April 21, 2000 by Catholic San Francisco

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Emergency

Ethiopian famine jeopardizing lives of millions

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Guatemalans of Bay Area remember bishop

150 yea rs

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religious education and confirmation programs.... Msgr. John Rodriguez, pastor, St. Denis, Menlo Park, is back on the job after recent surgery, thanking his physician , Dr. Ronald Smialowicz; surgeon, Dr. Joseph Spaulding, and the St. Denis community, who prayed 'round the clock , for his recovery. Msgr. Rodri guez says his being able to preside at Masses just two weeks after his major procedure "proves the power of prayer." Also prayed for at St. Denis was the recently mentioned here, Randy Vogel, whose folks Warren and Rita, are St. Denis "all-timers," the pastor 's handle for by Tom Burke parishioners who have been part of the parish since its 196 1 founding. Another "all-timer" is Mary Cague, parish secreFather Tom Parenti, pastor, St. Brendan Parish , SF, tary for 25 years, and still living in the home she shared with presided at first Saturday of the month Mass at Holy Cross her husband, Melvin , who died in 1983.... My late-Aunt Rose Muldoon was the best at combining Cemetery, Cohna. In his homily. Father Parenti said to "keep the love of Christ always in our hearts , and approach refri gerator remnants into tasty meals. In memory of her everything we say, think or do in light of it." Along to help collage-cuisine , a spatula salute to Joseph Pulsoni , a Father Parenti as acol yte was parishioner Roy Lippi. The staffer at San Mateo County 's St. Vincent de Paul Society, parish breaks ground for its new parish center at dusk on who saw pot p ie where others might simply have seen May 16 with Bishop John C. Wester in attendance... inventory. Donated baking mix and a generous gift of Bishop Wester's mom , Helen, came to pray with the com- mushrooms were what led Joe to defrost a few turkey s, munity of Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame , recently. She uncan some vegetables and whi p up about a hundred of the was in town to visit longtime OLAer Mary Battaini , an crusty stap le some prefer with chicken or beef. The bounty even longer-time friend of the Wester clan. OLA honors was enjoyed by some 75 homeless people who visit Capuchin Father Michael Mahoney, pastor, at its annual SVDP's Cafe St. Vincent dail y. Rolling pins raised for Joe School Gala Dinner Dance/Auction on May 13. Dan and "the team of volunteers " who kneaded and served.... More good news is that Father Harry Schlitt , vicar for Schutte, an original post-Vatican II composer and now a , has not left the airw aves. The popular personadministration will be at OLA for conversation resident of San Francisco, ality continues his radio outreach to teens — heard on 700 sta16. The forabout his station as sacred song writer on May tions around the world —through the non-profit God Squad s work includes Here I am Lord and mer St. Louis Jesuit' Productions. On April 29, the ministry 's annual fundraiser You Are Near. See Datebook about both events "Just for the Halibut" - wish Prayers and good thoughts I'd thoug ht of that - featuring a please for Richard Davis, a gourmet halibut dinner and mainstay of the local liturgical dancing to the Jimmy Martin music scene for decades and Band , takes place. Fish some music director at St. Anne of dough from your wallet or the Sunset Parish for the last purse and call for tickets. several years, who is battling a Father Harry has been helpin ' chronic illness. A concert he us for 35 years; here 's your 30, on for April had planned chance to give him a hand. St. Anne's new organ , has had (See Datebook for more to be postponed, but he 's on details). the mend.... 5/. Timothy Parish, San Socks off for Joseph Mateo, says congrats to Basso, a podiatrist who has Deacon Angel Aguilar who served the residents of SF's celebrated 25 years in the minSt. Anne's Home for 40 From left Our Lady of Angels ' Rose McElhone , istry at a special Mass and years. The good doctor was Capuchin Franciscan Father Michael Mahoney, reception a few months ago. honored on March 20 at St. Jennifer Morse, Sarita Ahern. Parish secretary, Vesna, has Anne 's by the Little Sisters of the Poor who reminded me moved to a new job and been that much of Dr. Basso 's service has been without charge wished "the very best." Happy birthdays to pastoral associespecially in pre-Medicare days. "The people love him. He ate, Holy Family Sister Marge Wakelin , and Father has the most wonderful personality," said the Little Sisters' Craig Forner, vocations director for the Archdiocese and Mother Maria Christine. The doc and his wife, Barbara, in-residence at St. Tim's... .At Holy Name it was farewell to are members of Novate 's St. Anthony Parish.... Father Canossian Sister Eugenia Choi with a special reception in Kevin Gaffey, pastor of St. Anthony 's, recently returned March. Father Jess Labor has been welcomed to help at from a Holy Land pilgrimage with almost three-dozen local the parish until June. Happy 56'" anniversary to Betty and folk including, his cousin, Father Michael Keane, pastor, Bill Lynch...At Holy Angels, Colma, it's happy 62"" St. Isabella Parish, San Rafael , and Holy Ghost Father anniversary to Juliano and Carmen Nocos, and adminisDermot Kavanagh, pastor, St. Dunstan Parish, Millbrae, trative assistant , Diana Powell , is moving on to a new job who acted as chaplain . According to Father Kavanagh, it with "thanks for all she's done."... SF's St. Mary 's Chinese "was a very special journey," that included Mass with the Day School celebrated its 79"' year last month in conjuncHoly Father in Bethlehem and a concluding Mass in the tion with Paulist Father Charles Donovan 's 60" anniverUpper Room, venerated as site of the Last Supper. Father sary as a priest. Hats off to both.... Gaffey said it was "awesome to celebrate Mass where Happy 55lh anniversary to Georgette and Paul Christ gathered His apostles and where priesthood was Lawrence; 53* to Polly and Roy Mclntee; 51 " to Ardeen born." Mary Hutchings of St. Dunstan, who is Father and Dick Merry; 35* to Kathy and Joe Kaz, who all repreGaffey 's sister, and St. Anthony religious education secre- sented St. Matthias Parish, Redwood City at the recent tary, Roberta Keller, also made the trip.. ..St. Isabella 's Pat Valentine's Day/World Marriage Day Mass at the Sack has retired as Outreach Coordinator "and her bri ght Cathedral....SF's St. John of God Parish welcomes new smile and welcoming way certainly will be missed" says a administrative assistant , Mary Ann Bouey....Beverly bulletin announcing the sad separation, which has been Vanni, recentl y retired secretary of St. Rita Parish, Fairfax, somewhat mollified by Pat's continuing her work in grief said thanks so much for the retirement party that saw her off ministry and the RCIA program. Mary Vessa, "a true peo- with special grats to Dolores Stoll and Nancy Folan.... ple person " has been welcomed to the post.... (Items for "On the Street Where You Live " may be Had a nice chat with Father Frank Piro, pastor, St, mailed to "On the Street " 441 Church St., San Franc isco Andrew Parish, who said "small faith-sharing groups" are a 94114; e-mailed to tburke@catholic-sf.org; or faxed to focus of the Daly City community he has shepherded since (415) 565-3633.) All items must include a follow-up 1983. He also thinks "collegiality" and "collaborative staffing phone number . of parishes" will be key to a future with fewer priests....Journey, a small faith-sharing group at Pacifica's St. Peter Parish, recently held a paper drive to benefit Catholic Worker Houses in San Bruno and Half Moon Bay. The campaign reaped "an abundance of paper products" said 1010 Howard Aveune parishioner, Suzanne Schneider, a member of Journey with San Mateo, CA 94401 Marilyn and Gerry Jean, Barbara and Frank Fisher, Arlene and David Ryan, Kathy and Tony Gross, Shirley (650) 342-0924 Peterson, Maria Kibblewhite. Happy birthday to Father Competitive Prices Len Calegari , pastor, who said turning 65 wasn't all that bad. "Your outpouring of support was extremely gratif ying," he & Personalized told parishioners. Welcome mats out for new youth minister , Michelle Gaston , and Congrats to Art Angst, new director of Service ¦

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St. Step hen Parish celebrates addition to school facility By Tom Burke San Franctsco 's St. Stephen Parish blessed and dedicated the recentl y completed addition to its elementary school at rites following a 9:30 a.m. Mass on April 16. Bishop John C. Wester , a former pastor of the Lakeshore community, presided , with Deacon Gary West assisting. "San Francisco is boasting about Pacific Bell Park and St. Step hen 's is crowing about this new wing," said , pastor , Father Joseph Walsh with a laug h. "This is a good thing." The building "brings many resources " to the old school which was built some 50 years ago, Father Walsh said , noting schools constructed in that era are often not equi pped for the needs of today 's students. In addition to a kindergarten classroom , the new building includes a library, a science lab, art room, computer lab with almost 40 computers , and some administrative space. "We 're moving into the 21st century," Father Walsh said. In remark s at the dedication , Father Walsh thanked parish and school families for their support of a cap ital campai gn that largel y assumed the new facility ' s $1.8 million cost. "You gave from your treasure as well as your time and talent ," he said. Parishioner Sal Rizzo headed the campai gn. "Onl y God and Sal 's wife, Linda, know how many hours he put into the campaign ," Father Walsh said , also thanking Quentin Olwell , whose firm organized the campaign; the campai gn committee; and Deacon West, a retired accounting firm partner who brought "his expertise to the appeal." Mercy Sister Paulina Simms, who has been princi pal of St. Stephen Elementary for 13 years, said the project has been in formation for six years. "This is something for the future of our children ," she said. Sandi Gilmore, a kindergarten aide at the school , said she's "happy to be in the new building" with its "many windows and lots of sunshine." Gilmore 's son, Jeff , is a sixth grader at (he school. Her son, Bryan , a St. Stephen 's graduate , is a sophomore at St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

OFFICIAL Dat e of the Hol y archdiocesan celebration Year "Jubilee Mass 2000" at Pacifi c Bell Park has been moved from 29 to October October 28. Saturday, Doors to the stadium will open at noon. The pre-liturgy celebration is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Mass will begin at 3 p.m. This vigil Mass will fulfill the Sunday obli gation.

Above from left . Father Paul Warren , parochial vicar; Deacon Gray West , Larry Teshara, Bishop John We ster, Mercy Sister Paulina Simms , Father Joseph Walsh. At right, Bishop John Wester greets parishioners on way to bless the parish's new school addition on April 16. Those attending the celebration enjoyed a walk throug h the new rooms on their way to a reception in the parish's Donworth Hall. Larry Teshara, parish council president , served as master of ceremonies of the event. The parish churc h was more than filled for the Mass preceding the dedication with music led by the parish's 48-member choir under the direction of Chery l Arnold. The parish celebrates its 50th anniversary on Oct. 22.

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Groundbreaking ceremonies ior St. Dunstan Parish' s $2.5 million school addition will be held A pril 28, the parish' s Development Committee has announced. Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester will preside at the 5:10 p.m. Mass that day, and then hel p officiate at the groundbreaking ceremony. A reception in the parish center will follow. The addition will include a new library, a computer science laboratory, and administrativ e space, a parish spokesperson said. The school is located al 1150 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae . Holy Ghost Father Dermot Kavanagh is pastor. Princi pal is Bonnie Davis. The school was founded in 1952.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thoug h a reli g ious organization , the Vatican extends its international di p lomatic concern to all peop le , not just believers , Pope John Paul II said. Speaking April 14 to the new Argentine ambassador to the Hol y See, the Pope said the mission of di p lomats to the Vatican "is, in a certain sense , comp letel y uni que , considering the role the . Holy See plays" in the international arena. The Vatican 's di p lomacy focused on obtaining "improvement in the relations between peoples, a more peacefu l coexistence and a closer collaboration among all ," the Pope said. "Its activity, of a pre-eminentl y spiritual character, is insp ire d by the conviction that 'faith throws a new light on all things and makes known the full ideal which God has set for man , thus guiding the mind toward solutions that are full y human ,'" said the pope , quoting from the Second Vatican Council.

Wants to declare Chinese schism

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a lette r to top Vatican officials , the nep hew of the late Chinese Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei asked the Vatican to declare the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association schismatic. "The CPA is not and cannot be Catholic because it continues to deny the ... supreme authority of the successor of Peter," said Joseph Kung, president of the Joseph Kung U.S. -based Cardinal Kung died in exile in the Un ited Foundation . Kung, whose uncle States March 12, sent a letter March 28 to the heads of the Vatican congregations for doctrine and for missionary activity, as well as to the Vatican secretary of state, his assistant and to Pope John Paul II's personal secretary. The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association was founded by and continues to be directed by China 's communist government. It elects its own bishops and spurn s all ties with the Vatican. A memorial Mass with the body of Cardinal Kung was celebrated at San Francisco 's Star of the Sea Parish. The Vatican press office would not comment on Kung's letter April 14.

Join assisted suicide f i g ht

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) — The public policy arm of the Catholic bishops of Alaska formall y joined the legal effort against physician-assiste d suicide April 12. The Alaska Catholic Conference submitte d an amicus , or friend-of-the-court , brief , urging the Alaska Supreme Court to maintain the state ban on assisted suicide. The brief will be filed along with the state 's written arguments in Sampson vs. Alaska. Plaintiffs appealed the case to the high court after a state Superior Court ruled in September that "physician-assisted suicide is not a fundamental right under the Alaska Constitution."

Oppose normal trade relations

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops are urging members of the House of Representatives to vote against granting China permanent normal trade relations because of China's human rights violations, especially in the area of religious freedom . Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law, chairman of the bishops ' Committee on International Policy, stated the bishops ' position in an April 12 letter to House members. Under a historic U .S.-China trade deal announced last November, the United States agreed to support China 's long-sought membership in the World Trade Organization. -^sas^—

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Father Joseph Trong, director of ministry to Vietnamese Catholics in the Archdiocese , leads a procession into St. Mary 's Cathedral on A pril 9. The afternoon celebration , held in light of Pope John Paul II's recent call to forgiveness, consisted of a reconciliation service where six Vietnamese priests were available for confession, followed by Eucharist. More than 700 people took part , Father Trong said.

Pope mi g ht travel to Oceania

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II is likel y to travel to Noumea, New Caledonia , in the weeks following Easter 2001 to present a major document on Church life in Oceania , prelates from the region said. A draft , prepared in the wake of the 1998 Synod of Bishops for Oceania, was virtual ly complete , said Cardinal Thomas Williams of Wellington , New Zealand.

Celebrates Mass for janitor s

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — More than 1 ,000 striking Los Angeles County janitors cheered April 10 as Cardinal Roger M. Mahony called for a timel y conclusion to their efforts "to earn a living wage." "I' m here to accompany you all in your struggle," Cardinal Mahony said during a Mass at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church , addressing the predominantl y Latino crowd in Spanish. "Let us capture the memory of Cesar Chavez ... as a model for all of us in this strugg le." Supported by the Service Emp loyees International Union Local 1877 , janitors are requesting a $l-an-hour pay raise. The strike began Apri l 3.

Jubilee Day for Women held

STOCKTON, Calif. (CNS)— Women in the Church should become active in the ministries available to them and become advocates for poor women, said Mercy Sister Sharon Euart. Sister Euart, associate general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivered the keynote address during a March 25 Jubilee Day for Women observance in the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton. Sister Euart also urged women to be concerned about just wages, equality in the workplace, equal opportunities for education and the values of parenting and family life.

Archbishop Quinn to teach

Retired San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn will be the first to hold the University of San Diego 's endowed chair in Catholic Systematic Theology beginning next spring, announced USD president Alice B. Hayes on April 14. In the position the native of Riverside , Cal., will "explore issues relating to the papacy and Christian unity in a graduate seminar," a USD news release stated. The archbishop 's book, "The Reform of the Papacy : The Costl y Call for Christian Unity," was recently released by Crossroad Publishing. Archbishop Quinn was appointed an auxiliary bishop of San Diego in 1967 at the age of 38. He became Archbishop of San Francisco in 1977 and served for 18 years. Chartered in 1949, USD is an independent Catholic college th at enrolls approximatel y 6,800 students.

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Survey: \isit had p ositive effect

JERUSALEM (CNS) — Pope John Paul U's visit to Israel has had a positive effect on the way Israelis view the Catholic Church and Christianity, according to a recent survey. Thoug h the change is slight , researchers at Bar Ilan University outside Tel Aviv said Israelis view the March 21-26 visit more favorabl y than they did before the visit , and they view the attitude of the Catholic Churc h toward the Jewish peop le more favorabl y.

Chap lain hop es to be unify ing f orce

WASHINGTON (CNS) — After celebrating Mass publicl y for the first time since arriving in Washington , the new — and first Catholic — chap lain of the House of Representatives said he hopes to be a unif ying force in partnershi p with Christ. At a reception after the April 11 Mass at St. Peter Church on Capitol Hill, Father Daniel P. Coughlin told about 150 mainl y Republican well-wishers, "I love being a priest. I love the Lord , Jesus Christ, and I have a great partnership with Christ. If I can bring that to the Hill and to anyone I meet, I just continually praise God for that ," he said.

KC's f ounder cause advances

BLOOMFIELD , Conn. (CNS)—Thre e boxes of signed and sealed documents and a solemn ceremony marked the conclusion of a two-year Hartford archdiocesan investi gation into the justification for sainthood of Father Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. In this initi al two-year phase, all known materials on the life and works of Father McGivney, a native of Waterbury, were gathered and a wide consultation took place concerning the priest 's public image and private persona. The boxes were hand-delivered to the Vatican, where the Congregation for Sainthood Causes will further study the priest 's cause.

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of permanent deacons , both issued in 1998. Msgr. Francis J. Maniscalco , USCC directo r of communications , said the proposed cyberspace statement discusses Internet lite racy and provide s guidance for parents on their children 's use of the Internet. He said the proposed pled ge campai gn for media renewal is an effort to involve U.S. Catholics in supporting and encouraging good programming and opposing immorality in the media. The Catholic media protocol , he said , provides guidance for bishops on reviewing local programs and media outlets that say they are Catholic and determining whether or in what way to app rove them. Msgr. Maniscalco said the statement on civility in the media addresses such things as not reporting rumors as fact and avoiding ad hominem arguments. Sister Maureen Shaughnessy, a Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth who is the USCC Education Department 's representativ e for catechesis and leadershi p development , said the catechetical statement is intended to mark the 65th anniversary of catechetical Sunday this September. "It will support and honor the half-million or more (U.S.) Catholics who engage in catechetical ministry," she said. Last November Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indianapolis , chairman of the bishops ' Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism , reported to the bishops on the feasibility of producing an adult catechism, but no decision was made. In June they will vote whether to take that up as a project.

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U.S. Senate legislation would award Congressional Gold Medal to Pope WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback , R-Kan., has introduced leg islation that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to Pope John Paul II. Sixty-six senators have co-sponsored the bill. "Though many peop le see the Pope as an important statesman , dip lomat and political figure , Pope John Paul II is much more than that ," Brownback said April 13 on the Senate floor. "As sp iritual leader to the world' s I billion Catholics , the Pope has commenced a great dialogue with modern culture , one that transcends the boundaries of political or economic ideology " A House version of the bill was introduced in January. The Pope "stands boldly as an evervi g ilant sign of contradiction to a culture that is darkened by the clouds of death ," Brownback said. "In the face of this mounting storm , he has tirelessl y pro claimed the need for a culture of life. " Brownback added , "He is a crusader against the offenses against human di gni-

ty that have transp ired in the 20th century. More than any other single person this century, Pope John Paul II has worked to protect the rights of each individual. As well , John Paul II has addressed almost every major question posed by the modern mind at the turn of the millennium. " A Brownback spokesman said the bill has been assi gned to the Senate Banking Committee for consideration. Earlier this year, a Congressional Gold Medal was approved for Cardinal John J. O'Connor of" New York . Last year, a medal was approved for Hol y Cross Father Theodore Hesburg h , the former president of the Universit y of Notre Dame. In 1 997 , Congress approved a medal for Mother Teresa. Others under consideration for Congressional Gold Medals are the late "Peanuts " cartoonist Charles Schulz , the A pollo 11 astronauts , 1 960 Ol ymp ics three-time gold medal-winner Wilma Rudol ph , civil ri ghts activists Rosa Parks and the Rev. Jesse Jackson , and former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford and their wives.

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By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) — Reuniting families in the United States through immigration has become so complicated some families must choose between doing things legal ly or caring for their relatives outside the law, according to speakers at a Washington conference. "The question for immigrant families is whether to obey the law or their moral obligations," said Don Kerwin , director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, at the conclusion of an April 11 meeting on the impact of immigration laws on families cosponsored by CLINIC, the U.S. Catholic Conference, and the USCC Migration and Refugee Services. Speakers discussed a wide range of ways in which family immigration has become more difficult, largely because of a 1996 law that imposes new restrictions and mandatory penalties. Although famil y reunification has historically been the basis for most of the country 's immigration, current law places a host of obstacles in the way, said Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio of Camden, N.J., chair of the bishops' Migration Committee. "Traditional avenues of famil y based immigration are being closed, forcing many family members to come into our country in an undocumented status," said Bishop DiMarzio, former director of MRS. Immigrants faced with a decision to obey U.S. law or honor their commitments as a parent or spouse generall y choose the latter,

he said , and "suffer unjust and disproportionate consequences." "To force this Solomonic choice on them is morally wrong," said Bishop DiMarzio. Among the hurdles Bishop DiMarzio and other speakers addressed were: — A backlog of up to five years to apply for visas for immediate family members. — Support requirements that mean 30 percent or more of immigrant families don 't earn enough money to sponsor a relative 's admission to the United States. — Policies meant to protect children that result in juveniles being housed in prison-like conditions. In 1999, INS had custody of 5,600 children who arrived in the United States without a parent or guardian. — Laws strictly barring people from seeking legal admission to the country for three years to life if they remain in the country illegally or attempt to enter without the proper paperwork. — Low wages and difficult working conditions for immigrants with limited skills. — Mand atory detention and deportation provisions even very minor offenses that split up families. Kevin Appleby, migration and refugee policy director for MRS, noted many families are affected by provisions that make it difficult to keep children and parents together. Father Damian Zuerlein, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Omaha, Neb., said whole families pack up and leave the area when one member encounters an immi grationrelated problem in the meat-packing industry, which employs thousands of immigrants.

Catholic Charities asked to help state in outreach to immigrants Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco has received a $65,000 grant from the State of California to conduct outreach to legal , permanent residents in San Francisco and San Mateo counties who have immigrated. Due to go into effect next month , the grant will allow Catholic Charities ' Citizenship, Refugee and Immi gration Services Program (CRIS) to better assess residents ' eligibility for U.S. citizenship, assist with app lications , and provide orientation to the laws, customs and civic responsibilities of U.S. citizens. Miguel Garcia-Vidal , program director, stressed the importance of becoming U.S. citizens. "Recent legislative changes make certain populat ions vulnerable ," he said. "We will increase outreach to immigrant communities to provide education tad awareness of the importance of becoming a citizen and of being full y Father Kevin Cameron , who heads Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, cited pastoral challenges , such as the situation he faced when several unaccompanied immi grant children were in a car accident. The INS called to ask his hel p in caring for the children while the agency made arrangements to return them to Mexico.

partici pating members in our society." Garcia-Vidal's department expects to serve 260 immi grants over the next 14 months, he said. Established in 1975, CRIS provides services to refugees and immigrants including citizenship/immigration assistance, community advocacy, health education , leadershi p development and welfare-to-work employment services. For further information about naturalization services , contact Francisco Gonzalez, Charities ' citizenshi p program coordinator , at (415) 543-5669. More than three dozen programs are operated under Catholic Charities auspices in San Mateo, San Francisco and Marin counties. The organization 's annual appeal , Catholic Charities Sunday, will be May 21. More than $200,000 has been raised on past appeals.

But Father Cameron was able to help locate relatives of the children in the United States who were able to take legal custody of them. "The INS was kind of upset with me," he said. "It was a pastoral challenge because we were grateful the INS thoug ht of us as a safe place to take the children."

Marianists to launch new quarterly j ournal The Marianist Center in Cupertino plans to launch a new quarterly public ation , The Center, in July that will treat topics including spirituality, theology and social justice. "The retreat center is making a strong move in social justice issues and believes the journal will compliment the new program in the area," said Kevin Dincher, manager of the Marianist Center. The new quarterl y "is looking for articles that reflect what the Marianist Center is about ," said Dincher. "We are

committed to the poor and the marginalized. We also value inclusively, diversity and ecumenism. We want articles that are nurturing and compassionate, and at the same time challenging and confrontational - a study in spirituality. We will not be reporting the news so we refer to the publication as a journal . The Center will be available primarily at the Mari anist Center, free of charge, although individual copies will be mailed to those who request it, he said. For inquiries regarding articles for consideration , con-

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The effects U.S. and United Nations sanctions on Iraq Congress and at the United Nations on the sanctions ' are having on the peop le of that nation will be the topic of impact on Iraqi citizens. several addresses scheduled in the Bay Area May 5 and 6 According to a spokesperson for Pax Christi USA, by Kath y Kelly, founder of an organization which is sponsoring Kelly s West Coast Fighting the sanctions. speaking tour, "the sanctions are effectivel y Sponsored by the Catholic social justice denying the Iraqi people the basic necessiorganization Pax Christi as well as the ties of life — clean water, adequate food , Archdiocese 's Office of Public Policy and decent health care and education." Social Concerns, the lectures and receptions Both Pope John Paul II and the U.S. will be held May 5 at sites including Mission bishops have strongly criticized the sancSan Rafael , 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, tions which were put in place in 1991 to from 7:30-9 p.m., and the Pastoral Center of punish and destabilize the government of the Archdiocese , 445 Church St., San Saddham Hussein for its intransigent posi¦ Francisco, from 3-4 p.m. tion on weapons inspections. Kathy Kelly On May 6, Kelly is scheduled to speak at In a statement issued last November on two sites in San Francisco: from 1-3 p.m. at St. Anne of the behal f of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops , Sunset Church, Funston and Judah; and from 5-6:30 p.m. at NCCB president Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galvestonthe American Friends Service Committee offices, 65 Ninth Houston , called for an end to the sanctions , stating they had St., organizers said. "broug ht such suffering to the Iraqi people." Founder and director of the Chicago-based Voices in the Kelly is also scheduled to speak in Pleasanton and Santa Wilderness, Kelly has led several fact-finding tours and Clara. Further information on the speaking tour is available medical relief projects to Iraq, and has testified before at (415) 285-2281.

Pulitzer Priz e winner schedules USF lecture Pulitzer Prize winning author Douglas R. Hofstadter will deliver a free lecture from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on April 27 at the University of San Francisco's Harney Science Center, Room 232. Hofstadter, translator of Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gode l, Escher, Bach ,

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A solo-actor performance titled "Sh y lock ," will set the stage for an ecumenical discussion on anti-Semitism at 8 p.m. A pril 25 in the Ira and Lenore S. Gershwin Theater at the University of San Francisco, 2350 Turk Blvd. Gareth Armstron g, a Shakespearean actor , wrote and will perform the piece. The event is being sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco , the Anti-Defamation League and Congregation Emanu-El . Armstrong will also take part in the panel discussion afterwards. He will be joined by Father P. Gerard O'Rourke , director of the archdiocesan Office of Ecumenical and Interreli gious Affairs , and Jonathan Bernstein , ADL regional director. Jessica Ravitz , associate director of the ADL, said Armstrong 's play "forces people to examine where their prejudices come from. He walks people throug h their emotions. By the time the play is over, the audience wants to talk." The play is "insp ired by the money-lending Jew" in Shakespeare 's "Merchant of Venice," and presents Shylock' s point of view - "as filtered throug h the blood y lens of thousands of years of anti-Semitism ," according to materials supplied by the ADL. Adol ph Hitler at one time ordered a change in the script of "The Merchant of Venice." He wanted Shylock' s daughter, Jessica , who elopes with a Christian , to be portrayed as Shylock's illeg itimate daughter by a Christian mother, so the marriage would not involve a mixing of races. Tickets are $35. Checks should be made payable to the ADL, 720 Market St., Suite 800, San Francisco , 94102. For further information , contact Tasha Jordan at (415) 981-3500 , ext. 0.

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Church off icials assessing need in drought areas of Ethiop ia By Declaii Walsh ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CNS) A delegation of Catholic Church officials and aid workers was to travel to the drought-stricken Gode region of eastern Ethiopia to assess needs for a planned emergency aid program . "This famine is what we have been trying to avert for years, but now our aim is to reach the needy. I think it can be contained if all parties come together, " said Abba Tsegaye Keneni, general secretary of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Episcopal Conference. Abba Tsegaye was to travel with representatives of the U.S., Irish , English and Welsh bishops' international aid agencies and Caritas Internationalis , the Church's international aid umbrella organization. Americans' overseas relief agency, Catholic Relief Services , is active in the region and a major partner in the cooperative response to the crisis. The delegation was to fly from the capital, Addis

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agencies such as Caritas were anxiously awaiting the delegation 's report , he said. U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Catherine Bertini visited Gode and warned at a news conference in Addis Ababa April 14 that the current requirement of 800,000 tons of food to avert a crisis could rise by as much as 100,000 tons before the summer. Just over half of the current requirement has been pledged. The United States donated 400,000 tons of wheat while the European Union donated 50,000 tons. The Ethiop ian government has been criticized for continuing its border war with neighboring Eritrea while millions of its citizens face starvation. The government will not say how much it is spending on the war. However, the cost is estimated at $1 million per day. Abba Tsegaye said the war would have little or no impact on the delivery of aid to Gode and other regions. "There is no relationship between the two. One is due to the shortage of rainfall , and the other is a confl ict between peop le , and they are in completel y different regions."

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Nation still suffers

Bay Area Guatemalans to remember slain bishop By Sharon Abercrombie

Wreaking at a Bay Area memorial service two years ago for just -murdered auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi of Guatemala City, Maryknol l Father Dan Jensen started weeping. The 65-year-old Maryknoller said he left the church thinking, "Jensen, you blew it." But his perspective has since changed. Father Jensen now suspects "this might have been my finest hour. I realized 1 was crying not onl y for Gerardi , but for all the refugees in the world, and particularl y those in Guatemal a, who have no one to speak for them. I realized I was feeling in my body this terrible effrontery that has been done to the Body of Christ , to all of us in this world. " Father Jensen had worked with the noted human rights activist in various ways during the late 1970s , mostly doing catechetical and pastoral work. At the time of the bishop 's assassination on April 26, 1998, the Maryknoller was enrolled in a sabbatical program at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley On April 30, Father Jensen, now director of a retirement center for Maryknoll prieste and brothers in Los Altos, will speak once again at a 1 p.m. memorial Mass for Bishop Gerardi at St. Mary 's Cathedral in San Francisco. He could find himself weeping again, he admits. The Mass is being organized by members of the Bay Area Guatemalan community to remember the much-loved Bishop Gerardi for the work he did as coordinator of the Human Rig hts Office of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Father Ron Burke , retired pastor of St. Bruno Parish, San Bruno, and a former missionary to Guatemal a, is one of the organizers. Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini, bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala, has been invited to bcguest celebrant and homilist. The Mass will be followed by a reception at 2:30. Mynor Melgar. Guatemalan human rights lawyer and a visiting scholar at the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley,will provide an update on the still unsolved case of Bishop Gerardi's murder. From 1995-97 , Bishop Gerardi coordinated a team of 400 "animators of reconciliation " who gathered testimonies from thousands who suffered human rights violations at the hands of the Guatemalan military regime, guerilla forces, and other violent groups during the country 's civil war. The project 's purpose was to help heal individuals and the country. The report cited the military as primarily responsible for the violence and oppression. Two days after he officially presented the project findings at the Guatemala City cathedral , the bishop was bludgeoned to death. Father Mario Orantes, a parish colleague, was arrested early in the case, and then released. Several officials working on the investigation have resigned after receiving death threats to themselves and their families. Last month, Father Orantes was again arrested and still denies any involvement. The Maryknolle r remembers Bishop Gerardi as a gentle , uncomplicated man who did not let the possibility of violence deter him. In 1978, the prelate went to Rome to present a report on the country 's state of affairs to the Holy Father. He was not allowed to return to the country at that time, and was forced to reside in Costa Rica. Bishop Gerardi was to later spend an additional two years in Costa Rica when he pulled his entire diocesan pastoral staff from Quiche, Guatemala, to make a public statement how bad things were for the Church there. "It was considered to be a prophetic stand, but not a popular one ," said Father Jensen. Various factions accused Bishop Gerardi of abandoning his diocese. He suffered bouts of self-doubt and depression. Finally, the government allowed him to return to Guatemala, but he never received another diocesan post. Instead, he served in pastoral ministry in Guatemala City until his murder. Memories of other Guatemalan victims, both dead and alive , will occupy the hearts and minds of those attending the Apri l 30 Cathedral Mass. Father Jensen said he will remember Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz , who was kidnapped , raped and tortured for 26 hours by the military in 1989. At the time of the assault, Sister The cemetery at the small Guatemalan town of Panamascontains the graves ofcatechistsand others tortured and killed during the country 's civil war. Many of them servedwith San Franciscop r i e s t Father Ron Burke when he waspastortherefrom 1969-80. Father Burke is among those organizing an April 30 Memorial Mais at St. Mary 's Cathedral for BishopJuan Gerardi of Guatemala who was murderedtwo years ago. Membersof the San FranciscoArchdiocese's contingent to Guatemala and El Salvador last month paid a visit to the site. TARA CARR PHOTO

Ortiz was attending a seminar in Antigua , taught by Father Jensen. The Maryknollpriest narrowly escaped being tortured himself. He will remember 500 of nearl y 1,500 catechists he trai ned in Huehuetenango , Guatemala who were killed during the 1980s. And he will remember another insig h tfu l moment while attending the Ballet Folklorico with a fellow missionary visiting from China. His guest observed, "This is the first time I've ever been to a performance where the ushers carry submachine guns and the audience is separated from the stage by barbed wire." Father Jensen was stunned. "1 hadn 't noticed it because this gradual intimidation had become so much a part of Bishop Juan Gerard i mv own life. " Father Ron Burke has his own painful memories. Stationed in Guatemala from 1969 until 1980, organizing basic ecclesial communities, Father Burke lost 18 of his parish leaders. He finally had to flee the country after one of the men, the father of five young children, was discovered tortured and riddled with 18 bullet holes. The killers left a "hit list " of future targets in the dead man 's hand. Father Burke was at the top, Of the more than 200,000 recorded human rights violations, most of the victims were poor indigenous people. Other victims have included teachers, catechists and clergy. One was Father Stan Rother, a priest of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese. Stationed in Santiago Atitlan , Guatemal a, Father Rother ran programs including a successful educational radio effort. Like Father Burke, Father Rother received death th reats and went back to the U.S. After a time, however, he was told it was safe for him to return to Guatem ala. Father Burke remembers a phone conversation with Father Rother the night before Father Rother returned to Guatemala. "You know you 're going back to die," I told him. "That's a probability." Father Rother was shot and killed a few days later. The two priests had been in a support group together in Guatemala, said Father Burke, admitting he had been initial ly "critical" of Father Rother for silence about the mistreatment he saw all around him. "He said that we were only visitors and that the people had to speak out for themselves. But when they started killing his own people, he began speaking out, " Father Burke said. Father Burke said he could never go back to Guatemala as a missionary, "because I can 't keep my big mouth shut ." In residence at Mission Dolores in San Francisco since retirement , the 75-year-old priest now does what he can for the Guatemalan people from inside die U.S. Both he and Father Jensen are outspoken about the current situation. Even though peace accords were signed in 1996, the plight of the people there is still terrible, said FatherJensen. BISHOP continued on page 19

Millennium of Woman

Happ y are those who have not seen and yet believe. .. Perhaps most of us at one time or another have felt like Thomas in the Gospel of John. He wanted proof the person his fellow disciples had seen was, in fact, Jesus. He wanted tangible, hard evidence that the Christ had appeared , had survived death , had commissioned this group of followers to spread the Good News. The Lord gave it to him — along with a mild reprimand: "You believe because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe." One cannot help but wonder if the contingent of local Catholics who traveled to Central America on our behalf last month might not share a frustration kindred to Christ 's in His post-Easter encounter with Thomas. For several of them it was the first time they had journeyed to Guatemala or El Salvador. It is the first time they had seen, smelled, heard , and tasted this kind of bitter poverty, powerlessness, and danger. Most of them have come back "converts" to action. They need to do something about it. They witnessed the hard evidence. In a very powerful way, the campesinos and indigenous peoples they met showed them their wounds; they let our people put their hands "in their sides". They have come to view with new eyes the hundreds of men, women and children who have come to find better lives right here in the Bay Area. These new disciples to action have also become comrades in frustration with others who want the rest of us to share their conviction , their knowledge, their sense of urgency. Why aren't more of us rattling the hinges off the doors of our Congressional representatives to tell them U.S. policy has to change? Why aren 't more parishes adopting "sister parishes"? Why isn't more taught about social justice, etc. in our schools and religious education classes? But we are much like Thomas. The reality of the brutal lives of millions of our sisters and brothers in Central America has not penetrated into our own lives. As one reader recently noted in a telephone conversation: "We look at the pictures, and we say, 'That's too bad,' and we go on with our lives." The same kind of why-don't-they-see-and-help frustration, it seems, must also be shared by those who are battling famine in Africa (see page 10), poorly aimed sanctions in Iraq (page 6), or cruel immigration laws (page 6). The list can be a long one. Candidly, one of the weekly challenges of this newspaper is to share the stories of need, the stories of courage, the stories of persons doing Christ's work effectively enough that the Thomas in us is satisfied. Feedback tells us Catholic San Francisco readers do , in fac t, respond generously and consistently. Many of you do not just go on with your lives. You are not numbed by mantra, "There is so much need. What can I possibly do?" For example, you realize that even if one has limited resources, prayer and solidarity remain fundamental weapons in combating poverty, injustice and ignorance. You are humble enough to risk being "just one voice " that joined to others can become a chorus for justic e and change and caring. And you are animated by not only raw, natural human compassion, but the conviction that Christ has instructed us to love one another as He loved us. And proved it by dying for us. DMY

1 am impressed with Catholic San Francisco 's leadershi p in initiating a column ("Prodi gal daug hter ," Marc h 31 , by Kamille Maher) dealing with the needs and contributions of women , and especially young women. In my op inion our professional leadershi p would be very timel y and wide to focus on the role women in our American society in this new milliennium. In fact, it could well be what our div ine Lord wants it to be: the Millennium of the Woman. As we all know, our male culture has had control for thousands of years. Some of what we have accomp lished has been effective , but some ineffective. It will be very interesting to see now it all plays out by 2999 A.D. George E. Boisson San Francisco ¦

Gospel of life

Dialogue welcome, but

I welcome Michael Siani' s April 7 invitation to "start an open discussion between the Church hierarchy and the peop le who are concerned about gay issues and women 's issues." I think it might even be possible that some of the peop le who are concerned about those issues are members of the Church hierarchy. But Mr. Siani' s arguments appear to have no content except what is currentl y popular. He seems to be saying that the churches in the Bay Area counties should change their position on same-sex marriage because a majority of the voters in those counties voted against Proposition 22. Further , he says, "The traditional definition of marriage may not app ly in Marc h 2000." Apply to what? The behavior of contemporary society ? Well , so what? 1 Since when has that been the model for the Church? The day the Church tailors its teaching to the mores of any society is the day it should close up shop. Mr. Siani closes by say ing, "Maybe we can get the ball rolling in the Bay Are a and bring our Church into sync with our lives." Well, one of the great values of the Church , for me anyway, is precisel y that it is not "in sync with my life." I just hope I'll always keep try ing to bring my own life into sync with the Church! Gibbons J. Cooney San Francisco

I read with great interest Archbishop Levada 's "Reflections from Death Row" (March 31) I felt that the report Archbishop William J. Levada gave on his "long-anticipated day on death row " was very revealing, especiall y in regard to the Archbishop 's remarks , "What had not occurred to me before my conversations with some of them was how much they care that society, the rest of us, cannot or will not forg ive. That 's what sustaining the death penalty seems to come down to from the view inside the walls." Who is going to take the message to our death row inmates that many of us do care and do forg ive? Who can best do it so that this message will leave an "indelible mark"? We who do care and do forg ive want to provide "a loving presence" to them at their hour. If our death row inmates would allow the Archbishop Levada the privilege of providing this "Loving Presence " at their appointed time , those of us who do care and do forgive will be truly blessed. Please, Archbishop Levada, continue to help the people of God in a "mi ghty way" respond quickl y to the Pope 's encyclical The Gospel of Life. Alan A. Cereghino Merced

E T T E E S

'Sync' with Church

Regarding the last sentence of the April 7 letter from Michael A. Slant, San Francisco ("Maybe we can get the ball rolling in the Bay Area and bring our Church into sync with our lives"), I offer this suggestion: Maybe we can get the ball rolling in the Bay Area and bring our lives into sync with our Church. Patricia Kerby San Rafael

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Moral relativism?

This is prompted by and in response to dialogue suggested by letters of Mr. Fitzgerald and Sinai in the April 7 Catholic San Francisco. Buying into the proposition that immoral conduct should be condoned and respected because such has been verbalized as "gay ", "sexual orientation " or "sexual preference", rather than sexual perversion , is fallacy. The three monotheistic reli gions — Judaism , Christianity, and Islam — all condemn such conduct as immoral (as well as do the "cultural societal mores" of Buddhism , Hinduism etc). The precursor to their teachings is the natural law of the Creator, which is that the biological function of sex is procreation. Acts of bestial ity, pedop hilia , lesbianism and homosexuality cannot achieve procreation and are, therefore , acts of sexual perversion. The magesterium of our Churc h, whose teachings have steadfastly endured from its inception (desp ite heretical attacks throughout the centuries from Arianism down to the modem day attacks on the sanctity of life, attempts to redefine the sacrament of marriage, and the feminist activist agenda) will and must continue uncompromised. Accepting the propaganda of modem culture and its moral relativism is folly. That the Bay Area counties voted differently than the majority of Californians on Proposition 22 is irrelevant . "Truth" is eternal and immutable . In the matter of morals and faith, the holder and keeper of the "Truth" is the Hol y Catholic Church. We should live our lives "in sync" with the teachings of that Church and not vice versa. Richard T LemMon Atherton

Share my joy

I would like to share with you my story. I have suffered arthritis of the knees and a pain in my lower back for years . I have taken all kinds of medication , done therapy, MRIs. LETTERS, page 15

O RDINARY T IME

Easter: who will roll away the stone? Dear Friends in Christ , Who will take away the stone? This was the question on the minds of the women who broug ht sp ices and perfume to the tomb of Jesus the morning after the Sabbath. But they found that the stone had already been 'rolled back , and Jesus was risen from the dead! Who will take away the stone that keeps us mired in sin and darkness? Jesus , by making us one with Him in His paschal mystery — His death and resurrection. He does this throug h water and the Holy Spiri t in baptism. He does this in the hol y Eucharist at Easter and in every Mass, when He makes present for us and with us His saving sacrifice on the cross and clothes us with a share in His new and risen life. Who will take away the stone of memory and history, of the sins committed even in the name of Christ over these past 2,000 years? Onl y Jesus , as we ask pardon for all our sins , past and present , and let Jesus be our mediator, the instrument of our forg iveness and healing. For it is He who has taken the clay of our humanity for 2,000 years arid made the saints of heaven.

Who will finall y take away the stone to let the darkness of the tomb be overcome by li ght? Christ , the Light of the World! The One who proclaims the truth about God and humanity, about creation and redemption , about death and life. He alone can provide the true li ght which enli ghtens every person in the world , and which can overcome the darkness of violence , hatred , war, injustice and neglect by the li ght of the peace, joy and love of the Risen One. We celebrate the great Jubilee of the Year 2000 with gratefu l hearts for the great gifts of our gracious God. This gift of resurrection , of Christ 's risen life , of His new life made ours in baptism , of the promise of eternal life of which Easter is the pledge — these are the reason for the joy of this Jubilee. No wonder that from the beginning the disciples have gathered on the first day of the week, Sunday, when Jesus rose from the dead , to experience in word and sacrament His presence in the Eucharist , and to take from that Sunday Mass by our witness of holy lives and by our love of nei ghbor in charity and justice the great good news:

. . . the stone of darkness and sin has been rolled hack! He is risen, and goes ahead of us to the ends of the earth, and to the end of time!

Archbishop William J. Levada

the stone of darkness and sin has been rolled back! He is risen , and goes ahead of us to the ends of the earth , and to the end of time ! , Happy Easter to you all.

^ IAH ILOS S^I C^JV -J ^

Most Rev. William J. Levada Archbishop of San Francisco

On BeingCatholic

Holy Sepulcher: earthy lessons

Father Milton T. Walsh X. he Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem is the holiest place in the Christian world , yet it is not very impressive: dark, cluttered and divided within both by masonry and the mutual suspicion of the several Christian communities which lay claim to it. The Sepulcher is perhaps the most human shrine in the Christian world, because it is the messiest. Let us go back in time and uncover what this place looked like on a spring afternoon nearly 2,000 years ago. Imagine yourself in an empty lot just outside the city walls of Jerusalem. Facing east, the wall is directl y before you , and not far off. About a block away on the right the city wall makes a sharp perpendi cular turn, so that the wall also stands to your right. Along this wall there is a road , and a gate into the city. The garden in which you stand had been used centuries before as a quarry, and the drop of ground level creates a wall of stone into which tombs have been carved. Before you stands a small outcropping of rock, which had been cut around during the quarry days because the quality of its stone was not good. This little hillock stands about 15 feet high . It was on this modest knoll that Jesus and the other criminals were executed , in full view of people entering and leaving the city. In one of the nearb y tombs he was buried. From the very first Easter, this spot has been cherished by the followers of Jesus because of His death and resurrection. (Some scholars suggest that the end of Mark 's Gospel is based on an annual liturgy celebrated by early Christians at the empty tomb of Jesus.) When the Romans replaced Jerusalem with a pagan city in the second century, they built two large temples: one on the

et of competing liturg ies, the blaring of the organ , the jostling crowds do little to evoke the serenity and peace of the first Easter morning. It is not surprising that visitors seek refuge at the "Garden Tomb," a verdan t and quiet park outside the old city which seems much more consonant with our mental picture of the tomb of Jesus. The Garden Tomb may be more pleasing, but it is artificial . Down through the centuries Christian s have venerated the area of the church of the Holy Sepulcher as the site of Jesus ' death and resurrection, and the archeological evidence strongly favors this identification. But the raucous, dingy and cluttered Sepulcher has its own lesson to teach . Sin builds with pride, destroys with vengeance, covets with jealousy. This is the world Jesus came to save, and this is the world we find in the Holy Sepulcher. The holiest shrine of the Christian faith is not an oasis, nor even a particularly uplifting piece of architecture. But it presents in no uncertain terms the human reality, and it is into this reality — the world's reality, our reality — that Christ has chosen to set the seal of His death and resurrection until the arrival of the onl y truly beautiful temple, the heavenly kingdom. On Easter Monday three years ago I went to celebrate the Eucharist in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. "The holiest shrine of the Christian faith is not I was joined by a devout young man from Mexico. an oasis , nor even a particularly uplifting piece of architecture ," writes Father Milton T. Walsh. Although he was very familiar with the prayers of the Crowds await entry to the Church of the liturgy, when it came time for Communion he declined , Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 's Old City. saying, "I can 't receive Communion because I've been away from the Church for two years and haven 't gone to site of the Jewish Temple and one here. With the legal- Confession." 1 suggested that he receive Communion, ization of Christianity in the fourth century, it was pos- and that I would hear his confession ri ght after Mass. He sible to uncover the site. As workers cleared away the did so, and after the confession he told me, "I've been rubble, there stood the mound of Golgotha and the wall coming to the Holy Sepulcher every day to pray, but with of tombs, including that from which Jesus rose. the crowds I was able to simply avoid Communion. Constantine built a large church, a rotunda surrounding Today, there was nowhere to hide!" the tomb of Christ, and he placed a golden cross atop Not unlike the first Easter morning: disci ples fearful Calvary. The rotunda was called the Anastasis, the place and confused , conscious of their failures and unworthiof the resurrection. ness — and the risen Christ ambushes them. He comes This complex of buildings stood until 1009, when a to them. He doesn 't wait for them to find Him. And He mad caliph razed all the structures to the ground, pro- gives them hope and encouragement. What a grace, to voking the Crusades. The crusaders rebuilt the church, see the Easter story lived out again in the very place enclosing within it both the tomb of Jesus and the little where it first happened. Truly, Christ is risen! hill of Calvary. It is this buildin g which is the goal of Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Many find the Church of the Hol y Sepulcher a disFather Milton T. Walsh is dean of students and an appointment , and the incessant squabbles among the assistant professor of systematic theology at clerics who lead worship there to be a scandal. The rackSt. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Family Lif e

'Lifting up ' our pain and multi-tasking "A l ire you

multi-tasking ?" asked my lnend in the midstream of a telephone conversation. "Yes, as a matter of fact ," 1 answered , "I'm folding laundry. " "Oh , good," she laug hed with the swishing and clinking of dishwashing in the background. "1 wouldn 't dream of talking on the phone to a mother who wasn 't multi-tasking. " Whether by necessity or by nature , many of us mothers learn to do several things at once. One Halloween ni ght 1 was simultaneo usl y breastfeeding a newborn baby, talking on the telep hone , and passing out cand y to trick-or-treaters. I must have resembled one of those bare-chested Hindu goddesses with multi ple arms. There are moments , I can tell you , when all of those appendages would come in hand y, like when I'm try ing to prepare a meal , run a load of wash , and help a child with his school work all at the same time. Since becoming a mother, the only moments I have been completel y focused on a single endeavor were during the births of my children . Only then, during the pangs of labor, has all regard for other concerns, projects and even people

evaporated. "Get out of my face!" 1have screamed at obstetric nurses try ing to acquire my signature or take vital signs. "Don 't touch me!" 1have yelled at my husband try ing to administer the massage and acupressure techni ques we learned in childbirth classes. Once a contraction was over, I was bac k to my efficient self — hurriedl y si gning papers while the necessary medical observations were being made - until the next wave of pain arrived. Yes, pain has a way of monopolizing our attenlion. And yet, throug h the Church , particularl y through the lives of the saints , 1 have learned that even pain can be a multi-ta sking opportunity. When unite d with the sufferings of Christ , periods of illness , trips to the dentist , even irritating inconveniences can be transformed into acts of reparation for sins. A middle-aged Catholic woman once told me that "lifting up " suffering for the sake of souls was passe. Long ago she had been taught the idea in Catholic school , she said , but she was relieved it had gone the way of the dodo bird. Perhaps the Church' s belief in vicarious suffering had been presented to her in an oppressive or uncompelling way. Or perh aps she just didn 't get it. Either way, what a pity. I can-

not imag ine crossing the threshhold into old age without the comfort of knowing my future infirmities will not be suffered in vain. Sooner or later we all suffer something or other; it is an inescapable fact of human existence. And when we do, how encouraging it is to look upon our Lord on the cross and see our salvation. The hope that my persevering with Him will bring eternal life with Him is the only antidote to despair I know. It already has brought me throug h not only the biggies, like childbirth , but also the relative l y little , though try ing, ep isodes of a busy mother 's life.

Vivian W. Dudro

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

The Catholic Diff erence

Next papal enclave: wide open Jin a sidebar to a Time cover story on Pope John Paul II's Holy Land journey, Father Richard McBrien of Notre Dame announced , with the assuredness of a man holding a royal straig ht flush , "The next pope will be an Italian in his 70s." I haven 't a clue as to the source of Father McBrien 's confidence about this. But while his prediction may not tell us much about the outcome of the next papal conclave, it does speak volumes about the disposition of self-styled liberal Catholicism these days. As the Pope 's epic Holy Land pilgrimage demonstrated, both the world's and the Church's expectations of a pope have changed dramaticall y since 1978. The world and the Church now expect the Pope to be an evangelist , a pastor, and a witness. Those expectations will have to weigh on the deliberations of the College of Cardinals when it comes time — many years from now, I hope — to choose a new Bishop of Rome. The cardinals must know they are not choosing a pope for themselve s, for the hierarch y, or for the Roman Curia. They are choosing a pope for the universal Church and for the world. And both the Church and the world have gotten a new idea of what a pope ought to be and do. This means that the next conclave will be wide' open. All the old saws — fat pope followed by thin pope, tall pope by short pope, northern Italian by southern Italian, political pope by spiritual pope — can be thrown into the

QUESTION ©CORNER Father John Dietzen

y) . Our question is about the passages in Matthew and Mar k where Jesus tells discip les they must "take up their cross " if they are to follow Him. How would they have understood this since it was Jesus ' death on the cross that gave the cross its significance ? And obviously that had not happened y et. Does it have to do with the fact that the Gospels were written after the resurrection , when the apostles knew about His death on the cross ? (Missouri) A. That certainl y would be a significant part of the answer. Whatever Jesus actually said in this context, it is certain earl y Christians would have read these words in the

newsroom trash can. The job description has changed, and because of that , so has the electoral situation. Race , ethnicity, and nationality will mean virtuall y nothing in the next conclave. Neither , I expect , will age. The past two centuries have tended toward long pontificates, and in two cases (Pius IX and Leo XIII , Pius XI and Pius XII) lengthy papacies followed hard on each other 's heels. To be sure , there will be major issues for the cardinals to address. But in making that choice, the overriding question will not be, "Where was this man born?" The overriding question will be, "Who can offer the world the kind oi papal ministry we saw in Jerusalem in March 2000?" The answer may be an Italian , But if so, he won 't be elected because he 's an Italian . He will be elected because he has the qualities to continue the Petrine ministry of public presence John Paul II has created. Father McBrien 's nostal gia for the Italian papacy represents , of course , a dramatic about-face for liberal Catholicism. Twenty-two years ago, the liberal demand was to break the Italian hegemony. That was done, to the great satisfaction of liberals and the intense dismay of many middle-level staffers in the permanent bureaucracy in Rome. The bureaucrats' dismay has endured, to one degree or another, even as the liberal Catholic mind has soured on the results of a non-Italian 's election, for which liberal s once agitated. Now, we are presented with the odd picture of liberal American Catholics in league with Italian curialists

(usuall y the targets of libo H eral animosity) demando o. ing (in the form of confiW dent predictions) a return to the Italian papacy. z 3= o It is all too strange. The electoral demographics of the College of Cardinal s also mitigate against the kind of neat answer Father McBrien gave Time. In the next conclave , Italian cardinals will compose a smaller percentage of the electorate than they have in a millennium. Third World cardinals will have more wei ght than ever. But the most decisive fact about the electorate is that the vast majority of it will have been chosen by John Paul II — which is to say, the vast majority of it will have been formed by his image of the papacy. It would be foolhard y to suppose that every one of John Paul's cardinals has internalized the Pope 's vision of an evangelicalpastoral papacy rather than a managerial one. But it is at least as foolhard y to assume this electorate will follow the pre- 1978 rulebook. The next papal election will be the most open in history. That is another accomplishment of John Paul II.

George Weigel

George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Timing of Jesus' exhortation about cross? Gospels of Matthew (10:38 and 16:24) and Mark (8-34) with their minds on the death of Jesus. The Church's well-established teaching about the formation and writing of the four Gospels supports that interpretation. In their preaching during the first decades after the Lord's death and resurrection , "the apostles passed on to their listeners what was really said and done by the LoTd with that fuller understanding which they enjoyed" after being instructed by the Spirit following the resurrection and Pentecost (The Historical Truth of the Gospels, instruction of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1964). The instruction explains that just as Jesus, after the resurrection , interpreted to them passages of the Old Testament and His own words, so the apostles interpreted His words and actions from the perspective of their enl i ghtened beliefs and the needs of their listeners. These apostolic teachings then found their way into the written Gospels, with each of the evangelists presenting the Jife and teachings of Jesus according to his own theological purpose and fonns of expression. (See the encycli-

cal, The Promotion of Biblical Studies , Pius XII, 1943; and the above instruction.) In this way, words of Jesus spoken before His death were seen and understood later in the context of His death and presence in the living community of believers. We should note , however, these verses would have a particular spiritual significance even before Calvary. Punishment by death on the cross was common in those days. Chances are the people in the entourage of Jesus had looked on frequentl y as condemned men carried their crosses, at least the upper cross bar, to the place of crucifixion. Commentators have noted that when Jesus adopted this exhortation to carry the cross in the way the Gospels suggest, He would also be urging followers to submit themselves to God's authority in some way comparable to the condemned criminals' submission to Roman authority. (Questions for Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, IL 6165J. This column is copyrig hted by Catholic New Service.)

SCRIPTURE ©L ITURGY This is truly 'the day the Lord has made This glorious Sunday both concludes the sacred Triduum and launches us into the 50-day Easter celebration , which is considered one prolonged feast , or better "one great Sunday," according to St. Athanasius. As you would suspect , the Church has chosen rich fare to nourish us at the Liturgy of the Word on this preeminent day "the Lord has made." Perhaps these reflections on each text will make the proclamation of the Word in your parish assembly the event that gathers you in. Acts of the Aposlles 10:34a, 37-43. Our author puts this speech on the lips of Peter as he addresses the household of Cornelius, largely composed of Gentiles. We thrill to hear that God was acting in the ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ onl y to offer to all who believe the "forgiveness of sins through his name" and the welcome into the community of believers . Those who first proclaimed were "witnesses" of the events, "who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead ." We who "eat and drink" this proclamation of the Word are one with them in their experience of the risen Jesus and no less "commissioned". Psalm 118. This pil grimage Psalm springs readil y to the lips of a pilgrim Church , whose journey is propelled by the completed journey of Jesus the Lord — "the stone which the builders rejected..." now "becomes the cornerstone." His day makes our own day : "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad." Colossians 3:1-4. Using spatial language, the author contrasts a pre-baptism life ("what is on earth") with that of a post-baptism life ("what is above"). While our ultimate resurrection remains the surprise of the final day —"When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with Him in glory"—even now thanks to our baptism we can make choices that preview the final day 's glory: "If then you were raised with Christ , see what is above , where Christ is seated at the right hand of God." I Corinthians 5:6b-8. What could be more appropriate for the Christian Passover celebration than Paul's exhortation to live new lives in terms of the unleavened bread of

Easter Sunday Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4 or / Corinthians 5:6b-8 John 20: 1 -9 or Mark 16:1 -7 or at afternoon Masses, Luke 24:13-35

Father David M. Pettingill the Jewish Passover? "Clear out the old yeast, so that you may become a fresh batch of dough , inasmuch as you are unleavened." As always with Paul , he can exhort Christians to new patterns of behavior because something has happened for them and to them: "For our paschal lamb , Christ, has been sacrificed.... Therefore , let us celebrate the feast...with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." John 20:1-9. Like the beloved disciple who was so uni quely loved by Jesus, we who are cherished by friends who love us can touch the risen Jesus by our Church's resurrection faith. This disciple leaned upon the chest of Jesus at the supper, positioned not unlike the Word at the heart of the Father. From this position of disclosure , intimacy, and love , this disciple remains faithful during Jesus' passion , attends Jesus ' trial , represents the community of believers at the foot of the cross, and ultimately runs to the tomb where "he saw and believed." He saw the burial cloths unneeded (in contrast to those needed for Lazaru s who merely came back from the dead only to die again) and believed that

Jesus had been raised to deathless, end-time glory. He was so loved that he believed. Those who support us with their love assure us that the source of that love has been raised. Mark 16:1-7. What hope the "young man...clothed in a white robe" offers flawed and failed disciples then and now: "You seek Jesus of Nazareth , the crucified. He has been raised; He is not here.... But go and tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is going before you to Galilee : there you will see Him, as He told you.'" Mark had Jesus say to His disciples on the way to the Mount of Olives, "All of you will hav e your faith shaken , for it is written: I will strike the shepherd , and the sheep will be dispersed . But after I am raised up, I shall go before you to Galilee." It is the crucified and risen Jesus who alone can forgive, gather, and mission failed disciples.' Here He is in our assembly to do just that. Luke 24:13-35. Our beloved Emmaus story answers the question , "How do subsequent generations encounter the risen Jesus?" The answer illumines us: The risen Jesus penetrates us through the Word of God, which He interprets for us , makes our hearts thereby burn "within us," enables us to recognize Him "in the breaking of the bread," and persuades us to tell our experiences to others. That 's how. May these sacred texts, proclaimed in your parish Easter assemblies, deliver to your hearts what they say and lead you to the table where we share in "the day the Lord has made."

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

'Shouts of j oy which arise from the whole assembly' Music in Catholic Worshi p (the NCCB document revised in 1983 regarding.music in the liturgy) has much to say about the role of music in the liturgy. To begin with , the document continuall y and implicitly refers back to the central musical principle found in the constitution on the sacred liturgy. The constitution , Sacrosanctum Concilium, states in parag raph 112, "as sacred song united to words it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy." If music is indeed a "necessary or integral" part of the liturgy, and we profess this truth , then why do we pay it "lip service?" Why do we too frequentl y allow something that doesn 't exist, "the silent Mass," to enter into our experience? Or if we believe in music 's power and place within the liturgy, then wh y do we not prepare for musical celebrations that follow the other princi ples of the music documents? I once substituted as an organist for a parish and found it to be an inspirational experience that would shape my appreciation of the proper role of music in the liturgy even to the present day. Often , I draw strength and inspiration from this experience when discouraged in the tiring and often exasperating task of serving as a musician in the Church. I was an undergraduate student in music education. First I was greeted several weeks early with not only a well prepared liturgy but also all of the scores I would need to prepare to effectively accompany the sung liturgy. This mailing was followed up with a call from a faith-filled and joyful woman who served the parish as cantor. She was one of several cantors who received a meager stipend for her work but confessed more gratitude for the privilege of serving

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Father James McKearney the Lord and the people as a minister than as a paid employee. She was more embarrassed to speak of money than I was. After all , I was a naive, struggling college student who appreciated the opportunity to play the organ and receive compensation to boot !As a result of the experience I accepted a part-time assistant organist position in this vibrant community while continuing with my studies. I was to remain at that parish for eight years! I found that I received more from the experience than I could ever possibly give. For those in ministerial relationships this may strike a familiar chord — we often receive much more from than we give to those to whom we minister.

Street. That evening I had the best sleep and was cured of all my pain. I feel a miracle was performed and Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit , healed me. Father Bain was the instrument and I will never forget him. I pray very often to thank the Almighty for healing me.

The thing that most converted me was the attention the parish paid to the acclamations of the Mass. I was initially shocked to discover there was no "offertory song," but more attention paid to the alleluia , the sanctus , the memorial acclamation, the sung doxology (when the priest holds the eucharistic elements and sings , "throug h him , with him , in him in the unity of the Holy Spirit all glory and honor is yours almighty Father, for ever and ever") and the Great Amen. In rehearsal we spent more time on the proper balancing of the organ and cantor 's singing to effectively lead the heartfelt response of the assembly, than on any other element. The result was awesome and deeply, prayerfull y, life changing. Instantly I gained a new appreciation for those little things "stuck into" the Mass called the acclamations. I learned from the experience what the parish knew instinctively and what I was to learn later in the documents. In Music in Catholic Worship the bishops state that the five acclamations listed above are "shouts of joy which arise from the whole assembly" and "make some of the most significant moments of the Mass stand out." These acclamations "ought to be sung even at Masses in which little else is sung." What a wonderful insi ght for us who joyfully sing the Easter mysteries. Let us internalize this princi ple and through our shouts of joy give new meaning to li p service. Father McKearney is a Sulpician candidate from the Archdiocese of Hartford , Conn., and director of music for St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Your great article hel ped in giving me knowledge that there is work done by the Almighty. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Gladys Santy San Francisco

Ed note: A Mass for Healing with Father Bain as presi der is scheduled April 29 f or St. Mary ' s Cathedral , 1111 Gough St.; the Mass will beg in following 11:30 am. recitation of the rosary. For information , call (415) 897-6686 or (415) 663-1139 .

School of Pastoral Leadership For registration materials and additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 242-9087. Pre-registration is necessary or many of these programs. May 13: "2nd annual Spirituality of Aging Retreat" with Sister M. Timothy Prokes , author of Toward a Theology of the Body, speaking on "Aging: The Challenge of Bringing Life to Fullness ," 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF with Mass at 12:10 p.m. $20 fee includes lunch and program materials.

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

Program Director.

April 25: "Come Away and Rest Awhile ," Tuesdays spent listening to God's promptings in the recesses of one's heart using Scripture, nature, and life experience. Bring a Bible. Facilitated by Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto. May 9, 16, 23, 30: "Be Still and Know That I Am God," a similar Tuesdays program with Sister Rosina that will expand understanding of "how God speaks to us." May 13: "Experiencing God in the Seasons of Our Life," a Scripture and photography oriented day looking at the seasons as icons of God's presence and that can awaken a deeper understanding of the seasons of fife. Carol Fowler, facififator. May 13: "Unbreakable Bonds: Mothers and Daughters in the 21st Century," a relaxing day allowing moms and daughters , 16 years of age or older, to have time together and let the Christian tradition strengthen their bond. Carol Kaplan, facilitator. May 21, June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10: "Living the Beatitudes in the 21st Century," afternoon sessions with popular facilitato rs exploring the call to holiness and learning to respond with love, compassion, peace and justice to daily encounters. May 21, Sister Toni Longo, facilitator. June 11, Capuchin Father Gerald Barron, facilitator. MERCY CENTER 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees, times and other offerings call (650) 340-7474. April 25; May 8, 15: "The Quest for Meaning: Finding Ourselves in the Second Half of Life ," a dialogue series providing an opportunity lor people in the 2nd half of life to explore and clarify values; with Ann Berens and Sandi Peters. May 5-7; July 7-9: Centering Prayer Retreat weekends following First Friday Taize Prayer. Facilitated by Vicky Boitz and Mercy Sistet Marguerite Buchanan. Centering Prayer Days with Vicky and Sister Marguerite will take place on April 8 and June 3. SANTA SABINA CENTER 25 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael. For fees, times and other offerings, call (415) 457-7727. May 19-21: "The Intimate Merton: His Life From His Journals" with Jonathan Montaldo who edited the recently published selections fro m Merton's diaries. Ongoing gatherings for quiet and shared reflections on Merlon's writings continue on May 16. Silver Penny Farm otters retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Rd., Petaluma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and sitting room with fireplace. Call Father Ray Smith for a brochure at (707) 762-1498.

Taize Prayer Around the Cross 3rd Tues. at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280. 1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, SF. Call (415) 288-3809. 3rd Thurs. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, facilitated by Sister Toni Longo. Call (650) 325-5614. 2nd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Presentation Sisters Motherhouse Chapel, Turk and Masonic, SF. Call Sister Monica Miller, PBVM at (415) 751-0406, ext. 22; and at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke Parish, 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City. Call (650) 345-6660. 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Call Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at (650) 340-7452.

Social Justice/Respect Life April 29: Environmental Justice Roundtable providing an opportunity to meet other faith-based advocates and learn about issues and projects as well as hear from legislative and state agency staff about current environmental justice policy questions; 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N St., Sacramento. A fitting prelude to Lobby Day. Call (916) 443-3734. May 2: "Lobby Day 2000," a hands-on political immersion in Sacramento including speakers on the lobbying process and one-on-one meetings with legislators. Call Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns at (415) 565-3673.

Consolation Ministry April 26: "Living With Grief: Children, Adolescents and Loss," 7th annual Hospice Foundation of America live-via-satellite teleconference with ABC's Cokie Roberts as moderator, 10:30 a.m. - 1p.m. at 1900 S. Norfolk , Ste. 200, San Mateo. Sponsored locally by John Hancock Financial Services. To reserve a place or for more information , call (888) 598-5454, ext. 113. Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by Catholic

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Charities and Mid-Peninsula Hospice. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. Ongoing Sessions: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish at the Parish Center, Fulton and James St., Redwood City, Thurs., 6-7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802. 1st Mon. at 7:30 p.m. and 1st Thurs. at 9:30 a.m., Our Lady of Angels St. Francis Room/Upper Hall, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame. Call Consolation Minister Sarah DiMare at (650) 697-7582. St. Gabriel Parish, 40th Ave. and Ulloa, SF; 1st & 3rd Tues., 7-9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 5647882. St. Hilary Parish, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon; 1st & 3rd Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659. Structured 8-week Session: Our Lady of Loretto, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, evenings or afternoons available. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171 , St. Isabella Parish, One Trinity Way, San Rafael , evenings. Call Pat Sack at (415) 4791560. For Parents Who Have Lost a Child: Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 2nd Mon. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Children/Teen Groups: Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. "Compassionate Friends," a non-profit organization offering friendship and support to families who have experienced the death of a child, meet on 2nd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF. Call Marianne Lino at (415) 892-7969.

of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno', 24 hours everyday, Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Lynn King at (650) 349-0498 or Jim McGill at (650) 5743918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801.St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Tuesdays, 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave . at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following S a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m. Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751. St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, M - F 7:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass until Sat. at 8 p.m. also on Thurs . during Lent after 12:10 p.m. Mass until 5:45 p.m.

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May 26-28: Beginning Experience, a weekend designed to help widowed, divorced, separated persons make a new beginning in life and move on to the future with renewed hope at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. Call Lanier Reeves at (650) 375-8332. Catholic Charities San Mateo Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) internships available. Full case loads, supervision and training with a wide diversity of clients, ages and issues. Positions in Sept. or sooner. Call Carmelina Borg, MFT, at (650) 6855866 or David Ross, Ph.D. at (650) 685-5865. Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption and Foster Care Program is looking for prospective adopting families for children. Attend a free information meeting on the first Thurs. of every month at 7 p.m. at 814 Mission St., 5th floor, SF or on the second Tuesday at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo. Call (415) 844-4781. Introductory sessions of Seton Medical Center 's Natural Family Planning program will be held through this fall. The office also offers educational programs for youth on topics including the changes that occur during puberty and the responsibility of relationships. Health educators are also available to speak about NFP, infertility, adolescent sexuality, preparing for pregnancy, perinatal loss and drug abuse in pregnancy. Call (650) 301-8896. Retrouvaille , a program for troubled marriages, has upcoming weekends. Separated or near divorced couples are encouraged to attend. Call Lolette or Tony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

You may contact the Young Adult Ministry office of the Archdiocese by phone at (415) 565-3629; by e-mail at mjansen@sfyam.org or christineop@sfyam.org; or visit the ministry's website at www.sfyam.org. Unless other wise noted contact the Young Adult Office for additional information about the following activities. The date for Fall Fest 2000, the largest Young Adult conference in the region, Is Oct. 14. Volunteer opportunities available. Young Adult communities have been established at the following parishes. Please call the numbers listed for more information. St. Dominic, SF, (415) 567-7824; St. Gabriel, SF, (415) 731-0650; St. Vincent de Paul, SF, (415) 922-1010; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, (650) 343-5809; St. Andrew , Daly City, (650) 756-3223.

At the Cemetery 1st Sat. of the month Mass in All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. All liturgies begin at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma. For more information , call (650) 756-2060.

Prayer/Devotions April 30: Monthly Mass for people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church, 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m. Last Sunday of every month. Call (415) 863-7515. Wed. and Fri. during Lent be part of "Lenten Worship in the Byzantine Catholic Tradition," at Our Lady of Fatima Byzantine Catholic Church, 101 20th Aye at Lake St., SF. Call (415) 752-2052. Weekdays: Radio Rosary, 7 p.m., 1400 AM KVTO, includes prayer, meditation, news, homilies. Call (415) 282-0861. 2nd Sun.: Pray for Priests , 3:30 p.m. at Star of the Sea Parish, 4420 Geary Blvd. at 8th Ave., SF. Call (415) 751-0450. Centering Prayer: Mon. 7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m., Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., SF. Call Sr. Cathy Cahurat (415) 553-8776; Tues. 7;30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd., SF. Call Chuck Cannon at (415) 7528439; Sat. 10 a.m. -12 noon, St. Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Ave., SF. Call Coralis Salvador at (415) 753-1920; Tue. 7-7:50 a.m., St. Raphael Church , 1104 5th Ave., San Rafael. Call Patricia Hartnett at (510) 215-6931. Thursday: The laity prayer cenacle of Marian Movement of Priests meets at 7 p.m., St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison Ave., Sausalito. Call (415) 331-3306. Mass in American Sign Language is celebrated each Sun. at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict Parish, 1801 Octavia (between Pine and California) in SF. A sign language Mass is celebrated at St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middiefield Rd., Menlo Park on the third Sat. of the month at 10:30 a.m. and later that day at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. (at Bon Air Rd.), Kentfield. For information, call St. Benedict at (415) 567-9855 (voice) or (415) 567-0438 (TDD).

Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativity , 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, 24 hours everyday, and (650) 3223013. 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, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. 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. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady

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Lectures/Classes/Exhibits April 26: Emily Dickinson scholar, Jesuit Father John Fitzgibbons, speaks at the Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St., at 4:45 p.m. Call (415) 597-6700. May 16: Songwriter and former St. Louis Jesuit, Dan Schutte, talks about his work as a sacred song writer at Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 7-8:30 p.m. All are welcome. The composer of Here I Am , Lord, Sing a New Song, and You Are Near is now a resident of the archdiocese. Thursday morning Lectionary-based Bible study with Father Jose Corral at St. Anthony Church, 3500 Middiefield Rd., Menlo Park. 9 - 10:30 a.m. Child care for children 3 years and above is available. Call (650) 366-4692.

Food & Fun Parish Soccer League invites new teams. Games played on Saturday mornings at 9 and 11 o'clock on Peninsula from Feb. - June. Men and women invited. Call Otto Sterba, commissioner at (650) 968-6708. April 29: Spring Gala honoring alumni and friends of USF at SF's mark Hopkins Hotel with no-host cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Al Alessandri will specially honored as alumnus of the year. $75 per person. Call (415) 422-6431 or (800) 449-4873. April 29: Gala celebration of Archbishop Riordan High School's 50th year. Archbishop William J. Levada will preside at a special Jubilee Mass. Call (415) 586-9190. April 29: "Just for the Halibut," annual fundraiser for God Squad Productions, the non-profit entity supporting the radio ministry of well-known broadcaster, Father Harry Schlitt. No-host bar at 6 p.m., gourmet halibut dinner with wine at 8 p.m. followed by dancing and entertainment with the Jimmy Martin Band. For ticket information, call Christine at (415) 565-3606, or Cindy at (415) 647-6447. May 2: All Hallows #182, Young Ladies Institute, 19th Annual May Crowning and Living Rosary, 7:30 p.m., All Hallows Chapel, Newhall and Palou St., SF. Call Sue Elvander at (415) 584- 1593. May 4: "29th Annual Spring Luncheon" benefiting retired Religious of the Sacred Heart at Oakwood, 140 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton beginning with social

at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at noon. $20. Purchase tickets as soon as possible; seating is limited. Call Sarah Cinibulk at (650) 323-8343. May 5: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets for 7 a.m. Mass, breakfast and dialogue at St. Sebastian Church , Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae. Speaker is Peter Breen of Centerforce , an organization, with Visitor Centers in 33 prisons, providing services to the incarcerated and their families including education and parenting programs. June 2 speaker is Father Kevin Tripp. Members $5/non-members $8. Call (415) 461-0704. Reservations a must. May 6: "Festa Primavera" , a dinner dance sponsored by Madonna del Lume of St. Pete r and Paul Parish in North Beach at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 480 Sutter St., SF beginning with no-host cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dancing to the Expresso Five until midnight. Tickets $85/$55. Call (415) 474-9995. May 6: "Whale of a Sale" at St. Sebastian Church, Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, 9 a.m. -2 p.m. Sponsore d by parish St. Vincent de Paul conference. Space available for those wishing to sell items at the meet , which has been a huge success in past years. For table reservations, call Kathie Meier at (415) 461 -1933. May 13: "Circle of Angels", annual Gala Dinner Dance Auction benefiting Our Lady of Parish and School, at Burlingame's Hyatt Regency Hotel with Capuchin Father Michael Mahoney as guest of honor. No-host cocktails at 6 p.m. followed by dinner, silent and live auctions, and dancing until midnight to the music of JD & Company. Black-tie optional. $90 per person. Call (650) 697-5745. June 3: St. Thomas More Community's 1st annual Golf Tournament. Register now with Lito Mendoza at (650) 355-4063 or Gil Palencia at (650) 992-4009. 3rd Fri.: Open house and pot luck dinner and bingo at Catholic Kolping Society, 440 Taraval St., SF. No-host bar 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; bingo 8 p.m. Call Bill Taylor at (415) 731-1177. Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council, call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641. 3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral , Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

Reunions June 7, 11: Events to remember and a Mass are planned for alumnae of the class of '50 from St. Rose Academy. Call Diane Daube Sperisen at (650) 366-9767. SF's St. Cecilia Elementary School's class of 1950 celebrates its 50th year on April 15th at the Irish Cultural Center. Class members should call Doris Grimley at (415) 664-2247. "Milestone Class Reunions" for Notre Dame High School , Belmont , classes 1939 through 1994, are being planned now. For information , call Donna Westwood , '64 , alumnae relations director, at (650) 595-1913 , ext. 351 or e-mail alumnae@ndhs.pvt.k12.ca.us. Attention Alumni and former students of Good Shepherd Elementary School, Pacifica. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Please leave your name and address with the development office at (650) 738-4593 or fax to (650) 359-4558. Our Lady of Angels Elementary School, Burlingame: Attention alumni/former students, parents, grandparents. OLA is developing an alumni newsletter. Please leave your name , address and phone number with the development office at (650) 343-9200 or fax to (650) 343-5620, attn: Susan Baker.

Perf ormance April 29, 30: "Shylock," a special program of theatre and discussion sponsored by the AntiDefamation League and the Archdiocese of San Francisco, in the Ira and Lenore S. Gershwin Theatre of the University of San Francisco , 2350 Turk Blvd., SF, Sat. 8-9:30 p.m.; Sun. 2-3:30 p.m. $35. CallTasha Jordan at (415) 981-3500, ext. "O". April 28, 29 30: The musical "Godspell" at St. Pius Parish Fitzsimon Center, 1100 Woodside Rd. at Va/ota, Redwood City. Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m.; Sun. at 1 p.m. Produce d by St. Pius Young People Theatre Group, Karen Elmore , director. Tickets at door, $6 adults/$4 seniors, students, or reserved seating in advance, $10 adults/$8 students, seniors, by calling Margie Lawson at (650) 366-6080. May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13: The beloved musical "Mame" at Archbishop Riordan High School , Lindland Theatre, 175 Phelan Ave., SF. Fri., Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 2:30 p.m. Features talent from Riordan and other area Catholic high schools. Call (415) 586-8200 , ext. 244. May 6: "Pensive Spring," a dance celebration of Emily Dickinson's poetry at the University of San Francisco's Ira and Lenore S. Gershwin Theatre , 2350 Turk Blvd., SF at 8 p.m. $20. Call (415) 3924400.

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The National Federation of Priests Councils (NFPC) will meet for its annual convention in Oakland at the Marriott City Center May 1 -4. Approximatel y 250 clergy will be in attendance to continue last year's examination of "Ministry in a Church of Many Cultures." Delegates representing the Archdiocese will include Father Peter Sammon , pastor of St. Teresa Church in San Francisco; Father William Flanagan , pastor emeritus of St. Mark Church in Belmont; and Franciscan Father Louis Vitale , pastor of St. Boniface Churc h in San Francisco. The meeting begins May 1 with preconvention workshops for priests and pastoral team members on the topics of reframing multiracial and multicultural conversations in ministry ; ministering to persons with disabilities and priests ' rights in canon and civil law. Ling Chi Wang, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, will open the convention with a May 1, 7 p.m. keynote address on "Strangers From a Distant Shore" — the history and present status of immi gration into the U.S. by people from the Pacific rim and east Asian countries. On May 2 at 9 a.m. Oakland Bishop John Cummins and a panel of local pastoral ministers will discuss "Multiculturalism: A Call to Conversion." Their reflections will be based on the Oakland experience of ethnic diversity as well as the Asian synod.

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Often a representative of the U.S. bishops to Asian and Pacifi c Rim nations , Bishop Cummins will preside at the Mass for convention partici pants at 6 p.m. at St. Mary-St. Francis deSales Church. On May 3 at 8:45 a.m. Seung Ai Yang from the University of St. Thomas School of Divinity in St. Pau l, Minn , will speak on "The Biblical Call to Mission in a Multicultural Church." Thursday 's schedule will feature a series of workshops covering issues of priestly spirituality; income taxes for priests; ministry to gay and lesbian Catholics and their families; wellness; youth ministry and collaborative ministry. Father Dan Danielson , a priest of the Oakland Diocese , will be honored during the convention with the President 's Award, an annual salute to the clergyman who serves as a "touchstone" for quality priesthood. Past recipients have included Cardinal Joseph Bernardin , Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen , and Father Virgil Elizondo. Father Danielson , pastor of the Catholic Community of Pleasanton, served on the collaborating team that produced the NFPC's landmark study on priesthood in 1973 and is currently working with a task force which is producing a document on spiritual renewal of the American priesthood . ' The NFPC represents 118 councils of diocesan and relig ious clergy, totalling approximately 25,000 priests.

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The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual who will assist the Director of the Office of Stewardship and Development with the coordination and oversight of all functions of the office. The successful cand idate will be a team player with a bachelor of Arts/Science and experience with fundraising, budgets and making formal presentations. In addition , this individual will possess excellent interpersonal , organizational and PC skills and will have excellent command of the English language along with the ability to research and prepare well-written documents. Also required will be the ability to work independentl y, a demonstrated level of professionalism and poise, and the ability to thrive while working under pressure. A critical component to the success of the candidate will be an understanding of the mission of the Church and the ability to express it to others. A Catholic education and/or background would be highly desirable. Please submit a resume with a cover letter expressing what you bring as an individual that would help you succeed in this position. In addition, please include your salary history and submit all by mail or fax to:

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Director of Religious Education Newman Hall/Hol y Spirit Parish , an exciting and diverse urban university parish at the University of California, is seeking a sensitive, flexible , and high energy person to di rect its religious education program K-12 and to work in collaboration with staff in sacramental preparation. Master 's degree in theology or religious education with a minimum of two years experience preferred. Position available mid-summer. Send inquires and resume by April 30, 2000 to Rev. Richard Sparks, CSP, Newman Hall , 2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.

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Warm people and a warm welcome await a full-time Coordinator for Religious Education at St. Michael Parish in Olympia .WA. We have an opportunity for an energetic & creative person to coordinate and manage our Preschool through Grade 8 Religious Education, Infant Baptism, First Reconciliation & First Eucharist programs. Candidate should have a minimum of a B.A. in Theology, Education, Religious Education or related field,and experience in administering a Religious Education Program. Excellent people skills and a commitment to living out the Catholic Faith and leading all to Christ a must! EOE. Excellent salary & benefits.

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