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Cathedral dedication Mass The youth of the Archdiocese of San Francisco were the focus of a May 5 Mass marking the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. The Mass was attended by 2,000 students from archdiocesan schools. Archbishop George Niederauer celebrated the liturgy, with bishops from many dioceses throughout California concelebrating, in the presence of Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, emeritus archbishop of Los Angeles. Also present was Father Aris Metrakos of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in San Francisco. For more photos see catholic-sf.org.
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A priest-psychologist said he sees problem of abuse in the church will only “signs of grace” in the darkness of the end when the church fully advocates for clergy abuse crisis. victims, Catholic News Service reported. The U.S. church’s response “We must lean down and has resulted in plummeting strain to hear their voices,” he rates of child sexual abuse said. “Then we stand up and tell over the past 20-plus years, the world what they have said.” but more remains to be done As he sees it, the ongoing to deal with perpetrators and work to eradicate abuse is to help victims recover, said “not simply about changing a Msgr. Stephen Rossetti. few policies here and there” Msgr. Rossetti, clinical Msgr. Stephen but instead “about changing a associate professor of pasculture and a mindset.” Rossetti toral studies at The Catholic See catholic-sf.org for more University of America, also said the on Msgr. Rossetti’s remarks.
Focus on deportations in new move on immigration reform By George Raine Pressing up against daunting odds in Congress, advocates for immigration reform, including Catholic bishops and laypeople, continue to make a case for what they argue are more just laws while turning their attention to staunching the flow of deportations. There are developments on several fronts, notwithstanding conservative leadership in the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees immigration. These include: -- A high-profile immigration case involving a mother and her two children
– parishioners of Mission Dolores in San Francisco – fighting the threat of deportation to Peru. -- A rising tide of opposition to the requirement that fingerprints of everyone booked into a county jail be conveyed to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, thus adding to the ranks of the vulnerable for deportation even if the alleged offense is minor. -- President Obama’s enlisting the help of Bishop John Wester, bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City and immediate IMMIGRATION REFORM, page 3
YouTube series bares reality of one man answering Christ’s call By George Raine Radmar Jao was a logical choice for the Jesuits’ online video series that launched on YouTube last month. He’s got the gift of gab, he’s an actor and knows how to hold your attention and he’s the face of Everyman, even as his ordination nears. The series is called “Path to Priesthood,” meant to be a conversation-starter about potential vocations, featuring 44-year-old Jao, in his third year of theological studies at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University at Berkeley. He will be ordained in Spokane in June and, it happens, he will become a vocations administrator for the Jesuits in California.
The weekly series is little more than Jao’s org, and YouTube on April 4. “I would talking head, looking into a camera mounted love to say that it’s been nine years of in his room. But his pure bliss, but I’d more than nine-year be lying. Because journey to become a there’s real struggle priest in the Society in this life, but you of Jesus is one of pray through it and ups and downs we you pray with it.” can all relate to — a Jao, who is also reality show about serving as a deacon one man’s calling. at St. Agnes Parish “This is a time A screen shot from “Path to the Priest- in San Francisco, hood,” the Jesuits’ online video series. of real grace, real tells a story of disstruggle, real joy, cernment the seeds real frustration — it just runs the gamut,” of which were likely planted when he was Jao says in the introduction video that only three years old, when his great-grandwent up on the Jesuits’ website, Jesuit. mother taught him to pray in Spanish in his
home in the Philippines. It progressed through his schooling and continued deep into his career in Los Angeles, where, he said, acting was “satisfying to the wallet but not satisfying to the soul.” It’s a snapshot of a Jesuit in the last few months of formation, and the series will also show the ordination ceremony on June 11. The last episode, on Sept. 26, will be a visit with Jao before he departs for his first assignment as a Jesuit priest. The Jesuits’ hope is to trigger a response in other men who may be discerning a calling to the priesthood and invite them to connect with a Jesuit vocations specialist in a way that, as the Jesuit Conference puts it, YOUTUBE, page 10
INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14 Archbishop Quinn’s homily . 15 Fatima’s historical context . 18 Bin Laden and forgiveness . 16 Distraction and prayer . . . . 17
Cairo church mourns sectarian violence ~ Page 5 ~ May 13, 2011
Prayer’s key role in discerning vocation ~ Page 12 ~
Opus Dei film counters ‘Da Vinci Code’ fiction ~ Page 20 ~
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On The Where You Live By Tom Burke Happy 60 years married to Marlene and John Casissa, who took their vows Feb. 25, 1951 at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. Marlene and John received an anniversary blessing during Mass Feb. 26 at St. Patrick Church in Larkspur. Ministers of the Mass included St. Patrick pastor, Father Paul Arnoult, and members of the family including son, Fred Casissa, daughter-in-law, Marie Labatt Casissa, daughter, Carla Farren, son-in-law, Steve Farren, granddaughters, Katie Farren and Carina Casissa, sister of the bride, Cathy Burton and her husband, Spence. All celebrated later at a dinner for the couple that included memories and a special cake with the “topperâ€? from their original wedding cake‌. Thanks so much to Stuart MacKenzie and Joyce Kiefer for fillin’ us in on the “first-ever reunionâ€? of the class of 1952 from St. Matthew School in San Mateo. Classmate, Don Hanson, got the ball rollin’ on the good-time a few months ago. Others on the detail included Pat Hoffman Keicher, Mary Lou Brignolo Harris, and Arlene Lugliani Norton. Interest in the get-together was high. “About 75 percent of the class attended at least one event on reunion weekend,â€? Joyce said. In from Idaho, was Terry Curley. JoAnn Marisch McDermott and Joe Francouer drove from the deep snows of Truckee and Tahoe. Bill Killilea came the farthest from Indiana. John Gosnell, Warren Rucker and Tormey Ward traveled from Arizona. Georgia Sandidge Halstead came in from Oregon. Father Kieran McCormick, retired pastor of San Carlos St. Charles Parish and a 1952 classmate,
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presided at Mass. Classmate, Mercy Sister Helen Gildsorf, led the psalm and classmate, Notre Dame Sister Nancy McCarron, was extraordinary minister of Holy Communion as was Pat Keicher. Jenn Sabo, classmate Mary Lou’s daughter, is now present vice principal at St. Matt’s. “Getting together with everyone,â€? said classmate Dick Figoni, “was like finishing a sentence you started years ago.â€?‌ Was very happy to speak with Teresa Kerr who served as a nurse for 30 years at Nazareth House in San Rafael and now volunteers there. “This is the next step to heaven,â€? Teresa told me about the cherished Sisters of Nazareth retirement facility. She had just helped me with a call to Msgr. Jim O’Malley, retired pastor of St. Kevin Parish and who admits to being a very happy Nazareth House resident. “We need more residents,â€? Teresa said, and anyone interested in “some of the best retirement living anywhereâ€? should call Alice Lynch, executive director. Both women are Ireland-born with Alice a member of St. Patrick Parish in Larkspur and Teresa a parishioner of St. Isabella’s in San Rafael. Teresa’s son, Sean, is a police officer in the “twin citiesâ€? of Larkspur and Corte Madera and lives in Novato. “Does he have a family up there?â€? I asked. “Not yet,â€? mom Teresa told me with a chuckle. The number at Nazareth House is (415) 479-8282‌.Catholic Charities CYO Athletics hosted is fourth annual Hall of Fame Dinner April 2 at St. Emydius Parish gym in San Francisco. More than 300 people attended. “This year’s inductees are excellent representations of the core qualities that CYO Athletics hopes to instill in the young people we serve,â€? CCCYO said in a statement. Honored were Roger Bross, who has been an active part of the Epiphany Parish athletics program for 35 years; Randy DeMartini, whose dedication and positive energy has helped drive the Salesian mission of helping kids; and Jenifer Spinale, who has been instrumental in the huge strides in equal participation for girls in CYO Athletics. Events committee members included Jennifer Woodall, Steve Tarantino, Peggy Youngblood, Anne Alvarez, Aaron Barulich, Joe Betro, Daisy Capili, Nancy Hayden Crowley, Tim Curran and Mary Schembri. “The Hall of Fame Dinner recognizes
individuals who have made an outstanding impact on the community, provided a legacy of leadership and have championed the virtues and values of CYO Athletics,â€? CCCYO said‌. The St. Elizabeth Maltese Society Annual Festa of Saint Paul was recently celebrated at St. Elizabeth Church in San Francisco. “In keeping with the traditional way that statues are carried in Malta, a statue of St. Paul was processed on the shoulders of four men,â€? said John Sant, group president. Hymns and other songs were sung in Maltese and, after Mass, the more than 300-member assembly had dinner in the parish hall. “Many Maltese people and friends from San Francisco and beyond were in attendance,â€? John Sant said. “ The event was a huge success and the Society was able to present the church a generous donation toward the Church Project Fund.â€?‌ Am I the only person who can now remember just the last four digits of his social security number?... This is an empty space without you. E-mail items and electronic pictures – jpegs at no less than 300 dpi – to burket@sfarchdiocese.org or mail them to Street, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. Don’t forget to add a follow-up phone number. Thank you. My phone number is (415) 614-5634. Stuart Hall School’s, Ray O’Connor, presents money by Stuart Hall students for Japan Relief to Catholic Charities CYO’s Marti Sullivan. Presentation followed Mass at the school with San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice as principal celebrant.
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Immigration reform. . . ■ Continued from cover past chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration, who was asked to join national business, labor and civic leaders in proposing reform, regardless of entrenched opposition. Bishop Wester, a San Francisco native, asked last year why the Catholic Church is engaged in a political issue like immigration, said, “This is not only a political issue, it is a moral issue, it is a human issue. It’s not about human beings breaking the law, but the law breaking human beings. And we also have to acknowledge that immigrants in this country have given us much.” The immigration case involves an ethnic Chinese woman, Melissa Lee, and her two teenage children, Elizabeth and Felix. The undocumented mother arrived in San Francisco with her two children from Peru 10 years ago. Elizabeth Lee is a graduate of Lowell High School who was accepted at UC Berkeley and Felix Lee is a successful student currently at Lowell, but the two Peru-born students are at risk for deportation with their mother because of the defeat of the Dream Act in Congress last December.
The Dream Act was legislation that would have permitted students to become permanent residents if they came to the U.S. as children, are long-term U.S. residents, have good moral character and attend college or enlist in the military for two years. “That country is foreign to them,” Jackie Shull-Gonzalez, an immigration lawyer with the San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network, said of the Lee children and their relationship to Peru. “They left Peru based on the persecution they experienced” as Asians. “The case is a good example of the failure of the Dream Act,” Shull-Gonzalez said. “It was for students like Elizabeth and her brother. They have done well.” The Lees lost a case seeking asylum – Melissa Lee acted as her own attorney – while Shull-Gonzalez now represents the family in their application before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Meantime, San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey this month lambasted the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “Secure Communities” program, which requires the conveying of fingerprints electronically to ICE. “My main criticism of Secure Communities is that it casts too wide a net and scoops up the fingerprints of everyone not born in the
he has not abandoned hope for immigration legislation this year. He called together Bishop Wester, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, John Engler, president and CEO of the Business Roundtable, Cabinet members and other civic leaders for a strategy session on immigration reform on April 19. “It’s apparent to everyone on all sides of the issue that our country’s immigration system is broken,” Bishop Wester wrote in the Intermountain Catholic, the newspaper of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. “President Obama mentioned that he is charged with enforcing the law, and he intends to do that, but at the same time he is very much concerned with having good laws.” Bishop Wester said he asked the president that he “exercise prosecutorial discretion in helping vulnerable populations, such as the students who would have qualified for the Dream Act had it passed, and also noncitizen parents of citizen children.” Bishop Wester said it was significant that Obama Cabinet members were included in the session, saying that reflected the president’s desire to “move forward with this issue.” He added, “I think that’s very positive for those of us who would like to see comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S.”
United States whether or not they pose a criminal risk,” he wrote in a column in the San Francisco Chronicle May 1. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, R-Ill., one of the most vocal supporters of reform, is traveling the country to cast a light on the toll deportations take on American families, and to argue that Obama has wide discretion powers over deportations. “The question is how broad and how generous the president chooses to be,” said Gutierrez. Gutierrez is concentrating on deportations rather than reform per se, doubtful that there will be any movement on any proposal during the next two years, given conservative Republican opposition, notably Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., who heads the immigration subcommittee. “Gutierrez doesn’t want to be out there saying, ‘Hey, let’s get this piece of legislation passed,’ when it has no chance,” said Douglas Rivlin, the congressman’s spokesman. “On the other hand, there are 4 million U.S. citizen children who have at least one parent who is undocumented, and it makes no sense for those children to be raised without a parent,” should they be deported, said Rivlin. “It makes no sense to split them up and kick them out.” Obama, however, made it clear in April
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Vatican stresses relief groups’ ‘Catholic identity’ VATICAN CITY — The general assembly of Caritas Internationalis is shaping up as a defining moment for the confederation of 165 national Catholic charities, at a time when the Vatican is insisting on greater control over Caritas operations. The agenda of the May 22-27 meeting reflects the Vatican’s moves toward closer collaboration and supervision: On the assembly’s first full working day, four Vatican officials will speak on the crucial topics of Catholic identity and the juridical status of Caritas Internationalis in the universal church. Then new statutes for the organization, prepared by a working team of the Vatican and Caritas Internationalis, will be reviewed — statutes that, according to Caritas officials, would require them to consult with the Vatican before making certain decisions and would acknowledge the Vatican’s authority over Caritas’ financial and personnel issues. The changes have not come without tension, but Vatican sources said that in recent talks with top officials of Caritas Internationalis the atmosphere has vastly improved, and that there’s been “a great level of cooperation.” They emphasized that the Vatican remains very supportive of Caritas and appreciates the key role it plays in promoting the church’s social teaching and helping those in need.
World must act on climate change, Vatican group says VATICAN CITY — Nations and individuals have a duty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enact policies that mitigate global warming, said a Vatican-sponsored working group. “The business-as-usual mode will not be possible because of both resource depletion and environmental damages,” the group said in a report released by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences May 2.
The cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing reforestation, cutting air pollutants and helping poor regions adapt to climate change “pales in comparison to the price the world will pay if we fail to act now,” it said.
to work to regain your trust and remind you of how much we miss your presence,” he said. A day earlier, former Antigonish Bishop Raymond Lahey pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his September 2009 arrest at the airport in Ottawa, Ontario, after nearly 600 pornographic images and 60 videos involving boys as young as 8 were found on his laptop. However, he told the judge he was not guilty of possession with the intent to distribute.
Mines are ‘tolerated tombs’ MEXICO CITY — Miners in so-called “pozos coal” (coal wells) suffer “modern slavery” and risk harm because of lax safety standards, Saltillo Bishop Raul Vera Lopez said, commenting after a worker died in a mine explosion. The bishop called on the government to get tough on mine safety and asked the Ministry of Economy not to grant permission to operate the wells, which he called “tolerated tombs” and “sources of exploitation and death,” the church missionary Bishop Raul news agency Fides reported Vera Lopez May 5.
Laicizing convicted priests MELBOURNE, Australia — The Archdiocese of Melbourne is laicizing every priest convicted of sexual offenses against children, the Union of Catholic Asia News reported May 9, citing an article in The Age newspaper. Fourteen Melbourne priests have been convicted in criminal courts of offenses against children. Three are dead, four have already been defrocked and applications against another five are before the Vatican. Two more cases are being prepared, The Age reported. The paper said the church has been criticized for not acting to remove pedophile priests but noted that Melbourne Auxiliary Bishop Les Tomlinson said it was only recently that changes to canon law allowed defrocking without accused priests' consent and without a trial.
Bishop pledges healing ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia — Antigonish Bishop Brian Dunn recommitted himself to working to bring healing, reconciliation and reform to the diocese after his predecessor pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography for the purpose of importation. Bishop Dunn told media May 5 that he was inspired by the courage and example of people who remain active in the Catholic Church, especially in his diocese. “To those who have found it necessary to absent themselves from our faith communities, I will continue
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Mexicans call for peace MEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands of Mexicans silently streamed through the capital May 8, calling for peace and new policies in the drug war to end violence that has killed more than 36,000 people in four years. Catholic leaders were prominent in the march, which began in Cuernavaca three days earlier and gained strength as marchers converged on the capital for a rally and chanted slogans calling for President Felipe Calderon to resign. “When and where did we lose our dignity?” asked Catholic poet Javier Sicilia, whose murdered son’s body was found stuffed into a car with six others March 28 in Cuernavaca.
Aquino’s approval drops MANILA — Philippines President Benigno Aquino’s support for birth control may have contributed to a dip in his approval ratings, according to a Catholic bishop. Bishop Deogracias Iniguez of Kalookan, chairman of the public affairs committee of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said “it is very possible” that those against the proposed reproductive health bill — a controversial familyplanning measure opposed by church leaders — have voiced their dissatisfaction, according President Benigno to the Union of Catholic Asian Aquino News.
Help for extremism’s victims ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The newly opened Kokbozat Center provides psychological, social and legal assistance to those who have suffered threats, violence and oppression because of religious extremism. Nongovernmental organizations said there were 940 victims of religious extremism in Kazakhstan in 2010, up 15 percent from the year before, according to the church missionary news agency Fides May 7. Out of a population of more than 14 million Kazaks, 43 percent are Muslim and 16 percent Christian, of which Catholics number about 200,000. In general Kazak Islam is moderate, but there is fundamentalist infiltration from neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. NEWS IN BRIEF, page 5
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Bin Laden moral afterthoughts WASHINGTON — Cheering over the death of Osama bin Laden gave way to moral questions about the definition of justice in the way he was killed May 1 by a Navy SEAL team in Pakistan, Catholic News Service said. “We must be clear what we understand when President Obama says ‘justice has been done,’” said Gerard Powers, director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, in an exchange of e-mails with Catholic News Service. “Justice has been done in that the killing of bin Laden was necessary to defend the common good against terrorism,” Powers wrote. “Justice has not been done if we revel in his killing as an act of revenge for 9/11."
Violence reported in Vietnam WASHINGTON — Vietnam Peoples Army’s soldiers are converging in a key province of Northern Vietnam to attack and arrest thousands of Hmong Catholic, Protestant and independent animist believers demonstrating for human rights, religious freedom, land reform and an end to illegal logging and deforestation, the Center for Public Policy Analysis in Washington, D.C., said May 11. At least 63 protesters have been killed since the outbreak of peaceful,
mass demonstrations along the Vietnam-Laos border, the non-profit group said. According to the Union of Catholic Asian News, Catholic sources said the clashes are the result of tensions over land ownership and religious freedom.
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Bishops welcome pro-life bill WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed passage of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” by the House of Representatives. The bill codifies a permanent, government-wide policy against taxpayer subsidies for abortion and abortion coverage, improves federal conscience protection for health care providers and entities and closes loopholes that give tax-preferred status to abortion bill passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 251-175 on May 4.
Donating kidneys to strangers MAYWOOD, Ill. — Seven Loyola University Medical Center employees — all women — have donated their kidneys as part of the center’s Pay-It-Forward Kidney Transplant Program. The program begins when an altruistic living donor offers to donate a kidney to a stranger, thereby beginning a chain. The donor’s kidney is then given to a compatible transplant candidate who has an incompatible donor, who in turn agrees to give a kidney to a third person with an incompatible donor. The chain can progress infinitely. “We believe there are others like us who are willing to make a difference,” donor Dorothy Jambrosek said.
A Coptic Christian woman cries during a prayer service at a Cairo church May 8. The church was set on fire later that evening during clashes between Muslims and Christians. At least 12 people were killed.
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On May 4, 2011, the Belmont parish school and religious education program welcomed guest speakers Lt. Colleen Fatooh and Officer Janice Lum of the San Francisco Police Department. Lt. Fatooh and Officer Lum offered advice on cyber safety, Internet abuse and anti-bullying. School Student Body President Lindsey Mifsud is pictured with the speakers and the gifts given to them by the young parishioners of IHM.
The Archbishop’s Hour has dedicated its May programs to Mary. Guests include Marianist Brother John Samaha, Marist Father Rene Iturbe, pastor, Notre Dame des Victoires Parish in San Francisco, and Christine Watkins, author and speaker on how the Blessed Mother can mean more in our lives. Friday, 9:30 a.m., Immaculate Heart Radio, 1260 AM.
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church in Africa, namely catechists, Catholic teachers, Catholic politicians, Catholic parents ... so that they also know what will be required of them, particularly formation in ... Catholic social teachings,” he told CNS. The archbishop said forming lay leaders was especially important given the growing democracy movement in Africa. The Catholic Church needs “people who are wellqualified in politics, in economics, in finances and other professions, people who are qualified ... as teachers to be able to deliver what we call ... Catholic social teaching, the Catholic perspective.” Cardinal Pengo also emphasized the importance of Africa’s Catholic universities in forming future leaders. Because they accept more than Catholic students, “differences which are at the moment pretty threatening,” such as the “presence of Islamic fundamentalism ... can be ironed out through these universities.” “The entire society will be much more at peace” if people learn to live together like they do in the universities, he added. Archbishop Palmer-Buckle recalled Pope Benedict XVI’s comment that Africa was “the spiritual lungs of the world” as well as the pope’s caution that Africa could suffer from the “viral infections” of materialism, atheism and relativism. The church must know “how to form people to be able
By Barb Fraze WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although African vocations are flourishing, the continent needs people to form those vocations, and African bishops visited Washington looking for such help. Tanzanian Cardinal Polycarp Pengo said the major regional seminary in his city, Dar es Salaam, has 192 students and only 10 formators. “Of course, the formation cannot be that good,” the cardinal told Catholic News Service in an early May interview. “For me, this (formation) is the greatest need we have.” Cardinal Pengo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, said he would like to see U.S. seminary professors spend time teaching in Africa. He said he would like to send seminarians to the United States, where some could remain for a while after graduation while others would return to Africa to teach. Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle of Accra, Ghana, added that the need for formation extended beyond priests and religious. “When we talk about agents of evangelization, we should look at the formation of the lay leadership of the
to ride what I may call the crest, the wave of huge exponential evangelization ... but at the same time how to help forestall whatever could be the pitfalls” of what the pope called “the toxic waste from the West and at the same time the fundamentalist extreme.” He said the church must move into “ongoing formation, what we call post-confirmation catechesis for various laypeople, then formation that goes into vocation, into religious life and into vocation of family life, marriage and everything.” Such ongoing formation is why Catholic universities “are very, very necessary,” he added.
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Jesuit priest nominated as chaplain of U.S. House of Representatives PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy, a chaplain and theology teacher at Jesuit High School in Portland, has been nominated to be the next chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio announced the decision May 6 and said it was made in consultation with Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, House Democratic leader. The priest will be the 60th House chaplain, the first Jesuit priest and the second Catholic priest in this role, succeeding Father Daniel P. Coughlin who retired in April after more than 11 years of service. “One does not aspire to become the chaplain to a chamber of Congress,” said Father Conroy in a news release. “This opportunity to serve is an extraordinary gift, and I hope to be worthy of the trust the Speaker of the House and the Minority
Leader are extending to me. I am also humbled by the confidence my Jesuit superiors are demonstrating in making me available to answer this call to serve the people’s House.” Father Conroy’s nomination will be submitted to the full House later in May. He is expected to be sworn in May 25 as an officer of the House of Representatives. “We are honored that Father Conroy has agreed to serve as House chaplain,” Boehner said in a statement. “His dedication to God’s work, commitment to serving others and experience working with people of faith from all traditions will make him an asset to the House community. We look forward to having his counsel and guidance in the people’s House.” Pelosi said “the Capitol Hill community will be blessed with the addition of Father Patrick Conroy to our ranks as House chaplain. His experience working with young people,
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home of a deceased serviceman. The gold star replaced a blue star, which is displayed to indicate someone on active duty. More recently, silver stars are also used to honor the wounded. Gold Star mothers wear white outfits reminiscent of nurses, but tailored to individual tastes. Cross, whose jacket was trimmed in a ruffled peplum, said wearing white was suggested by President Woodrow Wilson, who was concerned that the prevalence of women in black mourning clothes would have a negative effect on public morale during World War I. “White shows our strength and our hope for peace,” she said.
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included a color guard from the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps of the High School of Graphic Communication Arts in New York. The first reading was offered by Army retired Lt. Col. Dwight Webster, whose son is serving in Afghanistan. The responsorial psalm was read by Gold Star mother Emily Toro, whose son, Army Pvt. Isaac Cortes, was killed in Iraq in 2007. After the homily, Father Fussner introduced speakers who he said represented “the mosaic of the military and veterans community,” spanning faiths, military branches and various armed conflicts. Navy retired Lt. Cmdr. Evan Dash quoted a Jewish proverb, “A mother understands what a child does not say.” Brian Hegg read the prepared remarks of Army Sgt. Marco Hassan, a Muslim who was unable to attend the service. He recalled that Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder and first president of Turkey, honored mothers at the dedication of a cemetery for those killed in the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli. Ataturk said, “You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.” Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sylvia Laughlin, a Baptist minister, said, “We serve because we love our nation, we love our country and we love our sons and daughters. We know that freedom is not free and someone has to pay the price.” After the Mass, participants reconvened outside at a cross made of steel recovered from the World Trade Center site. There, they laid wreaths and yellow carnations and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Representatives from the Catholic War Veterans and the United War Veterans Council told CNS that the Mass was the first religious service held on Mother’s Day to honor Gold Star mothers.
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Verbum Dei religious in San Francisco to profess final vows Sister Su Fern Khoo and Sister Zulma Esquivel-Diaz will profess perpetual vows as sisters in the Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity in San Francisco May 22. With those vows, the women will take the final step of lifetime commitment to the order, which was ratified as a new form of consecrated life in 2000 with a decree by Pope John Paul II. Founded in Spain in 1962, the community has about 1,000 sisters, priests and married couples. All take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in accord with their state in life. At the core of the order’s mission is a devotion to bringing God as a living person, particularly via study of Scripture, to the world. “My vocation, in that sense, is living God’s word,” said Sister Su, 32, “being a space where God can have a voice in this world.” The order takes pieces from more traditional religious orders in terms of hours of daily prayer and community life but members dress, mostly, in the neat, casual dress of skirts, pants, T-shirts and cotton blouses. They do not wear a habit, said Sister Karla Felix-Rivera, who coordinates many of the order’s activities in the Bay Area, “to make God accessible” and to be with the people as they are. Sister Su was born in Singapore, and connected with Verbum Dei while a student at University of San Francisco, meeting the sisters at a profession of vows of the Missionaries of Charity,
who also have a house of formation in the city’s Mission District. Sister Zulma, 36, was born in Mexico and came to Southern California as a teenager, where she connected with Verbum Dei at a parish and the community when she was 26. “What attracted me was the relationship with God they had,” Sister Zulma said. “It was that experience of seeing God is alive … which had never occurred to me — that he is alive.” Sister Zulma will likely continue to work with the Hispanic community in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Sister Su will probably spend more time with Mandarin-speaking Chinese in San Mateo, particularly at St. Matthew Parish, as well as perhaps working with campus ministry at San Francisco State University, where she was active for two years before spending the previous year in Spain.
Both sisters have undergone nine years of formation, and each has received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a Master’s of Divinity in theology. Sister Zulma will receive her degree from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley this month. All Verbum Dei sisters study theology to prepare for the variety of apostolic work the order does in 34 countries around the world. Verbum Dei members spend time in community prayer, including the rosary and prayerful meditation on Scripture called “lectio divina.” With a charism that combines contemplation and social activity, their daily work also includes retreats, prayer groups, lay ministry formation and talks on theology. “It’s a divine gift,” said Sister Su of her vocation and of all vocations, including family life.
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By Emily Lahr WASHINGTON (CNS) — The theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the upcoming World Day of Prayer for Vocations points to the important role Catholic home life plays in the promotion of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis. “The theme which the Holy Father chose places the burden on the local church to reflect on how it develops a culture of vocations,” said the archbishop, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. “We know that the vocation comes out of the home.” The papal message for the day of prayer, which will be observed May 15, was released Feb. 10 at the Vatican. The 2011 theme is “Proposing Vocations in the Local Church.”
YouTube . . . ■ Continued from cover is “organic to them” — via social networks like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. “We think people are naturally curious about what the experience of becoming a priest is all about,” said Jesuit Father Robert Ballecer, director of national vocations promotion for the Jesuit Conference in Washington, D.C. “There are some preconceptions but responding to the call of Christ in this way is unique and one that not many people get to experience for themselves, until now. Our hope with this video series is to give viewers a window into one man’s formation and also to encourage others who might be discerning their own calling to a path to the priesthood.”
“Every Christian community, every member of the church needs consciously to feel responsibility for promoting vocations,” especially in an era when God’s voice “seems to be drowned out by ‘other voices’ and his invitation to follow him by the gift of one’s own life may seem too difficult,” the pope said. Pope Paul VI instituted the day of prayer in 1964 as a way for Catholics to focus on and pray for vocations. In an interview with Catholic News Service, Archbishop Carlson said the majority of newly ordained priests said they were influenced by the parish in their discernment for the priesthood. According to results of a Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University survey of members of the 2011 ordination class, released April 25, 66 percent of the respondents said it was their parish priest who encouraged them. Forty-two
‘I would love to say that it’s been nine years of pure bliss, but I’d be lying.’ — Deacon Radmar Jao Like other Catholic religious orders and dioceses, the Jesuits saw a large spike in vocations in the 1960s and a precipitous decline in the 1970s and early 1980s. Vocations at the order — the largest Catholic religious order worldwide — have leveled and there has not been a notable increase or decline since the mid-1980s, said Jesuits’ spokeswoman
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percent identified their mothers as having a major influence on their decision. Archbishop Carlson said parishes need to find a way to encourage the wider community to be more supportive of young men who choose a vocation to the priesthood, since many of them begin the discernment process at age 16. “Most young people don’t understand what discernment is all about,” Archbishop Carlson said. “They have not been taught from the pulpit or in the religion classes how to discern.” For young men, parents and youth ministers who have questions on the discernment process, every diocese has a local website and vocation director’s office. The USCCB also has a website www.ForYourVocation.org. Editor’s note: The vocations office for the Archdiocese of San Francisco can be reached at (415) 614-5684. Tricia Steadman Jump. The Jesuits’ presence at its flagship university, Georgetown, in Washington, D.C., illustrates the decline: There were 112 Jesuits on campus in 1975 and half that number today. There are approximately 3,000 Jesuits in the U.S., about 250 of them in some form of formation, like Jao, and not yet ordained. The average age of Jesuits in the U.S. is 63. “Of course, one of the challenges is, as with all religious orders including Jesuits, is doing more with less,” said Steadman Jump. One theory is to go where potential Jesuits, and virtually all young people, dwell — in social media. “That is where the audiences are,” said Steadman Jump, and, indeed, several thousand viewers have found Jao, posting comments and questions on jesuit.org, YouTube or on Twitter via @AskAJesuit. “Our hope is that the series opens ups the possibility of having a dialogue” with potential Jesuits, said Steadman Jump. Jao’s favorite piece of correspondence is from a teacher in Australia, who wrote to say he is very grateful for the videos which he is showing his students. “Thank you for being you,” the teacher wrote. Others cannot understand how Jao can walk away from a career that was beginning
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to bloom: He’d had appearances on “Seinfeld,” among other television programs. He had a role in the film “Minority Report.” He’d won an Ovation Award (the Los Angeles equivalent of the American Theater Wing’s Tony Awards) for best supporting actor for his performance as Tobias in “Sweeney Todd.” “It’s a desire to do something more, for something greater,” said Jao. “At the time my acting career was taking off and relationships were kind of happening and I thought, well, I could do other things. I can serve God in other ways,” Jao reasoned to himself. He sang in choirs, took the Eucharist to shut-ins and did community service work. “But I just felt like God kept pushing and tugging and saying, ‘No, no, no, I want more, I want more,’” he said. Jao said he proceeded to play “bargaining games” with God, telling him, “’Look, if you want me to become a priest, then give me this audition, help me pay my rent, do all of these things to prove that this is what you want from me.’ Be careful what you pray for, because God answers prayers,” said Jao. In the end, Jao could deny the calling no more. He asked advice from a friend who told him, “‘Don’t do it, but if you do check out the Jesuits.’”
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Young women religious say prayer is big part of discerning vocation By Emily Lahr
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — When she professed her vows, the ceremony was like a divine wedding, said Sister Bethany Madonna, a member of the Sisters of Life in New York. The church was filled with flowers and the voices of the nuns as they chanted the hymns, she said. “Heaven comes down to earth.” Sister Bethany, raised in a Catholic family in Melbourne, Fla., always thought she would be a mother and have a large family. “I always thought I would be married to a wonderful man like my dad.” After studying abroad in Italy and living with two communities of sisters, she fell in love with the beauty of religious life, she told Catholic News Service. When a friend invited her to go on a “nun run” — participants visit several convents in the course of a week — she was introduced to the Sisters of Life. She was attracted to their commitment to the unborn and their ministry to pregnant women and families. “God created a religious community just for me,” said Sister Bethany. The beauty of a vocation is God does not force anything on anybody said Sister Sara Postlethwaite, a member of the Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity in San Francisco. Verbum Dei is a contemplative/active community founded in Mallorca, Spain, in 1963. Sister Sara grew up in Southampton, England, studying physical therapy. Wanting to become more involved with the Catholic Church, she went on a retreat, invited by a Verbum Dei sister. In 2004, she planned a four-month trip
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to the Philippines to search for answers about her vocation; she stayed eight months. “I was expecting a set of instructions,” Sister Sara said, but her real discernment of a vocation came when she returned to England. In 2006 she arrived in San Francisco as a Verbum Dei novice. She took her first vows in 2008. Until she takes her final vows in a few years, she continues to study theology
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Mothers of Priests: Special connection Capuchin makes By Julie Pfitzinger MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (CNS) — When Father John Helmueller was ordained to the priesthood 10 years ago for the Diocese of Sioux Falls, S.D., he was not the only member of his family to assume a new role. His mother Mary, who lives in Maplewood and is a parishioner at St. Jerome, felt blessed to become the mother of a priest on that day. But at the same time, she wasn’t quite sure what that meant for her own life. Helmueller began to think and pray about ways to make connections with other mothers whose sons are priests, whether in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis or elsewhere, so that they could come together to find support and companionship with one another. Five years ago, Mary Helmueller contacted Father Joseph Johnson, rector at the Cathedral of St. Paul, looking for some assistance with her plan. “He agreed to be our spiritual director and selected three other mothers of priests to help me start a group in the archdiocese,” Helmueller said. Now, with close to 70 members throughout the archdiocese, the Mothers of Priests group has truly blossomed. Helmueller said there are four pillars on which the organization is based — prayer, catechesis, service and community.
Every mother is asked to attend daily Mass and pray the rosary for priests and vocations each day. If they are able, the mothers are also asked to make a Holy Hour each week. In terms of catechesis, the mothers meet for Mass on the first Saturday of each month and then gather for a mini-retreat. The service component includes sending anniversary cards to all active and retired priests, serving homemade rolls and coffee after their monthly Mass at the cathedral and hosting a lunch for mothers of newly ordained priests in May. “We visit the mothers of priests who are in nursing homes or can’t come to our meetings,” Helmueller said. “We also want to find a way to connect to mothers whose sons are in different orders of the priesthood and not in the archdiocese. We believe they need our support and friendship, too.” A more personal part of their roles as mothers of priests comes through their relationships with their sons, said Helmueller, who is frequently asked by her son to pray for parishioners at his church in the Diocese of Sioux Falls. “It was St. Pius X who said that a vocation to the priesthood comes from the heart of God, but goes through the heart of the mother,” she said. “I believe it is absolutely necessary for a mother to be part of the son’s mission to save souls.”
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Provincial Minister Father Matt Elshoff, OFM Cap, vested, receives the perpetual vows of Brother Hai Ho, OFM Cap, in April 2 ceremonies at Our Lady of Angels Church in Burlingame. Profession witnesses are Capuchin Brothers Tran Vu, left, and Peter Ciolino. The Capuchin Franciscan Friars, with St. Francis of Assisi as founder, became a reform of the Franciscan Order in 1528 and now serve with 11,000 members worldwide.
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Lawyer called . . . ■ Continued from page 12 within the Dominican Order. She cannot enter, however, until the debt is resolved. The debt was close to $140,000 and is now approximately $110,000, most of the difference paid by Clemens, who lives and practices law in Anchorage, and people who have read about her and her vocation. She earned an undergraduate degree at Washington State University and a law degree from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Clemens said she has been hurt by the sour economy herself, having been laid off from an Anchorage firm before launching her own practice with another lawyer. “And starting a business in this economy is Tara Clemens difficult,” she said. Indeed, she has taken a part-time job as a sixth grade teaching assistant in a Catholic school. “So, I strive to live in the present and work toward what I feel I have been called to do,” said Clemens. “My ultimate priority is to get my debt resolved as soon as possible so that I can be free to follow God’s calling.” Clemens’ efforts can be tracked on her blog at http:// supporttarasvocation.wordpress.com.
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Sister Aimee O’Neill, BVM Sister Aimee O’Neill, BVM, 94, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary for 75 years, died March 29, at her congregation’s Caritas Center in Dubuque, Iowa, and was buried in Mount Carmel cemetery after a funeral Mass April 1. She served 32 years in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 21 of those years at St. Paul School. Sister Aimee grew up in St. Paul Parish and attended St. Paul School from kindergarten through high school. She is credited with starting the daycare program at St. Paul, the first of what now are many in the archdiocese. Sister Aimee O’Neill “Sister Aimee was always a young at heart person,” said St. Paul pastor, Father Mario Farana. “She was energetic and very friendly and outgoing.” Memorials may be sent to the Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52003.
Sister Mary Georgina Maher, RSM A funeral Mass was celebrated March 28 for Mercy Sister Mary Georgina Maher, who died March 24 at the age of 94. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Sister Georgina met the Sisters of Mercy at St. Peter elementary and high school in San Francisco, entering the congregation after graduation. In 1937 she professed vows taking the name Sister Mary Georgina, and began a 57-year ministry in elementary education, including 51 years in the archdiocese. Sister Georgina Maher
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Sister Paula Butier, SNDdeN Notre Dame Sister Paula Butier, 83, a member of the religious community for 63 years, died April 20 in Oakland. A funeral Mass was celebrated April 26, at the congregation’s center in Belmont, with interment at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery. A choir from Notre Dame High School, Belmont sang and students provided an honor guard in honor of Sister Paula’s 25 years as teacher and principal there. “Former students and colleagues continually comment on her strong leadership and generous heart, qualities that have impressed and inspired over four generations of students,” the Notre Dame Sisters said. Sister Paula also served at Sister Paula Butier now-closed Notre Dame High School in San Francisco and was assistant schools superintendent for the San Francisco archdiocese. Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and John Nalty of San Jose, sister-in-law, Linda Butier, of Watsonville, loving nieces and nephews and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Remembrances may be made to Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 1520 Ralston Ave., Belmont 94002 or visit www.snddenca.org.
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‘God is wonderful in his holy ones’ Archbishop John R. Quinn, emeritus archbishop of San Francisco, gave this homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral May 1, 2011. ‘God is wonderful in his holy ones’ The whole world was electrified in 1987 by a photograph of Pope John Paul in Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco. The pope was holding in his arms Brendan O’Rourke, a 4-year-old child who was dying of AIDS. At a time when persons with AIDS were sequestered in isolated wards and there was widespread fear of contracting a fatal disease, Pope John Paul II was one of the first world leaders to breach the barrier and embrace a person with AIDS. Holding Brendan, John Paul was a living embodiment of the compassion of Christ. Side by side with this consoling encounter with Brendan, is the image of the Pope sitting in a prison cell forgiving the man who tried to assassinate him as Christ Our Lord forgave those who crucified him and prayed for them. And the world will never forget the pope’s courageous and patient acceptance of Parkinson’s disease with its increasing loss of control over his life even taking away his power of speech. Today, as a million and a half people take part in his beatification in Rome, there is jubilation in all parts of the world and a sense that this is right, and that John Paul II is a contemporary witness of genuine holiness. But as they did during his visit to San Francisco, critics at this time are quick to make various objections. In so doing, they raise the question of just what beatification means. Does it mean that Pope John Paul or others recently beatified, such as Mother Teresa or Cardinal Newman, are without human defects? Mother Teresa for example, in later years suffered a profound sense that God had abandoned her and she had to hold on in the terrible darkness in pure faith. Newman could be very sharp in his judgment of people sometimes.
Is great holiness incompatible with some measure of human failing? On this eighth day of Easter, the church sets before us the Apostle Thomas who in some sense is an answer to the question: Do the saints have human failings? Earlier in the Gospel Thomas is the eager disciple, urging the others to go to Galilee and to die with Jesus: “Let us also go so that we may die with him” (John 11:16). In contrast, on this Sunday we see Thomas as the disciple who has serious doubts, who demands proof: “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe” (John 20:25). Yet, even in the crucible of doubt and wavering, the grace of Christ takes hold of Thomas and brings him to a humble and living faith. Thomas passes through the stages of simple, untried faith, to the faith that is severely tried, but finally, to the mature and tested faith that leads him to the confession, “My Lord and My God!” Thomas thus shows us a journey that in different ways is common to all those beatified by the church, and which many Christians experience: a journey of faith and a discipleship that is not always perfect but a faith which grows and matures through the fire of temptation, failure or even doubt. Even the saints must pray many times each day, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” The beatification of holy men and women, then, is not a declaration of how great they are. It is a proclamation by the church of how great God is. It draws attention to how great God is in his saints. Even the psalm says, “God is wonderful in his holy ones.” The truth of the matter is that “When God crowns our merits he is crowning his gifts” (St. Augustine, “De correptione et gratia.”) The beatification of Pope John Paul, or Mother Teresa or Cardinal Newman is a powerful statement
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Your special edition on the 40th anniversary of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption is a great tribute to the mother church of your archdiocese. I was sacristan at the cathedral for 11 years until I retired in June 2010. I was visiting in San Francisco for Easter and enjoying the wonderful Easter liturgies at the cathedral when I picked up a copy of your special edition. I want to thank you for the successful effort you put into creating this issue. In fact the articles were so inspiring that I plan to visit San Francisco again to attend the anniversary celebrations. As a cathedral employee I’ve been able to experience thousands of A worshiper under tourists enter Richard Lippold’s the great doors baldacchino of the cathedral and watch their heads go up and their mouths open in wonder as they see the majesty of that soaring cupola and the amazing baldacchino created by Mr. Lippold. The baldacchino always reminds me of God’s countless graces pouring down on his people. I was and am powerfully proud of “The Cathedral” and tried to give tourists a short tour when docents were not on
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that God continues to work both through our strengths and in our human weaknesses. Even in our humanness there is space for greatness, for heroic faith and hope and charity. Archbishop The church highlights Pope John Paul today John R. Quinn so that we can see and believe that as God is wonderful in him, he can work in us too and he holds out his hand to us in our struggles, and he will not abandon us. He did not abandon Thomas in the shattering experience of doubt, nor did he abandon John Paul in the dark, dismal days of communism or in the suffering of his final years. In that final illness, John Paul shows the example of one who holds on to the hand of God and waits for God in faith as we must do. The saints not only pray for us. They teach us by their example. This brings to mind, then, the words of Peter read this morning. As we hear them, we can think of Thomas in his trial and of John Paul especially in his final years. Peter says: “In this you rejoice, even though for a time you may have to suffer … so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold tried by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Although you have not seen him, you love him.” On this day of his beatification, in our mind’s eye we see the young and energetic John Paul II in his first Mass as pope in 1978. And once again we hear that strong voice and those unforgettable words, “Do not be afraid! Open the doors to Christ!”
duty. I always enjoyed pointing out the elevators in the windows of the cupola. The elevators are cleverly hidden but can be pointed out by someone who knows they are there. I’m fortunate to have been to the top of those elevators which scares some people and makes others envious. The docents give many school tours, and when time permitted I would give school children a tour of the sacristy which is also the chapel where morning Mass is celebrated. The altar in that chapel is the one that was used by Pope John Paul II at Candlestick Park. As a security measure a trap door had been installed on the front side of the altar to provide an escape route in case of trouble. Fortunately the trap door was not needed. Children are always fascinated by this story and always wanted to see if there was any trace of the trap door. There is, but it no longer opens. Ed LeClair Cathedral City
Re: “Common Good? Balance the Budget” (Letters, April 22). The writer says it’s easy for California’s bishops to protest a state budget that devastates the poor. Who will speak out for the voiceless and the powerless unless the church speaks out? That’s their job. Yes, there are other people besides the poor to consider, but as I am sure you know, all public policy needs to put the poor first. That’s not me saying this; it is the church that has said this since “Rerum Novarum” in the 19th century. Pushing off taking care of the poor on charities only is a myopic view to the magisterium of Catholic social teaching. It is everyone’s responsibility to work for a just society not just the charities. The economic collapse we are all experiencing comes from amoral and selfish entities that took all of us for a ride. Blaming the governor and spending is only a small part of the problems we face and become easy targets for our wrath. With a “preferential option for the poor” as our guide we can all benefit and continue to hold dear our values as Americans and indeed as Catholics. Paul J. Hanley Pacifica
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What a special delight it has been to read Catholic San Francisco recently. The articles and features you have presented about St. Mary’s Cathedral, both the old one and the new one, were especially informative. I particularly enjoyed the historical perspectives and the cathedral memories submitted by Bay Area Catholics. Thank you for your excellent and thorough reporting on “my” cathedral and its parish. It is indeed a pleasure to share this treasure with others in the archdiocese. Rita K. Walljasper San Francisco The writer is a St. Mary’s Cathedral parishioner.
Says Prop. 8 move defies common sense Re: “Prop. 8 advocates raise trial judge’s relationship as issue in case,” (News story, May 6). One has to wonder at the thought process of this ever-increasingly desperate action by the advocates of Prop. 8 to do anything to prevent gay marriage in California. We learn that they are challenging Judge Vaughn Walker’s right to rule on gay marriage because he is gay. They argue that he could benefit from his ruling and therefore should be disqualified. So, women judges cannot rule on sexual discrimination suits? Maybe Hispanic judges
cannot rule on an immigration case? And, why should a conservative, heterosexual jurist who sees the maintenance of traditional marriage as a definite societal good be allowed to rule on the matter of gay marriage? There is a solution here: Only eunuchs should be allowed to rule on gay marriage cases. This is absurd and it shows the way partisans of particular issues are willing to abandon their common sense, or at least those parts that are inconvenient if they are also essential, to score a political point. Jim McCrea Piedmont
Censured text should be required reading? It seems to me most unfortunate that St. Joseph Sister Elizabeth Johnson has been taken to task by the U.S. bishops for her book, “Quest for the Living God.” Our Spiritual Book Club has read and been inspired by Sister Elizabeth’s books. Instead of condemning her writings I think it would be to the advantage of the church to have her books required reading for all seminarians. Catholic San Francisco’s coverage of the St. Mary’s Cathedral anniversary has been enjoyable reading. I noticed, however, that there was no mention of Cahill Construction. In addition to planners, architects, and artists I believe we should acknowledge the contribution of contractors, too. Sister Karen Marie Franks, OP San Rafael
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Catholic social thought and 2012 Barring an international conflagration or another 9/11, both of which may God forbid, the 2012 election is going to be fought on the question of America’s fiscal future: Will the United States get a grip now, and over the next several decades, on the costs associated with an aging society? Or will we spend and borrow ourselves into virtual insolvency? Greece, Portugal, Spain and other European countries have chosen the latter route, causing serious distress domestically and some disruption in the international economy. If the United States opts to go down the same road, the consequences will not only be grave at home; they will be far graver abroad, as American profligacy puts unbearable strains on the international financial and economic systems. In 2011, the United States is like a patient who has been told that he or she has a serious, advanced, but curable disease: curable if certain measures are taken. There is little debate about the diagnosis, for everyone can read the demographic and budgetary realities; thus just about everyone, left, right and center, agrees that we’ve got a major, but solvable, problem, the resolution of which will determine whether our children and grandchildren thank us, or wonder why we didn’t have the wit and will to fix what was wrong when we had the chance. The question before the electorate in 2012 will be, what are the measures necessary to cure the disease? Catholic social thought ought to be helpful in sorting this out. Its both/and approach to society and public policy — the
individual and the common good, the market and a strong legal and cultural framework to guide it, the responsibilities of individuals and the responsibilities of government — are a refreshing antidote to the statist and libertarian ideologies of the day. Few, if any, comprehensive visions of the free and virtuous society are as balanced and supple, or as amenable to creative mixes of public and private initiative, as Catholic social thought. Yet in the hands of some Catholics, Catholic social thought has been reduced to another argument for what Blessed John Paul II criticized, in the 1991 social encyclical “Centesimus Annus,” as the Social Assistance State — what Americans more familiarly call the Nanny State. In this view, virtually every problem on the 2012 agenda — from the solvency of Social Security and Medicare to federal budgetary discipline and debt reduction — can only be addressed by an increase in the government’s involvement in the economy, the society, the culture, and the lives of individuals. Such thinking betrays a sorry lack of imagination (not to mention a sorry lack of historical understanding, of the “been there, done that” school). It is also a crude caricature, and thus a betrayal, of Catholic social thought and the social doctrine of the popes from Leo XIII through Benedict XVI. Because this statist misreading of Catholic social thought often flies under the flag of “Justice for the Poor,” it’s important to underscore one crucial point as the 2012 debate unfolds, this year and next: Catholic social thought is about the empowerment of the poor.
It is not about failed polices of social assistance that treat poor people as problems to be solved rather than as people with potential to be unleashed. It is not about using public policy to create generation after generation of serfs on George Weigel the state welfare plantation. Catholic social thought is about the empowerment of the poor, and its broad imagination allows it to think of that empowerment happening through private sector means, some public sector programs, and public/private partnerships where necessary. But contrary to the way some misrepresent it, Catholic social thought does not measure the rectitude of a society by the percentage of its GNP (gross national product) represented in governmental budgets. One of the four core principles of Catholic social doctrine is the principle of subsidiarity, which teaches that decisionmaking should be left at the lowest possible level in society, commensurate with the common good. A lot of Catholics forgot about subsidiarity during the 2009 health care debate. That failure should not be repeated in 2011 and 2012 George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
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To speak, to be heard – and to heal The theologian Paul Tillich said, “The first duty of love is to listen.” Bishop Donald J. Kettler of the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, is fulfilling that duty tirelessly. The tall, distinguished-looking Kettler could pass for a CEO or corporate attorney. I envision him on a sunny golf course wearing a designer polo shirt and heading to the club at cocktail hour. What a completely different life this former South Dakota pastor leads than the one I’ve just imagined. Nine years ago, Bishop Kettler was appointed bishop of the largest diocese in the United States, geographically. Life in the Far North has not been placid. Few places in the United States have been hit in such a uniquely painful way by the clergy sexual abuse crisis than the Fairbanks diocese. This soft-spoken parish priest, through no fault of his own, walked into a cultural, legal, financial and deeply spiritual mess that predated his arrival and has dominated his tenure in Alaska. First, some history: When white people came to Alaska, their missionaries divvied up the giant land, one-fifth the size of the contiguous United States. That’s why some parts are largely Orthodox, others Moravian, some Episcopal. Much of the large Alaska Interior, home to many small Eskimo villages, became Catholic. The Jesuits dominated the area that would become the
Fairbanks diocese. Bishop Kettler is the first Fairbanks bishop not a Jesuit. I came to the diocese in the early 1970s as part of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and taught at a predominantly Yup’ik Eskimo boarding school run by the Jesuits and Ursuline Sisters. Some of the priests I met there were among the finest men I’ve ever known. It’s horrifying to realize that a few others were wreaking heinous evil on hundreds — perhaps more — of innocent victims. Most mid-20th-century Catholics put priests on a pedestal, which is one reason the crisis simmered in a murky cauldron for so long. But the gentle Yup’ik people seemed particularly susceptible. Isolated in villages unconnected by roads, they graciously embraced the Catholic faith, despite the cultural repression it initially imposed on their language, arts and traditions. Both the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus (which covers the Northwest region of the U.S.) and the Fairbanks diocese have gone into bankruptcy in the wake of clergy sex abuse revelations. But that’s just the surface scab. Bishop Kettler was instructed by the court to apologize in the villages. He’s doing much more. In the year since he has been allowed by the legal system to speak to victims, he has visited more than 30 of his far-flung parishes to apologize and to listen: apologizing for something he had no part in whatsoever, but apologizing nonetheless for the grief, betrayal, suicides and the loss of faith that oozes beneath this vile scab.
Because of population migration, Anchorage is often called “Alaska’s largest Native village.” So Bishop Kettler came to our archdiocese for a listening session here as well. He believes Jesus is the great Effie Caldarola healer, he said, and healing comes when people are able to speak and be heard. I attended and heard a woman describe, in a soft Yup’ik accent, how as a young girl in the village, “I thought I was the only one this was happening to. I knew he was sinning, but I thought I was sinning, too.” She described subsequent struggles with alcoholism, depression, suicidal thoughts. And then, for about two minutes, we listened as she wept deeply, her crying eventually turning into a primitive keening that cut through the room like a dagger. Obviously, Bishop Kettler is not the victim here. But maybe say a little prayer for him, anyway. He has been gently listening to this keening for quite a while. Effie Caldarola writes a column for Catholic News Service.
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Bin Laden and forgiveness As someone who worked at Ground Zero in the days and weeks following 9/11 I rejoiced to hear that Osama bin Laden’s long reign of terror had finally come to an end. As a Christian, though, I cannot rejoice at the death of a human being, no matter how monstrous he was. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was working at my desk at America magazine in Manhattan. My mother, who lives in Philadelphia, called me to tell me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. When I ran out of my office and looked down Sixth Avenue, I could see the towers smoldering, inky black smoke pouring out of their tops. Already sirens were blaring, and men and women were running through the streets weeping, frantically trying to make calls on cell phones to loved ones. The next few days were a horrible blur for me, and for all New Yorkers. On the night of Sept. 11, I worked at Chelsea Piers in New York, along with firefighters, rescue workers and chaplains. We awaited survivors who never came. On the morning and afternoon of Sept. 12, I sat with numbed family members in a large room at the New School in down-
town Manhattan, poring through hospital lists of survivors, of whom there were almost none. We walked over the awful detritus of the attacks, prayed with firefighters who had lost friends, counseled rescue workers who had seen horrible things, celebrated Mass in the rubble and we emerged covered in the gray dust of Ground Zero every day. So I am not blind to the death and destruction caused by bin Laden. Yet Christians are in the midst of the Easter season, when Jesus, the innocent one, not only triumphantly rose from the dead but, in his earthly life, forgave his executioners from the cross, in the midst of excruciating pain. Forgiveness is the hardest of all Christian acts. It is also, according to Jesus, something that is meant to have no limit. Peter once asked him how often he was supposed to forgive. Seven times? “Not seven times,” answered Jesus, “but, I tell you, seventy-seven times ... Forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” This is not to negate the place of judgment and justice in God’s eyes, but Jesus says judgment and punishment is up to God.
So the question is whether the Christian can forgive a murderer, a mass murderer, even — as in the case of Osama bin Laden — a coordinator of mass murder across the globe. I’m not sure I would Father be able to do this, particularly if I had lost a loved James Martin one. But as with other “life” issues, we cannot overlook what Jesus asks of us, hard as it is to comprehend. Or to do. For this is a “life” issue as surely as any other. The Christian is not simply in favor of life for the unborn, for the innocent, for those we care for, for our families and friends, for our fellow citizens, for our fellow church members or even for those whom we consider good, but for all. All life is sacred BIN LADEN, page 20
May 13, 2011 A READING FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ACTS 2:14A, 36-41 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed: “Let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand persons were added that day. RESPONSORIAL PSALM PS 23: 1-3A, 3B4, 5, 6 R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is
Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 23:1-4a, 3b4, 5, 6 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10
for years to come. R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF PETER 1 PT 2:20B-25 Beloved: If you are patient when you suffer for doing what is good, this is a grace before God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps. He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth. When he was insulted, he returned no insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten; instead, he handed himself over to the one who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might
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ouldn’t it be wonderful if each of us could treasure three favorite saints for inspiration? My favorite saints are Francis of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola and Therese of Lisieux. Not that I don’t love other saints, but these three saints “grab” me in a special way. I want to study them, keep them close to my heart, and rearrange my life in light of their insights about God and the world. I have also been privileged to have visited the actual places of these three saints, a bonus for my spiritual imagination. Isn’t it true that every saint is a converted person to the risen Christ? Francis moved away from worldly ways to embrace Christ. Ignatius gave up earthly allegiances to serve Christ the King. Therese the Little Flower through her “little way” espoused herself to Christ. It is the power of the risen Christ that touched and transformed the saints and all those holy people we know in life. Jesus who died more than 2,000 years ago did not go into oblivion. Thanks to his rising to a new life, the saints and all our beloved dead are safe, enjoying the everlasting life. Without the resurrection of Christ, we would have no reason to hope, no strength to love, no joy to share. It is the risen Christ who moves us to live and love, to be selfless and sacrificial. We are eager to create a better world based on peace and justice, dignity and equality because Jesus impels us to. We can endure suffering and face evil, thanks to Jesus who has shown us the way. Through disease and desolation, darkness and death, Jesus leads us to a new dawn. The Word of God this Good Shepherd
Scripture reflection FATHER CHARLES PUTHOTA
Calling us by name Sunday celebrates the transformative power of the risen Christ. When Peter fearlessly addresses the crowds on Pentecost, the people “cut to the heart” ask the crucial question: “What are we to do, my brothers?” Peter guides them: “Repent and be baptized. … and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” About 3,000 of them accepted the challenge and invitation by being baptized that day, marking the beginning of the church. Peter speaks in his letter about the difference the risen Christ makes in the lives of people. To those of us who feel crushed by suffering, Peter offers the example of Jesus who himself suffered patiently. Peter’s words “by his wounds you have been healed” enlighten us to see more clearly the redemptive value of the sufferings we cannot control or avoid. The glory of the
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live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
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nothing I shall want. He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side. With your rod and your staff that give me courage. R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
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Resurrection throws light on the cross. The risen Lord guides our destiny: “You had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.” The responsorial Psalm 23, too, persuades us to see how the good shepherd leads us to verdant pastures, giving us repose. Our harried — and anguished — lives can savor the gifts of the Easter Lord: peace and tranquility. In the Gospel, it is the risen Lord who shepherds us beyond our wants, beyond our fears, from death into life. Calling us by name, he leads us out to face life with faith and dignity. We have to hear and recognize his irresistible voice. Unless we have developed a close relationship with this shepherd, we can become deaf to his voice and blind to his light. Jesus also says: “I am the gate for the sheep … Whoever enters through me will be saved.” If we have to reach the sheep
A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN JN 10:1-10 Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.” Although Jesus used this figure of speech, the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” of Jesus’ fold as well as those who may belong to other folds, we still have to go through this golden gate, Christ Our Lord. The strangers, thieves and robbers represent those forces, people, and perhaps even our choices that have the potential to damage the spirit of community for which Jesus died and rose. The risen Lord who himself experiences the fullness of life is eager that all of us in all countries and cultures might “have life and have it more abundantly.” We might want to consider a few things prayerfully this Easter season. One, like those early Christians and the saints we love, we can allow Jesus to be truly the risen, living Christ in our lives. This means that Jesus is alive, setting our hearts on fire and inspiring us to fulfill the mission of our life. Do we recognize Jesus coming out of the tombs we have placed him in and inserting himself into history and culture, and into the thick of our lives? Two, knowing that the risen Christ wants us to have “more abundant life,” what should I embrace and what should I shed in order to receive this gift of “more” life for me and my family, my community and the world? Three, having agreed to be shepherded by the risen Lord, how can I in turn shepherd others humbly and joyfully? Shepherding is the gift and the task of the risen Christ. John Paul II, recently beatified, taught us how to do it with energy and imagination for the universal church and the world. The writer is pastor of St. Veronica Parish in South San Francisco.
Turning distractions into meditations By Jane L. Sears Distractions during prayer are like gnats. The more I swat at them, the more they buzz around my brain and into my mind. Too often the little critters attack me before, during and after receiving the Eucharist, and too often I give in to them. Later, I am dismayed to realize I have not given more than a fleeting thought to the divine miracle that has happened, and the divine presence I have just received. Instead of my thoughts being fastened on the eucharistic Christ, I have given in to random musings about whether to fix fish or chicken for dinner, when to call Aunt Louise, which outfit to wear to Norma’s luncheon, etc. Although the power of that miraculous moment so often eludes me, I take some comfort in discovering that swatting gnats is not exclusive to me but a malady that afflicts many during prayer — even saints. Theresa of Avila was plagued by distractions during prayer. She likened them to the sound of children noisily playing in the attic of the house during the visit of a very special guest in the
parlor below. Of those distractions in prayer, she wrote: “Do not imagine that the important thing is never to be thinking of anything else and that if your mind becomes slightly distracted all is lost. It is still important to keep praying. Praying provides us the ‘the strength which fits us for service.”’ Even when that praying continues to be pocked with inattention, if I forge ahead I know that despite its imperfection, God is listening and responding. The effort it takes to pray through distractions can of itself become a prayer. Instead of giving up I choose to keep going, taking my distractions with me and, often as not, using them to regain my focus. A very wise priest told me that when I catch myself musing about whether to have fish or chicken for dinner, to imagine I am viewing the Last Supper when Christ and his apostles were gathered together before his Passion and death on the cross. Turning distractions into meditations is an exercise of will that can be, with a little practice, blessedly beneficial.
Now when those distractions assail me at Communion time, I can make it a point to remember the words of Father John Hardon, reminding me that the real presence in the Eucharist is the same Jesus conceived in the womb of Mary, the savior who worked miracles, suffered and died and by his divine power raised his body from the grave. That was then. This Jesus is also in our midst — now! We who are so pathetically human come before him who is also human, and divine, and ready to both receive us and be received by us. When we understand that this is the moment when Jesus is near us and loving us, we will be so seized by that miraculous moment that it is almost as if we can touch heaven with our fingertips. Finally, it is a relief to realize that I can ultimately be distracted from distracting thoughts by Jesus himself — as present to me as if he were standing before me in all of his glory. The writer is a member of Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame.
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Spirituality for Life
Mother’s Day grumbler’s conversion For many years, I’ve had a bias against Mother’s Day. I’m not against the concept, it’s a private grudge. My own mother died 40 years ago and my ignoring of Mother’s Day has been payback to the universe for that perceived injustice: Let the world celebrate, but count me out! But time heals and occasionally makes us wiser. Now, on Mother’s Day, I’m always conscious of my own mother and find good reasons to celebrate. You don’t have to be alive to nurture someone, and such is the case with my mother. Jesus told us that we receive someone’s spirit more purely after they have left us and I know that’s true. Forty years after her death, I am more conscious of who my mother was and what she gave me than I was during all the years of my childhood when she was alive and her motherhood embraced me tangibly. What my siblings and I are now conscious of, more clearly than when she was alive, is that we drew a long straw. We had a good mother. It’s as simple as that. In everything that was essential, she gave us what’s important: security, protection, a sense of being wanted, a sense of being precious, adequate food, adequate clothing, the underlying sense that life is good, and, most of all, the sense that we are in the hands always of a God who is trustworthy. None of this, of course, came perfectly. My mother wasn’t God. She had real limits and so did the energy and the resources she drew upon to nurture us. We were a large family and were chronically strapped economically. We had enough, but just, just enough. There were never any extras. That was also true for the attention and the affection she could give out to us individually. She didn’t have the time, energy,
or luxury to dote on any of us individually, even as none of us ever doubted that we were getting as much from her as if each of us had been an only child. But still, all of us felt her limits and live with the effects of that today. But her chronic over-extension was also her special gift: Like Jesus she multiplied the loaves and the fishes. Somehow she always found enough of everything — food, clothing, educational supplies, an extra cake or ribbon or whatever for a special occasion. Somehow we always had what we needed, just as somehow she made our family table stretch enough to feed anyone — neighbor, teacher, priest, salesman, or uncle-down-on-his luck — who happened to be around near mealtime. She believed something most of us don’t, namely, that when you are with the Bread of Life you always have the resources you need, no matter how meager they appear. She trusted that there would always be enough, and there always was. And she complemented my father perfectly. You couldn’t have ordered a better marriage from either Hollywood or a Catholic dating service. They found each other, soul mates, at a parish picnic and their affection and respect for each other was what, perhaps more than anything else, gave us, their children, an inchoate sense of safety, stability, and faith. My father was the moral compass, she was the heart; but they could reverse those roles and she could offer the moral challenge while he provided the sensitivity. Either way, they did it together and by the time they died, leaving behind a family that felt too young to be on its own, they had given us what they needed to, all the basic tools to build our own lives and to
live with some buoyancy and joy. She died of pancreatitis and a broken heart, just three months after she had nursed my dad through a yearlong, losing battle with cancer. As my Father Ronald dad lay dying, one of my brothers and I took her to a Rolheiser shop to buy a dress for the funeral. She splurged and bought the most expensive dress she’d ever purchased. When she tried on the dress the sales clerk told her: “You look terrific in that dress! I hope you enjoy wearing it!” She wore it just twice, once to her husband’s funeral and once to her own. The irony of the sales clerk’s comment hasn’t been lost. Anthropologists tell us that our mothers are our symbiotic link to life. They have to let us know that the universe wants us, that we’re loveable simply for whom we are, that love doesn’t have to be earned. My mother was too busy sometimes to nurture each of her children individually with that sense that we were unique, beautiful and precious; but she mothered us in such a way that life itself and the God who grounds life, give us that precious gift. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.
Our Lady of Fatima: The mystery in historical context By Brother John M. Samaha, SM On May 13 the church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. Like the apparitions of Our Lady at Guadalupe and at Lourdes, her apparitions at Fatima are known across the world in both religious and secular circles. To appreciate more clearly the impact of Mary’s appearances at Fatima, it is important for us to know something about the conditions in Portugal at the time of the appearances in 1917. The events need to be placed in historical context. Historical, political and social circumstances For centuries Portugal had distinguished itself by its zeal for the spread of the Christian faith. But in the 18th century the government was influenced by anti-religious ideas and, from that time, Freemasonry set about de-Christianizing the country. At the beginning of the 20th century, the moral and religious situation in Portugal was abysmal. In 1911, the separation of church and state became official. The years from 1910 to 1913 were years of terror: Priests and bishops were imprisoned or exiled; religious orders were suppressed; almost all the seminaries were closed and confiscated; missions languished or were abandoned. Freemasonry was in control. From 1910 to 1926 Portugal experienced 16 revolutions with 40 changes of government officials. The apparitions and their message Then, on May 13, 1917, a shining lady appeared to three little shepherds near Fatima, a Portuguese village. They were Jacinto, 7 years old; Francisco, his brother, 9; and their cousin, Lucia, 10. The brilliant lady encouraged them to pray the rosary, a summary of the Gospel, and to offer acts of penance. Then she asked them to return on the 13th of each of the next five months. The children were faithful in coming, except for Aug. 13, for the mayor, a Mason, had them imprisoned at that time. He had threatened to cast them into a cauldron of boiling oil if they did not reveal the secret confided to them by the lady. At each meeting, the Lady revealed to them a little more of God’s designs. She foretold future misfortunes which they were to keep secret for the time being, and which were recently revealed by the sole survivor, Lucia. These had to do with an even more terrible war than the current one of 1914-1918. The lady asked for the consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for only through her could the aid of God come to the world. On the last apparition, that of Oct. 13, she promised a great miracle which everyone would be able to see. Curiosity drew ever larger numbers that accompanied the little visionaries to each meeting: There were some 25,000 to 30,000 on Sept. 13; about 70,000 on Oct. 13. That day, on which the great miracle promised by the Virgin Mary was to take place, rain poured all morning. The crowd was soaked. But at noon the skies cleared. Mary appeared to the three shepherds and revealed her name: Lady of the Rosary. She asked that people be converted and pray. Then, in the sight of the 70,000 spectators, the sun, which had just appeared through the clouds, began to rotate or spin three times. Each rotation lasted three or four minutes, illuminating the trees, the crowd, the earth, with all the colors of a rainbow. Then it zigzagged in
the sky and descended as though to fall into the crowd. People fell to the ground crying for mercy. Then the sun returned to its proper place. The spectators noticed that their clothes were completely dry. News of this miracle, witnessed by 70,000 people, including a number hostile to religion, spread like wildfire throughout Portugal and made a tremendous impression. The material miracle was but a sign of another miracle, the enlightenment of souls and the conversion of the country. The aftermath Less than two weeks after the last apparition, a first sign of a new attitude manifested itself in the protest by an influential anti-Christian newspaper against a sacrilegious attack by a group of sectarians at Fatima. In 1918, the bishops were recalled from exile and were able to hold a meeting at Lisbon. The military chaplaincy was reinstated and relations with the Holy See re-established. At that point, the Masonic lodges had the president of the Republic of Portugal assassinated. They sought to reinstate the control of the anti-clericals, but their efforts failed. In 1926, the first National Council was held. In 1928, the renowned Oliveira Salazar rose to power. He was an outstanding Catholic and a great statesman, the providential man for the financial, civil, political and religious restoration of Portugal. Come 1936, a new great danger menaced the land. The Russian Bolshevists decided to establish atheistic communism in Spain and Portugal in order to spread it more successfully in the East and in the West, throughout all Christian Europe. We know what success they had in Spain. Portugal seemed unable to resist their activity, organized with satanic cleverness. To dispel the danger, the bishops saw salvation only in the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1936, they promised, by what was termed an anti-communist oath, to make a pilgrimage of the entire nation to Fatima if Portugal were preserved from the peril which was threatening it. While, on the other side of the frontier in Spain, the “Reds” were massacring, profaning, pillaging, burning priests and men and women religious and churches and convents, trying to extirpate the last vestiges of Christianity, Portugal enjoyed the most profound peace. And so, in 1938, an enormous pilgrimage of a half-million faithful was en route to Fatima to thank the Virgin for her miraculous protection. In 1940, Portugal signed with the Holy See the most perfect concordat, from the Christian point of view, ever signed in recent times. The faith is proclaimed throughout the entire country with pride, the sacraments are frequented, Catholic action flourished, ecclesiastical vocations multiplied. In eight years the number of religious had quadrupled. In keeping with the prediction of the Virgin at Fatima, the Second World War was much more horrible than the first. Yet, though most of the nations of the world were involved in the indescribable calamities and anguish, Portugal continued with its tranquil life under the protection of Mary. The church’s action The ecclesiastical inquiry into the facts of Fatima was opened in November of 1917. However, because of circumstances, a verdict was rendered only 13 years later, on Oct. 13, 1930. Meanwhile, pilgrimages continued to arrive, always more
numerous, and usually on the 13th of each month. Cures were taking place. In 1926, a board of review was established similar to the one at Lourdes. More than a thousand cures, scientifically unexplainable, had been registered by 1955. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima, the ecclesiastical authority judged the moment suitable for revealing in part what Our Lady of the Rosary had asked Lucia to keep secret for the time being. In his radio message of Oct. 31, 1942, to the pilgrims gathered at Fatima, Pope Pius XII consecrated the church and the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He renewed this consecration the following Dec. 8 in Rome. The bishops of the whole world also made this consecration for their individual dioceses on March 28, 1943. We know that Pope Pius XII confided to Cardinal Tedeschini that he himself had seen the solar phenomenon on Oct. 30 and 31, and on Nov. 1 and 8, 1954, on the occasion of the definition of the dogma of the Assumption. The impact of Fatima The message of Fatima has been heard in Portugal, and Mary’s goodness has marvelously repaid it. Has it been heard in the rest of the world? Certainly not enough. Otherwise wars among nations by armies, and “cold wars,” and fratricides within countries would have ended long ago. However, not all have turned a deaf ear. The message of Fatima has been received in part, at least, by a great number of Christians. Devotion to the rosary continues to gain favor and reaches into many countries. As has been said, all the dioceses of the world have been consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by the FATIMA CONTEXT, page 20
Reading the third ‘secret’
Above is an excerpt from a photocopy of the original text of the third “secret” of Fatima, according to the version presented by Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos in the “Third Memoir” of Aug. 31, 1941, for the Bishop of Leiria-Fatima. The excerpt reads: “ … we saw an angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire ….” The “secret” is a symbolic prophecy of the church’s 20th-century struggles with evil political systems and of its ultimate triumph, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said June 26, 2000, on the release of the Vatican publication “The Message of Fatima.”
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Review by John Mulderig NEW YORK (CNS) — What many people think they know about the Catholic spiritual movement Opus Dei likely comes — unfortunately — from the slanderous misrepresentations of it fobbed off on the public by author Dan Brown in his 2003 novel “The Da Vinci Code.” Brown’s fallacies, moreover, were only perpetuated by the 2006 screen version of his feverish fantasy, helmed by Ron Howard. A healthy antidote to such sensationalized misconceptions — a murderous albino monk, you say? — comes with the May 6 release of “There Be Dragons” (Samuel Goldwyn), a generally powerful, partly fictionalized dramatization of passages in the life of Opus Dei’s
founder, St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer (1902-75), intensely yet appealingly portrayed by Charlie Cox. As fictional Spanish-born reporter Robert Torres (Dougray Scott) investigates Escriva’s life, he’s surprised to discover that his own father Manolo (Wes Bentley) — from whom Robert has long been estranged — was the future religious leader’s childhood friend and seminary classmate. With the tumult of the Spanish Civil War looming, however, the two men took diametrically different paths. Once ordained, Escriva labored for the establishment of a community dedicated to achieving personal sanctity through everyday work, an organization whose structure —
Theater group explores ancient vocal roots of European liturgical music By Rick DelVecchio “The Gospels of Childhood Triptych,” a performance of singing and chanting that is the culmination of 10 years of investigative research and development into ancient sacred songs, premieres in the Bay Area May 19-25 at St. Gregory Episcopal Church, 500 De Haro St. in San Francisco, as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival. The work by Teatr Zar, the resident company at the Grotowski Institute in Wroclaw, Poland, features three- and four-voice polyphony with roots sunk deep in Europe’s past. At the heart of the piece are traditional funeral chants from the highest Caucasus that date back more than 2,000 years. They are the oldest form of polyphony in the world and live on — though the original language has been lost — in liturgical music heard in the oldest Christian churches in Georgia, Zar’s artistic director, Jaroslaw Fret, said in a phone interview with Catholic San Francisco. The music’s strong harmonies and tiny intervals between the pitches of the various voices will sound exotic to Western ears. Melody barely exists and the harmonies form what Fret called a “column of sounds.” He said the acoustic column represents an axis mundi, “like the pillar of the world … which exists around sounds to send people to heaven.” Zar’s expeditions also took the group to Sardinia and Corsica to rediscover vocal music that dates at least to the 16th century and is preserved by confraternities that vocalize in Easter celebrations in Catholic churches. Fret is interested in sacred chant as a universal wordless language that carries “the messages of the lives hidden there, of the generations of people who sang it over and over” for centuries. The group performed the piece previously in the U.S. in Chicago, and Fret was pleased with the reception. “Somehow in the scattering of the different traditions we represent not the fully forgotten but the hidden traditions of Europe, because Christian Europe spread from the Caucasus,” Fret said. “We in our performances are putting it together and we can present it in one shape.” Each part of the “Triptych” can be seen as a stand-alone show or as part of a series. For more information, visit the festival website at www.sfiaf.org.
unprecedented in the modern church — would embrace women as well as men, laypeople as well as priests. Having rejected the faith in favor of a bitterly cynical materialism, meanwhile, Manolo is shown pursuing a duplicitous role in the conflict engulfing his society. Not the least of the obstacles Escriva confronted in furthering his “Work of God” (the English meaning of the Latin phrase “Opus Dei”) was the increasingly violent anti-clericalism of the Loyalist side in the Spanish struggle. Yet when these leftists begin desecrating churches and murdering priests in cold blood, Escriva remains evenhandedly neutral, sympathizing with his adversaries’ motivations and aspirations and urging his handful of early followers to react with Christian forbearance. This nuanced and charitable approach to the situation belies Escriva’s reputation, in some circles, as an unabashed devotee of Franco’s fascist vision. The striking portrait of an anything-butplaster saint that forms the heart of writerdirector Roland Joffe’s hybrid tale grippingly conveys its subject’s struggle to discern his vocation and to live out the Christian message of peace, even in the most trying circumstances.
Bin Laden . . . ■ Continued from page 16 because God created all life. This is what lies behind Jesus’s most difficult command: “I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Jesus’ command is behind the most Christian of acts by Pope John Paul II, beatified on the same day that Osama bin Laden was killed. Perhaps the confluence of events is providential. As someone who lived under Nazism and communism, he was no stranger to terror or murder. But he also was a Christian who knew the centrality of forgiveness, even for the most grievous of crimes. In 1980, he was the victim of an assassination attempt by Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish ultra-nationalist. One of Blessed John Paul’s first acts after
Fatima context . . . ■ Continued from page 18 bishops. The visits of the Pilgrim Virgin statues have been received with tremendous enthusiasm not only by Catholic populations, but by Protestants and Muslims as well. The message of Fatima has moved many
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But the impact of these fact-based biographical elements is blunted by the fictive framework with which Joffe has chosen to surround them, a storytelling device that turns out to be more burden than enhancement. Thus, imaginary subplots such as the conflict between Robert and Manolo never seem quite convincing, and only serve to distract from a primary story which is both spiritually valuable and ably depicted. his recovery was to journey to Agca’s jail cell and offer him the costly grace of forgiveness. I am glad bin Laden has left the world, and I pray that his departure may lead to peace. But as a Christian, I am asked to pray for him and, at some point, to forgive him. And that command comes to us from Jesus, a man who was beaten, tortured and killed. It comes from a man who knows a great deal about suffering. It also comes from God. The writer is culture editor of America magazine. This article appeared on America’s group blog,“In All Things,”May 2. Reprinted with permission of America Press Inc, 2011. All rights reserved. For subscription information, call (800) 727-9533 or visit 222.americamagazine.org. and has contributed to making our era an Age of Mary. It has not spoken its final word. What that word will be depends on the cooperation which Our Lady of Fatima receives from us. She extends this call and invitation to each of us. Marianist Brother John Samaha resides at the Marianist Care Center in Cupertino and has been a religious
SCRIPTURE SEARCH Gospel for May 15, 2011 John 10:1-10 Following is a word search based on the Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A: Jesus’ discourse about the role of the Good Shepherd. The words can be found in all directions in the puzzle. I SAY CLIMBS IN SHEPHERD HEAR NAME STRANGER PASTURE
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Mary in May May 28, noon: “The 2011 Public Square Rosary Crusade” is prayed at United Nations Plaza in San Francisco at Hyde Street and Market Street. Everyone is invited. Call Juanita at (415) 647-7229.
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Prayer/Special Liturgies May 15, 10 a.m.: Archbishop George Niederauer is principal celebrant of 50th Anniversary Mass for St. Matthias Parish in Redwood City. A barbecue follows. Father John Glogowski, pastor, is among the concelebrants. Visit www.stmatthiasparish.org or call (650) 366-9544. May 18, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.: “Praying with Icons,” a contemplative day of prayer at Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia Ave, San Rafael. Suggested offering is $20. Call (415) 457-7727 or e-mail info@ santasabinacenter.org. May 29, 12:15 p.m.: St. Paul’s Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of its beautiful church building. Archbishop George Niederauer is principal celebrant. Father Mario Farana, pastor, is among the concelebrants. A reception and memorabilia display will be held immediately following Mass in the Parish Center at Church and Valley Streets in San Francisco. Call (415) 648-7538.
Reunions May 15: St. Gabriel School Alumni Association hosts a Golden Diploma Reunion for the Class of 1961 beginning with Mass at 11:30 a.m. followed by a reception for alumni and guests. Contact May 21, 12:30 p.m.: “Blessing of Motorcycles” at Our Lady of Refuge Mission, 146 Sears Ranch Road in La Honda just off Highway 84 between Skyline Boulevard and Cabrillo Highway, Route 1. First 100 receive a St. Christopher medal. Deacons John McGhee and Rusty Duffey preside. Call (650) 747-0419 or (650) 589-2800.
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San Francisco’s Immaculate Conception Academy welcomed alumnae to its annual all-school reunion April 2. Class members from graduation years 1945 to 2001 took part. The school called it, “a wonderful afternoon of visiting with old classmates and renewing friendships.” Pictured, from left, are members of the class of ’51 who were honored as Diamond Jubilarians: Charlene Garric Trueb, Dominican Sister Laureen (Dorothy) Boyle, Gloria Navarrett Suhl, Dorothy Vlahovich Partridge, Mary Ann Silva Martinez, Cathey Goolden Maloney, Marilyn Keating Andrews, Holy Family Sister Marie Stafford, Mary Ellen Curran, Mildred Stoll Hjerpe, Barbara Siegel Gorden, Marilyn Holl Hoard, Pat Roberts Carlin, Gloria Poggi Saunders. Sue Phelps at (415) 566-0314 or e-mail sphelps@ stgabrielsf.com. May 22, 11:30 a.m.: St. Gabriel Parish, 40th Ave. at Ulloa in San Francisco, celebrates its 70th year with a Mass and reception. All parishioners present and former as well as friends are welcome. Former pastors, parochial vicars, teachers have been invited. Call (415) 731-6161. July 9, 11:30 a.m. : St. Emydius School, class of 1956, at Sinbad’s Restaurant 141 The Embarcadero in San Francisco. Family and friends are welcome. Contact Jack Sutcliffe at (408) 257-4671 or e-mail jaksut@aol.com or Joy Boito Walsh at (408) 9963162 or e-mail joy.walsh@sbcglobal.net. July 27, 11:30 a.m.: St. Joseph College/School of Nursing reunion luncheon at the Irish Cultural Center, 45th Avenue at Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco. Reservations are required by July 1. Tickets are $35.00. Contact Betty Jerabek at (650) 589-6233 or Anne Politeo at (415) 221-8382 or e-mail tajsf@att.net. Aug. 13 or Nov.26: All alumni of St. Anne of the Sunset School, class of 1981 are invited to a reunion. Location/date are undecided. E-mail George Rehmet at georgerehmet@yahoo.com or call (650) 438-9589. Oct. 22: Presentation High School, San Francisco class of ’66. Contact Martha Kunz Willis at (650) 763-1202 or e-mail mwwmtw@comcast.net or Marilyn Mathers at (51) 232-4848 or mmathers@ deloitte.com.
Mass in Latin The traditional Latin Mass celebrated according to texts and rubrics of the Missal of Blessed John XXIII of 1962 is celebrated at these locations: Sunday, 12:15 p.m.: is celebrated at these locations: Sunday, 12:15 p.m.: Holy Rosary Chapel at St. Vincent School for Boys in San Rafael. For more information, call St. Isabella Parish at (415) 479-1560; first Fridays, 7 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road. at Glen Way in East Palo Alto. For more information, call (650) 322-2152. Father Lawrence Goode, pastor, is celebrant; first Sundays, 5:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Church, 307 Willow Ave. South San Francisco. For more informa-
tion call (650) 583-4131; second Sundays, 5:30 p.m. at St. Finn Barr Church, Edna St at Hearst in San Francisco. Call (415) 333-3627; third Sundays at Holy Name of Jesus Church 39th Avenue at Lawton in San Francisco. Call (415) 664-8590 for time.
Holy Cross Cemetery 1500 Old Mission Rd. in Colma, (650) 756-2060 May 30, 11 a.m.: Memorial Day Mass in Holy Cross Mausoleum. Archbishop George Niederauer is principal celebrant.
TV/Radio Fridays at 9 a.m.: The Archbishop’s Hour on Immaculate Heart Radio, KSFB - 1260 AM, San Francisco. Enjoy news, conversation and in-depth look at local and larger Church. Program is rerun Friday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. E-mail info@ sfarchdiocese.org with comments and questions about faith. Visit www.ihradio.org Sunday, 6 a.m., KOFY Channel 20/Cable 13 and KTSF Channel 26/Cable 8: TV Mass with Msgr. Harry Schlitt presiding. S u n d a y, 7 a . m . : T V M a s s o n t h e Filipino Channel (TFC) Channel 241 on Comcast and Channel 2060 on Direct TV. Saturday, 4 p.m.: Religious programming in Cantonese over KVTO 1400 AM, co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry and Chinese Young Adults of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.. First Sunday, 5 a.m., CBS Channel 5: “Mosaic,” featuring conversations on current Catholic issues. EWTN Catholic Television: Comcast Channel 229, AT&T Channel 562, Astound Channel 80, San Bruno Cable Channel 143, DISH Satellite Channel 261, Direct TV Channel 370. For programming details, visit www.ewtn.com
Single, Divorced, Separated Information about Bay Area single, divorced and separated programs is available from Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf at grosskopf@usfca.edu (415) 422-6698.
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Grief support groups meet at the following parishes: San Mateo County: Good Shepherd, Pacifica; call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593. Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City; call parish at (650) 755-2727. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 366-3802. St. Bartholomew, San Mateo; call Barbara Syme (650) 343-6156. St. Peter, Pacifica; call parish at (650) 359-6313. St. Pius, Redwood City; call parish at (650) 361-0655. St. Robert, San Bruno; call Sister Patricia O’Sullivan at (650) 589-0104. Marin County: St. Anselm, San Anselmo; call Brenda MacLean at (415) 454-7650. St. Anthony, Novato; call parish (415) 883-2177. St. Hilary, Tiburon; call Helen Kelly at (415) 388-9651. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato; call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. San Francisco County: St. Gabriel; call Monica Williams at (650) 756-2060. St. Mary’s Cathedral; call Sister Esther McEgan at (415) 567-2020 ext. 218. Alma Via; contact Mercy Feeney at (650) 756-4500. Young Widow/Widower Group: St. Gregory, San Mateo; call Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506. Ministry to Grieving Parents: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; call Ina Potter at (650) 3476971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.
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June 8, 5:30 p.m.: “Exorcism: The Ministry of Deliverance” is topic at meeting of the Catholic Professional Business Club at Caesar’s Restaurant, Powell Street at Bay in San Francisco. Guest speaker is retired San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang who asks and answers: “What does the church recommend to safeguard against evils that exist?” Tickets are $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Tickets include array of appetizers. Beverages are available for purchase. Visit www.cpbc-sf.org.
May 27 – 29: “24th annual Northern California Catholic Charismatic Convention” at Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. “Come expecting the power of a faithful God!” organizers said. Event theme is “Hearts On Fire for Jesus.” Opening Mass May 27 at 8 p.m. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William Justice will preside. Praise begins at 7 p.m. Convention speakers include Father Chris Crotty, Richard Lane, Martha Fernandez-Sardina, Msgr. James Tarantino. Registration information is at ncrcspirit.org or call (925) 828-0944. Weekend is sponsored by Northern California Renewal Coalition serving the dioceses of Monterey, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Stockton and the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
May 13, 14, 15: “St. Timothy School Carnival,” Third Avenue at Norfolk in San Mateo. Hours of operation are Friday, 4 – 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon – 11 p.m.; Sunday, noon – 7 p.m. Fun includes rides, games, barbecue, entertainment. Tickets for rides are available before the festival and include all-day wristbands for $30. Visit www.sttimothyschool.org or call (650) 342-6567. May 14, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.: “Whale of a Sale” at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at Bon Air Road in Greenbrae. Call (415) 461-0704 or visit www.sebastian94904.com. June 3, 4, 5: “St. Pius Parish Festival” on campus at 1100 Woodside Road in Redwood City. Friday, 6–10 p.m.; Saturday, 1–10 p.m.; Sunday, 1-8 p.m. Event marks St. Pius 60th anniversary with a peace and love theme and something “groovy” for everyone. Visit http://stpiusfestival. blogspot.com. June 11, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: “Classic Car Show” at Holy Angels School in Colma. See many oldies but goodies plus refreshments and a raffle. Day is sponsored by Holy Angels alumni association. Proceeds benefit Holy Angels School.
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Counseling PLUMBING Unhealed wounds can hold you back - even if they are not the “logical” cause of your problems today. You can be the person God intended. Inner Child Healing Offers a deep spiritual and psychological approach to counseling: ❖ 30 years experience with individuals, couples and groups ❖ Directed, effective and results-oriented ❖ Compassionate and Intuitive ❖ Supports 12-step ❖ Enneagram Personality Transformation ❖ Free Counseling for Iraqi/Afghanistani Vets
Painting & Remodeling
Fences & Decks
BEST PLUMBING, INC. Your Payless Plumbing
(650) 557-1263
EMAIL: bestplumbinginc@comcast.net Member: Better Business Bureau
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John Spillane • • • •
Retaining Walls Stairs • Gates Dry Rot Senior & Parishioner Discounts
650.2 9 1 . 4 3 0 3
Plumbing and Heating 415-661-3707 Michael T. Santi
Roofing
Since 1972 Ca License # 663641 24 Hour Emergency Service
When Life Hurts It Helps To Talk • Family • Work • Relationships • Depression • Anxiety • Addictions
Dr. Daniel J. Kugler Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Over 30 years experience • Reasonable Fees
Confidential • Compassionate • Practical (415) 921-1619 • Insurance Accepted 1537 Franklin Street • San Francisco, CA 94109
FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP Marriage, Family, and Individual Counseling David Nellis M.A. M.F.T. (415) 242-3355 www.christiancounseling2.com
ALL PLUMBING WORK PAT HOLLAND
415-205-1235
“The most compassionate care in town”
1655 Old Mission Road #3 Colma, SSF, CA 94080 415-573-5141 or 650-993-8036 *Irish owned & operated *Serving from San Francisco to North San Mateo
(415) 786-0121 • (415) 586-6748
Handy Man Expert interior and exterior painting, carpentry, demolition, fence (repair, build), decks, remodeling, roof repair, gutter (clean/repair), landscaping, gardening, hauling, moving, welding.
All Purpose Cell (415) 517-5977 (650) 757-1946
Lic. # 907564
Care Management for the Older Adult Family Consultation –Bereavement Support
Kathy Faenzi, MA, Clinical Gerontologist Office: 650.401.6350 Web: www.faenziassociates.com Striving to Achieve Optimum Health & Wellbeing
Irish Help At Home QUALITY HOME CARE SERVING THE BAY AREA SINCE 1996
San Francisco 415 759 0520
Marin 415.721.7380
Christopher’s House Cleaning
Electrical
YOUR # 1 CHOICE FOR Recessed Lights – Outdoor Lighting Outlets – Dimmers – Service Upgrades • Trouble Shooting!
Ph. 415.515.2043 Ph. 650.508.1348
Lic. 631209) 9)
Painting BILL HEFFERON
Visit us at www.catholic-sf.org PAINTING For your local and international Catholic news, On the Street, INTERIOR, EXTERIOR All Jobs Large and Small
Datebook, advertising information, Digital Paper, & more!
Service Changes Solar Installation Lighting/Power Fire Alarm/Data Green Energy Fully Licensed • State Certified • Locally Trained • Experienced • On Call 24/7
Painting
10% Discount: Seniors, Parishioners
Notary
Breens’ Mobile Notary Services Timothy P. Breen Notary Public
PHONE: 415-846-1922 www.breensnotary.com
* Member National Notary Association *
Insurance Farmers Insurance Steve Murphy
Call BILL 415.731.8065 • Cell: 415.710.0584 bheffpainting@sbcglobal.net Member of Better Business Bureau Bonded, Insured – LIC. #819191
415.368.8589
S.O.S. PAINTING CO.
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Exterior / Interior Additions ➮ Baths Foundations, Stairs, Dry Rot Replacement Windows ➮ Kitchen Remodeling Architect Available ➮ Senior Discount
Call: 415.533.2265 Lic. 407271
➤ Hauling ➤ Job Site Clean-Up ➤ Demolition ➤ Yard Service ➤ Garbage Runs ➤ Saturday & Sunday
FREE ESTIMATES! • Fast & Affordable
PAUL (415) 282-2023 YOELSHAULING@YAHOO.COM
LAST-MINUTE SERVICE AVAILABLE
DA LY
CONSTRUCTION
The Irish Rose
Specializing in home health aides, attendants and companions.
PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER!
Serving San Francisco, Marin & the Peninsula.
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Contact: 415.447.8463
Lic.#942181
KEANE CONSTRUCTION
415-661-2060
Home Healthcare Agency
Eoin Lehane www.Irishpainting-sf.com
www.farmersagent.com/smurphy1
Healthcare Agency
Irish Painting
Construction
Involved in your community as a CYO coach, referee and parishioner
* Attendants * Companions • Insured • Bonded www.irishhelpathome.com
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
DEWITT ELECTRIC
Home • Life • Auto • Renters • Apartments
Home Care
Free Estimates
Electrical
Certified Signing Agent
Clinical Gerontologist
Reasonable rates
ALL ELECTRIC SERVICE 650.322.9288
NOT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR
Senior Care SUPPLE SENIOR CARE
BONDED & INSURED
HOUSECLEANING www.christophershousecleaning.com
HOLLAND Plumbing Works San Francisco CA LIC #817607
Contractor inspection reports and pre-purchase consulting
415.370.4341
Lila Caffery, MA, CCHT San Francisco: 415.337.9474 Complimentary phone consultation www.InnerChildHealing.com
•Interiors •Exteriors •Kitchens •Baths
Lic. # 872560
➤ Drain-Sewer Cleaning Service ➤ Water Heaters ➤ Gas Pipes ➤ Toilets ➤ Faucets ➤ Garbage Disposals ➤ Copper Repiping ➤ Sewer Replacement ➤ Video Camera & Line locate PROMPT AND UNPARALLELED SERVICE
Lic. #742961
Do you want to be more fulfilled in love and work – but find things keep getting in the way?
(650) 355-4926
Affordable Decks • Additions • General Remodel • Carports
415.383.6122
Interior-Exterior wallpaper hanging & removal Lic # 526818 Senior Discount
415-269-0446 650-738-9295
www.sospainting.net FREE ESTIMATES
Construction
Cahalan Const. Remodeles, Additions, Kitchens, Baths, Dryrot, Stucco
415.279.1266 Lic. #582766 415.566.8646 mikecahalan@gmail.com
Lic.# 593788
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For more info, contact: Contractors State License Board 800-321-2752
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YARD SALE Saturday May 21 9AM to 4PM â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday, May 22 10AM to 3PM Located at 2250 Franklin Street at Franklin and Broadway Event to be held in the school courtyard Donations of all kinds for sale from St. Brigid families and friends This is a fundraiser to help support St. Brigid School. All are welcome
Rooms for rent For rent - 2 Furnished Rooms For Women Only $600 a month N/S, No pets. Shared Kitchen
Call 650-488-0428, 650-982-9065 or 650-892-4459
Are you Paying Too Much For Your Medicare Supplement Plan F, J, G or N?
Free Quote (800) 790-6409 Ken Stark CA Lic 0E66061 SE02
To make donations or if you have questions, email St.Brigid_YardSale@yahoo.com
Pre-payment required Mastercard or Visa accepted
Cost $26
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May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. Thank You St. Jude. Never known to fail. You may publish.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. Thank You St. Jude. Never known to fail. You may publish.
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Chimney Cleaning
Compassionate, quality home care for seniors
Nancy A. Concon, Owner - Nurse Serving the Bay Area
FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT
Summ e Speciar/Fall ls
(415) 505-7830 (415) 386-7830 (415) 374-4094
Island Home
San Juans Islands Home A master suite with a jetted tub, its own deck, a sitting room and 210-degree view of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Cattle Pass are features of this 3-bedroom, 2 bath unique home on 2.1 acres on Lopez Island. Very private, yet close to island airport and golf course. Two-car garage. Stone fireplace. Walk to beach. $399,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $115,000 under county assessed value. E-mail Dan at cnsuncle01@yahoo.com for more info and/or photos. (360) 299-0506
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Faith Formation Faith Formation Conference 2011 Date: November 18-19, 2011 Hosted by: Diocese of San Jose, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Dioceses of Monterey, Oakland, and Stockton Location: Santa Clara Convention Center Audience: 2500+ attendees from Northern California Communities / Language supported: English, Spanish, and Vietnamese Theme: Go! Glorify the Lord by your Life! Why: The Faith Formation Conference offers an opportunity to nourish your mind, heart, and soul. What: Receive Catholic formation, education, and training in catechesis, liturgy, social justice, youth and young adult, family life and ethnic ministry Who: 500+ catholic teachers from the Diocese of San Jose will join the conference on Friday, November 18. Did you know? â&#x2014;? The Faith Formation Conference workshops and exhibits appeal to parish ministers, teachers, parents, parishioners, pastors, pastoral associates, principals, and a wide variety of audiences â&#x2014;? The conference empowers people for ministry â&#x2014;? The conference appeals to parents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; pass on the faith to their children, to be a creative catechist and teacher â&#x2014;? The conference allows people to deepen their faith and have a greater desire to proclaim the Word of God â&#x2014;? The conference allows people to learn about how the different images of Jesus have appealed to different groups of Christians â&#x2014;? The conference allows people to learn a new approach to reading the gospels How: Registration brochures delivered to parishes and delivered to the homes of past attendees. â&#x2014;? Online registration â&#x2014;? For more information on speakers, workshops, visit website: www.faithformationconference.com
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Shuttle available at main gate from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Menlo Park Memorial Day Mass ~ Outdoors – 11:00 am Rev. William Myers, Pastor, St. Raymond Church, Celebrant Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery, Half Moon Bay Memorial Day Mass ~ Outdoors – 9:30 am Rev. Gabriel Domingo Orimaco, Pastor, Our Lady of the Pillar Church, Celebrant Flores, Celebrant Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, San Rafael Memorial Day Mass ~ Outdoors – 11:00 am Rev. Paul E. E.Perry, Perry, St. St.Sebastian SebastianChurch Church, Celebrant