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5 Members of the Filipino community of the Archdiocese of San Francisco celebrate their heritage in a dance performance af'Encuentro 2000" in Los Angeles July 7. The gathering was attended by some 5,000 Catholics from across the nation, including many from the Bay Area. The local Filipino community was also in charge of the event ' s prayer space for Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage ,the symbol of the Filipino Catholic presence in the U.S., according to Noemi Castillo, directo r of archdioces an Ethnic Ministries. See story and photos on page 13. ¦ -

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iter more than three years of silence , : the bells of St. Peter Church chimed L throughout the Mission District June 30 , proclaiming the church' s resurrec- ' tion from the fire that nearly destroyed it , Jan . 18, 1997 , and inviting all to the rededication ceremony. As the bells rang out , hundreds stood on Al abam a Street to witness Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester knock on the doors of ST. PETER , page 5

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At left, the interior of St. Peter Church following the January 1997 fire that nearly destroyed it.

At right, parishioners pack the church for the June 30 rededication.

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Tom and Galynn Brady. Happy birthday to Peggy Brady, Tom and Brother Chris ' mom, who is 90 years old on Jul y 18.... At graduation ceremonies for Serra 's class of 2000, princi pal , Michael Peterson recited "The Dash", an anonymous poem that says our tombstones list when we are born and when we die "but what matters most of all" is the mark between those times. "For it matters not , how much we own; the cars, the house, the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. " Thanks for the verse to St. Charles, San Carlos , parishby Tom Burke Masetti * who discovered the piece a few years Diane ioner, ago. Diane is secretary to Mike , and Serra president, The deacon class of 1990, Robert and Helen Father Stephen Howell. Prayers please for Diane 's mom, Bertolani; Joseph and Paulette Borg; Virgil and Amy Theresa Bellomi , who died recentl y, and who Diane said, Capati; Rusty and Renee Duffey; John and Yadira "would say her dash was well spent."...St. Charles choir Dupre; John and Agnes Gee; Steve and Karen Hackett; members honore d on June 25th for long service are Irene Henry and Barbara Jaquemet; Leon and Ginny Hall , 59 years; Suzanne Alexander , 14 years; Bob Foster, Kortenkamp; Dan and Sally Rosen; Juan and Martha 50 years....The 41 " grade class at St. Charles Elementary Ruiz; John and Barbara Sequeira ; Fred and Ginny raised almost $200 in a bake sale to help Mission Dolores Swanson. Manuel and Clementina Ocon, Nicolas and battle its beetles. Thanks to social studies teacher , Mimi Ahern , for headin ' up Gloria Rodriguez , John the crumpet crusade Tom Ilao and Hutzler , and to class member, Louis Dixon enjoyed an Paul Arata , for lettin ' remprayer and evening of us know.... iniscing at the Hackett 's Domin ican Sister home on June 9. Barbara Darby will be Remembered and pra yed sabbaticaling with famfor were late classmates il y and friends in John Felix Amora , Oregon for the next Fitzgerald and James year or so before returnCook; deceased diaconate ing to the work â&#x20AC;˘ she director , Daughter of loves - teaching. Sister Charity Sister Hilda Barbara was just honMcGinnis; and Debbie ored for her years as Dixon and Lolita Ilao , the Academic Decathlon Team from St. Gabriel Elementary princi pal at San late wives of Deacons placed in statewide competitions in Sacramento in May. Francisco's St. James Louis and Tom. Bishop Front from left: Noelle Bidegainberry, Kristina Scolari , Elementary.... John Wester , vicar for Ashley King, Kari Man; Middle from left: Jacqueline Chien Much thanks to clergy, sent along a letter of Annie Lee , Dede Murfee; Back from left: Lynn Grier , Rita Gleason , princi pal congratulat ions... .St. Anne faculty, Mercy Sister Pauline Borghello , principal , of Notre Dame High of the Sunset Parish Patricia Ho, Sharon Yep, Felicia Berreyssa-Erich , School , Belmont , for begins its 93rd Novena to Pat Tucker , Mara Hill, faculty. her comp liments about the mother of Mary on Catholic San Francisco June 18. See Datehook.... Rackets raised for retired City College prof , Con and her observation that "every kind of Catholic is reading Maloney , and Father Mike Keane, pastor, St. Isabella it. "... Grats, too, to longtime St. Cecilia parishione r Mike Parish, San Rafael who hav e been meeting for handball Driscoll who says he 's enjoy ing retirement and extra time to clashes twice a week for the last 30 years at SF's Southend peruse CSF.... Peggy Tarrant, a longtimer at San Rafael's Rowing Club. Con says he lets "Father win most of the St. Raphael Parish said she was proud to watch her peer, time because you never know when you 'll need the extra Sacred Heart Sister Helen Costello on a recent Mosaic. grace.".. .Students in St. Isabella 's reli g ious education pro- "She has done so much charitable work ," Peggy said. Peggy, gram came to the aid of New Beginnings Center with their who says unabashedl y that she "loves" CSF , said it was Bringing Home the Basics campaign that collected "bags among the few papers to note the passing of famed Irish and bags of much needed sundries , towels, washcloths, dia- tenor, Frank Patterson. Though I never met the esteemed pers , and cold remedies," said parish outreach coordinator, singer, I know he-was thought of as famil y here and will be Mary Vessa. The new facility is an 80-bed residential and much missed . May the road rise to meet him.... Was glad to see Joanne O'Malley, secretary at Our job training site for homeless adults located on what used to be Hamilton military base in Novato....Prayers , please, Lady of Angels , Burlingame , and parishioner, Maggie for historian and Catholic San Francisco advisory board Railton zoom ri ght to the center-spread about their parish' s member, Kevin Starr, Ph.D., who is recovering from heart annual "Spirit of OLA" when presented with two early surgery. Cards for the much respected scholar may be sent copies of CSF' s last issue.... Plans for the Jubilee Mass at PacBell Park on Oct. 28 to California State Library, 914 Capitol Mall , are in full swing at St. Catherine of Siena Parish , Sacramento, 95814.... Congrats and many more years to Holy Namers Burlingame. Marlin Ang, parish secretary, said she has Teresa and Joe Hurl ey who celebra te their 50th wedding "reserved 600 tickets " with Kathleen Buckley and anniversary on Jul y 29th. Joe is one of 39 Kni ghts at the Annabelle Groh, princi pal coordinators of the event. parish , men who take turns sitting in the church so visitors Marlin said St. Catherine's pastor, Father Al Vucinovich, won't be alone. The idea for the prayerful band came from and Sister Teresa Pallitto are also p itchin ' in on the plan Msgr. James McKay , who started the Knights while pas- ning. Mexico Cardinal Juan Sandoval will sure be busy tor at St. Cecilia 's, formed Joe 's group while in residence that day as princi pal speaker at both the PacBell Park gathat Holy Name and now has 26 Knights at San Mateo 's St. ering and a Diocese of Oakland' s Jubilee Day across the Matthew Parish, where he has been pastor since 1995. bay....Father Agustin Escalante , parochial vicar at Glen Joe, who retired from Chevron a while back, said higher Park's St. John the Evangelist , and director of vocation gas prices have nothing to do with the extra help the com- outreach in Spanish for the Archdiocese, said his recent retreats about vocations have been well received. Father pany had to call in to replace him.... Cheers for Christian Brother Christopher Brady, Escalante says "th anks" to Menlo Park's St. Patrick alum and former principal of Sacred Heart Cathedral Seminary for letting him hold the sessions there. Also at St. Preparatory, who became principal of the East Bay's De John 's, parishioner and USF sophomore , Kevin Lyons is La Salle High School on Jul y 1. Brother Chris has just busy as sacristan. Kevin 's folks are St. John 's staffer, Ann completed a 12-month, 26,000 mile sabbatical that took Lyons and Mike Lyons of the City \s water department.... him all over the U.S.A. and included time in the stands at several games of his nephew, Tommy Brady, recently Lawrence Cunningham graduated quarterback of University of Michi gan , and even Theology Professor at Notre Dame University & more recent draft choice of the New England Patriots. Prolific Author on Thomas Merton Tommy, a 1995 Junipero Serra High School grad, is the "Thomas Merton, give us a word" son of longtime St. Gregory, San Mateo parishioners,

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Pap al honors awarded in Jubilee Year to 50 in Archdiocese

Marking the Great Jubilee Year 2000, Francis Kell y, Robert Pope John Paul II has conferred papal Kunst , Marianne Larke , honors on 50 members of the Archdiocese Robert S. Linari , James of San Francisco who were informed of McCarth y, Robert the honors this week. McCulloug h, Sister Thirty-six individuals were named Glenn Anne McPhee , reci pients of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice O.P., Cathleen Mibach , medal; seven men and women were given Michael D. Nevin , the honor Kni ght or Dame of St. Gregory Maril yn Norton , Louise the Great; and seven priests were given O'Donnell , Julia the title of Reverend Monsi gnor — six as Pedreddii , Kathryn Prelates of Honor to His Holiness and one Parish-Reese , Josep h P. as a Chaplain to His Holiness. Russoniello , Collin Poy In letters informing the reci p ients of Quock , M.D., John the papal honors , Archbishop William J. Valdez , Genevieve Levada said , "These recipients are hon- Vallado , and William ored for their well-known and dedicated White. service to their brothers and sisters. But Awarded the honor of they also stand as representatives for the Knight or Dame of the multitude of equally deserving priests , Order of St Gregory the reli gious and laity, who because of their Great are Richard Dunn , numbers cannot be honored individuall y Marygrace Dunn (awarded posthumousl y), on any one occasion. " Lou Honored with the Pro Ecclesia medal Giraudo , Suzanne Albert E. are Alice Asturias , Elizabeth Bain , Grace Giraudo , Barbera , Lourdes Belo , Noemi Castillo , Maggio, Dorothy Maggio, Joan Clark , Sister Patrick Curran , RSM , and Mary Ann Schwab. Receiving the honor Brother Douglas Draper, S.J., Dr. Evelyn Thayer Eaton , H. Welton Flynn , Elsie Prelate of Honor are Monsignors Floro Foley, G. Gloria Gillogley, Dorle Gross, Arcamo , pastor , St. Mark Parish , Josep h Hanna, Frank Heffeman , Lenore Belmont; Bruce Dreier, pastor, Churc h of Heffernan , Ral ph D. House , Julia Kaz, the Epiphany Parish , San Francisco;

Newspaper 's summer print schedule: next issue July 28 In keeping with its postal permit * Catholic San Francisco will not have an issue next week as it continues its twice-per-month summer publishing schedule. The next issue will be dated Jul y 28. Readers are reminded that deadlines for most news items remains 10 days in advance of the issue date . Catholic San Francisco is normall y put onto the presses late Tuesdays or in the early morning hours of Wednesdays. It is then labeled and inserted with any advertising materials on Wednesdays. It is delivered to postal authorities following those processes and is supposed to be delivered to most locations within the Archdiocese by Friday. Additional summer issues dates will be Aug. 11 and 25; weekly publication resumes with the Sept. 1 issue.

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SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — Archbishop Patrick R Flores of San Antonio said he forg ives Nelson Escolero , the 40year-old Salvadoran immi grant charged with aggravated kidnapp ing over a June 28 hostage incident involving the archbishop and his secretary, Myrtle Sanchez. "I forgive. In this I have no choice ," Archbishop Flores told reporters at a June 29 press conference. "If I want to be forg iven , I have to forgive. " He said he wanted any sentence given to Escolero to be "proportionate to his ability to rationalize ," adding,'! would be for him being tre ated psychologicall y here in America. From what I saw yesterday, I saw a very sick man. ... I would really hope to make that intervention before he is taken to court , "

Abortion ban 'unconstitutional '

WASHINGTON (CHS) — In two abortion-related cases , a sharply divided Supreme Court June 28 said Nebraska 's law banning partial-birt h abortion was unconstitutional and up held a Colorado ban on demonstrations in close proximity to where abortions are performed. Ruling 5-4, the court held that Nebraska 's law prohibiting partialbirth abortion unconstitutionall y limits access to abortion in general. But one of the justices in the majority noted in a separate opinion that other state laws that more narrowl y define their bans may not necessaril y be unconstitutional.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — In what was quickly hailed as a landmark ruling for school choice, the U.S. Supreme Court has up held use of federal funds to supply computer hardware and software and library and media materials to religiousl y affiliated schools. By a 6-3 decision June 28 the court reversed the judgment of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals , which had said it was unconstitutional to include religious schools among the private schools receiving such aid in Jefferson Parish, La. The case is titled Mitchell vs. Helms. Four of the six-justice majority proposed what in effect would be a new, simpler neutral ity test for the constitutionality of public aid to private schools. Two justices agreed that the Louisiana aid was constitutional but sharply opposed the other four 's view of how the court should test such cases. The three dissenters also opposed revising the neutrality test.

Pop e urges end to violence

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Appealing for an end to anti-Christian violence in Indonesia and India , Pope John Paul II called on peop le to strive for interreligious harmony. "I dare to hope that those who enact (violence) or instigate it understand that we cannot kill and destroy in the name of reli g ion , nor mani pulate reli gion to serve personal interests ," the pope said June 28 following his weekly general audience. "I ask those in power to take firm action so that the situation improves; I ask all people to lay down hatred and to work tirelessly for the re-establishment of religious harmony, in reciprocal respect and love," he said to some 30,000 people gathered in St. Peter 's Square .

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JERUSALEM (CNS) — The papal nuncio to Israel praised the "excellent " atmosphere of the first meeting of the country 's Forum for Interrel igious Dialogue and said partici pants proposed "very constructive " initiativ es for dialogue. The forum was set up after Pope John Paul IPs* March visit to Israel. "There was an evident desire that this exceptional pil grimage of the Hol y Father in the Hol y Land and the impression which it left behind , continue and become a common heritage ," said Archbishop Pictro Sambi following the June 29 meeting. Archbishop Sambi said severa l initiatives had been proposed bul he declined to give details. "They were all very constructive initiatives , but everything has its own lime," he said. "You can 't plant in August what you should plant in November or you will have no harvest. " Some 20 peop le from the interreli gious community in Israel took part in the luncheon meeting with Archbishop Sambi and his secretary Msgr. Eugene Nugent at the Van Leer Institute , a local research center and think tank. Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Israel Meir Lau opened the meeting. Also participating was Rabbi Rene Samuel Sirat , former chief rabbi of France.

Directory: trends continuing

WASHINGTON (CNS)—As the U.S. Catholic Church entered the new millennium , the trends of more Catholics but fewer priests , nuns and Brothers continued , according to the 2000 Official Catholic Directory. The 2,350-page book — widely known in church circles as the "Kenedy directory " after its publisher 's imprint — reports 62,391 ,484 Catholics in the United States and its possessions at the start of the year, up about 373,000 from last year. The directory, which has a 41-page statistical summary at the end , lists all Catholic diocesan offices, parishes , schools, hospitals , religious orders and other institutions in the country. It is based on information supplied yearly by all dioceses.

Asks doctors to defend life

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Civilly remarried: no Communion

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Allowing Catholics who have civill y remarried after divorce to receive Communion not only violates Churc h law but is an affront to Catholics who live according to the law, the Vatican said. "The reception of the Body of Christ when one is publicly unworthy constitute s an objective harm" to the Church and to the faithfu l who obey it, said a declaration issued by the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts. The only situations in which such coup les may receive the Eucharist are if they separate or if they are committed to refraining from sexual relations, said the declaration dated June 24 and released Jul y 6.

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Hundreds of parishioners flooded Alabama Street for the rededication ceremony of St. Peter Church , dune 30. Steve Bowers (above), project manager , presented the architectural plans to Bishop John C. Wester , a symbolic representation of the church being returned to the people afterthe fire that nearly destroyed it. At left is pictured the renovation of the corner in which candles began the fire on the evening of Jan. 18, 1997.

St Peter. .. ¦ Continued from cover St. Peter Church with his pastoral staff to be greeted by representatives responsible for the rebuilding. "This church is officiall y and proudl y given back to the people of God ," said project manager, Steve Bowers , as he presented the architectural plans to the Bishop. Bishop Wester and Father Daniel J. Maguire , pastor, were the firs t to cross the threshold , followed by a cross bearer, priests , deacons , and the many faithful who processed around the inside of the church observing the impressive re-creation before being seated. It was standing-room only as the faithful filled the 700-seat capacity church. "As we were preparing for the liturgy, " said Bishop Wester to the assembly, "the bells of St. Peter were

pealing. It 's as if this beautiful church had a voice and was saying to our city, 'Do you know who I am?'" "This Church is all the people ," continued the Bishop, "all the cultures that have passed throug h these walls - from Irish , Italians , Salvadorians , Nicaraguans — hardworking people, good people whose stories are in the ori ginal walls of this beautiful Church." St. Peter Parish was established in 1867 with boundary lines as far as the San Mateo County line , according to archdiocesan records. Ultimately, seven new pari shes were created out of the territory. St. Peter 's was first a.harbor for the Irish , and one of its pastors , Father Peter S. Casey, served for 34 years (1879-1913). He supervised the construction of the present church , dedicated on Jul y 4, 1886 by Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan. In 1906, St. Peter 's served as a refugee center after San Francisco was devastated by the great earth quake. The parish' s Italian population grew and in 1913

received its most famous pastor, Father Peter Yorke, a defender of the ri ghts of working peop le. By 1930, Spanish-speaking parishioners began arriving and today more than 90 percent of the parishioners are of Hispanic descent. Father Daniel Maguire was appointed pastor onl y three months after the fire. He told Catholic San Francisco, "I entered a community of faith , a community desiring to put itself back together in a positive way . I found myself not alone in leading the parish but joining parish leaders in building ourselves up." In his homily, Bishop Wester congratulated Father Maguire , his staff , the parishioners , the artists, laborers , visionaries and others who contributed to the restoration and renovation of "the beautiful church ," and he thanked God. "This church , I think , is justifiabl y proud and its bells will ring for many, many years," the Bishop told the assembly.

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By Maury Healy A flurry of angry calls to archdiocesan and Catholic Charities offices followed a San Francisco newspaper story June 22 that reported the head of Catholic Charities for San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties had billed the charity for cosmetic surgery and averaged more than $500 a week in restaurant tabs over the past two years. In the wake of a San Francisco Chronicle story on the expense account practices of Frank Hudson , chief executive officer of Catholic Charities , the organization 's board of directors appointed a special committee to review Hudson 's spending records for the past five years. Board member Jack Fitzpatrick of San Francisco, a partner with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, chairs the special committee now looking at the CEO 's spending records. Other board members on the committee are John McGuckin , Pete Murp hy, Maiy Schembri and Tormey Ward. Fitzpatrick said the review has already begun. He expects the committee to complete its review in the near future. In a related move , the Archdiocesan Finance Council early this month made a recommendation to the board of Catholic Charities that the organization 's new independen t accounting firm — Price , Waterhouse, Coopers — conduct a review of the accounting practices and procedures for programs administered by Catholic Charities. This recommendation was accepted by the finance committee of the Charities ' board and the review of accounting and procedures is expected to be completed possibly as earl y as the end of the month.

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The two reviews are being conducted with the support of Hudson who has been chief executive of Catholic Charities of San Francisco for more than eight years. He has removed himself from the review process , he said , while offering to provide any information the board requires. Archbishop William J. Levada, chairman of the board of Catholic Charities , said , "I fully support the recommendation of the board's finance committee to conduct a review of Catholic Chari t ies' overall policies Frank and operations." He added, "This action is prudent from a management and a fiduciary perspective, and the review also is important to the credibility of the organization ." Responding to the wave of criticism , Hudson said one of the mistakes he made was "one of not being sensitive enough to the potential for misperceptions" that might arise from his actions. He said , "I apologize for the anxieties caused among so man y Catholic Charities friends and supporters and I take full responsibility for those misperceptions." Hudson joined Catholic Charities in early 1992 under then Archbishop John R. Quinn. A native of South Carolina , Hudson spent 2C years with Seton Health Services and served five years as its president and chief executive officer. Five days after the initial newspaper story,

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Hudson said he voluntari ly wrote a $3,158 check to Catholic Charities ' medical benefits account to cover expenses that could be construed as "cosmetic procedures." In a memo to board members, he said rather than try to differentiate medically necessary treatment from elective treatment , he was returning the full amount paid out by the agency for "all Botox and laser treatments." Botox (botulinum toxin) is a substance injected to remove wrinkles. Hudson maintains Hudson that some of the expenses covered removal of pre-cancerous lesions and that he believed that all were in line with a Catholic Charities policy that allows senior staff members to be reimbursed for legitimate medical expenses. The review committee headed by Fitzpatrick will examine the appropriateness of the policy and make a recommendation regarding its future. Fitzpatrick emphasized the "committee and the board take these issues very seriously and are doing a thorough and complete review." The group will also consider information provided it from a meeting last week between two current and one former

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Catholic Charities . .. ¦ Continued from page 6 "The stress is great and there is a lot of burnout ," she said. Hudson said Catholic Charities has had a turnover rate of about 30 percent , equal to the national average and lower than the turnover in non-profit organizations in the Bay Area . Critics also charged that actual costs of administration for Catholic Charities are hi gher than the organization reports in promotional materials. Catholic Charities ' typically states that 90 to 92 percent of all rev enue goes to programs , putting administration overhead cost at about 8 to 10 percent. But the San Mateo volunteer for Catholic Charities claimed "the "word of most employees is that administration costs range from 17 percent to 23 percent of revenue." In response , Hudson said, "The administrative overhead rate for Catholic Charities is after whatever costs associated with administration can be allocated out based on generally accepted accounting princi ples. It is my belief that we follow the industry standard and that used by large non-profit organizations." Hudson 's annual salary at Catholic

Charities is $154,000, which puts him in the mid-range of CEOs at comparable large nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Catholic Charities board sets executive compensation levels based on a survey of Bay Area non-profits including the San Francisco Foundation , American Red Cross, San Francisco Aids Foundation , Jewish Family and Children 's Services and similar organizations.

ure income is not out of line for the responsibility of heading a multi-million operation. Hudson said his office had an expenditure of $25,000 in the past fiscal year for expenses such as restaurant meals. "However, the expense of my office is in lieu of having a professional public relations officer or people in the public policy arena working on behalf of the organization." Catholic Charities ' operating bud get for the fiscal year 2001 is $23.5 million , about

This action is p rudent from ,a management and a f iduciary pe rspe ctive, and the review also is imp ortant to the credibility of the organization. ' Archbishop Levada Some of these non-profits have a smaller operating budget than Catholic Charities , but have CEO salaries far above that of Hudson. The median salary in 1997 for CEOs of private foundations was $132,000, according to data from the Washington, D.C.-based Council on Foundations. The Philanthropic Advisory Service (PAS) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus notes that a six-fig-

twice the size of its budget five years ago. Approximately 60 percent of the organization 's funding is government contracts . The remainder comes from donations and fees for services. The organization operates 37 programs at 22 sites in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin. Hudson says he recognized the image and

credibility of Catholic Charities had been harmed by perceptions of high-living by the chief executive at a time that changes in program funding are under consideration . "I'm not perfect. I don 't pretend to be. I make a lot of mistakes," he said. However, he said Catholic Charities is not cutting programs drastically. "Every year we modify certain programs. We grow in some and cut back in others," he said. "The board has a responsibility to sec that resources, which are very limited , are applied in the best possible areas." In the face of two reviews, one by a committee of the board and another by the independent auditing firm, Hudson said he is looking forward to a process that sets out the facts. "The third-party, independent review of the organization by the auditors answerable to the board , not to managemen t , is important so we can have a clean bill of health ," said Hudson. "The fundamental principle that works in situations like this is complete transparency to make sure we are scrutinizing ourselves and also allowing others to scrutinize us," he added. "The organization is one of solid stewardship," said Hudson.

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The bill , H.R. 3825, was introduced March 2 by Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan). Currentl y in the International Economic Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the House Committee on International Relations, the bill's purpose is "to provide the people of Iraq with access to food and medicines from the United States, and for other purposes ," according to a Congressional legislative summary. Congressman Lantos, a former professor of economics and an international affairs analyst for public television , has advocated continuing sanctions as a deterrent against increased power of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. While both camps reportedly stood their ground during a private June 17 meeting at Grace Methodist Church, activists said a "dialogue" had begun. Two follow-up meetings have been scheduled. A July 31 meeting will be private, while a"town hall" meeting with the Congressman is planned for the fall. Activists expect to bring up the sanctions issue at this public meeting. Anti-sanction group members emphasized they are not taking a "pro-Saddam " view, and said they tried to convince the representative of California 's 12th Congressional District the sanction s actually help Hussein. The 12th Congressional District covers parts of San Francisco including the Sunset-and Lakeside districts as well as much of northern, central and coastal San Mateo County. St. Ignatius Church, just north of Fulton St., is not in the district, while parishioners may live within it. St. Anne'and St. John of God parishes do fal l within the district 's boundaries. The activists ' concerns echoed those presented by the founder of "Voices in the Wilderness" during her recent Bay Area visit. IRAQ SANCTIONS , page 18

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By Sharon Abercrombie Four years ago, Heidi Kuhn of San Rafael hosted a reception for a delegation of anti-landmine activists. The evening would change her life. And , in turn, the lives of many others. A cancer survivor, the mother of four children had been searching for a way to express gratitude for being alive. Helping rid the world of landmines was something she came to realize she was called to do. Two years ago the St. Raphael Parish member founded Roots for Peace , a nonprofit foundation dedicated to removal of landmines around the world. One of its focal points has been the town of Dragalic in Croatia. With the help of 150 California vintners , individual business people and hi gh-tech companies , Roots of Peace raised more than $400,000 in support of the United Nations ' Adopt-a-Minefield program. Last winter, a program team cleared a field in Dragalic, enabling vintners to once again cultivate their fields. Grapes grow once more in Dragalic. Soon, the children will have their soccer field back , it being next in the clean-up line. Roots of Peace is the first group within the U.N. landmine program to raise enough funds for removal operations. It costs an average of $30,000 to clear a field and involves trained dogs, special equipment and intensive labor. Kuhn received a special commendation from United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan last month when he was in the Bay Area to deliver Stanford University 's commencement address. Kuhn was praised during a reception in Annan 's honor at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto. Annan proposed an inspirational toast to Kuhn 's "Mines to Vines" project. For Kuhn , the toast symbolized coming

Heidi Kuhn, founder of Roots for Peace , speaks with United Nations Secretary Kofi Annan last month during a reception at which the U.N. leader praised the work of the San Rafael parishioner 's landmine clearing efforts . full circle from the day four years ago when her and shared a tragic story. The woman she raised a wine glass to her minefield had witnessed her husband of 50 years activist guests, vowing to play a part in their blown up before her. "1 hope no one e\er work . has to pick up her husband in 1,000 pieces," Kuhn said she receives "special energy" she told Kuhn. Fulfilling results of Roots of Peace from the image of transforming killing fields into live , thriving vineyards - bring- include offshoots of generosity which show ing them back "from blood to wine." up in unexpected places, Kuhn said. She described an incident last January as Last month , Kuhn and her 13-year-old dau ghter, Kylei gh , visited the Medari she was preparing to take her first trip to Croatia as a part of the U.S. State Vineyard in Dragalic. "Until five years ago, people there had Department "2010 Initiative", designed to farmed the land for 8,000 years," she said. help landmine-affected countries. She would This spring, they were able to once again need a heavy jacket for the wintry weather. A sign on the door of The North Face plan t fields without risk. Kuhn said one elderly woman hugged outdoor clothing company jumped out at

Two from Archdiocese attend D.C conference to combat landmines Heidi Kuhn , Roots of Peace 's founding director , and Father Gerard O'Rourke , director of the Archdiocesan Office of Ecumenical and Interrelig ious Affairs , attended a national conference on landmines in Washington , D.C. Jul y 8-11. Sponsored by the two groups — U.S Campaign to Ban Landmines and Ph ysicians for Human Ri g hts — the meeting provided roug hl y 100 activist s with the opportunity to lobby against landmines with members of Congress. More than two-third s of the world' s nations have agreed to stop producing, selling and using anti-personnel landmines by signing the Mine Ban Treaty. The United States has yet to sign , said Kuhn. Delegates also attended talk including one by Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations , and received information about landmine victim assistance and "de-mining " efforts. There was also an interfaith prayer service honoring

of landmine wictims and survivors at the nationa l Church of the Reformation , and a legislative breakfast. On the eve of his departure for Washington , Father O'Rourke told Catholic San Francisco it urgent for the U.S. to si gn anti-landmine treaty. "For us not to si gn it does not represent us as how we are in the Unite d States of America as a civilized , caring, compassionate peop le. It leaves us out officially of a g lobal vision that virtuall y all of us resonate with in this country." Father O'Rourke said the issue seems appropriate for Northern California , "the land of so many wonderful vineyards ," and where people can relate to the importance of "the eradication of landmines from fertile fields all over the world." "There is not a single word in our Bible that supports the idea of minefields , but some of the most beautiful passages in Scripture refer to vineyards and gardens that produce wonderful food and drink," the priest added.

her: "Never Stop Exploring." People living in landmined areas , she thoug ht , would die if they followed such advice. Kuhn asked to see the manager, told him about the landmines and ended up asking him to donate some warm clothing to the people, who, since the war, didn 't have much of anything. "In January, the people are freezing," she told him. The North Face responded with a substantial donation of jackets and boots. She arrived home with her car jammed with packages. "I invited friends over and we had a packing party." This led to another off shoot: Federal Express donated $20,000 to ship the items to Croatia. AutoDesk Software , another Bay Area company, donated software technology that has enabled landmine technicians to locate the explosives at a faster rate. Judy Jordan , owner of J. Wine Company in Healdsburg, established Internet links between students at St. John the Baptist School in Healdsburg and a school in Dragalic. Leslie Kennedy, a kindergarten teacher at the Healdsburg school, guided her students in a fund-raising program . They held a garage sale to help rebuild the school kitchen in Dragalic. Their next goal is sending Teddy Bears to their Croatian counterparts. Throughout the summer, there will be a touring art show of children 's art — from both Croatia and Healdsburg — at Napa area wineries. They will be auctioned off later to help finance clean-up of a children 's soccer field. For further informati on about these events, contact Heidi Kuhn at (415) 4558884. Roots of Peace is currently mapp ing another minefield site — in Jordan in areas where Jesus once walked. The Web site address for Roots for Peace is www.rootsofpeace.org.

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He was kicking his feet. The doctor took a pair of scissors and inserted them into the back of the baby 's head and the baby 's aims jerked out in a flinch...th e doctor opened the scissors up [and he] stuck a hi gh-powered suction tube into the hole and sucked the baby 's brains out." Cardinal William Keeler, chainnan of the U.S. Bishops ' Committee for ProLife Activities , called the court decision "a frightening development." He said it was inconceivable that "our constitution protects the brutal destruction of innocents almost full y delivered." In banning the partial-birth abortion procedure, Nebraska's law (similar to that of 30 other states) stated: "No partial-birth abortion shall be performed in this state, unless such procedure is necessary to save the life of the mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself." It is this law that the majority in this decision — Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, O'Connor, Souter and Stevens — found to be too broad and too much of a burden upoii a woman 's decision to have an abortion. Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices Kennedy, Scalia and Thomas dissented from the majority, rightfull y calling the procedure "homfying" and "repulsive." Justice Kennedy said the procedure was "abhorrent" and should be outlawed. However, pro-abortion forces, including Planned Parenthood , heralded the narrow decision as a victory to be celebrated. Rather than recognizing the nation 's strong opposition to partial-birth abortion, "pro-choice" activists energetically defend what the Islamic Council on American-Islamic Relations accurately terms "infanticide." As John Leo concluded, "This decision shows that we don't need a better law. We need a better court." Another decision with broad implications was the Supreme Court 's 5-4 ruling in favor of the "right of association" of the Boy Scouts of America. Mark Chopko, general council of the United States Catholic Conference USCC), said the decision "affirmed the right of the Scouts to select or reject its leaders based on whether they act in accord with the beliefs of the organizati on." The USCC had filed a "fnend-of-the-Court " brief in support of the Boy Scouts position . (Catholic San Francisco, April 7, 2000). The USCC attorney said it was unfortunate the case arose because of a conflict between a gay man and the Scouts, because the case was portrayed as one about the rights of homosexual persons. Instead, he said, the case was about "a clash between the asserted power of government and the rights of self-governance of private organizations." Joining in the majority affirming the rights of private organizations over the assertions of government in policing their internal business and deciding who is qualified to serve as a leader — were Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices Kennedy, O'Connor, Scalia and Thomas. Dissenting were Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Souter and Stevens. This case, despite the attempt by some to make it a gay rights issue, was about one simple question: Does the state have the power to set aside the leadership qualification decisions of a private organization using the state's - not the group's — yardstick? If the state has that power, it has the ability then to remake all private associations into public institutions. What is most dismaying in the aftermath of this decision is the level of hateful rhetoric aimed at the Scouts, and by extension, anyone daring to be associated with the Scouts ' position. Immediately, a cry went up from shrill voices that the Scouts promoted bigotry. "The Boy Scouts have basically become the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) of youth organizations ," said Pete King, the president of East Bay Pride. Matt Coles, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union , said the Scouts would be seen as "a pack of bigots" and pressure would be put on businesses and churches "to edge [the Scouts) into the ranks of ideological , right-wing groups." This kind of verbal attack and blatant attempt to marginalize the Scouts will backfire and have a harmful effect on a dialogue that is so needed in our communities. Many people hold a sincere and well-founded belief that homosexual conduct — genital intercourse between members of the same sex — is immoral. These beliefs, often religious , must be respected. It is counter-productive to insist that this moral view of homosexual acts is homophobic and discriminatory. MEH

The following letter was received by the Office of the Archbishop and forwarded to Catholic San Francisco to share with readers. The Holy Father wishes me to thank you for the kind message of birthday greetings which you sent to him on behalf of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. He is grateful for your prayers and for his intentions. Invoking upon you and your peop le an outpouring of divine grace for a spirituall y fruitfu l celebration of the Jubilee Year, His Holiness cordiall y imparts his apostolic blessing as a pledge of joy and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ. Archbishop Giovanni Battista Substitute Secretary of State The Vatican

Comp lex pai n of abortion

We who are serving women hurting in the aftermath of abortion welcome the words of appreciation expressed in a recent letter published in Catholic San Francisco . The response of the Church to the pain experienced by women who have had an abortion , throug h the sensitive and supporting Project Rachel program , is indeed a sign of the compassion that Christ calls us to. The writer 's concern that priests are often preemptory and unfeeling in response to women in distress and pain because of abortion prompts an explanation of the key role of priests in the process of both forg iving and healing. Providing priests with insights and the tools to use their uni que special sacramental graces to respond to the spiritual anguish of these suffering women is a paramount goal of Project Rachel. The priest is often the first person women seek out for help. The quality of his acceptance , communication and understanding is a vital first step toward their spiritual and emotional restoration. Often priests of the most sincere intentions are not aware of the complexities of problems that overwhelm women experiencing post-abortion pain , even though they may be asking overtly only for sacramental forgiveness. Training provided by Project Rachel hel ps priests open their vision to the constellation of problems. An abortion , whether recent or years in the past, may have severe psychological and emotional impact for a woman because it is a violation of the very nature of her womanhood and her normal maternal instinct to cherish her young. As a result she must often not only cope with anger with herself , but also with a deep hostility toward those who supported and encouraged her in the decision to abort as the best panacea for her pregnancy. She also sometimes bears an equal hostility to those who currentl y may inadvertentl y surface her experience by oppos-

ing abortion in her presence. Priests and others who minister to hurting women need to be tuned in to the whole of her pain to hel p her handle it. The Respect Life Program of the Archdiocese last fall sent to every parish a copy of a manual prepared by the national Bishops ' Office of Priestl y Ministry and the national Secrelariat for Pro-Life Activities . The manual was designed for priests to assist them in developing skills in serving in the sensitive , post-abortion ministry. This manual is also available to any priest. The Respect Life Program has offered a recent professional Project Rachel training program for priests and lay people. There are about 30 active priests in the Archdiocese who have taken this training. For referral to one of them , to lay persons trained to help in healing, or to discuss Project Rachel services , you are welcome to call the Archdiocesan Respect Life Program (415-565-3672) or the Project Rachel coordinator (415-717-6428). We ask for the prayers of our Catholic community that we might be instruments in opening the doors of Christ 's heating to those hurting from abortion. Mary Ann Schwab Project Rachel Coordinator

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Works for angels . ..

I write regarding Father Gerald Coleman's June 23 analysis, "Judging Sister Gramick and Father Nugent". I write as a man happ il y married (almost 50 years). Father Coleman did an excellent job considering the major restraints he was working under. Hol y Mother the Church's (here seen as the hierarchy and not necessarily the "people of God") view on sexuality are other-worldl y; they work for angels; they 're misery for ordinary human beings. Top-down logic sometimes stumbles on reality. A coup le I know was told that another pregnancy posed a lifethreatening risk. The Churc h instructed the coup le to live as brother and sister; so they did. Decades later outsiders wonder wh y the marriage is so stormy or why the husband is a psychological time bomb. He may be storing up treasure in heaven , but it 's hell here. I deplore promiscuity. It devalues the individual and the g ift of sexuality. I do believe that most human beings are drawn to a monogamous partnering relationshi p in which they can find and give love, comfort and support. The deep affection in that sort of relationship matures to love and in time , because of how God made us , often expresses itself in ways that are sexual. I believe, contrary to many gay groups , that innate, genetic reasons shape some individuals so that they can only find that sort of partnering with others of the same sex. We are told that this is "unnatural"; yet it seems altogether natura l to individuals shaped by mother nature in a particular way. I find it hard to believe the All-Loving Parent would deny some of His children the fullness of a loving , committed human relationshi p. John W. Weiser Kentfield

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'Embarrassed Catholic 9

When 1was young there were three kinds of Catholics: devout, nominal and fallen away. Now we have new and growing kind of which I am one,the "embarrassed Catholic". Where is the oversight , the discipline , the forthri ghtness to conect Catholic scandalous excesses that appear on front pages on a weekl y basis? We don 't need lectures on "sin" and forgiveness; we need structures and procedures that won't tolerate and cover-up wrong behavior. Also, resignation forms should be sent to all leaders with the suggestion that they resign if they have on-going behavior patterns that will LETTERS, page 17

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Please pray for Orthodox-Catholic dialogue This Jubilee Year celebrates in many different ways the themes of "jubilee ," as developed in many different ways the diverse themes of "jubilee ," as developed in many passages of the Old Testament and dramaticall y announced by Jesus at the beginning of His public ministry in the synagogue at Nazareth "(cf. Luke4:16f). Early on we were invited to pledge a commitment to "Jubilee Justice." The Hol y Father invited us to accompany him on an extraordinary acknowledgement of past failures and sins committed by Christians over these 2,000 years in the name of Christ and His Church. He visited Israel, Jordan and Palestine, and personally witnessed to his daily prayers for peace, reconciliation and healing among the three great monotheistic faiths who count Abraham as our common "father in faith ." This past Sunday we marked the "Jubilee of Prisons " to provide an opportunity for the incarcerated to participate in, the Jubilee events and indulgence. Here at San Quentin Msgr. Thomas Merson celebrated Mass in the prison chapel , and announced the indulgence for all who visit it. And from throughout the world have come participants in the

Jubilee ol Priests and the Jubilee of Deacons. During our archdiocesan pil grimage in October, Bishop Wester and I will have the privilege of partici pating in the Jubilee of Bishops. On the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul just past, the special feast day of the Vicar of Christ and Successor of Peter, the first pope, the Holy Father celebrated Mass at the tomb of St. Peter in the great Vatican Basilica that bears his name. At this Mass a delegation representing the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople participated , as they do almost every year. In a Archbishop William J. Levada similar way, on the Feast of St. Andrew, brother of Peter and "first called" among the Apostles, as the Orthodox delight in reminding us, the Pope sends his representative to participate in pre-conciliar missionary activity, but still has as its main focus the prayer with the Ecumenical Patriarch. proclamation of Christ (as the way to a civilization of love , which On this feast , with his visitors especially in mind, Pope John is the goal of humanity)—naturally go together. Paul called upon Catholics and Christians throughout the world In Africa and Asia that hunger for Christian unity is still parto pray for the full unity of the Church, "of all who believe in ticularly strong by the young churches eager to fulfill Christ 's Christ." At the noontime Angelus, he recalled that "a mysterious command to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This was design brought them both to Rome to seal their witness with newly apparent to me at May 's Toronto "summit" between repthen- blood : Peter crucified and Paul decapitated: one was buried resentative Anglican and Catholic bishops, together with the at the foot of Vatican Hill and the other along the Ostiense way." Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt. Rev. George Carey, and the presReferring to the delegation ident of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian from the Ecumenical Unity, Cardinal Edward Cassidy. When preaching the Gospel to Patriarchate, the Pope said, "The new believers, it is confusing at best to preach an "Anglican" or meaningful presence of these a "Catholic" Christ, as we heard again and again from both brothers in faith is a gesture Anglican and Catholic bishops during the week!s meeting. which invites us to hope and As 1 asked for prayers for the meeting of Anglican and pursue the path of ecumenical Catholic bishops just two months ago, so I now willing ly make dialogue , without ever getting my own Cardinal William Keeler 's request for prayers for the discouraged." He urged every- July 9-19 meeting of the International Joint Commission for one to pray for "two intentions Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the which are particularly dear to Catholic Church, taking place at the Mt. St. Maiy 's College and me at the start of the Third Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., in the Archdiocese of Baltimore . Millennium: Christian unity and The dialogue, which was established by Pope John Paul II and LO H the new evangelization. " Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I during the Pope 's visit to [U :3 ll is useful to recall in this Constantinople in 1979, will hold this ei ghth of its meetings in o context that it was missionaiy the U.S. for the first time. a. K Let us pray that this Jubilee Year meeting may find new hope Q effort by the Christian churches , jH O particularly in Africa at the end from the new millennium to overcome the hostilities of history •X. 2of the 19th century, that gave for these churches, so close to each other in faith , sacraments and Z _ u rise to the ecumenical move- practice, so that the whole Church, East and West , may once ment , which was embraced again learn — in John Paul's delightful phrase— "to breathe with Anglican Archbishop George Carey, left, and Orthodox Metropolitan Athanasios kneel with such vi gor by the Second both lungs." with Pope John Paul II before the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls Vatican Council decades later. in Rome last Jan. 18. Rt. Rev. Carey took part in May's Anglican-Catholic talks at which So prayer for Christian un ity Archbishop Levada represented the U.S. Catholic bishops. Archbishop Levada and the and the new evangelization — Most Rev/WilHam J. Levada Pope have asked prayers for the July 9-19 Orthodox-Catholic dialogue set for Maryland. which is broader in scope than Archbishwof San Francisco C/1

On BeingCatholic,

At the beach with John of the Cross

Father Milton T. Walsh V_/nce school is out, I get away for a few weeks to the beautiful Carmelite monastery j ust south of Carmel. While it is definitely vacation time, I like to catch up on some sp iritual reading. Sitting in a garden one evening toward sunset , I found myself reading these words from St. John of the Cross: "All the beauty of creatures compared to the infinite beauty of God is the height of ug liness." I admit that The Ascent of Mt. Carmel is not your typical read for a day at the beach, but these word s provided me with a meditation on summer vacation. It was one of those May evenings when all creation is bathed in honey, and the tranquil air is alive

with bird song. The rays of the waning sun brought to zon of our holiday. But' the beauty of God is eternal. life a tapestry of colors in the garden , with a cobalt sea Jesus promised us a joy that no one can take from us, in the distance. Having completed my end-of-semester and the passing refreshment of vacation makes us chores and caught up on my sleep, I felt more attuned hunger for a beauty which lasts. As I took in the wonto the beauty around me than usual. How could anyone der of that garden on a spring evening, I felt a desire for a garden where the sun would not set; a desire for call this "ugly"? There is a caricature of Christian faith which sees the eternal beauty of God. That divine beauty can only be sensed, not seen , our religion as a creed which desp ises the world; and seem to in this world. This is the source of the longing of the in that caricature , St. John of the Cross would be a leading example. The caricature is untrue , both in saints. We cannot even imagine how beautiful the terms of our faith and this saint. In fact , John loved the world to come will be, or what our bodies will be like beauty of creation. He regularly led his friars out of after our resurrection. But perhaps we can get a clue of the monastery to spend the day contemp lating the what to expect by recalling the beginning of our earthglory of creation , and he penned some of the most ly life. For nine months we were being shaped in the wombs of our mothers; eyes , ears , hands being formed moving poetry ever written in Spanish. St. John was not indifferent to the wonders of this for a world whose loveliness we could only experience world — he simp ly sensed something even more glo- once we left the womb. What spiritual "sense organs" are being formed in rious, the beauty of God. Beauty is something which is present whether we advert to it or not. In fac t, one of us now, which will only find their use in the world to the joys of vacation is the opportunity to slow down come, when we are bom into the transfigured human and notice the beauty which surrounds us all the time . ity of the risen Christ? We can no more imagine this We change our usual pace , even if for a few days, and than I could picture as an unborn child the splendor of begin to notice how lovely creation is. This receptivi- that garden on a spring evening. 1 do not know what ty is reall y a form of contemplation , and from this kind of beauty will make this world seem "the height awareness we are able to touch the edge of a beauty of ugliness," but I share St. John 's desire to see it! reflected in this world, but reaching beyond it: the loveliness of God. Father Milton T. Walsh is dean of students and an Even as we enjoy vacation , we know the respite is nightfall , way to assistant professor of systematic theology at St. temporary. The glow of sunset gives Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. jobs and responsibilities hang like a cloud on the hori-

Fatima secret

Vatican publishes third secret, calls it symbolic p rop hecy

By Cind y Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The so-called third secret of Fatima is a symbolic prophecy of the Church' s 20th-century struggles with evil political systems and of its ultimate triump h, said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "The message of Fatima invite s us to trust " in Christ 's promise that the final victory is His , the cardinal wrote in a commentary on the secret , which was released June 26 at the Vatican. In a 43-page booklet , the Vatican published photocop ies of Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos ' handwritten texts of the secrets revealed to her and her two small cousins when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to them in Fatima , Portugal , in 1917. The booklet also included Cardinal Ratzinger 's commentary on the text and an exp lanation of why some Church officials believe a key part of the secret refers to the 198 1 attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II. In the third part of the secret , which has been kept at the Vatican since 1957, Sister Lucia wrote of "a bishop dressed in white , we had the impression it was the Holy Father," going up a steep mountain toward "a big cross of rough-

Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos kisses the hand of Pope John Paul II during his May visit to Fatima , Portugal. The Vatican released June 26 the so-called third secret of Fatima , written by Sister Lucia in 1944 — 27 years after she and her two cousins received visions of Mary.

hewn trunks " with other bishops , priests and religious. "Before reachin g there , the Holy Father passed throug h a big city half in ruins and prayed for the souls of the corpses he met on his way," Sister Lucia wrote . "Having reached the top of the mountain , on his knees at the foot of the bi g cross he was killed by a group of ~~ soldiers who fired bullets and arrows at him. " the nun ^l /wrote. The others walking with the Pope also are killed and angels standing beneath the cross gather the blood of the e.^..-j t££k£j M^^ &f. martyrs , put it in "a crystal aspersorium ," as if it were hol y _ ^*« d*.dc-A^jij ir y*iJ4<*> / /y y water, "and with it sprinkled the souls that were making 4*J)L ^ £st-lC&K. M£. ¦£JdLA~..rr_/4W^**3fea^s. their way to God ," she said. At a June 26 Vatican press conference , Cardinal Ratzinger said , "There does not exist an official definition ¦ ' J&AaaMOK ^fefctj -Arfgifcl iftjMiifcafoftQftb. or official interpretation of this vision on the part of the Church." /l ^,«-tt.,^,*,*tf / f *4. t fe;ii^^Wt. 4' 0fP>* i Like any private revelation approved by the Church , the cardinal said , the Fatima message "is a help which is ..__ &kJ!^lJ!is^^ &*¦#£**— — offered" to Catholics for living their faith , "but which one /Jp jgaaaaafaji - -»- &+ -—~%+~*+*„.~-j ^-- t *rc*r„.„ is not obliged to use. " '* A „.Jl-t ^tL~^dL* JBafeMUa j ^*rt+*** In the commentary he wrote that the vision described Jj, .^.^^-..M^^.M^t.^.^. .Â ^J^Zi: the path of the Church through the 20th century as a Way of the Cross, "a journey throug h a time of violence , .- ..J^4&c-jU^.-J&/ !j l^^ destruction and persecution. " _,i/i** .î-*-^ ,„„, .^^^c^Ji=^/-«£-J^^^^~^The cardinal said he believed the particular period of struggle described by the vision , culminating in the attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II, has ended , therefore making it appropriate to reveal the secret 's contents. Sister Lucia , the cardinal wrote, said the Vatican 's fc»f:A« "interpretation corresponded to what she had experif t t d zj .......^dfe*i^*-4L*Ae^.^fc*c^«.i»A a enced and that , on her part , she thought the interpretation .-.**r*Î^_<^L!#t^^ .- _ £4t^.*. d!r4^ correct. " JjJi ^tr&& , .fa^. */i ^S^ .fe^££** .. According to the booklet , Pope John Paul sent Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone, secretary of the doctrinal con' gregation , to Portugal to rev iew the Vatican interpretation h-+-i^ u^* i^- o,*j.* j &i-*~a* UsSLM&dfat&jUttJt with Sister Lucia. —jftpih miitj fai*w~f iA jjSt^^jjfea^&ia^tefeJwSfcifa- '-'* In a letter to the cloistered nun , the Pope said , the arch. „-j 6*y5£^.^.A*t*k^y^$^ bishop "will come in my name to ask certain questions __¦ i^&gfevaAdfc îe^^^ about the interpret ation of 'the third part of the secret.' "You may speak openl y and candidly to Archbishop £mjjj 2&!xpsit6ieg^^ Bertone , who will report your answers directl y to me," the ,j um&uîAii^ ObtA£t^k '~Jzi4&*<^£&t^.*&£iUi.. ' pope wrote. *. v^**-^<L/,# /:i3ki â **** -*a^-£& *3 *JfiAti =*-,c Archbishop Bertone said the papal letter was read to -^lOahUteL ^t^j*=&*im^^^^ Sister Lucia Apri l 27, then she read it again herself. The archbishop also gave Sister Lucia an envelope con~ $4k±-.££&^.£*Metr^,fe^M^fcahbfct_fiC(Mijrrffe^J!B<. taining what she confirmed as the message she had written Jki9&< ^4i4t j !4HM ^^j ll«^^^Mî^tt. in her own handwriting. ,-<emJz *#!) ^^ Sister Lucia "repeated her conviction that the vision of Fatima concern s, above all , the struggle of atheistic communism against the Church and against Christians and 'W~-~«- ^^^•^.y-y-/^ ^ describes the terrible sufferings of the victims of the faith in the 20th century," Archbishop Bertone said. The archbishop said he felt he had to ask Sister Lucia she had given instructions that secret should be why Here is the first and last of the four pages of the third revealed only after 1960, an instruction many people part of the " secret " of Fatima written in Portuguese in claimed was an order that it be published then. 1944 by Sister Lucia dos Santos,the still-living visionary. Bertone asked Sister Lucia if Mary had Archbishop The text was released June 26 by the Vatican. fixed the date. THKD PART OF THE "SEORET* (ori ginal text)

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ji "Sister Lucia rep lied: 'It was not Our Lady. I fixed the date because 1 had the intuition that before 1960 it would not be understood' ," the archbishop wrote. Sister Lucia also told the archbishop that while she was given the vision , it was up to the Pope to interpret it. The Cannelite continued having visions of the Virg in Mary and hearing messages from her as late as the 1980s and perhaps beyond , the archbishop said. She also has written a book of thoug hts and reflections in response to questions sent to her by Fatima pil grims. The archbishop said the book will be published. He did not say when. The Vatican's booklet containing the text of the secret included the May 13 announcement by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican secretary of state, that the Pope had ordered the publication of the secret and that he believed the vision referred specificall y to the 1981 attempt on his life. Archbishop Bertone said the Pope, who was elected in 1978, first read the secret in Jul y 1981 while in Rome's Gemelli hospital recovering from the attack which occurred in St. Peter 's Square on May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. The archbishop 's insistence that the Pope first read the secret in the hospital deflated another Fatima myth: that during a semi-private meeting in Fulda, Germany, in November 1980, Pope John Paul referred to the Fatima secret and its supposedl y apocalyptic , end-of-the-world vision. Cardinal Ratzinger said the story "reall y was apocryphal; it never happened." The cardinal also was asked how the Vatican came to its interpretation when in Sister Lucia's text the Pope is killed . Cardinal Ratzinger said the language of the vision is symbolic and like biblical prophecy it does not predict the future , but warn s what the future may hold if people do not convert and pray. "Naturally," he said , there is "a margin of error" when interpreting visions , which is one reason wh y "the Church is not imposing an interpretation."

Fatima texts available in print, on Internet Readers who want the full text of "The Message | of Fatima," by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine i of the Faith, including the text of the "third secret" of Fatima, may obtain it from Origins , a documentary ! service of Catholic News Service. The text appears in Ori gins, Vol. 30, No. 8. The price of one copy is $5 (multi ple-copy rates are avai l- j able on request). The price includes postage and handling. Payment must accompany order. Write: Origins, CNS, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D .C. 200171100. Telephone: (202) 541-3290. Fax: (202) 541-3255. E-mail: cns@nccbuscc.org. Persons may also 1 access the texts and history on the Vatican 's Web site: www.vatican.va

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Local Catholics strike hig h p rof ile at 'Encuentro 2000 '

By Barbara Erickson

Dozens of local Tongans, Fili pinos and Poles traveled to Los Angeles this month to present their g ifts of music and dance at the U.S. Jubilee Year celebration, "Encuentro 2000: Many Faces in God 's House." At key moments during the four-day gathering they perfonned their native arts before a crowd of more lhan 5,000 Catholics from throughout the United States. The dancers and musicians formed the largest contingent from the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which sent some 220 participants to the event. All had come to celebrate the multi-ethnic Church in the United Stales, invited by the U.S. Bishops ' Committee on Hispanic Affairs . E Noemi Castillo , director of ethnic min2 o istries for the Archdiocese, said there were S many young people among the performers j and the hi ghli ght for all the groups was "the excitement of sharing their gifts." From left: Jim Piguing of South San Francisco 's St. Veronica Parish carries the Archdiocese of San Francisco 's banner The Poles opened the Friday general sesduring opening ceremonies of "Encuentro 2000" last week in Los Angeles. Lisa Maka of San Mateo's St. Timothy Parish sion with a stately dance in honor of the was among the featured Tongan dancers at the event. A young participant from Los Angeles takes part in the closing Virgin of Czestochowa, the Blac k Madonna , liturgy of the national gathering. and the Archdiocesan Fili pino Choir and Dancers performed before the noon Mass that day, presenting their Fiesta, a celebration and disabled Catholics , who spoke of suffer- Rodriguez , archdiocesan vicar to the Encuentro is the Spanish word for encounter of community and life. ing discrimination and humiliation in the Hispanic community. "They were hoping or meeting. Auxiliary Bishop Zavala told reporters, One of the most moving event s of Church and in U.S. society. we would hav e something like il here in the "Encuentro 2000" was arite of reconciliation The crowd in the huge assembl y hall of diocese ," Msgr. Rodriguez said. "What was "We will see that the music of the Latinos held on Friday evening, and it was the the Los Angeles Convention Center stood most impressive for them were the celebra- makes the Anglos ' feet move, the incense of Tongans from San Francisco who first set the for a prolonged ovation after hearing the tions." the Asians reminds Europeans of the tranThe gathering included plenary sessions scendence of God and the drumbeat of the tone by perfonning their traditional peniten- words of Oblate Sister of Providence Mary speakers , tial ceremony. Paul Lee, an with Native Americans African-American prayer services and According to pulsates in the and the grand- eucharistic celeDeacon Faiva S. hearts of all." daug hter of a slave brations as well as of St. Po 'oi Bishop Joseph owned by the workshops in Timothy Parish in A. Fiorenza of Jesuit Fathers at Eng lish , Spanish , San Mateo , the GalvestonGeorgetown in Korean and Houston , president chance to perform Washington, D.C. Vietnamese on of the U.S. bishwas "a benefit to Many partici- top ics rang ing ops ' conference , the Tongan com" pants said the recfrom "Raising said that "no other big time. munity, onciliation rite Children to felt organization in the "They moved them , to Blossom in a world, except permore a part of the tears and made M u l t i c u l t u r a l haps Coca-Cola Church because " them more sensi" Society to and McDonald 's, had this role, they tive to the experi"All of the "Making Women has such a widehe said. ences of others. and Girls a saywere spread visibility Tongans Noemi Castillo Deacon Faiva Po'oi Priority" , Many also said and "Jail 'How great and identification ing, with so many cultural groups ." how wonderful.' They 'd never seen any- they would like to repeat the entire and Prison Ministry." "Encuentro" " experience in their own The gathering was the fourth "Encuentro' before. He said at an opening-day news conferlike this thing parishes or dioceses. Boston presided held since 1972 and the first to reach beyond ence that among the meeting's 5,000 particiBernard Law of Cardinal This was the case with a group the Hispanic community. Bishop Gabino pants, rite following the of four more than 150 countries of origin were reconciliation at the parishioners Zavala, bishop of Los Angeles and from St. Charles Borromeo auxiliary represented. testimonies by It included ceremony. Tongan Mariachi bands join ed the Native Native American , African -American , Latino, who attended with their pastor, Msgr. Jose chainnan of "Encuentro 2000", said during a press conference at the event that the Holy American drums in bringing people together Spirit had led the Hispanics "to invite the for the opening service Jul y 6. Conch shells diversity of the whole Church in its reality to were blown from the four corners of the altar come together." to announce the start of prayer. The gatheri ng drew 88 bishops from the U.S. and beyond and representatives from 153 of 190 dioceses in the country. At the end of its final liturgy, 5,000 worshi ppers tied ribbons to one another 's wrists , a traditional Hmong sign of sending forth. In between ^ the different languages and styles of dress, music, art and worship celebrated the many-textured , many-hued richness of Catholic life in the United States. The Eucharist brings unity to that diversity, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles said at the final Mass. "It is here that we take up the gift and task of being a people whose lives are committed to reconciliation, peace and unity," he said. "Encuentro 2000" marks the first national gathering to lift up the riches of the Church's Archbishop William J. Levada at the racial, ethnic and cultural diversity in the Members of the Polish dance group from the Archdiocese of San Francisco "Encuentro 2000" closing liturgy. perform at the July 7 opening general session of "Enceuntro 2000" . United States ," Cardinal Mahony said.

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X JLfter much media hype , the new Harry Potter episode has hit the market. In spite of the nearly universal acclaim the firs t three Potter stories have received, I will not be buy ing the latest release. Risking the accusation that 1 am an alien from outer space, I confess to not liking the Harry Potter books. Potter creator J.K. Rowling is imaginative . And for linguisticall y challenged Americans, her clever British wordplay is impressive. Nevertheless , Harry Potter is not my cup of tea. Call it a matter of taste , but I am not entertained by the gruesome world of the occult conjured by Rowling. Even her grotesque satire of the non-magical folks , the muggles, fails to amuse me. On the surface, Rowling ' s fantasy fits in well with the Rug Rats cartoons, the Goosebumps books and the brain-like goo designed for throwing upon the walls. Such grossness pre-pubescent boys, especiall y, can thoroughl y enjoy, so there is an enormous market for it. To Rowling 's credit , her stories are deeper than

much of the insipid fare being amply served up to our children these days. First of all, Hairy Potter does try to be good , and the events of his life provide opportunities for honesty, bravery and self-sacrifice. When Harry confronts evil, he learns it can be conquered by heroic love. In an age that scoffs at virtue , to find such themes in modern juvenile literature is to take a breath of fresh air. But the overall atmosphere of Rowling 's books is not fresh enough for me. These luri d tales are not the kind of stories I would read to my little daughters at bedtime. They are not the kind of stories I would want my older sons to read on their own, either, mostly because they are already reading more edifying stories by more talented writers, such as C.S. Lewis, Robert Louis Stevenson, Allen French, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Hilda van Stockum . The list goes on and on. Oh, I admit th at much of the literature we read at home is relatively old. Most of our favorites were published well before 1965. By today 's publishing standards, such books are ancient. To many they are irrelevant. But for us, there is great wit and wisdom to be

found in the fairy tales, fables , poems and nov els that can be read over and over again, by young and old alike, generation after generation. There is a gold mine of great books out there . Some are waiting to be dug up at the second-hand store , or dusted off at the public library, or ordered from publishers dedicated to keeping the best things in print and to bring ing back gems forgotten in the rush for something new. Some pundits credit the Harry Potter craze with stimulating children to read. If that is the case, I only hope that when the fad fades the children will move on to the truly living and lasting books.

Vivian W. Dudro

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

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Papal style: the case for agitation [On May 19 , the day after Pope John Paul II s 80th birthday, Vittorio Messori, the Italian journalist who editea the Holy Father 's hook , Crossing the Threshold of Hope , published an article in La Stampa arguing that, after more than two decades of Slavic "exceptionalism ,' ' it was time for a return to " tradition " — the Italian papacy. One of Messori[s sources, an unnamed cardinal , was quoted , in critique of John Paul II , "But the Church cannot live in perpetual agitation! " The following is an open letter to thai anonymous cardinal, whoever and wherever he may be.] Your Eminence: I should like to comment on your statement about John Paul IPs proposed program for the Holy Year 2000: "But the Church cannot live in perpetual agitation!" The first and obvious response is: Why not? As the Second Vatican Council taught us, the Church, in its essence, is an evangelical movement, at work in the world for the salvation of the world. The central tasks of this movement are worship, proclamation, and service, and to accomplish those tasks, a certain amount of structure and administrative apparatus is necessary. Some parts of that structure — the episcopate and ministerial priesthood , the Office of Peter — are, we believe, matters of the will of Christ. But the structure exists for the movement and its works, not the other way around. To identify "the Church" with its structures of pastoral authority is a serious .confusion. Permit me to suggest you mi ght have fallen into this confusion. An evangelical movement is, by definition , "agitat-

UUEST ION CORNER Father John Dietzen

Q. I ' m responding to your recent answer to a woman dealing with guilt after an abortion. It would have been helpful also to let her know there are many other ways out there of being helped. Project Rachel is experiencing a tremendous increase of women in need of healing. A women 's center offers the "blanket of love," allowing women to name their children (many women have a sense of the sex of their child) and embroider a quilt square in their honor. Protestant organization offers a bronze p laque with a name, date and inscription. All these programs allow

Peter. To vary my couned," because it is responding to an agitated world. P tryman , 'Patrick Henry: Shortly after the election of John Paul II, an Italian curi" " If this be , ' agitation lained about the new Pope s habit of bringing alist comp e all sorts of people into the Vatican for meals, meetings, make the most of it. l w No one doubts that sing-a-Iongs, seminars, and so forth. "These halls were this extraordinary pononce a place of respect , of good taste," the curialist sniffed; "now it 's become Campo de ' Fiori." That snide tificate has been somereference to Rome 's great open-air market was more apt thing of a trial for those who had become accusthan this veteran churchman may have understood. For that , in fact , was, and is, precisel y John Paul tomed to a certain style of papacy. But please consider IPs view of the matter. If the Church is, above all, a pas- the state of the Church in 1978, after the 15-year papatoral reality, then of course everything is going on in it cy of a good and holy man whom the professionals all the time, just like in an open-air market. Do you real- believed to have been the perfectly prepared pope, and ly mean to suggest, Your Eminence, that a better image the Church of 2000, after 21 years of "agitation." Can for the reality of the Church is to be found in the state- anyone reasonably suggest that the situation of 1978 — ly quiet of the Vatican Museums? Reading the Gospels and the papal style that produced it — is preferable to and the Acts of the Apostles, it seems to me that Campo our circumstances today? A strong case can be made for a successor-pontifide ' Fiori , for all its occasional raucousness, is what Our , cate that enables the Church to digest the rich , complex Lord and His Apostles had in mind. I've spent more than a month in Rome during this magisterium of John Paul II. But that does not require a Jubilee Year, and, yes, it was easier to get around in pre- return to an Italianate, managerial-bureaucratic papacy. vious years than it has been in 2000. But the Jubilee An evangelical, pastoral pope can facilitate that process does not exist for my convenience or for the conven- of digestion far better than a man who simply manages ience of the Church's administrators; it exists for the the shop . The issue, Your Eminence, is not nationality; People of God , who are flooding Rome in enormous it 's vision. numbers , standing in long lines to walk as pilgrims th rough the holy doors of Rome 's great basilicas, redisGeorge Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and covering the graces of the sacrament of reconciliation , Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. and renewing their bond of loyalty to the successor of

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Finding healing in the wake of abortion

women to claim "ownership " of their child , their grief, their guilt and their forgiveness. I had to bury two babies, one yea r apart , who did not survive birth. They are buried side by side, and each one has played a powerful part in my emotional healing. These sons continue to live because their short lives are still saving others from despair. Not so for the mothers of aborted babies, until they can claim their babies ' lives in some fashion. One woman told me she has confessed her sin so many times the priest told her not to mention it again as she is forgiven. Yes, she is forg iven, but she is not healed. For women in this situation it is not enoug h to talk with a friend. Fortunately, we are try ing to put people and programs in p lace to receive them. (Mary land) A. I am grateful to this reader and the dozens of oth ers who wrote in the same vein urging that women who have had an abortion be informed of the assistance and support available. I have mentioned a number of these, includ-

ing Project Rachel , in the past. They are increasingl y well and professionally developed. One excellent program I recently learned of from another reader is the Rachel' s Vineyard retreat. This Catholic weekend offers opportunity for the sacraments and spiritual reflection for mothers and/or fathers of aborted children , and also for other parents who have lost a child through miscarriage or an accident. It began in Pennsylvania , but is already available in several states and is growing. Much information, including locations and dates , is available from their Website (www.rachelsvineyard.org), or by phone (877-467-3463). The national number for Project Rachel is 800-5932273. Information on available post-abortion assistance can also be obtained from the chancery office of each diocese . The San Francisco Archdiocese 's Project Rachel contact number is (415) 565-3672. (Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at P.O. Box 325, Peoria, IL, 61651; or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.co m.)

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Driving under the influence' of the Holy Spirit... Lei 's begin by roasting some line old chestnuts which persuade by their truth: "A journey of a hundred miles is begun by a sing le step;" "It is better to li ght a sing le candle than to curse the darkness." The sweet meat of this "roasted" truth delights us once again: splendid results, daunting plans , complex blueprints reach completion through consistent , dail y, even plodding, human effort. This Sunday 's Liturgy of the Word offers the same perspective: The overarching plan of God takes shape in our world because of Church people who operate under the persuasion of lesits the Lord , who "drive under the influence " of His Spirit. Our second reading treats us to a panoramic view of God's overarching plan which God pursues in human history. What motivated God not from the beginning but before the beginning was the sight of us, His Church, glorified through Jesus Christ 's Spirit as we praise God 's f avor to us forever. Read on: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens , as He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world , to be hol y and without blemish before Him. In love He destined us for adoption to Himself through Jesus Christ m accord with the favor of His will , for the praise of the glory of His grace that He granted us in the beloved." This plan has as its center, as its gathering heart, Jesus Christ, who overcame the sin that divides us and sealed us with the Spirit who unites us: "In all wisdom and insi ght , He has made known to us the mystery of His will...to sum up all things in Christ, in heaven and on earth." Historically Israel, God's chosen people, realized this plan , "who first hoped in Christ." Now the renewed Israel of God,

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 7:12-15; Psalm 85; Ephcsians 1 :3-14; Mark 6:7-13

Father David M. Pettingill the Church of the Nations, carries forward this plan , those "who have heard the word of truth , the gospel of your salvation , and have believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the first installment of our inheritance...." But this plan touches our world and improves it onl y because people, armed with this vision of God's plan and propelled by His Spirit , see themselves sent to connect with others by working for justice. Our first reading and Gospel offer us ways of proceeding. Amos, who came from the southern of Tekan, had no desire to speak God 's Word at Bethel , a shrine in the North , indeed "the king 's sanctuary and a royal temple." But proclaim the Word he did , because he was under the persuasion and influence of Another: "I was no prophet, nor have

I belonged to a company of prop hets; I was a shepherd and a dresser of sycamores. The Lord took me from following the flock , and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'" Amaziah , the priest of Bethel, wants the status quo lo remain unchallenged. But Amos will persist in saying the worship at Bethel is worthless because the worshi ppers exploit, cheat, rob, and impoverish their fellow Israelites. Genuine worship of God means justice for God's children. Mark sees the Twelve (the representatives of the renewed Israel , that is, the Church) sent with the power of Jesus to proclaim His message in deed and word: "Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits." Like the prophets of old , like the prophets of today, like Amos, they/we will experience rejection and opposition: "Whatever p lace does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them." For God's glorious dream to be realized , Church people are sent and empowered to attack injustice wherever they see it. They remain somewhat daunted by the hostility they encounter but firml y convinced that just human connections are the only way that all things "in heaven and on earth" can be brought under the one "headship" of Christ. Father David Petting ill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Trappist Monastery at Vina: orchards of grace Hundreds of acres of prune and walnut orchards and a large white cross greeted me as I entered the grounds of the Trappist Monastery at Vina, California, the Abbey of New Clairvaux. The pervasive peacefulness and physical beauty are welcome reminders of God's presence. Near the path to the church, grape vines have been newly-plan ted. Beyond the guest chapel, day lilies are in full bloom, competing for my attention with the impatient carp waiting in the gently-splashing fountain for Brother John Cullen to feed them. And as 1 waited for Abbot Thomas Davis, the sound of bells rose sweet and clear. The Monastery is planning to build a new church. The original one, built in the sixties , was meant to last ten years and has done heroic duty. I was invited to be part of an extended conversation with the monks and other liturgists, leading eventually to plans for a worship space that would be thoroughl y Cistercian and authenticall y an expression of the spirit and environment of New Clairvaux . So I was invited to work , but came to pray. As the monks describe their life , it is "both a sublime mystery, yet prosaically down to earth and practical.... As monks, we do nothing more than strive to live out the common , Christian, baptismal call to seek God, according to the ninehundred year old Cistercian tradition." One of the many joys for me in my brief stay was to experience how everything indeed in the Abbey and the Abbey grounds was oriented to seeking God. Everything spoke of God's presence and the longing for God's presence. Everything was genuine. Nothing distracted from the reality of the present moment. Nothing distracted from the encounter with God then and there. No luxuries but the "luxuries" of silence, psalmody, brotherly love, shared poverty, rich sacramental life, and countless dail y opportunities to share in the redemptive sufferi ngs of Christ. The monks hasten to clarify things for first-time guests: this life is not romantic! "Washing dishes, canning, doing laundry and house cleaning, maintaining our buildings: these express a hidden life, obscure, ordinary, laborious." But the guest is struck by a transparency in all the ordinary acts of life, accomplished in willingness , not for God , but with God. And for the salvation of the world. How does one begin to speak about the worship space with these monks whose whole life is liturg ical and sacramental? They have so much to teach me! I was struck by how meaningful , how holy is their simple act of gathering, of assembling for prayer. The bells call them to gather lor prayer throughout the

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Catholic weekl y. The circulation reaches almost every diocese in China , and a few overseas. In Shanghai the Kuangg i Press, with even better staff Althoug h I frequentl y visit China and my famil y there , it has been my desire to go there with a religious group. With and facilities , publishes some of the latest Churc h docusuch a group, 1 felt I might see China from a fresh viewpoint. I ments in Chinese. They also printed the Chinese version of the Divine Office , the biblical dictionary and a theolog ical might not learn more, but would learn it more deeply. While recuperating after recent surgery, I decided to travel dictionary . Their latest achievement is the production of a to China with Maryknoll Sister Janet Carrol l of the U.S. bi-weekl y pamp hlet aimed at enriching the spirituality of Catholic Conference's Catholic China Bureau , as part of its the clergy and reli gious. Comparable with major seminaries worldwide , the semiseventh study tour to China. I can say I got more out of the tour , naries run a six-year course, two years of philosophy and than anybody else because I enjoyed the best of both worlds four of theology. There is an average of 140 seminarians in being the only Chinese-American. 's , each of the four we visited. The seminary in Shanghai is b y This year delegation was the smallest only 11 members. far the best. The library is quite There were five priests, three adequate. Besides their own proSisters and three lay persons from fessors , they often have visiting all parts of the United States. scholars from Hong Kong, Besides myself, Sister lanet and a Taiwan and overseas. lay person spoke good Chinese. The clergy and religious are Our stud y tour started in clearl y divided into two age Beijing on May 19, and ended groups , those over. 70 and those in Shanghai on June 3. We visunder 40, the obvious result of the ited seven dioceses, four semiCultural Revolution between naries, two Sisters novitiates , 1965 and 1975. Generally the two Catholic Press offices, sevelder priests are supportive of the eral convents , churches and temples . younger ones, giving them Our over all impression was advice , spiritu al guidance and that the people are serious about readying them to take over responsibilities. their religion. Churches are usualAt Hangzhow University ly filled beyond capacity. Sunday we visited the Christian liturg ies are celebrated With Wearing his Jubilee Year 2000 T-shirt, Msgr. Science researc h center. Most singing and dignity, althoug h a Ignatius Wang (left) visits a religious vestments few elderly parishioners prefer to of the researchers are not producer in China with a local member of a say their rosary during Mass. Christians , including the women 's religious community and Father Ronald There are no lay Communion director. Their studies include Chochol (right) of the St. Louis Archdiocese. ministers. At Communion time. Aristotelian ethics and priests come in to help. Lectors Christianity, patristic and bibare well trained. Their clear and distinctive reading attracted lical theology. Their work is arduous and admirable coneven those of our group who do not fully understand the sidering their limited resources. They feel lucky to receive "something " fro m the government , which holds Chinese language . Sign of Peace! On my return I read the back issues of our atheism as its "god". Their publications are objective and Catholic San Francisco and noticed letters to the editor dis- profound , and deserve serious attention. cussing shaking of hands before Communion. In China, At the Buddhist temple in Shijiazhuan the vice-Abbot including Hong Kong and Taiwan, after the celebrant or dea- received us with warm hospitality. From the moment we con announces the Sign of Peace, those in the sanctuary and entered the temple precincts , we began to feel our pace slowthe congregation will bow to each other. Then, people in the ing down. Our host had a soft voice, yet, we all heard him pews turn to face the central aisle to bow to the people on the clear ly. Though it was a hot afternoon , he walked with us fully other side. They do this in unison, and it looks very dignified. dressed in his yellow robe, shaved head and hatless. He walked Without this unison, they would bounce their heads together, slowly, and did not seem to notice the scorching sun. and the Sign of Peace would become sign of confusion. Often he would stop to give an explanation, meanwhile some The only exception we saw was in Wuhan. The young cel- of us would search for shade. Asked whether most Chinese are ebrant, a graduate from a theological school in the United Buddhists, he replied in his slow and meditative manner: States, after bowing to the congregation, walked down the "Actually most of them are sympathetic Buddhists." As with aisle, and started shaking hands. The people, including the eld- many of his explanations, we were left to read between the lines. erly, seemed to appreciate this gesture, People often ask about the "underground" and the open On the secular front , Westernizing influences are Church. Some think the underground Church operates secretnoticeable. The McDonalds and the KFCs are doing well in ly, which is not the case. Little can be hidden to the Chinese most cities. Hard Rock Cafes and Starbucks are found in government. Perhaps the best description is that the open larger cities. Church is registered with the government according to law, and There are positive signs of growth in the Catholic Press. the underground Church is not. 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Pope calls gay pride gathering 'affront ' to Jubilee By Benedicta Cipolla VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his first public mention of an international gay pride gathering, Pope John Paul II called the event an "affront to the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000." Speaking Jul y 9 at the weekly Angelus prayer in St. Peter 's Square , the Pope expressed "bitterness " over World Gay Pride 2000, held Jul y 1-9 in Rome, saying it marked an "offense to the Christian values of a city so dear to the heart of Catholics from all over the world." "The Church cannot silence the truth , because ... it would not help to discern what is good from what is evil," he said.

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The Pope emphasized Church teaching on homosexuality, which holds that homosexual acts "are contrary to the natural law," and quoted directl y from the "Catechism of the Catholic Church": "This inclination , which is objectively disordered , constitutes for most of them a trial." "They must be accepted with respect , compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided ," he said of homosexuals. The Pope's comments drew immediate criticism from gay activists, who said the July 8 parade through the city, the culmination of more than a week of events , was not intended as an offense against the Church. "The real offense is the homophobia and

anti-gay prejudice fueled by the Vatican hierarchy," Francesco Grillini , a leading Italian gay activist, said in a statement. The decision to hold World Gay Pride 2000 in Rome during the Jubilee Year sparked a storm of controversy earlier this year among Italian politicians , many of whom felt the event was a clear provocation against the Church. The Vatican expressed displeasure over Rome 's hosting of the event during Holy Year 2000, and in particular during Poland's national p ilgrimage. Althoug h the city of Rome withdrew its official sponsorshi p in May, Mayor Francesco Rutelli said he could not forbid the march.

The Jul y 8 parade , attended by an estimated 70,000 people, including several leftist Italian politician s , passed without serious incidents , though some participants carried anti-Church placards. Among the marchers was Father Vitaliano Delia Sala, a southern Italian priest, who spoke at the Circus Maximus, an ancient Roman racetrack, at the close of the parade. He urged the Pope to meet with homosexuals , saying "There is need for dialogue , not closing off." Father Delia Sala said his diocese, Monteverg ine, may take action against him. No official of the diocese could be reached for comment.

cates there is little chance of reform from the present structure. The excuse that "we need to attract good people" is answered by the New York Archdiocese. Being ten times bigger, they were still able to attract a Msgr. Sullivan for about $25,000 or less. Don't shake the basket under my nose this year for this "charity ". Bill Gannon San Francisco (Ed note: Bill Gannon is correct on the priest salary approximation for the New York Archdiocese. Executive director of the Catholic Charities operation there, Msgr. James J. Murray, notes, however, that to

replace him or the agency 's CEO — Msgr. Kevin Sullivan — with a lay person the agency would "expect to pay in excess of $125 ,000" . The New York Catholic Charities operation is structured differen tly than that of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Revenues for its "core " . direct services division for 1999 were about $23.4 million. In addition , however, it has oversight and shared responsibilities for another 125 agencies within a federation structure for which annual revenues approach $400 million, according to Msgr. Murray.)

If they want to make this kind of. money and live the lifesty le they are living, let them go into the private sector. The fact th at they make this kind of money and they have had lo shut down one program after another reflects poorl y on the Church. I am so tired of people in "not for profits " getting rich off the poor. This has got to end and I feel the Catholic community often turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the "wrongs" being done. I am sure this happens more often than we know, as has been proven by the United Way scandal years ago. I am also sure it eventuall y is forgotten because these are mainl y local incidents and people just don 't care if it doesn't affect them personall y. As Catholics, we should care. We should care for all our sisters and brothers if we reall y profess our faith and live as children of God. The executives of Catholic Charities should not be allowed to continue in their jobs if they are not looking after the needs of the Catholic community. That is suppose to be their primary responsibility, not padding their pockets and eating well. Laura McClung San Francisco

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Iraq sanctions... ¦ Continued from page 8 The organization 's Kath y Kelly charged that the sanctions demoralize the Iraq i people and turn them strong ly against the United States. Kelly has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In addition to working with Congressman Lantos , organizers around the Bay Area are try ing to make the public more aware of Iraq is ' suffering. "Most people don ' t know anything about this issue ," pointed out Roberta McLaug hlin , a member of the St. John of God Peace and Justice Committee and an organizer of the Lantos meetings. She credited Father Labib Kobti , pastor of St. John of God Parish and St. Anne 's Arabic community, for bringing the matter to her group 's agenda. She exp lained the local Catholic peace and justice community was "uninformed " rather than "apathetic " about the pli ght of the Iraq i citizens. "Hussein is a tyrant ," McLaughlin declared. " Our government may be against

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Also at the funeral were Father Albert Vucinovich , pastor , St. Catherine of Siena Parish , Burlingame; Father James Morris , parochial vicar , St. Robert Parish , San Bruno , Richard Hannon , director of finance for the Archdiocese; and Maurice Heal y, director of communications. Interment was at All Souls Catholic Cemetery in Long Beach where Mrs. Levada 's husband , Joseph , is also at rest.

Aug. 6 is the 10th anniversar y of the imposition of the U.N. sanctions. Protest activities are p lanned that weekend in Washington , D.C, according to Peace Action 's Zucker. In a national "Campaign of Conscience," the Quaker organization American Friends Service Committee has joined the multidenominational Fellowship for Reconciliation to raise funds to purchase equipment to rebuild infrastructure for Iraqi citizens. The San Francisco Labor Council has denounced the sanctions. A Jan. 11 , 1999 resolution calls on "the AFL-CIO and all local unions , international unions , state federations of labor and central bodies to publicly oppose the bombing of Iraq, and demand an immediate halt to the U.S. military build-up in the Gulf." Santa Clara County passed on April 28 a resolution calling for an end to the sanctions. In addition , several East Bay organizations have joined the anti-sanctions effort, according to a June 19 Catholic Voice story. Simmering behind the "dialogue " between Lantos and peace activists is a revelation about allegedl y false Congressional testimony of a Kuwaiti "princess " who reported Iraqi soldiers murdered Kuwaiti babies by plucking them from incubators , casting them onto hospital floors. The Bush Administration and Congress members, including Lantos, used the "incubator baby " story to fan support for sanctions against Iraq . Details trickled out the story had been a fabrication. A public relations firm hired by the Kuwaiti government has been implicated . A September 1992 article in Washington Monthly details how the story unraveled bit by bit. Activists said they did not bring up the incident during their recent meeting with Lantos because they want to engender his cooperation on H.R. 3825.

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Datebook the Archdiocese by phone at (415) 565-3629; by email at christineop@slyam.org; or visit the ministry ' s website at www.sfyam.org. Unless other wise noted contact the Young Adult Office for additional information about the following activities. July 18: "Two Tribes: Solving 2000 years of misunderstandings, one meeting at a time" Catholic and Jewish young adults discuss sexuality as it applies to faith at St. Dominic Parish Hall , 2390 Bush St., SF. Contact Mary Jansen at jansenmar@aol.com. July 22: "Summer Sizzle Young Adult Day" at St. Cyprian Parish, 195 Leota Ave., Sunnyvale, noonmidnight. Bring yourseli and iriends tor an experience of fun , faith, food and fellowship. $30 early registration ends soon. $40 later. Contact Diocese ol San Jose young adult site al www.youngadultsdsj.org. The date for Fall Fest 2000, the largest Young Adult conference in the region , is Oct. 14 at Dominican College Volunteer opportunities available. Young Adult communities have been established at the following parishes. Please call the numbers listed for more information. St. Dominic, SF, (415) 567-7824; St. Gabriel , SF, (415) 731-0650; St. Vincent de Paul, SF, (415) 922-1010; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, (650) 343-5809; St. Andrew, Daly City, (650) 756-3223.

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

Jubilee Mass2000 Oct. 28: "Extraordinary Jubilee Year Mass and Catholic Community Celebration" at San Francisco 's PacBell Park with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding. Will include prelude "Call to Worship" featuring more than 450 singers and 200 multi-cultural dancers from throughout the Archdiocese of San Francisco. For information, call Kathleen Buckley at (415) 565-3672.

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Knights of Columbus ot the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council , call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641. 3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

befo re next day 's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 67 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Tuesdays, 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m. Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751 . St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, M - F 7:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat . 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass until Sat. at 8 p.m.

Family Life/Respect Life Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption and Foster Care Program is looking for prospective adopting families lor children. Attend a free information meeting on the first Thurs . of every month at 7 p.m. at 814 Mission St., 5th floor, SF or on the second Tuesday at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo. Call (415) 844-4781. Seton Medical Center 's Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offer classes in the Creighton Model of Natural Family Planning. 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. Introductory instructions for couples interested in Natural Family Planning are available by appointment from NFP consultant and instructor, Gloria Gillogley. NFP is a method of conception regulation based on fertility awareness and selective abstinence, which can also benefit couples having difficulty conceiving. Call Gloria at (650) 345-9076. Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages , has upcoming weekends. Separated or near divorced couples are encouraged to attend. Call Lolette or Tony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

Single, Divorced,Separated 45-plus professional singles meet for coffee and good conversation every Wed., 5:30-7 p.m. at Starbucks at Jackson and Davis in downtown SF. Go to table with PS sign. Call (415) 391-8579. Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639. For Information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese, call (415) 273-5521. New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 3349088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com. July 20: New Wings meeting featuring Jesuit Father Francis Buckley with "The Church - why join , stay, leave, return?". July 16: "Jazz in the Grove" by Emmy nominee Cassandra Wilson at 2 p.m. Call Ginny at (415) 470-0612. July 22: Big Band Dance with Les Brown on USS Hornet at 7 p.m. Call (510) 521-8448 for tickets or (415) 897-0639 for carpool information. July 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21: Salsa dancing lessons for couples and singles in Carroll Hall of St. Thomas More Community. $40 per person includes all four lessons. Call Ron at (650) 583-1016

lectures/Classes/Radio-TV July 26: "A Witness to Life: Responding to the Death Penalty", 7-9 p.m. at the Marianist Center, 22622 Marianist Way, Cupertino. Hear Terri McCaffrey speak on the commitment of the Catholic bishops to end the death penalty. Call (408) 2536279. Join Joe Stlnson for "Good Grief" a 13-week series airing Sundays at 4 p.m. on Catholic Family Radio, KDIA1640 AM. Call (650) 866-3525. Thursday morning Lectionary-based Bible studies with Father Jose Corral at St. Anthony Church, 3500 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park. 9 - 10:30 a.m. Child care for children 3 years and above is available. Call (650) 366-4692.

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Reunions Centennial of St. Anne's Home, SF. Looking for old photos or written recollections of the Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Anne's Home or residents of the home. Contact John McGuckin at (415) 765-2945. Class of Jan. 1950 from Brooklyn 's St. John's Prep should call Tom Brett at (718) 263-0123 or (516) 333-1272 for information about upcoming three-day reunion in November. Sept. 10: Mercy High School, SF reunion for members of its Class ot 1960 at the Olympic Club, SF. Call Terri Driscoll , alumnae director, at (415) 3377218.

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Volunteer Opportunities St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin hosts a volunteer orientation on July 27 at 5:30 p.m. at 820 B St., San Rafael. Learn about some exciting opportunities. Call Kim at (415) 454-3303 Be a guardian at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call the cathedral at (415) 5672020. Mission Dolores, SF, needs tour guides, greeters, and gift shop volunteers. Especially looking for adults to share the history of Mission Dolores and early SF during one-hour tours for school children and other groups. Training provided. Retirees welcome. Tues. through Sun. Call Brother Guire Cleary at (415) 621-8203. The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns offers volunteer opportunities in social justice, respect life, advocacy and other areas. Call (415) 565-3673. Help special needs children with The Learning Tree Center, a non-profit organization that will train, supervise and provide ongoing feedback to you in a unique home-based program. Learn how to share energy, enthusiasm and acceptance. Call Arlene (415) 457-2006. Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group is looking for volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to people living with AIDS. For information, call Harry Johnson at (415) 863-1581. St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco invites you to join them in sen/ice to the poor: (415) 977-1270, ext 3003. Women in Community Service, seeks people to assist women making the transition from public assistance to the workforce. Call Gwen at (415) 3973592. Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders Support Team helps frail seniors remain safely and independently in their homes by providing rides , food delivery and companionship. Interested volunteers should call Nic Griffin at (415) 206-9177. California Pacific Medical Center is always in need of volunteers. Call (415) 750-6038. Catholic Charities' St. Joseph Village needs ongoing volunteers for its children's activity program and offers a variety of opportunities in gardening, cooking, clerical and maintenance. Contact Denise Botcheos at (415) 575-4920, ext. 218. San f rancisco's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers for its many outreach programs to the poor: (415) 241.2600. Birthright needs people to work with women faced with unplanned pregnancies. For more information, call Mary Alba at (415) 664-9909. San Mateo County's Volunteer Center : call (650) 342-0801. For San Francisco Volunteer Center, call (415) 982-8999. Laguna Honda Hospital, SF is in need of volunteers to serve as eucharistic ministers , lectors and chapel escorts at Tues. and Sun. morning Masses. Call Sister Miriam at (415) 664-1580, ext. 4-2422.

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Royal Shakespeare 's post-modern Taming of the Shrew ' a treat best , cleverly updating Shakespeare 's p lay as well as faithfull y respecting the text. Instead of deforming Shakespeare 's intention to assuage the feminist clamors of our times, Posner allows spectators to interpret Kalherine 's conversion to obedience as they wish. Why not see Katherine 's famous fifth act speech of submission as a learning experience about how to cope with a violent male? After all , the procedure nonetheless pays off because Petruchio is so pleased that he also softens. One could see the mora l of the play as "He who tames is in turn tamed.". Monica Dolan 's low-voiced yet sharp, shrewish repartee, later contrasted with her matured behavior , wins us over. Stuarl McQuarrie 's aggressive macho comportment is powerfull y convincing. Miming and expressive movement in the characterizations of Louis Hilyer, Ryan Pope , Nicolas Blane , and John Lloyd Filling ham (although sometimes overl y mugged) lend comical relief to Ihe aclion . Posner 's directing moves at a pace that does not allow for a moment of resp ite. Sets are simple , handsome and colorful. Period and modern costumes are suite d to the action. This dynamic production , superbl y elegant and articulate on all artistic levels is a rare treat , as well as an incentive to better the standards of theatre exemplified by one of the world's finest stage companies. The run of "Shrew" ended in earl y Jul y. However, those interested should watch for Shakespeare 's King Henry IV, Part I, Free Shakespeare in the Park at Lakeside Park , Oakland , June 30-Jul y 16; Amador Community Park , Pleasanton , July 21-Aug. 6, Fridays through Sundays 7:30 p.m.; Memorial Park , Cupertino , Aug. 11-27 , Fridays throug h Sundays

By Annette Lust The world-renowned Royal Shakespeare Company rocked the Bay Are a with a vifaranl stag ing of Shakespeare 's Taming of the Shrew at San Francisco 's Herbst Theatre . The stag ing was an exclusive North American engagement hosted by the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. The Festival continues through Oct. 8 with performances of King Henry IV Parts I and II at several Bay Area locations. In director Lindsay Posner 's version of "Shrew," the 20th century encounters the 17th century as drunken tinker Christop her Sly is earned off by a group of fun-loving huntsmen who place him in a luxurious bathtub and wait on him so that he might believe he is a Lord just awoken from a fifteen-year sleep. When Sl y cruises his computer looking "action ," he happens upon for Shakespeare 's play about a violent relationshi p. Flis interest piqued , the play quickl y moves to 17th century Ital y where Baptista , a rich gentleman of Padua , is attempting to marry off his two daughters. He decides that since the elder [Catherine has a repugnant tongue he must marry her before giving the younger Bianca to any of her suitors. Petruchio from Verona arrives in Padua seeking a rich wife. He becomes Katherine 's sole suitor and marries her desp ite her acrid behavior. . Petruchio starves and deprives Katherine of sleep until he wins her ' obedience. Meanwhile , in a sub plot of quid pro quo comedy, Bianca 's suitors court her by disguising themselves until she is won over by Lucentio, who pretends to be her schoolmaster. Posner 's "Shrew" is postmodern at its

7:30 p.m.; Golden Gate Park , San Francisco, Sept, 2-Oct. 2, Saturdays and Sundays 1:30 p.m. and Monday Sept. 4 at 1:30 p.m. King Henry IV Part II will play at the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Theater , University of San Francisco Sept. 14-0ct. 8. For tickets and information call 415422-222 1 or 415-392-4400 or visit the Festival Web site at sfshakes.org. Annette Lust is a member of Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle and faculty of Dominican Unive rsity of Califo rnia .

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Development Assistant Full-time, benefited position in development department of religious organization, strong computer skills required, use of Macintosh & Microsoft Office 2000, familiar with website and internet, previous experience in fund raising & donor tracking systems, strong communication skills, ability to Interact with a variety of people, work independently and handle multiple tasks required, High school diploma required, some college or AA degree in Business or related field desirable or similar professional experience. Send resume to: Sisters of Mercy, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame, CA 94010, Attn: Human Resources

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Qallager Heffernan Insurance Brokers , a leading insurance and risk management company to a large segment of California Catholic dioceses, relig ious orders and olher institutions is looking for a seasoned professional Loss Prevention Consultant, Experience in risk evaluation , risk management techniL|ues and safety consulting is necessary. The successful candidate will join a team of risk management professionals in providing superior client service to make a meaning ful impact in the reduction of losses lor these organizations. Please call or fax or e-mail your qualifications to:

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J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. Is interviewing for experienced Sales Reps to sell advertising in weekly Catholic Church Bulletins. Bilingual a plus. Work in your local area. We offer the qualified candidate realistic earning potential of $25K - $5OK . Our benefit package includes Medlcal/Dental/401 K/Expenses.

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Coordinator of Youth Ministry: This position is responsible for helping pastors , parish staff and volunteers meet the spiritual and social needs of the teenage community of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. This is done throug h direct consulta tion and collaboration with the Director and staff of the Off ice of Religious Education and Youth Ministry. In addition this position works with the parishes and trains both professional and volunteer workers in youth ministry. The position is responsible for implementing the goals and strategies of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan regarding youth. We are seeking someone with at least 5 years experience directing Catholic youth ministry programs in either a parish or a diocese. This person needs to work well with adults as well as youth. They need experience in event planning, networking and outreach. This position requires traveling to parishes^ The applicant must have their own transportation available. They should also be bilingual in Spanish.

RECEPTIONIST St. John the Evangelist Parish has an immediate opening for a part-time (12-1 5 hours per week) receptionist. Good people skills , communication skills and basic computer skills required (Microsoft Word). Prefer someone fluent in Spanish. Salary In accord with resume to Fr. Jim Myers, S.S., Archdiocesan guidelines. Submit St. John the Evangelist Parish, 98 Bosworth St., San Francisco, CA 94112. (415) 334-4646. FAX (415) 334-0891.

MERCY CENTER RECEPTIONIST Full time position, with benefits, available for Mercy Center/ Motherhouse. Duties include welcoming retreat/conference Center guests, answering telep hone and providing clerical assistance. Requires typing and/or computer experience with Microsoft Office 2000 and ability to learn File Maker Pro program. Schedule M-F 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Occasional evening work possible.

Human Resources Coordinator: This person will work directly with the Managers of Benefits and Employment for the Archdiocese. The candidate must have excellent communication and computer skills; at least 2 years experience in a human resources environment and be attentive to detail. This position will be called on to work on a full range of human resource activities and projects , and therefore , provides a great career development opportunity for the selected candidate .

Send resume to: Sisters of Mercy 2300 Adeline Drive Burlingame , CA 94010 Attn: Human Resources Or fax to: (650) 347-2550 or e-mail MercyJB@aol.com

Administrative Assistant to the School of Pastoral Leadership:

FULL AND PART-TIMETEACHING POSITIONS

This position serves as the receptionist and secretary to the School of Pastoral Leadership. The successful candidate will prepare documents, code invoices, answer phones, maintain a data base and assemble class materials. Applicants need excellent computer skills, knowledge of bookkeeping, good interpersonal skills and be fluent in Spanish. There will also be times when this person must be able to travel off site to classes so they will need their own transportation.

Notre Dame High School, Belmont , CA is seeking full and part-time faculty for the 2000-01 academic year in • Religious Studies • Campus Ministry • English Minimum Requirements for Notre Dame High School: • Bachelor of Arts Degree and • Master 's Degree in Theology /Religious Studies • California Teaching Credential (preferred)

Located on 11.6 acres, Notre Dame High School was founded in 1851 in San Jose. The school moved to its present site in Belmont in 1922. In the past five years, the school has experienced a 39% increase in enrollment. Interested candidates should submit a letter of intent and resume to:

JoAnn Kozloski, Assistant Principal Notre Dame High School 1540 Ralston Avenue Belmont, California 94002 (650) 595-191 3 / FAX 650-593-9330 e-mail: Jkozloski@ndhsb.org

The Diocese of San Jose, the Catholic Church in Santa Clara County, seeks a committed , experienced individual with the enthusiasm and skills to expand its current development program . The Director is responsible to the Bishop and works in collaboration with local schools and parishes lo promote the philosophy of stewardship throug hout the Diocese. Successful candidate must have senior-level development experience , proven ( rack record with demonstrated success in the following: program desi gn and imp lementation , annual fund , planned giving, major gifts, corporate solicitation , marketing and community relations , staff supervision and administration. Excellent interpersonal communication and org anizational skills a must. Non-profit experience require d, church experience preferred . Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Resume/cover to: Linda Bearie, Chancellor, Diocese of San Jose, 900 Lafayette St., Ste. 301, Santa Clara , CA 95050 Fax: (408) 983-0203.

You can make a difference! Jk The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking three hsn IX UP professionals to fill the following Archdiocesan staff positions

St. John the Evangelist Parish is now seeking applications for the position of Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant works as a member of the pastoral team serving a richly diverse parish in the Outer Mission district. People skills, organizational skills, collaborative skills and computer skills are required (including facility with Microsoft Office). Fluency in Spanish a plus. Responsibilities include maintenance of personnel/ payroll files, facilities coordination, basic bookkeeping (checks and deposits) and secretarial duties. This is a full time position (32-35 hours per week) with salary and benefits In accord with Archdiocesan guidelines and policies. Submit resume to Fr. Jim Myers, S.S., St. John the Evangelist Parish, 98 Bosworth St., San Francisco, CA 94112. (415) 334-4646. FAX (415) 334-0891.

Salary and benefits reflect the competitive range approved by Notre Dame High School's Board of Directors (Placement on the scale is dependent on degrees, qualifications, and experience). Degree and Credential preparation should be consistent with the guidelines set forth by the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

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The Pastoral Center welcomes your interest and awaits your resumes. Please submit your resume with a cover letter telling us why you feel you are qualified for any of these positions to: The Archdiocese of San Francisco, Attn : Katy Andrews; 445 Church Street; San Francisco, CA 94114 or FAX to: 415-565-3648.

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