Day. Canadian young peop le, who hosted orbi" ("to the city and the world"). the international gathering with the pope in "Christ died and rose for us , sealing with his blood 2002, will pass the World Youth Day cross to the new and definitive alliance with humanity," the young peop le from Germany, host of the 2004 pope told a crowd in St. Peter ' s Square . . event.

In discussing his new encyclical , the pope said , "The • April 17: On Hol y Thursday, morning sacrament of the Eucharist is the lasting memorial of this celebration of the chrism Mass in St . Peter ' s supreme sacrifice. In it Jesus , the bread of life and true Basilica. Evening Mass of the Lord 's Supper , 'manna,' sustains believers on the journey throug h the also in the basilica . 'desert ' of history toward the 'promised land' of heaven. " The encyclical, he said, would take the place of the • April 18: Earl y in the evening Good Friday, the short letter he usuall y writes to the world' s priests on pope will preside over the liturgy of the Lord' s Passion in St. Peter 's Basilica. Later that night , Holy Thursday. The document , he said , would be a he will lead the Stations of the Cross at Rome's reminder of "the intrinsic value and importance for the church of the sacrament left to us by Jesus as the living Colosseum. memorial of his death and resurrection. "

By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — During his Hol y Thursday Mass, Pope John Paul II will sign his new encyclical letter on the Eucharist and will accept donations from the congregation to be used to help the victims of the war in Iraq .

The pope earlier announced he would sign the new encyclical April 17 in St. Peter ' s Basilica during the Mass of the Lord 's Supper, the Hol y Thursday evening liturgy commemorating the institution of the Eucharist.

In his Angelus address March 30, the pope said he wrote the document as a reminder of the importance of the sacrament for the church. The Eucharist is a lasting reminder of God's love, which was so great that he sent his only son to die for the redemption of all people, he said.

The pope 's decision to earmark the special collection for the Iraqi war victims was announced by the Office of Papal Liturgical Ceremonies.

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HOLY THURSDAY There is no morning Mass 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper Veneration of the Blessed Sactament until 10:00 p.m.

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12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. Good Friday Devotions 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord's Passion 7:30 p.m. Prayer Around the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation 7:30 p.m. Easter V gil (no afternoon Mass) EASTER SUNDAY

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7:30 p.m. Vigil Service, First Mass of Easter

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Holy Thursday. April 17 Morning Prayer Soup and Bread (Ellard Hall) Mass of the Lord's Supper Adoration until 10 p.m.

Good Friday. April 18 Morning Prayer Celebration of the Lord 's Passion Celebration of the Lord 's Passion Holy Saturday. April 19 Morning Prayer Sacrament of Reconciliation The Great Vigil of Easter Easter Day. April 20 Easter Mass Easter Mass and Choir and Brass

Sunday Masses: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. Blessing of Palms wilh Solemn Procession: 11:30 a.m., 5:00 [).m. Dramatization of the Passion by our eighth grade students at the 8:30 a.m. S 10:00 a.m. masses.

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Tenebrae Morning Prayer Evening Mass of (lie Lord's Supp er wild the Commissioning of All Parish Ministries.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 p.m.

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Seven Last Words Solemn Liturgy and Holy Communion (With dramatization of the Passion by our eighth grade students.)

Stations of the Cross Confessions Stations of die Cross

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5:30 PM 7:30 PM 10:00 PM (Parish Hall)

12:00 Noon Quiet Prayer 12:15 PM Living Stations-St. Anthony's Youth 1:00 PM Celebration of the Lord's Passion 7:30 PM Living Stations—St. Anthony Youth Liii]rg>-fiHiriTiBn—i April 19 Easter VigilLiturgyand Mass [ 7:30 PM

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Palm Sunday — April 13 1Z:1:5 pm—Blessing of Palms and Solemn Mass* 5:15 pm—Solemn Vespers* 4:00 pm—Concert - Music for Holu Week* Holy Thursday — April X7 y-A3 pm — Evening Mass or the Lord's Supper * Good Friday — April \8 JriOO pm — Celebration or tne Lord' s Pa s sion * Holy Saturday — April if?

5?:00 pm — Caster Vigil* Easter Sunday — April 2.0 IZ:1:5 pm — Solemn Mass * Most Reverend John Weste r presiding 3>;15 pm — Solemn Vespers* ¦+¦ .00 pm — (Organ Recital - David Hatt *~rhe Shrine's Sahola CZantorumsings at all of tbe above liturgies

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Wednesday, April 16th Communal Celebration of Penance, 7:00 p.m.

Hol y Thursday. Apr il 17th Celebration of the Lord' s Supper , 7:30 p .m.

Good Friday April 18th Celebration of the Lord' s Passion 12 Noon ~ 3:00 p.m. (English) 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p .m. (Espafiol) Hol y Saturday. April 19th Celebration of the Easter Vi gil, 7:30 p .m.

Sunday. April 20th Easter Sunday Masses 9:00 a.m. (10:30 a.m. Espafiol) 12:15 p.m.

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Fond memories

War in "real time" A magazine cartoon in the late 1960s showed two women talking. The first asked, "What did you do last night?" The second replies, "Nothing special. Went home, cooked some supper, watched a little of the war on TV and went to bed."

Three decades later, it 's almost impossible to watch "a little of the war on TV." On cable television, the war in Iraq is not simply the big story - it is just about the only story. "Embedded " reporters - many of them looking and talking more like soldiers than reporters - come into our living rooms with the gunfire crackling nearby and smoke rising from the mbble behind them. In Baghdad, the regime of Saddam Hussein, for reasons known only to Saddam, allowed television networks to place cameras at strategic spots to record the "shock and awe" of American destruction of his palaces and hideouts.

Advocate s of this "All War, All the Time" news coverage say it gives Americans - and the rest of the world - a uniquely realistic view of war. For the first time, they say, we are watching war in "real time."

Some of the pictures do convey the horror of war: a little boy whose X arms have been blown :m off, soldiers praying over ¦< 9.Ui the bodies of their fallen S buddies. But , in more c important ways, the ? news coverage has created a false impression about war - not just this war in Iraq in 2003 but about war in general. This is not the result of any effort of newspapers and television to distort reality. Ironically, it is the result of the technological excellence of the coverage, especially on television.

The quality of television pictures from tanks blasting through the desert, and artillery firing in the hills of Kurdistan is so good, that it seems as if we are watching a Bruce Willis action flick. The well-groomed anchors bring us the latest news briefings from a place called Qatar as if they were talking to us from Washington or New York about just another news story.

The pictures of the aerial bombardment of B aghdad are perhaps the best example of "real time" news coverage concealing, inadvertently, the reality of war. Smoke and flame rise into the night sky in the background while a news anchor and retired general in New York talk to us about military strategy. Turn down the sound, and it would seem that we are watching a giant fireworks display. We are not.

In the early days of the war, a favorite on-the-air description of the bombing on the outskirts of Baghdad was "softening up" Republican Guard units.An American pilot, apparently fed up with the jargon, scoffed: "Softening them up? We're killing them." He was, of course, right.

A few days later, U.S. military briefers began to say that certain Republican Guard divisions had been "destroyed" or "no longer existed."

What had happened to those thousands of soldiers? Some may have deserted, a fatally risky business in Saddam Hussein's world, but many, in fact, no longer existed. They had been killed by enormous bombs that amount to weapons of mass destruction on their own. These men - ordinary foot soldiers, not members of Saddam Hussein 's sadistic inner circle - died in the dark, out of sight, torn to bits as fascinated television viewers watched exploding bombs light up the night in Baghdad.

Those images on the screen were real but not real enough. William Tecumseh Sherman, one of the most successful Union generals in the Civil War, put it this way: "It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell."

The Spanish-American War was once described as "a nice little war," and to hear some people who watch the news coverage from Iraq, this, too, is a "nice little war." We are not seeing and hearing what Sherman saw and heard. If we were, we might join with Pope Paul VI in saying, "War, never again."

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I received Catholic San Francisco today and I thoroughly enjoyed Tom Burke 's article, "Progress comes at too high a price." I agree with him about the "scan your own " system. I like the interaction with the clerks too. But the most enjoyable part of the article was the remembrances of "old times at the grocery store." I remember growing up in a small town in the midwest and my mother boug ht all of our groceries at Hoffman 's Grocery. My mother would even call in her order and they would deliver it for her (in those day s there was only one car). We paid our bill (sometimes not totally) and each time Mr. Hoffman would send a small bag of penny candy for us kids.

How times have changed.

Such great service and we kids always looked forward to the candy.

Thanks for bring ing back many fond memories.

Betty Burghardt Belmont

"just " if he seeks to prevent future harm from known criminals.

As we debate and refine Just War doctrine in the day s ahead , let 's remember the Samaritan. Let 's also remember that two others had seen the injured traveler on the road but passed him by. As the Good Samaritan demonstra tes, doing the right thing doesn 't depend on the votes of those who would rather not get involved. Nor does it depend on being liked and admired.

Jim Baird Foster City

Ig noring the real p roblem

I was distressed by Father Gerald Coleman 's article on "The of" Sexual Exp loitation Children". He quotes Cardinal Ratzinger 's statement to the effect , that the American media 's coverage has been "distorted" in an effort to discredit the church. The Cardinal sees the coverage as a "distortion... because the percentage of these offenses among priests is not higher than in other categories..."

Father Coleman then tells us that the Cardinal' s point is "important " because the world wide problem is not getting sufficient attention "due to the press' almost singular attention to clergy sexual abuse ". We are then given an extensive treatise on the "addiction" of pedophilia.

Somehow it 's hard to believe that even today some don 't want to understand the problem. Pedophilia is terrible.

We don 't need a treatise on it.

However, there is a crucial distinction between a Thomas White and a clergyman to whom children are readil y entrusted by the believing congregation. But the real problem is the one that Cardinal Ratzinger is try ing to distract us from. And Father Coleman's article seems to be endorsing Cardinal Ratzinger 's effort .

The real problem was the hierarchy's mishandling of the problem of predatory priests.

Some bishops shuttled the problem priests along without telling anyone; some stonewalled victims lied. Pedophilia is terrible; the cover-up was the real betrayal of the people of God. Father Coleman is entrusted with the education of tomorrow 's priests. Let's hope he explains to them the need for integrity and courage in the Church 's management.

John Weiser

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Good Samaritan?

After he told the parable of the Good Samaritan , Jesus exhorted his listeners to "go and do likewise", giving us a command to expand our definition of "neighbor". Perhaps we can get a sense of a proper response to the situation in Iraq by stud ying this Gospel story.

As we know, the Samaritan is called "good" for his actions in rescuing a man who has been beaten and robbed on the highway by a criminal gang. The Samaritan 's actions are all the more impressive since he is 1) operating alone and at considerable risk to himself; and 2) generally despised by the culture around him.

But what if the Samaritan had arrived on the scene while the attac k was taking place? We would only call him "good" if he defended his fellow traveler fro m assault. Justice demands that a nei ghbor whose life and property are being violently taken should be defended , even at some cost to ourselves. It 's no good standing by while a beating i i ¦ taxes piace.

Further, what if the Samaritan and the traveler he defended decide to take up arms and rid the area of bandits, so that future travelers could pass by in peace and safety ? Does justice demand that such criminals be stopped ? The answer seems obvious—of course they should: by negotiations if possible, by force if necessary. Even though the Samaritan hadn't been attacked himself, he certainly can be called "good" and

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Father Gerald Coleman in his Reflections article "The Sexual Exploitation of Children" seems subtly to be trying to mitigate the Church's guilt and complicity in this horrific behavior.

While pointing out Cardinal Ratzinger 's remarks that the press is not giving sufficient attention to this world-wide problem "due to its almost singular attention to clergy sexual abuse", he is again bumping into a tree and missing the forest. Or rhaybe hoping that we will miss that forest. In short, this seems to say - it is not as bad as it looks . . . lots of other people do it, too. 1 know this is not the intent, but it can sound that way.

We do not need a lesson in Perverts 101. Child molesters, be they pedophiles, or hebephobiles ephebophiles . . . let's call them what they should be called: felons! Some of our leaders are as guilty as the perpetrators. And we, the Church, better start doing something about it!

Jim Driscoll Burlingame

The Catholic Diff erence

A just war is still possible For sixteen years, Archbishop Renato Martino did important service for the Church at the United Nations , where he was the Hol y See 's Permanent Observer. He vigorously defended the cause of life, fought off attempts to have the Holy See stripped of its position at the U.N., and made the Vatican delegation a real presence in U.N. affairs.

In recognition of these accomplishments , Archbishop Martino was appointed president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace last year.

In the months prior to the current military intervention to enforce disarmament in Iraq, Archbishop Martino was a vocal proponent of a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

That was surely his prerogative, and indeed his responsibility â&#x20AC;&#x201D; although some will wonder whether his pre-war description of any possible military intervention as a "crime against peace that would cry out for God' s vengeance " was not over the top rhetorically â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not least because it came almost simultaneously with reports that Osama bin Laden had called for the revenge-murder of Americans all over the world.

In late March, however, Archbishop Martino 's comments on a possible intervention in Iraq moved beyond the prudential and engaged questions of doctrine. Here is the exchange, from the March 23-29 issue of the National Catholic Register:

Question: "Are you suggesting there is no such thing as a just war anymore?"

Archbishop Martino: "Absolutely. I think with modem weaponry, there is no prop ortionality between the offense and the repl y. It makes much more damage. War is so destructive now. It is not just a fi ght between one person and another."

The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace is not the voice of the Church' s magisterium. But many, indeed most, people are quite unaware of the nuances of the Vatican bureaucracy, and of the difference between the prudential judgments of Vatican officials and the teaching authority of the Catholic Church.

Many people, reading that interview with Archbishop Martino, may have drawn the conclusion , not unreasonably, that the Catholic Church no longer believed a just war possible. That is not the teaching of the Church . It is the personal opinion of Archbishop Martino.

The fact of the matter is that "smart bombs" make it far, far easier to observe the just war-conduct principles of proportionality (no more force than necessary to achieve a legitimate military objective) and discrimination (noncombatant immunity) than in the past.

Moreover, war, as the just war tradition understands it, has never been "a light between one person and another." War, in the just war tradition , is the use of armed force for the public good

by legitimate public authorities. That is what distinguishes war from piracy, brigandage, dueling, or just plain wickedness.

Then there is the O pastora l implication of 's the archbishop stateGeorge Weigel ment that a just war today is "absolutel y " precludea: wnicn is mat tne men and women of the armed forces are , de facto, in peril of their souls. That is certainl y not the teaching of the Catholic Church, and it almost certainly isn 't what Archbishop Martino, a pastorally sensitive man, intended to imply. But it is precisely what is suggested by his use of "absolutel y." _ Noble intentions notwithstanding, something is seriously awry here. It must be repaired, promptl y, to safeguard the integrity of the Church's doctrine , its theology, and its moral witness for peace.

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Family Lif e

One man's j unk is another man's treasure Spring cleaning, I know, is a wonderful way to unclutter and simplify my life. One look into any of our closets will demonstrate that we are in great need of some serious housework. But to be honest, I like spring cleaning more for another reason â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the thrill of salvaging useful items fro m my neighbors ' trash.

In the small Midwestern town where I grew up, there were no second-hand stores, and in the springtime people heaped piles of unwanted items at their curbside. Then, being the thrifty sort, my father and stepmother would cruise the local neighborhoods in their station wagon, searching for valuables.

Yes, I learned early that one man 's junk is another man 's treasure. One of my parents ' greatest finds was an antique sewing machine cabinet. After they restored it, the wooden cabinet became a beautiful and useful piece of furniture . And to think it could have ended up in a landfill.

It is very satisf ying to save some worthy thing from destruction , and in this work of salvation I have followed in my parents ' footsteps. Oh, my husband was

shocked the first time he saw me rifling through a mound of trash. We were newlyweds taking an evening stroll through a lovel y, upscal e neighborhood , when suddenl y I squealed with delight, "It must be spring cleaning time! Look at all this great stuff these people are throwing away !"

My husband gasped at my behavior because he grew up in one of those west of the Rockies, modern , sprawling subdivisions that hide all the dust bins in alleyways behind the houses, where roam, us far as he knew, onl y rodents and cats. But he stopped grimacing when I discovered two perfectl y good directors ' chairs. Though somewhat embarrassed , he walked home with one under each arm.

I repainted the chairs and replaced their canvas backs and seats, and they served us well for several years, back when we were honeymooners with very little. Those weren 't the last chairs we saved from doom , 1 am happy to add. The two best seats in our living room today were both throwaways. Actuall y, I ended up paying $15 for one of them , once its owner discovered I wanted it. But that 's

okay, 1 like impromptu garage sales, too.

In fact, some of our neighbors are planning a block sale and asked me if 1 wanted lo sell anything. I bette r get to work on those closets if I am to participate as a vendor, but Vivian W. Dudro what I' m reall y looking forward to is searching through the remains no one buys. We have a chandelier and a desk that we obtained for free from garage sale leavings.

Vivian VK Dudro is a parish ioner at St. Mary 's Cathedral and the mother of four children, ages 7 to 15

Evangelization

A Good Time for New Beginnings During this lovely month of April we see signs of new life all around us. Dormant trees have come to life with fresh new leaves and fragile blossoms that promise much fruit in the future . Thus it is in our spiritual life. During the season of Lent we look at the dark or winter aspects of our life as we move toward the new life of Easter. The Church gives us this special time, a time for growth and hope, to help us to focus on what it is that is preventing us from being the disciples we have been called to be by reason of our baptism so that when Easter comes we will be filled with this promise of new life, both for ourselves, and for those with whom we interact.

In "Evangelization in the Modern World," Pope Paul VI tells us: "For the Church, evangelization means bringing the Good News into all strata of humanity, and through its influence transforming humanity from within and making it new. . . . But there is no new humanity if there are not first of all new persons renewed by baptism and by lives lived according to the Gospel. The purpose of evangelization is therefore precisely this interior change , and if it had to be expressed in one sentence the best way of stating it would be to say that the Church evangelizes when she seeks to convert, solely through the divine power of the message she proclaims, both the personal and collective consciences of the people, the activities in which they engage, and the lives and concrete milieu which are theirs." (Par. 18) At first glance this may seem to be a very complicated notion of the connection with our Lenten practices, our baptism and the lives that we live. But in reality there is a very strong connection. Every year the Church calls us to conversion, our own conversion. She calls us to look into our hearts and to change, or convert, our hearts to a stronger or more

radical way of living out the Gospel message. Each year we are called to be open to renewal, to interior change.

This is the change that Pope Paul VI is referring to in the statement above. It is only when this change occurs that we can be evangelizers, persons who believe the "Good News" and who can truly share it with others. When the pope speaks of conversion he is not only talking about the conversion of those who do not belong to the Catholic Church. He is also talking about us, for we are constantly in need of conversion. Unless we are open to being changed and always open to the action of the grace of God in our lives we will not be able to attract others to the light of God's grace.

As we move toward the holiest week of the year there are many ways that we can evangelize others. We can renew our efforts at self-sacrifice and use the fruits of these efforts for the good of others. We can invite others to come along with us as we attend the special services in our local parishes such as the "Friday Soup Suppers", the teen enactment of the last moments of Christ's life, The Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper, the Good Friday Stations of the Cross, or the Easter Vigil Service. We can pray to be to open to the action of God's grace within us as we participate in the various Holy Week services.

Many Catholics have never attended the Easter Vigil Service where new Catholics are received into the Church. Yes, this service is very long; however, it is well worth the time spent in church. The wittiess of the new Catholics speaks loudly and is a wonderful way f o rus to renew our faith and commitment to the Catholic Church. In a veiy real sense the witness of these new Catholics is a real "shot in the arm". They

evangelize the congregation by their commitment and their enthusiasm.

Now is the time for you to begin thinking about whom you will invite to new life, to a new beginning. These are troubled times. Our Sister faith in God plays a crucial role in how we cope Antonio Heaphy with war, and the threat of terrorism. The witness of our faith life can help those around us to give them hope in a time when hope seems dim. Every year the Church gives us a chance for new beginnings , for starting off afresh with new life and new hope , an Easter moment.

As you renew your baptismal promises this Easter try to be aware of what it is you are promising. Take time now to think about how much meaning these promises have for you and when you verbalize them on Easter morning do so with conviction. What a wonderful world we would have if everyone who renewed their baptismal promises on Easter really meant what they said and acted accordingl y !

This is one in a series of columns by Presentation Sister Antonio Heaphy, director of the Office of Evangelization of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

J esuits come to California

'No t to seek for gold in this country of wealth and treasure but to do a little good '

speaking Italian, French, Spanish or English and he laced his correspondence and conversation with Neapolitan fanThis essay will limit itself to a brief sketch of the three faronade and a fluency of quotes from Horace, Tacitus, Jesuits who founded what is today St. Ignatius Church, the Dante or a number of other classical authors.

He and his trav eling companion, the modest , sickly University of San Francisco and St. Ignatius College Father Joseph Nobili, arrived in San Francisco on the night Preparatory.

Our beginning should be February 1849. That is when of December 8, 1849, and he later recorded his first impresFather Jan Roothaan, the Jesuit general in Rome, reminded sions of the city. "I am at a loss to determine whether this the superior in the western part of the United States of his place should be called a madhouse, a brothel or a Babylon longstanding policy: "no Jesuit was to be sent to - so great was the disorder, the brawling, the open California". That same month Father Michael Accolti, the immorality, the reign of crime that shamelessly prevailed in treasurer of the Rocky Mountain Mission in Oregon City, a small town not yet brought under the sway of human wrote to Roothaan from San Francisco, "Here we are in laws."

Gold he did not find, although he toyed briefly with the California." And then he added, "not to seek for gold in this country of wealth and treasure but to do a little good." The idea that stout Jesuit brothers from the Northwest might lithe good was to "assist the sick, who are always very come south to engage in "light and convenient toil" that Father Joseph Bixio numerous in this city;" to set up a permanent base of oper- could be so rewarding. They could stake out a claim in the ations, "if favorable," and to solicit funds for the Indian Mother Lode, "to keep the fathers in coffee." Meanwhile, Accordingly, Father Francis Veyret, one of De Vos' during the course of the next year, he entertained requests novices, was dispatched from the novitiate in San Jose to missions in the Oregon Territory. from Catholics in the state capital, San Jose, and in San assume the role of President of Dolores College, as well as What little good, one wonders, could be greater?

These ironic circumstances of the Jesuits ' coming to Francisco, Sonoma and Sacramento to open up a college in its sole teacher.

In January 1854 Veyret opened the doors to six boys theft respective towns, and he addressed San Francisco have led some wags to five massive epistles to Rome giving hungry to enroll in the first Jesuit school in San Francisco. conclude that disobedience colored the reasons why the Jesuits should remain By October the school was closed, and Veyret informed California Mission from the outset. The in the Bay Area. But for the next yeai Nobili that his frequent absences from the premises forced facts do not support the accusation. him "to leave the boys by themselves, a thing which surenothing seemed to jell.

Mail took more than a year to arrive Two events changed all of that. In ly cannot be much to your liking." Novices in those days from Rome to its West Coast destinaMarch Accolti learned that Roothaan learned quickly and well. Then he added a more comtion, and in true Ignatian style, the genhad appointed him superior of the pelling reason for his decision: "We had six mouths to feed , eral gave flexibility to local superiors to Rocky Mountain Mission well before he and all ate like ogres; and only two paid , rarely in cash and follow or dispense with ironclad polihad left Oregon - a fact that testifies to often in promises." cies. No one realized this better than Squatters and swindlers cheated Nobili of most of the the slowness of the mail. This meanl Accolti. His job was to see that a string property and the debt was eventually more than double of that he had to return to Oregon, leaving of Jesuit missions among Indians in the Nobili to fend for himself. The second what he had bargained for. When Accolti heard of the dispresent states of Washington, Oregon, catalytic event took place in December aster in Rome, he loyally defended Nobili and his misadIdaho and Montana was maintained. with the arrival of the newly appointed venture with, what he termed "The College of Sorrows". .

But the gold rush in California had so In 1853 Bishop Alemany became Archbishop of San Bishop of Monterey, Joseph Sadoc devaluated money in the Northwest that it looked as if the mission itself was Alemany, O.P. In the following Francisco and moved his see from Monterey to San headed for bankruptcy, and that was February, the bishop instructed Nobili Francisco. Then , during the course of the next two years, a that he wanted him to found a Jesuit col- number of Jesuits from the Turin Province , which Accolti certainly a contingency the general lege in the dilapidated, nearly aban- had succeeded in recruiting, began arriving in the City from would not want. So what was the soludoned Franciscan mission at Santa which they made their hurried ways to Santa Clara. tion?

Why did they not stay in San Francisco? From the Clara and he wrote to Accolti telling Barely two months after the discovmoment he arrived in the City, Accolti appreciated its ery of gold at Sutter 's Mill in January him of his decision.

How could the superior refuse, and potential , "ft is the leading commercial place of 1848, Accolti witnessed crowds of amahow could he leave Nobili all alone to California ," he wrote in 1850, "and it will soon be such of teur miners returning to the Willamette carry out the bishop 's wish? More the entire world." With uncanny vision he predicted the Valley from California. "Some with two Jesuits would have to be sent from role the city would one day play in what we call today the thousand, others with three thousand .

Oregon, including a novice master, the Pacific Rim. However, San Francisco was not a place for a still others with as much as seven thousand dollars in then pockets in gold ore, bullion, silver ever-srmling, affable Peter De Vos. Father Peter may not Jesuit school. "For the present I do not think it well enough money and gold-dust procured in two or three weeks of have had the best credentials for the job, never having been suited for a college in view of the continual ebb and flow light and convenient toil." a novice himself, but he had compensating qualifications. [of so diverse a population] which prevails there."

Far from Babylon, the glades of the Santa Clara Valley The result in the Northwest of this bonanza was that He had converted to the Church the newly elected prices soared; inflation was out of control . Wouldn't it be American governor of California, Peter Burnett. The gov- presented a healthier environment for young boys to grow to the glory of God and the salvation of the Indian mis- ernor had run on the Democratic party's ticket that prom- in wisdom and grace, and the experience with the College sions, which were so dear to the heart of Father Roothaan, ised to keep all Negroes out of the state. It was a principle of Sorrows confirmed Accolti's wisdom among his Jesuit brothers. It took an order from a Dominican archbishop to to join the throngs? "Gold, gold, gold," he continued, "It's of choice. change their collective minds.

In 1854 Accolti traveled to Rome to negotiate with the watchword of the day. Go where you will, people speak Alemany was determined to have a Jesuit of nothing but gold. Old and young, women and children, a new general on having some European province church and college in his city, and in October lay-folks and ecclesiastics, all have on their lips only the adopt the California Mission. He was success1854 he selected one of the lately arrived word 'gold' . It's amusing to listen to everybody's plans and ful in his negotiations. The Turin Jesuits, Turin fathers to carry out his wishes. This calculations, dreams and reveries." many of whom had been exiled during the man was a small, taciturn Piedmontese Well, not exactly everybody. Amusing it was not for the political upheavals of 1848, would Ik, who showed all the common sense for ji superior of the Rocky Mountain Mission to listen to the henceforth be responsible for supplying which his race is famous, a man plans and calculations, dreams and reveries of his treasur- the Jesuits in California with men and "seemingly cold and distant , but for er. The superior was a small, cherubic-face Swiss, a timid resources. Yes, Jesuits could indeed be all of that, possessing a warm heart." ascetic, who complained that the Naples-bom Accolti sent to California. This policy would "seemed always to have big things on his mind." It was a stimulate more men coming to San His name was Father Anthony Maraschi. complaint superiors often have about treasurers.

Francisco. But before we comment In the spring of 1855, the archFinally, and "very reluctandy", the poor little man suc- on that, there is one event that begs bishop told him to build a church and cumbed to the vigorous and expansive importunities of his attention. school anywhere beyond the shifting subordinate, whom he referred to in prosperous times as In early May 1853, a priest with "my consolation", and gave him permission to sail to San connections with the Mission of barriers of sand where Third Street met Market, which was the western Francisco in search of gold - when he was not comforting Sorrows (Dolores), purchased more boundary of the city. Rejecting the site the sick, of course. San Francisco was in for a treat. than eight acres of land boarded by of the erstwhile College of Sorrows, The city would never see the likes of Michael Accolti what roughly today is 13th to 15th Maraschi snooted about the sand until until Mayor Joseph L. Alioto walked on the scene more Streets between Sanchez and Noe. It he found what he wanted , a lot on the than one hundred years later. was a land of sand dunes, sagebrush, south side of what would one day be A contemporary layman described the forty-two year- low chaparral and scrub oaks, "about the continuation of Market between old priest as an exuberant man who joined "a powerfully three miles from San Francisco." and yet ungraded Fourth and Fifth Streets, bodily frame to remarkable intellectual powers. His com- connected by an ill-used path to runFather Michael Accolti the place where the Emporium would posure was beyond ruffling by any incident and his cheer- down Dolores Mission. The priest then ful bonhomie won friends with every class with which he erected a two-story brick house on a precipitous dune about later be built. He decided, "Here let us build and wait; this was brought into contact." Like the mayor he had that spe- where Walter transects 14th Street today. It was to be a will be the center of a great city."

The church went up first. It was a frame building about cial gift that quieted conversation in every room into which boys' college for boarding and day students, but no sooner he entered, drawing eyes like a magnet to himself. He was the school opened than the bankrupt priest bolted the seventy-five feet long by thirty-five feet wide, and could accommodate almost four hundred people. It was dedicatnever forgot a name; remembered everyone he met. country.

Accoliti did have one quality that the mayor probably Although overwhelmed by financial problems of his ed on July 15, 1855. In addition to the regular Sunday servreserved for the privacy of his shower: a Pavarotti-like own in Santa Clara, Nobili was persuaded to take a hen on ices, Mass was celebrated every weekday morning at 6 and voice that stunned the City. He was perfectly at home the property, pay off the creditors and reopen the school. 7:30, and confessions in English, Spanish, Italian and â&#x20AC;˘ GOSPEL WITNESS, page 18

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About twenty feet behind the church Maraschi put up another frame building, which was lo be the home of St. Ignatius Academy. (He pre ferred " academy ' to the European ' college ' ). In length it was about forty feet; in width thirty feet; it encompassed one large room , which during the day served as a classroom and at ni ght as the quarters of the sole teacher , a young Irish layman named Richard McCabe.

A third building to the west of the church was the smallest and the last to be built. It was home to the three Jesuits.

It consisted of two small bedrooms and a kitchen. The school , which was the successor of the College of Sorrows and the precursor of St. Ignatius College Preparatory and the University of San Francisco, opened its doors to the first students on the feast of St. Teresa of Avila , October 15, 1855.

Maraschi ' s assistant in the churc h and school was one of the least known , but certainl y one of the most intri guing personalities of San Francisco 's colorful history. Secretive and shy as the octopus , like an octopus he also seems to have had the ability to insert himself in the most unlikel y places at the most inopportune times onl y to fade again into the background without a trace before making another mysterious manifestation in different part of the world. His name was Joseph Bixio and the reader will excuse me if I divert the rest of" this essay to force him on to center stage.

After all , with Maraschi he is the co-founder of St. Ignatius Church, St. Ignatius College Preparatory and USE Bixio was born in Genoa in 1819 into a middle class ,

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hopelessl y dysfunctional famil y. But despite this obstacle, his older brother, Alessandro or Alexandre, became a renown French scientist. Then , at the time of the construction of St. Ignatius Academy, he was appointed minister of agriculture and commerce by Napoleon III. Three years later he arranged the meeting at Plombieres between Napoleon and Count Camillo Cavour, the architect of the Italian state. It was at this meeting that the plans for the Franco-Austrian War and the unification of Italy were ironed out. Alexandre was converted to Protestantism and died one of the wealthiest men in Europe.

Joseph' s younger brother Girolamo "Nino" Bixio, was second in command of the Piedmontese army under Garibaldi , and in 1870 he opened the breach in the walls of Rome ' s Porta Pia , disrupted the First Vatican Council that was then in session, and forced Pius IX to become the "Prisoner of the Vatican."

During the 1848 revolutions in the Kingdom of Sardinia , Josep h Bixio was a Jesuit scholastic. With his Turin Province peers he was forced to leave the country. He took refuge in Maryland , where he was ordained in 1851 , and was then assi gned chaplain to itinerant hish railroad builders in northern Virginia. He arrived in San Francisco in earl y June 1855 and was assigned as Maraschi's associate , but by the following January, it was decided that he did no! fit in the Jesuit community - literall y.

Accolti , no longer a superior , had returned to San Francisco taking away what little sleeping space was left on the floor of the now overcrowded Jesuit residence. Bixio prevailed on the generosity of Catholics in Redwood City and Portola Valley where he built the first churches , and then for the next five years founded more parishes from Half Moon Bay to Salinas.

In 1861 he returned to Virginia where he became pastor of sprawling parish that shaddled the Mary land border. At the first Battl e of Manassas, he was the mysterious priest who is credited of providing the escape of generals Beaurigard and Johnston. During the course of the war, he showed up at a number of battles serving the Confederate

troops, and shortly before the end of the war he stole over the lines, "borrowed" a Union officer 's uniform and had cartloads of supp lies assigned to his charge. He then drove the train over the line and delivered his booty to the Confederate troops. . It was one of the greatest stings of the war and made General Sheridan a laughing stock on both sides of the line.

As furious as he was humiliated , Sheridan sent out the order to find Bixio and shoot him on sight.

Of all the Jesuits , Joseph Bixio seems to have been Alemany 's favorite , (Alemany had been long feuding with the Jesuits over the statu s of St. Ignatius church), and in 1866, when the archbishop and Accolti were in Baltimore attending the Second Plenary Council , they persuaded him to return to San Francisco where they would find a place for him , but not for his horse. Return he did , and in 1871 he was a chief organizer of the march of 20,000 Catholic men who paraded down Market Street in honor of the silver jubilee of Pius IX, the pope who had excommunicated his brother Nino.

Next we find him in Australia where he spent some years. Then one day he reappeared at St. Ignatius with exotic plants he had gathered from Down Under for the school' s botany laboratory. He ended his days at Santa Clara, where he died March 3, 1899.

A thoroughfare in Rome and a stieet in Paris bear the name Bixio; reminders of Accolti and Maraschi are found on the USF campus. There are no such totems erected in San Francisco to the middle boy of a dysfunctional famil y who became a Jesuit , a priest , a Confederate spy and the cofounder of a San Francisco church , university and high school. But why should there be? Wasn 't he just like the rest of us?

This is one in a y ear-long series of articles marking the 150th anniversary of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Jeffrey Bums, archdiocesan archivist and author of a history of the Archdiocese is coordinating the series.

Contemporary Jesuits: Educating hearts and minds

By Evelyn Zappia Today's Jesuits continue their commitment of education, bringing together the heart s and minds of students , recognizing that intellect and emotions are essential to the development of the whole person.

"St. Ignatius discovered the educational community can be a locus of conversion with the dialogue of heart and mind," said Jesuit Father Jack Treacy, rector of the University of San Francisco 's Jesuit Community. "An untrained , uninformed heart can't accomplish nearl y as much as one that does have the skills. " At the heart of any Jesuit ministiy or apostolate are The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. The unity of hearts and minds of today ' s students is practiced more and more by professors and educators at USF and St. Ignatius College Preparatory by including service learning immersion programs with academics. "Some students go out into the city and work with non-profit agencies to inform and be informed by their classroom experience," said Father Treacy.

"Two years ago , Peter Hans Kolvenbach , superior general, spoke to an assembl y of 28 delegations of Jesuit universities from across the U.S., reminding us our purpose is to educate the student to be in solidarity with those most in need." Father Tre acy said.

"Our univ ersity is blessed with a president, Stephen

Privett, who embodies those values and makes them a part As a parish priest, the Jesuit of 29 years, focuses of every speech and decision, reminding our students and "on my own spiritual life in helping the people 1 work our wider university community of the responsibility we with or minister to , finding God in all things. " have to develop our skills, our passions, Because Jesuits are often in dirrerand our talents, not for our own sake but ent roles other than parishes, Father Treacy sees this as an opportunity to to be of service creating a more just and equitable society." interact with peop le who may be There is a wide diversity of faith traunchurched or feel alienated , possiditions represented on the USF campus , bly inviting conversations that mi ght yet Father Treacy said "it appears that touch on faith or further spiritual the aspects of I gnatius spirituality journey.

There are more than 60 Jesuits servtouches persons no matter what their particular faith tradition." ing within the Archdiocese. Most are at Jesuit Father Cameron Ayers of San USF or S.I. College Prep. St. Agnes and Francisco's St. Agnes Parish rememSt. Ignatius parishes are also staffed by bers what he often told his math stuJesuits. dents at St. Ignatius in the 1980s: "The Although there will be fewer Jesuits most important thing I can teach you is in the future, Father Treacy said, "It is not how to think critically. Ask questions, cause for lament or depression. We have get to the bottom of things and discovbecome aware of the rightful place of our er the truth ." lay colleagues in sharing the responsibilFr. Stephen Privett "Jesuits believe faith and justice are ity for the mission of our works."

We have begun to train out our intimatel y bound together," said Father Ayers. "When we Father Ayers agrees. "We teach the Catholic faith , part of that understanding is that lay colleagues in all of our institutions to understand each one of us on this earth has a vocation to try to build and adapt a Jesuit sp irituality and vision," he said. "It up a more just society by reaching out to the sick, poor is part of Vatican II, the laity assuming the ownership or the marginalized." of the Church."

Lenten Opportunities April 13: Song of the Shadows, a Joseph Martin cantata, will be sung by choir members from parishes including St. Bartholomew, St. Luke, St. Gregory, St. Dunstan and St. Matthew at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Ave . off El Camino Real, San Mateo at 3 p.m. A beautiful and prayerful way to start Holy Week.

A journey with Jesus from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to the cross. Call (650) 344-7622.

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May 10: Shifting Seasons: Mothers and Daughters with Suzanne Young, that will explore the blessings and challenges of the healthy mother/daughter relationship.

Taize Prayer 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan.

Call (650) 340-7452; Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013.

April 13: The Reluctant Saint: St. Francis of Assist premieres at 7 p.m. on the Hallmark Channel. "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.

2nd Fri. at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter Church, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica. Call Deacon Peter Solan at (650) 359-6313.

2nd Fri. at 7:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Laura McClung at (415) 362-1075

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.

3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 631-2882

Food & Fun

1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop. Call Catherine Rondainaro at (415) 713-0225

Ongoing: Leaders of the Labor Community, an exhibit featuring the photos, awards, and memorabilia of former SF Mayor P. H. McCarthy, founder of the SF Building and Trades Council and an inductee of the International Labor Hall of Fame. South Court, SF City Hall, 1st floor.

Single, Divorced, Separated April 27 through June 8: Divorce Recovery Course at St. Stephen Parish, O'Reilly Center, 451 Eucalyptus Dr., SF at 7 p.m. Helps provide understanding of the emotional journey that begins with the end of a marriage.$45 fee includes materials.

Sponsored by Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Call Susan at (415) 752-1308 or Vonnie at (650) 873-4236.

April 12: Big Garage Sale benefiting the works of Graceenter, a facility of the Good Shepherd Sisters helping women recovering from addiction. Takes place at 250 Amherst St, SF, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call Linda Porter at (415) 337-1938.

April 12: International Food Festival, an Evening of Food, Music and Fun, benefiting St. Dunstan Elementary School, Millbrae from 5 - 9 p.m. Admission of $25 for adults and $10 for children includes treats from around the world plus entertainment , children's activities, and a silent auction. Takes place in the Parish Center, 1133 Broadway. Call (650) 692-9323 or (650) 692-2230.

April 12: International Night at Sts. Peter and Paul School on Washington Square, San Francisco.

Celebrates the cultural diversity of North Beach and its many fares including foods from China, the Philippines, Italy, and Latin America. Live music by Kickback plus silent auction and student entertainment. Tickets $35/$15 children. No tickets sold at .the door. Call (415) 421-5219.

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April 17: Monthly luncheon of St. Thomas More Society featuring guest speaker Jesuit Father Joseph Daoust, attorney and President, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, who will discuss "integrating principles of (Catholic) faith into the practice of law." Takes place at noon at the Bankers Club, 52nd floor, Bank of America Building, 555 California St., SF. Reserve by noon April 14, please. Tickets $30 members/$40 nonmembers. Call Stacy Stecher at (415) 433-1400.

April 19: Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Sisters of (he Presentafion at the Log Cabin near Stowe Lake in Golden Gate Park af 2 p.m. All families invited.

Features games, easier egg hunt and prizes for children up to 12 years of age. "This free event is a great opportunity to bring together the Catholic community, especially alumnae, alumni, friends and benefactors of the Sisters of the Presentation, the congregation said." Call Kara Mollison at (415) 422-5015.

April 24: Treats of San Francisco, the annual Rosalie House Conference Luncheon and Games Day, at the Olympic Club, Lakeside. Benefits the work of Rosalie House, a St. Vincent de Paul Society shelter for victims of domestic violence.

Cocktails at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon at 12:30 p.m.

Tickets $40. Call Marie Mahoney at (415) 333-9348.

April 25, 26, 27: Spring Festival at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Grand and James St., Redwood City.

Weekend includes amusement rides, international food arcade, and entertainment. Benefits OLMC school. Opens Fri. at 3 p.m. Call (650) 366-8817.

April 26: Baile Primavera, a Spripg Dance of St. Finn Barr Parish, 415 Edna St. off Monterey Blvd., SF. Tickets at $17 include dinner. Call Armando Balderramos at (415) 822-7532.

April 27: Wishes Do Come True, the 2003 fundraiser benefiting the works of the St. Paul High School Alumnae Association at St. Paul's Parish Center, 29th and Church St., SF at 2: 30 p.m. Grand Raffle at4 p.m.

Sponsorships available. Call (415) 648-7538.

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

Vendor spaces available at $25 each. Sell your crafts or household items and keep all proceeds. Contact Kathie Meier at (415) 461-4133 or whaleofasale@attbi.com.

May 10: Festa Di Italia, an evening benefiting the work of St. Vincent's School for Boys on the sumptuous grounds of the San rafael facility beginning at 4 p.m. A "delicious Italian dinner" is the crown to this festive event that also includes lively musical entertainment , silent auction, and a raffle. Tickets at $65

The St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County invites you to "Raise the Roof" April 25th at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel, 600 Airport Blvd., Burlingame beginning with no-host cocktails at 6:30 p.m., dinner with wine at 7:30 and live auction at 8:30. Celebrity master of ceremonies and auctioneer is Bob Sarlatte.

Dancing to Preston Turner's Pure Ecstacy Band. Proceeds benefit outreach and emergency services for the poor. During the last three months of last year, SVDP kept more than 300 people - 58 percent of them children - from eviction through emergency rent assistance. Raise the Roof co-chairs are, left, Ruth Ann Jones, and Mary Lou Harris. Tickets at $95 per person are available at (650) 373-0622. available from Peggy Parenti at (415) 897-8563.

Deadline for reservations is April 22.

May 4: 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 il staying for the meal. Contact Nellie at (415) 387-8431 or Nellie@ignatius.com.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted Weekends April 25 through May 11: Dominican University presents the Fringe of Marin, a festival of new one-act plays and solo works in the school's Meadowlands Assembly Hall, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. Tickets $10/$8/$3. Call (415) 673-3131 or 457-4440 for times and titles.

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

April 12: Lenten Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, a concert by Voci del Tesoro at St. Anselm Church, Shady Lane And Bolinas Ave., Ross.

Voci del Tesoro is a tourimg professional choir dedicated to the prayerful presentation of the Catholic Church's finest music. Visit www.catholicchoir.org.

April 26: Late Nile Catechism at Notre Dame de Namur University Theatre , 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont at 8 p.m. Tickets $35 general or VIP Seating at $50. Call (650) 508-3456.

Reunions

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 8970639 for information.

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May 23: Presentation High School at Olympic Club Lakeside beginning with no-host cocktails at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tickets $50. Call Phyllis Kyne Abad at (415) 661-3855.

Meetings/Lectures/ TV-Radio May 3: International climate change expert and Stanford University professor, Stephen Schneider, is keynote speake r on the issue at University of San Francisco's Xavier Hall. All day conference, 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., includes workshops on saving energy in local situations, and how to talk to different constituencies about the topic, as well as other speakers. $10/fre e for students. Call (510) 4444078, ext. 312 or Sarah ©interfaithpower.org.

Social Justice/ Family We April 29: 5th Annual Catholic Lobby Day, a gathering of people of faith raising their voices in sincere dialogue "seeking the common good." Participants will travel by bus to Sacramento for a march to the capitol and meetings with their individual legislators.

Mass at Sacramento's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral ends the day. Registration fee of $20 includes bus transportation. Send check to Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. For more information, call Melanie Piendak at (415) 614-5570 or piendakm@sfarchdiocese.org.

Information about Natural Family Planning and people in the Archdiocese offering instruction are available from the Office of Marriage and Family Life of the Archdiocese, Chris Lyford, director, at (415) 614-5680.

Retreats/Days of Recollection 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director.

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 Parenti Kirkland at (650) 355-2468.

May 3: Motherhood as a Spiritual Journey: Uncovering the Hidden Work of God with Julie Paavola, a mother with a unique perspective 'on the layperson's call to holiness.

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3rd Thurs.: Meetings at 7:30 p.m. for New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd. at Brotherhood Way, SF. Call (415) 452-9634 or www.stmchurch.com. April 26: Buffet brunch at Lucky Chance's Rene's Fine Dining, Colma at 11:30 a.m.

April 26: Annual Memorial Mass of Notre Dame Alumnae , San Francisco Chapte r, at Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th and Dolores St, at 10 a.m. followed by a Cruise Down Memory Lane luncheon at The Spanish Cultural Center, 2850 Alemany Blvd.

Honorees are Golden Belles of '53 and Silver Belles of 78. Tickets $35. Please reserve ASAP. Call Patty Moran at (415) 861-2378.

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Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information.

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 Widow/Widower group meets at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Information about children's and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882 .

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: St. Anselm, Ross, parish office at (415) 4532342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Old St. Mary's Cathedral, SF, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288 or Kevin Sullivan at (415) 567-3333; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, Dorothy Heinrichs or Maria Cianci at (650) 347-7768; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Chris Booker at (650) 7381398; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, Rick Dullea or Diane Claire at (415) 388-4190; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito, Lloyd Dulbecco at {415) 331-7949.

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Globalization: 'A real danger to the Christian family'

By Father Kenneth M. Weare MANILA — For five days at the end of January, the Phili pp ines played host for the Vatican-sponsored Fourth World Meeting of Families. Married coup les and famil y members from around the world gathered here "in the onl y Catholic country of Asia" for the conference.

Within the conference theme, "The Christian Family: Good News for the Third Millennium ", participants explored the challenges of evangelization ir a multicultural and multi-reli gious world , with special attention to the poor and marginalized.

The conference was attended by 6,000 delegates including 43 officiall y registere d babies. Among the clerical attendees were nine cardinals , 193 bishops , and 320 priests.

Of the 6,000 delegates , 475 were from outside the Philippines including 45 from the United States with the largest contingent from California including Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton , Bishop Dennis O'Neill of San Bernardino , and Bishop Joseph Sarloris of Los Angeles.

The low attendance was attributed mostl y to the economy and the threat of war. Indeed , the U.S. government 's warning against U.S. citizens traveling to the Phili ppines infuriated some conference organizers and government officials who viewed such warnings as unsubstantiated and politicall y motivated to further frighten Americans into supporting President Bush' s war against Iraq.

Following the enthusiasti c and joyous opening ceremonies and the multicultural Eucharist, the first presentation was the message from the president of the Philippines, Glori a Macapagal-Arroyo. After praising the role of families in society, and acknowledging the call to parental responsibility, Mrs. Arroyo identified the most daunting challenge to families today. "Globalization is the major threat to families" she said.

Speaking also as a young grandmother of 55, and with much personal knowledge and experience of Filipino family, she suggested that the negative effects of globalization not only fostered materialism and greed but also divided famil y unity through economic hardship.

President Arroyo 's poignant remarks were followed by the presentation of Archbishop Antonio Franco, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines. Archbishop Franco also praised the value of family within society. He then went on to warn the delegates that globalization was "a real danger to the Christian famil y ".

He said: "Globalization is a threat to the famil y today".

The perspective that globalization is the most dangerous and threatening challenge to the Christian family today is not a new revelation in the Philippines. For nearly three decades Filipino organizations, academics, labor leaders, social analysts, and others have aggressively debated the imp act of globalization on the family. Most prominent among the organized efforts is Gabriella , an activist group of conscientious women. Among its many programs, Gabriella provide!' counseling and temporary housing for abused women.

Emily Cahilog, Director of the Intern ational Relations Department , is quite clear in identifying violence in the family. "The most devastating domestic violence is the violence caused by g lobalization ", she said. "Globalization tears families apart . It breaks up the family." Economic issues including Ihe survival needs of food , clean water, housing, education , health care, all force family members to travel abroad for employment: one parent in the U.S., one brother in the Middle East, one sister in Asia, all sending home money for the remaining parent and small children to survive.

Shortly after- the closing of the World Meeting of Families, Phili pp ine Vice President Teofisto Guingona led thousands of famil y members in a prayer service for peace in the Plaza Miranda during the "National Day of Prayer Against War on Iraq". His concern for world peace is very much tied to issues of justice. As Pope Paul VI is so often quoted here : "If you want peace, work for justice ".

During the World Meeting of Families, Vice President Guingona went across town to deliver the keynote address at the two-day national summit conference of the Philippine Fair Trade Alliance. His topic was globalization. He endorsed President Arroyo 's plan "to rein in unbridled globalization ".

He further argued that not onl y should the Philippine freetrade agreements be kept to a bare minimum , but that Ihe government should reverse its commitments in order to give farmers and industries sufficient time to become more competitive.

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"We need bold measures", he said. "We need at least five years to prepare for the challenge of g lobalizati on". Economic sectors including steel, cement, tires, rubber, shoes, pul p, paper, and petro-chemicals , among others, all need to be nurtured lo improve their competi tiveness and most importantl y their ability lo create jobs in the face of globalizati on .

Wi gberto Tanada who heads the Fair Trade Alliance (FTA) is himself a hopeful critic of g lobalization. "It 's not too late to amend, adjust , and reverse a flawed economic policy ", he said. He exp lained that the FrA is proposing changes to make industries and agriculture more competitive so as to generate more jobs.

In an effort to protect against unfair trade , the FTA is promoting a kind of "economic nationalism " such that the country 's economy will be back in the control of Fili pinos with an emphasis on self-reliance. The FrA is proposing reforms in population management, improving infrastructure, develop ing human resources, and basic social services, Back at the World Meeting of Families, early debates fought mostly through the media, and in some opposing street demonstrati ons, arose between Cardinal Alfonso Trujillo's repeated insistence on an exclusivist 1950's Ozzie and Harriet family model (today represented by no more than ten per cent of U.S. families) and against those Filipinos who advocated for the Churc h and state inclusion of already existing contemporary family models including those headed by single parents, remarried partners, and same-sex couples.

Other speakers and organizations also focused on additional threats to the Christian famil y including child pornograp hy, child abuse , child soldiers , and abortion.

Advocates from both sides were broadly criticized by family leaders, theologians, and social anal ysts for failing to substantively address the deeper more pervasive dangers threatening all families. While such issues as single parents, same-sex marriage, abortion , child pornography, and child abuse are serious concerns, their direct impact affects a limited number of people.

As the lead editorial in the Philippine Daily Inquiry noted: "The conference is misdirected for not focusing on globalization as the cause of family disunity and collapse ". The influential paper 's editorial went on to cite Pope John .Paul IPs criticism of globalization. John Paul , the editorial expounded , "has stressed the Christian virtues of hope and charity over globalization 's delirious exaltation of greed and survival of the fittest.. .The Holy Father's advocacy of the right to life across the board has clashed with the American empire's narrower advocacy of the ri gbtto life only for Americans and the right to greater riches of the Republican oil oligarchy .

Many if not most agreed, including President Arroyo and Archbishop Franco that globalization does indeed pose a very dangerous threat to the Christian famil y today.

International banks , multinational corporations , some politicians , various economists, and other proponents of globalization in the Phili ppines, have argued, like their counterparts worldwide , that "a rising tide lifts all boats". And so the question is posed: Has globalization uplifted the life of Filipino families in their nation of poverty ? The answer from a newly produced study by the Asian Development Bank is a resounding "No". The study titled, "Is Economic Openness Good for Regional Development and Poverty Reduction?", concluded that while the economic liberation policies and practices adopted in the post-Marcos era did appear to be beneficial to some development in select regions, "there was no direct impact on poverty reduction ".

Using such indicators as the consumption expenditure per capita of the poorest segment and the level of poverty incidence (the proportion of the population below the poverty level), the study discovered that there was no discernible improvement in interregional inequality. The study concluded: "It seems that economic openness cannot by itself bring about more balanced regional development such as narrower

disparities in regional incomes and poverty ". In some areas, the poverty rate is over 50 percent. In Central Visayas (the islands of Cebu and Bohol), the poverty rate is still nearly 40 percent, despite its relativel y high income level and good education and health indicators .

One noteworth y coincidence was not lost on the participants at the World Meeting of Families. On the same weekend, far away in Davos, Switzerland , die architects of globalization gathered to tau t its successes at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, though newly concerned about the threat of war. In Port Alegre, Brazil, tens of thousands of globalization opponents gathered at the annual meeting of the World Social Forum to offer updated advanced anal ysis and evaluation of the effects of globalization including its impact on the family.

Back here in Manila, famil y representatives from around the world were captivated and stunned by a group animation presentation enhanced by an audio-video production depicting the horrible plight of Fili pino families struggling in poverty and marginalization. A member of the Pontifical Council of the Family detailed the destructive impact of poverty on families in the Philippines and other Third World nations. She provided a very human context for understanding the negative consequences of the current system of globalization including the family's dire struggle for food , clothing, clean water, housing, health care, education , and employment.

Finally, one of the most pronounced effects of globalization, which Pope John Paul II has pointedly emphasized, has been the increase in unemployment worldwide. This is especiall y problematic in the Philippines.

"The world employment situation is deteriorating dramatically" said Juan Somavia, director-general of the International Labor Organization (ILO). The latest ILO report, released just two weeks ago, revealed that the world's unemployment ranks grew by 20 million last year to a total of 180 million people.

The unemployment rate was especially high in Asia and the Philippines. In the Philippines, the unemployment rate rose to 3.8 million , the highest record for the past two years. That's an increase of 500,000 unemployed since the year 2000.

Most significantly, the report concluded that women in export sectors and young people trying to get a first job have been especially affected. Indeed, new college graduates are very lucky to find any job at all. Three of them were just hired b y a five-star hotel on Manila Bay. Mark and David are bartenders and Victor is a bellman. Mark majored in psychology, David in computer science, and Victor in business management. Each one earns the official minimum wage of a scant five U.S. dollars a day. Needless to say, they live at home with their parents hoping for the opportunity to cross the pacific for a j ob in California.

Others earn as little was two dollars a day. That traged y alone is enough to keep 1.4 million Filipinos from leaving their Middle East jobs (121 in Iraq; 60,000 in Kuwait; and 950,000 in Saudi Arabia). Despite the threat of war and desp ite President Arroyo's recent trip to Kuwait to set up an evacuation process, the overseas Filipino workers have no intentions to quit. Ten percent of the Phili ppine population works outside the country sending back $6 billion a year.

That amount equals the total contribution to the economy from the agricultural sector, and that is within a country that is predominantl y agricultural .

As economists, social analysts, Church leaders, theologians, politicians , and ordinary citizens contemp late their future in the Philippines, they have become increasingl y conscious of the moral challenge of globalization especially its impact on the Christian family.

Father Kenneth M. Weare , Ph.D . is a moral theolog ian and serves as associate pastor at All Souls Church. He is writing a book on g lobalization. He was in the Philippines on an archdiocesan-sponsored pastoral experience.

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Reluctant Saint' shows the changing face of Francis of Assisi

By Evel yn Zappia After viewing "Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi," a one-hour documentary on the life of Francis Bernardone , I no longer imagine the 800-year-old saint as illustrated by the statue that stands in hundreds of thousands of gardens around the world today.

The chiseled statue sculpted with a gentle face reflecting complete serenity depicts a man interested onl y in nature , and welcoming all of God' s creatures within the garden he resides. The film produced by Faith and Values Television, quickl y demonstrates that this is an oversimp lified portrayal of the man.

Television review Ironically, the documentary begins with that familiar gentle face, just 20 years old. The young man described as "a playboy, wealthy, handsome as a prince ," appears to have an easy life ahead of him because of his affluent father, Pietro Bernardone , an extremely prosperous luxury cloth merchant in Assisi.

The handsome Francis slips into a comfortable life of merriment, earning the town 's reputation of "king of the revels." When a war with Perugia threatens his beloved Assisi and lifesty le, the young man is eager to defend what he clearly does not want to lose.

Captu red and imprisoned for a year, Francis contracts malaria and suffers severe episodes of confusion.

As he reflects on his life, he yields to thoughts of worthlessness, concluding, "there must be something more."

Upon his release, his saintly journey begins in a small church that lead s to an act of "renouncing" his father before the people of Assisi in the piazza of the bishop. The people of Assisi label Francis "pazzo" (madman). Yet, the bishop "embraces the new child of the Church," and Francis begins his long difficult road of conversion.

In the spring of 1206, his pilgrimage leads him to a group of people he had shunned all his life - lepers.

Leprosy was the most feared contag ious disease at the time. Francis tends to the diseased outcasts and comforts them. He wonders why when he was "in sin , it was too intolerable to notice " the agony and suffering of the rejected people. He begins visiting the leprosarium frequentl y.

Francis becomes a man who "begs for his daily bread," dressed in tattered clothes \ searching for ways to serve Christ. He is surprised that his way of life \ attracts followers , men and women, who want to live the way he does "content with only one tunic.

The ragged preacher of the Gospel is considered too radical by many. He is often scorned by those he approaches to teach the word of God. While preaching one day in 1209, he was heard shouting to his inattentive audience, "You might as well be talking to the birds. " Later, his religious discourse is referred to as "the sermon of the birds. " In May of 1219, the radical shoeless prop het headed for the frontlines of the Crusades in the Mideast to preach peace and conversion , which was forbidden on Muslim lands , and often punishable by death.

Surprisingly, Francis is received with great respect by the Sultan of Egypt , and not by the "great knights of Christendom ," whom he refers to as "no better than barbaric, murderous , war mongers, and thieves."

Dejected , Francis begins his painful yearlong walk home, and encounters a horrific experience, leaving him nearl y blind. Filled with countless doubts , he wonders, "why a commitment of faith does not make his life easier - just as it did not for the man he calls his Lord. "

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Weakened b y malaria, he shuffles his feet when he walks, his sight is minimal, and his oncegentle face is marred by the marks of leprosy.

It is only on his deathbed his God is clearly revealed to him as he recites The Canticle of the Sun , adding the praise for Sister Death : All praise be yours , my Lord, throug h all that you have made, And first my lord Brother Sun, Who brings the day ; and light you give to us through him.

All praise be yours , my Lord, through Sister Moon and Stars; In the heavens you have made them, bright and precious and fair...

All praise be yours , my Lord , throug h Sister Water, So useful , lowly, precious , and pure.

All praise be yours , my Lord , through Brother Fire, Through whom you bri ghten up the night....

All praise be yours, my Lord , through Sister Death , From whose embrace no mortal can escape.

On October 3, 1226, Francis Bernardone died. He was canonized two years later.

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