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Thirty-one men prostrate themselves before the altar of St. Peter 's Basilica during their ordination May 11 on World Day of P raye r for Vocations. Pope John Paul II presided at the service, calling on netv priests to model their lives after Christ, the good shepherd.

30 .fnilli.oii.th meal served . at St.. Anthony Dining K.oom Mr. Mark Elllnger was the recipient of the 30 millionth meal to be served at St. Anthony 's Dining Room on April 30. He was served the meal of the day, beef bourguignon , by Franciscan Friar John Hardin. The executive director of St. Anthony 's foundation said, "The occasion of serving the 30 millionth meal is one of celebration and concern," referring to a recent Dining Room Guest Survey Report's finding that "homelessness has more than doubled among the guests since 1995." In addition, the statement discovered one in three of the guests is a veteran, and 60 percent experience hunger at least once a week despite tile efforts of the Dining Room and many other food programs in the city, . "We need to keep working. with the public and private sectors to reduce hunger by addressing -the root causes of hunger, homelessness and poverty," said Father Hardin. St. Anthony 's Dining Room doors were open on Oct. 4, 1950 by Franciscan Friar Alfred Boeddeker, serving 400 free meals a day, Today, the. Dining Room serves an average of 2,000 meals a day, 365 days a year.

New members of the Church welcomed at Cathedral Mass By Evelyn Zappia Hundreds gathered at St. Maiy's Cathedral for the traditional Neophyte Mass celebrated by Archbishop William J. Levada on May 4. The annual Neophyte Mass marks the opportunity for the bishop of the diocese, the successor of the apostles in the Church , to celebrate the fullness of our faith and life in the Eucharist with those that have been newly received into the Churc h , the Archbishop explained. "It is also an opportunity for the Catholic faithful to welcome those that are newly baptized and received into the Church as part of the Eucharistic community at our Cathedral , " he said. "Sometimes this process, the Christian initiation is though t of as having its end at baptism - and indeed as a process it does," the Archbishop said. "But it is only NEW MEMBERS, page 15

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Statehouse chambers are alive with the language of senior Government Class students at Mercy High School, Burlingame, whose proposed Healthy Child Initiative won the first annual If I Could Make or Change a Law Contest. Contest sponsor is Assemblyman and longtime St. Veronica's parishioner. Gene Mullin, who said the competition was established to remind students "that the leg islative process truly belongs to them." The healthy child bill's focus is to keep children well by means including mandated physical education programs and improved nutritional standards for cafeteria foods. Joining Assemblyman Mullin during his recent visit to Mercy were , back from left, Audrey Freeman, Kim Grisham. Front from left: Nicole Guico, Gena Rinaldi, Clarissa Quintanilla, Jessie Vann, and Diana Hernandez. Linda Townsend teaches the class.

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by Tom Burke Thanks to Cathy Collins of St. Emydius Parish for the good news about the 5th year of the Sunshine Club, a religious education group for adults with special needs. The club meets at St. Finn Barr Parish one Sunday a month for a coupla ' hours . "With 11 members in the club, there's always room for more," Cathy said. Also helping out is Luis Maneru , a candidate for the permanent diaconate. Directing the Archdiocesan religious education program for people with special needs is Mercy Sister Maureen Roe, a religious for 28 years and a fellow Philadelphia!!. Sister Maureen entered the Sisters of Mercy of Philadelphia in 1974 and from 1976 to 1988 directed religious education programs at Catholic schools and parishes all over the East Coast. Sister Maureen earned a graduate degree in religious education from Boston College in 1990. "The Sunshine Club are a great group," Sister Maureen said, noting that she is grateful for the assistance she receives from Cathy and Luis. The Sunshine Club is one of five religious education centers for persons with special needs in the Archdiocese. The work is funded through a grant from the Knights of Columbus of San Francisco under the direction of Knights Bill O'Flaherty and James Pidgeon....The St. Vincent de Paul Society at Our Lady of Mercy Parish played a large role m a recent Anointing liturgy at the Dal y City church. More th an 200 people came forward for the rite later enjoying a potluck meal in the newly renovated parish hall SVDP prez is Oswald Barboza; veep is Jennifer Johnson; secretary is Cecilia Torres; and treasurer is Connie Courtney. Pastor is Father Bill Brown. Thanks to Vicentian and former Conference president, Herminia Garcia, for hTlin' us in....More Vincentian activity at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Mill Valley where the SVDP Conference hosted a Mass and breakfast for all Marin County Vincentians in the fall. More than 50 people attended including national SVDP president, Gene Smith, also of Marin County. Presiding at Mass was OLMC pastor, Father John Cloherty. OLMC officers are Bill Ware, president; Ann Oberg, vp; Onnie Blackburn, treasurer; Dave Rogers, secretary. . ..It only takes a moment to let us know about a birthday, anniversary, special achievement, or special happening in your life. Just jot down die basics and send with a follow-up phone number to On the Street V/here You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109. You can also fax to (415) 614-5633 or e-mail, do not send attachments, to tburke@catholic-sf.org. In all cases be sure to include that follow-up phone number. You can reach Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634....

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Honored on her 75th birthday in December was longtime Our Lady of Angels parishioner, Dorothy Freethy. Surprises abounded as the party -featuring the sounds of Band Bamboo and the musicianship of son, Paul, and sons-in-law, Don O'Brien and Sean Perkins - unfolded. Among the more than 65 guests were Dorothy 's eight children, two who traveled fro m as far as Seattle and Texas. At her sides are son, Terrence, and daughter, Joan Hockridge. At back , from left, are children , Paul, Frances Perkins, Anne O'Brien, Michele Hassler, Melissa Boyce, and Kevin. Congrats to Dorothy and her husband , retired San Mateo Times reporter, George Golding, who celebrate five years of marriage August 29th.

Godparents and their spiritual charges were the focus of a special Mass at All Souls Parish, South San Francisco in January. . The "Godparents ' Mass " was packed , said former parish secretary, Sandra Firpo, who with pastor, Father Bill Justice, was behind establishment of the annual rite held on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Sandra and her husband, Steve, who made bookmarks bearing a special blessing written by Father Justice that were distribute d to those in attendance, are the parents of Bella, a 5th grader at All Souls school; Gabriella, a first grader there; and two-year-old, Sabrina. Among those gathered for the liturgy were Steve 's godmother, Angie Chiesa of St. Bartholomew Parish, San Mateo, and his goddaughter, Nicole Leal, as well as the young Firpos ' god parents including Gina Reardon, Teri Andreoli, Chris Leal and Rob Chiesa. Today, Sandra is producer of KGO Radio's Pete Wilson Program heard daily from 2 - 4 p.m. Welcoming godparents and godchildren is Father Justice, assisted by parish Deacon Alex Aragon and server, Oscar Diaz.

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Former CEO sends disadvantaged through Catholic School

This year was absolutely the right time, to honor Barbara Bakar, "who has a big heart and big wings," noted Mary The memory of a gifted young employee who was expelled Poppingo, director of development and alumnae relations at Holy Names. In the next few weeks, the former CEO, will see from a public high school spurred his boss, Barbara Bass Bakar, six of her scholarship students graduate - four from Holy to start a scholarship program for other disadvantaged youths. Names and two from Riordan. When Mrs. Bakar was working as CEO for The Emporium department stores, in San Francisco, she hired her assistant's kid Anthony Richie, 17, says of his mentor: "If I didn ' t have Mrs. Bakar, 1wouldn t be at Kiordan today. brother tor part tune work. The young man When Anthony was an eighth gTader at was bright and personable, "but he got into Mission Dolores, he and his family were some trouble." Mrs. Bakar recalls how honiworried how they would ever be able to pay fted she was the day she saw the hand written tuition to Riordan. Then, along came Mrs. letter from his principal explaining the expulBakar 's scholarship, "which was perfect," he sion. "It was so poorly written, 1 could only added. trunk, 'Is this an example of who is teaching Ryan Sims, also 17, expressed his gratiour kids in public schools today?'" She contude for Mrs. Bakar 's assistance. He knew tacted the youth's family. "I offered to send how good a school Riordan is, because his him to a private boarding school." brother had gone there. But he needed finanBut his parents were too proud to accept. cial help. Ryan went for an interview with Disappointed and saddened , Barbara Mrs. Bakar and was accepted. Bakar vowed that one day she would estabTo make certain that her Riordan mentees lish her own program to help poor young Barbara Bass Bakar Ryan Sims Anthony Richie people who weren't fortunate enough to be cultivate "street smarts" and learn how to say able to attend good schools. And she has kept that promise. tions, absolutely phenomenal," she said. She praises both 'no' when they need to, Mrs. Bakar has them attend the Omega In 1996, Mrs. Bakar established both the Gerson Bakar schools for their well-rounded educational approach, and the Boys Club for their first two years, said Anthony. Barbara Bakar stays personally involved with her kids, he Foundation and Achieve, a program designed to send African- faculty 's strong commitment to students. And she likes the idea American and Latino students to single-sex Catholic high of uniforms, "where everybody wears the same thing, an eco- adds. "We're always having meetings with her, to let her know how we are doing. She never gives up on us." schools. To date, 38 young women and men from Archbishop nomically leveling experience." Riordan High School in San Francisco and Holy Names High Personal anonymity has been one of Mrs. Bakar's criteria. She requires that they stay after school every day to do their School in Oakland have received scholarships as well as assis- Only recently did she agree to go public with her good deeds. homework. And she has given the young men a dedicated tance from the Foundation's supplemental program, This sec- When Holy Names wanted to give her its Marie Rose Durocher helper. He is Afriye Quamina, an educational anthropologist. ond program includes money to help finance school trips, uni- award this past spring, she initially demurred. But after recon- He tutors Anthony and his scholarship friends four afternoons a forms, and sports equipment, summer internships, tutoring, and sidering, she decided to accept the school's highest honor, "so week, and even on weekends. "We stay until however long it cultural pursuits. that more people can learn about the scholarship program and takes to Finish," Anthony laughed. At the heart of this story is Barbara Bakar's background. help us financially," she said. Mr. Quamina also works with the boys' parents, giving them 'There are so many young people whose lives could be so the tools they need for "growing geniuses, learning how to supShe herself graduated from public high school. And she's Jewish. "Things were different when I was growing up," she different. If people only knew what a difference they can make port and encourage their sons in the learning process," stud the reflects. "Public schools were better then," she said. "Although in one of these children's lives, even if they can 't afford to pay tutor, who is known as "Dr. Q." Parents can really focus in on Dr. Q's techniques for "growing geniuses" without, of course, havthere were 1,100 people in my graduating class in Miami, I did- for all four years," she said passionately. The Durocher award is named after the foundress of the ing to worry about finances. n't fee] it. I was always in small, advanced classes," said Mrs. Bakar, a Smith College graduate, as well as the first woman and Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, and is given These funds also helped Anthony go to summer school. the youngest person to run a division of Federated Department to an individual who has provided outstanding leadership, ' And the past two summers, he found work at USF in the stores. inspiration and service to the high school. DONOR , page 17 So, why did she single out Catholic schools when there are a number of other private institutions in the Bay Area to choose from , as well? "I'd always read about how good Catholic education is," she explained. 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New foundation aims to motivate Catholics to be active citizens

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic Online, a Bakersfteld, Calif. -based Catholic Internet information service , has launched an educational foundati on as pail of its effort to encourage Catholics (o be active citizens. "Your Catholic Voice Foundation " is an arm of "Your Catholic Voice," which was developed by Catholic Online to get Catholics to become more active in the political process, in January, the organization, founded and owned by Michael and Sandy Galloway, also launched a "Campaign to Build a Culture of Life," an effort to mobilize voters on pro-life issues. The foundation , announced May I , is a vehicle for getting the church 's social teachings out there, according to its president , Deacon Keith A, Fournier. A deacon of the Diocese of Richmond , Va., he serves in Christ the King Parish in Norfolk and lives in Chesapeake. He has a law degree, a master 's degree in sacred theology and bachelor 's degrees in theology and philosophy. "'Your Catholic Voice' is a citizen group based on four pillars : life, family, freedom and solidarity," Deacon Fournier told Catholic News Service in an interview.

Southern bishops call f or an end to f or-p rofit p risons

MARTIN, Ky. (CNS) — More than 40 Catholic bishops from a dozen Southern states have called for an end to forprofit prisons after questioning whether they protect the dignity and rights of prisoners. In their second pastoral statement about criminal justice issues, "Wardens from Wall Street: Prison Privatization ," the Bishops ' Advisory Committee of the Kentucky-based Catholic Committee of the South said that "it appears that private prisons are not consistent with the need for our prisons to respect the human dignity of each and every person." "The trend toward more and more people being held in private prisons should be reversed immediately," they said. They also called on all levels of government to refuse to sign new contracts or to renew expiring contracts with private prison corporations. The move to privatize prisons began in the mid1980s. Advocates say the facilities are more cost-effective to run because they do not have to deal with the same red tape as public facilities and have fewer unions. Critics say private prisons raise serious social and safety concerns.

Chinese police use underground p riest's mother as bait in arrest

HONG KONG (CNS) — Police in eastern China used the mother of an underground priest to draw him out and arrest him. Officers arrested Father Lin Daoming of Fuzhou Diocese when he returned home to visit his mother May 3 after she was released from jail, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. Father Lin's mother, a cook at an underground seminary in Changle, near Fuzhou , was arrested along with eight seminarians April 12 during a crackdown on the seminary, the source said. Police found out about the seminary 's location after arresting Father Zheng Rui p ing and 10 other seminarians on a picnic in Jiangti an town of Changle earlier on the day of the raid. A church source said Father Lin's mother

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and the 18 seminarians were "sentenced" to a month's detention , while Father Zheng is still being detained with no further punishment specified. However, the public security officials discharged Father Lin 's mother on May 3, about 10 days before her expected release.

Pop e denounces terrorism af ter 10 hostages hilled in Colombia

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II again condemned terrorism and the use of violence for political purposes after 10 hostages were killed in Colombia. In a May 6 telegram, the pope condemned the "abominable attack" May 5 that led to the deaths of a provincial governor and a former Colombian defense minister held hostage for more than a year, as well as eight soldiers held hostage, some for as long as four years. The hostages, held by the rebel movement known by the Spanish acronym FARC, were killed during a rescue attempt by the Colombian army. The Colombian government and the three hostages who survived said the rebels shot the 10 men and fled when the rescue mission began. Rebel leaders, in an e-mailed statement, claimed the 10 were victims of cross fire during the rescue attempt.

CMMB head says agency supports Bush 's AIDS initiative

NEW YORK (CNS) — The president of the Catholic Medical Mission Board said in an interview May 6 that he supported legislation to implement President Bush's proposal to allocate $15 billion over five years for intern ational programs dealing with AIDS. John F. Galbraith , interviewed at board headquarters in New York, said he expected the bill , introduced in the House by Rep. Henry J. Hyde, R-IU., and passed by the chamber May 1, would also be passed by the Senate in something like its existing form. Althoug h the legislation allows for a worldwide program, efforts are expected to focus on 12 countries of subSaharan Africa and two countries of the Western Hemisphere — Haiti and Guyana. To carry out the program, which would nearl y triple current spending, the U.S. government and the countries receiving assistance will need the help of faith-based agencies that have experience and operating capacity in the target areas, Galbraith said.

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Indian cardinal p leads for peace after sectarian violence hills nine

COCHIN, India (CNS) — Catholic bishops in the Indian state of Kerala were among those pleading for peace after HinduMuslim violence killed nine people in a southern Indian fishing village. The violence May 2 started when alleged Muslim extremists attacked Marad , a fishing village in Kerala state's Kozhikode district , in southern India. Eight of the people killed were Hindus and one was Muslim, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. Police said the attackers, armed with swords and knives, entered the village while most of its men were fishing at sea. Police said citizens did not dtire to try to help the injured; when police anived, they fired into the air to disperse the attack ers and took the injured to the hospital. Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil of Ernakulam-Angamaly, chairman of the Kerala bishops' council and head of the SyroMalabar Catholic Church, called the violence inhuman, hi a May 3 statement he called for strict measures against anyone hying to spread sectarian hatred in the state and appealed to the government to take steps to restore communal harmony and peace.

Two seminarians among 25 killed in Phili pp ines rebel attach

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Two seminarians were among 25 people killed after Muslim rebels attacked a remote coastal town in the southern Phili ppines, a seminary rector said. Father Gregorio Canonigo, rector at Sacred Heart Seminary in Dipolog City, said two seminarians working in a summer program were killed in a May 4 pre-dawn attack on Siocon, about 35 miles south , reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand . Marino Acedo and Rhuby Mar Buagas had been assigned to Holy Cross Parish in Siocon as part of the summer pastoral exposure program. A third seminarian in (he program and two parish priests were reported "safe and unhurt." Father Canonigo said Acedo and Buagas had recentl y graduated from college and would have begun their theology studies in June. Military reports said some 70 Mora Islamic Liberation Front gueirillas attacked Siocon, in Zamboanga del Norte province. Father Canonigo said Bishop Jose Manguiran of Dipolog left May 5 to "be with the grieving parents" of the dead seminarians.

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San Francisco Organizing Project (SFOP) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a fundraising luncheon , May 30 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Archbishop William J. Levada , a key supporter of the faith based organization, will be presented with the "Faithfu l Citizenshi p " award at the event. SFOP began in 1983 as a coalition of relig ious leaders affiliated with the Organizing Training Center. The coalition formed largel y under the leadershi p of the late , longtime pastor of St. Teresa parish in San Francisco , Father Peter Sammon. Former Archbishop of San Francisco , John R. Quinn , was a partici pant in the group ' s founding convention. Within two years , 13 labor unions had joined the organization where they helped lead efforts to provide dignified garbage service to public housing residents , remove PCB transformers throughout the City and supported the unionization of the Pare 55 hotel. In 1992 , SFOP refocused to become a grass roots , congregation based community organization. Among the projects , SFOP has successfull y hel ped local congregations advocate and organize for are a public housing,

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SNAP leader sees progress in church's abuse response, but not enough B y Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — David Clohessy, executive director of Survivors Network of those Abused b y Priests, acknowledged definite progress over the past 16 months in the U.S. bishops ' response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis, but said much more still needs to be done. One of the most difficult things SNAP faces in dealing with issues of church policy and practice, he said, is finding the "fine line " between recognizing a positive action when it occurs and at the same time insisting that it is not enoug h. "I know we have erred in walking this terrible ti gh trope between providing a voice for our members and being critical of the hierarch y, " he said May 7 in an interview with Catholic News Service during a visit to Washington. He said SNAP knows il cannot get a serious hearing "if you ' re 100 percent unequivocally critical" all the time, but whenever SNAP leaders make a positive comment about a bishop 's decision or new diocesan policy they can expect to get calls and e-mails from survivors complaining that they 're being too charitable or selling out. For the sake of the victims "we do err often on the side of pushing for more," he said. "We will almost without exception say, 'Good, but there ' s still more to be done. '" While Clohessy has led the advocacy work that has put SNAP into the public eye over the past 16 months, he said the mutual support and self-help for survivors of clergy sexual abuse "will always be the heart and soul of what we do. " Comparing SNAP with the support group Alcoholics Anonymous, he said, "We're 95 percent AA and 5 percent Mothers Against Drunk Driving, " an advocacy group. Clohessy ^aid one of the most encouraging results he ' s seen from the crisis has been the appearance at support meetings of victims who are still in their late teens or earl y 20s. "It used to be that everybody sitting in those rooms —

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everybody — was in their 40s or 50s, or even 60s, and if you had someone who was 38, you'd say here 's somebody who's going to be saving two or three decades of misery," he said. "Now in our St. Louis group we 've got a 19-year-old and a 21-year-old, and all around die country we are seeing victims who are finally able to start coming forward and acknowledging and understanding " the impact of childhood sexual abuse on their lives, he added. He said the support groups are also seeing "more and more people coming to the groups with Mom or with Dad,

or with their spouse. There are still many survivors out there who have never told their parents or spouses, which I find so painful and hard to believe. So that 's very encouraging." In January 2002, when the scandal erupted in Boston , SNAP had about 2,800 members but "in some ways that figure was a little bit deceptive, because there just wasn ' t a lot going on " in most local chapters , Clohessy said. Membershi p now is about 4,600 and there are 51 active local chapters, he said. Asked to compare the situation in the church today with that before January 2002, Clohessy said generalizations are difficult because the final policy that emerged in November 2002, revising the policy adopted in June in Dallas, "goes back to giving bishops a great deal of discretion , and to a degree that 's what got us into this mess to begin with, " Because the policy is still relativel y new, "it 's too early to make a lot of definitive comments or judgments or conclusions about it," he said. "Our fundamental concern, " he added , "is that it is so confusing and cumbersome that it will deter some victims fro m coming forward ." He said when parishioners protest an accused priest 's removal and stage support rallies for him "that is exactly the wrong climate " for any child in that parish who may be suffering sexual abuse at the hands of a stepfather or soccer coach and unable to speak up because he or she is fearful of not being believed. Much as he believes the church must confront the sexual abuse issue and deal with it, Clohessy said he is also deeply concerned about "so much collateral damage" from the crisis — particularly the loss of the moral authority of the bishops, "who have spoken out so eloquently about critical moral issues," and the losses to Catholic Charities and Catholic education in some dioceses where significant numbers of Catholics have stopped or reduced their church contributions because of a loss of confidence in the bishop.

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If the Sisters expected anything, this was not it. It was the first of a series of shocks that rocked their little contingent, but Mother Russell turned her sagacious eye to where she knew she had friends. The city 's cosmopolitan population , just five years after the start of gold fever, included numerous successful businessmen of Irish origin. To them she went to ask for help in raising funds to commence the work of education in this turbulent place. Several notable citizens, along with Wells Fargo Bank and Pacific Express, advertised for funds , and funds came. Within less than a week of their arrival in San Francisco, the Sisters rented a house in the 600 block of Vallejo Street and began visiting the sick in the nearby State Marine and County Hospital on Stockton Street between Broadway and Vallejo. Eight more projects began before a year was out. There was no time to "adjust" to the strange environment. There was only time to set out down muddy lanes and rou gh board sidewalks to take food and medicine to the poor of Irish Hill and Tar Flat near the waterfront, to visit the county jail, and to start an adult nigh t school , a "House of Mercy " for poor girls of good character, an employment office, a half-orphanage, and a cathedral school. Some of these works were a matter of trial and error. The work which would become a major focus of the Sisters ' efforts began with their visits to the county hospital , where, in an environment managed by the lowest bidder, they found conditions deplorable . The situation went from very bad to unbearable when in 1855 the dreaded Asiatic cholera was brought into port. Authorities literally panicked, having experienced a similar epidemic five years previously. Mother Russell did not panic; she had acquired valuable experience with cholera in Ireland. The Board Saint Brendan 's school at Fremont of Supervisors gladly accepted the Sisters '

An Irish girl named Kate used to tramp the foothills of the Mourne Mountains of County Down, in the north of Ireland. Coming up from her father 's cottage at Killowen, not far from her birthplace in the town of Newry, she could turn around and look back over the waters of Carlingford Bay just beyond the house. Some twenty years later Kate would look out from atop St. Mary 's Hospital on Rincon Hill to the shimmering waters of San Francisco Bay. Now a Sister of Mercy, Kate would use the formal "Sr. Mary B. Russell" in her correspondence. But formalities aside, she never lost her youthful enthusiasm for the beauty of hills and bays. Nor did she lose the distinctive traits which she had imbibed from her family in Ireland: a warm, winning manner, deep faith in Divine Providence , and an intense love for the poor. Kate Russell was born just twelve days after the passing of the Catholic Relief Act on April 5, 1829, landmark legislation which freed Iri sh Catholics from the centuries-old penal system. Kate 's mother Margaret had wept as she took her new baby into her arms, "My first freeb orn child!" The new freedom would enable Kate 's brother Charles to reach the highest post a Catholic had earned since the Reformation—Lord Chief Justice of England . And it would lead Kate to an education and to the expertise needed to found an enterp rise of mercy halfway around the world . The courts of England became Charles ' bailiwick; gold-smitten California became Kate 's. At but twenty-five years of age, Mother services she offered. Mary Baptist Russell led seven other Sisters When calm was restored to both the patients and a worried population , the Sisters were preof Mercy to San Francisco when sented with the county hospital contract. Mother Russell , drawing on shrewd business acumen Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany sent learned from her own mother, bought the hospital and rented it to the city, while the Sisters out a call in 1854 for Sisters to minister to themselves operated the hospital under die contract. After months of repeated default of payhis mushrooming flock of gold-seekers, ment by the county, she withdrew from the whole scheme in 1857 and mounted a fresh sign miscreants, and broken lives. Were these over the building 's entrance: "St. Mary 's Hospital. " The facility moved to a new building on youngest only nineteen years Rincon Hill in 1861, to Sutter St. in 1906 after the great earthquake and fire, and finally to Mother Mary B ap t i s t Russell &**f old, ready for the task in front of them? Hayes and Stanyan Streets in 1911. The hospital today boasts of being the oldest Catholic hosThe ensuing half century proved that while they had little or no foreknowledge pital west of the Rockies. of what lay ahead, they were equal to the task, if only by pluck, determination , In the ensuing years the Sisters fanned out from St. Mary 's over the city, PROCLAIMING and the grace of God. They simply looked around, saw a multitude of needs, across the bay, and up into Sacramento and Grass Valley,offering employment THE and went out to meet them . services, education , and care for the aged, the orphan , the prisoner, and the TO The trip to San Francisco from the Irish port of Kinsale took two months, h ungry. traveling by ship, harboring in New York, journeying down the Atlantic coast, The growing respect in which the Sisters were held as early as 1856 is evicrossing the isthmus of Panama—sometimes in the arms of natives crossing denced in the dramatic case of James Casey and James King of William, editor unbridged waters—landing at last in San Francisco at 5:00 a.m., December of the San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin. Eight weeks of editorials from 8, 1854. It was the very day that Pope Pius X on the other side of the globe was King 's hand excoriated the Sisters at St. Mary 's in lurid terms. A grand j ury promulgating the dogma of the Immaculate Concep tion—a coincidence investigation, requested by Mother Russell, more than exonerated the hospiduly noted in later years as the tale was told over and over. No one came to the tal. But when King turned his vitriolic pen toward slander and revelations wharf to meet the arriving Sisters; there was no place for them to stay; but St. about a member of the Board of Supervisors , James Casey, he went too far. Patrick's Church on Mission Street , and early morning Mass, provided the Casey was not about to go through the courts for redress; he shot King dead soul's food that was sorely needed. %* > outside King's office . The deed unleashed the anger of vigilantes who demandNo sooner had the Sisters landed than the voice of Nativist sentiment rang ed that Casey be lynched. In his fear Casey asked for the ministrations of the A SESQUICEN f ENNf M YEAR OF out through the Christian Advocate, a notably anti-Catholic paper. An article Sisters. Despite the threatening behavior of the Committee of Vigilance, who REMEMBRANCE AND RENEWAL suggested that the Sisters should sue the steamship company for damages , as drilled up and down the street daily, Mother Russell agreed to see Casey; but it had clearly carried them past their proper port , and they should leave San die self-constituted authorities refused to allow the visit. The episode was Francisco immediately. Accusations of improper conduct on the part of the unnerving, but not enough to keep the Sisters from their visits to other prisSisters during their voyage appeared in other papers, unti l the ship 's captain oners in the county jail and even to San Quentin. came to the rescue with a spirited public defense of "the ladies. " Epidemics of smallpox in 1868-1869 and of typhoid and pneumonia

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among thousands of soldiers returning from the Spanish-American War in 1898 found the Sisters once again ready to go where they were needed. The smallpox epidemic caused such widespread fear that victims were confined to the city hospital on Potrero , now fearsomely called the "pest house. " Again the Sisters of Mercy brought relief by ministering around the clock , both there and at a second pest house set up at Laguna Honda. Their skilled nursing care was credited with averting civic panic and saving many lives. In the 1898 crisis the Sisters went out to the Presidio to nurse at a tent hospital hastily set up there. By the time of her death in 1898, Mother Russell had founded , in addition to St. Mary's Hospital, a House of Mercy for young, unemployed women of good character (San Francisco, 1855), the Magdalen Asylum for wards of the state (San Francisco, 1856, on the present site of the City and County Hospital) , St. Joseph's School (Sacramento, 1857) , an Industrial School for Girls (1861), St. Aloysius Orphan Asylum (Sacramento, 1862), St. Joseph's School for Girls and St. Aloysius School for Boys (Grass Valley, 1863), St. Vincent's Orphanage (Grass Valley, 1866), Mount St. Mary 's Academy (Grass Valley, 1868), Our Lady of Mercy School for Girls (Rincon Hill, 1871), Our Lady's Home for the Aged (San Francisco, 1872; Oakland, 1906) , an Employment Agency (San Francisco, 1875), Lourdes Academy/St. Anthony's School (Oakland, 1877) , St. Peter 's Academy (San Francisco, 1878), and St. Brendan 's School (Fremont & Harrison Streets , San Francisco, 1892) . At Mother Russell's death the San Francisco Bulletin labeled her the "best-known charitable worker on the West Coast. " A later San Francisco pressbook included her on a list of & Harrison streets, fond ed 1892 . "Makers of California ," the only woman among fifty persons so named. The Sisters of Mercy, now about seventy-five strong, continued the tradition begun by Mother Mary Baptist Russell. When in 1906 the disastrous earthquake and fire struck San Francisco, they, along with devoted physicians and lay workers, evacuated the hospital and home for the aged before anyone was hurt. With the help of volunteers using Wells Fargo horse-drawn trucks, 170 patients and ninety-nine elderly were transferred to the Sacramento River sidewheeler Modoc. From their perch on the boat as they crossed to the Oakland estuary, the horrified passengers turned around to see their beloved hospital go up in flames, the gable cross glowing above. Patients and elderly were farmed out to willing hands at Providence Hospital, the Pope Mansion, and Portuguese Hall in Oakland, and to the Elks camp at Encinal City. A week later all Sisters, doctors, and nurses who could be spared returned to San Francisco and started up their own tent hospital at Hayes and Stanyan Streets, where, five years later, a new St. Mary's Hospital would rise. Landscaped by John McLaren, who had designed Golden Gate Park contiguous to the site, the hospital seemed at first an extension of the park, as peacocks strolled over to grace the lawn. The Sisters of Mercy over the years have created new ministries and said good-bye to old ones. The good-byes were particularly heart-rending when it came to taking leave of their own Sisters. The first such challenge took p lace in 1886, when the Diocese of Sacramento was carved out of the northern portion of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Not realizing the niceties of canon law at that time , the Sisters of Sacramento and Grass Valley felt obliged to transfer their allegiance to the new Bishop of Sacramento, Patrick Manogue. A separate motherhouse was established in Sacramento and subsequently transferred to the current site, Auburn. A half-century later, after untangling the canonical subtleties, the Sisters in San Francisco, with the encouragement of the bishops, initiated a series of "amalgamations," first with Sisters of Mercy in Rio Vista (1917), then with the Sisters of Mercy of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Phoenix, Arizona (1921). A new chapter began when the motherhouse was moved from St. Mary 's

¦St. Mary 's College of Nursing, 1 9 1 1 . Hospital to a "neutral " site in Burlingame, California, where it remains today. Following this pattern, the Sisters of Mercy of Burlingame in 1991 joined in forming the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, a move to make the most of shared opportunities and collaboration among all Sisters of Mercy in the western hemisphere. From the 1920s through the 1950s the Sisters heeded the call for more education, committing themselves for several decades to some two dozen parish elementary schools in California and jointly working with other religious in three high schools in California and Arizona. For decades they administered three schools of nursing and an accredited "fonnation " college for Sisters. Currently they operate two high schools for girls, Mercy High School, Burlingame (1931), and Mercy High School, San Francisco (1952) . New ministries in the late twentieth century followed the pattern of meeting the needs of the day, as Mother Russell had done. In 1964 Sisters were missioned to the Altiplano of Pern to serve the poor there. A native community is being formed, with four Aymara Indian women proudly bearing the title of their new vocation, Sisters of Mercy. In 1981 the Sisters determined to share the beauty of their motherhouse and its tranquility and spiritual sophistication by opening Mercy Center, where educational and spiritual conferences, retreats, and other events are held year-round. Mercy Center has become known worldwide, especially for its intern ational work in spiritual direction and in fostering the prayer forms of Taize. In the same year Mercy Housing, Inc., was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of Omaha. The California Sisters of Mercy joined this endeavor, and with the cooperation of major funding agencies, the organization provides low-cost housing and on-site services to the working poor. Through all these changes, health care continues to be a major focus of attention. In 1986 the Sisters of Mercy of Burlingame and the Sisters of Mercy of Auburn undertook a project that was to reach major proportions. They combined their hospitals into a pioneer organization , Mercy Health System, eventually inviting other religious communities to fonn one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States, Catholic Healthcare West. Education and health care , social work, outreach , housing, and spiritu al ministries are today 's proof of the well-established pattern of meeting the day's needs as they arise. Even without institutional support , individual Sisters branch out when society 's wants beckon. As in the past, they extend their hands to prisoners, orphans, the poor, the homeless, the spiritually hungry. To these they add new forms for new times: counseling the refugee and the troubled ; tapping skills in music and art , whether for liturgy, therapy or education ; and drawing on large numbers of laity to cooperate with them in all the works of mercy. A new form of lay participation, Mercy Association, was created in 1981 for an even closer identification with die Sisters and their ministries. The compelling stories of giants who went before them remain for the Sisters of Mercy a source of inspiration and of pride. The force of these memories serves them well as they face new and challenging times of their own.

Aymara, Indian women are Sisters of Mercy in Peru

I CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Please give to Catholic Charities Catholic Charities CYO is the social service arm of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which simply means that in our name the agency serves children , families and individuals; the poor, the vulnerable and those most in need in our society. Catholic Charities CYO is one of the foremost charitable institutions in our community and its programs serve many members of our local Catholic Church. This Sunday, May 18, parishioners at churches within the Archdiocese of San Francisco wiU be asked to conttibute to the work of Catholic Charities CYO through a special collection. Because Catholic Charities CYO is not funded by the Archbishop's Annual Appeal (AAA), and it does not receive other direct funding from the Archdiocese, this special collection at parishes on Sunday is very important. We urge you to give generously to Catholic Charities CYO on Sunday May 18. Founded in 1907 to care for children orphaned by the earthquake of 1906, the Catholic Charities ' organization now provides support services to people of all faiths in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties. CYO has its roots in the establishment of St. Vincent Orphan age in 1855 on 317 acres of land in San Rafael that had been donated by Timoteo Murphy, an Irish ranchero. Brian Cahill, executive director of Catholic Charities CYO, has led the agency for nearly three years. He brings great experience and deep commitment to the difficult task of managing a large charitable organization. Under his leadership, the agency has made a significant turnaround in its image, actions and financial condition. Cahill also has facilitated the reunification of Catholic Charities and CYO, which had been separated nearly 50 years ago. The combined organization makes sense in serving people more efficientl y and with fewer overhead expenses. Certainly, the rejuvenated organization also benefits from a committed and caring Board of Directors. Led by Clint Reilly, the charitable agency 's first lay president , the members of the organization 's governing body have worked tirelessly and zealously on its behalf. The special collection at parishes this Sunday is vitaUy important for Catholic Charities CYO and the people served by the agency. The current economic environment of huge state budget deficits and high unemployment is expected to have a disproportionate effect on programs for health and human services to individuals and families, including programs for children and seniors. As Brian Cahill said in a recent Catholic San Francisco interview, "The economic climate is grim and sobering." But Cahill also spoke of his hope for the future, his pride in the endeavors of Catholic Charities CYO and his belief in the generosity of the people of the Archdiocese. On behalf of all of us in the local Catholic Church, the staff and programs of Catholic Charities CYO p lay a large role in fulfilling the responsibilities given to us by Christ in his words from the Gospel of St. Matthew. "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food , I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?' And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.' Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food , I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.' Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?' He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me. ' And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. " (Mt 25:31-46) Please give generously to Catholic Charities CYO. For more information call the agency 's office (415) 592-9200, or write to Catholic Charities CYO, 2255 Hayes Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94117-1012. MEH

Smug sarcasm

I am writing in response to the letter of Ms. Ahlbach, Mr. Ahlbach , and Mr. McGarry, which appeared in the May 9 edition of Catholic San Francisco. Pope John Paul U spoke out strongly against war as well as against the oppression of the Iraqi people by their own government. He spoke of the requirements of justice and the call to peace. Never, however, did he condemn chaplains ministering in the military nor the military personnel themselves, particularly not in the smugly self-righteous and ridiculing way adopted by the authors of the May 9 letter. Despite the disclaimer in the first sentence, the letter was a sarcastic condemnation of Fr. Barber 's moral integrity as well as that of the Marines he serves. Who appointed them the jud ges of the consciences or quality of faith of others? Who, for that matter, appointed them spokespersons for their schools, which they hst so prominently alter their names? The snide and disparaging tone of the latter half of the letter was an insult to Fr. Barber and to the integrity of his character. It must be comforting for them to have such perfection of knowledge and judgment that they can mock and disparage the faith of others. Rev. Michael Moodie, S.J. San Francisco

Wrong party

Daug hters' legacy

Having graduated from St. Joseph College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, I found your May 2, 2003 account of the Daughters of Charity's journey in 1852 from Emmitsburg to San Francisco to be informative and revealing. In 1967 when I arrived in San Francisco, I noticed the presence of the Daughters at Seton Hospital in Daly City and at St. Vincent de Paul church and school in San Francisco, my neighborhood parish for several years. Now 36 years later, 1have come to know how that transition for the Daughters was made. I recently returned from a St. Joseph College reunion. The college closed hi the late seventies due to a lack of vocations so the generation of new alumnae ceased. However, the lessons instilled by the Daughters in their students have multiplied several-fold, for "to educate a woman is to teach a family." Susie Molinari San Rafael A commentary by James Clifford (March 21) stated that in the San Francisco Chronicle I referred to someone many Irish would like to forget: Denis Kearney, the 1880s rabble-rouser infamous for his cry of 'The Chinese must go!" Clifford said Kearney was not likely to win today 's "Mr. Congeniality " award, but hardly, "as Nakao claimed, responsible for the lynchings of countless Chinese." Mr. Clifford suffers from a selective view of history. While I have no doubt whatsoever that Kearney is indeed someone many Irish wish to forget , I do not think it honest to dismiss the crucial role he p layed in the violently oppressive anti-Chinese movement in California and the West as mere "rabble-rousing." Kearney 's incendiary speeches â&#x20AC;&#x201D; however incoherent, ungrammatical and rambling, as described by various historians â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ignited thousands of angry and desperate unemp loyed laborers in San Francisco 's sandlots at a time when Chinese were the target of virulent racism. Kearney was not original enough to have instigated that hate, but he was a quintessential opportunist and he ran with it. It s more than ironic that Kearney, an immigrant who never got rid of his brogue, would be the one to shout, "The Chinese must go!" In any case, incite he did and he and his Workingmen's Party of California carried anti-Chinese sentiments to new heights. Here is a sampling of his sandlot "orations: " - "Are you ready to march down to the wharf and stop the leprous Chinamen from landing?" - "How many of you have got about ten feet of rope in your pocket?" - "Judge Lynch is the jud ge wanted b y the workingmen of California." - "I advise all to own a musket and a hundred rounds of ammunition." - "I will give the Central Pacific just three months to discharge their Chinamen, and if that is not done, Stanford and his crowd will have to take the consequences." - "The dignity of labor must be sustained, even if we have to kill every wretch that opposes it." Kearney's speeches caused him to be arrested numerous times for inciting violence and prompted the California Legislature to pass a gag law against the encouragement of riotous action. That hardly kept him from thundering about "rivers of blood" to promote vigilantism. He was once jailed for threatening to erect a gallows in the sandlots. Kearney's brief but, unfortunately, fruitful burst of notoriety in the late 1870s and 1880s illustrates how closely trade unionism was promoted through anti-Chinese activities. The latter was used to promote the former, with great success. True, Kearney's party also targeted the rapacious captains of industry at the time, but his single-minded goal was getting rid of the Chinese. That was clear enough when upon capturing a third of the seats to California's Constitutional Convention, the LETTERS, page 17

The letter "Mass Violence" in the May 9. issue by Mary and John Ahlbach and Jim McGarry was very thought provoking. As a person who grew up in a war torn, invaded and enemy occupied country during WWII, I can full y understand the author 's opposition to war and violence. I also noticed some bitterness in the letter toward U.S. policy and the military, the cause of which is probably the current occupant in the White House. Would their letter have been written differentl y if the current occupant in the White House were of the correct party? After all, 1 haven 't seen or read letters to the editor, including by our church leaders, opposing U.S. policy and the military when Kosovo was invaded in 1999 and American bombs were falling on the city of Belgrade with the Chinese embassy and other parts of Serbia for 78 consecutive days. August Pijma Redwood City

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Two well dones

That was a beautiful article on chaplain Lieutenant Commander Michael Barber 's experience in the Kuwait war front. A "Well done!" to all our military chaplains who had to leave their dioceses to serve our country. All our military personnel past, present, and future owe so much to them. Lastly, Catholic San Francisco deserves a well done on keeping us posted on all parts of the world, from your front page to the service directory and classifieds. Bob Huerta San Francisco

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The Catholic Diff erence

Boys and girls and liturgy If you ' re into androgyny — the idea that maleness and femaleness are of no real consequence for our lives and loves , our discernments and our destinies — read no further; you will onl y suffer elevated blood pressure. If , on the other hand , you agree that there are deep truths about us , about the world , and even about God contained in that famous p hrase fro m Genesis , "male and female He created them ," then come with me to a typical suburban parish where I stopped for weekday Mass a year ago. It was late in the morning and the parish school' s eighth graders were attending Mass as a class. There were perhaps fifty youngsters , evenl y divided between boys and girls. Yet here was the liturg ical batting order (so to speak): all three cantors were girls; the lector was a girl ; one of the two altar servers was a girl; both giftbearers were girls; and both Eucharistic ministers were elderly women. I guarantee you that the same thoug ht , inchoate or explicit , went though the head of every eighth grade boy in that congregation: "This is girl s ' stuff." Or, for the more refined , "This is women ' s work." Now try to imagine suggesting to any of those boys that he consider a vocation to the priesthood. Having been one and having lived with two , I have no illusions about thirteen- or fourteen-year old boys. More often than not , they 're slovenl y, clumsy, easil y distracted , moody, fractious , and goof y — often serially. There 's not the slightest question in my mind that , at this particular Mass (or any other, for that matter) , the girls in question sang more beautifull y, read more artic-

ulately, and served more reverently than their male counterp arts would likel y have done. I am also deep ly impressed by the many good works done by women as Eucharistic ministers. But permit me to suggest that no pastor , teacher, or school princi pal serious about promoting priestl y vocations would ever organize a Mass the way that one was organized. Eighth grade boys are restless enough with "church stuff." Do we reall y want to suggest that this is all a girl thing? The Catholic Church will not ordain women to the priesthood because the Catholic Church is not authorized to ordain women to the priesthood: that is the clear teaching of Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, and it is not going to change. Wh y that is the case is a serious , complicated theolog ical question. The most intri guing answers begin with the fifth chapter of Ephesians and its teaching on Christ ' s "spousal" relationshi p to the Church: Christ loves the Church as a husband loves a wife. A priest, according to Catholic teaching, is an "icon ," a living re-presentation , of the eternal priesthood of the Lord. The "iconograp hy " of Christ 's spousal g ift of himself to the Church is most intensel y embodied in the Eucharist , in which Christ gives his flesh and blood to his spouse. That require s a priest who can re-present ("make present again ") Christ in his male donation to his bride. The radical equality of men and women, both made in the image and likeness of God and both redeemed by Christ , does not mean that men and women are interchangeable as icons of God' s presence to the world. That 's not easy to grasp in a unisex culture th at treats maleness and femaleness as a plumbing

issue , not a question of ¦ o I"iconograp h y." But o X that 's how the Church I 0. U4 I thinks about these things , because in the I BJ z Catholic sacramental X o imag ination , stuff counts. Wh y? Because we live in a divinel yordered world in which the extraordinary is revealed through the ordinary. So maleness and femaleness count , just as bread , wine, water, salt, and oil count , in this sacramentall y configured universe of ours. And in the final analysis , th at 's a far more humanistic way to look at sexual differentiation that today ' s androgyny. What does this have to do with eighth-grade Mass at your local parish? It means deliberate ly avoiding liturg ical androgyny and try ing to "compensate" for the male priesthood. It means arranging the liturgy so that boys have at least as large a role as girls. It means getting more priests involved in distributing communion. It means making a conscious effort to avoid telling those scruff y, distracted , self-conscious about-to-bemen , "This is girls ' stuff." ,

George Weigel

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

Family Life

Growing in grace together I was trying to take my 7-year-old daug hter 's temperature with one of these new-fangled electronic thermometers and finding the experience exasperating. My frustration was mounting, and she was resisting. "You need to cooperate ," I demanded. "But I don 't like .it when you become impatient," she replied. As so often is the case with my childre n, my daughter revealed to me who really was the problem. Her actions were, by and large, reactions to mine. "Okay, honey," I said, "I promise not to lose my patience, and you promise to sit very still and hold this blasted thing under your tongue." Once those words were spoken, my agitation abated and her trust was restored. We both became very quiet , and before long the thermometer beeped. Her temperature was normal , which was good news, but I mumbled something about the good old days when a person could buy a simple mercury thermometer that one did not have to read an instruction manual in order to use. Furthermore , one could be confident that it was accu-

rate because it could not suffer from a low battery or a malfunctioning microchip or a what have you. All that trouble for nothing, was my first thought as I put the detested contraption away. But then I gathered that once again I had been given an opportunity to grow in grace through my interactions with my children. I have been told by a few women that, though they have a desire to, they never could stay home and care for their young children because they have no patience. I have tried to explain that we are not born virtuous, but only become so with practice. Of the two of us, my husband is the one with the patience. After nearly 20 years of marriage , 1 can count on one hand the number of times I have seen him loose his temper. And he is great with kids, which is one of the reasons I fell in love with him. If we had looked at our respective roles as being based upon our qualifications , we might have assumed that he should be the one to stay home with the little ones and I be the one to bring home the bacon. Believe me, I had my reservations about my fitness

for motherhood. Like most women of my generation , we were educated and trained to perform tasks in the working world, not the nursery. But when I held my first-born baby in my arms for the first time, -~~~~"~"~~~~—~*——— something inside me said, "Being a mother is going to be the greatest thing you will ever do." My children and God' s grace have made me what I am today. If I have an ounce of patience, I have them to thank for it.

Vivian W. Dudro

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

Sp irituality

The p otential and dangers of powerlessness One of the characters in Ursula Hegi's brilliant novel on Nazi Germany, "Stones from the River," is named Use Abramowitz. Use is a Jewish woman whose husband , Michael , had been arrested, beaten , and humiliated by a group of young Nazis. They had come to her home, vandalized it, beaten her husband , and taken him away. One of the young Nazis is an 18-year-old boy named Helmut Eberhard t , whom she knows well. She ' s friends with his mother and knows, too, that he is getting married in church the v ery next day. As Helmut , among others , drags her husband away... "She pitied the young wife whose bod y would lie beneath Helmut 's in the nights to come. A thoug ht came to her that had insisted on settling with her for some time now, a thoug ht that would anger Michael if she ever told him; given a choice , she would rather be the one who was persecuted than the one who did the persecuting. Both had a terrible price to pay, but she would rather endure humiliation and fear than grow numb to what it was to be human." Better to be persecuted than numb to what ' s

human. That 's a mature , moral comment, though a risky one. We know the axiom: "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely !" There 's both an important truth and a deadly warning there . What isn 't as evident is its opposite : Powerlessness , too, can corrupt and absolute powerlessness can corrupt absolutely. Many of our worst criminals, terrorists , and others who have precisel y numbed themselves to what it means to be human, got that way not through the experience of power but through its opposite, the experience of powerlessness and humiliation. Timothy McVeigh and many of today 's terrorists certainly bear that out. Their hatred and violence take their origin not in the experience of power, but in the experience of humiliation , frustration , and the lack of power to do anything about it, except violence. That' s always a risk in any experience of humiliation. Martin Luther King once used a very strong image to make this point. Imagine , he said, a young boy using a public bathroom. He 's alone and defenseless when a group of young thugs enter. To make sport for themselves and to act out their mindless self-hatred , they

humiliate him by pushing his face into the urinal so as to make him taste their own urine. Among all the experiences of powerlessness and humiliation , few have the power to so violate and unravel one ' s humanity as does such an experience. At that moment , this boy s soul is literall y up for grabs. As King put it: In that urine he can taste a humiliation that brings permanent bitterness , or he can taste the blood of the crucified Christ. But he 's a young boy, not Mother Teresa, and such an experience can just as easily leave him bitte r and prone to violence as it can leave him feeling that privileged powerlessness that Jesus called blessed. ROLHEISER , page 14

Father Ron Rolheiser

Evangelization

Mary, the first disciple, the first evangelizer

The month of May is traditionall y a time when our Church reminds us to focus on Mary, the Mother of Jesus , and our Mother. Many of us who grew up in the Catholic Church have fond memories, or maybe, not so fond memories, of the daily recitation of the Rosary as an evening family activity in our homes during the month of May. I well remember kneeling on the hard floor , draped over a chair , with my Rosary Beads dangling and being delig hted when our cat came in and proceeded to play with the beads! While this caused us a distraction , it gave my mother an opportunity to remind us about being respectful at prayer, as our cat was banished from the room! I also remember the "May Altars " at school and our teachers telling us about making a "May Altar " in our homes to honor our Heavenly Mother. As a child, these activities impressed on me the importance of the Mother of God , who was also my heavenl y mother. These tangible things put me in touch with my Faith in Jesus whose Mother was so important that a whole month was dedicated to her honor! From this we see that Mary, the first disciple, is still evangelizing us even to this day. In order to understand this we need to reflect on how Mary evangelized the people with whom she interacted in her daily life. Let's take a look at two examples: We know that when she was a young adult , just at marriageable age for her time and culture , she spoke her "Canticle" as recorded in St. Luke 's Gospel. (Luke 1:46-55) One of the first things Mary did after she had

agreed to bear the Christ Child was to go to visit hei cousin , Elizabeth , to share the Good News of Salvation. In her sharing Mary revealed quite a bit about herself and how she viewed the world. She spoke about the injustices in her society and the fact that God was about to do something to make things better for the oppressed and the downtrodden. This young woman, it appears , had reflected on the evils in her society and was overjoyed at the prospect of being a part of creating change, of making a difference in her world. Mary knew about the Promised Messiah, who, according to the traditions of her Jewish faith would come to save the world and she knew that she had been chosen by God to, in some way, be part of making this happen. We, too, have been chosen by God , throug h our baptism to be bearers of the Good News. While we do not physically bear the Christ , we are certainly expected to be bring Christ to others and others to Christ. Following Mary 's example we, as baptized Catholics, try to cooperate with whatever it is God is asking of us in our daily living and with joy pass on the Good News , the Gospel Message of Salvation. We too , need to ponder the evils of our society, to be informed as to the social justice teachings of our Churc h and to be willing to do something about creating positive change. The second incident I would like to highlight is that marvelous occasion , as recorded in the Gospel of St. John (John 2:1-11), when Mary intervened for the couple at their wedding in Cana and asked her Son to do something so that these newlyweds would not be

embarrassed. I invite you to take time to ponder this, the first recorded public miracle of Jesus. Mary, in her concern for others had a watchfu l eye to see what she could do to make life better. She did not hesitate to ask Jesus to risk publicly His manifesting Divinity in order to "be good news " tor a humble couple on their wedding day. Her words to the servers are very important "Do whatever he tells you to do ". (John 2:5) I believe Mary is still speaking these words to us today. However, we may never hear or understand them if we are not listening. Like Mary we need to be clued in to what is happening. Evangelizing moments abound around us. As disciples , we need to be watchful for opportunities to "be good news" for others. Mary, our Mother, will help us to seize these opportunities and make good our baptismal promises.

Sister Antonio Heaphy

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

Ref lections

How many children did Mary have? Easter Sunday 2003 was different from previous Easters, a point made by reporters (e.g., Don Lattin , San Francisco Chronicle , E2), scholars (e.g., Hershel Shanks, The Brother of Jesus), and TV documentaries (e.g., Discovery Channel, "James: Brother of Jesus"). In these analyses one finds either a direct or implied assertion that "it is likely" (or "very probable ") that Mary had more children after the birth of Jesus. How do we justif y this in light of Catholic teaching: "The deepening of faith in the virginal motherhood led the Church to confess Mary ' s real and perpetual virginity... " (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 499)? If we confess Mary as "ever Virgin," how can we prop erly understand the assertion that Mary had other children? Leading a moral life depends largely on our faith and dispositions. Belief in Mary 's perpetual virginity affects the way we pray and live. If we think of Mary as a woman who had children through normal childbirth after the miraculous birth of Jesus, our attitude toward her radically changes, and this fact affects the way we carry on our lives. So what are the reporters , scholars and TV documentaries concerned with? On 21 October, 2002 the Biblical Archaeological Review (28/6 [2002] 24-33, 70-71) announced the existence of a burial box (an ossuary) with the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus." From about 20 BCE until 70 CE, the common burial practice among Jewish people was to transfer the bones of the deceased from their original resting place in a cav e to an ossuary in order to make room for the more recently dead (sometimes called the "second burial"). About»200 of the 900 known ossuaries have inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic and/or Latin and these differ-

ent languages (sometimes a combination of them) are reflections of the various countries where the deceased lived. The "discovery" of the burial box of James has raised critical questions. St. Paul referred to him as "the Lord's brother" (Galatians 1:18-19; see also Gal 2:9 and 11-14; 1 Cor 15:7 and Acts 21:18) and there have been three traditions within Christianity about the nature of this relationship: James was (a) the blood brother of Jesus , (b) the half brother of Jesus, Joseph having been married previous to his marriage to Mary, and (c) a cousin of Jesus (an especially poor interpretation as the New Testament anepsios (cousin) is never used of James or Jesus). Most evidence indicates that the James ossuary is authentic and the combination of names on the ossuary (Jesus, Joseph and James) increases the possibility that indeed James was the brother of Jesus. This ossuary has thus become a "scientifically approved relic." It is important to remember, however, that the New Testament never specifically speaks of Joseph begetting a son called James, or that James had a father named Joseph, even though there are different persons named James: the son of Zebedee (Mt 10:2), the son of Alphaeus (Mt 10:3), the son of Mary (Mk 16:1 and 15:40), the father of Jude (Lk 6:16) and James of Jerusalem (Gal 1:19), named as "the brother of the Lord" b y Paul. In both Aramaic and Greek, "brother" refers not onl y to a blood brother but also a relative, kinsman or compatriot. In addition , while this newly discovered ossuary bears the inscription "Jesus ," it might refer to someone other than Jesus of Nazareth. In light of this complex history, we can faithfull y

reach the conclusion that perhaps "James the brother of the Lord" refers to the son of Joseph who as a widower when he married Mary (thus the half-brother of Jesus), or the broader sense of kinsman or relative. It is biblically simplistic to jump to the conclusion that James is the blood brother of Jesus , thus compromising the perpetual virginity of Mary. The continuous (or perpetual) virginity of Mary was an affirmation that became crystallized in the longstanding belief about Mary as semper virgo ("ever virgin") in creeds from the fourth century. Our faith in this doctrine should not be rocked b y the James ossuary; nor is our testimony about Mary as ever virgin a deni gration of the sacrament of marriage. Rather, we see in Mary a disci ple whose whole life , body and soul , was "turned toward Jesus." Mary 's importance as virgin is thus important in our moral life: whether single, married , or celibate, we have onl y one directive: to image forth in our lives the person of Jesus , affirming th at Mary did this in an extraordinary way.

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ders, isn't it more blessed to be rich than to be poor? If one is gifted , respected, and able to achieve one's dreams, shouldn 't that naturall y lead to gratitude? Sometimes it does, and you see that gratitude and greatness in people of noble soul; but , more commonly, it doesn't. It leads instead to an attitude of entitlement , to a resentment that some have more than we do, to a greedy, jealous, bitter spirit , and to precisel y what Ursula Hegi names as a moral numbing-down, a necessary blindness to many of the things of what it means to be human. That 's the corruption of power. And it sets us on a slippery slope. To numb ourselves to what's best inside of us — our innate moral sensitivity, our natural compassion, and our deep-down desire for what 's best — forces us to live a lie. When we do this we need to keep lying ourselves, and we need to keep putting pressure on those around us to he , too.

That 's where our violence begins, and it continues , in some form , as long as we are unfaithful to what 's true. Yes, there 's a risk in powerlessness and humi liation, but there's an even greater risk in its opposite. Ursula Hegi's Use Abramowitz chooses the better part. Better to be persecuted than to be numb to what 's human.

¦ Continued from page 13 "Blessed are you when you are poor, powerless, and persecuted'." Jesus said that. He praised little children and told us that they enter the kingdom of God easily, not because of their innocence (which has its own stunning beauty ) but because of their powerlessness. They 're helpless and need to rely on others, even to eat. Jesus also praised the poor, telling us that they, too, enter the kingdom easily, for the same reason. He wasn 't glorifying poverty (which is an evil to be eliminated) but pointing to the potential blessings inherent in the experience of being poor and powerless. What Jesus is challenging us to here is not easily understood , and even less easily lived. Why, one won-

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1prayer life ," the Archbishop said. "I offer it to you 1because many of you are young and you will think 1how will it be to repeat this Easter experience every

¦ Continued from cover the beginning of a new life of faith , and will have its end in the beatifi c vision when we are called home to heaven to be embraced by our loving and gracious God." Yet even that is onl y a process , the Archbishop exp lained. Because then we will see God face-toface , which is sometimes referred to as eternal rest. And the scripture s hint it is not a time of rest but a time of fulfilling joy, as we exp lore the wonderfu l gifts that God has in store for us as a part of his divine nature from all eternity. In his 66 years , the Archbishop said he celebrated many, many Easters . "I am grateful to God for giving us these wonderful encounters of Jesus with his disciples," referring to the Mass' First Reading (Acts 3:13-15 , 17-29), the Second Reading (1 John 2:1-5), and the Gospel (Luke 24:35-48). "Every year I learn something new, a new insight into faith , into His loss, and into the meaning of the presence of the Risen Lord Jesus in my life. " The Archbishop said he was suspicious , especiall y the last 10 to 15 years," that he may have had the insight before - but forgot. "You know how it is when you get old ," he quipped. Yet he described the forgetfulness as "the wonderful way of God" making us think it is all new again , so that we have the delight of having him reveal himself to us in what seems to us a new way.

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encounter each year, for the neophytes and for all of us who are older in the faith . And God continues to nourish us each time we gather to celebrate the Eucharist. "Every Mass is a 1 IMass at which the princi pal soverei gn is not the 1priest or the bishop but Jesus , the Risen Lord ," he said. < "Every year we are called to open our heart s ! anew to have that gift that we receive in our Baptism < N /. and j Confirmation revived in our hearts - so that we Hiwill be strengthened for the mission of Christ which £ ]he has handed over into our hands as his Church. " "Think of it , " the Archbishop continued. "What a §iresponsibility, and what a joy is ours , to go out intc IIthe world and invite the world to know Jesus and receive his gifts ." Archbishop William J. Levada with neophyte Mati Bates of The Archbishop thanked the neophytes for their San Francisco 's St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish. Ms. Bates , presence at the Mass, their sponsors, and families, and those who supported them on their journey. raised a Protestant said , "I was quite surprised that my "Together we go forward as disciples and witspiritual quest led me to St. Paul the Shipwreck Parish the nesses of the Risen Lord in this world , in this time, first Saturday of 2000, and I have been there ever since. " to the glory and praise of our gracious God ," said the Her journey has led her to "God , faith and community. " Archbishop . EQ

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initiation process of conversion into the life of Christ. In Journey to the Fullness of Life , More than 30 years ago, the Catholic Church introthe bishops recommend many parish duced a new process of initiating adults and older chilmembers become activel y involved in dren seeking the Catholic Christian community. It is the process. Parishioners can support called RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, and and recognize the candidate s progress bishops say the process is "renewing the life of the by partici pating in the major liturg ical Church in the United States." rituals of initiation at Sunday Mass , RCIA is a journey of conversion for the seeker that usually the month s before Easter. often extends to the entire parish when the conversion is The first step toward the RCIA fully embraced by seeker and parish, according to a process is when a person contacts a study conducted by U.S. Bishops titled Journey to the parish and perhaps says, "I would like Fullness of Life, published in October 2002. to know about Catholicism," or "I want The parishioner 's principal role in RCIA is to be an to be baptized." This is considered the example. By observing the congregation 's prayer life first stage or period of initiation , called and actions within the parish and outreach to the comthe evangelization and pre-catechumemunity, the new members are guided to live the Catholic I< IS nate period. Christian life of today. 13 ! Ni Once the seeker experiences an The candidate 's continual link to the parish is a bapjz ¦ 12 initial conversion to Jesus Christ, the tized member of the parish known as a sponsor, who supfirst major liturgical ritual of the iniports and guides him/or her on the journey to conversion. Him tial process is celebrated , the Rite of Hco In addition , members of the community also serve Dp Acceptance into the Order of as catechists (teachers), coordinators and assistants, Ho Catechumens. The candidates are and other members of the community assist with the ¦ x y welcomed. They publicl declare their intention to David Brown with son, David Anthony and wife, Carolyn. Mr. Brown, the Church , and the a parishioner of San Francisco 's St. Brendan's Parish, was attracted Church accepts them as to the Catholic Church because of its "sense of community and faith." persons who intend to become its members. who entered into full communion with the Catholic The Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens is followed by the Church. The final period of prep aration , Period of Catechumenate stage, an extended period for those to be initiated to receive formal Purification , is a time for intense spiritual recollection. The candidates are now called the elect. The training in the Christian way of life. There Presentation of the Creed and the Lord' s prayer are two groups , the catechumens who are unbaptized , and candidates for initiation enlighten the minds of the elect in the final weeks and who are baptized in a Protestant Church. the Scrutinies purify their minds and hearts to strengthThose to be initiated learn more about en them against temptations - to purify their intentions the Scriptures and the Church' s doctrines and to make firm their decision to follow Jesus in the and traditions. They meet weekly at Sunday Church. Mass to hear the word of God. Following The elect celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation at the homily, many pari shes have the catethe Easter vigil after sunset on Hol y Saturday with chumens and candidates (alread y baptized) Baptism for the unbaptized , and Confirmation and meet with a catechist to reflect on the Eucharist for all. Scriptures and discuss the homily. The process of initiation continues after the Easter The second major ritual of the RCIA celebration. During the Eastertide period of mystaprocess usuall y occurs on the First Sunday gogia (an ancient Greek word meaning a deepening of Lent when the catechumens are called by understanding of the mysteries of our faith), the neoname to sign the Book of Elect , a sign the phytes (newl y initiated) gather weekly to deepen their Church gives voice to God' s election. This unde rstanding of the great paschal mystery of which is an archdiocesan celebration and the prethey are now part. They have received the Body of Right, Amira Atallah with her sponsor, Carol Landry siding celebrant is the archbishop. Christ and have become part of the Body of Christ of Sts. Peter and Paul in San Francisco. Ms. Atallah More than 2,000 peop le from 56 parishthroug h Baptism. The period of mystagogy is used by es filled St. Mary 's Cathedral for the Rite of said, "I feel that God has called me to believe in Him the Church to help the neophytes to live out their new Election on March 9. The congregation lives as the Body of Christ. and to follow Him. I find the long traditions and history of the The new disciples of Christ have dedicated then Catholic Church to fit my calling. It just feels like coming home. " included 199 catechumen s who were baptized at the Easter Vi gil and 212 candidates lives to continue his Mission.

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Food & Fun Various dates: The Autumn Group of St. Mary's Cathedral invites all perso ns 55 years of age and older to its many outings. Upcoming activities include a Pancake Breakfast, May 22; Ferry to Tiburon for lunch, June 12; Tour of Miwok Village, Pt. Reyes, June 26; Ferry trip to Jack London Square , July 24. Reservations required. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218, for more information.

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Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 589-2800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850. St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171 .St. Gabriel, SF. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St, Finn Barr, SF in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, SF. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882 ext. 3; Epiphany, SF in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882.

Ongoing: Leaders of the Labor Community, an exhibit featuring the photos, awards, and memorabilia of former SF Mayor P. H. McCarthy, founder of the SF Building and Trades Council and an inductee of the International Labor Hall of Fame. South Court , SF City Hall 1st Floor. M - F 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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

Monthly: Luncheon of St. Thomas More Society featuring guest speakers takes place at noon at the Bankers Club, 52nd floor, Bank of America Building, 555 California St., SF. Tickets $30 members/$40 nonmembers. Call Stacy Stecher at (415) 433-1400. May 18: International Food and Ministry Fair and Carnival from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at St. Raphael Parish, San Rafael. "Culinary delights" from countries including Mexico , El Salvador, Vietnam, USA, Italy, Brazil and Haiti. Admission free. Food available for purchase. Booths will showcase parish ministries and organizations. "A day of fun, food and fellowship," said Kathleen Toney of the parish Stewardship Committee. Proceeds benefit the parish community. Call (415) 454-8141. June 6: San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang is guest speaker at Catholic Marin Breakfast Club. Gathering begins with Mass at 7 a.m. in St. Sebastian Church, Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd. , Kentlield, with breakfast and presentation following in parish hall. Reservations required to Sugaremy@aol.com or (415) 461-0704 daily. Members $5, others $10. Dues $15 per year. June 10: It's a Wrap, a silent auction and buffet dinner benefiting Catholic Charities at Commons of St. Ignatius High School. Hosted by LCA Juniors . Tickets $50 before June 1/$60 after June 1. Call Connie D'Aura at (415) 592-9243. 3rd Wed.: All you can eat Spaghetti Luncheon at Chapel of the Immaculate Conception , 3255 Folsom up the hill from Cesar Chavez , SF. $7 per person. A San Francisco tradition for decades. Reservations not required. Call (415) 824-1762. 3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedra l, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823. 4th Sat.: Handicapables of Marin meet at noon in the recreation room of the Maria B. Freitas Senior Community adjacent to St. Isabella Church, Terra Linda, (or Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted. May 18: Organ sonatas by Felix Mendelssohn by Raymond Garner, music director, St. Sebastian Parish, Greenbrae at 4 p.m. at St. Sebastian's , Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Road, Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org . Open to the public. Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedra l at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 5672020 ext. 213. Concerts are open to the public.

Reunions May 23: Presentation High School, class of '53, at Olympic Club Lakeside beginning with no-host cocktails at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m. Tickets $50. Call Phyllis Kyne Abad at (415) 661-3855. May 31: Notre Dame des Victoires , SF, class of '63, beginning at church hall, 566 Bush St., with tout of school followed by lunch. Contact Charlene Clean/ Muscio at (650) 359-2228 or Paul Hogan al paulhogan@mac.com. June 8: Star of the Sea Academy, class of '57, al

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Returning Catholics The Olympic Club, Lakeside was the scene in November for the 50th reunion of the class of '52 from San Francisco's St. Rose Academy. Among those traveling the farthest to join the festivities were Ardynne Fuller Sprinkle of Pennsylvania , and Arlene Burke Steffen of Colorado. "After a great lunch, we adjourned to the porch area , formed a large circle and told about our lives in the 50 years since we had graduated ," said Carol Murray Sheehan. "We shared wonderful and impressive stories. We hope to repeat this wonderful afternoon soon. " Standing from left: Janice Bacigalupi Underwood; Noreen O'Siillivan; Jean Adams Mazzoni; Ardynne Fuller Sprinkle; Helen Melendez Hintereder; Ellen Chelini Grisez; Carol Murray Sheehan; Elizabeth Dollard Wright; Costanza llacqua Foran. Sitting from left: Carol Flanagan Lansill; Arlene Burke Steffen; Blanid Doyle Molloy; Doris Schied Martin; Pat Paynter Watson; Eleanor Cheney Dossee. Caesar 's Restaura nt, Bay and Powell, SF. Tickets $27 per person. Call Rose Fitzpatrick Barnett at (650) 5892231; Merle Caruso Bellanti at (650) 366-3200; or Carole Musante Noonan at (650) 756-6699.

School of Pastoral Leadership For additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splst.org. June 8: The Mysteries of Light, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at St. Hilary Church , 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon. Reception follows. June 28, 29: Principles of Home Visitation at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 40th Ave. and Balboa, SF. $50 fee includes materials and lunch.

Social Justice/ FamilyLife Information about Natural Family Planning and people in the Archdiocese offe ring instruction are available from the Office of Marriage and Family Life of the Archdiocese, Chris Lyford, director, at (415) 614-5680. Sat. at 9 a.m.: Pray the Rosary for Life at 815 Eddy St. between Franklin and Van Ness, SF. Call (415) 752-4922.

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Seton Medical Center Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offers classes in the Creighton Model of NFP. Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics of puberty, responsible relationships, adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout a woman's reproductive life, and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896

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

Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages. The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 2214269 or edqleason@webtv.net or Pat and Tonv Fernandez at (415) 893-1005.

Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information. St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt.

Volunteer Opportunities Become a mentor for a homeless youth. Home Away From Homelessness seeks volunteers to mentor homeless/formerly homeless youth. Make a diffe rence. Become a mentor. Call (415) 561-4628. Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group needs volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to individuals with HIV-AIDS and/or assist with various progra m events and activities. Many opportunities available. Call (415) 863-1581 or www.mhr-asg.com. Caring for the Caregiver with Carolina Shaper meets Mondays 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call Ms. Shaper at (415) 984-0501. Help a child succeed in school and in life by serving as a tuto r for two hours a week at Sacred Heart Elementary School, 735 Fell St., SF. Sessions take place Mon. -Thurs. from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Help welcome in a variety ol subjects. Call Mary Potter at (415) 621-8035. St. Joseph's Village, a homeless shelter for families at 10th and Howard St., SF, is looking for dedicated office volunteers to answer phones and greet residents. If you are interested in volunteering, call Dewitt Lacey at (415) 575-4920.

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

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Charges filed against former priest of the Archdiocese Rev. Arthur Harrison , a retired priest of the Diocese of San Jose, was arrai gned earlier this week in Marin County Superior Court on child sexual molestation charges dating back more than 40 years. Harrison faces charges of molesting a 10 year-old girl in 1961 while he served at Our Lad y of Loretto Parish in Novate According to Roberta Ward , spokesperson for the Diocese of San Jose , the priest retired about fO years ago after serving as pastor of two Santa Clara County parishes. Harrison , 72, formerl y was a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco , but he was assigned to

the Diocese of San Jose when the diocese was established in 1981. A story in the Marin Independent Journal on May 10 said court record s indicate a woman , now 52, reported last August that she was sexually abused by Harrison in May 1961. The alleged crimes involve "substantial sexual conduct " according to court records. The priest told the newspaper that "Most of it is false. That 's all I want to say " Harrison is being charged under a 1994 California law that allows certain sex crimes to be filed beyond

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ing employers to fire Chinese workers, or by inciting thugs from anti-Coolie gangs to do their violence in private. Chinatown leaders were so fearful of Kearney's threats in 1877 that the Six Companies told the city they were "prepared to defend themselves and (heir property to the death. " Kearney 's racist demagoguery fed hatred and violence that spread to Santa Cruz, Los Angeles and throughout the West, culminating in the 1880s in a West Coast pogrom committed against Chinese. That wave of murder and dispossession of Chinese from San Diego to Seattle can be directly traced to the plans of "abatement by violence " of Chinese so vociferousl y advocated by demagogues like Kearney. Annie Nakao San Francisco Chronicle

¦ Continued from page 12 patty was responsible for a number of anti-Chinese provisions later struck down as illegal. But they sent out a message that virtuall y encouraged violence against Chinese. Did Kearney incite lynchings of many Chinese? He most certainl y did. His exhortations appealed to racial violence and vi gilantism , which, in my view, fits the broad definition of lynching: mob violence and racial terrorism aimed at the social control of a racial or ethnic minority. Directly or indirectl y, Kearney terrorized Chinese, whether by leading masses of unemployed white workers to factories, forc-

Donor . . . ¦ Continued from page 3 Public Relations and Government Relations offices. Ryan Sims wouldn 't have been able to take part in sports without the hel p he received. And he expressed special gratitude for both Mrs. Bakar and "Dr. Q" being there for him when his parents separated this past year and his grades temporaril y dropped. "1 struggled," he said. But he 's made it. And he'll leave Riordan High School, he says with the gift of open mindedness and an appreciati on for

the multiculluralism that flourishes there. "The opportunities are there for us to grow in maturity," he said. Ryan has been accepted at UC Davis. His classmate , Anthony, is headed for San Francisco State. Four years ago, going to a private high school, and getting accepted into college, could have been only a dream. Ryan and Anthony are grateful to Barbara Bass Bakar and her own dream, which started so long ago, when a kid who worked for her got expelled from school and never got a second chance. For further information about the Bakar Foundation , contact Linda Nastari, assistant principal , at Riordan High School

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Reviewed by Eugene J. Fisher Catholic News Service These two books have the verve of best-selling fiction yet they are grounded in impeccable scholarship. One is a collection of true stories from the time of the Holocaust; the other tells a single story of anti-Semitism in the first year of the 20th century. Together they provide an understanding of how non-Jews responded to Hitler 's attempt to murder every Jew in Europe. In "The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust ," Martin Gilbert, the British biograp her of Winston Churchill and one of the world's leading scholars of the Holocaust, draws on a lifetime- of research to show us the fate of Jews in World War II. He takes readers country by country from Germany through every occupied nation from the Atlantic to the Baltic. In the process he totally explodes the growing myth of the secular media that the Catholic Church was silent and inactive during the Second World War on the fate of Europe 's Jews. To the contrary, Gilbert writes about direct action s of

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German Town" begins with a crime. In 1900 in Konitz, a small town in Germany, a Christian boy was found brutally dismembered. Helmut Smith narrates , analyzes and illuminates why the Jewish minority of the town was falsely accused of the murder. Fascinating ly, the Christians of the town dredged up an idea, the "blood libel" accusation against the Jews, that had been dormant in the Christian psyche of Europe for almost 500 years. (The term "blood libel" refers to the absurd accusations that Jews killed non-Jews for ritual purposes such as mixing the victim 's blood with food.) These small-town Christians were not alone, as others in Germany, Russia and elsewhere were doing the same, sick thing. Why? How could people, nice civilized German folks, believe such a sick idea? And how could they let such an idea take hold in German society and give root to the Holocaust? Smith's book provides some of the best answers to this unanswerable question that I have yet to see.

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Catholics, ranging from Pope Pius XII, who harbore d Jews in the Vatican itself even though Nazi tanks surrounded it, to a Polish woman, the "Angel of Lvov,"- who worked closely with Catholic authorities in Poland to obtain false certificates of baptism for thousands of Jews in imminent danger. And we have the two more official "Angels of the Shoali" — Archbishop Angelo Rotta , papal nuncio in Budapest , who handed out tens of thousands of documents, real and false, to Jews, and personally intervened on many occasions to save Jewish lives, and Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, later Pope John XXIII, who in collaboration with the apostolic delegate in Jerusalem managed to spiri t thousands of Jews into what is now Israel. Protestants and Greek Orthodox, such as the Bulgarians, are also given due credit in Gilbert 's gripping and true tales of heroism and of Christianity at its finest in what was the darkest of ages. According to Jewish tradition , "Whoever saves one life, it is as if he (or she) saved the whole world. " The "Righteous" of Martin Gilbert 's book certainly upheld that ideal , as they inspire us with their saving acts to this day. "The Butcher 's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a

THE RIGHTEOUS: THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST, by Marti n Gilbert. Henry Holt (New York, 2003). 531 pp., $35. THE BUTCHER'S TALE: MURDER AND ANTI-SEMITISM IN A GERMAN TOWN, by Helmut Walser Smith. W.W. Norton (New York, 2002). 270 pp., $25.95.

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Gonzaga University seeks a Roman Catholic priest or qualified lay person who would have coordinator responsibility for the daily and weekend Masses and para-liturgical services and devotions. He/she would also serve as coordinator of one of the University Ministry's undergraduate retreat programs, plus responsibilities as assigned in working with the ministry team. Desired qualifications are: Roman Catholic priest in good standing or qualified Catholic lay person; experience as retreat director and overall liturgy coordination; terminal or advanced degree in Theology or some other discipline: and pastoral experience , especially with students and young people. Contact: Gonzaga University Human Resources , 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258-0080. Ph: 509-323-5996. ww.gonzaga.edu/humanresources Closing date 6/30/03.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me die divine gift of forgive and forget die wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to (hank you for everything and confirm once more diat I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. 1 want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. J.D.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my idettl. You who give me the divine gift of forg ive and forget the wrong that is done to me. 1, in this short dialogue , want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to lie separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. Betty Ann Robinson

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Newman Hall / Holy Spirit Parish , an exciting and diverse urban university parish at the University of California, Berkeley, is seeking a sensitive, flexible and high-energy person to direct its faith formation (religious education) program for K-12 and to work in collaboration with staff in sacramental preparation. Master's degree in theology or religious education with minimum of two years experience is preferred.

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Holy Spirit , you who make me sec everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal . You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in Uiis short dialogue, want to tiiank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be widi you and my loved ones in your perpetual g lory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. M.A.T.

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Let the Holy Spirit guide you to Gods counLry-beauliful Sonoma County in Northern California. Saint Eugene's Cathedral Parish is looking for a dynamic, open-minded individual with experience in comprehensive youth ministry. With 1,650 families, Saint Eugene's is a flourishing, active , faith-based community. The successful candidate will join the Parish Youth Ministry Development Team in fostering the personal and spiritual growth of our young people in grades 7-12. Necessaiy qualifications include five (5) years of comprehensive youth ministry experience, an active member of a Roman Catholic parish and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Salary ranges from $35,000-$40,000, plus benefits. Resumes may be submitted by May 20th by mail to CYM SEARCH, Dept. of Youth Ministry, 320 Tenth St., Santa Rosa , CA 95401, by fax to 707-566-3320 or by e-mail to DSRyouth@sonic.net Come and fulfill your life 's mission with us!

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