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by Tom Burke Sharing the pot o ' gold...This fall , 16 students will have an easier go at tuition thanks to the fifth annual United Irish Cultural Center scholarships. The 1999 awards add up to $ 10,000 or 25 times the $400 total of half a decade ago. Receiving $500 toward high school tuition are Matthew Nurisso and Brendan Payne, St. Veronica, South San Francisco; Caitrona McDermott, Schools of the Sacred Heart; Megan Cafferkey, Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame ; Anne Carr, Holy Name of Jesus; Stella Marie Hall and Jamie Dumont, St. Brendan; Meghann McLinden, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City and Megan O'Donnell, St. Cecilia.

Receiving $700 toward college tuition are Thomas Curutchet, Kevin Horan and Julie O'Donnell, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory ; Casey White, Anal y High, Petaluma; Casey Shannon, San Marin High, Novato ; Charlene Murphy, Windsor High , Windsor. Erin Gulbengay, a Sacred Heart Cathedral honors scholar with eyes on UCLA, was winner of the $1000 Hal Roach Scholarship, an award named for the wellknown Irish comedian and possible because of his accepting reduced fees for an appearance at »« the, Irish center x™. not « »( UWW Erin Gulbengay long ago. Erin, a graduate of St. Cecilia Elementary, is the daughter of Kay, also a grad of the Parkside District parish school she called "the finest, the greatest and the best," and George Gulbengay, a 1969 alumnus of Sacred Heart. Leo Walsh, chair of the scholarship program, and his wife Pat, have been members of the Irish center since its beginning 26 years ago and parishioners of Redwood City 's Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish for even longer. The two are burstin ' at the seams over new grandaug hters Meghan and Caitlan.

Meghan 's parents are Jennifer and John Walsh of Our Lady of Angels Parish. Caitlan 's folks are Terri and Tom Coverstone of Southern California. Leo and Pat's other child is recent Santa Clara grad , Matthew. Leo says the center is proud to "continue the important mission of education ," a longstanding element of "Irish tradition." Leo welcomes calls about the program , open to members only, at (650) 365-6184.

Getting there...A recent grant of $50,000 to Catholic Charities' St. Joseph Village from Catholic Healthcare West will move the facility 's new child care center many steps closer to its scheduled summer opening. Carolyn Otis Catanzaro, Charities' director of development, said the center will be "multi-social and multi-cultural" with a primary client base of families making the transition from welfare to work." The money was part of recent awards totaling $270,000 from CHW's Bay Area Region to 21 service oriented groups. "In our view, helping to support organizations that maintain the health of our communities is as UJ

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important as providing medical services through our hospitals," said Wade Rose, CHW's local vice president of external affairs. CHW hosp itals in the Archdiocese include St. Mary 's, Seton in Dal y City and Sequoia in Redwood City.

Still loving life... At 81 Walter T. Moniz of St. Robert Parish, San Bruno is "happy as a lark." The retired federal court clerk remembered his first jo b out of Mission High School in 1935 as a waiter at the now closed Lucca 's Restaurant at Francisco and Powell. It was "all you can eat for a dollar " with "dessert to go for a nickel." On a good day his earnings could reach $30, "a week's salary Walter Moniz for many in those days."

Walter's wife, Dorothe, was the light of his life unti l her death four years ago. Today he keeps busy with Young Men's Institute, where he's been a member for 49 years and held many posts including grand president in 1961, and enjoying his nieces and nephews of whom he has "more than you can shake a stick at." He grew up in Mission Dolores parish and says his favorite day there was Holy Name Sunday when he could "march up to Communion" with his dad. One special old friend is Father Joseph P. O'Reilly, retired pastor of St. Stephen Parish. "Father O'Reilly baptized my wife when she converted on Dec. 7, 1941," Walter said. He joined YMI because it had a "gym and pool" and he needed a place to work out but "became very happy belonging " to the group.

YMI was founded in 1883 by a lamppost in front of St. Joseph Parish, now St. Joseph's Village. The lamppost was recentl y moved to Notre Dame des Victoires Parish thanks to the hospitality of Marist Father Etienne Siffert, pastor. Two major works of the YMI are its annual Eastei Egg Hunt at St. Anne's Home, traditionally held on Palm Sunday, and assistance to seminarians at St. Patrick's Seminary. Walter also said to be sure to mention his many happy years as an "original parishioner" of St. Augustine in South San Francisco. like being Just there...Lucas Pereira, a Stanford doctoral candidate hailing from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Belmont is at work in Florence , Ital y on the Dig ital Michelangelo Project, a highly sophisticated effort bring ing the master 's statues into a 3-D computer archive. Lucas ' mom is Genny Pereira , coordinator of IHM' s 270-student religious education program for the last nine Lucas Pereira years. His dad is electrical engineer, Manuel Pereira. Genny, a catechist since 1975, says the project will allow peop le to enjoy Michelangelo 's masterpieces "in a much more detailed way" without a tri p to Europe. Lucas, a 1991 graduate of Junipero Serra Hi gh School , completed his undergraduate work in electrical engineering at UC Berkeley. His sister, Tammy, will wrap up an MBA at Stanford this summer. Brother Patrick is a junior at Cal-Poly and brother Michael is a Serra sophomore.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a Good Friday statement , the U.S. bishops urged an end to capital punishment , asking Catholics and all people of good will to preach , teach , pray and serve as witnesses against the "tragic illusion " of the death penalty.

"We oppose capital punishment not just for what it does to those guilty of horrible crimes but for what it does to all of us as a society," said the April 2 statement of the Administrative Board of the U.S. Catholic Conference.

"Increasing reliance on the death penalty diminishes all of us and is a sign of growing disrespect for human life," it stated. "We cannot overcome crime simply by

executing criminals, nor can we restore the lives of the innocent by ending the lives of those convicted of their murders. The death penalty offers the tragic illusion th at we can defend life by taking life."

Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony was to release the statement in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Administrative Board and chairman of the bishops' Domestic Policy Committee.

"On this Good Friday, a day when we recall our Savior 's own execution, we appeal to all people of good will and especially Catholics, to work to end the death penalty," the statement said, noting that Church's teaching on the subject has evolved.

It refers to Pope John Paul II's request to governments to stop using capital punishment in his 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), and his observation in St. Louis in January that instances where the death penalty is necessary to protect society are "very rare, if not practi cally nonexistent."

"Sadly, many Americans including many Catholics still support the death penalty out of understandable fear of crime and horror at so many innocent lives lost through criminal violence," the Good Friday statement said. "We hope that they will come to see, as we have, that more violence is not the answer.

By Tom Burke The death penalty statement timed for release today by the U.S. bishops ' Administrative Board is "very well done," said FatherJohn O'Neill, a chaplain at San Quentin for 16 years and now pastor of Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novate, "I still get a letter a week from some guys on death row," the priest said, noting he tries to answer the mail the same day.

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San Francisco Supervisors re-ok Easter street 'party'

By Ken Barroga and Dan Morris-Young

An estimated crowd of more than 300 heard nearl y four dozen San Francisco area residents support , vilif y, question and cajole members of the Board of Supervisors March 29 during a public hearing on reconsideration of the Board 's March 1 approval of a permit to allow the controversial Sisters of Perpetual Indul gence to close down a block of Castro Street on Easter Sunday to mark their 20"' anniversary.

During more than two hours of brief and often contentious remarks , the Supervisors heard: • A member of the religious community founded by the late Mother Teresa say she was disappointed and hurt by the Board's position; • Chairman of the local organization called Catholics for Truth and Justice, Joe Russoniello, berate what he said was Board endorsement of "an organization conceived in mockery of the Catholic Church"; • The president of the Sisters of Perpetual Indul gence accuse the San Francisco Archdiocese of "fostering a climate of intolerance and fear" and trying to dictate "what a neighborhood may or may not do on Easter Sunday."

• One of its own members, Alicia Becerril, criticize the leadership of Board President Tom Ammiano for appearing to take into account "just one segment of this community".

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Supervisors and Mayor Willie Brown were inundated with calls, letters, faxes and e-mails.

Supervisors Becerril and Amos Brown suggested at the Board's March 22 meeting that the Board consider changing the permit date, both saying they were concerned that the Supervisors' position had been pereceived as intolerant and insensitive to Christians, notably Catholics whose symbols, religious attire and rites are grist for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence 's street theater.

A unanimous vote of the Board would have been necessary to reverse its March 1 decision. Only Becerril and Brown changed votes.

Sister M. Josefa , who works at-the Missionaries of Charity's Gift of Love AIDS facility on Fulton Street, about seven blocks from the planned SPI Easter party, indicated Tuesday she had been frustrated by the short time slots allowed persons wanting to speak to the Board.

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"After the meeting the TV people fro m Channel 4 asked us if we were upset because this was being done by homosexuals," she said. "We tried to make it very clear it makes no difference who it is" mocking Church symbols and beliefs.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence trademark is outrageous take-offs on traditional habits worn by women religious.

"They also asked about the meaning of our religious habits ," Sister M. Josefa added. "I told them that if someone were to threaten my life, to tell me to take off my habit or they would kill me, I would die first. A religious habit is not like wearing ordinary clothes. The habit of a religious sister is a sacred article. When our saris are worn out, we are not allowed to throw them out. We burn them. They are a sign of God's love, -a sign of our consecration to the world, a sign we are the spouse of Jesus.

The very poorest of the poor fully realize this, and have such respect for the habit."

When Supervisor Becerril questioned Board President Ammiona 's leadership at the hearing, the board head retorted, "I offer an olive branch to you, Supervisor Becerril....I say to you, walk a mile in my pumps."

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"I think that the Board of Supervisors clearly demonstrated their intimidation by the gay community," Russoniello told Catholic San Francisco the day after the meeting at which he generated applause during impassioned testimony.

"When Board members said they had no choice but to keep the date they agreed to, 1 found that downright insulting. If a group were to stage a minstrel show in front of Glide Memorial on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s holiday, or if someone were to sponsor a pork luau on the first night of Passover before Temple Beth Israel , you can be sure the Board would act to discourage these events."

In a press release issued Tuesday, Becerril said she had introduced the amendment to change the SPI permit date because the Board had "pitted two groups against eactvother."

"I have heard from many people for and against the Easter Sunday street closure," the release stated. "Many of the messages were thoughtful and respectful.

Unfortunatel y, I have also witnessed comments of hate and ill will on both sides that do not reflect the civility that is characteristic of San Francisco."

Daylight Saving Time effective Easter Sunday Daylight-saving time will go into effect on Easter Sunday morning at 2 a.m. The regimen of turning clocks ahead one hour has been used in most of the United States since 1918. It has been a national event since 1966, "Easter is a tough day for the time change with so many more people coming to Mass," said Father John Greene, pastor, St. Monica Parish and chaplain to the San Francisco Fire Department. Father Greene, a priest for 23 years, said he has seen people "confused" by the lost hour but that most simply take it in sttide.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Roberto Benigni , the Oscar-winning Italian actor and J director, was invited to screen his movie for Pope he did not think to a Vatican , John Paul II at the bring a gift.

U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley, who watched the film with the pope and Benigni in January, said Pope John Paul gave the actor a medal for himself and a rosary for his wife, Nicoletta Braschi , co-star of "Life is Beautiful ," the film that won three Oscars March 21.

"1 come to you with empty hands," Benigni told the pope apologeticall y. Then , Archbishop Foley said, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box with a picture of St. Therese of Lisieux on the cover.

Archbishop Foley, who as president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications arranges for the pope to watch one or two films each year, said he was reluctant to discuss the pope 's meeting with Benigni because it was private .

But the pope had mentioned it publicl y.

The pope told reporters the movie , about a father who tries to protect his son from the harsh realities of living in a Nazi concentration camp, showed how people can do beautiful things even in situations that are far from beautiful.

Pope John Paul also said he was struck by the "enthusiasm " of Benigni , who is known to get carried away, especiall y with his disp lays of affection.

Archbishop Foley would not comment on Benigni's behavior with the pope , other than to describe him as "effervescent."

After watching the film , the archbishop said , the pope asked Beni gni what year he was bom. When the actor

Sainthood study p hase ends

ROME (CNS) — With a solemn "Te Deum " song of thanksg iving, Italian Church leaders closed the initial phase of the sainthood cause for Pope Paul VI. A ceremony in the Basilica of St. John Lateran March 18 marked the end of a six-year Rome diocesan investigation of the late pope 's activities and spiritual virtues. The cause now goes to the Vatican for further investigation , which is expected to take several years.

The diocesan process included a review of documents written by or associated with Pope Paul, interviews with 165 witnesses and acceptance of 10 sworn statements from cardinals and bishops who knew him well.

Soys pope wrote to Chinese

ROME (CNS) — Pope John Paul II wrote to Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping in 1983, seeking to open a direct line of contact between the Vatican and China, according to an upcoming book.

The Chinese leader never responded, however, and little has changed since then to improve Vatican-China relations.

The letter was disclosed in an excerpt from the book , KVWitness to Hope: The Life of Pope John Paul II" by U.S. author George Weigel. The book is scheduled for publication later this year, and on March 19 the Italian magazine Panorama revealed some of its contents .

Weigel, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, said he interviewed the pope for more than 20 hours and had access to previousl y unavailable papal correspondence . (See related story, Vatican Letter, page 13.)

Catholic, Orthodox bishops meet

WASHINGTON (CNS) — At a three-day meeting in Marc h the U.S. Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops decided to meet in Greece in 2000 and move toward issuing a statement at that time affirming then progress towards unity. They had discussions of primacy and conciliarity in their churches , on Catholic sacramental practice, and on pastoral care of couples in CatholicOrthodox marriages. The joint committee 's 16th meeting took place March 9-11 at a Greek Orthodox retreat center in Ligonier, Pa.

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replied , "1952," after the end of World War II, the pope said, "I lived through all this."

"Benigni was subdued then," Archbishop Foley said.

Viet-Vatican talks p ositive

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the last day of talks with government officials in Vietnam, a Vatican envoy said progress had been made toward diplomatic relations with the Southeast Asian country.

Msgr, Celestino Migliore , an assistant secretary of state, said the March 15-19 meetings were constructive and that a first step had been taken toward establishing an official relationship, Vatican Radio reported.

A Vietnamese bishop also expressed optimism about progress in church-state relations , saying state authorities seemed more open to the Church's requests for more freedom.

"We're surprised that this time there has been a favorable attitude on the Vietnamese side," sai d Bishop Barthelemy Nguyen Son Lam of Thanh Hoa, secretary of the Vietnamese bishops' conference.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Marriage and family values were the main topics at a meeting in Philadelphia of 18 Catholic and Muslim leaders from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states. The group met March 3-4 at St. Charles BoiTomeo Seminary in Wynnewood, a Philadelphia suburb.

It was the second region al dialogue session of Catholics and Muslims under the joint sponsorship of the Islamic Circle of North America and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

'Day for unborn ' p raised

NEW YORK (CNS) —¦ A decree by President Carlos Saul Menem of Argentina declaring March 25 a national day of commemoration for the unborn child has been applauded by Archbishop Renato R. Martino, Vatican nuncio to the United Nations. The archbishop said he knew of no other country that had given this kind of recognition to the unborn. "This is very important because a head of state has had the courage to say this, going against the trend of political correctness," he said.

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Yugoslavia vowed Church leaders would stay with their communities following NATO bombardments in a bid to halt widening conflict in the southern province of Kosovo.

"I will be here till the very end , whatever happens , and so will all my priests ," said Bishop Marko Sop i of Skopje-Prizren , auxiliary bishop for Albanian-speaking Catholics in the diocese , which includes Kosovo. In a telephone interview with Catholic News Service, Bishop Sopi said Kosovo 's 63,000-strong Catholic minority had not been affected directly by the latest fig hting.He had no news of Church members killed or made homeless.

New TV-radio network fo rmed

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Focus Worldwide Catholic Network , run by retired Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans since 1984, and a Mexican television and radio network th at offers global satellite broadcasts of Catholic programs have merged to form Clara Vision Worldwide Catholic TV-Radio Network.

Archbishop Hannan , 85, said Clara Vision, which will have offices in New Orleans and in the Mexico City suburb of Toluca, will be available free to more than 20 million viewers throug hout the Americas and parts of Europe throug h the use of C-band satellite receivers . The new entity will begin broadcasting June 12, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

The Catholic programming will be available in English and Spanish , with audio translation available in either language. The Mexican network , Tele-Tres, has been broadcasting in Toluca for many years using three satellites: SATMEX V, INTELSAT 806 and SKY.

Pontiff imp ressed by Ukraine

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II praised the Latin-rite bishops and faithful of Ukraine for rebuilding in onl y eight years "a Church which had been reduced to rubble ."

The bishops of Ukraine's four Latin-rite dioceses, reestablished in 199 1 after decades of communist repression , were making their first "ad limina" visits to Rome.

"How can one not show admiration for the marvels accomplished by the Lord in the last eight years throug h the dedication and pastoral zeal" of the bishops, priests , religious and laity of Ukraine, the pope said March 25, Archbishop Marian Jaworski of Lviv said two of the dioceses were suppressed by the communist government in 1917; the others were allowed to function until World War II. When the pope was able to name new bishops in 1991, the archbishop said, "It was necessary to start almost everything from the very beginning."

Catholic-fewish talks f' rank'

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Despite tensions in CatholicJewish relations worldwide, U.S. Catholic leaders renewed their dialogue with representatives of the Reform and Conservative branches of U.S. Judaism March 23.

The U.S. dialogue is characterized by "openness and honesty and frankness ," said Rabbi Joel H. Zaiman of Baltimolfe following the day-long session at St. Mary 's Seminary in Baltimore that included discussion of capital punishment , premarital counseling, Jerusalem and the Christian millennium.

"There's been a relation ship established that both parties call upon from time to time," he added. "The two religious faith communities have been able to speak with one another in openness and honesty and with a level of trust which , if you go back 10 years, is a remarkable thing."

Although the dialogue sessions were closed, Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore, Rabbi Zaiman and other participants held a press briefing afterward.

Rabbi Zaiman said Jewish participants in the U.S. dialogue "do not think Jewish-Catholic dialogue is in choppy waters."

"The agenda of the National Council of Synagogues with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops is not a political one," he added. "It has to do with social issues , religious issues."

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An Easter reflection... last year of preparation for the Great Jubilee of This the Year 2000 has been designated the "Year of the Father," to focus attention on the persons of the Most Holy Trinity, and on the extraordinary love of God our Father who has created us as one human family, and sent his onl y begotten Son to be our Redeemer and Savior. The previous two years focused on the Son of God, Jesus Christ , and on the Holy Spirit , who is the love of Father and Son poured out through the Church on the world, to accomplish the reconciliation of the world to God the Father in Christ.

The celebration of the paschal mysteries of the cross and resurrection of Christ provide us with an important annual reminder of this mission of reconciliation , for which Jesus was sent into the world. Jesus' beautiful portrait of a father 's love for his prodigal son has been a beacon calling us all to experience the reconciliation God our Father offers us, and asks us to offer one another.

It was suggested to me that I might try to apply this message of reconciliation to the recent local controversy between many in the Catholic community and some of the City 's Board of Supervisors over their public gesture of support for an Easter Sunday celebration by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. I say "try" because so much comment has already, been made in ways that make that difficult , like columns in local papers which say in so many words, "Well of course you Catholics are being ridiculed, but then you reall y do deserve it," First I have to make my claim to be an "objective" observer. The action of the Supervisors was first called to my attention by offended lay persons of our Catholic community. Catholic San Francisco gave these concerned Catholics a forum for expressing their opinion about why this action seemed to them inappropriate .

Many Catholics - and not a few others - joined in their expressions of dismay, even outrage. While I personally have been out of town during most of these contretemps, I offer these reflections in the hope of providing a framework for reconciliation.

Why should Catholic people object to their elected City representatives putting the stamp of public approval on a party by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence , a group whose self-image is determined by its ridicule of elements of Catholic piety and practice? An Examiner editorial has suggested "Ignore them." I think the reason for the Catholic community 's vocal reaction in this case is that years of "ignoring " the ridicule from the "Sisters," especially at the time of the visit of Pope John Paul in 1987, has now escalated into focusing this ridicule onto the most holy day of the Christian year —Easter ! That 's what seems to come from "ignoring them."

Do the Sisters intend to ridicule Catholic faith and practice, or are they really benevolent performing artists? Even if the premise began as a Halloween costume party, such ridicule has clearl y become institutionalized precisely through the offensive use of Catholic sacred symbols: the dress of the consecrated women religious, the mocking of the virtue of chastity ("perpetual indulgence"), and the blasphemy of the Eucharist (which Catholics hold to be the Body and Blood of Christ) though the "performance" of "condom masses."

Is there an intention to give offense here? Of course.

No one has denied it. And Catholics have of course been "taking " offense for these past 20 years, every time the local press runs a staged photo of the Sisters ' antics.

What I understand has so upset members of the Catholic community now is how their city government has gone out of its way to associate itself with this ridicule and blasphemy.

What should be done? I can imagine that with the busy agenda our Supervisors have it would be understandable that a resolution for a street closure (thoug h not a normal activity of the Board) might not receive full examination. But when people give offense unwittingly, and learn about the offense given, the normal thing we do in polite society is to say we did not mean to give the offense, to offer an apology. Some of the Supervisors (Amos Brown and Alicia Becerril) seemed to have sensed this important civic responsibility, and suggested the possibility of moving the celebration away from this holy day of Easter.

Supervisors Ammiano and Leno, on the other hand, have expressed a variety of excuses why the Sisters ' request should be indulged. Ammiano seems to have taken the protest by lay Catholics personally, if he is quoted correctl y in The New York Times: "The Archdiocese has been on something of a j ihad against gays and lesbians anyway. The Archdiocese has been against the city 's domestic partners legislation for years, as far back as 1988. 1 feel that this is all homophobic."

One of the ongoing excuses offered on behalf of this Easter party is that they are a "charitable" organization.

I am glad to know this about the Sisters; I had never heard this before . I will be glad to know more about their charities. I can only hope their charity is not synonymous with money garnered on the occasion of their antiCatholic performances. No one objects to the Sisters because of their charity, but because of their antiCatholic bigotry.

The fallback defense used by Ammiano and others is that any disagreement on this issue is "homophobic."

Some think it is homophobic to believe, with the entire Judeo-Christian tradition , that homosexual activity is morally wrong. But the moral law about chastity and sex is not aimed exclusively at homosexual persons. It holds for all of us. And history shows that our human kind has always had problems living up the ideal of the Biblical and natural law about sex. That makes us neither "homophobic" nor "heterophobic ": as Catholic Christians we acknowledge our weaknesses and turn to the merciful Father of our human famil y for forgiveness and love. Some others may decide to reject these moral codes for themselves. Society has increasingly come to leave the sexual behaviors of adults to their own reckoning.

So too with domestic partners or same-sex marriage. These are serious, public-policy issues which deserve our full discussion. That I disagree with Ammiano on these issues does not make me "homophobic," any more than it makes him "anti-Catholic." What does raise the suspicion of being "anti-Catholic" in the

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present context is his defense of the Sisters ' behavior the "uncharitable" kind , of course.

Some others wrap themselves in the American flag on this issue, pronouncing the trump card of "separation of church and state." But that is beside the point here.

The guarantees of freedom of expression on which America has thrived have required that we develop a measure of tolerance for each other 's different opinions, and at least presume the good will of those who hold them and profess them publicly.

But it is precisely this presumption of good will that falls when a group like the Sisters holds up another group 's most hallowed beliefs for ridicule and blasphemy. This is not the framework for civil discourse; it is the very opposite of the tolerance which provides the glue for our diverse culture to live together in respect for each other 's rights.

What do I make of all thisl^s I write this column with a Monday deadline , it is too early to know what the outcome of any further action b y the Board of Supervisors may be. This much I can say. We who celebrate Easter this Sunday must have our hearts set on the reconciliation which we have received through the death and resurrection of Christ. As St. Paul eloquently wrote in Second Corinthians , "God who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, has given us the ministry of reconciliation ... so we are ambassadors for Christ , as if God were appealing through us." (5:18-20).

To my brothers and sisters in the Church , I say: keep these words of Pau l in your hearts during this Easter season.

To my fellow citizens of San Francisco, I say. I would be more than willing to meet with the Board of Supervisors to review these issues in the hope of growing in mutual awareness and respect - and perhaps in avoiding this kind of controversy in the future.

I would also look forward to visiting with the Sisters, to explore any useful cooperation in lending a charitable hand to those in need in our city, and to discuss together what greater tolerance and mutual acceptance mi ght hold out for all of us who live in the city which bears the name of St. Francis.

Most Rev. William J. Levada Archbishop of San Francisco

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By Father Eugene Ludwig, OFM Cap. "Christ is risen ! Indeed he is risen!" Worshipers at Our Lady of Fatima Byzantine Catholic Church in San Francisco will sing, say and proclaim this to everyone within earshot as they celebrate the feast of the Resurrection Saturday night, April 10.

The celebration of Easter, or Pascha as it is called by Eastern Christians, is at once high theology and simple Christian joy. The exquisite poetry of Byzantine saints, the g lories of traditional Russian choral music and the splendor of Byzantine liturgy combine in a powerful expression of Christian taith .

This year, Pascha at Our Lady of Fatima will also be an occasion for the parish to welcome recently installed auxiliary Bishop John Wester as he joins the celebrations.

"We may be one of the best kept secrets in the Archdiocese of San Francisco," said Jesuit Father Steven Armstrong, pastor of our Lady of Fatima. "We are a parish of the Archdiocese, and part of our mission is to educate Western Catholics about the richness and diversity of the Catholic Communion of Churches. Bishop

John 's visit gives us an opportunity to be more visible to the Roman Catholic community of the Bay Area."

Hospitality is an honored tradition among Eastern Christians, especially at Pascha. "There are no strangers at Pascha," says parish advisory council president Bruce Pagacz. "It's like a bi g family reunion. Parishioners who live a distance from the church will make a special trip for Pascha, old friends will be here and new friends."

Worshipers will arrive at 11 p.m. April 10 to find a semi-dark church. Parishioners will be taking turns prayerfully reading from the Acts of the Apostles preparing the congregation for the Services to come. m _ i_ _ f _ _ . * i.. • i . ii r/* i anomy oerore miarugnt, me unai mourniui service is held before the "tomb of Christ" in the middle of the church. At midnight the joy begins with a procession around the outside of the church proclaiming the Resurrection. This is followed by Matins of the Resurrection and the Divine Liturgy (Eucharist).

Before long even the most unfamiliar visitors find themselves exclaiming "Christ is risen! He is truly risen!" with enthusiasm and vigor during the celebrations.

It is an ancient tradition for Eastern Christians to abstain from all animal products during Lent. To end the fast, the liturgical celebration is followed by a potluck agape meal with an array of traditional foods feaJ_ I__

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On the Eastern calendar, Pascha falls one week later than Western Easter this year. Some Eastern Catholics in North America follow the Western calendar for their Pascha celebration . Others, such as Our Lady of Fatima, choose to retain the ancient traditional Eastern reckoning for the feast.

Vernacular liturgy has always been the tradition of the Eastern Churches. Services at Our Lady of Fatima are sung in English to traditional Russian melodies.

When asked, "Aren't Byzantine services terribly long?" Father Steven has a standard rep ly; "There 's so L _ * J K 11 .' .1 .I-- ..

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Besides, we 're too busy being happy!"

Our Lady of Fatima Byzantine Catholic Parish is located at 101 20th Ave. (at Lake Street) in San Francisco's Richmond District. Parking is "on street."

Call (415) 752-2052 for more information, or visit the Web Page at http://members.aol.com/frsteven/crchome.html Capuchin Father Eugene Ludwi g is academ ic dean of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.

Two local canon lawyers headed for Lithuania

By Sharon Abercrombie

This month , Iwo canon lawyers from the Archdiocesan Office of the Tribunal will partici pate in a labor of love for the Church in Lithuania.

St. Mary-of-the-Woods Sister of Providence Nancy Reynolds , and Ursuline Sister Lynn Jarrell will spend two weeks there updating sisters, priests and seminarians about current Church laws on religious life.

"They have loads of catching up to do," explained Sister Jarrell , who is the local Tribunal's "Defender of the Bond". Until the break-up of the Soviet Union eight years ago, religioils had to work underground and often on their own to avoid government reprisals.

"They haven 't a clue what reli gious community life is like today," said Sister Reynolds, associate director of the Tribunal .

"Our tasks will include helping them understand about living in commu nity."

Although American women religious have been teaching English in Lithuania for the past several years, this trip will be among the first regarding canon law matters, Sister Reynolds said. The trip, she said, evolved because two people happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Each summer, Sister Jarrell teaches a special class on issues of religious life for community superiors at 'Misericordia Colleg e in Dallas , Pa. Last year, she was approached by one of the students , Sister

Inge Marijosuite , a Sister of Lithuanian descent , who was working in Toronto.

Sister Marijosuite had recently been invited to work for the Conference of Lithuanian Bishops.

Aware of the Lithuanian Church' s need for Sister up dating, Marijosuite thought the bishops would Sister Nancy Reynolds , SP Sister Lynn Jarrell, OSU be interested in topThe canon lawyer estimated there are ics Sister Jarrell was addressing. They women religious in Lithuania and said 1,000 but only were, and Sister larrell agreed — vocations are said to be booming. So the need accompaon the condition Sister Reynolds to provide superiors information about how her as the pair has worked together on ny Church law has evolved "on the pastoral as presentations for many years. mutual A lew weeks later, they received a for- well as legal" fronts is crucial, she said.

On a lighter note, she said, they might mal invitation from Bishop Jonas Boruta , also be consulting about religious habit for the Lithuanian , general -secretary SJ bishops ' conference. But there was a diffi- designs.

Beginning April 14, Sisters Reynolds culty. The conference had no money to pay the sisters' expenses. "It will have to be and Jarrell's itinerary will be non-stop: Three days each in Vilnius, Kaunas and your good will," he wrote.

The sisters said they would do it any- Panevezys. Since most reli gious and priests way. Sister Reynolds is using her vacation. work during the day, the Sisters will be Sister Jarrell is taking time off from work making their presentations from 3 to 9 p.m. without pay. "We're very excited to be "We have about 64 pages of handouts for them, and they 've already been translated going," said Sister Reynolds.

Both women have the backing of their into Lithuanian , " said Sister Reynolds.

Sister Marijosuite will serve as translareligious communities. "They believe the trip is a service we can render to the Church tor for the classes, which will treat subjects including auth ority, obedience and vows. in Lithuania," Sister Reynolds said.

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Ireland has the opposite problem of Lithuania — a vocations crisis. The Churc h exported so many of its priests and religious to hel p other countries , Sister Reynolds said , "it doesn 't have enough left back home."

The Irish and Lithuanian Church personnel will be receiving advice from two hi ghl y distinguished experts in the field of canon law and reli g ious life .

Both women earned degrees in canon law from Catholic University of America — Sister Jarrell a doctorate , and Sister Reynolds a licentiate.

Sister Jarrell served as president of the Canon Law Society of America in 1997 and Sister Reynolds now sits on its 11-member board of governors as a senior consultor. In the United States few women hold degrees in canon law — at present onl y about 200, said Sister Reynolds.

Sister Jarrell has also served as vice president of the Ursuline sisters of Louisville , Ky., and as a full-time professor of canon law at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis.

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The new evangelization calls for foll owers of Christ who are unconditionall y pro-life: who will proclaim, celebrate and serve the Gospel of life in every situation. A sign of hope is the increasing recognition that the dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil.

Modern society has the means of protecting itself, without definitively deny ing criminals the chance to reform. I renew the appeal I made most recently at Christmas for a consensus to end the death penalty, which is both cruel and unnecessary.

Pope John Paul II, January 27, 1999, St. Louis, Missouri We full y support and encourage these and other those convicted of their murders . The death penalty more than 25 years, the Catholic bishops of the For United States have called for an end to the death efforts to uphold the dignity of all human life. The offers the trag ic illusion that we can defend life by takpenalty in our land. Sadly, however, death sen- actions of Catholics who consistentl y and faithfully ing life.

We are painfull y aware of the increased rate of tences and executions in this country continue at an oppose the death penalty reflect the call of our bishexecutions in many states. Since the death penalty increasing rate. In some states , there are so many execu- ops ' statement in "Living the Gospel of Life: A tions they rarely receive much attention anymore . On this Challenge to American Catholics": "Our witness to was reinstituted in 1976, more than 500 executions have taken place, Good Friday, a day when we recall our Savior 's own exe- respect for life while there have cution, we appeal to all people of goodwill , and especially shines most been 74 death, to work to end the death penalty.

Catholics brightly when we row reversals late As we approac h the next millennium , we are chal- demand respect in the process. lenged by the evolution in Catholic teaching on this sub- for each and every Throughout the ject and encouraged by new and growing efforts to stop human life , states , more than executions around the world. Through his powerful including the lives encyclical , The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae), Pope of those who fail 3 ,500 prisoners await their deaJohn Paul II has asked that governments stop using death to show that ths. These numas the ultimate penalty. The Holy Father points out that respect for others. bers are deep ly instances where its application is necessary to protect The antidote to " society have become very rare, if not practical ly nonex- violence is love. troubling.

The istent." Cf. Ibid. In January 1999, our Holy Father not more viopace of execubrought his prophetic appeal to end the death penalty to lence." tions is numbing. the United States , clearly challenging us to "end the Respect for The discovery of death penalty, which is both cruel and unnecessary." all human life and people on death Our Holy Father has called us with new urgency to stand opposition to the row who are against cap ital punishment. innocent is frviolence in our Sadly, many Americans including many society are at the ightening.

Catholics still support the death penalty out of root of our longIn the spirit understandable fear of crime and horro r at so many standing position of the corning innocent lives lost through criminal violence. We against the death biblical jubilee , hope they will come to see, as we have , that more penalty. we join our Hol y violence is not the answer. However many-in the Father and once We see the Catholic community are at the forefront of efforts to death penalty as again call for the end capital punishment at state and national levels. perpetuating a abolition of the Catholics join with others in prayerful witness cycle of violence death penalty. against executions. We seek to educate and per- and promoting a We urge all peosuade our fellow citizens that this penalty is often sense of venple of good will , More than 500 persons are housed in San Quentin's Death Row app lied unfairly and in racially biased ways. We geance in our culparticularl y stand in opposition to state laws that would permit ture . As we said C a t h o l i c s , to capital punishment and federal laws that would in "Confronting a Culture of Violence": "We cannot work to end the use of capital punishment. expand it. teach that killing is wrong by killing."

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Catholic l eaders make rare visit to San Quentin 's death row

By Nancy Westlund Sacramento Catholic Herald Under the vigilant watch of guards armed with rifles , 11 Catholic leaders, wearing bullet-proof vests, visited with the condemned men who live on San Quentin 's death row last month . San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John Wester, one of the members of the delegation , had visited before, walking and talking with death row inmates with (now retired) San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn.

"You know when you meet these men they 're real human beings ," Bishop Wester said. "You see the whole issue of the death penalty is not just a theoretical moral debate. You're dealing with real people."

While men on death row have done "horrendous things and your heart goes out to the victims," the idea of forgiveness and reconciliation cannot be overlooked , Bishop Wester said. "M y stereotypes were blown ," said Carondelet Sister Barbara Flannery, chancellor for the Oakland Diocese. "Walking along that tier, seeing all the men in their cells: an artist, someone working on homework for a class, or waiting to make a call home or reading a book. It 's a dark and depressing place, but every man I spoke to had an element of hope." Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala , who organized the visit , said he hoped the prison tour would hel p enlighten Catholics about an issue where there 's too much darkness.

"Society likes to lock these people up and forget about them," he said, "and Catholics do the same. That 's not what we 're called to do."

The trip to San Quentin is one of a series of state prison tours organized by Bishop Zavala, who serves as the California bishops ' liaison with detention ministry.

Previous delegations visited Central California Women 's Facility (which houses women's death row) and Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla. The leaders plan to tour California State Prison, Sacramento, on June 1.

The tour of San Quentin centere d on the facilities that house over 500 male death row inmates in a general population of approximatel y 6,000. Accompanied by security guards, the delegation was led into East Condemned Block II , a huge warehouse-like building with five tiers. The condemned men live in six- by eight-foot cells.

Franciscan Father Louis Vitale, pastor of St. Boniface Parish in San Francisco, spoke with inmates who were study ing poetry and Scripture. He said it was obvious that "God's grace was at work."

"God's not done with these men yet, so to take away life while they have an opportunity to grow is a travesty," Father Vitale said.

One of the grimmest moments for Father Vitale came during the visit to the execution chamber, which resembles an eerie green diving bell comp lete with two bags containing liquid solution for lethal injections.

"It's unbelievable that we as humans would choose to do this ," Father Vitale said.

Holy Ghost Father Denis McManus, Catholic chaplain at San Quentin since 1983, accompanied members of the

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ÂŚ (Continued from page 3) us and makes us less whole because we haven't extended forg iveness," Father O'Neill said. "Today, we especially remember Christ 's words on the cross. He did not say "Father, get even with them,' he said "Father forgive them,' and it is in that spirit that the bishops ' statement has been released."

Father O'Neill said the best way for laity to help in the death penalty fi ght is to "get involved. " He also said to remember the words of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who said , "An eye for an eye leaves all of us blind. " The U.S. bishops ' "Good Friday Appeal to End the Death Penalty " is their strongest call to date for outrig ht abolition of capital punishment , according to Ned Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference in Sacramento.

"The bishops speak strong ly and vigorousl y against the death penalty and call us , as followers of Christ, to be better than that ," Dolejsi said. Californi a 's bishops will meet in Los Anseles on April 16. A "companion p iece to the national death penalty statement " is likely to be developed there, said Dolejsi.

It would become the California bishops first paper on the subject since their 1985 "Call to Discip leship," which , like today 's exhortation , was released at a time when "an overwhelming number" of voters favored the death penalty.

Dolejsi said California bishops supported clemency efforts on behalf of the six men who have been executed in the state 1977. since reestablishment of capital punishment in to die at scheduled Babbitt is Convicted murderer Manuel 3.

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Catholic leaders who spent a day talking to men on death row at San Quentin were (front row, left to right): Deacon Denis Merino , Catholic chaplain , California State Prison , Sacramento; Sister Christine McNamara , Catholic chaplain , California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility, Corcoran; Sister Suzanne Jabro , director of detention ministry, Archdiocese of Los Angeles; Sister Barbara Flannery, chancellor of the Diocese of Oakland; Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala , Archdiocese of Los Angeles; (back row , left to right): Father Denis McManus , Catholic chaplain , San Quentin State Prison; Auxiliary Bishop John Wester, Archdiocese of San Francisco; Ned Dolesji , executive director of the California Catholic Conference; Father Louis Vitale , pastor of St. Boniface Parish , San Francisco; Father George Horan , associate director , office of detention ministry, Archdiocese of Los Angeles; and Hank Hall , Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender 's Office , board member of office of detention ministry, Archdiocese of Los Angeles. delegation on the tour. He said inmates not on death row may attend Mass each Sunday at the Catholic chapel.

Weekly attendance is about 100 men. Death row inmates are allowed to attend Mass once a month in a separate chapel within their housing unit. State prison chaplains representing major faiths are typ ically the only visitors allowed on death row.

Father McManus is assisted by 100 volunteers who counsel and visit the general population inmates. "When you talk to these men you find they are just people with problems like everybody else," Father McManus said, who hopes more Catholics will become involved in prison ministry. The most stressful part of his work is being spiritual advisor for men about to be executed . He stays with them for their final six hours of life.

Recalling his experience with William Bonin , who was executed Feb. 23, 1996, Father McManus said , "Bill was

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extremely anxious to go to confession and receive holy Communion before execution , anxious that God would forgive him for what he had done."

Deacon Denis Merino, Catholic chaplain at California State Prison, Sacramento, another member of the delegation, said he understands wh y people believe murderers should be locked up and forgotten. He held that opinion after being mugged as a teen-ager and held hostage while living in Chicago.

But his ministry at the prison has changed his attitude.

"If you really want to find Jesus in life, his compassion and suffering, you go to prison because the majority of people are there as a result of everything immoral about society," Merino said. "What matters is getting them in touch with Christ." Bishop Zavala said he hoped "parishes would take ownership of prison ministry" b y initiating detention ministry programs or focus groups.

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Rediscovering sp eech In the minds of many people — lor a good long time now — religious beliefs have had no place in public discussion.

When people of faith are intemperate enough to express religious convictions , they likely are chastised for trying to impose their religious beliefs on others. In other cases, they likely are told to remain silent because there must be a separation between church and state . We believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

The Congress of the United States may begin its sessions with a prayer, but it generall y is encouraged for the presence of an Almighty Being to end there. When the priest or minister or rabbi or other religious representative is finished with the invocation , God's messenger is expected to pick up the trapp ings of religious belief and exit left. We believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

This, despite Alexis de Toqueville 's observation that in America, Religion "must be considered the foremost of [American] political institutions," because it is the source and foundation of our pursuit of the common good. This despite James Madison 's view that "in matters of religion , no man's right is abridged by the institution of Civil Society and that Religion is wholly exempt from its cognizance." He was conceived by the power of the Holy Sp irit and born of the Virgin Mary.

In other forums, the expression of religious belief or thought is taken to be abject boorishness - sort of an intellectual wasteland. The foundation of Judaic-Christian thought is given short shrift in favor of more contemporary thinking - closer to the ethic of what we want to do, instead of what we ought to do. He suffered ... was crucified , died and was buried. On the third day he rose again.

As we move forward toward the new millennium — inspired by the call of Pope John Paul II for a new evangelization — Catholics are rediscovering the power of living their faith and fully expressing their religious beliefs. We as Catholics should speak from our conviction that all human beings are children of God and therefore worthy of love and dignity. And just as sure, we should speak confidently of our belief in God's purpose and God 's plan for us. If we remain silent in the face of offense - or remain silent in the face of just grievance - we surrender ourselves to a sort of tyranny.

Our call is to speak God's truth in faith , love and respect for all. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

"I am the way, the truth and the lif e , "John 14:6 As the people of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, in concert with Catholics and fellow Christians around the world, celebrate their faith during Hol y Week, they experience and embrace the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ — dying he destroyed our death and rising he restored our life.

From the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday until and including the Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday, we celebrate one Christ, once dead but now alive in glory forever.

The staff of Catholic San Francisco extends greetings in this holy season to all of its readers , patrons and supporters.

M.E.H.

Courageous woman

I' m a sixth-grade CCD student at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Daly City.

1 am also vice president of my class.

I read "Woman smuggles cardinal' s robe behind Iron Curtai n" from Catholic San Francisco. This story was published March 12. I think Mrs. Frances Chilcoat is a courageous woman. She knew that it was dangerous to smugg le the cardinal' s robe to a foreign country. I know that the country is not even Catholic. I think God protected Mrs . Chilcoat during her tri p because she was doing a very good job for the Church.

God must have blessed her. I believe God made a miracle.

Where is Mrs. Chilcoat now? I want to congratulate her for what she did. Thank you for printing this beautiful article.

Alister Alarva Daly City (Ed note: Frances Chilcoat is a member of Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burllngame.)

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Six years ago at the height of the AIDS epidemic , I was invited to facilitate a group of care givers for AIDS patients at Kairos House , San Francisco. Members of the group met weekly for support in the midst of very trying circumstances. While one member was an AIDS patient 's sister, and another woman a friend of the patient , the six other male participants were in committed relationships with those they cared for. Most participants were care givers one or two years, but one man had nursed his partner for six years. I shall never forget the depth of love present in those people — whether male or female, hetero or homosexual — for those they loved.

George Seeber Daly City

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I am embarrassed to be a San Francisco Catholic today. This whole "Sisters" business is a tempest in a teapot. Firstly, the Sisters have been doing their street theater and their good works for AIDS charities, breast cancer research and the like, for 20 years. Why the bi g brouhaha now? the Secondly, comparing Sisters to "neo-Nazis" is absurd . The Sisters have never killed anyone, nor advocated violence. Their silly costu mes and ridiculous titles mask a whole lot of Christian charity, in this 35-year-old woman 's view.

Is this merely an atte mpt to get publicity on the part of the Archdiocese?

Christ himself embraced the outcast and defied the established religious order of his lime. He taught us , "Jud ge not , lest ye be jud ged."

Remember, the true meaning of the word "Catholic" is — universal.

I will be there on Castro Street Easter Sunday in support of the Sisters, right after Mass.

Mrs. Damian J. Monzillo San Francisco

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I have just comp leted reading your Marc h 19 issue cover to cover.

My only disappointment was the piece by George Weigel. Monica , Monica , Monica! Here is another voice adding to the notoriety or this obviously spoiled brat. How much more valuable and insi ghtful his essay would have been had he made it a contrast of values of Joe DiMaggio with those of Bill Clinton , the real petpetrator. But perhaps that would not be politically correct?

Ronald Konopaski San Francisco

Setting record straig ht

Last week's Catholic San Francisco incorrectly quoted me in its follow-up story on the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence controversy. What I- did say was that members of the Jewish community were disturbed by an inappropriate analogy that was made between neo-Nazis demonstrating on a Jewish holiday and the Sisters of Perpetual Indul gence holding their event on Easter. I added that neo-Nazis, unlike the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, seek the elimination of a particular group of people. We appreciate the fact that as soon as our concerns were communicated , archdiocesan representatives stopped using that particular analogy.

At the same time, we are sensitive to the offense taken by many Catholics over the decision of the Board of Supervisors to grant a street closing on Easter Sunday for the group 's 20th anniversary event which will, no doubt , include the mocking of traditional Catholic values on a day holy to Christians. While we support the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's right to free speech even on Easter Sunday, we do not believe that the official action of a street closing is merited or appropriate .

Rabbi Douglas Kahn, Executive Director Jewish Community Relations Council

Catholic identity?

Catholic ," Father John P. Schlegel simultaneously insists that "Catholic identity has to be pursued in ways appropriate to institutions operating in mainstream American higher education."

Burrow beneath this paradoxical "Jesuit-speak" for the subliminal message and you find the usual nose-thumbing at Ex Corde Ecclesiae , the Hol y Father 's apostolic constitution on the nature of the Catholic university. In it , Canon Law #812 requires teachers in Catholic institutions receive a mandate from competent ecclesiastical authority to ensure their teaching of theology is in conformity with the Catholic fai th. ' In his fear of having to "apologize" for being Catholic , Father Schlegel prefers to trash the Catholic label so as to "build ourselves up as models of an alternative higher education that others might want to emulate."

It 's doubtfu l anyone would want to emulate institutions that compromise their princi ples by juxtaposing a claim of Catholic belief with denial of Catholic teaching.

This has to be diluted Catholicism and polluted acidemia at its worst.

Jane L . Sears Burlingame

While declaring in a March 26 article that "USF has never been more deliberately

Equality under law

William J. Levada, Archbishop of San Francisco, seems to miss a fundamental point. In no way will same-gender marriage weaken opposite-gender marriage.

Much the opposite will occur. Letting gays marry each other keeps them from engaging in opposite-gender marriages.

This is a laudable goal , since it both strengthens the opposite-gender marriage pool and treats more of society 's members

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Just war analy sis Kosovo bombing: 'good cause, wrong solution'

By Mark Pattison

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic just-war theologians expressed reluctance to give the OK to the U.S.-led air strikes of Yugoslavia which began March 24.

"Good cause, wrong solution ," said Stephen Zumes, theology professor at the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco.

The air strikes are to retaliate against the Serb-led Yugoslav government 's atrocities against ethnic Albanians in the southern province of Kosovo.

Yugoslavia, under President Slobodan Milosevic , has fought hard to put down a separatist movement by the Albanians.

The air strikes, which followed failed di plomatic efforts for autonomy in Kosovo, have been being carried out in collaboration with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

"The massacres are real. The persecution is extreme.

It ' s been ongoing for years," Zumes said, adding it has been in the shadow of Yugoslavia's wars against separatist Bosnians and Croats.

Still , the Kosovar autonomy issue could have been solved long before now, Zumes added. Instead, nations ignored the nonviolent Kosovar resistance, which sprang up after Kosovo 's autonomy was sharply restricted b y the Yugoslav government in 1989.

Now, with the Kosovo Liberation Army, or KLA , in the picture, "it gives the wrong impression that if you want to be noticed you take up the gun ," Zumes said.

There are eig ht criteria used in Catholic moral tradition for a just war: — Just cause: War must be necessary to deter or repel unjust aggression .

— Competent authority: The appropriate lawful auth orities must authorize the use of force.

— Right intention: Some intentions , such as punishing an aggressor or recovering material possessions, are not considered sufficient justification for the violence of war. Others, such as protection of human rights and defense against real or threatened injury, may justif y war.

— Last resort : Military action is justified onl y when all peaceful alternatives to deter or reverse aggression have been exhausted.

— Probability of success: There must be a sufficient-

Jesuit Father Raymond Helmick , a theology professor at Boston College with a back ground in conflict resolution.

"It alway s offends my sense of human intelli gence to say there aren't alternatives. The threat of forc e can be seen as a tool of diplomacy. But that 's water over the dam ," he said. "We ' re there now."

His Boston College colleague, Jesuit Father David Hollenbach , said, "One thing that 's certainly not justified would be bombing people just to say we did something. " Zumes regretted that options became so narrow the use of force was the last resort.

"We've been given a false choice of go to war (or) doing nothing," Zumes said. "I think it 's important , particularl y for people of faith , to recognize that there could be other alternative measures — especiall y if we act with perseverance before this reaches crisis proportions."

All expressed concerns about Milosevic.

"I think the behavior of Slobodan Milosevic toward the Albanian Kosovars is clearly unjust behavior, and a very seriou s issue. It 's a gross violation of fundamental human ri ghts," Father Hollenbach said.

"Milosevic is very difficult to deal with ," Father Helmick said. Milosevic likes to cast Serbs in the role of victim , thus giving the m the go-ahead to "smite their enemies," according to Zumes.

"It will cause Serbs to rall y around the Hag and hurt the Serb democratic opposition , who we should be helping," he added.

Father Pau l Surlis , a Brookl yn diocesan priest who is a social ethics professor at St. John ' s University in Jamaica , N.Y., said the air strikes are the "best option that 's available now," even if they don ' t meet all of the just-war criteria. The possibility that indiscriminate bombing and the spilling out of the conflict to Yugoslavia's nearby regional enemies Greece and Turkey, could "however reluctantl y " turn the Balkans into "a tinderbox ," he said.

Father Surlis also criticized possible monetary motivations behind the air strikes , saying that World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have interests in the region. "I think Germany was too quick to recognize some of the (breakaway Yugoslav) states " when they declared independence in 1991 and 1992 , he added "That may have been for economic reasons."

Pope hopes 'weapons can be silenced' VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Concerned about the suffering of civilians and the danger of a wider war, Pope John Paul II called for a quick end to the escalated Kosovo fighting and a return to serious negotiations.

The pope made his remarks after NATO forces launched air strikes against Yugoslavia, following refusal by Yugoslav leaders to accept a U.S.-brokered autonomy plan for the Kosovo province.

Meeting with young people from the Rome Diocese March 25, the pope said that "the conflict which is staining Yugoslavia with blood " had brought pain to the victims and potential consequences for Europe and the whole world.

"I deeply hope that the weapons can be silenced as soon as possible and that the dialogue and negotiations can begin again so that finally, with the contribution of all, a just and lasting peace can be reached in the whole region," he said.

The Vatican, meanwhile, said its diplomats were in contact with the Yugoslav, Russian and other governments to promote a return to negotiations. ly clear prospect of success to justify the human and other costs of engaging in war.

— Proportionality of goals: The human and other costs of war must be measured against the values at stake and the anticipated outcome.

— Proportionality of means: In the conduct of the war, the military means used must be commensurate with the evil that one is seeking to overcome.

— Discrimination: The principle of noncombatant immunity must be preserved. Civilian populations cannot be targeted.

Even if all conditions are met, "the main purpose of a just war is to find room for alternatives " to war, said

Catholic leaders sp lit on Kosovo strikes; agree on dialogue Compiled by Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although Catholic leaders throug hout the world were split on whether NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia were jus tified, nearly all agreed dialogue should be resumed.

In the United States , Bishop Josep h A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston , president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned the "massive, widespread and ongoing attacks against civilians by the Yugoslav authorities " and regretted "that the situation has deteriorated to the point where NATO is now undertaking a bombing campaign."

The bishop said the air strikes posed "difficult moral and policy questions on which persons of good will may disagree," but said the humanitarian objective — "protecting civilian populations " — was a legitimate one.

In a separate statement , Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelp hia agreed international intervention was necessary in Kosovo, but added , "military air strikes are not an acceptable solution. " The heads of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious called Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic "an intransigent leader engaged in barbarous acts of cruelty to an ethnic minority within his own nation."

However, they said , "Using a massive bombing campai gn to deter or coerce a leader by attacking his nation is abhorrent to us and takes on the appearance of the blind, irrational rage that can only foment more violence."

The statement was signed by Mercy Sister Camille

of Trier, said the air strikes involved "high political risks " and should be designed to "stop as quickly as possible."

"Despite the unsettled questions with regard to international law, which must not be taken li ghtl y, the painful necessity of a resolute intervention in the interest of the suffering population can no longer be denied," Bishop Schwarz said.

In England, Bishop David Konstant, head of the Department of International Affairs for the Eng lish and Welsh bishops, said the use of military force "can only be justified as a last resort to prevent the gross systematic violation of human ri ghts."

I u and "It is clear that such violations , including massacres, have occurred in Kosovo," he said. "Military force which is aimed solely at stopping intolerable aggression against civilians and at restarting negotiao c5 Itions might well be a legitimate, if deeply regrettable a 5 Iaction. " Bishop Marko Sopi of Skopje-Prizren , auxiliary 5 ¦ lbishop for Albanian-speaking Catholics in the dioREFUGEES CROSS BORDER — A Macedonian soldier cese, which includes Kosovo, called on people "to guides arriving Kosovar refugees across the border pray to God, who is now the only one who can bring Monday. Refugees were flooding across the borders as peace." the Serb army ordered people from their homes , often "I will be here till the very end, whatever happens, with just a few minutes ' notice. and so will all my priests ," he said.

Archbishop Franc Perko of Bel grade, Yugoslavia, " told the newspaper of the Diocese of Udine , Italy, questions pressing also prompted "a number of March 25: "It would have been better if a solution reach that goal. about the use of force to could have been reached without military intervento pray faithful the all Bishop Lehmann called on for peace in Kosovo and criticized the United Nations tion. However, the main responsibility lies with for being unable to guarantee peace around the globe. Yugoslavia 's policies and, particularl y, with the fact He also criticized the Yugoslav leadership for Milosevic wants to maintain power at all costs."

In Russia, the Christian Interconfessional Advisory being unwilling to compromise, thereby creating a Commission called the air strikes on Yugoslavia "an " . "humanitarian catastrophe potential The head of the German bishops ' Justice and extremely dangerous precedent threatening the very Peace Commission, Auxiliary Bishop Leo Schwarz principles of interstate relations."

D'Arienzo, LCWR president , and Marist Father John Klein, CMSM president.

In Germany, Bishop Karl Lehmann of Mainz, head of the German bishops ' conference, said even though the NATO mission had a "humanitarian goal" — stopping the slaug hter of ethnic Albanians — it

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According to McLemore, evidence of SOMDA's presence is everywhere. "Look around. That copy machine was a gift from SOMDA. That award bulletin board was made by a SOMDA volunteer. Most of our volunteer tutors are from SOMDA." Several SOMDA volunteers tutor on a one-to-one basis four days a week after school .

Sister Rosa has been particularly impressed by the volunteer youth from SOMDA. "I watch them become one with the students. There is a warmth between them.

Little is said, but the feeling is in the air."

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t. Hilary Parishioner Mary Peirano clearly , . . when their :si remembers the afternoon a young boy she had . been tutoring suddenly "cracked the code" to spelling. "Until then, he seemed to be memorizing after solving and guessing random letters," she said. "Suddenly, he could not stop spelling every word he could o math p robhm{ think of. I felt so blessed and privileged to be a witit 's tru ly ness to this amazing process."

Peirano is one of more than four dozen parishmm tiling and ioners from the six parishes of the South Marin a j o y '.

Deanery now active in a unique deanery-wide apostolate they have named Southern Marin Deanery Action (SOMDA). Pronounced "someday," SOMDA draws volunteers from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel , Mill Valley; St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito; St. Anselm, San Anselmo; St. Hilary, Tiburon ; St. Patrick, Larkspur; and St. Sebastian, Greenbrae. Committed to the children of lowand friend Sharon Lewis took the idea to Father Paul income families living in Marin City, they tutor, Rossi, then dean and pastor of St. Mary Star of the mentor, mend, befriend and share.

Sea. That conversation led to a presentation by ' The vast majority of the volunteers efforts Hoffman at a deanery meeting, which in turn led to focus on the people and programs of what had been pastors of the six parishes agreeing to a modest backresa modest education and computer center for the ing of what has become SOMDA. idents of Marin City public housing, run by Women Hoffman concedes early support of pastors was (WHAP). local resAll People Founded by Helping guarded. However, with WHAP as its focus "it just idents Mattie Boatman, Royce McLemore, and took off ," she added. "It has Suzanne Cooper in 1990, been a wonderful opportuWHAP is dedicated to nity for cohesiveness and "breaking the cycle of collaboration. It opened the illiteracy, dependence , doors to something comand delinquency among munity wide."

Marin City 's youth , " Those doors had according to a statement already been partially of its mission. opened by existing cooperThat cycle came to ation between WHAP and the attention of Mary at least two of the parishes Ellen Hoffman of St. — St. Hilary and Star of the Hilary Parish in 1994 at a noted.

Sea, Hoffman time she was "very sensi"Through contacts with tive" to the developmental Sister Liz Curtis and Vicki process for the Bornstein of St. Hilary, the Archdiocese of San school and parish were Francisco 's Pastoral Plan active in providing housein her work as administraMary Ellen Hoffman hold items and clothing for tive assistant for the ' 's shop," she explained, the WHAP Finder s Keeper Council of Priests. "and Star of the Sea had provided Christmas baskets Hoffman said she could not help but interpret for several years." the Plan 's call for parishes to cooperate with one "We invited parishioners to come to an informaanother in outreach ministries in light of her past tion meeting through parish bulletins," Hoffman said, experiences of parish-based social justice efforts in "and we had about 12 people at the first one. Out of Illinois. She and fellow parishioners there, among those early days we came up with a board with repreother things, had became involved in "collaborative sentatives from each of the six parishes. Through all and even ecumenical" projects that included soup of this Sharon Lewis has been the meticulous finankitchens, support for abused women and children , cial expert, as well as a consistent hands-on supportand respect-life work. er of the project."

Why not in Marin County, too? she pondered.

Parishioner response became overwhelming, '"Local media attention ," she said, had Hoffman said. "Bob Flahive of St. Patrick's donated spurred controversy over the quality of education in and re-carpeted the entire computer center. Generous the Sausalito School Disctrict which include Marin donations came in from all six parishes to fully furCity, a town-like district within Sausalito , The nish the computer center with new desks and chairs, majority of Marin City public housing residents are upgrade the computer systems and purchase software members of ethnic minorities, primarily AfroAmerican, and exist on minimum wage jobs and/or for children to help accelerate learning." public assistance .

According to WHAP co-founder McLemore, ' Hoffman s research and conviction led her to now its director, "The chairs and desks we had before SOMDA donated new ones were inadequate . The discuss the inter-parish concept with then St. Hilary Frank Lacey. chairs were too big, and the table heights were not pastor Msgr.

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th had never before played intramural sports, they won their division.

Mt. Carmel volunteer Dick Siggins looks forward to "spending a few short hours weekly with some deserving kids whose opportunities fall far short of the American dream. It is not a boring task. I meet kids who should have their learning skills sharpened now, and ought not to be discounted as failures before they get the chance that comes naturall y to the more fortunate."

St. Sebastian parishioner Sylvia Thoelech agrees.

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conducive to learning when the children were on the computers."

"And, SOMDA sent us the expertise of Sister Maureen ," McLemore added.

Holy Faith Sister Maureen Campbell was hired in 1994 to work with WHAP on behalf of the six parishes. She had been doing similar work in east Los Angeles and brought a wealth of energy and experience — as has her 1997 successor, Holy Faith Sister Rosa Stack.

In her Irish brogue, Sister Rosa commented, "1 was surprised to find so many volunteers here offering such a wide number of programs."

Aside from the after-school tutoring program, field trips and tours are an integral part of the education program. WHAP walls feature many photos documenting happy excursions — children and leaders exploring and appreciating nature. Last summer and periodical l y during the school year the children and chaperortes were guided by the staff of the Pt. Bonita YMCA Envuonmental Education Program.

Volunteers don 't limit interaction with the children to the classroom. "Many take students to dinner and to the theater," Hoffman said.

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"When I found out about the program I told my two friends , Ky le Delbyck and Fred Kell. I look forward to coming back every week. My friends do, too."

"I love being with the children," added the young St. Hilary parishioner. "Each child has a talent that we can help nurture. We help a lot with math assignments and reading. Some of the children are bilingual. Some days it seems like they're teaching me as much as I'm teaching them ."

The children receiving WHAP tutoring are proud of their accomplishments and appreciate the extra help with homework.

Twelve-year-old Robin app lauds Sister Rosa.

"Sister Rosa is real nice and helps me a lot." Since coming to the center Robin has learned to do Internet research for homework. Sister Rosa taught him "how to link with sites." He is pleased with "learning the correct way to type -1 type about 30 word s per minute now."

Mariah, who notes she is "seven-and-one-half, almost eight ," boasts she has already learned "cursive" writing at the center. "I also love going on the hiking and field trips." "§ix-and-one-half-year-old" Robert didn 't have time to visit, as he sat behind a computer, moving "the mouse" from one location to another with his small hands.

As a mother of two young girls, Nicole Kosar of St. Patrick Parish said she "felt called to help children " not as materially blessed as her own. The "praise and affection " given to the students is returned by "their appreciation," she said. "It is a wonderful feeling to see a child accomplish a difficult task."

Steve Enos of Mt. Carmel Parish started a soccer team for the boys last year, and although the youngsters

moment," she jokes. "Then reality struck home. It s been a long time since this 70-year-old grandma had been in a classroom and I wondered if I could actually do it. I help the little ones - first to third grades — and when their eyes light up after solving a math problem, it 's truly rewarding and a j oy."

Daisy Smith of St. Hilary not only coordinates an after-school snack program with the help of other SOMDA volunteers, but also donates the food. "It 's always a good, nourishing snack," said Hoffman.

"There is a great deal of love and understanding generated among those involved in the Marin City project, the residents of public housing, and the members of SOMDA," Hoffman observed. "It's a large step that has broken down prejudice and ignorance between everyone. We have become friends. " Akilah Shakur, a WHAP staff member and thirdgrade tutor saluted SOMDA ":for being instrumental in enabling us here to achieve our goals." She said she is glad "to have met such beautiful people as two Catholic nuns, Sister Rosa Stack and Sister Maureen Campbell, and the many people who make the program a success."

"It has become less and less of a 'we ' and 'they ' situation," commented Hoffman , "and more and more of a community response to helping our neighbor. The frustrations are there in realizing the hold that poverty and drugs and the results of the lack incentive and education have on families. Yet the rewards are there, too — seeing a child 'catch-on' or achieve success."

Father Richard Deitch , pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea in Sausalito and current dean, sees SOMDA '*as six parishes that banded together to respond to a need that appeared to be hidden in Marin County. The ministry is done quietly, in charity, and represents the best of what dedicated Catholics can do and are doing."

Members of the SOMDA Steering Committee are Jack Bennett, St. Anselm; Nicole Kosar, St. Patrick ; Sister Rosa Stack, CHF, St. Hilary ; Barbara Casey, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel; Hoffman, Daisy Smith, Teresa TomaseUo, Marilyn Knight, and Sharon Lewis, St. Hilary; Elizabeth Rafferty, St. Anselm; Father Deitch, St. Mary Star of the Sea; Terry Ulin, St. Sebastian.

For more information on SOMDA, persons may call any of the six parishes in the deanery or SOMDA's volunteer coordinator, Barbara Casey, (415) 331-7073.

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''There is a great deal of love and understanding generated among those involved.. .

It '$ a large step that has broken down prejudice and ignorance between everyone.

We have become friends . ' Rene and WHAP staff memebr Debi McLemore

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'I'm counting on Toby to be at the Gate My dog Toby has been my close companion for 10 years. We did virtually everything together. He loved to ride in the car and 1 was clearly his chauffeur (he always sat in the back right seat).

Toby was badly abused before he came to live with me and he then found the seminary a peaceful home. He kept all the squirrels and cats in their proper place by a bark and a chase. It was all in good fun , as he was gentle beyond words.

He attended classes in the seminary and sometimes would visibly yawn and fall asleep. He was a model and a challenge in this regard!

Toby died on March 8 of prostate cancer , a rarity in dogs of his type (a mixed terrier). Naturally he would have to die oi something extraordinary.

His death has raised for me a heart-breaking moral question , one which very often touches the lives of those who lose treasured pets: Is Toby in heaven and will I ever see him again?

Many people will probabl y think that I've gone over the moral and personal edge, but I have been giving this question a good deal of reflection.

The Scriptures are helpful and comforting .

Gen 2:26-31 speaks of the sixth day of creation and indicates that God created the beasts, the birds and everything creeping on the face of the earth. And God gave them the "breath of life" and testified that they are very good.

The Psalms proclaim that God "saves" both humankind and beasts, and raises up ("renews") even the grass. (Psalms 36:6; 90:5-6) In the Sermon on the Mount , Jesus teaches that God feeds the birds of the air, and if we seek God's kingdom first , then "all these things will be yours as well." (Mt 6: 25-33) It is probably for these reasons that the Catechism

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Willingness to sacrif ice

So the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has decided that nothing should stand in the way of a party, and the more mocking and "in your face" the party, the better.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people stand by and do nothing. Calling City officials, especially by those of us who live outside of San Francisco, is doing nothing. It is merely reaction.

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Living a Christian life can be neither passive nor overly comfortable. We must regain our willingness to sacrifice our easy comforts and be branded as activists who will not let our community become a standards-free zone.

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I don 't want to equate Toby or any animals with the human family. At the same time, companionship is critical to human life, and MMNMNtfMHHBMMMBBMmBMBMMHHMHMHMi ¦ pets provide this gift . .. companionship in almost unequaled fashion. is critical to Toby died of cancer, a .terrible disease human life , and which ravishes so many in the human pets p rovide this family. But there are certain things cancer gift in almost cannot do. For examunequaled fashion. ple, it cannot cripple love; it cannot shatter hope; it cannot corrode faith; it cannot destroy peace; it cannot kill friendship; it cannot suppress memories; it cannot silence courage; it cannot invade the soul; it cannot steal eternal life.

As a generation of seminarians can testify, Toby sat outside the seminary chapel each morning waiting for Father Gerald D. Coleman and Toby me to come out after Mass. He would look for me and nothing else could distract him. He was a superb model teaches, "One can love animals." (no. 2418) That 's for sure.

C. S. Lewis speculated that you and I are "between of fidelity. I' m convinced that I will see him again in the angels who are our elder brothers and sisters and the heaven.

I just hope and pray that God looks at me the way beasts who are our jesters , servants, and playfellows."

Toby did. I'm counting on Toby to be at the Gate when "in" their masters, Lewis believed that animals are saved as part of our extended family. (See Lewis' That Hideous I arrive.

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In light of the Bible's attestation and Lewis' speculation, our stewardship over the animals is fulfilling Sulpician Father Gerald D. Coleman is rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

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As for protecting our Catholic sisters, let me say that most sisters I am close to would consider it patronizing. They do not need our protection, nor would they welcome it; they have enough self-respect and sUength in themselves. Instead let us ask ourselves why this group exists in the first place. Is it not a symptom of the hurts that society and organized religion have imposed in the past? Our churches are for everyone.

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"By their love you shall know them."

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Robert and I have been together 31 years in a truly loving relationship.

One of us took the other's last name to make a statement. We worship regularly at Most Holy Redeemer and give of our time, talent, and money.

We are two of many gay and lesbian parishioners who love and support their parish. We cannot speak for anyone other than ourselves, but suffice it to say that if we were able to marry we would. You see, it's about love, nothing else.

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LITURGY & SCRIPTURE The beloved disciple: our community's Easter guide

The Easter Triduum: three days, one celebration

Because of the riches contained in the Acts 10:34a, 37-43 texts that form the liturgy of the Word, t Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4 this column will focus on John 20:1-9 y or I Corinthians 5:6b-8; and specifically on the beloved disciple MB 20:1-9 as our community 's Easter guide .

Appearing for the first time in the fourth Gospel as late as chapte r 13, this unnamed beloved discip le assumes a great importance as an individual and as a symbol for the community who first heard that Gospel tradition and passed it on.

Notice, first of all , his exceptional relationshi p with Jesus. Reclining at Jesus ' side , he leaned back against Jesus ' chest to speak with him. Notice too that his relationshi p with Jesus is comparable to that of the Word with God: "No one has ever seen God. The onl y Son , God , who is at the Father 's side , lias revealed him. " (.In 1:18) This disciple, loved as he is by Jesus , enjoys all the intimacy (received and returned), disclosure (received and returned), and exquisite tenderness (received and returned) that the sublime prologue of the fourth Gospel says the Word enjoys with God: "In the beginning was the Word , and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God." (Jn 1:1-2) Preeminentl y do the words of the fourth Gospel apply to this disci ple: "No longer do I call you servants , for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends , for all that 1 have heard from my Father I have made known to you." (Jn 15:15) Father David M. Pettingill From this exceptionai intimacy with Jesus, the beloved disciple is loved into full participation in the "lifting up " of the Son of Man . He enters the courty ard of the high priest with Jesus and through his influence brings Peter in as well. He stands at the foot of the cross at the very "hour " of Jesus and responds lovingl y to the words of revelation spoken to him: '"Behold , your mother.' And from that hour the disci ple took her to his home." (Jn 19:27) He runs to the tomb ahead of Peter, sees the burial cloths unneeded and unlike the case of Lazarus brought back from the dead to this life ("The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with bandages , and his face wrapped with a cloth ." Jn 11:14), and believes that Jesus has been raised from the dead and launched into end-time glory where burial cloths are not needed. He is able to discern the empowering word of the risen Lord when the net becomes full of fish and cries out, "It is the Lord ." (Jn 21:7) From the love this disci ple has received and returned , he can participate in the "lifting up " of the Son of Man , that is, in Jesus ' enfleshment of God' s love for us his friends unto death by Jesus ' being lifted up on the cross and in Jesus ' enfleshment of God' s love for us as stronger than death b y Jesus ' being lifted up into glory. Loved as he is, he participates in God's ultimate self-disclosure accomplished in the Word made flesh. In a Gospel that describes different ways of coming to faith in Jesus as Lord, his response is the most immediate, complete , and nuanced. But that is no surprise because he has been so loved.

Any wonder then that he in all likelihood is the guarantor of the message of the fourth Gospel community: "He who saw it (the death of Jesus and specifically the piercing of his side) has borne witnessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that you also may believe ." (Jn 19:35) The beloved disciple also takes on a symbolic value in the fourth Gospel. As such he represents the Christian community gathered in the love Jesus enfleshed at the hour of his "lifting up." Let us look at two passages from the fourth Gospel; the word to the beloved disci p le from the cross and the ending of the twenty-first chapter.

At the hour of Jesus on the cross, two people experience the revelatory word that Jesus is made to say, a word which creates the Church commu nity, a word which sees Mary become truly Jesus ' mother. "Woman, behold your son. (.In 19:26) "Woman" reminds us of the other time when Mary is so addressed , at the marriage feast of Cana. (Jn 2:1-11) Here her concern for the shortage of wine reveals her to be "fro m below" in terms of the fourth Gospel. Jesus ' hour, he tells her, has not yet come, but she does say with wisdom, "Do whatever he tells you ." (Jn 2:5) This attitude serves her well at the foot of the cross because she is asked to become Jesus ' mother truly by becoming a member and mother of the Church community, by allowing the beloved disci p le to embrace her.

The beloved disci p le hears and responds to a similar word : " 'Behold , your mother. ' And from that hour the disci ple took her into his home." (Jn 19:27) A more literal translation of the last sentence might read, "Th e disci p le took her into his own," that is, into his own brand of disci p leship expressed in community interaction and outreach. Such a community is where all the wonders promised by the fourth Gospel take place: birth from above, nourishment of the Word-Bread of Life , nourishment by the flesh and blood of the glorified Son of Man , and mission to the world that God so loves.

The final chapter of the fourth Gospel , though not from the same hand(s) as the previous 20 chapters, is nonetheless genuine Scripture and the work of one who well understood the rest of the Gospel. We must grant that in this Gospel there is a tension between Peter and the beloved disciple, which our present Chapter 21 resolves in a beautiful way.

We see the privileged position of the beloved disci p le at the supper as opposed to that of Peter, who must ask the disciple to ask Jesus. We see the beloved discip le has enough clout to get Peter admitted to the high priest 's courtyard (where Peter will deny Jesus). We see the beloved disciple at the foot of the cross with no mention of Peter ' s presence. We see the beloved disciple running faster than Peter but also believing in the risen Lord while Peter merely saw the burial cloths.

Now in chapter 21, the tension is resolved. Peter is restored to relationshi p with Jesus, the Good Shepherd , who asks Peter to feed his lambs and sheep and who promises that

Each year the Church enters into a lenten pil grimage which makes its way to the celebration of Christ 's death and resurrection. With the elect who are being prepared for the sacraments of initiation , the whole Church enters more deep ly into the lived experience of Christ 's victory over sin and death as we make ready for the renewal of our own baptismal commitment.

Just as this conversion is an ongoing process which spans the course of our lives , so too its liturgical celebration extends over the course of three days called the Easter Triduum.

The three days The term "triduum" is a Latin word meaning "a space of three days" much in the way the terms octave and novena refer to eight and nine day spans respectively. In the case of the Easter Triduum, the expression refers to (tie tnree-uay period from the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday until Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. Neither a part of the 40 days of Lent nor the 50 days of Easter, the Easter Triduum stands betwixt and between these two great seasons like a hinge upon which they turn.

In fact the triduum stands at the center of the entire liturg ical year as the heart and soul of our annual cycle.

Stating that the Triduum is to the year what Sunday is to the week, the Church teaches that "the Easter Triduum of the Lord 's passion and resurrection is the preeminent celebration of the Church' s liturgical life. It is at the same time the culmination of all the observances which constitute the liturgical year, and the source which g ives shape and structure to each year of erace." (General Norms for the Litursical Year and Father John Talesfore Calendar , 18) Pointing to the significance of these days in Christ 's passage throug h death to new life , St. Augustine called them "the Triduum of the crucified , buried and risen Lord." These three phases of that one saving event constitute the pattern for this single celebration which unfolds over the course of three days.

The one celebration In spite of a popular tendency to separate the Triduum into a dramatic re-enactment of three distinct moments in the last week of Jesus ' life, the liturgy itself emphasizes the unity of the three days and the saving event they make present. To speak of Jesus ' death is to speak of his resurrection and vice versa. One has no meaning without the other and our life has no meaning without them both.

The highl ights of thi s one Easter Triduum liturgy are the Mass of the Lord's Supper after sundow n Thursday evening, the Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Friday afternoon and the Easter Vigil after the sun sets on Saturday night. Within a context of vigilant prayer and fasting, these rites unfold in one act of worship with onl y one beginning and one end.

Althoug h the Triduum unfolds over the course of three days, it has only one introducto ry rite at the beginning of the Mass of the Lord 's Supper on Thursday ni ght , and it has only one concluding rite at the end of the Easter Vigil late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.

The liturgy of Thursday ni ght does not end after Communion. The whole community processes with the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose where .peop le remain in prayer and adoration. In this spirit of vi gilant prayer, each departs quietly without a blessing or dismissal .

The liturgy of Friday afternoon continues without introductory rites. The p riest neither makes the sign of the cross nor greets the people. After a dramatic entry in silent procession and prostration , he prays the opening prayer immediatel y without even saying "let us pray." In the same way, he departs in silence. He neither blesses the people with a sign of the cross nor does he dismiss them. All keep vi gil throughout that evening and the following day.

Again the liturgy continues Saturday evening at the doors of the Churc h without the introductory rites, but it finally concludes with a blessing and the solemn dismissal chant , "Go in the peace of Christ, alleluia , alleluia."

Three days, one celebration. Don 't be late or leave earl y.

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Director of the archdiocesan Office of Worship, Father Talesfore holds a licentiate degree in sacred liturgy from the Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Sant 'A nselmo , Rome.

Peter 's death, like his own, will glorif y God as he too lays down his life for the flock. Then Peter is made to ask the Lord regarding the beloved disci p le, "Lord , what about him '?" (Jn 21:21) From the text we are reading we presume that the beloved disci ple has died; otherwise the following exp lanation would make no sense: "So the word spread among the brothers (and sisters) that that disci p le would not die. But Jesus had not told him that he would not die, just 'What if I want him to remain unti l I come '?' " (Jn 21:23) In the face of this disci ple 's death , how does he remain?

What endures for the fourth Gospel is the community gathered in love, as represented by the beloved disci ple. True, Peter will serve the community as a leader. True , Peter will lay down his life in nourishing the people of God' s love. True, Peter will ultimatel y lay down his life in martyrdom as the Good Shepherd did before him. But all leadershi p in the community is subordinated to and must serve the one purpose of the community: being and staying gathered in the love enfleshed b y Jesus the Lord.

It is this people so gathered who abide until the return of the Lord and then some. It is this people so gathered in love that the beloved disci ple represents so gloriously.

Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Family Life

A word of encouragement

Christine Dubois JL tapped ray pencil on the table and pondered the questions on the spiritual gifts discernment survey in front of me. "How fulfilled would you feel by organizing people and things?" "How fulfilled would you feel by calling on the sick and shut-ins '?" "How fulfilled would you feel by being persistent in prayer for others?"

I stared at my choices: great ly, somewhat , slightl y, not at all.

Around me, other parish members were busy checking boxes.

Beloved Disciple: who was he?

Q Not long ago you had a column about the "discip le whom Jesus loved" in the Gospel according to John. You said no one knows for sure who this "mysterious, anonymous " f igure is.

I \>e never before heard that this discip le could be other than Zebedee 's son, the apostle John. You write that there are several good reasons to indicate this person was someone else.

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The survey, part of our Lent education program , was intended to hel p us discover our gifts and use them in ministry. But I couldn ' t hel p feel that some important questions were missing: "How fulfilled would you feel . . . rocking a sick child , finishing a third-grade science project , hearing your children laug hing together in the next room , ty ing shoelaces , wiping noses, holding hands , catching bugs , swing ing in the park , play ing basketball at preschool , reading bedtime stories, or pulling a batch of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven?"

Nothing on the survey touched on my most important and fulfilling ministry—caring for my children.

Another mother walked up to our table. "1 thought you ought to know what your son did," she said, then bent and whispered in my ear.

The pencils stopped as everyone looked at me.

"Anything wrong?" asked my husband, Steve.

"No ," I said. "It 's just one of those things yon wish your kids wouldn 't do." The looks on the faces around the table told me people were imagining something far worse than the truth. "Gabe just went up to the nursery supervisor and said, 'You're fat.'"

Sensing my embarrassment, a woman with grown children spoke up. "1 remember, when my son was 3, 1 asked him one time what he did in Sunday school. He said, 'I banged on the table and said doo-doo."'

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Supper, echoes that same Gospel's description of the relationship of Jesus to the Father (1:18).

Perhaps most intriguing, this disciple appeal's, at least with that designation, only in the final days of Jesus on earth — at the Last Supper (13:23), on Calvary (19:26) and in Galilee after the resurrection (21:20). That , if nothing else, seems to hint that something else is going on here than meets the eye.

In the final major work before his death , An Introduction to the New Testament, Sulp ician Father Raymond Brown , often called the dean of New Testament scholars, summarized three answers ottered to the question: First, it could have been a known New Testament figure. Zebedee 's son John it one. Others have been suggested.

Second, some scholars propose he is a pure symbol, the model of a perfect disciple. The fact that he is never given a name and appeal's alongside Peter in situations where the other Gospels mention no such figure could lend support for thi s view.

Third, the beloved disciple could have been a minor person in earlier synoptic traditions, too unimportant to be remembered in the first three Gospels, but who later became an important, ideal figure in the Johannine community out of which the fourth Gospel came to be written. This third view appeal's to be the one held by most scholars, including Father Brown himself.

relaxed , knowing I was among people who understood the challenge of teaching tact to preschoolers.

The next day, my friend Beth called , just back from a visit where she enjoyed a little too much family togetherness with her sister and her young children. Boarding the p lane to fly home, she had been dismayed to see her seat was right next to a young mother with a screaming baby.

"1 realized ," she told me, "that the onl y thing that could improve the situation was my attitude." She greeted the mother cheerfull y and sat down. "When I smiled at her, 1 could just see her melt, She was so relieved."

The baby kept crying, but it didn 't bother either woman anymore. Beth's compassion made all the difference.

I cringe when 1 remember (he times (before I had children) when I criticized parents who "couldn 't keep their children in line." I'm wiser—and more humble— now. And I've been blessed by people who have given me a word of support and encouragement when I needed it.

Today, when I see a flustered mother whose child is having a meltdown at Toys R Us, 1 smile and say, "Mine are just like that sometimes."

It 's one ministry I know I'm well qualified for.

Christine Dubois is a widely published freelance write r who lives with her famil y near Seattle.

Contact her at: chriscolumn@juno.com

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A. The tradition that the beloved disciple was John , the apostle and eyewitness of Jesus , goes back to Christian writings toward the end of the second century, about 100 years after the Gospel was written. It is common knowledge, however, that such later assumptions after the fact tended to be oversimplified.

As the New American Bible suggests in its introduction to this Gospel, much more importance was placed on the authori ty behind the Gospel traditions than with the specific person who actually wrote them down.

The same seems to be true about this "disciple whom Jesus loved." For many reasons, he really is a mysterious figure. He is identified only in that Jesus loved him. His relationship to Jesus, lying on the Lord's bosom at the Last

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St. Catherine of Siena , 8th Grade Girls Sharks, League Champions. Standing, left to right: Coach Mike Walneuski , Megan Madsen , Frances Sink , Kimmy Cammozzi , Amanda Uliana , Kayla Walneuski , Kelly O'Donnell , assistant coach Domenic Uliana.

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Our Lady of Angels, 8th Grade Boys Varsity, League Champions. From left to right: Assistant coach Paul Cannizzaro , Marc Kurose , assistant coach Tom Phillips, Ryan Landeck , John Cannizzaro , Dan Puts, Matt Olson , Eric Dacanay, Bill Phillips, head coach Tony Malone.

St. Catherine of Siena, 8th Grade Girls Varsity, League Champ ions. Standing, left to right: Assistant coach Ed Comerford , Laura Buckets , Stefanie Comerford , Erica Arrechea , Andrea Schwartz , coach Richard Schwartz. Front, left to right: Kiely Schork , Brittany Gotthardt, Christina Abbott.

More than 2400 youngsters end PPSL hoop season

By Kenneth Barroga The 1998-99 basketball season of the Peninsula Parochial School League (PPSL) had about 2,400 students from grades four through eight representing 17 parishes in San Mateo County.

PPSL has been the parish sports coordinating affiliate in San Mateo County for the Archdiocese for about 20 years. This season, 216 basketball teams played for the championships, the final games taking place March 20, 1999 Pictu red on this page are the eighthgrade league champions, followed by the team rosters of the winning fifth-throughseventh grade champions.

Photos and rosters of CYO basketball championshi ps for Marin and San Francisco counties will be featured in upcoming issues of Catholic San Francisco.

7th Junior Varsity Division Girls, St. Matthew : Alexandra Banis , Lauren Daly, Kristyn Gherardi , Lindsey Hartnett ,

Margaret Pettigrew, Megan Phillips, Justine Tchobanian , Katie Vaughn. Coaches Greg Vaughn and Jim Dougherty.

7th Junior Varsity Division Boys, All Souls: Kevin Bianchi , Kevin Ochoa, Bill y Turner, Sam Carlisi, Gary Greenwald , Alex Banares, Joaquin Guerrero. Coach Dan Cross, assistant Bruce Olmanson .

7th Grade Sharks Girls, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Erika Casillas, Amy Lackner, Jessica Navarette , Nicole DeBalco , Maureen Inouye , Jeanine Sanchez.

Coaches Manuel Casillas & Luis Navarette .

7th Grade Sharks Boys, St. Raymond: Steve Connolly, Ryan Leary, James Carter, Tom Harmon , Jeffrey Stewart, Andrew DeJesus. Coach Chuck Smith; assistant Joe Connolly.

6th Grade Lions Girls, St. Catherine of Siena: Jennifer Barbi, Dina Drennan, Karyna Gomez, Janie Hamilton , Nina Kwon, Maureen Miller, Priya Sharma. Coach Dennis Drennan; assistant Stephen Barbi.

6th Grade Lions Boys, St. Veronica: Brian Lee, Eric Lorenz, Ian Delcastillo , Jonathan Garcia , Mark Stephan , Michael

Tate, Greg Malman, Arnie Salazar. Coach Jay Webster.

6th Grade Eagles Girls, St. Catherine of Siena: Fiona Ho, Alie Keen, Katie Liedtke, Kim Mooney, Lauren Suhl, Sabrina Switzer, Melissa Uliana. Coaches George Keen and Mike Mooney.

6th Grade Eagles Boys, St. Veronica: Daniel Said, Chris Petrini, Jason Ornellas, Matt Coccellato, Matt Mulry, Matt Goldberg, Len Edora, Tyler Greene, Brian Barry.

Coaches John Said and Jim McCarthy. atn oraae Lions uoys League Championship, St. Matthew: Rand y Baldassarre, Andrew Banis, Jonathan Chan, Colin Daly, Jack Roberts, Jose Rosa, Nick Schalch, Jason Tengco, Joey Villanueva , Jamie Wan , Kevin Yip. Coach Bob Villanueva.

5th Grade Lions Girls League Championshi p, St. Gregory : Tatiana Munson , Nicole McDonag h , Alexa Nicholes , Julie Myhre, Jessica Harrington , Colleen Povey, Andrea Beltran . Jenny Murcia. Coach Fran McDonagh , assistant Jim Harrington.

5th Grade Cubs Boys North Division , Our Lady of Angels: Chris Cannizzaro , Dan Cassidy, Joey DeLuca , Winston Ferrari, Brendan Landeck , Doug Lenahan , Matt Wagstaffe , Mike Watkins. Coach Mike Watkins , assistant coach Jack Ferrari .

5th Grade Cubs Boys South Division, St. Gregory. Donny Lavezzo, Sean O'Leary, Kevin Hawkins , Chris Caselli, Nick Chrisman, Matt Heagy, Drew Tenbruggencate, Brian Dunn. Coach Pat Dunn, assistant John Caselli.

5th Grade Cubs Girls North Division , St. Veronica: Dana Campbell , Ashley Cheechov, Jessica deCossio, Angelyn Fajardo, Judy Fernandez, Jenna Jordan , Justine Mattias, Francesca Murp hy, Rachel Nogare , Maggie Shap iro. Coach Ray Mattias , assistant Lou Shapiro.

5th Grade Cubs Girls South Division, St. Matthew: Nicole Barraca , Julie McPherson , Meredith Price, Samantha Rossi, Mich Vinnicombe , Natalie Sarkisian , Pamela Ting, Carmen Wishart , Ashley Womack. Coach Ed Barraca.

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1100 voices at annual festival More than 1,000 young voices filled Lindland Performing Arts Center at Archbishop Riordan High School as archdiocesan elementary school choirs gathered lo celebrate "Music in our Schools Month" for the Eleventh Annual Archdiocesan Chora l Festival held March 25.

Superintendent of Schools Dominican Sister Glenn Anne McPhee welcomed the over 500 students participating in the morning session telling them "all that you learn in school is terribly important , but without the arts you will not grow up to be whole persons."

Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester said the opening prayer and expressed his delight the festival was being held on the Feast of die Annunciation . "On this feast, the angels'

greeting to Mary was music lo her ears," he said. "Mary's example gave us the gift of music. Music speaks to the depths of our hearts."

Our Lady of Loretto School Choir of Novato opened the celebration with ''America For Me," under die direction of Pamela Carey. Carey, also directs Saints Anselm and Hilary School choirs. "The festival is a great opportunity to see what odier schools are doing in music," she said. "Music is a uniting field that brings us together."

St. Matthew School music instructor Barbara Varian-Barrett was festival coordinator. Tom Blount , music director of Archbishop Riordan High School, emceed the event in which two dozen choirs took part.

TIME (Together in the Mission of Education) will sponsor its annual luncheon and education awards ceremony from noon to 2 p.m. on April 29 at El Patio Restaurant , 2850 Alemany Blvd. in San Francisco.

The non-profi t organization raises tuition assistance for eight Catholic schools in the Mission District : Corpus Christi, Epiphany, Mission Dolores, St. Charles, St. Elizabeth , St. Emydius , St. Pau l and St. John .

Dr. Judith Dan, interim director, said more than 300 children benefitted from TIME tuition assistance during the current school year. The fund raising goal for 19992000 is $184 ,000; $177 ,000 has alread y been raised , she said.

Eight graduates, each representing one of the scholarshi p schools , will be honored , said Dr. Dan. Each school chooses an alumnus who has exemplified the Catholic values they learned as youngste rs.

The honorees are: Kenneth Willers of Corpus Christi. vice princi pal and technology director at the School of the Madeleine in Berkeley; Marcella Parada of Ep iphany, a teacher ' s aide at the school; Robert Guillermo of Mission Dolores , a sergeant in the San Francisco Police Department; Gloria Ruelas of St. Charles, owner of Mi Rancho Market.

throug h which she assists low-income neighbors; Angelique Teupel, fifth-grade teacher at St. Elizabeth School; Joseph "Buzz " Orengo of St. Emydius, a San Francisco firefighter; Helen Delucchi , an 80-year member of St. John and a volunteer for both the Altar Society and the Women's Guild; Jennifer Harrison of St. Paul , a recent graduate of VC Davis and the third generation of her family to have attended the parish school.

Parada , Guillermo , Orengo and Delucchi have or have had their own children attending the schools from which they graduated , said Dr. Dan, adding. "That says something about the depth of commitment and belief in Catholic education. " For the first time, there will be a "surprise" award given to an individual who has been especiall y supportive of TIME'S work .

For luncheon reservations , phone (415)334-4334. April 9 is the deadline.

Luncheon expenses are being underwritten by four area businesses , so all proceeds from the $35 tickets will go to the scholarship fund. The businesses are: Duggan Serra Mortuary. Daly City; Valente Marini Perata Funeral Directors ; and Dennis Uniform Co., both in San Francisco; and Simp ly Uniforms in Colma.

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Take Prayer Around the Cross Second Friday of the month at 8 p.m. at Presentation Sisters Motherhouse Chapel , Turk and Masonic, SF For information , call Sister Monica Miller, PBVM at (415) 751-0406.

Second Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke Parish, 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City, For information , call (650) 345-6660.

Third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For information , call Sister Toni Longo, ASC at (650) 325-5614.

• First Friday of the month at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For information, call Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at (650) 340-7452.

Wednesdays during Lent at 5:35 p.m., Old St. Mary 's Parish , Grant and California St., SF. For information, call (415) 288-3800.

Reunions April 10: Akimnae of Notre Dame High School, SF, celebrate an annual Mass at Mission Dolores Basilica at 10a.m..A"Rock 'n Roll Luncheon" follows. Call Joan Flade at (415) 893-9673.

April 24: Alumni Day honoring all alumni of St. Joseph College and St. Patrick Seminary, call (650) 325-5621.

Are you an alumna/us of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Redwood City but not on the current mailing list? Especially looking for members of classes 1948-49. Call Julia Tollafield at (650) 366-8817.

food & Fun Second Saturdays: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

April 10: Crawfish Feed Fest in auditorium of Star of the Sea Parish, 8th Ave between Geary and Clement, SF. Adults $25, children $10.

Reserve by April 2. Call Sofia Booker at (415) 386-2635 or the school office at (415) 221-8558.

April 10: Annual United for Life Dinner at Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45'" Ave., SF (across from SF Zoo), $30. Call (415) 567-2293.

April 11: Champagne Bingo at St. Kevin Parish Hall, 704 Cortland Ave., SF. $10 includes 14 games. Great food available for purchase at 1 p.m., games start at 2 p.m. Call (415) 648-5751 .

April 16: St. Stephen Parish Annual Men's Club Golf Tournament, Harding Park Course.

Call Patrick Goudy at (650) 593-9170, ext. 341.

April 17: Annual Spring Festival, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 60 Wellington Ave., Daly City, 6:30 to 11 p.m. in school auditorium. $15 for dinner and dance includes 1 raffle ticket. Call (650) 755-9786.

April 17: Alberian #93, Young Ladies Institute Bingo Lunch, noon at Corpus Christi Hall, 1599 Alemany Blvd., SF. $12. For tickets, call Janet Smith at (415) 587-6884.

April 17: Annual Spring Conference for Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mark Parish, 325 Marine View Ave., Belmont. Day features a talk on the liturgy by Father John Talesfore, worship director for the Archdiocese. ACCW chaplain, Msgr.

Edward McTaggart, will preside at Eucharist. Call Maryann Larke at (650) 368-4300. $10 fee includes lunch.

April 23, 24, 25: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Spring Festival, 301 Grand St., Redwood City.

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Ride ticket books, usually $20, can be bought for $10 on several dates befo re festiva l begins including festival's first day. Call (650) 366-6127 for information.

April 28: Annual St. Anthony Foundation Farm lunch, 11205 Valley Ford Rd., Petaluma. $15, reserve by April 20. Call Kathleen Patterson at (707) 765-9017 or Rose Forni at (707) 539-2716.

May 1: Simply the Best, an evening of dining, dancing and more at the Burlingame Hyatt Regency at 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Mothers' Club of Our Lady of Angels Parish , Burlingame. Proceeds benefit parish and school activities. $85 per person, black tie optional. Call (650) 697-5745.

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For information, call St. Benedict at (415) 5679855 (voice) or (415) 567-0438 (TDD)

Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 551-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449.

Fridays at 3 p.m., Divine Mercy Devotions; Saturdays at 12:15 p.m., Franciscan Marian Devotion, Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo St. (at Columbus), SF. For information, call (415) 983-0405.

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August 1999: To the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC with Archbishop William J. Levada. For information, call the Office of Ethnic Ministries at (415) 565-3622.

September 1999: 45th National Rosary Pilgrimage to Lourdes, call (301) 530-8963.

Volunteer Opportunities Catholic Charities' St. Joseph Village can use donations of clothing, shoes, accessories, kitchen supplies, diapers, linens etc. To volunteer to assist in this program that helps homeless families become self-sufficient , call Kriste n Rauda at (415) 575-4920, ext. 223.

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Birthright needs people to work with women faced with unplanned pregnancies. For more information, call Mary Alba at (415) 664-9909.

San Mateo County's Volunteer Center: call (650) 342-0801.

Laguna Honda Hospital, SF needs volunteers to serve as eucharistic ministers, lectors and chapel escorts at Tuesday and Sunday morning Masses. Call Sister Miriam at (415) 664-1580, ext . 4-2422.

Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group is looking for volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to people living with AIDS, For information, call Milton Headings at (415) 863-1581.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary Cathedral invites you to join them in service to the poor: (415) 563-0863.

Women in Community Service, seeks people to assist women making the transition from public assistance to the workforce. Call Gwen at (415) 397-3592.

Bemal Heights Neighborhood Elders Support Team helps seniors remain at borne with rides, food delivery and companionship.

Interested volunteers should call Lisa Lopez Coffey at (415) 206-9177.

Church of the Nativity , 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013.

St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 4610704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 4878560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, M- F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Church, 98 Bosworth St., SF, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. M -F. in Parish Center Chapel, (415) 334-4646.

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April 24: Phil Coulter, Ireland's "ambassador of music", performs in concert with special guests at St. Paul Church, 29'" and Church St., SF at 8 p.m. $20. Proceeds benefit St. Paul Church Preservation Fund. Call (415) 648-7538 April 30: Philippine Boys Choir performs at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF at 7:30 p.m. $15, adults; $7 children. Call (415) 584- 8297.

Social Justice April 9: "Breaking the Chains," a panel discussion about canceling debt of poor countries around the world, First Presbyterian Church, Canoles Hall, E Street and Mission Ave., San Rafael. Presentation includes slides of damage caused by Hurricane Mitch. Sponsored by Marin Interfaith Task Force on Central America. $5 donation. Call (415) 924-3227 or 669-1086.

April 10: Walk in the footsteps of Cesar Chavez in the 2nd annual Walk for Justice in San Francisco. For information, call Sara Flocks at (510) 832-8765, ext. 18.

Leetures/Classes/Displays Now through May 11: Free one-hour computer science lectures Thursdays at 11 a.m.

University of San Francisco, Golden Gate Ave. between Parker and Masonic, SF. Series is in its 27lh year. For information , call (415) 422-6235.

April 10: Annual History Day focusing on Bay Area Catholicism, 1-4:30 p.m., St. Mary Cathedral, SF. Presenters include Bishop Mark Hurley, Evelyn Eaton, Ph.D. For information, call the Archives at (650) 328-6502.

April 5 through May 5: Life and Death on the Nile: Mummies and Other Marvels at San Francisco State University's Becker-Colonna Egyptian Gallery, Humanities Bldg., Room 510, Font Blvd. and Tapia St., SF. Call (415) 338-1500.

April 9-11: a Beginning Experience weekend at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. The weekend is a space for those experiencing loss to reevaluate and move on with hope. For information, call Lanier Reeves at (650) 375-8332 or Fran King at (415) 928-3441.

April 12: Anti-landmine activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jodie Williams speaks at University of San Francisco, 8 p.m., McLaren Center, Room 250. Williams also speaks at 5:30 p.m. at USF's Gleeson Library Thacher Gallery.

Call Mike Duffy at (415) 422-4463.

May 4: Annulments: Myths and Misconceptions at St. Raphael Elementary School, Kennedy Room, 1100 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, 7:30 p.m. Presenters are canon lawyers, Providence Sister Nancy Reynolds and Ursuline Sister Lynn Jarrell. Evening includes question and answer period and refreshments. Call Peter Bohan at (415) 897-4634 or Margaret Ryan at (415) 892-3302.

Now through April 30: Photographer Gita Dedek's images of Israel and Central Europe at The Gallery of Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For information , call Elizabeth Dossa at (650) 340-7480.

Information about Retrovaille , a program for troubled marriages, is available from Lolette and Tony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

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Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. For information, call Don at (415) 883-5031; Peter at (415) 8974634.

Today's St. Agnes Church was completed under the direction of its fifth pastor, Msgr. Thomas F.Millett (1942-1964), and dedicated on Sept" 28 1953' The Romanes1ue sty le building was 1 St ASTICS ' O designed by the firm of Wilton Smith and John Minton with con. . .j struction by contractor Robert McCarthy.

At the rear of the church are stained glass windows depicting St. Patrick and St. Francis of Assisi with a lovely Rose Window created by Harry Clarke of Dublin, Ireland. The church's magnificent fixed altar is made from salmon and white marble from Ital y and its map le Stations of the Cross were hand carved b y W ^ Gabriel Lavare of Berkeley. The church's white marble baptismal ^^L. font is by Benso Vignolini of Rome with sculpture on three sides ^^, representing the baptism of Christ, the stoning death of St. Agnes, and St. Francis of Assisi.

The St. Agnes Parish Center on Page Street stands on the site of the community's first church which was completed in 1893 under the watchful eye of first pastor, Father Matthew Lagan. vt ff lbj $& Ministries and volunteer opportunities at the parish include Project Open Hand, Emergency Food Box Program, Nursing I Home visits and a Religious Education program.

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Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. For information, call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

April 15: Junior high students of St. Gabriel School perform the opera "Carmen" in Bedford Hall, 41 and Ulloa St., SF. Professional singers also in cast. 7:30 p.m., call (415) 566-0314.

Pastor: Father Russell Roide, SJ Masses: Saturdays: 4 p.m.; Sundays: 8:30, 10 a.m., 6 p.m.

Seating capacity: 718 Founding date: as parish, 1893 Phone: (415) 487-8560

April 23: "Assisted Suicide: The Issues" with Mercy Sister M. Brian Kelber, noon - 1 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame, call (650) 340-7474.

Family Life April 9-11: "Engaged Encounter Weekend ,' call Maria and Joe Bonkowski at (415) 664-1985.

April 16-18: "Marriage Encounter Weekend" tc help couples gain new insights into their relationship.Call Claire and Dean Simonich at (650) 3488957; Mary and Bob Hawkins at (415) 564-4838; Pam and Walt Birdsall at (415) 883-6649.

NEOPHYTE MASS

Archbishop William J. Levada will preside at the Neophyte Mass on the third Sunday of Easter, April 18, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral.

The Rite of Christian Initiation • of Adults (RCIA) refers to the newly baptized as neophytes. Since the establishment of the RCIA, the Church has emphasized a renewal of the bishop's role as an integral part in the journey of the catechumenate.

The period of post-baptismal catechesis or mystagogy is, according to the RCIA norms, "a time for the community and the neophytes together to grow in deepening their grasp of the paschal mystery." (No. 244) These norms further recommend that "to show his pastoral concern for these new members of the Church, the bishop ... should preside at a celebration of the Eucharist with them," (No. 25T ).

RCIA directors and priests have said that they witness the neophytes bonding in community spirit during the time of preparation toward making a profession of faith in the Catholic Church. This special Mass offers the neophytes another opportunity to continue in that spirit of community, officials pointed out.

All are invited to attend this newly established annual event, particularly catechists and pastoral associates who were involved in theinstruction of the neophytes.

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In last year's parable "The Truman Show"(true manget it?) rubber-faced Jim Carrey doesn 't know he 's on TV. In director Ron Howard 's sitcom "EDtv "—broug ht to you

by True TV (get it?)—the title character , Ed (no, it 's not EDucational TV!) is played by Matthew McConaughey who knows he's being filmed. Cable TV producer Ellen DeGeneres persuades her boss (Rob Reiner) their ratings need a boost—the Gardening Channel is more popular: "People would rather watch soil!"—and offers big bucks to Ed , a disarming ly charming 31-year-old San Francisco video store clerk, with a cold beer caddy around his neck

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refe rences , and occasional profanity , the USCC classification is A-III (adults.) The MPAA rated EDtv PG-13 (inappropriate for children under 13.) Three Mothers & a Father gave the movie a 7 over 10 or a C-, entertaining lowfat brain candy, not worth the $15 each for tix and snacks. We had hoped for a stronger commentary on America 's cult of celebrity and the pervasive , sometimes insidious influence of TV in our lives. Ed and friends are first distorted then dehumanized by being on TV. Like the pa infull y need y, pathetic folks on Jerry Springer or Howard Stern (the "Beavis and Butthead " of "real" life?), they make "EDtv " less documentary verite and more tacky soap operetta. The movie ends with kids panning to the closed circuit security TVs in a supermarket. Ah, the many layers of reality in an electronic world.

We walked out into the lobby where real kids were play ing war games on computerized TV screens: learning how to fight rather than discuss , how to bomb rather than communicate. Getting ready for the. next Kosovo? At that very moment, half a world away, Pope John Paul II in his Passion/Palm Sunday message was begging us to stop .

and an airhead atop, so they can follow him on camera 16 hours a day. Sound far fetched? Ri ght now, there are Internet sites—in real (or virtual) life—that videotape peop le 24 hours a day ! Is there a little voyeur in everyone? "Edlv " may not be as creative or compelling as "Truman ," but we found it better written and acted , lots more fun , and not much more.

True TV gets release forms signed by all the peop le in Ed's life: his remarried mom (Sall y Rutland) lost in her lies, his brusque wheelchaired stepdad (Martin Landau) with deadpan wit: "I'd yell for her, but I'd die ," his playboy older brother, Ray (Woody Harrelson) who talks Ed into doing the show : "How many chances do guys like us get?" and Ray 's girlfriend, Shari (Jenna Elfman) who somehow manages to play to the cameras and , when she and Ed fall in lust , be offended by Ihem. The skeletons keep falling out of Ed's dysfunctional family closet, which is great for the ratings but forces Gantz and Mandel' s script to the lowest common denominator for cheap laug hs and trivialized sex. In fact , most of the movie 's major characters are involved in some sort of adultery or fornication.

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Offbeat comedy in which an unlikely Tunefu l animated version of the friendshi p develops between a sweetNEW YORK (CNS) — The following finds himself drawn to a free-sp irited trav- Rod gers and Hammerstein musical in natured housewife (Park Overall) fleeing are capsule reviews of movies recentl y eling companion (Sandra Bullock) after a which the imperious king of 19th-century her faithless husband of 15 years and thre e reviewed by die U.S. Catholic Conference plane mishap forces them to continue on by Siam (voice of Martin Vidnovic) young men hoping to win their way Office for Film and Broadcasting. train, bus and car. As directed by Bronwen hires a pri m Eng lish schoolout of debt in Vegas. Director ^ "Analyze This" (Warner Bros.)

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Christian burial in a Catholic Cemetery is an honor, a priviledge and an opportunity for Catholics to be part of a meaningful and dignified observance of the passage of a human life.

Catholic burial is a unique ritual, characterized by rites that express profound spiritual truths. A Catholic funeral acknowledges the dignity of human beings, created in the image and likeness of God, and the inestimable value of each individual soul.

Prof essYour Faith The greatest of prayers, the Eucharist, is celebrated The solemnity and regularly at your Catholic Cemeteries. of Catholic funeral and burial rituals reflect twenty centuries of dignity Church experience with the process of death and Her faith in the promise of everlasting life. In the sacred grounds of a Catholic Cemetery there are safeguards - mandated by the Church's Canon Law - which guarantee permanence, reverence and respect for the remains of the deceased.

Who can be buried in a Catholic Cemetery ?

Catholic cemeteries have a long tradition of dedicated service to the Catholic community including non-Cathohc spouses , children, parents and other relatives.

Lf lm divorced and remarried, can I be buried in a Catholic Cemetery; or if a Catholic commits suicide, can he or she be buried in a Catholic Cemetery ?

Yes on both counts. For more information, or if you have additional questions, p lease contact your parish priest.

Celebrate A Life A Catholic Cemetery is not simply a place to bury the dead. In fact, a Catholic Cemetery is a p lace where life-both natural and supernatural-is celebrated and honored.

' ermanence Your Catholic Cemeteries, Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma and in Menlo Park and Mt. Olivet Cemetery in San Rafael are owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Church (Archdiocese of San Francisco) . They are endowment care cemeteries and are the continuation of a two thousand year tradition of sacred burial ground set aside for the Catholic faithful and their families,

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Many people mistakenly believe that the process of cremation is an end in itself, but it is not. Appropriate burial in the Catholic Cemetery is a fitting tribute for the mortal remains of a person whose in life waS a tem PIe of the Hol y SPirit bod In addition ' ' * memorization ts an important aid to survivors, providing a focal Point for the exP ression of grief and a place of comfort.

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