May 23, 2003

Laci and Conner

Unborn victims bill to be named for mother and son

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Unborn Victims of Violence Act will be renamed. Laci and Conner 's Law in memory of Laci Peterson and her son, Conner, with whom she was eight months pregnant at the time of her death.

Scott Peterson has been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. Their bodies washed ashore near Richmond last month .

The legislation , reintroduced in the House and Senate May 7, would recognize an unborn child as a legal victim when he or she is inju red during the commission of a federal crime of violence. The House has twice passed the bill but it has not come before the Senate.

In a letter to the chief sponsors of the legislation, Sen. Michael DeWine, R-Ohio, and Rep. Melissa A. Hart, R-Pa., Laci Peterson 's mother, Sharon Rocha, as well as her stepfather, Ron Grantski, and four brothers and sisters urged passage of the bill and asked that it be renamed in honor of Laci and Conner.

"This bill is very close to our hearts," the letter said.

"We have not only lost our future with our daughter and sister, but with our grandson and nephew as well "Knowing that perpetrators who murder pregnant women will pay the price not only for the loss of the mother, but the baby aswell , will help bring justice foi these victims and hopefully act as a deterrent to those considering such heinous acts, " they added.

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A choir sings during a memorial service f or Laci Peterson at the First Baptist Church in Modesto The proposed law should be approved by Congress to provide "new legal protections " for women and their unborn children , Cathleen Cleaver, the U.S. bishops ' chief pro-life spokeswoman said.

"The murders of Laci and Conner Peterson have shocked the nation, " Cleaver said. "Women and their unborn children deserve the new legal protections this LACI AND CONNER , page 6 bill offers. "

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the formal opening of the St. Elizabeth Ann AtSeton New Life Center on April 30, Mayor Adrienne Ussier of Daly City praised the Daughters of Charity for their bold step in expanding Seton Medical Center 's birthing facility Formerly named the Mother and Infant Wellness Program, the new program is an all-inclusive perinatal center for low-income women in the community.

"In this day and age, With what we are dealing with regarding the budgetary side of things everybody * wants to dodge from trying to expand things that are ' needed to take place in our community but not the Daughters of Charity," said Mayor Tissier.

The Mayor, holding a City Proclamation acknowledging Seton and the Daughters of Charity, said to the gathering of doctors, nurses , hospital staff , and Sisters, "This is really a thank you for what you

have done for our community. It is not only that you have a mission, but that you continue to keep seeking ways to fulfill that mission."

Althoug h times are tough, she said, the Sisters looked for creative ways to provide this center for those who have nowhere else to go.

Among the celebrants was a recent client, Adriana, a 32-year-old mother with her healthy baby girl of three months, Danna. Where would she have gone if the program did not exist? "I wouldn 't have any services," she said without hesitation, "The health of these young mothers and their new babies in our community is inextricably linked to the good of the whole society," said Kathy Green, a registered nurse and director of the New Life Center.

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INSIDE THIS WEE K'S EDITION Back to basics for K of C . . 5

At 83, pope reflects on life ~ Page 3 ~

Courage and commitment ~ Pages 16-17 ~

Pope's view of Mary

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Columbine witness

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Abortion word play

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Evolution and faith

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Film reviews

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Golden jubilee concert . . . 21

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Happy 102nd birthday January 25th to Jewel Doherty, a parishioner of St. Catherine 's, Burlingame for almost 50 years, and a member of neig hboring Our Lady of Angels since 1984. Born in Budapest , Jewel has been a resident of San Mateo County since 1907. "I've never lived out of the county since then," Jewel, a graduate of San Mateo High School, said , noting that historians have consulted her on several occasions "to get their facts straight " about her part of the Peninsula. Jewel, here with Capuchin Father Gerald Barron, pastor of OLA, was honored at a recent luncheon sponsored by the parish's Senior Outreach Program. Behind the luncheons are a volunteer group headed by parishioners Kelli Benz, Doris Rudolph, and Frances Cannizzaro with table service and show biz provided by students of the parish school. Almost 100 seniors take part. "We have outstanding support from the parents who work so hard to make these luncheons a huge success ," Doris , Kelli, and Frances said in a recent issue of the OLA Mothers' Club newsletter. "It is our goal to enrich the lives of the seniors who have given so much to OLA. "

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A scholar's salute to Noreen Murphy, principal of Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School, who was honored May 10th with San Francisco State University's School of Education 's Outstanding Administrator of the Year Award.

The recognition is reserved for SF State alums of which Noreen is one having earned undergraduate and graduate degrees there. "I'm honored and thrilled to get the award," Noreen,the first Catholic school educato r to receive the award, said. "I am especially glad that a major university recognizes quality in education be it public , private or Catholic. " Also a graduate of Star of the Sea Elementary and Academy, Noreen began her teaching career in public schools in 1954. She is now in her 18th year as principal at Holy Name and has been teaching in schools of the Archdiocese since 1969. Noreen and her husband , Ben, have been married for 47 years. They are the parents of six grown children and grandparents of nine. Noreen is a member of the Board of Directors of USF's Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership, and the Board of Regents of St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Ben is a member of the Archdiocesan Building Committee.

It was Mother's Day and more for Judy Miller of St. Catherine's, Burlingame, whose 64th birthday also fell on May 11th. Judy and her husband , Giles Miller, M.D., have been married for 41 years and are the parents of Giles, Michelle, Martina, Norelisa, Matthew and Melinda. "We want to thank her for being such a terrific mom and examp le," the kids said in reporting the good news to this column. "She attends Mass daily, heads up a Tuesday night prayer group, and is president of the Auxiliary of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County."

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Congratulations to John Gemello, Ph. D., new provost/vice president for academic affairs, at San Francisco State University. With the appointment , Dr. Gemello, a faculty member at the school for almost 30 years and a full professor in economics for almost 20 years, becomes SF Slate's second highest-ranking administrator, John and his wife, State Appeals Court Justice Linda Marino Gemello, met during their student days at Santa Clara University and will celebrate 37 years as husband and wife on September 17th. "I think we were the first students to graduate as a married couple," she said. Linda and John are parishioners of St. Bartholomew Parish, San Mateo, and the parents of adult children Matthew and Gina, who both attended St. Dunstan Elementary School in Millbra e where their dad lent his expertise to the parish Finance Committee and coached girl s' basketball and boys baseball. The new Provost 's folks are Kay and Mario Gemello of St. William's Parish, Los Altos, who have been married for 62 years and are the founding proprietors of Gemello Winery, formerly of Mountain View.... Hats off to Victoria Butler who celebrates her 15th year as principal of St. Peter Elementary School in 2004. The Mission District school is marking its 125th year in 2003. "We as staff of St. Peter 's thank Vicki for her gift of selfless concern and leadership in quali ty Catholic education for those in need," the school's 30 faculty and staff members said, adding that the "dream" of the school's founders continues thanks to Vicki's skills and care. Vicki attended the City 's St. Brendan Elementary School and is a former member of the faculty at Mercy High School, Burlingame, and Holy Name of Jesus and St. Gregory elementary schools. .. ."Proud grandparents for the first time" are Linda and Jack Campbell of St. Charles Parish, San Carlos, who welcomed grandson, Tristan Daniel, son of their daughter, Kelley McClary and her husband, Sean, on May 1st. The infant 's godparents are Kylie Ferrari Standi , who graduated Notre Dame High School, Belmont, with Kelley in 1996, and Kelley's brother, Danny, a 1999 alum of Junipero Serra High School.

Thanks for the good news to Tristan's great grandparents and the new grandpa's folks , Barbara and Jack Campbell, Sr., parishioners of St. Veronica's, South San Francisco, and married 52 years on August 18th. "He arrived just in time for Mother's Day," Barbara said. "A gift from heaven," Jack, Sr. added.

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Canonization becomes time of reflection on life by pop e As he turns 83, John Paul II reminisces with f ellow Poles

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICANCITY (CNS)—Althoug h billed as an audience to mark the creation of two new Polish saints, Pope John Paul U's May 19 meeting with thousands of his fellow Poles turned into a reflection on his life and his 25th anniversary as pope.

The audience also was used as a major platform for Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Pope John Paul to urge Poles to vote "yes" June 7-8 in a referendum on joining the European Union .

With some 20,000 Poles in Rome for the event, St. Peter 's Square was awash with Polish flags and banners and reverberated with Polish folk songs and classical music performed by the choir and orchestra of a Krakow radio station.

"Yesterday afternoon I finished my 83rd year of life and began my 84th," the pope told the pilgrims the day after his birthday. "1 am ever more aware of the fact that the day is drawing near when I will have to present myself to God and make an accounting of my whole life."

The pope said he would have to answer to God for how he used the many gifts he was given in his youth in Wadowice, his ministry as a bishop in Krakow and his papacy in Rome.

"I entrust myself to divine providence and to divine mercy," he said.

Dozens of Polish bishops were on hand for the celebration, as well as former prime ministers, national and local government officials. Hundreds of individuals, many of them crying, were allowed to go up to the pope at the end of the audience to kiss his ring and receive his blessing.

The pope said God, in his goodness, allowed him to celebrate the May 18 canonization of two Poles and two Italians "in the 25th year of my pontificate and on my birthday."

"Thanks be to God. And with all my heart, I thank you, too," he told the Polish pilgrims. "I am happy to be able to celebrate these events with such a large group of friends."

In his unusually long speech, the pope reviewed each of the nine trips he has made to his homeland since 1979, when the country was still under communist rule. He traced the theme of each visit and how they coincided with Poland's

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thirst for freedom , its initial democratic and economic reforms crises at various levels, but which constitutes a family of and the social and moral diffic ulties associated with freedom. nations based on a common Christian tradition," he said.

"I recall these particular encounters with the Poles, "Entering into the structures of the European Union is because their spiritual content encapsulates the last quarter- for our nation and for the nearby Slavic countries an century of the history of Poland , of Europe, of the church expression of historical justice and, on the other hand, can and of this pontificate ," he said. become an enrichment for Europe," die pope said.

"Thanks be to God for this period in which we have "The church in Europe needs the witness of the faith of experienced the abundance of his grace," the pope said. the Poles. Poland needs Europe," he said.

Pope John Paul said he knows there are many people Kwasniewski, addressing the crowd after a private who are opposed to Poland 's joining the European Union, meeting with the pope, said: "Without the pope, Poland and he said he appreciated their concerns, particularly would not have freedom. You supported us on every occaabou t preserving Poland's cultural and religious identity. sion and sometimes — in the midst of probl ems and con"However, I must underline the fact that Poland always flicts — we abused your time and patience." has been an important part of Europe and today cannot abanThe country still has much to do to strengthen democradon this community, which — it is true — is living through POLES, page 6

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Kidnappers in Uganda repo rtedly kill four hig h school seminarians

VATICAN CITY — Four of the 41 boy s taken hostage from a minor seminary in Uganda were killed by members of a rebel group known as the Lord 's Resistance Army, according to several boys who escaped the kidnappers .

The boys who were killed had been injured May 11 during a gunfi ght at the seminary between rebels and government troops. One of the boys who escaped said his injured peers could not walk fast enough to keep up with the group, so the rebels shot them and threw their bodies in a river.

The kidnapped seminarians were all in the first or second year of their high school studies.

Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu said there had been "some contact" with the kidnappers. "It is a delicate moment ," he said. "I ask everyone to pray that the situation is resolved for the best."

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Israeli raids following Tel Aviv bombing net seven p eace activists

JERUSALEM (CNS) — A Catholic peace activist was among seven International Solidarity Movement members arrested b y Israeli authorities in a crackdown on foreign volunteers .

Police raided the movement 's headquarters in Beit Sahour, West Bank , May 9 and arrested foreign activists in Beit Sahour and Tulkarem, West Bank, and in Gaza.

Among those arrested in Tulkarem was 27-year-old Charlotte Carson , a Catholic student from Northern Ireland. Also among those arrested was Miranda Sessions, an employee of the New York-based Human Rights Watch.

Israel maintains that the two Palestinians involved in a Tel Aviv seafront pub suicide bombing that left three peop le dead April 30 entered the country while posing as International Solidarity Movement volunteers .

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Charlotte Carson, left, and Radhika Sainath , members of the International Solidarity Movement, speak at a conscientious objecto r seminar in Jaffa , Israel , May 12. The women were arrested three days earlier but released on bail

Huweida Arraf , 27, a Melkite Catholic and PalestinianAmerican who is a co-founder of the year-old International Solidarity Movement , denied that the two men had any connection with the group.

Amid g lobal economic downturn missions need more but get less

VATICAN CITY — A global economic crunch has had the double effect of increasing the needs of the church in many countries, but also causing "a worry ing decrease" in financial donations to the Pontifical Missionary Works , Pope John Paul II said.

The pope met May 16 at the Vatican with national directors of the missionary organization , which includes the Holy Childhood Association , the Pontifical Missionary Union , the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the Society of St. Peter the Apostle. Being able to help spread the Gospel with prayer, financial donations or one's life is a privilege, he said.

"I urge you not to be discouraged by the difficulties ," he tol d the directors . "Remind everyone that cooperation , which is indispensable for the evangelization of the world , is a right and obli gation of all the baptized. "

Seventy-five p ercent of British doctors opp ose assisted suicide

LONDON — Nearly 75 percent of British doctors would refuse to perform assisted suicide or euthanasia if the procedures were legalized , found a survey by a pro-life group, A majority of doctors — 56 percent — said that they believed it would be impossible to set safe bounds to euthanasia.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Catholic Charities caseworkers and staff members are driven b y faith and Scripture to "serve the least among us," from the infant in need of an adoption to the refugee family seeking hope in America , Sen. Rick Santoru m, R-Pa said.

"I want to thank you for committing yourselves and your lives to serving those who are in need in our society, " Santorum told a conference for all of the state 's diocesan Catholic Charities agencies. "There is no greater gift that you can give than giving yourself to serve others in need."

Santorum said the Charity, Aid , Recovery and Empowerment Act, which was approved on a 95-5 vote in the Senate, encourages charitable giving by permitting citizens to roll over their individual retirement accounts "into charitable organizations without having to pay taxes and penalties."

Included in the act, he noted , is a provision for donating leftover or surplus food from restaurants , ranches and farms.

"What is donated to soup kitchens and food pantries every year by private sector groups is about I billion pounds ," he said. ".. , We believe that this small change in law, which allows people to get a better market value for the food they do donate, will actuall y take that 1 billion pounds of food and make 3 billion p o u n d s . . . "

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Jim Dobbin , a Catholic member of Parliament and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, said the results were in line with another recent survey that showed 57 percent of doctors were opposed to British law being changed to allow euthanasia.

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After eight years, Indiana law on informed consent takes effe ct

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's 1995 informed consent law aimed at educati ng women about abortion procedures , risks and alternatives went into effect April 30 ending an eight-year legal battle waged against it by abortion providers . The law requires that women seeking abortions receive counseling in person from medical personnel and that they wait 18 hours before getting an abortion .

"The state 's legitimate and compelling interests in protecting fetal life and maternal health justify the informed consent requirements of Publi c Law 187," Marion Superior Court Judge Gerald Zore said in his ruling. He called the law "a reasonable effort to encourage informed consent based on reflective thought in the abortion context. " He also noted that federal courts have already found die law "to be valid, notwithstanding the fact that a woman 's right to abortion is clearly protected under federal law and notwithstanding the rigorous scrutiny of abortion regulations commanded by Roe vs. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood vs.

Casey (1992)." The case advanced through county, state and district appellate courts, where the law was repeatedly upheld.

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Back to basics

Knig hts statewide camp aign on pa rents rig hts in education

By Vivian W. Dudro California Knights of Columbus are going on the offensive in the fight for Catholic education , launching a statewide campaign to enlighten parents about their rights and their responsibility to give their children a Catholic education.

"We are try ing to reacquaint Catholics with the teaching of the Church , that they are the p rimary educators of their children ," exp lained Michael Lee, Past Grand Kni ght of the St. Patrick' s Council in Southern California.

Starting this month , the Kni ghts are distributing leaflets addressing the moral relativism prevalent in the public schools. Among the questions the pamphlet asks p arents to consider is: "Does (your) school view the truth as objective and absolute, which when discovered will provide students with a moral framework to govern their lives?"

"Parents need to know that there really is a difference between Catholic and public schools," Lee said. "The hearts and minds and souls of their children are being affected by where they go to school."

Helping parents ask the right questions about what their children are learning in the classroom is only the beginning. The Kni ghts are also seeking ways to reform state statutes and overturn court decisions in order to allow public support of religious schools.

To that end , both Los Angeles Area and Bay Area Knights recently sponsored a talk by Dominican Father John Farren , director of the national Catholic Information Service for the Knights of

Columbus. Speaking at St. Finn Barr 's on May 2, Father Farren explained that public education in America is in an antiCatholic mode similar to that of the midI9th century.

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cating nearly 50 percent of the Catholic youth in America. But currentl y, only about 20 percent of Catholic children attend Catholic schools. Making up the difference in many dioceses are large populations of non-Catholic students.

hundred dollars to send all of their children to one year of Catholic grammar school , now they spend thousands of dollars . For Catholic hi gh school , the figures are in the ten s of thousands.

This financial burden could be relieved , in part , by tax-credits , vouchers or other measures that would let parents choose how to spend at least some of their share of the tax revenues allocated for public education.

"We need to find ways , politically, to make the parents ' rights to educate their own children a reality, " the priest said.

But tax breaks do not address another The Church must be concerned about reason some Catholic parents have opted the exodus of Catholic children from out of Catholic schools, one that was Catholic schools , Farren said, because broug ht up during the question and public schools, as they were in the answer period is the perception that some 1800's, are undermining the Catholic Catholic schools no longer teach faith.

Catholic faith and morals.

Protestantism is no longer the primary Father Farren said the lack of fidelity threat to Catholic children , he explained. to the true teachings of the Church is a In fact , many Protestants have come to very serious problem "not onl y in see, along with many Catholics , that the schools but also in parishes and diocechief threat to the reli gious and moral ses." While not ruling out the need for training of the young is the belief that the new schools, new religious orders , and in only things that can be known are those some cases Catholic homeschooling, he facts that can be proved empirically by proposed a spiritual remedy for what is science. This assumption has led to the essentially a spiritual problem. erroneous and dangerous conclusion that We need the new evangelization that there is no such thing as mora l truths by the Pope has talked about ," he said. "We need the power of Jesus Christ preached which our behavior can be judged.

In spite of this serious flaw in public with power and conviction. And we realeducation, many Catholics have aban- ly have to pray that those who preach the doned the Catholic schools because of ris- faith do so with consistency. Every day ing tuition costs, brought on in large meas- we have to look to Christ and from him ure by the dwindling number of vocations draw the strength we need. The more we to teaching orders. Whereas a generation can do that , the stronger the Church ago, Catholic parents might have spent a becomes," Father Farre n said.

'Catholic schools did not just happen.

Lots of peop le mad e them happen. '

— Father John Farren system was created in the 1800s, one of its objectives was the assimilation and Protestantization of the Catholic immigrants arriving in waves on the eastern seaboard. And many public schools adopted an exp licitly anti-Catholic curriculum. The bishops meeting at the Plenary Council in Baltimore in 1884 "had a sense of urgency about the hostile environment in which Catholic children were being educated ," Farren said.

At the same time that mandatory public schools were emerging, laws were being passed to ban the use of public funds for Catholic institutions.

Nevertheless , the American bishops made education their foremost apostolic undertaking. Their leadership, along with the many parents and religious sisters who were willing to make sacrifices for the formation of the young, gave birth to parochial schools across the country.

"Catholic schools did not just happen," Father Farren said. "Lots of people made them happen."

From their humble beginnings unti l about 1965, Catholic schools were edu-

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Kwasniewski told the pope and the crowd , "Thanks to Poland , Europe will be unified. " "Poland will not lose its identity. We have every intention of -following your indications" for defending Poland's Christian traditions in the united Europe, he told the pope.

The president ended his remarks by telling the pope, "Goodbye unti l we see you at home."

Kwasniewski told reporters after his private audience that althoug h the pope already has plans to travel to Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in June and to Mongolia in August "that does not exclude a tri p to Poland ."

In fact, when he introduced his chief of security to the pope, the president told the pope, "he is ready" to provide security for a papal trip to Poland .

The four saints canonized Sunday were all founders of religious orders: St. Jozef Sebastian Pelczar, a Polish bishop, founded the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the pope 's home Archdiocese of Krakow.

Known for his deep piety, academic talents and pastoral zeal, he aided the wounded on the front lines of World War I during a Russian invasion. He died in 1924.

Lad and Conner 's . . . ¦ Continued from cover Cleaver said Laci Peterson ' s family, "and the American peop le, see clearly that there were two victims of this tragedy."

"It 's sad and ridiculous for anyone to suggest that Laci's famil y has onl y one loved one to mourn ," she added. "It 's time that our federal laws against violence embrac e reality."

Twenty-six states currently have laws that recognize unborn victims of at least some violent crimes.

A large majority of Americans polled b y Fox News/Opinion Dynamics believe that a double murder charge was appropriate in the Peterson case.

In a survey of 900 registered voters, 84 percent said that , if convicted , Peterson should face "two counts of homicide for murdering both his wife and unborn son."

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St. Urszula Ledochowska , the Polish founder of the Ursuline Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Agony, who ministered in Russia in the earl y 20th century until she was expelled by the communists.

Her branch of the Ursuline Sisters focused on educational services to the lonel y and abandoned , and the pope called her "an apostle of new evangelization " in her own age. She died in Rome in 1939.

St. Maria de Mattias , the Italian founder of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, began at a young age to preac h Gospel lessons to local women and children in southern Ital y in the early 1800s. Her simple message was that social reform begins in the human heart and that the human being is transformed by the encounter with Christ. She died in Rome in 1866.

St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli , the 17th-century Italian founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Refuge on Mount Calvary, took up the religious life at age 20 after the death of her husband , a gambler who led a dissolute life. She shared her family 's wealth with the poor and forme d a network of programs aimed at helping the sick, the disadvantaged and the unemployed. She died in 1651.

The Mass began with a birthday greeting by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, dean of the College of Cardinals. He said that on behalf of people inside and outside the church he wanted to express gratitude for all the pop e does and to wish him many more years. with one count of homicide for murdering his wife; 8 percent were not sure; and 1 percent said he should be charged with something else.

The margin of error for the poll , released April 25, was plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Commenting on the Peterson case and the pending legislati on April 25, While House spokesman Ari Fleischer said President Bush believes "when an unborn child is injured or killed during the commission of a crime of violence, the law should recognize what most peop le immediately recognize, and that is that such a crime has two victims ."

"The president calls on the House and calls on the Senate to again pass the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, so that the law can recognize what every mother and father know in their heart when an unborn child is taken through an act of violence, in the commission of a crime, just as we've seen in this case here," Fleischer added.

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"If we want to look for the secret weapon that has allowed him to beat the years and Parkinson 's, we must look to prayer," Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

"He places himself in the hands of God and feels God and the Madonna by his side on the path of life," the cardinal said.

At the May 18 canonization liturgy, the pope 's voice was strong as he pronounced a solemn canonization decree for the new saints and presided over a two-hour liturgy.

He looked better than he did a year ago, when he had difficulty speaking and breathing during public events. But his leg strength has declined; he celebrated the canonization Mass seated on a wheeled chair with a hydraulic lift , which, when raised, allowed him to be visible behind the altar.

In proclaiming four saints , Cardinal Ratzinger said, the pope gave the world a gift on his birthday. He said the lives of those canonized reflect what could be called the theme of this pontificate: believing and loving.

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"In the United States, some of the very descendants of Latin Americans see immi grants as a threat , forgetting that they themselves were undocumented migrants years ago."

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"While their hard work helps fuel the U.S. economy, they must risk their lives to obtain work here and are often victims of a system which accepts the benefits of their labor while denying them appropriate protections ," he said. "This unjust system must be abandoned and

By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) - Leaders in both the Mexican and U.S. bishops conferences criticized U.S. immigration policy in the deaths in Texas May 14 of 19 illegal immigrants who had been crammed into an overheated trailer with as many as 80 others .

"It is time for our elected official s to acknowledge that the border blockade strategy our nation has pursued since 1993 is a flawed and inhumane policy," Miami Auxiliary Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Migration, said.

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Police discovered as many as 100 illegal immigrants May 14 abandoned in an 18-wheel trailer at a truck stop in Victoria County, Texas, and immediatel y contacted Trinitarian Father Victor Scocco, one of the Victoria Diocese's Spanish-speaking priests. He went to the scene with another priest , a nun and a seminarian to provide pastoral care.

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Most were from Mexico, but some were from El Salvador , Guatemala and Honduras.

Sixty-two men, women and children were found near the trailer. As many as 50 others are thought to have walked away when it was final ly opened. Several people remained hospitalized , and more than 40 survivors were being held by immigration authorities .

The driver of the truck , Tyrone Williams , 32, of Schenectady, N.Y., was being held on federal charges of conspiracy to smuggle, transport and conceal illegal immigrants.

Within a few days of the truck's discovery, authorities found another tractor-trailer outside Victoria with 18 undocumented immigrants and a railroad car near the Texas-New Mexico state line with 17 more peop le.

Also, Houston-area law enforcement agents stopped a pickup carry ing 10 illegal immigrants hidden under a sheet of plywood.

In an interview with The Catholic Lighthouse , Victoria's diocesan newspaper, Ratcliff said Father Scocco was possibl y the one who provided the most needed comfort to the victims , who were scared and uncertain as to what was happening to them.

He was a "living assurance " to them , the one with whom they could most . identif y, the sheriff added.

At the request of the sheriff , Father Scocco gathered Trinitarian Father Damon Geiger, a nun and a seminarian, all from the parish , to help victims at four locations — the truck stop where the immigrants were discovered; two local hospitals where some of survivors were being treated; and the Victori a Community Center, where the immigrants were sheltered temporarily.

"We were on han d to console the survivors and pray for the deceased ," said Father Scocco.

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"Every one of them had a desire, a desire for a better life," Bishop Vasquez said. "God has put this desire inside each of us."

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Amazingly, some Americans see abortion as good, as a fundamental human right. Others see it as, in the words of the Second Vatican Council , "an unspeakable crime." Most Americans, however, have decidedly mixed feelings. They are, as more than one commentator has said, "anti-abortion and pro-choice " - they don ' t like abortion and they don ' t like telling other people what to do.

So we wind up with such things as the charges in the Peterson case.

The advocates of abortion are so strong in California that last year the legislature passed, and Governor Davis signed into law, a bill that would keep the state safe for abortionists if the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Roe vs.Wade abortion decision of 1973. Ironically, "prochoice" California also has on the books a law that permits prosecutors to charge Scott Peterson not only with the murder of his wife Laci but of their unborn son Conner.

The charge of murdering an unborn child is unusual but popular supported by 84 percent of the people who were asked about the Peterson case by Fox News/Opinion Dynamics pollsters. That result is welcome news to all of us who have long believed that abortion is the taking of an innocent human life. It is also a challenge - to find ways of widening the pro-life movement to include all of that 84 percent who support the double murder charge in the Peterson case.

The poll shows what all of us have known all along, something so obvious and simple that it often escapes notice: Except when abortion is being debated, everyone - even the most ardent defenders of abortion — views that little life inside the womb as a baby. No mother says, "The fetus was moving and kicking like crazy last night." No father says, "The sonogram shows that it 's a female fetus." It ' s always a baby - until a woman walks in the front door of a Planned Parenthood "clinic" or a politician attends a NARAL Pro-Choice America fund raiser.

(That organization decided recently that it ' s too risky to use the word abortion in its name, even though it had long been known as the National Abortion and Reproductive Ri ghts Action League.)

The 84 percent are saying that the in Peterson case one of the murder victims was not a fetus but a baby. Still, when many of these people are polled about abortion , they give conflicting views. Many of them tell pollsters that they approve of current abortion laws or that they think abortion is acceptable in some cases. Why the different responses? One reason is that many Americans are uninformed or misinformed about abortion laws. They do not know that an unborn child may be killed at any time, even in the birth process, for any reason or no reason.

Some of the 84 percent have also been convinced that, no matter how much they dislike abortion , they must support a "woman's right to choose." They don 't know how the abortion industry works. Abortion clinics don ' t -offer a pregnant woman or teenager a choice; they offer her an abortion. They don 't offer her sympathy or support; they offer her abortion. They don ' t offer her medical care for herself and her baby; they offer her an abortion. They don't offer to help after her baby is born ; they offer her an abortion. That's all they offer: abortion. They are not in the "choice" business; they are in the abortion business.

NARAL Pro-Choice America and their allies are hard-eyed fanatics who, for reasons known best to themselves, are obsessed with abortion. Against all common sense, and the evidence of the ages, they see babies as the enemies of mothers. Three decades ago, many of its defenders described abortion as the lesser of two evils; now they call it a fundamental right. The Peterson poll shows that vast numbers of people are ready to be persuaded that abortion is, in reality, a fundamental wrong.

The challenge for us is to move these people along, step by step toward the belief that it is not only little Conner whose life is precious but all unborn babies. We have to chip away bit by bit at the elaborate facade of "choice" built up by the abortion lobby over three decades to conceal the reality of abortion. In doing so, we must keep our goal clearly in mind. It is not winning political battles or imprisoning abortionists. The pro-life movement has one goal: saving the babies. That 's PJ what it 's all about.

Boy Scout bigots?

1 assume that by running a guest editorial Catholic San Francisco wishes to make its arguments its own. The defense of anti-gay bigotry on the part of the Boy Scouts by Mr. Mark Pulliam (May 9) is rather disingenuous.

Correct me if I'm wrong. I understand that , to preserve its so-called "core values ", the Boy Scouts of America rejects any within its adult leadership whose orientation is other than heterosexual. It 's common knowledge many fine , holy, faithful , celibate priests are of other than heterosexual orientation.

I assume the Boy Scouts would reject their partici pation. However, adulterous heterosexuals mig ht remain scout leaders.

I never advanced far in scouting. I couldn 't learn to tie knots properl y. I despair of solving this knotty little problem in a way that satisfies all parties.

Perhaps the editor of CSF might approach a teacher of Jesuit logic at USF. Ask him to use logic to provide a just and Christian answer. I don 't find Mr. Pulliam 's statistics (millions of boys, more than million adult volunteers , 40 million handbooks) an argument for continuing the Boy Scouts' injustice to those whose sexual orientati on fails to meet its criteria. Few would argue that pedophiles , whether homosexual or heterosexual, should not be kept out of the Boy Scouts and away from children. But that isn't the argument advanced by the Boy Scouts. They pretend to be the aggrieved party. Yet the Boy Scouts can change its mind and cease to act unjustly with the stroke of a pen. Gays are stuck with their orientation just as African-Americans are stuck with their skin color, for life.

God is just. The Boy Scouts should be no less.

Paul Azevedo Pacifica

devoid of context that we can almost chuckle at the incongruity of it now being offered even after the atrocities of the Hussein regime have been exposed.

Precisely what type of "peace" do these zealots advocate? Preservation of a hideous dictator dedicated , among other things , to gouging eyes, raping women , and pulling out the tongues of the still-living? Where in their rants is there any expression of concern for the human dignity of the Hussein regime ' s victims? And aren 't they at all concerned that they have adopted the jargon of a "peace " movement funded by radical leftists and extremists who laud Castro and North Korea 's Park , and whose protest si gns contain such statements as "We Support Our Troops When They Kill Their Officers " (a mocking reference to an event early in the Iraq war)? Did these "educators" bother to check with the citizens of Iraq to determine whether they wanted liberation or continued tyranny ? Did they canvass survivors of totalitarian despotism to see if they regretted their liberation?

They certainly did not.

The hypocrisy of the pacifist left is that they steadfastly refuse to see evil where it is actually located, and see it instead where it is not. In this blindness , their points of view mutate into absurdity. Preserve Saddam, dishonor Father Barber, identify we the Americans as the true killers. And, to seal the point , claim to quote the Pope (while failing to supply any actual quotations).

The pacifist left still refuses to acknowledge that an Iraq freed of Hussein is a better Iraq and a Middle East without him is one step closer to civilized order.

I conclude with my favorite quote : "Pacifism is the state of mind permitted those who are surrounded by warriors sworn to their defense and the refuge of those too foolish to recognize that this is so." (Source unknown.)

Thank you, Father Barber, for being so present to the liberators !

Christopher Bakes Palo Alto

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Anytime I see a letter whose signer identifies as "from " a particular organization , I instantly conclude that the author needs institutional heft to buttress questionable assertions. Hence, I was not surprised to read that three "peace advocates " tried to buttress their anti-war arguments by identifying the institutions from which they wrote - Mercy, St. Ignatius and Archbishop Riordan hi gh schools.

(Letters , May 9, 20O3.)

I don 't know whether to be more dismayed at the substance of their letter and that they presumed to speak for entire school communities, or alarmed that these "educators" may be spreading false history to impressionable students. The letter writers rage at the attention paid Navy chaplain Michael Barber , S.J, in the article "Fear and Faith." They are angry that "victims " of American bombs weren ' t also emphasized and go on to demonize American fi ghting forces.

This type of rant is now so predictable, so routine , so scripted, and so

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Jesus ' brothers

With reference to the article by Father Gerald Coleman, SS, in "Reflections," "How many children did Mary have?", another indication that Mary didn ' t have children other than Jesus is the fact that Jesus appointed John, son of Zebedee, her guardian on his way to the crucifixion (John: 19-26-27): "Jesus said to his mother, 'Woman, this is your son.' Then to the disciple he said, This is your mother. ' And from that moment the disciple made a place for her in his home. " If Mary had had other children, it is unlikely that she would have been put into someone else 's guardianship.

M. Pecci San Francisco

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The German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzche once asked, rhetorically (and I think somewhat ironical ly): "In Christendom -Where is the Christian?"

After reading your article on Barbara Bass Bakar and all she has done to hel p young people achieve both in schools and out I think we could confidentl y answer Nietzche by saying: "Right here in San Francisco and , by the way, she is a Jew." "Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me" (Mt 25:31-46) In the way Ms. Bakar has helped young people both in school and out serves as an inspiration to all of us. She has made a significant contribution to their education and subsequent lives. It is an inspiring demonstration of Faith.

I hope others are inspired to contribute to the Gerson Bakar Foundation and Achieve so the good work can continue.

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John Paul H's Mariology: theological time bomb Every year at Christmas time, the Pope meets with the senior officials of the Roman Curia for a review of the year just past and a look into the year ahead. Three days before Christmas, 1987, Pope John Paul II surprised more than a few of those present by skipping the year-in-review and proposed a different way of looking at the Church than Roman ears are accustomed to hearing.

The great Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar had suggested that four biblical images of the Church , based on four great New Testament figures, shape and reshape the Church in every age. The Church of evangelization is formed in the image of Paul , apostle to the gentiles. The Church of contemplative prayer is formed in the image of the apostle John , who rested his head on the Lord's breast at the Last Supper. The Church of office and jurisdiction is formed in the image of Peter, to whom the Lord consigned the keys of the Kingdom. And then there is the Church of discipleship, formed in the image of Mary, whose "be it done unto me according to your word" was, in a sense, the very beginning of Christian discipleship.

Speaking to representatives of the "Petrine Church," who not infrequentl y think themselves the center of the Catholic world, John Paul suggested that the "Marian profile" is the most fundamental of Christian realities. Mary, the Pope said, was the first disciple, whose "yes" made possible the incarnation of God's son. The incarnation was "extended" in history through the Church, which is the mystical body of Christ. Mary 's bodil y assumption into heaven prefigures the glorification of all those who will be

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The "Marian profile" in the Church , the Pope said, is even "more...fundamental" than the "Petrine profile. " The two cannot be divided. But the Church formed in the image of Mary — the Church of disciples — preceded and made possible the Churc h formed in the image of Peter — the Church embodied by the distinguished churchmen present at the Pope 's address.

The "Marian Church" made sense out of the "Petrine Church," for, as the Pope insisted , office and jurisdiction in the Church exist onl y "to form the Church in line with the ideal of sanctity already programmed and prefi gured in Mary." The Church formed in Peter 's image and the Church formed in Mary 's image complement each other.

But, the Pope insisted , "the Marian profile is . . . pre-eminent ," and is certainl y richer in meaning for every Christian's vocation.

The message was unmistakable. Authority in the Church serves discipleship. The power of the keys serves sanctity. Here was a richly textured theology of Mary chipping away at some old-fashioned assumptions about the centrality of the Church-as-institution — and at the very epicenter of institutional Catholicism.

The Pope concluded by quoting Hans Urs von Balthasar approvingly: "A contemporary theologian has well commented: 'Mary is "Queen of the Apostles " without

any pretensions to apos'¦ o tolic power; she has other =.& SS I and greater powers'."

K °~ Paul' s John Mariology — his theolom g gy of Mary — is a theo9 o logical explosive with a long fuse. When it detonates in the next few decades, the results will be, quite possibl y, revolutionary. How many of today 's seemingly endless quarrels — over who 's-in-charge, over the role of women in the Church, over the relationshi p between the ord ained priesthood and the priestly gifts of all the baptized — would be put on a much different footing if the Church plumbed the depths of its "Marian profile" as described by John Paul II and Hans Urs von Balthasar? And might such a reflection , carried out with other Christian communities, transform Mary from ecumenical roadblock to ecumenical "key," with both Protestants and Orthodox?

Points to ponder during this Marian month of May, as we reflect on Mary, first of disciples and Mother of the Church .

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

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"In my room."

"Have you tried walking across the floor in there lately?"

"I'll clean it," he promised. "Please, Mom." Gabe's second/third grade class spent the last month rehearsing Dinomotion, a musical about dinosaurs. They memorized their lines, learned the choreography, and practiced the songs over and over. Parent volunteers painted sets, made costumes, and coached the budding actors.

Teachers worked dinosaurs into their lesson plans. When everything was ready, the students performed twice, once for the school and again in the evening for the parents.

The highlight of the show came when the children went on stage with the huge dinosaur puppets Camran 's mom had made.

Munchin ' luncheon You could f ind us crunchin ' Munchin 'by the bunch every day Dino diner Where the food is f iner Line right up for lunch, grab a tray.

The 5-foot puppets weren 't life-sized , but they were bigger than your average 9-year-old. They had gray, cloth heads on long, black poles, and when you pulled the string, the jaws opened and shut.

After the show, Camran's mom gave them to the class.

The teacher (also short of space) announced a drawing to see which lucky kids would take the dinosaurs home.

I told him I had been reluctant to enter Gabe 's name.

"He probabl y won ' t win ," Mr. S. assured me. "There are only six puppets. " "Don't count on it," I said. "Gabe is one of those kids you'd wan t to take with you to Las Vegas."

Sure enough, when I came to pick Gabe up, there was a happy glow on his face. "I won Brachiosaums!"

We squeezed the gentle giant into the passenger 's seat and drove home. Gabe happily carried him around the house, searching for leafy plants to eat. At dinner, he insisted that we set an extra place—only vegetables of course.

"Brachiosaums is a vegetarian."

At night, Brachiosaums stood guard next to Gabe's bed, the night light casting dinosaur shadows on the wall.

When the boys were at school, he stood at the window.

Would-be intruders had second thoughts about breaking into our house.

I had to admit , it was an awesome dinosaur. And best of all, it brought a smile of delight to my son ' s face. Gabe has always been a serious child—as a baby, he once watched the entire Fourth of Jul y parade without cracking a grin. Nothing gives me more joy th an to see him smile.

A few days later, I was walking through the wetlands park, counting birds and pondering a decision I was try -

ing to make. I'd prayed for direction but hadn ' t received a clear answer. Should I do "A" or should I do "B"? I was ready to do God's will, if I could only fi gure out what it was. Then I thought of Gabe holding his Brachiosaurus , and I heard God's voice in my heart , "What would make you smile?"

Like many peop le, I tend to assume that the toughest or least appealing option must be God' s will. But being a mom has taught me how much God delights in giving us joy. We're surrounded with beauty, showered with blessings, and graced with love, just because God loves to see us smile.

Thanks, Mom, for letting me get Brachiosaurus," said Gabe as I tucked him into bed. "He's happy. " "That 's good," 1 said. "So am 1."

Christine Dubois

Christine Dubois is a widely published freelance writer who lives with her family near Seattle.

Contact her at: chriscolumn @juno.com.

Sp irituality

Columbine victim: path beyond bitterness One of the students who died in the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., was a 17-yearold girl named Cassie Bernall.

Soon afterward a story began to circulate about her death. Several classmates who had been in the room with her when she was shot said she was visibly praying when the gunmen entered. The gunmen asked her whether or not she believed in God. Then, here's how one of the students described what happened: "She paused, like she didn 't know what she was going to answer, and then she said yes. She must have been scared, but her voice didn 't sound shaky. It was strong. Then they asked her why, though they didn ' t give her a chance to respond. They just blew her away."

But that story was soon disputed. One story claimed that this never happened; another said that it did happen , but not to Cassie; and another clai med that she did give some kind of witness to her killers, but not exactly in the manner just described. To set the record straight and to try

to come to grips with her daughter 's death , Cassie 's mother, Misty Bernal l, wrote a book, entitled , "She Said Yes — The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall."

The book met mixed reviews. Sections of the secular press considered the story of Cassie 's faith testimony before her killers as pious fabrication, made up by members of her faith community to help them deal with her death . Certain sectors of the religious press rushed to canonize her as a martyr. What 's the truth?

There's an axiom that says that at the moment we die, history stops and myth begins. That's hue for everyone, not just Cassie Bernall. Death washes our lives clean and lets others see us in a clearer light, one which highlights more what is best in us. But this doesn't change the facts; it merely highlights their essence. Myth is not "Alice in Wonderland" fantasy; it's a painting, an essence under a spotlight.

Misty Bernall's story of her dau ghter, Cassie, is this — an essence under a spotlight. She doesn 't sugarcoat

her daughter to make her angelic , but shows us a confused , lonely, insecure , often alienated and sometimes bitter young woman. On the other hand , she doesn 't overdo the negative parts either, so as to make her conversion some miraculous rebirth and her - - ,. , = credibility faith 's dependent upon its distance from a former degradation.

She paints a picture of a teen-age girl with a good heart and a talent for bad luck. Insecure about her appearance, socially mostly on the outside, Cassie falls in, for a time, ROLHEISER page 18

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Presentation Sisters - Pioneers and Missionaries in San Francisco Duggan from Midleton Convent; Sister Teresa Comerford from Kilkenny Convent.

The Presentation Sisters sailed from Kingstown , When the Sisters of the Presentation steamed into the San Francisco Bay early in the morning on Monday, Ireland for Liverpool on September 21, 1854 and left November 13, 1854, aboard the Golden Gate, the five from Liverpool for New York on September 23. sisters came as missionaries and pioneers. Like other Accompany ing them were a group of eight Sisters of immigrants , they had left behind the familiar of their Mercy who had also agreed to begin a foundation in lives in Ireland and had committed themselves to the San Francisco. They arrived in New York City on adventure of settling and becoming part of a new land October 5 and the Sisters of the Presentation (without where their lives and their rel igious vocations would their Mercy Sister companions) left on October 20 for Aspinwall, the eastern starting point for the crossing of take on new shapes and challenges and delights.

These five women were trul y heroic in agreeing to the Isthmus of Panama. Arriving in eastern Panama on come to California to establish schools for the growing October 29, they began the most challenging and perpopulation. California was largel y unknown and was ilous part of their trip to San Francisco. Over the next onl y reached after a journey that would dampen the days, they would travel first by the partially completed ambition of even the most determined travelers of that train and then b y mule across the Isthmus. Throug hout day. As women religious , they also crossed another type this journey, they heard tales of robbery and murder of of frontier by leaving their cloistered life in Ireland . travelers, lived in makeshift quarters , and faced strenuFollowing the Rule of enclosure at that time, Sisters of ous physical challenges , all while dressed in full relithe Presentation in Ireland rarel y left their convents , so gious habit.

Another voyage by ship safely deposited them in to undertake a journey half way around the world , a journey which would be filled with unknown condi- San Francisco where their arrival was noted in an artitions , was an undertaking necessitating fearlessness , cle in Daily California Chronicle. According to the determination, and a deep sense of call by God to begin article , they had come "to diffuse amongst the people ... those blessings of a moral, religious, literary, and a new work.

The Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin industrious education... " Due to a failure of communication, there was no one Mary were founded in Ireland in 1775 by Nano Nag le to to meet the sisters upon their continue her work with the poor. arrival and no residence had been An educated gentlewoman, Nano prepared for them. However, beneNagle lived in Cork during the factors immediately appeared and years of oppression and poverty THE so the long history of support from imposed by the English on the the people of San Francisco began native Irish. Determined to make a TO within minutes of their arrival. difference in that society, Nano The Sisters' first home in San opened schools for the children of Francisco was with the Daughters Cork in defiance of the Penal Law of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul that forbade the education of Irish who had a convent at the corner of children. Called deeper and deeper Market and Third Streets. They into the life of the poor people of then moved to a shanty on Green Cork, Nano used her education Street and then to two wooden and fortune to improve the condihouses on Powell Street. tions and systems of poverty she According to Mother Josephine saw around her. Thus, she went Hagarty, PBVM , who wrote an herself to live with the poor peop le account of the Sisters ' early day s on Cove Lane. Beginning her in San Francisco, "It should be work in the 1750' s, she founded remembered that the city was then the Sisters of the Presentation in in its infancy and the streets had 1775 to continue her work with the not yet been laid out. No sidepoor into the future. walks, no gas, no water save by In the years between founding A SESQUICENTENNI.A L YEAR OF pumps and wells, no bus nor and the departure of the Sisters for REMEMBRANCE AND RENEWAL. streetcar services. The two little San Francisco, the Sisters of the houses now occupied by the misPresentation and their educational sioners had no ceiling except a mission had spread throughout Ireland. When Archbishop Joseph p iece of canvas tacked to the rafters."

Sadoc Alemany began to develop The Sisters continued to follow his new diocese in San Francisco, the Rule that had been established he sent his envoy, Father Hugh P. in Ireland. One part of the Rule Gallagher, to Ireland to find teachwas the continuance of enclosure ers for the badly needed schools which created serious difficulties for them. Not seen he hoped to found.

As a result of his efforts , five Presentation Sisters and therefore forgotten for a time, the Sisters suffered agreed to begin the new foundation in California - from lack of food and other necessary supplies.

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Another part of the Rule the Sisters followed was not to charge fees or tuition in their schools. This Rule combined with the desire for education among the citizens of San Francisco created huge student populations - "of every religious denomination and nationality, the rich and the poor " - for the Sisters ' schools from the beginning.

By December 3, 1855, classes had begun in a convent constructed by a Catholic Building Society. This site on Powell Street would grow into the Presentation Convent and School which educated hundreds of students until the earthquake and fire of 1906.

Also during this time, the Sisters had their first American vocation in Margaret Cassian who entered in October of 1855. This addition was shadowed b y the departure of three of the ori ginal founding sisters for Ireland, leaving Mother Teresa Comerford , who had been named Superior , and Mother Xavier Dal y to carry on the California mission.

During the 1850's, 1860's, and 1870's, professed Sisters and novices continued to come from Ireland to bolster the California mission. Combined with the American young women who also entered , expansion of the Presentation Sisters ' schools occurred.

The second early convent and school , Sacred Heart, located at Taylor and Ellis Streets , opened in 1869. With Sisters remaining at the Powell Street School , Mother Teresa Comerford moved to the new site with ten sisters. Although the convents were onl y two miles apart , they remained independent of one another and maintained the Rule ol enclosure. The new school was immediately flooded with students and b y January 1870, they had already completed an extension for the school. By 1877, the two San Francisco schools Presentation Convent at Powell and Lombard Streets and Sacred Heart Presentation School at Taylor and Ellis Streets — had a combined student population of 1,700 students.

During these founding years, the Sisters faced a serious problem with the health of many of their members.

Tuberculosis, or consumption as it was then known, claimed a significant number of the Sisters. The Annals from those years are frequentl y punctuated with death bed scenes from this terrible disease . Many of those who died were the young Sisters who entered as the hope of the future but often died in their teens and twenties.

Facing this health concern , Mother Teresa, according to the record of Mother Josephine Hagarty, resolved to "find a convent outside the city across the bay in some healthful place where the delicate sisters mi ght spend a few weeks vacation as necessity should demand. " On June 27, 1878, Saint Josep h Convent was founded in Berkeley and Saint Joseph' s Academy opened on Julv ' 15, 1878.

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Naturall y, especially in wet weather, where there were yet no streets or sidewalks, there was plenty of mud to be shoveled out on Monday mornings."

While this passage relates to the circumstances in Berkeley, it gives a view of the life of hard work and accommodation to undeveloped situations of the early Sisters.

The 1880's saw significant change for the nearly thirty year old community of Presentation Sisters in California. In 1881, Mother Teresa Comerford died from acute gastritis. The loss of a founding mother who was such an influential presence for the establishment and growth of the congregation in California was difficult for the Sisters. In 1882, another Saint Joseph Convent and School would be opened in Sonoma. And ,

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The 61 Presentation Sisters who minister in the Archdiocese of San Francisco today, serve in an impressive variety of ministries - education at all levels, parish work as pastoral associates, catechetical directors, nurses, spiritual directors, hospital chaplains, and more.

"We try to Jive up to the Directions that were set up for us by ministering to the poor, the needy, the marginalized, and following the example of our Foundress Nano (Honora) Nagle," said Sister Anne Marie Sullivan .

The community supports four of their Sisters ' ministry at the City 's Good Samaritan Famil y Resourc e Center providing a Family Literacy Program. Sisters Anne Marie, Cleta Herold , Maryann Healy and Marion Carr tutor Hispanic women in English. Their clients, "are young women who have small children , and their future ahead of them," said Sister Anne. "Isolated because of the language barrier, the program gives them self-esteem. It makes one feel that you are actually making a contribution," she said.

The Motherhouse , located on Turk Street, is the only Catholic women religious Motherhouse in the city. The senior sisters who occupy the house are provided for with assisted and skilled nursing. In turn , the senior sisters continue to minister by tutoring in reading, writing to those imprisoned , and supporting outreach programs when possible.

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in 1888, the Sisters of the Presentation would be amalgamated into one Order.

Up until this time , each of the four Presentation Convents - Presentation Convent at Powell and Lombard Streets, Sacred Heart Presentation Convent at Taylor and Ellis Streets , Saint Joseph Convent in Berkeley, and Saint Josep h Convent in Sonoma - was separate and autonomous according to the Rule they then followed.

Upon receiving permission from the Vatican for amalgamation , the Sisters gathered to elect their first Major Superior. Failing to elect anyone after three attempts , Archbishop P.W. Riordan appointed Sister Josephine Hagarty, then forty years old , as the Superior General of the Sisters of the Presentation , an office she would hold from 1888 to 1912.

The remaining years of the 19th Century and the first years of the 20th Century were a time for the Sisters to continue to strengthen their educational mission at the schools under their care and to learn how to f unction as one Congregation rather than separate convents.

In the 48 seconds of the earthquake in April 1906 and the resulting fire , the Sisters of the Presentation , like many other San Franciscans , lost most of their physical possessions. However, with the work of fifty-two years in San Francisco laying in ruins , the Sisters immediately set about to meet the challenge of direct service to the victims of the disaster. Within hours of the quake, they were feeding the hungry, housing refugees, caring for

orphans , and partici pating in a variety of relief services to the destitute on both sides of the bay.

The courage , resiliency, and commitment , to faithfu l service to the people of God gave the Sisters of the Presentation the ability to rebuild their educational ministry in San Francisco. The Sisters would eventually extend their school system to serve in a chain of parochial schools which stretched from Seattle , Washington , to Pecos , New Mexico , as well as serving in high schools in Southern and Northern California.

The years since Vatican II and its urgent summons to reli gious women to widen their concern for the poor , oppressed , and marginalized people have broug ht about new areas of ministry. Presentation Sisters today serve in a variety of ministries including parishes in catechetical and outreach programs , education at all levels , literacy programs for immigrants and the undereducated , community organizing and justice work , hospitals , retreat and spirituality work, prison ministry, and foreign missions.

Nano Nagle, the Foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation , once said that she would be willing to go anywhere in the worl d to be of service. Combined with her instruction to "spend yourself for the poor," the Sisters of the Presentation in San Francisco continue to seek ways to work with Presentation Sisters around the world to develop a global vision and to seek ways to alleviate the injustices of poverty and oppression in the world, as well as in the local areas where they serve.

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the men of the Day Laborer 's Outreach Program, and also provide breakfast every Tuesday for them in the parking lot of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in the Mission District. The Sisters provide meals for 150 or more.

The day laborers are unemployed men waiting on the streets, usually Cesar Chavez, to secure some type of manual labor for the day.

Sister Kathleen Heal y keeps St. Teresa parishioners involved in justice work throu gh an "intense" program called Just Faith. "The people said they needed some kind of training - something that puts the desire deep in their heart s," said Sister.

"Through readings , videos and conversation we were made aware that we are the privileged people and not the poor," Sister Kathleen said.

About 16 parishioners , including Sister, are going to stand in line with the homeless waiting for lunch at St. Anthony's Dining Room. "We intend to eat with them, sit and walk with the poor and listen to their conversation. We also want to bring food to some of the Tenderloin hotel occupants. " Sister Kathleen is a strong advocate for "people understanding their need to be part of civic life" so they can work together to get needed changes done.

As a member of the Bay Area Organizing Committee, she continuously works toward better working conditions for all people, including living wages and health benefits .

Counselor and Vice Principal of St. Brigid Elementary, Sister Judith Cunningham is involved in just about every avenue of the student 's life. Whether it is making sure that a transfer student is academi-

cally strong enough for the school's curriculum or student rilvalry, Sister gets involved and "loves it."

"It is so rewarding," Sister said," because the children grow so fast and want to make things right , sometimes, I think before the parents. All they want is to be heard. They need that extra attention. " "Because of our tradition and training as educators, Presentation Sisters see an opportunity to teach the Gospel values through example and appropriate information sharing, whatever the ministry," said Sister Stephanie Still.

"As Presentation Sisters we seek to 'read the signs of the times ' to best respond to what our current historical context calls us to do ," Sister Stephanie said.

"The difficulties that arise in ministry are a result of the social, economic, and political times in which we find ourselves."

Sister Stephanie sees many of today 's needs as "timeless," such as educating children , youth, and adults in academics and faith formation in order to "live successful and Gospel committed lives." Also, the needs of families, seniors, the ill and dying still need response whether found in a parish setting or in the various social service organizations in which the Sisters minister.

The Sisters * foundress Nano Nagle died before she could open a home for prostitutes in Ireland. Today, the Sisters are in joint ministry with San Francisco Network Ministries in sponsoring SafeHouse - a residential program for women seeking to leave prostitution, accordin g to Sister Stephanie.

"We are constantly seeking and evaluating means to respond to the needs of the people with whom we minister," said Sister Stephanie.

Guest Commentary

Headlines show abortion qu andary Any semblance of fairness or balance was killed long ago when Gloria Steinem wrote the New York Times in 1977 I stood before the long line of news racks and read the to complain that people who supported legalized abortion headlines about the latest chapter in the Laci Peterson should be ref erred to as "pro choice," not "pro abortion." No story : The decomposed bodies of a woman and a baby had one in their right mind, she complained, wanted abortion been found in San Francisco Bay. How sad, I thought. Yes, anymore than they wanted their appendix taken out, ignoring sad that anything this terrible could happen. However, I the fact that the latter was not a matter of choice.

This was quickly followed by public statements by was also saddened by the headlines and stories themselves.

All told another story, an inadvertent tale of the media's other abortion backers who insisted the issue was merely one of choice. In addition, letters to editors admonished grappling with the words used in abortion coverage. reporters not to use the term "pro life" so easily. After all, The Contra Costa Times headline on the April 15 story referred to the body of a "baby." while the Sacramento Bee they insisted, some of these same people favored the death reported on an "infant boy." The San Mateo County Times penalty and, besides, they ignored the plight of children opted for "unborn son." The Oakland Tribune head read after they were bom. I can 't recall a similar national debate "Bodies May Be Laci's, her baby 's." In contrast, the San Jose on the use of "pro choice."

As late as 1998, the Times wrote as though Steinem Mercury and the San Francisco Chronicle both used "fetus."

As I turned and walked away, an old saw cut away at was still standing over its staff with a ruler. In an editorial my mind. It was the one that said "the difference between in June of that year, it blasted the House of Representatives a baby and a fetus is if you want it or not." It would have for voting against testing of drugs that induce abortion , been great to have been in the newsrooms of those papers lashing "anti- abortion forces" for "focusing their rhetoric on later-term abortion ." All this criticism of rhetoric, mind to hear the debate over what to call the tiny body.

If there had been a debate , it would have been refresh- you, came under a headline reading "A Devious attack on ing. During my 40-year career in the news business, I saw Choice."

Steinem was still a leader in the "choice" movement in little debate on abortion terminology. I'd go so far as to say 1996 when she spoke at College of St. Catherine, a there was little "choice" in the matter.

How did we get to the point where the juxtaposition in Catholic school in St. Paul, Minnesota, The AP report on news stories is almost always "pro choice" and "anti abor- the speech described Steinem as a "pro-choice activist." tion?" Oh, I know that today one might see "abortion rights" The speech at St. Paul, a non-state school, would have been instead of "pro choice" or perhaps even "pro-life" lined up the perfect spot to seek her views on "choice" in education. with "pro choice" once in a while, which only shows that No chance. By 1996, it would have been risky for a newsperson to question what issues other than abortion the victor in a culture war can afford to be magnanimous.

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were important enough to warrant an individual making a choice.

What if the controversy over smoking or guns had been framed as "choice'Versus "anti gun " or "anti tobacco?" The tobacco industry obviously knew the value of using the word choice. Several of its ads against increased regulations pitched choice and adult decision-making.

If more proof of the power of "choice" was needed, the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League recendy inserted the word in its title. I wonder if it felt compelled to because of changing attitudes toward abortion - attitudes that might even impact the diversity of newsroom thinking.

Recent advances in medical technology could be nipping at a philosophy that dismisses the unborn as a collection of cells. The Chronicle not long ago ran a series about a couple that elected surgery for their "unborn baby girl." Still, I am not optimistic. After all, one local columnist wrote a fawning piece on how Gov. Davis "protected women's choice," with no reference to a man 's right to choose anything.

Columnists can pretty much do as they please. News stories are a different matter. I am sure everyone remembers the debate over use of the term "partial birth abortion."

It would have been good for the nation if other terms used in the abortion controversy were so strongly scrutinized.

James Clifford is a retired Associated Press journalist and member of the Advisory Board of Catholic San Francisco.

Church teaching, scientific knowledge and evolution Q. It would be a big help if you would exp lain our Bible. Four years earlier he attributed the church' s conpresent Catholic teaching about evolution. Years ago demnation of Galileo to the fact that the majority of thewe were told evolution denied God's creation of the ologians did not make a proper distinction between hol y human race. Then we read that our present pope Scripture itself and the interpretation given to it by approved belief in the theory of evolution. What is the Bible scholars and other theologians. story? (Indiana) The great 17th-century astronomer Galileo was A. The evolution you speak of is, I assume, the punished by the church, held under house arrest and forevolving of human bodies from other living beings that bidden to distribute his writings because he taught that lived on earth before human beings appeared. A lot of the sun did not revolve around the earth . This was conconflicting interpretations of Catholic docsidered to contradict the Bible, which speaks rather of trines about this subject hav e floated the sun moving, going up and coming down around the around during the past 200 years or so, earth . See, for instance, Joshu a 10:12-13. j ***™^* some of them without either scientif- / Theologians of Galileo's day, said Pope John Paul ic or theological foundation. in his 1996 address, did not make this proper distinction Today it is clear that no / and thus made ^^ Catholic dogma conflicts with t Scripture "say what it such a theory of evolution. As 1 does not intend to say. " long ago as 1950, Pope Pius ^, The Bible cannot be XII, in his encyclical "Humani r ^ forced to answer scienGeneri s," maintained that the tific questions, like church has no problem with the stud y of evolution or the evolution by scientists and theolog ians. movement of the The research , he said, which which ^^ V^JLVI 1j lrfJLV stars for example. "inquires into the origin of the human Thus says the pope, body as coming from pre-existent and living matter" theologians and Scripture scholars cannot do their jobs creates no difficulty for Catholic belief as long as we properl y unless they keep informed about what is hapaccept that the spiritu al "part " of our nature , what we pening in the sciences. call the soul, is immediately created by God (No. 36).

Second, the pope says that the evolution theory, or On Oct. 22, 1996, addressing the Pontifical any other established hypothesis, needs always to be Academy of Sciences, Pope John Paul II agreed that tested against the facts. As information gathers that fits new knowledge leads us now to recognize that the the- the theory, its explanation of how life, including human ory of evolution is more than a hypothesis, more than a life, developed on our planet becomes more and more mere scientific conjecture or assumption. probable.

The pope makes two important points: According to Pope John Paul , and by far most First, we must exercise extreme caution when we Catholic officials and theolog ians today, the facts conattempt to find answers to scientific questions in the verging from many fields of human knowledge (geolo-

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Rolheiser... ¦ Continued from page 15 with a very bad crowd and this feeds her bitterness and alienation almost to the point of rage and insanity.

Eventually she pulls herself out of this, not overnight and not miraculously, but through a combination of being loved, finding faith, and being (underneath it all) a pretty exceptional person.

And that she was! Cassie Bernall was an exceptional soul and her story speaks of something more important than technical martyrdom. More important than her affirmative answer to her killers' question was her straggle and eventual victory over some of the worst forces of darkness that exist on the planet — loneliness and rejection. She said yes to God and to love on the day of her death because she had already, after a monumental struggle, said that yes in the months and weeks before.

There's a powerful irony in her story that shouldn't be missed. The two young students who killed her had cause for their bitterness. They were unpopular outcasts, lonely rejects, considered "losers" b y their peers. This experience drove them to an anger and hatred so deep that it eventually led to mass murder and suicide. Cassie Bernall, by her own description of herself, wasn't much different. She was also an outsider, lonely, "a loser without a date for the prom." And, indeed, at a point, she was strongly tempted to the same kind of anger, hatred, and bitterness as her killers.

Yet, how different her life ended from theirs. Her killers died angry, hysterical, mad with rage. She died, not unlike Jesus, praying, refusing bitterness, loving, even as she could taste the exact same loneliness as her killers. It's interesting that in describing the death of Jesus the Gospels don't emphasize his physical sufferings, which must have been horrific, but instead focus on his loneliness, his rejection, his being the outcast.

Both Cassie Bernall and her killers knew the taste of

Father John Dietzen gy, anthropology, psychology and so on) create a progressively "significant argument in favor of this theory."

We believe, of course , that God created the world.

How he did it or how the energies placed in the cosmos by the Creator work to move all things toward greater complexity — or simplicity — is not part of our faith.

The complete text of this papal message is available from Origins, CNS Documentary Service, 3211 Fourth Street NE , Washington, D.C. 2001 7-1100. Ask for the Dec. 5, 1996 issue.

(Questions f o r Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, 1L 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Se rvice.) being outcasts and the temptation to bitterness that this brings. But in Cassie's case the good won out; she died in a fashion remarkably similar to Jesus. She may or may not be a martyr in the technical sense. It doesn't matter. Like Jesus, she died refusing bitterness in the midst of rejection.

Not bad for a 17-year-old! Not bad for anyone for that matter!

Martyr or not, Cassie Bernall is a patron, a saint, someone who, like Jesus, shows us the path beyond bitterness.

Oblate Father Ron Rolheise r is a theolog ian, teacher and award-winning author. He currently serves in Toronto and Rome as the general councilor f o r Canada f o r his religious order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Father Rolheiser can be contacted at info@ronrolheiser.com

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Pretentious sci-fi tale set in the 22nd century about a messianic computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) who leads a band of rebels (including Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss) against the artificial intelligence which has enslaved humans in a virtual-reality world, generated by evil computers bent on destroy ing mankind. While raising intriguing metaphysical questions and boasting mind-blowing special effects, the Wachowski brothers ' sequel of their 1999 box-office hit is mired by a convoluted plot, wooden performances and a jumble of mythological-reli gious allusions made less palatable by the film 's glamorized, video game-like violence.

Fantasy-style violence, a shadowy sexual encounter and some profanities. USCCB: A-PV— adults, with reservations.

Motion Picture Association of America: R — restricted.

'Daddy Day Care'

Entertaining famil y comedy about an unemployed ad exec (Eddie Murphy) who tries his hand at professional parenting by operating a day-care business out of his home.

Directed by Steve Can, the contrived fish-out-of-water premise is buoyed by a heartfelt —¦ albeit heavy-handed — affirmation of fatherhood , making it easy to applaud and suitable even for many preteen youngsters. Some toilet jokes. USCCB: A-II — adults and adolescents. MPAA: PG — parental guidance suggested.

'Down With Love '

Retro-stylish romantic comedy about a sassy author (Renee Zellweger) of a best-selling who-needs-men manual charmed into falling in love by a playboy ace journalist (Ewan McGregor), as part of his underhanded scheme to debunk her man-hating manifesto and expose her as a fraud.

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(Romain Duris) who travels to Spain and learn s about 'The Shape of Things ' life and love , while sharing an apartment with seven Thought-provoking drama about an iconoclasti c graduate art student (Rachel Weisz) who uses the manipulating palette European students. While the Benetton-poster faces and knife of suggestion to transform the appearance and person- kinetic style chosen by director Cedric Klapisch are ' ality of her boyfriend (Paul Rudd), proving that seduction is fresh , the film s acceptance of casual sex and promotion an art. Director Neil LaBute subverts the Pygmalion story, of personal moral autonomy is more than a bit off-putemploying cerebral dialogue, pitch-black wit and a dis- ting. Subtitles. Adulterous sexual encounters with nudity, turbingly manipulative narrative to explore the subjectivity lesbian kissing, recurring substance abuse , and much of perception and society 's fascination with surface appear- rough language and profanities USCCB: O — morall y ances. Harrowing depiction of deceitful activities, implied offensive. MPAA: R — restricted.

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June 5 - 8 : Aging Gracefully: A Retreat for Men of any age with William Dohar, Ph. D. Discover how aging can bring gifts of life experience, wisdom and vision.

June 6-8: Centering Prayer Weekend beginning with Friday evening Taize Prayer for those with regular practice of centering prayer. Includes time for neditation, communal sharing and Eucharist.

May 26: Interfaith Prayer Service at Main Post Chapel of the Presidio, San Francisco at 1 p.m. Music by choir of Sausalito Presbyterian Church under direction of Ralph Hooper. Bagpiper, too. Special historical presentation by Col. Joseph Rafferty, former Commanding Officer of the former military installation. Call Sister Mary Friedland at (415) 561-6871.

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

Food St Fun May 31: Rummage Sale benefiting Panaroma School, 25 Bellevue Ave. at South Hill Blvd., Daly City, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Items include children's clothes and toys, office supplies, household items and books.

Hot dog lunch also on sale. Call (415) 586-6595.

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., Kentfield, 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 6, 7, 8: St. Pius, Redwood City announces its 50th Parish Festival. Among featured activities is a raffle for a new Cadillac CTS or $25,000, with a $100 donation getting entrants three chances at the prize, as well as a silent and live auction, and a sports booth with prizes that include San Francisco 49er memorabilia.

Don't miss the nightly dinners, games, a Saturday afternoon concert by the Stanford University Band; and booths with treats such as strawberry shortcake, pizza, hot dogs, Teriyaki, burritos, and frozen margaritas.

Times are Friday, 6-10 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30 -10 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30 - 9 p.m. Call (650) 361-1411 for dinner reservations or more information.

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.

June 13, 14, 15: Kick off your summer with an old fashioned fair and the 23rd Spring Carnival benefiting the ministries of Nativity Parish, Menlo Park. Thrilling rides, kiddie land, te rrific games and prizes. Live music includes jazz, rock and dancing fun from Mid-life Crisis Band, Nativity Dadz Band, and ensembles from area colleges and high schools. Enjoy silent auction, raffle , and tasty steak and chicken BBQ dinner. Fun begins Friday 5 - 1 1 p.m. at Nativity Elementary School, Oak Grove Ave. and Laurel, Menlo Park. Saturday,noon -11 p.m. Sunday, noon - 6 p.m. Free parking. Call (650) 3237914 or www.nativityschool.com.

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Join the Little Children 's Aid Junior Auxiliary for it's a Wrap, an evening benefiting children 's programs of Catholic Charities CYO June 10th on Commons of San Francisco 's St. Ignatius College Preparatory School. "Enjoy the sunset and a buffet dinner and silent auction ," said Connie D'Aura of the Juniors.

Penne Tognetti, left, and Stephanie Mazely are co-chairing the event. Honorary chairpersons are Joanne and Pete Murphy, and Marie and Jack Fitzpatrick. Tickets are $50 before June 1/$60 afte r Junel. Call (415) 592-9243 or daura@ccwear.com.

Caesar's Restaurant , Bay and Powell, SF.Tickets $27 per person. Call Rose Fitzpatrick Barnett at (650) 5892231; Merle Caruso Bellantf at (650) 366-3200; or Carole Musante Noonan at (650) 756-6699.

June 21, 22: Class of 78, St. Gabriel Elementary School, SF, are gathering for a reunion weekend.

Call Anna Louie Guerra at (415) 566-7682; Patty Wheeler Torres at (650) 994-6406; Mike Rouan at (415) 564-0920.

Oct. 5: San Francisco 's St. Peter School celebrates its 125th anniversary. Milestone celebrations so far include Mass with Bishop John Wester presiding in the beautifully resto red parish church plus homecoming, and thanks to all the clergy and religious who have contributed so much here. Call the schoof at (415) 647-8662.

Class of '54, from Corpus Christi Elementary, SF, "Where are you?" A 50th reunion is in the works.

Call Joe Giusto at (650) 588-5220 or Carol Faber Gallucci at (650) 697-4768.

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Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis ol Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus, SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. Open to the public.

Sundays: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 5672020 ext. 213. Concerts are open lo the public.

Reunions May 31: Notre Dame des Victoires , SF, class of '63, beginning at church hall, 566 Bush St., with tour of school followed by lunch. Contact Charlene Cleary Muscio at (650) 359-2228 or Paul Hogan at paulhogan@mac.com.

June 8: Star of the Sea Academy, class of '57, at

Courage, a Catholic support group for persons with same-sex attraction, meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call Father Lawrence Goode at (415) 333-3627 or Father Agnel Jose de Heredia at (415) 567-2020, ext. 209.

Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Radio Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host FatherTom Daly.Tune your radio to KEST -1450 AM "Mosaic", a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:00 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5. "For Heaven's Sake", a public affairs program featuring discussions and guests, 5 a.m.

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

Sat. at 9 a.m.: Pray the Rosary for Life at 815 Eddy St. between Franklin and Van Ness, SF. Call (415) 752-4922.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends can add to a Lifetime of Love. For more information or to registe r, call Michele or George Otte at (888) 568-3018.

Seton Medical Center Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offe rs classes in the Creighton Model of NFR 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 Ret rouvaille, 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) 221-4269 or edqleason@webtv.net or Pat and Tony Fernandez at (415^ 893-1005..

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

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

Returning Catholics Programs for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, have been established at the following parishes: St. Anselm, Ross, parish office at (415) 4532342; St. Sebastian, Greenbrae, Jean Mariani at (415) 461-7060; Old St. Mary's Cathedral, SF, Michael Adams at (415) 695-2707; St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288; 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) 738-1398; 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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Pueri Cantores to celebrate national golden jubilee June 20 The American Federation of Pueri Cantores will convene in San Francisco for its National Golden Jubilee Celebration the weekend of June 20. The three days of festivities will feature performances by children ' s choirs from throu g hout the United States and around the world includin g the boys and girls choir of the Cathedral and the Golden Gate Boys Choir. Pueri Cantores was founded in 1 953 with a mission to "bring together choirs of boys and girls throughout the United Sta tes to sing the Peace of God. " The celebration will bring young singers "from as far as Slovaki a," said Jan Schmidt , Pueri Cantores executive director. Thoug h in existence for 50 years, Pueri Cantores has just recentl y stepped up efforts to build its membershi p, Ms. The Schmidt said from the organization 's Southern California offices. Ms. Schmidt is the author of "The Basics of Sing ing, " which was published in 1980 and is in use in more than 1,000 schools.

More than 40 children ' s choirs currentl y maintain membershi p in Pueri Cantores. One of the benefits of membershi p is "shared repertoire ," Ms. Schmidt said.

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ing day Rite of Peace at San Francisco City Hall and again as song leaders for a Sunday morning Mass at the Cathedral with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding. The groups will give individual performances on Saturday ni ght at St. Ignatius Church at the University of San Francisco.

Cardinal Francis George, OMI , of Chicago is Pueri Cantores ' episcopal moderator. Msgr Steven Otellini , president , Marin Catholic Hi gh School , is a member of its board of directors .

Scheduled performances open to the public include: June 20, 2003, noon: Opening Ceremony at San Francisco City Hall June 21 , 2002, 7:30 p.m.: Concert at St. Ignatius Church, Fulton and Parker, SF Boys and Girls Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral , San Francisco.

June 22, 2003, II a.m.: Golden Jubilee Mass, St. Mary 's Cathedral, "It 's all accessible and hi gh quality music, " she said , Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. For additional informa"including classical and chant." tion, call Christoph Tietze, Cathedral Music Director, ai Ms. Schmidt said more than 150 children are expect- (415) 567-2020, ext. 213. ed for the Golden Jubilee event. They will sing as one ensemble for an open-

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The Oaks Preparatory School, a growing secondary school in the Catholic tradition, seeks a qualified candidate to take office effective July 1, 2003- The Head of School is responsible for all aspects of the school's daily operation; recruiting and supervision of students and staff; and the design and implementation of programs in accordance with the school's goals of academic excellence and character formation.

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App lications are due on or before May 30 , 2003, and must include a cover letter, statement of educational p hilosop hy, resume, three current letters of reference and copies of transcripts and certifications. Please con tact Chris Eich, Board President, The Oaks Preparatory School at (707) 778-0400, or by e-mail at: president@theoalcsprep .org.

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Degree and Credential preparation should be consistent with the guidelines set forth by the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Menlo Park Rev. Patrick Michaels , Celebrant

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415479-9020