July 25, 2003

Interfaith coalition Religious leaders express concern fo r poo r in state budget impasse

By Patrick Joyce SACRAMENTO , CA - As the state budget impasse entered is third week, a coalition of California religious leaders gathered on the steps of the state Capitol to exhort their political counterparts to come up with, in the words of Sacramento Auxiliary Bishop Richard Garcia, "a just budget now - right now."

Criticizing proposals to "slash" state services to "the most vulnerable among us, " the Rev. John Freesemann told a crowd of 100: "Slashing is what you do in horror movies , not in well-run governments. Slashing disfigures and cripples and kills. We don 't need slashing. We need vision, and we need leadership.... willing to compromise politically but never willing to compromise morally."

The state entered its new fiscal year July 1 without a budget and without agreement on how to bridge a huge gap between spending and revenue. Democrats and Republicans not only cannot agree on a solution - they also disagree on die size of the problem. Gov. Gray Davis says the deficit is $38 billion, while Republicans say the Democrat governor has inflated that figure by billions of dollars.

While the religious leaders did not take sides in their remarks, posters displayed at the service criticized spending cuts proposed in a Republican budget plan , and several speakers called for tax increases. Republican legislators are refusing to agree to any tax increases.

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Vatican official says major religions must work as allies for peace

By Tracy Early Catholic News Service MORRISTOWN , N.J. (CNS) — Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, called July 19 for Jews, Muslims and Christians to work as allies to "build up a new human civilization of life. " In a time when many people, especially in the West, have "lost their direction and ethical orientation ," adherents of the three religions constitute "an enormous human, religious and ethical potential against the immense destructive potential in our world," he said.

Cardinal Kasper joined a rabbi and an imam at a special assembly on "Children of Abraham: Journeys to God" at the College of St. Elizabeth, an institution run by the Sisters of Charity in Morristown.

Identifying the Middle East as a place where the alliance was especial ly needed , Cardinal Kasper urged that Christians, Muslims and Jews work together to "end the

The differences "are not incidental," but go to the core of the respective religious identities, and for Christians involve the one , Jesus, through whom they become "by faith Abraham 's children , " he said.

Noting that the church today rejects some approaches to missionary work and conversion used in the past, Cardinal Kasper said mission was nonetheless central to the New Testament, and that "to give witness of one's own faith belongs to our faith ."

He also pointed out that while Muslims were free to build vicious circle of violence and counter-violence which has mosques in the West, Christians could not build churches in caused the death of so many innocentpeopleon both sides." some Muslim countries, and said that under the Shariah, or Jerusalem should be "a place of peace for Jews, Muslim law, Christian life "becomes difficult or is often even Muslims and Christians , and a sign of hope for peace for oppressed." all humankind , " he said.

"Further dialogue for the sake of peace should focus on Cardinal Kasper warned, however, against "the dangers of these fundamental issues of human rights and religious a religious pluralism and lehtivismwhich would jeopardize freedom as the fundamental human right, " he said. the fundamentals of our beliefs," and called rather for living The College of St. Elizabeth event, which drew an ALLIES FOR PEACE, page 18 with the differences "in a peaceful way."

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Mexican bishops plan community kitchens to help poor families By loan Grillo Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Faced with 40,000 Mexican children dying from malnutrition every year, the Mexican bishop 's conference is launching a campaign to set up community kitchens in poor neighborhoods across the country.

"Making sure people don 't go hungry is the duty of the government. But when the government doesn't do its job , the church has to act," Sister Ludmila Garcia Locon, an organizer of the National Solidarity Campaign , told Catholic News Service.

There are 54 million people living below the poverty level in Mexico, with 20 million of them living in extreme pov erty, according to official statistics. According to UNICEF, of the 2 million children who are born each year in Mexico, 158,000 die, and 40,000 of these deaths are related to malnutrition.

Malnutrition also can cause children to be more diseaseprone, stunt their intellectual development and cause boys to become sterile as adults.

The National Solidarity Campaign, which will be officially launched Aug. 20, will include the creation in at least 16 dioceses of community kitchens that wiU provide food for children between 1 and 12 years old.

The kitchens will be based on a model developed in Brazil — a country with a similar culture and problems of poverty.

The church will provide space and pots and pans, while mothers will be invited to cook one day a week at a cost of about $1 per day per child. This will allow the kitchens to be sustainable in the long term, explained Noe Becerra Alvarez, a campaign organizer.

Church officials are inviting wealthier parishioners to pay the daily fee for some of the children — especially those who are orphaned or receive no support from their parents.

"We are campaigning for people to learn the real meaning of the word solidarity," Sister Garcia said.

One community kitchen has already been established in Nuevo Laredo, near the U.S .-Mexican border.

The kitchens also teach the mothers about organization and nutrition , and provide them with a support network.

Campaign organizer Laura Arenas Ballester said it is 1Q crucial to address the problem of child malnutrition imme19 ' diately, as it is getting worse every year.

In many cases, the breakdown of fami lies leads to hunger, with single mothers unable to provide for their children, or kids who run away from home unable to provide for themselves, Arenas said. There also are many M m cases when the parents are together, but struggle to put food on the table because salaries are so low, she said.

Mexico's minimum wage lost two-thirds of its value between 1977 and 2000. It is now about $4 per day.

"In Mexrco, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer," Arenas said.

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Book attracts readers trying to understand lapsed Catholics

By Patricia Zapor

Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — His newest book may be called, "It's Not the Same Without You," but the people buying Mitch Finley's latest work seem to be those who want to understand why people leave and return to the Catholic Church, rather than those its title aspires to reach.

In a phone interview with Catholic News Service July 21, Finley, author of more than 30 books on Catholic topics, said the people he has been hearing from since "Without You" was released in February apparently are buying the book as a way to help them figure out what has led their friends or family members to break away from the Catholic Church.

"They're not buying it to give to people who have been Some of those mentioned in the book tell of returning to alienated from the church, but to help themselves understand the church after working out whatever problem led them to what their friends or relatives have gone through," he said. leave or after being invited back. Others flatly say they Finley said he was prompted to write the book by the don't miss it, are happy with their decision or could never same desire those readers express — the desire to under- see themselves getting past the issue that led them to leave. stand why so many relatives and friends feel alienated from Finley frequentl y cites a line from author Father Andrew the church that means so much to him.

Greeley: "If you can find a perfect church go ahead and join The book uses anecdotes from dozens of people who it, but as soon as you do it won 't be perfect anymore." described themselves as "lapsed ," "fallen away," or "recovHe said his research helped him understand the depth of ering" Catholics. Their stories include those who feel they often-justifiable hurt that some people have about the were treated insensitively by someone in the church at a Catholic Church as well as the unreasonable expectations critical moment; those who disagreed with a point of church other people have of the institution. teaching or changes in theology or liturgy since the Second "If somebody wants a reason to become a lapsed Catholic, Vatican Council; and those who simply drifted away. they 're not going to have any trouble finding a reason," he said.

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House keep s ban on funding f or group s involved in f orced abortions

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The House, by a 216-211 vote July 15, maintained a ban on U.S. funding for organizations that promote forced abortions or sterilizations. The legislation, supported by Catholic and other pro-life leaders, keeps intact U.S. policy that has been in place since 1985. In a statement released the same day, Gail Quinn, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-life Activities, said that with the vote, House members "affirmed the dignity of women and their unborn children in developing nations." "Coerced abortion has been condemned throughout the international community as a crime against humanity and as an act of violence against women," Quinn said, adding that she hoped the Senate also will take "the right action" and keep the ban in place.

17.5. Bishop s approve norms

WASHINGTON (CNS) — By overwhelming margins the U.S. bishops have approved a National Directory for Catechesis and a revised National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States. They adopted the catechesis document by a vote of 217-6. The diaconate document was approved by a vote of 235-2. Both documents must receive confirmation from the Holy See before they take effect. The bishops amended both texts and voted on them at their June 19-21 meeting in St. Louis. The votes were taken shortl y before adjournment June 21, however, and were inconclusive because too many bishops had already left the meeting.

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Vatican says f lexibility allowed on posture after Communion

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Vatican's top liturgy official has said the church' s liturgical norms for posture at Mass do not forbid Catholics from sitting or kneeling when they return to their p lace after Communion. The ruling from Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, was published in the July issue of the newsletter of the U.S. bishops ' Committee on Liturgy. It said the issue arose when some bishops, seeking to implement the church's new General Instruction of the Roman Missal, directed that those who have already received Communion should remain standing until everyone has received, and then may kneel or sit during the period of silence following Communion.

Responding to what the bishops' Secretariat for Liturgy called "numerous inquiries " on the subject , committee chairman Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago sent the congregation a "dubium," or formal question seeking a clarification of the law.

Largest U.S. diaconate class

ALBUQUERQUE , N.M. (CNS) — Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe ordained 61 new perm anent deacons Jul y 12 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The 61 men — believed to be the largest class of diaconate candidates in the United States this year — represented a variety of careers and professions, including scientists, engineers, educators , businessmen and retired military. Each had completed a four-year training before ordination. "Our Lord has blessed us abundantly as we celebrate our 150th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe."

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Pope John Paul II at summer residence waves to faithful at general audience. In a meeting with partici pants of a European university conference at Castel Gandolfo July 19, the pontiff strong ly urged inclusion of an explicit reference to Christianity in the draft of a European Union constitution that is currently being drawn up. Italy, Spain , Portugal and Poland have also called for such specific language.

Indianapo lis teen chastity Pop e underscores Europes Christian roots in EU constitution p rog ramgets p ap al recognition

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Ital y (CNS) — As a draft constitution for the European Union moved toward formalization , Pope John Pau l II stepped up his insistence that the text include an explicit reference to Europe ' s Christian roots. In two appearances at his summer residence outside Rome in mid-Jul y, the pope said Christianity was a "central and qualif ying element" of European identity that the continent must recognize in order to move successfully into the future. "Christianity has become the reli gion of the European peop les" and continues to have a strong influence on the continent despite widespread secularism, he said at a Jul y 20 midday blessing in the courtyard of the Castel Gandolfo residence. "The Christian faith has shaped Europe 's culture, making itself one with its history," he added. A day earlier, in a meeting with participants in a church-sponsored conference on European universities , the pope said Christianity ' s historical significance in Europe was an indispensable foundation for the continent 's future.

B.C. voucher bill gets nod in House, held up by Senate

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A school voucher initiative for the District of Columbia , backed b y Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, has been approved by a House committee, but a companion measure in the Senate is on hold. On Jul y 15 the House A ppropriations Committee approved $10 million in funding for the voucher legislation. Two days later, the Senate Appropriations Committee postponed a vote on the city's bud get amid heated discussion of eliminating the voucher initiative. The voucher measure in the Senate is a $40 million plan that would provide vouchers up to $7,500 for about 2,000 lowincome students to attend private , charter or publi c schools.

The Bush administration and U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige have supported the voucher bill; Cardinal McCarrick and District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams support it on the condition that it also includes funding for public and charter schools.

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Pope John Paul II offered his prayers and an apostolic blessing for hi gh school students who volunteer to present an Indianapolis archdiocesan chastity program to students in middle school. The program , called "A Promise to Keep: God' s Gift of Human Sexuality, " is presented in Catholic schools and relig ious education classes in central and southern Indiana. The pope learned about the church-based , abstinence-onl y curriculum after Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein delivered a scrapbook about the program to the Vatican during a trip to Rome in April. The archbishop recentl y received a letter on Vatican stationery embossed with the Secretariat of State emblem and signed by Archbishop Leonardo Sandri , a top official in the Vatican Secretariat of State , convey ing the pope 's greetings and his special blessing for those involved with the program.

Web site offers apologetics , games, music to young Catholics

WASHINGTON (CNS) — For generations , "fat" has been used by some to mean "good": "fat city," "fat of the land" and so forth. Somewhere along the way, "fat " changed into "p hat," with essentiall y the same meaning. Now , younger Catholics can go to a Web site, www.phatmass.com , and have one foot in contemporary culture and the other foot planted firmly in their faith . The Phatmass Web site actuall y started in late 1999 , according to Dustin Sieber, the site 's Web master. "The orig inal goal of Phatmass was originall y to defend the church against misconceptions ," he said in a telephone interview from his home in Arlington , Texas. "Apologetics , short answers to common misconceptions ," was the focus , he added. But over time, the site evolved to offer games and music to Phatmass visitors . "They can come in for another reason, then put in the apologetics while they 're there," Sieber told CNS.

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'Finding God' is fun at Scripture Camp

Praise and knowled ge of God sp ring f rom St. Charles Bible Camp Hinsch, seventh grade students of St. Charles Elementary, along with public school students of Central Middle School, Mark Dreschke and Brain McKee, and Sarah Milburn of Tierra Linda.

The junior volunteers help keep the children on schedule and participate with the children in various crafts. Ms. Milburn shared her expertise of face painting with St. Charles ' first grader Ali Badgett.

"The children's enthusiasm about their faith continues out of the classroom, " said Rhonda Winner. The volunteer mother of four-year-old triplets Hannah , Lauren, and Henry, third grader Kaolin and first grader Jackson said , "We sing all the songs in the car, and when my husband comes home he has to hear about God and what they learned during the day. They talk about the crafts and the snacks too."

Volunteer and mother, Louise Moore, appreciates all the benefits the program brings to her daughters Miranda and Callie.

Scripture campers begin the day by singing to the Lord "It is giving them the love of God, friendship of other children, and teaching them how to The teaching technique is far from tradi- calms a storm," and (Proverbs 3:5) "Trust be kind and respectful human beings." tional. The children are constantly being in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely "I'd like to see as many parishes as poschallenged to learn through a variety of on what you think you know." sible give Scripture Camp a try," said multi-sensory activities. The rooms are filled With the help of the volunteer mothers and Allison Stastny. The director of the San with laughter and quite noisy with games and the program guide, the children began creat- Mateo Scripture Camp said the program activities including, Bible memory buddies , ing the delicious sailboat snack that included does not cost the parish anything. Each child treasure verses, crafts, and drama intertwined an apple, graham cracker, cheese, some blue pays a fee of $40, and buys a low cost Bible. widi scripture lessons that excite the children. spread for ocean effect, and a toothpick.

The program manuals suggest everything The teachers appear to guide the children Before eating, some very young chil- from how to recruit volunteers to providing to the Word of God, rather than lecture to dren offered thanks to God: "Thank you entertaining scripture based activities, makthem, by participating in the activities with God for Jesus; for God; for Mary; for this ing it as easy as possible for all involved. the students that include acting out the good day; for my family; for my pet ; and For parishes interested in learning more Scriptures, and competing in a variety of fast- for my buddies. Amen." about Scripture Camp, call Ms. Stasmy at paced games. It all produces some very happy The snacks were served by junior volun- (650) 369-2866. She is eager to help so othkids having fun while learning the Scriptures. teers Stephanie Descalso and Emily ers "can experience the joy. " Water world snacks called "stormy seas" were being made in the kitchen. The "green group" was challenged to make a seaworthy boat good enough to eat, reminding the campers of the day's scripture lesson Matthew (8:23-27), "Jesus

By Evelyn Zapp la While it appears most children placed "Finding Nemo" as a top priority on their list of tilings to do this summer, the kids at St. Charles Parish in San Carlos opted for "Finding God" first at Scripture Camp. The popular Disney fish could wait.

Coincidentall y, this year 's Scripture Camp program was titled "SCUBA ," promising a "super cool undersea Bible adventure - where kids dive deeper into their faith."

The young students assembled in the gymnasium in the early morning to sing songs of worship. An enormous whale, with its mouth wide open, occupied the front row. The 120 joy ful voices began singing powerful praises to the Lord. The singers carefull y watched their music instructor, Tami Palladino, singing along with (hem and acting out the words with her arms. The kids caught on fast. They began raising their arms in adulation to the Lord as only children can do - with their entire hearts.

When the preschool to fourth graders separated into their color-coordinated groups, they left for their designated classrooms to find that every nook and cranny was decorated with seafaring creatures, including a few lookalikes of the famous animated movie.

The underwater world was carefull y crafted with appealing visual and tactile objects linking to the day's Bible lesson, making the learning fun and capturing the children 's attention. Video, music, ait, games, discussion, and reading are some of the tools used to bring the children closer to God, and it all works.

"It gets the kids really excited about God and Jesus, and learning about God, singing about God, and talking about God," said Lynn Guslani. The school volunteer is the mother three children enrolled in the Scripture Camp, third grader Lucas, first grader Joey, and preschooler Kelly, who attend the program specifically tailored for the younger students.

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Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, representative to the United States of Pope John Paul U, extended "prayerful and heartfelt congratulations" to the Archdiocese of San Francisco in a letter July 16, which noted the "Sesquicentennial observance of the establishment of the See of San Francisco."

Archbishop Montalvo praised the fidelity of the Archdiocese "in fulfilling the mandate of Christ to go forth and 'make disciples of all nations.'"

He said "under the guidance of episcopal shepherds, priests and religious who have served the faithful of this see, countless numbers of God' s children have been nourished by His word and Holy Sacraments, consoled and healed, renewed and confirmed in the faith which is still so very vibrant in the See of San Francisco. " The Apostolic Nuncio stated that the Archdiocese could be truly proud of the progress achieved in the local Church.

"May this celebration awaken in the hearts of everyone a renewed consciousness of our Christian dignity and common mission to build up the Kingdom of God in service to our brothers and sisters in God's family," he said Archbishop Montalvo said, "be assured of the esteem and spiritual solidarity of Our Holy Father, who unites with you in pray, invoking God's blessing upon you through the intercession of Mary, Our Mother, and good Saint Francis."

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Your Excellency: As the representativeof His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, to these United States, it is ray privilege 10 extend to Your Excellency, the clergy, religious and faithful of the esteemed Archdiocese of San Francisco prayerful and heartfelt congratulations on the joyous occasion of the Sesquicentennial observance of the establishment of the See of San Francisco.

Over these ISO years this Archdiocese has devoted itseJf with fidelity to fulfilling the mandate of Christ to go forth and "make disciples of all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and leach them to observe all the commands I gave you." The testimony of faith powerfully proclaimed by this Archdiocese has given birth to the Dioceses of Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Santa Rosa, Oakland, Stockton and San Jose\ Since the Archdiocese's establishment on July 29, 1853 by His Holiness, Blessed Pius IX, under the guidance of the dedicated episcopal shepherds, priests and religious who have served the faithful of this See, countless numbers of God's children have been nourished by His Word and Holy Sacraments, consoled and healed, renewed and confirmed in the faith which is still so very vibrant in the See of San Francisco.

You can be truly protid of the progress this particular Church has made during these many, many years as you now look to the future with Christian hope. May this celebration awaken in the hearts of everyone a renewed consciousness of our Christian dignity and common mission to build up the Kingdom of God in service to all our brothers and sisters in God' s family.

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The Congressional resolution pays tribute to the Archdiocese for its many contributions to the religious, social and cultural life in northern California. The resolution takes note of the important social service and education missions of the local Church the influence of Catholic social teaching on the labor movement.

The state of California and the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin also issued proclamations honoring the Archdiocese.

A resolution to "commend and honor the Archdiocese of San Francisco" on its 150th anniversary was presented to the Archdiocese

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The state resolution mentions the contributions of the Archdiocese in areas of social service and education, and notes the large number of Catholic parishes and institutions, which have brought "enormous historic, cultural and social value to the Bay Area."

A proclamation approved by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, and signed by Supervisor Tony Hall, gives praise that the "Archdiocese of San Francisco has served for 150 years as an anchor for numerous immigrant groups from Europe, Asia and the Philippines, and central and Latin America.

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Although the new residents have been described as "Senior Sisters," they show no signs of slowing-down, it is just the opposite.

The group of compassionate women brings an impressive abundance of talents, skills, and years of experience working in numerous ministries. They are merging their gifts and tireless spirits to seek new ways of reaching out to the campus and the surrounding community in keeping with their Mission Statement: " ... Each of us cornmits her one and only life to work with others to create justice and peace for all."

Recently, a rest home for the elderly experienced a tragic fire, and the new Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Province Center received a telephone call for help, proving the new building is doing more than just changing the landscape of the 80-year-old Belmont campus.

"The Notre Dame Sisters want the new province center to reach its arms out to their families, friends, altLrnni, co-workers and neighbors," said Shyrl McCormick, community relations director. "They want it to be a center of hospitality, support and enrichment for others. And they want it to be a place where people can be strengthened for ministry and service."

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"What we found here is a real homecoming," said Sister Mary Laxague who was on the college faculty for 30 years. Sister wants "to stay in touch with the University, and find ways to interact with all age levels."

"The building itself reflects the spirit of Notre Dame in California. It is a stunning display of the creativity of the past and the artistry of the present," said Sister Camilla Burns, moderator of the Congregational Leadership Team.

Many of the features of the new building are gathered from the Sisters ministries throughout the State. A window of Blessed Julie is from the Mother of Sorrows Convent in Los Angeles. A tabernacle is from Notre Dame Convent in San Jose. There are windows from the Saratoga novitiate and the chapel doors come from the O'Connor Mansion at Notre Dame High School in San lose.

The Province Center hopes to benefit from the 22 women who decided to return home, a home where they say "all are welcome."

The Sisters recently celebrated their 150th anniversary in California, and they view the new center as an opportunity to continue their tradition and to create needed services for whatever the future may bring.

Notre Dame, now al local supenor," Notre Dame de said Sister Paula Namur University.

Butier. Sister enviAlthough none sions the new cenof the Sisters have ter as a place to full-time ministries gather for small any longer, they group interaction, see their communias well as whole communities comty living as an ing together. The opportunity to volunteer their serviccenter 's large and es at the Belmont small community campus, rooms can easily other accommodate schools, parishes, Sister's concept.

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Camacho (top) who encouraged her to Veronica Skillin, "Living here is join the Sisters of Notre Dame and to Sister who wants the giving ns the opporCatherine McGrath (bottom) who trained her Province Center to tunity to explore all represent a conpossibilities," said Sister Elizabeth Hagmaier, who is looking for- stant source of spiritual strength. She also wants ward to discussing the collective ideas that she to explore "the unseen needs" of the communibelieves will make significant changes for the ty, reach out, and serve in different ways.

"It's great to start something new," said surrounding community.

Hearing the term "Senior Sisters living in Sister Joan Panella, residence administrator, community" made Sister Christina Trudeau who has a long history of managing apartrather apprehensive. She feared it was perceived as time "to be put on the shelf," and she was not ready for that.

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Our Lady of Mercy Elementary....Wielding their brushes in a winning way were 2nd graders, Christine Toribio, who won an honorable mention in the annual Holy Childhood Christmas Seals competition , and Maya Sommer, who took first place in the art category of the Asian Pacific Fund's Growing Up Asian in America contest. Sue Anderson is the school's art teacher.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary....Fond farewell s to 6th grade and junior high math teacher, Jim Kason, who has been a member of the faculty for almost two decades.

Notre dame Elementary, Belmont.. .Brave individuals living with cerebral palsy spent time recently with students as part of an outreach program called Gaining Respect and Acceptance by Sharing Potentials (GRASP] Lessons included "the many ways technology is making life easier for peop le with disabilities " and "celebrating the potentials and achievements of all people who dare to pursue their dreams despite the obstacles - physical and other - in their way." Guest Jay Foderer coaches Step hanie Wilkinson and Cameron Ehring before "wheelchair relay races " that "were a highlight of the day," said Heidi Liebenguth, school publicity chair.

St. Veronica Elementary... The St. V's cheerleading squad came out on top at Immaculate Conception Academy 's 16th annual Cheerleading Competition in April. Close to 10 teams took part. Standing from leftAndrew Behti; ICA principal , Dominican Sister Janice Therese Wellington; Nicole Rath, Kristine llano, Dominique Flores; mascot , Tanner Fornesi; Julia Klein, Katie O'Connell; Hubert Lamela, behind sign.

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By Sharon Roulier Catholic News Service SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) — For seven years Michelle and Joseph Arduino of Worlhington tried in vain to have the baby they had dreamed of when they married in 1994.

They watched with angst as friends and family members had children , always hoping that they would be next.

Once their pastor, Father Donald Noiseaux, of St. Thomas Parish in Huntington , even handed them a phone number for the natural family planning office of the Diocese of Springfield.

"We never acted on it," recalled Michelle Arduino in an interview with The Catholic Observer, newspaper of the Springfield Diocese. "We pushed it aside and said, 'Oh, that can 't work,' because it seemed too easy. It didn 't involve any drugs."

The couple had previously seen doctors and fertility experts who suggested fertility drug treatments but they declined, saying that they did not want to do anything which contradicted their Catholic beliefs.

A few more years passed and the Arduinos , who operate Visiting Angels, a home care agency based in Westfield, attended a healing Mass at the suggestion of one of their employees.

"My husband dragged me there. I was sort of unwilling," said Arduino. "But I had a wonderful experience."

At home following the Mass she noticed an ad in The Catholic Observer "which said something like 'Do you know someone who is trying to achieve a pregnancy?'" she remembered. "I have this feeling that by attending the healing Mass, the Holy Sp irit opened my eyes, opened my heart to natural family planning, to give it a try."

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Joseph and Michelle Arduino hold their 3-month-old daughter, Annmarie , outside their home in Worthington , Mass. seven years of heartache, " said Arduino. Daughter Annmarie Rose was born this year on March 24.

And the Arduinos now want the good news spread about the effectiveness of the Creighton method that can be used to achieve or avoid a pregnancy, according to Dubreuil , who has headed the office in the diocese for the last three years.

"It makes me feel great knowing that these people, who thought they would never have any children , were able to.

It 's such a blessing, " said Dubreuil.

She said she hoped that during Natural Family Planning Week July 20-26, a national observance , more couples would learn about available fertility options, specificall y the Creighton method.

Dubreuil said natural family p lanning has often been misunderstood by couples.

"A lot of times when people think of natural famil y p lanning they think of the rh ythm method, and the Creighton model is not any form of that," said Dubreuil .

Developed in 1976, the Creighton method is based on a woman 's ovulation cycle. It differs from the calendar rhythm method by taking into account longer and shorter fertility cycles, unusual fertility events, the life span of the man 's sperm, and the woman 's overall health .

According to statistics released in 2000, the Creighton method was 96.8 to 99 percent effective.

Recent scientific advances have also shown it to be helpful in identify ing fertility stages, ovarian cysts , hormone disturbances and disorders , endometriosis and the possibility of miscarriage.

"It's also very easy to learn," said Dubreuil , who provides couples with a chart to note the changes that occur during ovulation.

"I deal with a lot of infertility clients," she said. "What I find out a lot of times is the couple dealing with infertility just doesn 't know when they are fertile. So when you show them how to chart their cycle, many times they 're not infertile, they just didn 't know the proper time within their cycle to achieve a pregnancy."

Dubreuil and her husband , Steven, also teach marriage preparation classes at their parish, St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Basilica in Chicopee. They provide information about the Creighton method during their classes, and hope that its popularity will increase.

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Natura l Family Planning Methods come of age on the 35th anniversary of Humanae Vitae

By Chris Lyford Office of Marriage and Family Life A young married woman uses her Palm Pilot to see which BART train she needs to catch, and then, after finding out that she has 5 minutes until her train arrives, charts an entry regarding her fertility cycle. Not that hard to imagine, except she does so on the same Palm Pilot.

Welcome to the present: when Natu ral Family Planning methods are 98% effective (better than many artificial methods), and the training and support make it possible for everyone to use this safe, effective, and virtually cost free method of fertility awareness. The question is; why doesn 't everyone use Natural Family Planning?

Though I was strategically p laced in right field as a third grader for Murphy Logging Company kids baseball team, I still caught the ball for the final out as we won the championship in our little league world series that year.

And though I wasn't really aware of the specifics of the situation., I did realize that I had made the final out, and as my teammates 'dog piled' on top of me in an uninhibited expression of joy, I can clearly recall that of the many things on my mind at the time (relief being one of the major emotions), one tiling I am quite certain I was NOT thinking was something like: "Gee Whiz! I am so miffed at Pope Paul VI for issuing Humanae Vitae!"

In July of 19o8 though, that sentiment may have been held by more than a few, although after thirty five years, the unspeakable evils Paul VI predicted would be unleashed on society have manifested themselves very clearly In his Pastoral Letter entitled "Marriage: A Communion of Life And Love" issued July 10, 2003 Bishop Victor Galeone, Bishop of Saint Agustine, gazes across the moral landscape and points out that since 1968: "1) The divorce rate has more than tripled. 2) The number of sexually transmitted diseases has expanded from six to 50. 3) Pornography grosses more than all the receiptsfrom professionalsports and legitimate entertainment combined. 4) Sterilization is forced on unsuspecting women in third world countries, with China's one-childper-couple policy in the vanguard. Today, even critics of Humanae Vitae admit that this teaching was prophetic".

1believe the answer to my question: 'why doesn't everyone use natural family planning?' can be found in part by what I experienced as an average Catholic growing up in the 60's and 70's. As a young person part of my attention was affixed on the culture, which encouraged sexual liberty as a value, and that the individual coascience dictated the rights of every human person. The problem for me, and I believe many others was

that our consciences were selectively formed. We were taught that we were to question authority, and if authority responds to our "questions ", we don 't necessarily have to follow its directives.

Since the church was the authority in the areas of teaching and forming our minds through Catholic education, it was only as effective to our "tuned in " minds as the lived faith of those whose responsibility it was to teach it. In other words, hypocrisy negated any credibility in our eyes.

Instead, the authority became Saturday Night Live, and ultimately MTV. And so many of my ideas were formed by the common incarnations of the myths floating around the culture: Catholics practice rhythm (otherwise known as Vatican roulette), and, that just like the Catholic character played by John Cleese in Monty Python 's movie "The Meaning of Life", every marital act was ONLYsupposed to have the objectiveof conception. But through the graceof God, only PART of my attention was affixed on the culture.

Most of my attention regarding faith and morals was affixed on the lived example of faith that I witnessed in my parents, whose selfless love made it possible for me to attend Catholic grade school and high school. It was their example of living a sacramental marriage, a communion of life and love that made the lasting impression on me.

That's why I believed them when they pointed to the church's teaching as the source of truth and the means to a conscience formed in the Truth. That's why couples like them who really live their professed faith have only a 2% divorce rate. That 's why I have always used NFP.

Today in the Catholic Church , couples preparing for marriage are required to hear a complete "introductory " description of the methods of Natural Family Planning, and more importantly it's organic relationship to the entire theology of marriage. Many couples express a renewed interest in their ongoing faith development as a result of hearing a compelling explanation of the truth and beauty of the gift of human sexuality.

Perhaps as Catholics, we can prepare a generation of families who show forth the faith in lived examp le, and reflect as one the fact that after 35 years, HumanaeVitae was right For More Informationon Natural Family Planning contactthe Family Life Office (415) 614-5680. On the web: www.SFFamilyLife.com

Modern couple tries NFP Why would a young ,busy couple use naturalfamilyplanning?MeetGabrielleand SteveLuceyfromSan Francisco.She 's a marketing consultantfor a financial servicescompany, and he's a writerfor a strategy-consulting f irm. Despite their often hectic work schedules, they 've managed to make NFPpart of their lives.

Gabe and Steve's six months of marriagepreparation included attending an introductory presentation of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System at St. Dominic 's Church. Af ter attending the informational session, Gabe and Steve decided to team how to use the method in their marriage.Here's what they have to say about why NFP was a good f i tfor them, and why other young couples should consider the method too.

How important was discussing family planning during your marriage preparation process?

Extremely important. We felt that the core basis of a solid marriage rests in respect for life, each other and God. The only way to prepare for this responsibility and gift was through guided discussions and open communication with each other about our expectations for planning and raising a family.

How did you each view family planning?

We view family planning like every other part of our marriage: a team effort. It's something that we worked through and decided was right for our marriage together.

We believe it will help nurture and grow our relationship with each other in a committed, loving way that's in sync with God 's plan for us. We didn 't view this responsibility as only the "woman 's" responsibility. Marriage really is a partnership—family planning is no exception. So once we researched natural family planning, we realized how effective it is, and how it encourages sharing and love between us in a respectful way—we knew it was the right fit for us.

When looking at all your options, why did you choose a natural method?

The basis for our decision was our belief in taking responsibility for the gift of life. We initially met with Cristina, and she explained the method, and how it was easy to use, and very reliable. After that meeting, we felt really good about it, and were a lot more confident about NFP. Lots of times, incorrect information floats around about natural family planning—and many people confuse it with the rhythm method. But after talking with

Cristina, and other friends who were practicing the method and praying about it, we knew in our hearts that it was the right thing to do. And we felt that it would make us a stronger, more united couple.

You were unconventional among your peers because you decided to "wait" until your honeymoon to consecrate your marriage. What challenges did you face by doing this? How did you respond to those who questioned your decision? How did it enhance your newlywed experience—or even your marriage now?

Although "waiting" until you 're married is clearly the exception these days, we both made this commitment to ourselves early on in our lives. So while it may have seemed like a difficult challengefor us to others when they considered our choice, it was really much easier for us because we were able to rely on one another for both support and encouragement to keep our personal commitments while we were dating. And looking back on it now, we feel that our decision to wait brought us even closer together as a couple. It was one of the best choices we made together in our relationship so far—and our marriage is stronger because of it.

What was the most difficult thing about learning a natural method?

It honestly wasn't difficult , but probably the most challenging part was simply getting into the daily habit of recording the day 's observations. But like anything else, once you get into a routine it's pretty simple to manage.

What have been some of the benefits of using a natural method?

We have grown closer together as a couple because it's something that we manage together. And by using a natural method there 's no need for medication as is the case with people who choose to use the pill.

What advice would you give to other young, busy couples preparing for marriage regarding family planning?

Our advicewould be to consider natural family planning!

Talk to people who use the method, and learn more about it.

And most of all talk to one another and pray about family planning. We feel positive about natural family planning and are so happy with our experience. It's easy to use and brings you closer together as a couple.

Resources for Natural Family Planning Trying to get pregnant? Looking for an alternative to the "pill"? Learn how to use a natural family planning method. Enjoy the benefits: • Safe -No drugs or hormones.

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• Natural - Learn to work with the natural cycles of your body.

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• Respects Dignity of Women - Helps a woman understand her fertility—not suppress it, • Invites God Fully into a Marriage - There are no barriers between spouses or between God.

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I believe we are the latter. Nevertheless, I have a strong commitment to the church as a true guardian of the faith.

The church has a grave responsibility to insist that its teachings be followed. Why? Because in our pop culture the deposit of faith constantly is being trivialized.

For example, the best selling book, "A Course in Miracles," which has spawned dozens of other self-help book s, teaches a false theology. Here are a few errors contained in it: 1. There is no need for help to enter heaven, for you have never left.

2. God does not help because there is no need for such help.

3. Jesus was merely a man who saw the face of God in all his brothers and sisters.

4. Jesus became identified with the Christ; this is what all of you must become.

5. Jesus is a carrier of a single message, the love of God. It is possible to read his message and benefit from it without accepting him into your life.

In a section titled "Walking With Christ" (Chapter 31, p.649), we read: "And what of him? What does he want of you? If he be the leader or the follower, to you it matters not — the voice you hear in him is but your own — you hear your voice requesting what you want."

The ideas in this book will confuse and disquiet a person of faith. They contain a denial of the divinity of Jesus and a rejection of his unique role in salvation. They toss out the idea of surrender to the objective will of God. God's voice is a voice i fro m above.

We need the church to teach and clarify the truths ^m 7 of our Catholic faith.

M Now having said ^ that, I believe we still '"''* / / 7 * / have to dig deeper to reconcile the conflict between the church and the modern world.

There is a growing disconnection between the laity and church authority. We need to bridge the gap before it is too late. This issue is not merely one of faith, but of morality as well.

Our popular culture regards conscience as nothing more than a private opinion. Morality is accepted in today 's world as purely a contractual relationship between parties. Whatever they agree to is considered morally right . Therefore they would argue that abortion is OK because the parties consenting to it are all adults.

What about the rights of the infant in the womb?

In truth, morality is about objective rights and duties, not subjective needs and desires.

In my book, "Enjoy Your Precious Life" (Alba House, NY), I tried to brid ge the gap between the church's cold insistence on the objectivity of the moral law and the human need to live a reasonably happy life. The two must be respected without compromising either.

When you are unable to live up to the highest standards of the human spirit , I would recommend that you follow the advice of St. Augustine, "Do what you can do, and pray for what you cannot yet do."

Walking away from the church is not the answer.

Graciousness Italian style

It was a beautiful, quiet morning in the garden, with tiny sounds of birds and a private p lane overhead, as I sip my last drop of espresso and your Archdiocesan paper to finish the superb article recounting the history of Sts. Peter and Paul church in North Beach.

I am a first generation ItalianAmerican, born just after Father Pereni's death, and never knew this history because my immigrant parents lived in the Mission District. I have always supported the Salesian Order and their mission with youth. Now, more than ever, I am proud not only to be an Italian - "immersed" American, but give you my Kudos for this week's cherished articles, including the Mission San Rafael history.

Additionall y, this July 11 issues' "heavier reading," Weigel's column on Islam and Democracy and Rolheiser on "Against an eternal Horizon" offered serious awareness to one 's consciousness and deepest beliefs. Again, thank you for your talented writers. Too bad, these articles will never be seen in the Bay Area 's secular newspapers.

Rose Edel Menlo Park

takes no responsibility of his own weaknesses to conquer and to overcome his difficulties in handling celibacy. He never did mention that he could or should have left the priesthood before being ordained.

In his article, he gives the impression that celibacy leads to sexual abuse. This is preposterous . I wish to repeat, that many experts have stated that sex-abuse is not caused by celibacy and it effects professionals in all areas - education , sports, scouts etc. Many married people have been accused for similar acts of sex-abuse.

I do not condone or excuse sex-abuse by priests - they must be punished , but sexabuse should also be treated as a disease which needs to be cured. Also, why "witchhunting " and targeting of Catholic priests only for this heinous crime?

Many old traditions and values are now undergoing a change, and it seems that the Catholic Church and the rules for training in seminaries an religious orders cannot be exempt. However, changing the rules by allowing priests to marry and asking people to rebel against the Church will cause more disintegration and will not solve the problem.

Quick changes can bring fear and cause confusion to traditions which have worked well and have been going on for years. Therefore , changes should not be entrusted to the over-enthusiastic or to the over cautious. The spiritual and moral issues must be taken into consideration.

A cousin of mine decided to leave the seminary after 12 1/2 years of Jesuit training. I asked him if he had a reason. He said "it is better to be a good layman than a bad priest. " Lenny Barretto Daly City

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We do vote forjudges

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As Catholics we have a duty to defend life, especially the life of those yet to be born. Most of us Catholics vote to ensure the rights of the poor and disadvantaged. We vote for social justice programs and for the rights of labor unions. In recent years, we have considered a vote for the Republican party a vote for war. Many of us vote for the Democratic party because their platform has seemed to better promote social causes.

How sad it is that a vote for a Democratic candidate also means a vote for liberal judges. These liberal jud ges are the ones who have rewritten our Constitution to make abortion a right , banned prayer in school, and declared us no longer "Under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance.

In Congress, the appointment of good qualified men for judges is blocked by filibusters by Democratic congressmen. Their appointment is blocked because these candidates are committed to God and to their reli gion.

What will that leave us for as judges?

Catholics need to seriously consider the result of their vote on the rights of the unborn and our religious freedom.

Anne Johnson Tiburon

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Parents are the best censors

Before everyone starts praising the Internet Protection Act of 2001 (photo, July 11 "News in Brief), which purports to block pornographic sites from children, keep in mind a few things. Illicit web site creators are constantly a step ahead of technology.

These so-called "blocking " mechanisms create a false sense of security.

Also, because of the way some legitimate, educational, and informative web site names appear, they may be blocked by these mechanisms. Here's just one of many examples: www.marsexplorer.com. (You can figure out why that would be blocked.) This is a fantastic web site that takes you on the journey of the Mars Explorer. It's interesting, educational, and informative.And what about sites that provide medical information about various diseases that might be blocked because of reference to a part of the anatomy?

Parents need to monitor their children 's Internet exploring. We can't create false barriers, and you can 't always be assured that these tools will really block unwanted sites.

Terri Cook Belmont

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Blame the Church and hide

I refer to the article 'Time to reform the priesthood" by an ex-priest, Tom McMahon, published in the Chronicle July 7.

After eleven years he decided to leave the priesthood, marry and put the blame on the Church for his failure as a priest. I congratulate him on his courage to leave, but I disagree with the reasons given by him.

He directs most of the blame to the Church's training for the priesthood. He

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They serve with honor

Wonderful article on Father Emil Kapaun. For those interested in Catholic Chaplains and what they do, I highly recommend the book, "Grunt Padre," the life story of Father Vince Capaddano, a Maryknoll priest who became a Chap lain for the Marines in Vietnam and won the Medal of Honor posthumously. It is available through Amazon.com.

His service to the young Marines mirrors that of Father Kapaun.

While 20% of chaplains have been Catholic priests over the years , they account for 50% of the medals of honor given to chaplains.

And while on the subject, a big thanks also to Father Art Davenport, currentl y in residence at St. Matthews in San Mateo. Father Davenport not only started perpetual adoration at Nativity in Menlo Park, but was a chaplain in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Thanks to these three great priests and to all the other chap lains that have served us so well and at such great sacrifice.

Stephen Firenze San Mateo

The Catholic Diff erence

Denver and Toronto: opportunities seized, missed Ten years ago, they said it couldn 't be done: "they " being the U.S. Catholic establishment , "it" being the celebration of World Youth Day in Denver.

And while "they" were often fretting because of their crotchets about Pope John Paul 11, "they" also had more substantive reservations. Pilgrimage, "they" frequentl y said, just wasn't an American habit; World Youth Day (WYD) had never been held in a city that wasn't a traditional pilgrimage site; Denver, proud of its cutting-edge, high-tech secularity, wasn't a historically Catholic city like previous WYD venues (Buenos Aires, Santiago de Compostela, Czestochowa). The sour taste of pastoral failure also underwrote this skepticism: bishops and Church bureaucrats had convinced themselves that North American kids just weren 't interested in what Catholicism offered. "They" thought it was going to be a disaster.

'They" were spectacularly wrong. Skeptics predicted that sixty thousand young people, at most, would show up. Ninety thousand shoe-horned themselves into Mile High Stadium for just one ceremony, welcoming John Paul on August 12, 1993.

The helicopter pilot flying the Pope into the site said later that the turbulence caused by chants of "John Paul U, we love you!" was greater than anything he'd experienced since being under fire in Vietnam. Before the Pope said a word, Denver had crossed the threshold of cynicism, ecclesiastical and secular, and was on the pilgrims ' road to a remarkable transformation.

The Pope has frequently described WYD-1993 as one of the high points of his pontificate. It was John Paul who had insisted on holding such an event in North America, and John Paul who chose Denver over more traditionally Catholic sites.

The Pope's confidence in the ability of the Holy Spirit and the word of truth to rally youthful enthusiasm was shared by Denver 's archbishop, J. Francis Stafford (now a cardinal and president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity). Against no little opposition, Stafford courageousl y stuck to his conviction that World Youth Day could be a kairos, a moment of conversion, for his archdiocese and for the Church across America. He was right. WYD-1993 was precisely that, and Denver is arguably the most vibrant local Church in the country today.

Something similar happened in Toronto last year. Toronto is another self-consciously secular city, priding itself on a "tolerance" and "diversity" that often seem to have room for everything except culturall y assertive Christian conviction. Yet on the night of July 26, 2002, Toronto saw something its secularist establishment hadn't imagined possible: half a million young people making their way up University Avenue from the business district to the provincial parliament building, devoutly praying that ancient Christian devotion , the Way of the Cross.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation estimated that as many as one billion people around the world shared that extraordinary moment, thanks to real-time television hook-ups to 160 countries. But I very much doubt if the impact anywhere was greater than in securely secular Toronto itself.

As had been the case with the U.S. Church bureaucracy and the Denver event, die Canadian Catholic establishment was never enthusiastic about hosting WYD-2002 in Toronto; much of its energy since the triumph of last July has been expended in complaining about a financial deficit. There has been no systematic national pastoral planning to capitalize on the momen-

tum created during that exceptional week last summer. Some Canadian bisho B o ops have seized the opporX a. tunity to make their diocesan World Youth Day pilgrims the core of a revitalized local youth ministry. g But they seem to be the exception.

Canada 's Catholic leadership is on the verge of losing a magnificent opportunity. But there is still time enou gh — and enthusiasm and faith enough — to seize the moment, the kairos, that was WYD-2002. Bishops and pastors who make the effort to work with young men and women who lived the Toronto experience all testify to its enduring impact. That stunning procession up University Avenue should have challenged the Canadian Catholic establishment to stop following the secularists' script and acquiescing in its own marginalization . The challenge remains. It can still be accepted — as it was accepted by the young Catholics who organized WYD-2002 and showed exhausted Catholics , cynical Catholics , and skeptical Catholics the excitement of authentic Catholic renewal.

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George Weigel

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

Family Lif e

Preschool at home may be best

There is a campaign underway to sell Californians oil the idea of compulsory preschool, but I am not buying it.

Those favoring a lower mandatory school age say recent studies have proven the benefits of early childhood education.

What they do not say, however, is that those studies were mostly conducted on extremely deprived children.

I do not doubt that the children of poor, illiterate, single mothers could thrive in a special environment designed for their advancement. But it simply does not follow that every threeand four-year-old is therefore better off in a public preschool.

Only recently, it seems, have scientists, academics, and politicians discovered what every attentive and loving parent alread y knew- that from infancy to the age of 7, children undergo spellbinding intellectual growth.

In a debate with radical feminist Gloria Steinem, who sneeringly questioned the motives of any woman who would want to stay home and be "locked up with a three-year-old all day," mother and writer Midge Decter retorted, "Three-year-olds are some of the most enchanting people in the world, and 1would rather be locked up with one of them than with you any day."

The question we now are being asked to consider is no longer whether young minds are worth any serious person 's time and attention, but where and with whom these budding intellects and personalities develop best.

I know what worked for our children — plenty of interaction with me, their father, and their siblings; very little television but lots of stories and nursery rhymes and imaginative play; and, frequent visits to the park, beach or zoo. Of course, there were the countless little lessons we taught them without even thinking about it: such as how to brush their teeth, say "please" and "thank you", and put away their toys.

We did not send our children to preschool. Looking at the advertising of the best pre-schools in our area, we noticed that they boasted of having a low adult/child ratio, a family atmosphere, and a home-like environment. In other words, for $5,000 per child, per year, our children could have had a lot of personal attention as they recited their ABC's, some playmates, and a cheerful place to have a snack and a nap.

Heck, we decided we could provide all of that ourselves for a lot less stress and money and have lots of

fun and fulfillment doing so.

Our children do not seem to have suffered from missing out on preschool. Our oldest just finished his first year of Catholic high school with flying colors. Looking at him now, I am astounded at how quickly the years of his infancy and early childhood evaporated. And I am so grateful we were neither eager to send him to school when he was but three or four years old, nor forced to do so.

Vivian W. Dudro

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four (ages seven to 15) and a member of St. Mary 's Cathedral Parish.

Sp irituality

Reading the Signs of the Times There 's a story told about Anna Akhmatova, a Russian poet , who used to go each Saturday morning and stand in lines outside a prison in St. Petersburg where she, along with other women, hoped to drop off letters and packages for loved ones who had been arrested during Stalin's purges. The lines were interminably long, the women were cruell y treated by the guards , and they didn 't even know whether their loved ones were still alive or if the letters and packages they dropped off would ever be delivered. Their waiting was an exercise in frustration.

One Saturday, waiting in this way, Akhmatova was recognized by another woman. The woman approached her and said: "You're a poet, can you describe what 's happening here?"

"Yes," Akhmatova replied, "I can." Then, the story goes on to say, something like a smile passed between them.

What had happened here? What passed between these women in that covert smile?

There 's something very important in the naming of things. Just to be able to name and describe something is a political act, a prophetic act, a defiant act, and an act that in some way makes us transcendent to whatever circumstance we happen to be caught up in. Naming something is also an act of prayer. How so?

Jesus challenged us to "read the signs of the times." The challenge here is not so much to have an intellectual insight into a particular event as it is to see the finger of God in that event.

John of the Cross says: "The language of God is the experience that God writes into our lives."

To read the signs of the times is to look at each event of our lives and ask: "What is God saying through this event?"

The Jewish scriptures are already a wonderful example of this. We see there that, for Israel, there were no pure accidents, no purely secular events. God's finger was everywhere, in every event, in every blessing, in every defeat, in every victory, in every drought, in every rainfall, in every death, in every birth.

If Israel was defeated in battle, it wasn't the Assyrians who defeated her. God defeated her. If she reaped a bountiful harvest, it wasn't simple luck; God was blessing her. Nothing was ever purely secular or simply accidental.

Israel wasn't so naive or fundamentalistic, of course, as to believe that God was actually the efficient cause of these events or that , in the case of death and disaster, God even intended those events. But , nonetheless, in her view of things, God still spoke through those events. The finger of God and the voice of God were seen in the conspiracy of accidents that made up the outer events of her life. To discern the finger of God in the everyday events of life was, for Israel, a very important form of prayer.

My parents and many of their generation understood this well. Reading the signs of the times was a spontaneous practice for them. They believed in something they called "divine providence" and, for them, like Israel, the finger of God was everywhere, in every event , good and bad. There was no such thing as pure accident or simple good luck. God was in charge, somehow behind everything. Sometimes they took this too far, believing that God actuall y started wars, burned down houses, caused someone to get sick, or broke somebody 's leg to teach a lesson. But, generally, they weren 't that naive. Despite the language ("God did this to us!") they believed only that God spoke through the event, not that God caused the event.

Whatever our religious strengths today, we no longer search in this way for the finger of God in the ordinary events of . life. For us, adult children of the Enlightenment, there is a lot of pure accident, pure secular event, simple good luck, sheer luckless fate. In most of the events of our lives, we're on our own , orphans without God, at the mercy of fate, victims of a pure conspiracy of accidents.

Thus, we look at the events in the world and the church and we see only historical accident. In September 11, only terrorism, not God, speaks; in the sexual abuse scandal in the church, only the media, not God, speaks; in our incapacity to create peace and justice, we hear onl y human voices, not God's; and in the personal blessings and tragedies within our lives, we hear only the voice of luck or fate, not the voice of God. Partly our instincts are ri ght. God didn 't cause September 11, God didn't send AIDS as a punishment for sin, and God doesn 't single out some people to win lotteries, while causing sickness and traged y for others. A conspiracy of accidents does that. But God speaks to us through all of those accidents, good and bad , and one of the most important tasks of faith is to search within that consp iracy of accidents to try to find there God 's finger and God' s voice.

Father Ron Rolheiser

Many hands behind harmony of parish bells mint-condition antique Packard automobile. A working Renke, toll the bell 12 times for the noontime Angelus and office clock dates back to the turn-of-the-century begin- "until we get tired" at other times, he said.

The steeple bell at the Shrine is rung Monday through Mike Demeter 's ministry is rare among volunteer nings of the transportation enterprise he heads. He still gets Friday at noon for the Angelus; Fridays at 4:10 p.m. for "was typewriter that 60 words a minute out of a Woodstock raised and still living just opportunities for the laity. Born, vespers; and Sundays at 3 p.m. for vespers. It can also be blocks from Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park, he is the already old" when he "learned to type on it as a kid."

Shrine concerts. heard before the s heard no talk of switching Mr. Demeter said he' parish's official bell-ringer. synthesized sound. parish bell over to electric operation or Saint Emydius The ringing of the 1,200-pound steeple bell - installed "We're a very old parish," The steeple bell of St. as one of the final steps of church construction in 1880 - is Emydius Church is heard a charge Mr. Demeter has had at Nativity 's 8 o'clock he said. "We like things the way they are. It also sounds over the City 's Ingleside Sunday morning Mass for the last 10 years.

District thanks to the "I get to church 15 minutes early," he said from behind better with a real bell."

"I do it because I like to," handiwork of parishioner, his desk at Peninsula Charter Lines, Inc., the famil y busiFrank Takken, who also ness since his late father acquired it as Palo Alto Lines in said Mr. Demeter, who also serves as volunteer church 1942. "I always check my watch and at 15 seconds to eight sometimes rings the bell to honor the occasacristan. Frank and his on the dot, I ring the sion of a wedding bell. When I' m wife, Treasure Seamster, or funeral or specelebrate d 25 years of done, they sing the cial holy day opening hymn. marriage May 27.

Mass. "I think "This has reall y Calling the faithful volunteer service to worship. That 's enlivened me," Mr. in the Church is what the bell is for."

Takken, who has been very important.

Mr. Demeter, who sacristan for one year and We all know what peals the bell for "35 bell- ringer for six our talents are to 40 seconds" said months, said. "Being and we can put it 's no easy task. "It's around the church , our them to use for a heavy bell at 1,200 priests and the people has the good of each pounds ," he said. given me a real awareother."

"One time, a priest ness of God's love." Mr. Mr. Demeter asked me to ring it for Takken rings the bell and his wife, two or three minutes about 15 minutes before Barbara , have but I pooped out after each of the parish's three been married for about two-and-aweekend Masses: 27 years. They half." A graduate of Saturday at 4 p.m. and are the parents of St. Joseph Sunday morning at 8:30 Angela, who is Elementary School in and 10:30 a.m. third grade Atheiion, Bellarmine Mr. Takken follows teacher at St. College Preparatory Oscar Bertram in the role of Mike Demeter R a y m o n d and the University of sacristan and Joe Koman on San Francisco, he remembers ringing the bell as an altar boy at Elementary School , Menlo the bell. Keeping the bell in Nativity some 50 years ago. "It was really heavy then," he Park and pursuing a graduate shape is handyman, Buzz degree at Notre Dame de recalled.

Orengo, a City firefighter, University in While it may look easy to onlookers, there is a technique to Namur and nephew of former St. bell ringing, Mr. Demeter pointed out. "You think you just pull Belmont , and John , now Emydius fixer-upper, Ben the rope but you have to get a rhythm. The weight is somewhat stud ying law at the University Orengo , who is now of San Francisco. leveraged but you do feel it," Mr. Demeter said. deceased.

Frank Chandler, headThe rope for the bell drops into the church choir loft where Saint Paul Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park Mr. Demeter is often alone when ringing it. Good thing, given usher at Nativity for almost The pealing of the bell this memorable moment. "You have to pull down about six feet eight years, said Mr. Demeter of St. Paul Church is a familiar sound to the people of San from where you grab the rope to get the bell to ring," he remem- is about alone in his class as bell-ringer. "If Mike ever gives Francisco 's Noe Valley. Volunteer ringers include parishbered. "That's the only way you can move something that it up, we'll be hard pressed to find someone to do it as ioners Richard Rugg, and his sons, Andrew and Jordan , and heavy. Well, I was in the midst of ringing the bell when the well," Mr. Chandler, now retired and a member of Nativity Angel Solorzano. pants 1 was wearing - a little big for me to begin with - fell with bis wife, Peg, for the last 35 years, said.

"It's a beautiful sound," said Mary Tan, parish pastoral assoIn addition to Mr. Demeter and Mr. Chandler, who down. I was alone up there so I kept on ringing. I would have ciate. She said the said he's rung the bell but "once," parishioners who r died of embarrassment otherwise." bell is rung "only Though no one taught him to ring the bell, Mr. Demeter have stepped up as volunteer bell-ringers at Nativity on special occadoes follow in the step s of his dad , John, who rang the bell include Russ Castle, Sr., Clyde King, Jack McGraw, sions" because it Jr., Joe Giramonte, and the late Dick Blackmen, Dan at Nativity 's 9:45 has sometimes Brazell , Joe Gallo, a.m. Sunday Mass been too loud for Jack Harpster, John until falling sick neighbors . "We Kelly, and Frank with cancer. He ring it at O'Hare. died inl978. Mr. Christmas, Easter, Demeter 's mom, National Shrine with the Gloria on Kathleen, who died of Saint Francis Holy Thursday, in 1974, also left and by special of Assisi her son a legacy of request," Ms. Tan For those wanting to service as a longsaid. The bell was hear a hand-rung church time member of the also rung to combell in San Francisco's parish Altar memorate the North Beach neighborSociety. "My dad rededication of tlie hood, the place is the came out here from church in National Shrine of St. Detroit in 1929," February 2001.

Francis of Assisi. Larry Mr. Demeter said.

A very memoSullivan has been in "He drove crossrable tolling of the charge of the chimes country and broke bell was during since the church's down in the greatest memorial services reestablishment as a town in the world, for victims of the shrine in 1998.

He and Menlo Park. His 9/11 tragedies his wife Rose, who also Model-T Ford blew ^^^^^^~T^^^^^^^^^^ shortly after they volunteers at the Shrine up and that 's why John Demeter were perpetrated , in roles including sacwe're here." and a year later on the first anniversary of the attacks. "People ristan and Eucharistic minis"I'll do the bellter, were married 37 years on called it amazing and loved what the bell brought to the ringing till I drop ," moment," Ms. Tan said.

June 8.

Mr. Demeter said, "I was asked to ring the Nativity, San Francisco adding that as the bell but would have volunyears go by, he will The people of San Francisco's Church of the Nativity, a teered," Mr. Suilivan told national parish for Polish , Croatian and Slovenian be seeking out othCatholic San Francisco. Catholics, cherish the hand-rung bell that calls them to ers to take up the "I enjoy notifying people worship each Sunday. skill. He believes that it's time to listen to it 's worth preservIt is not onl y a memory of the great history of the parish, the Angelus, a time to which is now in its hundredth year, but also gives voice to ing. "People like honor our Hol y Mother the community 's joy at being reestablished in 1996 followit," he said. 'They and Holy Family. It's also ing a two-year closure. "When Nativity is reopened we are like the sound of a Saint Emydius Church, San Francisco a way to tell people that going to ring that bell," a chant of hope by parishioner, real bell. It 's the it's time for a break and to Reno Cosmi, is recalled by Nick Sindicich each time he same as having ask God for his forgiveness and the strength to go on." rings the hallowed chime before the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Karol instant coffee or real coffee . The quality is what counts."

Mr. Sullivan and fellow ringers, Larry Herbert and John Piestrzynski rings the bell announcing the 11 a.m. Mass.

Authenticity goes deep with Mike Demeter. He owns a Tom Burke

An interview with Supervisor Tony Hall

His take on "Care not Cash 7' and being a Catholic p olitician in San Francisco

Interviewed By Jack Smith In 2002, 60 percent of San Franciscans voting in the November election approved Proposition N, the "Care not Cash" initiative. Many viewed the popularity of the initiative as a conservative backlash against the City 's failed homeless policies. Now, one of the City 's most conservative Supervisors is expressing his own reservations about the initiative which was invalidated by a Superior Court judge earlier this year.

Supervisor Tony Hall, representing the Western 7th district of San Francisco, outlined his concerns about Prop . N to Catholic San Francisco earlier this month , and offered some thoughts on being Catholic and a politician in San Francisco.

Supervisor Hall was born in Los Angeles and attended Catholic school. He moved to San Francisco in 1965 and is the married father of seven in Saint Brendan 's parish. His children (some still in school) have attended Saint Brendan 's, Saint Ignatius, University of Santa Clara and U.C. Santa Barbara. Supervisor Hall has been cantor at Saint Brendan 's for 25 years.

Below are highlights from the interview:

Why are you opposing Proposition N now?

First , I didn 't endorse Prop. N, as some believe. Now that the issue is before the Board of Supervisors I' ve had a chance to look into the details and look at the bud get analyst 's report.

"Care not Cash" was sold as a compassionate measure and as a Catholic , I find that hard to believe.

"When you take something away from someone, it 's usuall y because it's hurting them. I' m not convinced that every person on cash assistance is a substance abuser, as the campai gn portrayed. I think a lot of people use that $349 a month to subsist on, albeit in a very meager fashion, but for some it represents independence and at least hope... The measure itself broad-strokes the entire homeless community as substance abusers . . . [a category] that represents 25 - 30% of the homeless population. Prop . N was passed off as a measure that would be a solution for the total homeless community . . . Obviously it isn't.

Isn't the idea to get people off cash and into services in order to save money and avoid abuse?

2,800 people receive cash assistance out of 10 to 12 thousand homeless. . . It takes money away from these people and places them in shelters that are already full of non-cash receiving peop le and disp laces them. Prop.

N promised that we can provide services for the same amount of cash we are extracting from these people. If you know anything about government, the real cost of those services will be 3 - 4 times the cash amount.

What is wrong with that?

It's not what Prop. N promised. We are already spending $200 million plus today on what I call our homeless industry. We politicians around this town have created , for the last 20 years, a homeless industry in which we are spending more per capita than any other city in the world - $30,000 to $40,000 per homeless person. It doesn 't take a genius to tell you that these services are neither effective nor efficient. The money spent on services is not hitting the mark. I' m saying, before we spend any more money on services , let 's examine

where the money is going and try to best address the needs of the homeless within our existing expenditures.

Prop. N doesn 't do that .

What do you mean by "homeless industry"?

A host of non-profits that are providing services , and I might add apparentl y unaccountable service. They 're being paid whether people sleep in beds or not. They 're being paid City tax dollars whether services are provided or not. I don 't want to add more money into that cycle. A lot of the homeless are going to be hurt because they 're going to be displaced and a lot of taxpayers are going to be hurt because they 've been deceived. I'm fine with the amount of money we're spending on homeless now, but I want to make sure that the $200 million is actuall y going to help the homeless and not going into the pockets of the non-profits who are posing as providing these services.

Why do you say the "homeless industry" is not providing effective services?

The right hand doesn 't know what the left han d is doing, even within the industry. There is no accountability. There is no central intake system. There is no established database that is designed to help these people. Nothing is designed to provide the proper services to the right people.

What would such a system do?

It would start to identif y what categories those people coming for services fit so we could give true Christian service to them instead of throwing money at the industry without accountability or lumping them all together as drug abusers like Prop. N does.

What categories do they fit and how would knowing that hel p?

About 25% of the homeless population are drug or alcohol abusers. They should not be left with that cash.

They should be hel ped. Another 20-25 % are mentally handicapped. They need our help and they need to be directed to the proper services.

There are another 20-25% who have fallen on hard times and they need our help. That is just the Christian way. And this category may have a better chance with cash.

A final group is made up of people who just abuse the system. They get cash and some services and return nothing. Some of them come from other areas, take their $350 and take off. They have to be identified and eliminated from the service delivery system.

Why might it be better for those down on their luck to receive cash?

Again , "Care not Cash" treats every homeless person with a broad stroke, telling them all their cash is gone and we're going to put them in a shelter. I ask you from a Christian point of view, in understanding people as human beings, what does that do to a person who has fallen on hard times? He's left with no way to help himself and he 's enslaved in the shelter or SRO system.

Then he becomes a subsidy; our lifelong problem. Then we've institutionalized his misery. We've done nothing to hel p him pull himself up and get out of this . My approach is to really help the guy whose fallen on hard times. . . Prop. N doesn 't do that. It treats the abusers and the non-abusers the same way. That is inhuman , it 's not charitable and it 's not going to save lives.

What is it like being identified as a pro-life Catholic in San Francisco?

Every body running for mayor is Catholic. Don't you love that one? And yet every one of them knocks me for being pro-life. And isn ' t that the essence of Catholicism? I go to Mass on Sunday. I' ve got seven kids. I know about the value of life because I believe in it with seven kids. And yet I' m castigated as some kind of right-wing pro-lifer. 1just want to know what kind of Catholics they are. I' m not afraid to stand up to anybody and say 'yes I believe the most important thing that we have is life. ' And that reflects on my views about the homeless. If a guy out there needs a hand up, I' m going to give him a hand up. If my giving him a hand up is going to hurt him , then I' m not going to do it. But you have to start with your basis as a Catholic.

When you ' ve got seven kids your whole outlook changes a bit . What these people don't understand about someone like me is that "choice" is a misnomer. You're either pro-life or you 're pro-abortion. "Choice" is a word fabricated by the media to confuse the issue.

Everybody has a free will and because of that you make choices. You either support life or you 're against life.

That ' s all. That's what the choice is.

Are you going to get into the mayor's race?

I' m being encouraged by an awful lot of people to get in. If I do, I hope those people who call themselves Catholics stand up and live up to their faith. If I run , I'm going to ask people to put their votes where their belief is; where their values are.

(Part of a series o/Catholic San Francisco interviews with public f igures in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin.}

Mel Gibson visits U.S. bishops' offices

By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Actor-director Mel Gibson paid a quick visit to the U.S. bishops' headquarters building in Washington Jul y 21, a month after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Gibson 's Icon Productions were involved in a spat over Gibson 's new movie, "The Passion."

Gibson met with Msgr. William P. Fay, USCCB general secretary. "It was a surprise visit," said Msgr.

Fay, who had been notified of Gibson 's arrival about an hour before it happened.

Msgr. Fay added there was no bad blood between the USCCB and Gibson. "He wanted the visit to make clear that there was not" any animosity, he said of Gibson.

The dispute centered on the use of what Icon Productions said were unauthorized copies of a draft script used by a group of Catholic and Jewish scholars to critique the screenplay.

Gibson was in Washington to oversee a screening of "The Passion," which Gibson financed with his own money. The film, whose dialogue is entirely in Latin and Aramaic with no subtitles, has yet to find a distributor.

The same day as Gibson 's visit , William Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights blasted an essay written b y Paula Fredriksen in the July 28 issue of The New Republic magazine over the controversy surroundin g "The Passion."

Calling Fredriksen "a demagogue," Donohu e said in a statement , "Working with an unauthorized script of 'The Passion,' Paula Fredriksen has declared the movie to be anti-Semitic. ... She has libeled Mel Gibson."

Actor Mel Gibson chats with Janet Kistler, an employee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.

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The Rev. Freesemann called on governor and legislature to "balance cuts with new revenue, with equitable taxation and not just tax breaks for the wealthy."

"You have heard it said that we have a budget crisis, a cash flow crisis, but I say to you we don't have a budget problem or a cash flow problem - we have a moral problem," said the Rev. Freesemann, a Lutheran pastor from San Jose who heads a legislative advocacy group called IMPACT. "The budget of this state is more than a statement of our fiscal needs. It is more than a statement of our income and outgo. It's a statement of our moral backbone. It is a statement of who and what we care about."

Bishop Garcia compared the budget crisis to the Parable of the Rich Fool from the Gospel of Luke, beginning with Jesus' words introductory words: "Watch out! Be on youi guard against all kinds of greed; a man 's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

The parable goes on to describe a rich man who, after a good harvest, decided to retire with his wealth, saying to himself: "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." - only to have God say to him: "You fool!This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

"We come in solidarity with all working people," Bishop Garcia said. "We come in moral solidarity and moral concern for our brothers and sisters, in solidarity with all working people and especially with the most needy."

Bishop Garcia, a frequent visitor to the migrant camps scattered across the vast farmlands of the Sacramento Diocese, said, "Those in the camps are expecting to receive

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audience of several hundred, was held Jul y 13-24 by the college's Center for Theological and Spiritual Development.

Reform Rabbi Terry A. Bookman of Temple Beth Am in Miami said the fact that all people are connected, all descendants of the same original couple, made dialogue "an imperative, not a luxury."

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One way to "judge a society is by how well it cares for its children," Shan Cretin, a regional director of the American Friends Service Committee, from Pasadena, said. "Sadly, by this criterion, over the past quarter century, California has accrued a dismal record, a record that will only become more shameful if the solution to our budget deficit is to further reduce our investment in services for children."

"Close to 30 percent of our children live in poverty," per pup il spending in public schools is among the lowest in the nation and California 's "youth incarceration rate is the highest in the developed world," she said.

Following the service, members of the interfaith coalition went to the offices of Governor Davis and the Democrat and Republican leaders in the state Senate and Assembly and expressed their concern s to staff members of those leaders.

"The prayer service takes us to the heart of what we should be going as people of faith: praying for guidance, courage and wisdom for our political leaders - and ourselves. We turn that faith into action by delivering our message to those leaders," Edward E. "Ned" Dolejsi, Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference, said.

"The conference in general expects that a problem of this magnitude requires a creative combination of sensitive and fair cuts in programs that keep in mind the special needs of those citizens who are poorest and most vulnerable, along with responsible and limited revenue enhancements, particularly increasing taxes on those at the highest end of tie income tax brackets. This and other revenue enhancements should be time sensitive and focused on repaying the increased bonded debt of the state in a timely fashion."

Dolejsi, pointed out that during a similar budget crisis a decade ago, Republican Gov. Pete Wilson signed into law a

temporary tax increase on Californians in the highest income bracket. In addition, he said, an increase in this bracket will be largely offset by recent cuts in federal income tax rates.

At the prayer service, Bishop Dominic Dinh Mai Luong said he was eager to speak out on behalf of a just cause even though he is new to California. The Vietnamese-bom priest had been serving in New Orleans until he was appointed auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Orange recently.

"I have been bishop only two months, and I have many things to do but I traveled from Orange to here for the just cause. We want to be a voice of those who are voiceless.

We are the supporters of those who have no power both I join my brothers and sisters politically and in society to make our voice louder and clearer so that the governor and the legislators will hear us."

On the day of the prayer service, the Legislature considered a new Republican budget proposal. Voting largely along party lines, the Senate rejected the proposal, with members of the Democratic majority saying the plan cut too deeply into services for the poor. A week later the two parties were still deadlocked on the budget.

While Democrats hold large majorities in both houses of the Legislature, the state constitution requires a two-thirds majority to approve a budget. As a result, Republicans have been able to prevent passage of Democrat budget proposals that include tax increases, while Democrats have rejected Republican plans relying solely on spending cuts and loans.

The prayer service was sponsored by the California Interfaith Coalition. Its members include the California Catholic Conference, the California Council of Churches, Friends Committee on Legislation, Catholic Charities of California, Lutheran Office of Public Policy, Jewish Public Affairs Committee, and the Pacific Institute for Community Organization.

Ultimate truth lies only in God, and every religious tradition is "but a partial and fallible human view," he said.

"Any historical study of world religions would reveal that each has been capable of great good and insight, and at the same time each has fallen prey to error and evil," said Rabbi Bookman, who holds a master 's degree in theology from Marquette University.

The third participant in the special assembly was Imam Yahya Hendi, who was appointed in 1999 as the first Muslim chaplain of Georgetown University in Washington.

He presented a survey of the place of Abraham in Islamic tradition, and said "Abraham will become proud of us only if we are willing to work together for a world where liberty and justice are available to all."

"It is about time that God's name gets disassociated from all that which undermines his compassionate glory and violates his loving majesty," the imam said. "Jews, Christians and Muslims are called upon to reintroduce their faiths to the Middle East in a way that does not condone violence, and in a way that promotes peace."

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A white-robed army from the ends of the Earth The following is the text of the homily g iven by San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wang on the first celebration of the Feast of the Martyrs of China to be held in the Bay Area. More than 600 peop le f r o m throughout the Bay Area , including 15 concelebrating priests joined the Mass and celebration on July 13 at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish in San Francisco.

Before our Lord' s Ascension and return to His Father 's right hand , He said to His disciples, as He says to us: "You shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria even to the very ends of the Earth."

Perhaps to some today, China still qualifies as fitting to that latter geographical category, "the ends of the earth ."

Fulfilling Our Lord 's command in the Great Commission, the apostles were His witnesses to the ends of the then-known world . Throug h the centuries, other missionaries brought the Good News of salvation as far as travel and exploration permitted , learning exotic languages in which to preach , teach and minister.

Unfortunatel y, some native peoples perceived missionary activity as an arm of sometimes invasive and exp loitative colonialism. But the missionaries' true purpose has always been to bring the light of the Gospel to those who do not know Christ.

Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci immersed himself in Chinese culture and customs and sowed the seeds of Christianity in my native land of China. Others watered those seeds and still others continue to cultivate and reap the harvest of souls for Christ.

Church celebrates. Perhaps they died parishes and archdiorefusing pagan worship or to preserve cese , just as others chastity and virginity, condemned to hor- before us for 150 years rible torture and death by Roman author- have been Christ's witities. Their heroic deaths impressed nesses in this San other believers , re-enforcing and Francisco Bay Area corstrengthening belief and in turn , raising ner of the "ends of the up new believers in Christ, Son of God, world. " Savior of the world , Victor over sin and The author of the Book death , Lover of humanity. They refused of Revelation writes: to deny Christ when doing so would pre"I saw a great multiserve their life in this world. They chose tude which no man instead , to affirm and proclaim the could number, out of all Gospel , and so gained eternal life nations and tribes and crowned with martyrdom. Of course , peop les and tongues , humanl y speaking, fear and terror are standing before the natural when facing a horrible death . But throne and before the the martyrs heard Christ's words in their Lamb, clothed in white hearts: robes, and with palms in "Do not be afraid of those who kill their hands. " (Rev. 7:9) the body ... Everyone who St. Augustine Zhao Acknowledges me before men, him Rong and companions , will the Son of Man also acknowledge Today we join in the before the angels of God. " (Luke 12: solemn Te Deum; the 4, 8) Chinese martyrs have So it is with great pride and joy we joined the white-robed celebrate the birth to eternal life of our army of martyrs praisSaint Augustine Zhao Rong & companions.

122 Chinese martyrs whose martyrdom ing You, 0 Lord . spans several centuries and whose ranks are composed of priests and religious, lay men and women, young & old, and yes, even a bishop ! We acknowledge their heroic courage but with the psalmist we also say, "Non nobis Domine. . .Not to us, 0 Lord , not to us, but to Your own Name give the glory. These Chinese martyrs, like those of every time and place, were conformed to Christ 's own suffering and death ; the world hated them because it hated Christ before them.

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We know that the word martyr means praises in eternity.

Virginia Marshall - Catholic San Francisco Let us follow their example, firm in witness. We also know the early Christian Fathers ' aphorism "The blood our faith and courageous in our witness of martyrs is the seed of Christians," - to Christ and Gospel values. Although the seed which falls to the ground , dies, we may not be called upon to shed our blood, we do live in a society often indifand later bears much fruit.

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Speakers include William Issel, Ph.D., of San Francisco State University on the Church and the Labor Movement; Holy Cross Father Richard Gribble, Ph.D. with Archbishop Hanna and the City; and Jeffrey M. Burns, Ph.D. with an overview of the topic. Mercy Sister Helena Sanfilippo. Ph.D, and Holy Family Sister Michaela O'Connor will elaborate on their congregations' deep and continuing roots in the Archdiocese.

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ings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto , Program Director.

Aug. 1 - 3: Storytelling, Angels and a Touch ol Mysticism with Franciscan Sister Jose Hobday, a revered storyteller of Native American birth now ministering among the people of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico.

Aug. 22-24: Strengthening Our Soul's Center with Ursula Caspary Frankel, a licensed marriage and family therapist. Explore new ways to bring into balance today 's outer world of chaos and inner worlds.

Will examine relationships and patterns of communicating with God, ourselves and others.

Aug. 23: Martha and Mary Revisited, a day for sisters to reconsider their relationship. What are the dynamics that create this lasting bond? Carol Kaplan will facilitate.

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Sept. 20: A Day of Prayer and Healing from Abuse with Jesuit Father Bernie Bush beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending with Healing Liturgy at 3 p.m. Also includes conferences, meditation, quiet time. "May this day be one ol love and healing for you as you are embraced by the love of your God and one another." $15 fee/no one excluded who cannot afford this. Contact Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

August 2, 3: Annual Flea market , St. Anne of the Sunset benefiting the parish's Moriarty Hall restoration.

Items now being accepted including jewelry, household wares, dishes, glassware, knick-knacks. No compute rs, used furniture , heavy equipment or big appliances. Day includes Food Court. Sponored by St. Anne 's Fil-Am Society. Call Jerry or Cora Motak at (415) 661-7378, or Yolanda lawrence at (650) 355-7242.

Aug. 7: The Barefield Ceili Band in concert at the United Irish Cultural Center,45th Ave. at Sloat, SF at 8 p.m. A fullevening of traditional Irish music, song, dance by an "outstanding group of young All-Ireland winners and their special guests including Donegal vocalist , Louise Crossan, and dancers from the Boyle School of Irish Dance. Tickets $18/children under 16 $8. Call (415) 681-4803.or (415) 664-6579.

Aug. 10: Bake sale benefiting ICF St. Paul Parish, 29th and Church St., SF after Masses. All homemade and delicious.

Aug. 12: YLI Angela #90 Bingo Lunch at noon, St. Bruno Church Hall , 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno. $13.50. Door prizes. Cali Peg at (650) 588-7888.

Perf ormance Admission free unless otherwise noted.

Aug. 10: Organ recital by Father Paul Perry, parochial vicar, St. Sebastian Church , Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae at 4 p.m. in the church. One-hour progra m includes music of Bach, Liszt and others. All are welcome.

Sundays: Concerts at 4 p. m. at National Shrine of St. Francis ol Assisi, Vallejo and Columbus , SF. Call (415) 983-0405 or www.shrinesf.org. Open to the public. July 27: Organ recital by Naoko Maeda of japan; Aug. 3: Classical guitar recital; Aug. 10: Organ recital by David Graham of London.

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

Reunions Oct. 2003: Class of '53, St. Philip Elementary School. SF. "Where are you? We need you," said classmate Consuela Hooper-Aguilar. Call (415) 435-0941, e-mail consuela24@msn.com; or fax info - name, address et al - to (925) 671-2684.

Oct. 4: Class of '83, St. Philip Elementary School, SF is planning a Family Picnic/20th Reunion If you're a classmate or know of some, contact Ellen McCarthy Perieff at (415) 330-9897 or ellen.perieff@slgov.org.

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

Oct. 18: 1st annual reunion of St. Monica Elementary School alumni. Call Bret Allen, principal, for an invitation, (415) 751-9564.

Nov. 1: Class of '53 from Marin Catholic High School at Deer Park Villa in Fairfax. Class members should call

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"Singing our Alma Mater, Immaculate Conception Academy's class of '33 celebrated its 70th reunion May 6th at the Olympic Club Lakeside," said class member and longtime St. Stephen 's parishioner, Mary Conway Taylor. "Laughter and reminiscing prevailed. We are now planning our 71st reunion," Mary said. On hand with ICA's song in their hearts were , front from left, Estelita Lopez Brooks; Dixie Crowell Belletto; Marie Renner Brady. Back from left: Moira Doyle Klein; Mary Conway Taylor; Anita Valpey Smith; May Kunst Dreyer; Emily Kinney Gilligan; Carmela Fontana.

Rosemary Penna U'Ren at (415) 464-0489 or mennau@aol.com.

wilcoxc@sfarchdiocese. org, or Mary Jansen, (415) 614-5596, jansenm @sfarchdiocese.org.

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

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

July 25, 26: St. Dominic Coffeehouse Fundraiser, a variety show entertaining young adults for more than a decade with song, dance and comedy. Contact Chris McFadden at mcfadden2000@yahoo.com.

Vocations/Prayer Opportunities July 26: Outdoor Mass followed by potluck picnic at Lafayette Park , corner Washingto n and Laguna St., SF, at noon. All are welcome. Call (415) 3641511 or visit www.st-brigid.org. Sponsored by Committee to Save St. Brigid Church.

Aug. 10: Red Mass of the American Bar Association at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF. Dominican Father Finn Barr Hayes, an attorney and member of the St. Thomas More Society, is scheduled homilist. Annual Red Mass of St. Thomas More Society is scheduled for October 16 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, North Beach.

Aug. 16: A Retreat Commemorating the 750th Anniversary of St. Clare with Franciscan Sister Ramona Miller of the Franciscan School of Theology and regular leader of pilgrimages to Assisi , 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at The Poverello, 109 Golden Gate Ave., between Leavenworth and Jones, SF. $25 donation includes lunch with pre-registration by July 30. Call (415) 621-3279.

Sept. 20: A Day of Prayer and Healing From Abuse with Jesuit Father Bemie Bush at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending with Healing Liturgy at 3 p.m. Also includes conferences , meditation, quiet time. "May this day be one of love and healing for you as you are embraced by the love of your God and one another." $15 fee/no one excluded who cannot afford this.

Contact Barbara Elordi at (415) 614-5506.

Young Adults Office of Young Adult Ministry: Connecting men and women in their 20s and 30s to the Catholic Church. Contact Dominican Sister Christine Wilcox , (415) 6145595,

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Plenty of parking. Call (415) 567-7824.

3rd Sat: Reconnecting With Yourself, a group for survivors of abuse by Catholic Church clergy or personnel, 3-5 p.m., Epiphany Parish Center, 605 Italy St., between Athens and Naples, SF. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Contact facilitator, Richard Krafnick , MFT, (415) 351-2463.

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

Retreats/Days of Recollection Vallombrosa Center 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offer-

Aug. 22 - 29: Weeklong Meditation Intensive Retreal with Jesuit Father Thomas Hand. Provides opportunity tc enter deeply into a meditative experience of silent meditation. Also includes instructional talks and individual conferences with director. $400/reg. deadline Aug. 13.

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

St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame. Call Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City. Call (650) 366-3802; Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert, San Bruno. Call (650) 5892800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 5913850. St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171 .St. Gabriel, SF. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Finn Barr, SF in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 5840823; St. Cecilia, SF. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 5647882 ext. 3; Epiphany, SF in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call 347-6971 or Ina Potter at (650) Young (650)344-3579.

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By Gerri Pare and David DiCerto Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — The severe living conditions in ^ Catholic Church-run laundries in 1964 Ireland are sensationalized to the point of caricature in writer-director Peter Mullan 's problematic melodrama "The Magdalene Sisters" (Miramax).

The fact that the austere Magdalene asylums existed is undeniable. Undoubtedl y, a number of young women sent there b y their parents or guardians were treated cruell y.

However, Mullan puts forth an oversimp lified, worst-case scenario in which every nun is a monster and the onl y priest connected with the laundry has forced a simple young woman confined there to yield to his sexual demands. An audience has a ri ght to wonder whether the film is attempting to throw li ght on a painful , little-known situation or merely genuflecting at the altar of sensationalism while exploiting others ' suffering.

The film centers on four young women who were sent off to perform manual labor in facilities known as the "Magdalene laundries" in order to be spiritually rehabilitated for their alleged sins of the flesh.

Mullan 's narrative presents them as physically and verball y abused by the nuns in charge of the laundry as if the four actually existed. However, these characters are fictitious, made up from composites of stories Mullan heard from those who lived in the workhouses — a fact muddied by the coda that appears at the end of the film explaining "what became of each of the characters.

As such, the movie's treatment of events exploits the facts to make if less a story of the four than a film aimed at positioning the church as one-dimensionally wicked. The nuns pictured are so uniformly sadistic and hypocritical that they make the infamous Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" seem like Mother Teresa.

Unlike what follows, the film's opening scene is wellcrafted. Using scant dialogue, it cinematicall y depicts young Margaret (Anne-Marie Duff) being lured upstairs during a wedding reception b y her cousin , who then rapes her and proceeds to pin the blame on her. The next day her scornful parents turn her over to a priest who delivers her to a Magdalene laundry workhouse at the same time that orphaned flirt Bernadette (Nora-Jane Noone) and unwed mother Rose (Dorothy Duff y) arrive.

Insisting that they atone for their sins through hard manual labor, silence and no contact with the outside world , vicious Sister Bridget (Geraldine McEwan) brooks no questions and terrorizes the trio. Already veering toward madness is another unwed mother, the mentall y challenged Crisp ina (Eileen Walsh), who believes she can communicate with her sister and toddler through her cherished St. Christopher medal. Overseeing the women 's physical and spiritual well-being is a coven of Gestapo-like nuns, This is the set-up. But beyond it, caricature trumps character. In place of narrative , the film unreels one horror after another on the four young women in lurid , episodic fash-

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The nuns , presented as consistentl y evil, money-grubbing, merciless hags, have no emotional depth. They are as exaggerated in their sadism as Ingrid Bergman is in celestial benevolence in "The Bells of St. Mary 's" — the film Sister Bridget sheds a crocodile tear over at a Christmas screening. Not one ounce of human kindness — not to mention Christian compassion — can be found under any wimple or collar.

This painting with broad brush strokes is better suited for the propagandist than the dramatist. Regrettably, drama is jettisoned along with objectivity since this kind of stacking the deck drains the narrative of any inner tension. The result is a cavalcade of cartoonish vi gnettes which present to viewers about as nuanced a picture of Irish nuns as 1915's "The Birth of a Nation " did of African-Americans. This pervasive shallowness extends to the girls themselves. Despite overall strong performances, they serve as little more than props , punching bags for the sinister nuns to vent their fury.

While some blame is attached to parents who so readily banished daughters in difficulty to the harsh conditions of these laundries, any attempt to understand the forces that shaped these institutions , which had much to do with the distinct reli gious and cultural milieu of the time and place in which they flourished , is rejected. The righteous indignation felt for the girls, while justified by the suffering they endured , is wrung out of the audience through cheap, kickthe-puppy melodrama where the audience is manipulated to cheer when the nuns get a taste of their own medicine , It's distressing that any Irish women had to endure the deplorable conditions of these workhouses. But the film never attempts to move beyond shrill finger-pointing toward any meaningful insights. In place of a sensitive examination

of abuse of religious power, Mullan 's simplistic approach in depicting all the religious in his script as gleeful villains only serves to undermine the credibility of his film.

Because of an exaggerated theme of abusive nuns , brutal beatings, sexual violence including rape and forced oral sex with a priest, an extended scene of dehumanizing full female nudity, an attempted suicide, sporadic rough language and brief profanity, the USCCB Office for Film & Bro adcasting classification is 0 — morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

Pare is director and DiCerto is on the staff of the Office f o r Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Pope plans new book VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican announced in late June that Pope John Paul II would spend part of his 2003 summer vacation finishing a book on his "pastoral and human experience as a bishop."

The book's publication is expected to coincide with the 45th anni versary of the pope 's Sept. 28 , 1958, ordination as a bishop.

On Aug. 6, 1958, the 38-year-old Father Karol Wojtyla — the future pope — was summoned from a kayaking trip with friends to be told that he had been nominated an auxiliary bishop of Krakow. He gave his assent and the news was announced in Poland while the bishop-designate returned to his friends and completed the river excursion as originally planned.

Pope John Paul marked the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood in 1996 with "Gift and Mystery," a book-length personal meditation on his vocation and priestly ministry. The book has been translated into two dozen languages around the world.

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Dear Friends in Christ, This special Sesquicentennial issue of Catholic San Francisco recalls some of the extraordinary history of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which was established by Pope Pius IX on Jul y 29, 1853. The mission given to the first Archbishop of San Francisco, Joseph Sadoc Alemany, was the same one given to the apostles by Jesus Christ - to proclaim the Good News to all creation.

Indeed , this mission of evangelization was the reason that nearly a century earlier Father Junipero Serra founded the Missions of California. In its antecedents and its history, the call of Christ to proclaim the Gospel of God' s love for us is at the heart of these 150 years of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. When we acknowledge with gratitude the legacy of faith and love we have inherited from past generations of Catholics in the City and throughout the vast territory once encompassed by the Archdiocese, surely our own dedication to the mission of Christ in His Church today will be strengthened so that our legacy to future generations may be a blessing for them as well.

As we reflect on the history of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in this Jubilee year, it is my prayer that we will move beyond joyful remembrance to profound renewal. May all of us in the Archdiocese of San Francisco hear deeply within our hearts the call to holiness - the fundamental vocation that each one of us has received in our Baptism to be one with Jesus Christ and His body, the Church.

May we more faithfull y seek the face of Jesus , listen to His words of hope and salvation , and seek to follow in His footsteps throughout our earthly pilgrimage.

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In this "Sesquicentennial Year" marking 150 years since the founding of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the faithful in our local Church join in grateful celebration for the many blessings that God has bestowed upon us.

The building up of the Church in the Archdiocese of San Francisco over the past century-and-a-half is an extraordinary legacy - a legacy created by the faith and dedication of the many clergy, religious and lay people who have gone before us.

Today, let us dedicate ourselves more deeply to living lives of holiness and to proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ in our words and in our deeds. And may we more faithfully follow the call of Jesus to love God and to love one another, so that those who, in turn, will follow us will be able to say you will know them by their love.

^J&rf *^ C . U/^SZL. Most Reverend John C. Wester Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco

On the wonderful occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, let us join in thanksgiving and praise to God as one Church — one people.

We in the Archdiocese of San Francisco come from many different national and cultural backgrounds , reflecting the constant flow of emigrants in our history - emigrants from Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Mexico and South America and Africa.

As we celebrate this "Sesquicentennial Year," may we be enriched by the people and events in the history of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and may we also commit ourselves to a renewal in both our individual lives and in the life of our local Church.

Following the words of St. Paul, let us live in a manner worthy of the call we have received , "with all humility and gentleness, with patience , bearing with one another throug h love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace."

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Speakers: Dr. William Issel, San Francisco State University, "The Church and the Labor Movement" Rev. Richard Gribble, CSC, Ph.D., Stonehill College, Boston, "Archbishop Hanna and the City" Jeffrey M. Burn s, Ph.D., Archdiocesan Archivist, Director of the Academy of American Franciscan History, "The Church and the City: An Overview " Sr. Michaela O'Connor, SHF, "The Sisters of the Holy Family" Sr. Helena Sanfilippo, RSM, "The Sisters of Mercy" Commentator/Chair: Joseph Chinnici, OFM, Dean, Franciscan School of Theology Dr. Paul Murphy, Director, St. Ignatius Institute

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Representatives of all parishes as well as members of all Catholic groups and organizations are invited to attend and participate in the Sesquicentennial Liturgy - Celebrating 150 years since the founding of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Reception and entertainment follow the Liturgy Celebration.

On this day in 1853 On July 29, 1853 Pope Pius IX established the Archdiocese of San Francisco, with the Vatican taking the unusual step of designating the new entity an archdiocese at its birth.

San Francisco had been part of the Mexican Diocese of Ambas Califomias (Alta and Baja), but after California became part of the United States, Catholics petitioned Rome to create a new diocese and appoint an American bishop.

In 1849, Dominican Charles Montgomery was appointed the first bishop of the new diocese of Monterey, however he declined the appointment claiming poor health . In his place, Pope Pius IX chose Dominican Joseph Sadoc Alemany, who was consecrated "Bishop of Monterey, Upper California " on June 30, 1850.

Three years later, Alemany became the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which was formed out of what had been the Diocese of Monterey. It included most of northern California from Santa Clara to the Oregon border.

Today the Archdiocese of San Francisco includes the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin with a Catholic population of 450,000.

The dioceses of Oakland, Santa Rosa and Stockton were established in 1962 from counties originally within the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Diocese of San Jose was formed in the same way in 1981.

On the same day — July 29 — in 1853 that the Archdiocese of San Francisco was established, Pope Pius K also created several other American dioceses.

The Diocese of Natchitoches, Louisiana was created from the Archdiocese of New Orleans and is now called the Diocese of Alexandria.

The Diocese of Brooklyn, New York was created from the Archdiocese of New York and originall y included all of Long Island.

The Dioceses of Burlington, Vermont and Portland, Maine were created from territoryof the then Diocese of Boston.

The Diocese of Covington, Kentucky was created from territory of the Diocese of Louisville.

The Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania was created from territory of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

The Diocese of Newark, New Jersey was created from territory of the Archdiocese of New York and the then Diocese of Philadelphia.

The Diocese of Quincy, Illinois was created from territory of the Diocese of Chicago and was later split to become the Dioceses of Springfield and Belleville.

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Twelve Greatest Moments in the History of the Archdiocese: A Sesquicentennial Reflection

By Jeffrey M. Burns Throug hout its 150-year history, the Archdiocese has celebrated some extraordinary events - uni que moments at which the faith and dili gence of the Bay Area Catholic community have been clearl y demonstrated. In honor of the sesquicentennial celebration , we have chosen to describe what could be considered the twelve greatest moments in the history of the Archdiocese. Not included on this list are annual events such as the magnificent St. Anne 's devotions and processions in the Sunset during the 1920s to the 1950s , or the massive Christ the King rallies held at Kezar stadium in the 1930s. Nor have we included the annual blessing of the boats , or the Columbus day parades , or the Santo Nino celebrations circa 1980 althoug h these were all great events. We have tried to limit our selection to single events.

Arriving at the dozen greatest events has been difficult as there have been so many distinctive moments in our history. So before listing the top twelve , we include a list of events , that , while important , qualify as runnersup. These events include the founding of St. Mary 's Hospital (1857), the founding of the Holy Family Sisters (1872), the establishment of St. Patrick' s Seminary (1898), the Hague Tribunal' s resolution of the Pious Fund Case (1902), the Catholic Interracial Council protest of Proposition 14, the anti-fair housing initiative (1964), the start of the UFW lettuce boycott with Mass at Sacred Heart in San Francisco (1970), Father Eugene Boy le 's due process case (1971), Mayor George Moscone 's Funeral Mass at St. Mary 's Cathedral (1977), Archbishop Quinn ' s denunciation of the Nuclear Arms Race (1981), plus Mother Teresa's visit to the Bay Area, the establishment of the Missionaries of Charity at St. Msgr. (later Bishop) Fulton J. Sheen Paul , and Bishop Ignatius

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Wang 's appointment as the first Asian Bishop in U.S. Catholic Church history. All these events were important moments in our history, the reverberations of which often extended beyond our archdiocese. And , of course, many other events could have been included. Be that as it may, we somewhat audaciousl y select the following events as the top twelve moments in the history of the Archdiocese.

Number 12: Future Bishop Fu lton Sheen Hel p s Inaugu rate the United Nations in San Francisco (1945) As World War II neared its end, San Francisco hosted the first meeting of the United Nations on A pri l 25 , 1945. To observe the occasion , the previous week the Archdiocese had sponsored a lecture by the eloquent Monsign or (later Bishop) Fulton J. Sheen. More than 10,000 people packed the Civic Center Auditorium to listen to Sheen, while another 20,000 spilled over into the Civic Center Plaza. Sheen spoke on "The Moral 12 GREAT MOMENTS, page 7

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Sheen returned many times to the Bay area before his death in 1979.

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32,000 attend Jubilee Mass in the rain at the new Pac Bell Park.

On Saturday, October 28 more than 32,000 Catholics braved rain-drenched conditions at Pacific Bell Park to celebrate the Jubilee 2000 Eucharist. The Mass was preceded by an extraordinary celebration of the archdiocese 's diversity. Parishes with brilliant banners paraded around the field , while ethnic dancers performed on the outfield grass, as the Archdiocesan multicultural choir sang out "Celebrate - We have a Feast." Archbishop William J. Levada concelebrated the Mass along with Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester, visiting cardinals and bishops and the priests of the archdiocese. The impressive liturgy and joyous crowd served notice that despite all of its recent problems , the pilgrim Church in San Francisco remained alive and strong.

Cardinal Eugenic Pacelli (Pius XII) blesses the San Francisco Bay Bridge.

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In October 1936, the future Pope Pius XU, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, then the Papal Secretary of State, made a whirlwind tour of San Francisco. Cardinal Pacelli addressed crowds at St. Mary's Cathedral and at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, but his most important action was his blessing of the newly built San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on October 28, 1936. Dignitaries such as Mayor Rossi, Police

Chief William Quinn, Bishop Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop Mitty, and others assisted at the blessing. Pacelli told San Francisco, "I have come to pay tribute...because I know that in you dwells the dauntless spirit of pioneers."

Two weeks later the Bridge was officially opened; the esteemed rector of St. Mary 's Cathedral, Monsignor Charles A. Ramm, provided the invocation, asking God's protection for what he called "this wondrous creation." The presence of Pacelli and Ramm reflected the important position of the Church in the Bay Area at that time.

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Led by Grand Marshall , James R. Kelly, the procession wound around block after block of the city. The papal colors of yellow and white weTe evident everywhere as were papal and American flags. Mass was offere d at St. Mary 's Cathedral , and a major address was delivered by local statesman , Zachary Montgomery. The day concluded with a city-wide illumination. The event was quite important in that Catholics openl y demonstrated their attachment to the papacy at a time when the United States was demonstrabl y anti-papal and anti-Catholic.

Emotions had been heightened the previous year, when the Pope had been stripped of his temporal realm during the unification of Italy. Catholics in San Francisco demonstrated clearly which side they were on.

Five years later the city witnessed another major procession and celebration in honor of the one-hundredth annivers ary of Mission Dolores , the birth place of Catholicism in the region. As The Monitor reported , the procession reflected a "good showing of the strength and power of the Catholic Church in the city." Catholics were here to stay.

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Then , suddenl y, traged y struck. On February 3, 1950, while traveling in a car with Father Henry Lande , pastor of St. Al phonsus Turibius Church in Suisun , their car stalled on the railroad tracks at the Main Street crossing in Suisun; the car was struck by an oncoming train and carried more than 300 feet.

Lande died instantl y; O'Dowd survived , but suffered severe injuries and was rushed to the hosp ital. O'Dowd briefl y rallied , but he died the following day.

The outpouring of sympath y and grief was immediate and widespread. Bishop O'Dowd' s bod y lay in state first at Mission Dolore s, then at St. Mary ' s Cathedral as thousands streamed by the bod y to pay their last respects. At his funeral Mass at St. Mary 's Cathedral , the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles , Timoth y Manning in his eulogy, captured the feelings of many San Franciscans , "Like a star which has become extinct , but whose li ght lingers for generations to gladden the eyes of man, so, too, this Hol y Bishop...will linger as a li ght in our memories and in the annal s of this church."

Number 7 St. Mary 's Cathedral on Van Ness Destroyed by Fire (1962) On the evening of September 7, 1962, St. Mary 's San Francisco Aux. Bishop James T. 0'Dowd (1948-1950) Cathedral , the venerable old , red brick Gothic structure at the corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell , went up in flames. Though the walls remained standing, the interiNumber 8 or was entirel y gutted. Dedicated in 1891 b y The Death of Bishop O'Dowd (1 950) Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan , the Cathedral had been One of the most popular figures in the history of the the site of countless celebrations , episcopal ordinations , archdiocese was James T. O'Dowd. Born in San special masses, funerals , and civic celebrations , and its Francisco in 1907, he was ordained to the priesthood in burning sorely grieved San Francisco 's Catholics.

1932. His ascent to the higher ranks of the Archdiocese Seemingly every Catholic had posed for a photograph at was meteoric , being appointed Superintendent of one time or another on the Cathedral' s imposing granite Catholic Schools in 1941, and named auxiliary bishop steps. The origins of the fire remain something of a in 1948, at the young age of 40. His youth , vigor, mystery, but the treasured site was no more . Archbishop rugged good looks, and his kindness made him enor12 GREAT MOMENTS, page 10

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Joseph T. McGucken, named the new Archbishop earlier the same year, committed the Archdiocese to constructing a new Cathedral . Shortly thereafter a campaign to raise $16 million- for a new Cathedral and assorted projects was underway. Over the next nine years the effort to build a new Cathedral generated significant opposition and controversy. Initially criticism

centered on the sty le of the Cathedral. Though initially wanting a traditional Cathedra l, Archbishop McGucken boldl y appointed the innovative Pietro Belluschi to develop the new Cathedral. The result was the strikingly modern Cathedral with which we are familiar today, which Belluschi called, "the first Cathedral Uuly of our time and in harmony with the liturgical reforms of the Council." Built during the height of the war on poverty, Archbishop McGucken was criticized for spending the money on a church instead of the poor. The protests became so bad, that on the day of the new Cathedral's dedication Archbishop McGucken had to process into the Cathedral through a crowd of protesters. The burning of the Cathedral symbolized a farewell to old Catholic San Francisco, and the birth of a turbulent new era.

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On September 17, 1987 Pope John Paul II began his electric , historic visit to San Francisco arriving at Crissy Field by helicopter at just after 5:00pm. After visiting the Golden Gate Bri dge, the Pope rode in the Popemobile down Geary Street to his first stop, Mission Dolores. Cheering crowds estimated at between 50,000 to 300,000 lined the streets attempting to get a glimpse of the pope.

At Mission Dolores , the visit reached an earl y emotional peak as Pope John Paul met with AIDS patients , their friends and families, the elderly and retired priests.

In a particularly emotional moment, the Pope embraced a young four-year old boy named Brendan O'Rourke, who was suffering from AIDS. Pope John Paul then delivered a powerful reminder of "the all embracing love of God." "God loves you all, without distinction , without limit...He loves us all with an unconditional and everlasting love..."

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Number 4 Archbishop Riordan Unites the City Following the Earth quake and Fire of 1906 On the morning of April 18, 1906 at approximately 5:13 a.m., San Francisco was rocked by a devastating earthquake, destroying much of what had taken Archbishop Riordan twenty-two years to build . The earthquake was followed by a devastating fire that destroyed more than 450 city blocks. It was estimated that more than half the Catholic churches and institutions in the city were either destroyed or damaged. Mercifully, Archbishop Riordan was not in the city when the earthquake hit. He was in Omaha, Nebraska on his way to a national meeting of the United States bishops. Many felt the shock of seeing his archdiocese destroyed would be too much for the archbishop. Riordan decided not to return to San Francisco immediately, opting instead to raise funds in the east before returning home.

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Eucharist at Candlestick Park. Pilgrims began arriving as early as 7 a.m. Candlestick had been transformed into an outdoor Cathedral. When the pope arrived the gathered multitude "nearl y exploded with joy... white handkerchiefs, flags and hands waved furiousl y... " Following the Mass, the Pope departed to chants of "John Paul Two, We Love you." And then he was gone.

The pope had spent less than twenty-four hours in San Francisco, but his presence made a deep impact on all who saw him. His profound holiness and exuberant vitality washed over the Bay Area, leaving the challenge of living out the Pope 's words, "Those who accept the grace of conversion and who live according to God's word find that , with God' s grace, they begin to put on the mind and heart of Christ. They become increasingl y identified with Christ—with Christ, who is a sign of contradiction. " Number 5 The Dedication of the First St. Mary 's Cathedral (1854) Old Saint Mary's, San Francisco 's first cathedral.

When Archbishop Alemany first arrived in San Francisco, basic ecclesial institutions were nonexistent. Jul y 17, a large crowd gathered to witness the The decaying mission and the recentl y established St. laying of the cornerstone. More than a year later Francis Church were all there was. Shortly after his the Gothic church made of red brick was dediarrival , St. Patrick's, the second parish in the city was cated at Midnight Mass, Christmas eve, 1854, to established on June 8, 1851 in the area of town known as an overflow crowd with a Solemn Pontifical Happy Valley. Mass was held in a rented room on Third Mass celebrated by Archbishop Alemany.

St. and Jessie, and soon a wood frame church was erect- Though called St. Mary 's, the church was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the ed on Market between Second and Third Streets.

Alemany had grander plans. In June 1853 he began Blessed Virgin Mary, which, according to John p lanning an impressive structure that was to serve as his McGloin, made it the first church in the world to The aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and fire. cathedral. In a letter to the faithful, Alemany explained, be so dedicated following the papal proclama"San Francisco is great in a commercial point of view, in tion of the dogma of the Immaculate Upon his return to San Francisco, Riordan visited the population , and in the strength of its resources. And shall Conception. Besides this distinction , St. Mary 's Cathedral we not endeavor to make religion keep pace with all this "was the largest structure yet erected in San Francisco," refugee camps and tried to rally the drooping spirits of the progress?" He had received a generous grant of land from and testified to the continuing importance of the Church in dazed San Franciscans. He celebrated Mass outdoors for p ioneer entrepreneur John Sullivan at the corner of the City. Early on in the City 's histoiy Catholics served the people, and assured them, "We shall rebuild."

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12 Great moments . . . ¦ Continued f r om page 11 Riordan prodded San Franciscans to endure. According to his biographer, James Gaffey, "After a survey of his see city, Riordan p layed a conspicuous role in restoring San Francisco." In a dramatic speech delivered at a meeting of the Citizen 's Committee, Riordan asserted in the words of St. Paul, "I am a citizen of no mean city, although it is in ashes. Almi ghty God has fixed this as the location of a great city. The past is gone, and there is no use lamenting or moaning over it. Let us look to the future and without regard to creed or place of birth, work together in harmony for the upbuilding of a greater San Francisco. " True to his word Riordan committed himself to the reconstruction of the Catholic Church in San Francisco. By 1908, every earthquake damaged parish save one had reopened. Initially, temporary structures were built for Sunday services, but they were soon replaced by more substantial structures. By the lime of Riordan 's death in 1914, the Church and the City had rebounded nicely.

Number 3 Father Peter C. Yorke Suppo rts the Teamsters ' Strike (1901) In 1887, Irish born Peter C. Yorke was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In 1894, as editor of the archdiocesan newspaper, The Monitor, Yorke established himself as a local Catholic hero b y "vanquishing " the antiCatholic American Protective Association. In 1901, Yorke's legendary status grew during the Teamsters' Strike of that year. During that strike Fr. Peter C. Yorke Yorke placed the Church in San Francisco firml y on the side of labor, in no small measure because so many ol' the Teamsters were Catholic. Yorke became Lhe spiritual adviser of Teamster leader Michael Casey, and became the union 's most popular publicist. Yorke argued that his defense of labor was based on papal teaching as artic-

Archbishop Hanna and Mayor James Rolph at Holy Name Parade, 1924. ulated in the famou s social encyclical Rerum Novarum, issued in 1891, a claim which was supported by Archbishop Riordan.

The strike turned into a blood y and brutal struggle—five workers were killed and another 336 injured. In response to declining worker morale, Yorke rallied tire workers with an electrif ying speech at the Metropolitan Temple on August 8.

Yorke affirmed the justice of the workers ' claims and queried liis audience, "Shall men for whom Christ died to teach them that they were free men, with free men 's rights, be crushed beneath the foot of the least bri ght of all the angels that fell from heaven, Mammon, the spirit of Greed?" Yorke gave a second speech on September 21 , where 15,000 crushed in to hear him speak. To those who questioned a priest 's involvement in the labor struggle, Yorke answered, "As a priest my duty is with workingmen, who are struggling for their rights because that is the historical position of the priesthood and because that is the Lord's command."

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On October 5, 1924, despite a stead y downpour, 80,000 Catholics marched down Market Street to assert the Catholic citizen 's right to participate in public life. More than 100,000 lined the streets to observe. Sponsored by the Holy Name Society, the march was, ostensibl y, to welcome Archbishop Hanna back from Rome and to celebrate the 650th anniversary of the Hol y Name Society, but people knew there was more at stake. The 1920s had witnessed the revival of the newly aggressive Ku Klux Klan, which had expanded its hatred to include, not just African Americans, but Catholics, Jews, and immigrants as well. The growing militancy and popularity of the Klan distressed many Catholics.

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Thus, after months of planning, on October 5, Catholics took to the streets in record numbers. Flags of the United States flew everywhere.

An open air Mass was celebrated in front of the Civic Center at the conclusion of the march, with Mayor Rolph and other civic dignitaries in attendance. Ex-Illinois governor Edward F. Dunne delivered an address entitled "The Catholic Citizen."

Monitor columnist Florence O'Leary observed of the march, "A poor Catholic it was who didn 't take part in Sunday's parade.

There they were, the great legions of the Church militant. Rich and poor, obscure and mighty—such an array as the West has never known before." The Church in San Francisco had sent a message to those who sought to restrict their rights as U.S. citizens, and as one newspaper observed, "None of the marchers wore masks."

Number 1 The Rosary Crusade in Golden Gate Park (1961)

On Saturday, October 7, 1961 more than 500,000 Catholics gathered at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park to pray the rosary with Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, head of the International Rosary Crusade. As one newspaper reported , "The throng came from every comer of the Bay Area—by plane, train, car and bus." The turnout was stunning; many claimed it was the largest gathering of Catholics ever held in

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Each decade of the rosary was led by a specially chosen family, that reflected the geographic and ethnic diversity of the archdiocese.

Following the rosary, Father Peyton delivered an impassioned sermon extolling the positive effects of the rosary on the family.

The San Francisco dailies featured photos and stories on the front pages of their Sunday editions. San Francisco Examiner reporter William L. Mackey began his front page story, "A gentle Irish priest made out a convincing case for the power of prayer yesterday." For anyone who attended the event it became one of the signal events of their lives. For many the event took on a mythic, even miraculous, quality. One priest in attendance later recalled, 'They had a powerful windstorm around that time...they Father Peyton at 1961 Rosary Crusade in Golden Gate Park. brought over the Blessed Sacrament from Holy Name church to the Polo North America. The archdiocesan newspaper, The Mon itor proclaimed, with some hyperbole, "It was the greatest pub- Field. When the Blessed Sacrament got there, the wmd died he display of faith in the nation's history." The massive down. All during the entire ceremony it was a balmy day. crowd included an impressive list of dignitaries—Governor After it was over they took the Blessed Sacrament back to Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, representative John F. Shelley, Holy Name, and oh, how the wind blew." Forty two years Mayor George Christopher, Police Chief Thomas Cahill, later people still speak with awe of this extraordinary event.

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Former Archbishops of San Francisco Josep h Sadoc Alemany, Archbishop of San Francisco 1853-1884 Josep h Sadoc Alemany was born in Vich, Spain in 1814 and entered the Dominican Order at an earl y age. Ordained a priest in Viterbo, Ital y in 1837, Alemany immigrated to the United State s in 1840 to work in the territories of Kentuck y, Ohio and Tennessee. He was named Provincial of the American Dominicans in 1848, and two years later came to California to become Bishop of Monterey. After arriving in California , Alemany saw that San Francisco was a more approp riate seat for a diocese than Montere y, and on June 29, 1853 Pius IX created the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which encompassed all of Northern California.

While establishing the Archdiocese , Alemany remained a humble man widel y praised for his "apostolic poverty. " During his tenure, the Archdiocese built up an extensive system of schools , orphanages , hospitals , homes for the elderly and other institutions of charity. A Cathedral was established (now Old Saint Mary 's) and the diocese grew to more than 200,000 Catholics with 175 nriests. hundreds of women religious and over 125 oarishes.

Patrick W. Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco 1884-1914 Patrick w. Riordan was bom in 1841 in New Brunswick, Canada to Irish immigrants. He grew up in Chicago where he was ordained a priest in 1865, and distinguished himself as an excellent administrator, builder and fundraiser. In 1883, he became Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco, succeeding Alemany in December 1884. During his tenure, he built a new Saint Mary's Cathedral on Van Ness and Saint Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park . He also secured two important legal victories for his diocese: the elimination of taxes on Church property and the restoration of income from the Pious Fund for missionary activity in California which had been appropriated by the government of Mexico.

On April 18, 1906, while Riordan was at a meeting of U.S. Bishops in Omaha, Nebraska, earthquake and fire left 250,000 San Franciscans homeless and destroyed more than half of the Catholic institutions in San Francisco. Riordan traveled to the East Coast to raise money for the rebuilding and on his return told San Franciscans, "I am a citizen of no mean city, although it is in ashes. Almighty God has fixed this as the location of a great city." He set about rebuilding and by 1908 had restored every parish damaged by the earthquake, except one.

Edward ]. Hanna, Archbishop of San Francisco 1915-1935 Edward J. Hanna was born to Irish immigrant parents in Rochester New York in 1860. He was a brilliant student and was ordained a priest in 1885 at St. John Lateran in Rome. Hanna was awarded a doctorate in Sacred Theology by Pope Leo XIII in 1886 without the need for exams or dissertation based on a debate the Pope witnessed. On his return to Rochester, Hanna became a popular lecturer and an internationall y known theologian , before becoming Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco in 1912. During his tenure , 44 parishes, 34 parochial schools, eight high schools and Saint Joseph's minor seminary in Mountain View were established. Hanna was involved in labor issues and was a passionate advocate of the Church' s social teaching as furthered by Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum. Hanna 's leadership style and reputation led to his appointment to numerous State and national committees and arbitration boards by governors and even President Roosevelt. In 1934, he was chosen by Roosevelt to chair the Arbitration Board, which successfull y ended the West Coast longshoremen strike. He also received international accolades including the "Commander of the Crown of Italy" for his work with Italian immigrants and the American Hebrew Medal for his efforts to promote understanding between Christians and Jews. |JT-

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John ]. M itty, Arch bishop of San Francisco, 1935-1961 John J. Mitty was born in 1884 in New York' s Greenwich Village to Irish immigrant parents , but he was an orphan by age 14. In 1901 he entered the seminary where he was an excellent student , selected for further study at the Catholic University of America and in Rome.

Mitty volunteered for chaplain duty in World War I and saw action on the French front. After the War he was chaplain at West Point and became friends with Douglas MacArthur. He also served as superintendent of schools in New York and as diocesan liaison to organized labor. In 1926 he took over the heavily indebted Salt Lake City Diocese and improved its finances and morale of priests. Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco in 1932, Mitty worked to improve finances and set about creating a highly educated core of local priests for the archdiocese. He ordained 800 men during his tenure, including six who would become bishops. San Francisco grew rap idly throughout Mitty 's years and so did the archdiocese. In his tenure, 84 parishes and 13 high schools and many grammar schools were added. When Mitty died in 1961, he left "San Francisco with solid finances, a well trained and respected core of native clergy, and a patrimony of brick and mortar that is still serving San Francisco Catholics to this day," notes historian Steven Avella.

fose ph T. McGucken, Archbishop of San Francisco 1962-1977 Joseph McGucken was bom in Los Angeles in 1902 and attended parochial school. He did not immediately enter the seminary, but studied engineering at Los Angeles Polytechnic High School and later the University of California. He entered Saint Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park and did further studies in Rome, where he was ordained in 1928. He was Archbishop Cantwell's secretary and served as chancellor before being named Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles in 1941. McGucken was deepl y involved in Catholic education , helping with plans for the creation of two seminaries and working for the removal of property taxes from religious schools. He was appointed Coadjutor of the Sacramento Diocese in 1955. After he became Bishop of Sacramento in 1957, he expanded the diocese's schools and parishes and helped in the creation of a seminary. In 1962, he became the first California native to become Archbishop of San Francisco. Five months after his arrival in San Francisco, Saint Mary 's Cathedral on Van Ness was destroyed b y fire. He worked diligently on the financing and planning of a new Saint Mary 's Cathedral, while at the same time participating in sessions of the Second Vatican Council. The new Cathedral, which opened in 1970, was the first to incoiporate liturgical changes called for by the Council. During Ms tenure, McGucken established 15 parishes, two missions, two high schools and seventeen grammar schools. In retirement, he lived in residence at St. Brendan 's and served as a parish priest..

John R. Quinn, Archbishop of San Francisco 1977-1995 John R. Quinn was born in Riverside, California in 1929 and studied for the priesthood in San Diego. He was chosen for further studies at the North American College and the Gregorian in Rome and was ord ained in 1953. In San Diego, Quinn taught at Immaculate Heart Seminary and later became president of St. Francis College Seminary and rector of Immaculate Heart Seminary School of Theology. In 1967 he became Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego and in 1972 Bishop and later Archbishop of Oklahoma City (when the See was raised to an archdiocese). Shortly after he became the sixth Archbishop of San Francisco, Quinn was elected president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Quinn spoke out on numerous political and moral issues and wrote on major social justice concerns. Most notably, he opposed excessive spending on nuclear weapons and the arms race and played a significant role in the 1983 U.S. Bishops Pastoral "The Challenge of Peace." In 1993, he called for a broad consultative process to establish a "Pastoral Plan" to observe Catholic life in the Archdiocese and recommend ways to achieve renewal and growth. The impetus for the plan was in part due to the burden of tens of millions of dollars in retrofit costs to church buildings resulting from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake . The final plan, adopted in 1995, resulted in the controversial closure of several parishes, but also inspired several initiatives for the renewal of Catholic life in the Archdiocese.

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• "The Gold Rush was an internati onal event. As such , it projected the question of Catholicism in California into an international perspective. The Catholic culture of California , after all , was being internationalized along with California itself. " - Dr. Kevin Starr, historian , author and State Librarian of California.

Pope Pius IX established the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1853.

• "You must go to California - where others are drawn by gold , you must carry the cross." - Pope Pius IX to Joseph Sadoc Alemany, first Archbishop of San Francisco, who was reluctant to come to California.

• "No man is more poorly lod ged in the whole city, and no man better preaches the spirit of evangelical poverty and detachment in the midst of this money-worshiping city than thi s Dominican Spanish Archbishop of San Francisco." - Cardinal Herbert Vaughn of England describing the piety and asceticism of Archbishop Alemany.

• "What a port ! What a town! What a population !

French , English , Germans , Italians , Mexicans , Americans , Indians , Canacs, and even Chinese; white.

San Francisco in 1850.

• "San Francisco is great in a commercial point of view, in population , and in the strength of its resources.

And shall we not endeavor to make religion keep pace with all this progress?" - Archbishop of San Francisco

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Joseph Sadoc Alemany in June 1853 announcing plans to build a Cathedral dedicated to St. Mary.

• "They did not stop to inquire whether the poor sufferers were Protestant or Catholics , Americans or foreigners , but with the noblest devotion applied themselves to their relief." — Historian William Gleeson descri bing the outreach of the Mercy Sisters to the sick and suffering peop le in San Francisco in the 1850s.

• "God is rich. " - Notre Dame de Namur Sister Loyola Duquenne in 1852 in response to a question as to how she could dare undertake the construction of a large building for Notre Dame Academy.

• "How admirable a thing it would be to devote one's whole life to others; to live for them, to S work for them, to die in their service." Elizabeth Armer, who founded the Holy Family Sisters religious order in San Francisco in the 1870s. Trained by the Presentation Sisters she sought at an early age to devote her life to others.

• "Every day I am convinced more of the necesI sity of caring for the Indians, much more I because the Indians have become the prey of all | and have no one to offer a friendly hand." | Father Luciano Osuna who ministered to Indians in northern California in the 1870s.

• 'The Chinese must go." - Slogan of the Workingmen's Party of California (WPC) led i by Dennis Kearney, who fought for the restriction of Chinese immigration hi the 1870s.

• "We, therefore, admonish and even require, everyone to stay away from such seditious, antisocial and anti-Christian meetings." -Archbishop ' Alemany in a letter read in all Catholic churches in 1878 admonishing Catholics to stay away from Kearney 's WPC meetings.

"As a priest my duty is with workingmen, who are struggling for their rights, because that is the historical position of the priesthood and because that is the Lord 's command. " - San Francisco priest Father Peter Yorke in a speech during 1901 Teamsters' Strike.

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• "I am a citizen of no mean city, although it is in ashes. Almighty God has fixed this as the location of a great city. The past is gone , and there is no use lamenting or moaning over it.

Let us look to the future and without regard to creed or place of birth , work together in harmony for the upbuilding of a greater San Francisco." - Archbishop Patrick Riordan following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

• "The functions of the new agency were stated as relief , child welfare and community service." - Description of the earl y work of Catholic Charities , which grew out of relief efforts by the Archdiocese following the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

• "A poor Catholic it was who didn 't take part in Sunday ' s parade. There they were, the great legions of the Church militant. Rich and poor, obscure and mighty - such an array the West has never known before ." Florence O'Leary, columnist for the Catholic Monitor newspaper describing the 1924 "Holy Names Society " march of 80,000 Catholics down Market Street to protest the Ku Klux Klan.

• "The parish was the center of activity, and all our lives were tied up in things that happened there. The families were very close. You knew everyone who went to church regularl y." - Mercy Sister Petronilla Gaul describing her experience of growing up in the Mission District of San Francisco in the 1920s.

• President Roosevelt appointed Archbishop Hanna as chairman of the National Longshoremen 's Board with the mandate to arbitrate an end to the strike." - Dr. Jeffrey Burns , historian , archivist and author of "The History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco" commenting on the 1934 Longshoremen 's Strike .

• "There continued to be a tension in the city 's public life, as business leaders ' rhetorical affirmation of labors ' rights clashed with their practical desire to limit union power, but the Catholic principles that had shaped the outcome of the Great Strike became increasingly a

Saint Francis of Assisi church and Nort h Beach following the 1906 earthquake. part of San Francisco's public cultures in the decades to come." - Historian Dr. William Issel describing the aftermath of the 1934 Longshoremen 's Strike in San Francisco.

• "I have come to pay tribute ... because I know that in you dwells the dauntless spirit of pioneers " - Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII) at the blessing of the newl y comp leted San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge October 28, 1936.

• "The Church in San Francisco entered the second decade of the episcopate of Archbishop John J. Mitty [in 1945] with enormous spirit and confidence, initiat-

ing what many believe to be the 'Golden Age' of San Francisco Catholicism." - Dr. Jeffrey Burns , historian , archivist and auth or of "The History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco."

• "Observe-judge-act " - Inspired by the Christian Family Movement and Canon Joseph Card ijn 's formula, Catholic social action flourished in the 1950s and set the stage for the tumultuous 1960s.

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teachings." — Historian Dr. William Issel commenting on the period 1860-1960, called by one journalist , "The Catholic Century " in San Francisco.

• "It was the greatest public display of faith in the nation 's history." - The description by the Catholic Monitor newspaper of the gathering of more th an 500,000 Catholics at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park on October 7, 1961 for the Rosary Crusade led by Father Patrick Peyton.

• "A gentle Irish priest made out a convincing case for the power of prayer yesterday." — San Francisco Examiner reporter William L. Mackey beginning a front-page story on the Rosary Crusade held in Golden Gate Park October 7, 1961.

• "Why don 't you do that?" - San Francisco Franciscan priest Fath er Alfred Boeddeker, founder of St. Anthony 's Dining Room, asks himself this question in 1949 as he prays before a statue of St. Francis of Assisi giving bread to a poor man.

• "Inequali ty in the opportunity to enjoy equal housing based solely on race is an insult to human dignity." Archbishop Joseph McGucken in a 1964 pastoral letter enunciating the Church's teaching on racial justice and

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• "It is a measure of the degree of civilization of society [how] it takes care of the weakest and most helpless members of society." — Evelyn Eaton, first coordinator of the Catholic Council for Life, which was formed soon after the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

• "The continued existence of the human race is seriously endangered today by the threat of nuclear destruction. In human terms, excessive spending on arms production takes lives just as surely as if the weapons produced had actually been put to use. The teaching of the Church is clear: nuclear weapons and the arms race must be condemned as immoral." - Archbishop John R. Quinn on the Feast of St. Francis , October 4, 1981 speaking at St. Mary 's Cathedral.

• "The best thing I can do for other women is to be impartial and true to being a woman, to be myself - a woman and a religious." - Sacred Heart Sister Mary Bridget Flaherty, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of San Francisco 1985-1997. She was the first woman to be appointed Chancellor to a major archdiocese.

• "God loves you all, without distinction , without limit ... He loves us all with an unconditional and everlasting love. " - Pope John Paul II, during his papal visit to San Francisco, in a meeting with AIDS patients, their families and friends at Mission Dolores Sept. 17, 1987.

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Notable Quotes . .. ¦ Continued from page 20 • "John Paul, Two, We Love You " - Chanted by the crowd of more than 70,000 Catholics at Candlestick Park as Pope John Paul II departed the stadium following celebration of the Eucharist Sept. 18, 1987.

• "Those who accept the grace of conversion and who live according to God' s word find that, with God's grace, they begin to put on the mind and heart of Christ. They become increasing l y identified with Christ - with Christ , who is a sign of contradiction. " - Pope John Paul II in his homily during an outdoor Mass at Candlestick Park on Sept.

18, 1987 • "Assisi by the Bay." - Archbishop William Levada in his first homil y in San Francisco suggesting a different appellation for the City of St. Francis than "Baghdad by the Bay" coined by columnist Herb Caen.

• "I stand here to make an apology to you on behalf of the Church , of all of us, your brothers and sisters, for the abuse you have suffered at the hands of priests." Archbishop William J. Levada at a "Circle of HealingApology Ceremony" for victims of sexual abuse by clergy at the Presidio of San Francisco June 14, 2003.

• "Celebrate, We have a Feast " - Sung by more than 32,000 Catholics who braved pouring rain to attend the Jubilee 2000 Mass at the newl y constructed ball park of the San Francisco Giants on Oct. 28, 2000.

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• "Father McDonnnell sat with me past midnight telling me about social justice and the Church's stand on farm labor and reading from the encyclicals of Pope Leo XHI in which he upheld labor unions. I would do anything to get the Father to tell me more about labor history." — Cesar Chavez, co-founder with Dolores Huerta of the United Farm Workers union, speaking of the influence of San Francisco priest Father Donald McDonnell. \J) U&6u>ic4-V St. Isutf aMci \ / 0«* •frux, 3ft* P- "- K" f r tf £«» E»(M. 6rfl(mua. 94903

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• "The sp irit of contemporary society is skeptical of truth , even the truth revealed by God. The relativization of truth is not the necessary precondition of real dialog; the desire to know the other in the fullness of his or her humanity is. And may it not be possible to find the truth of the mind and of the heart in the Gospel revealed by Jesus: that God is love, and that our creation in God's image and likeness makes all humanity able to love God above all things and love our nei ghbor as ourselves. " Archbishop William J. Levada on March 5, 2002 in an address on interreli gious dialog at the University of San Francisco.

• "We have always been an immi gran t Church , in the early days receiving immigrants from many countries in Europe. Today, most new immigrants are from Mexico , Asia , the Pacific , Central and South America and from Afr ican countries. We have to come together. We hav e to work together. And we have to have mutual appreciation of different cultures."- Noemi Castillo , Ethnic Ministries Director for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

• "As the pilgrim Church in San Francisco enters the th ird millennium, its task remains the same as Alemany's - to bear witness to our crucified Lord ."- Historian and Archdiocesan Archivist Dr. Jeffrey Burns in "A History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. " • "Proclaiming the Good News to All Creation" - The theme of evangelization for the Sesquicentennial of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, marking 150 years since the establishment of the Archdiocese on Jul y 29, 1853.

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By Patrick Joyce They were young priests in a "golden age" for the Church - the two decades following the end of World War II. Now, in their eighties , these three San Francisco priests look back with happ iness in their vocations, with wide-ranging views on changes in the Church and society - and forward with hope.

In the 1940s and 1950s, young men filled seminaries to overflowing; a seemingly endless supply of sisters taught in a rapidly growing Catholic school system, baptisms and conversions helped swell the Catholic population. New churches and schools sprouted in the suburbs, churches were filled on Sunday.

In 1961, in what may have been the largest gathering of Catholics in the histoiy of the United States, a half million people came to Golden Gale Park to pray the rosary with Father Patrick Peyton, the head of the International Rosary Crusade.

At that time, the Archdiocese of San Francisco sprawled over 13 counties, from the North Coast to Santa Clara County, to the Central Valley as far as Modesto, with a Catholic population of more than one million.

These three men grew up in a Church that is in many ways unfamiliar to Catholics born after 1960 - a Church in which the priest celebrated Mass in Latin with his back to the congregation, in which the only lay people in the sanctuary were altar boys. Long lines of people waited to go to Confession on Saturday evenings, the diaconate was only a brief stage on the way to priesthood , Catholics abstained from meat on Friday and fasted from midnight before receiving the Eucharist, which, in those days, was called simply Holy Communion.

These pnests were ordained in a Church fabled for its stability. Then came the rapid reforms of the Second Vatican Council and social upheavals within American society. Amid the changes they persevered.

Father Patrick Pearse McCarthy was one of 13 men ordained on Sept. 23, 1944, nine months earlier than normal because of a shortage of priests, caused not by a vocation crisis but because of a war in which many priests were serving as chaplains.

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"We were a most happy group of priests, looking forward to the ministry," Father McCarthy, now living at the Serra Clergy House San Mateo, says. "Priests were very well accepted , and the Church was enjoying a good time, a good season."

Msgr. lohn Foudy looks back on his ordination four years earlier with a similar view: "We thought we were entering a great and wonderful company and our parents shared that idea. They too had great regard for the priesthood and that their boy would be a priest was something a mother might be a little proud of."

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In 1940s and 1950s, most priests were ordained in their mid-twenties. As a result , Father McCarth y says, they most enjoyed "working with younger peop le because we felt more at ease with the younger peop le . . . teaching Christian and Gospel values , assisting and guiding peop le, families in Christian living. We were involved in many youth activities. Many peop le were willing to hel p the priests in working with young peop le. " "We strived to get to know people, how they lived their Catholic Christian faith and being available to people for guidance, direction. The peop le were very encouraging, supportive , helpful and willing to be of service ," Father McCarth y says.

"We depended on older priests for encouragement and guidance, direction. We knew we Schools didn ' t have all the answers to every situation and that 's why we constantl y needed guidance and encouragement from the older priests."

"It was a very up time," Father O'Malley says. "I was appointed to San Mateo, St. Gregory 's which was one of the newer parishes down there. The pastor was a wonderful man, John Scanlan. He had a small church , more of a hall than a church. His dream was to build a beautiful church , and there is a beautiful church there today. That parish went from 400 families to well over 2,000 in the ten years I was there."

"It was a very happy, healthy, holy time to be a priest. The church was on the upswing. We couldn 't even take care of the applications for schools. Loads of baptisms on Sundays. Lots of converts. Strong fathers clubs and mothers clubs , youth activities."

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... That was a little unusual but my brother Denis , who was a priest , was about four years below me, and three in his class became diocesan priests."

Most of the seminarian s came from within the archdiocese , and many began their studies in the now closed St. Josep h hi gh school seminary in Mountain View. "I went down after grammar school ," says Msgr.

Foud y, who now lives in retirement at San Francisco 's St. Cecilia 's Parish , "Those that didn 't go in after grammar school went in after hi gh school. A real late vocation would have been after college. A fellow in my class was 29 and we thoug ht he was a senior citizen."

Father McCarthy and his classmates "looked forward to the priesthood with great happ iness" and they found it in rap idl y Archbishop Mitty and Msgr. John Foudy, Superintendent of Catholic growing parishes filled with faithful Catholics. every night of the week you were in the parlor - young "There was always a health y attitude and great peop le getting married , peop le coming into the church , respect for priests ,' he recalls. "People were very sup- a lot of converts in those days. I was out almost every portive of what we were doing. Peop le were very faith- day taking the parish census. There were whole new ful , consistent attendance at devotions and Mass, reli- areas to be visited. " gious services. Generall y, we found that the people had In addition , Father McCarthy says, "Priests were a very strong, very clear and sincere Christian faith. " very much involved in the schools , visiting classrooms "It was a very joyous time," says Father O'Malley, even , in some cases, teaching reli gion one day a week." who has lived at St. Anthony 's Parish, Novato, since Msgr. Foudy recalls a similarl y full schedule. "M y retiring 10 years ago. "We didn 't have any of the fears first assignment was to St. James out in the Mission. or worries we have today. It was a productive time, very We had three assistants , along with the pastor. . . . I happy, holy time in the Church. don 't know if we had priorities as such. We did what "I thought that the Church was like a young pioneer, the archbishop expected us to do. I was the CYO coach claiming new lands and new territories. Schools were and if the priest was the CYO director , he had to han going up, parishes being formed, new pastors being made. dle almost everything. We had less lay help. There OPTIMISM AND ENERGY We had lots of vocations. My class had 23 ordained with might be a wonderfu l housekeeper who would answer Msgr. Foud y saw the same sense of optimism and me. One year, eight parishes were started. Schools were the door and do almost everything they hav e secre- energy fro m his position in the archdiocesan schools built immediately, before a permanent church." taries doing now." office - ten years as assistant superintendent and ten as "It was an intensely active time. As a young priest The changes in the Church, Msgr. Foudy says with a superintendent. "That was a wonderful period , in the the only time you got off was your day off. Oth erwise, smile, include shifting attitudes about athletics. "Our REMEMBRANCES, page 26 —¦

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There was no limit to what the Church might be able to do. It just was a period of tremendous optimism."

World War II had just ended and Church was on the rise in Western Europe. "Now the heads of the governments in Germany and Italy and France were all practicing Catholics ," Msgr. Foudy says. "The crown princ e of the Netherlands became a Catholic.

"The convert program in this country was incredibl y successful. Bishop Fulton Sheen's weekly television show was dominating the air. Then we had Father James Keller - a local boy - who started the Christopher movement.

"Families were t aken up with the Christian Family Movement. One of my responsibilities was encourage parents clubs, and we had very effective mothers clubs all around the archdiocese. In my time, most of the elementary school mothers clubs would hold their meetings in the afternoon between one and three. That became impossible later on but in the 50s that 's what happened. . . .You could go out from the schools office and meet them. We had close contact with parents. " Father McCarthy found similar lay support in his parishes. "The lay involvement as we're familiar with now was not so much evident in the 40s and 50s," he Eucharistic procession at Kezar Stadium says, "but there were people who were supportive in athletic activities, scouting, teen clubs — not in the Then came Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican liturgy as such but in club activities or sports."

Council from 1962 to 1965. And while the council was POPE JOHN OPENS WINDOWS changing the Church, the civil rights movement, the Paradoxically, while the Church was expanding rap- Vietnam War and a variety of other forces were changidly in the archdiocese, the young priests - and just ing American society. about everyone else - did not expect it to change, only "John XXIII was opening windows to let in fresh to grow. "The church was a very stable organization," air and new life into Church but I don 't think a lot of Msgr. Foudy says. "There was never any question that us really knew what that meant - that the Church had doctrine would be challenged." to be a force in the modern world" Father McCarthy "I don 't think any of us had a thought there might be says. "My feeling was that we might not have been - or could be - changes that would make the Church any prepared enough by the Church for the effects of different than what it was when we were ordained." Vatican II." Father McCarthy says. "We just took if for granted that Father McCarthy and some of his classmates tried as the church would always be the type we grew up with." best they could to prepare for the impact. Six were

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"When it was announced , I thoug ht this is going to be a wonderful way of bring ing more and more people into the Church ," he says. "I can recall in 1964 or 65 when the first few changes came out. We had holy cards printed with a little prayer and the significance of this reform , that it would make our wonderful sacramental treasures more accessible to peop le who didn 't go to church much."

"I have to say I was disappointed at what happened," Msgr. Foudy says. "At the time I didn 't think nobod y thought - the liturgy would be so unappealing to the peop le with all these changes having been made.

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Blessed Sacrament. We never dreamed that would come about. " "Many times external actions are means of confirming interna] beliefs ," Msgr. Foudy says. "There are no two ways about it... . There were so many signs of reverence in the old days that aren 't there now. I can remember a fire engine going past the church and all the firemen tipping their helmets."

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M Continued from page 27 He became pastor of St. Kevin's in Bernal Heights as the council' s liturgical reforms were being implemented and , with help of four sisters on the parish staff , he worked to involve the lay people.

"It was a multicultural p lace. The predominant group was Ihe Latinos. .... The great Mass attendance were young Fili p inos who were coming from the islands," he says. "We had a fair amount of blacks. The neighborhood had been heavil y Italian. Lot of old Italian families and Irish."

Many of the parishioners were very devout, he says. "The church meant a lot them. . . . You can tell what kind of church it is by the music and the color and who 's up on the altar, who 's involved. We had a lot of involvement of the lay people, the lay women. That was a big step. The women were very reverent , very respectful and they had never been asked to partici pate. They took to it.

They were excellent. The nuns had the whole parish singing, We never had a soloist , it was the lay people singing."

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One of the oth er major changes following the council was the greater involvement of the laity in many areas of Church life. Msgr. Foudy does not disagree w ith that idea but he says the lay ministries of the contemporary Church do not exhaust the possibilities for the laity. He calls for a revival of the Catholic Action vision of "lay people going out into the world where they live and having an impact on society."

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"Too many people now think lay responsibility means taking charge of what goes on inside the church walls: if we have a number of readers , if peop le belong to the parish council , we 're answering the question of lay leadership. " Msgr. Foud y says. "I think too many people think now that we are very visible around the church building that 's lay leadershi p - we 're fulfilling our mission. " Father O'Malley is enthusiastic about the work of the laity in a variety of new ministries. In the years following the council , he says, "You could see the growth in people " - particularl y in religious education and various liturgical ministries. But he places greatest emphasis on those who take the Eucharist to the sick.

"They are reaching out to the homebound and the sick. These Eucharistic ministers are going out every day and taking the Blessed Sacrament to people. If you have been sick yourself and not able to get to church . . . If you ' re stuck up in a lonely apartment and the Eucharistic ministers come to visit you , you know the church hasn 't forgotten you.

"I always emphasized visiting people, getting to know them in their homes. I also felt a special call to visit the sick. I was sick myself as a seminarian, and I always felt that I should visit the hospitals , visit those who are sick and confined because I understood what it was to be confined to a bed. " In the aftermath of the council, he says, "The Church was opening up doors and peop le were learning their faith and thrilled with it," he says. "We wouldn 't be able to function today if our lay people hadn 't been trained the duties they have taken on - financial committees, liturg ical committees, maintenance committees . . . .

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St. Kevin 's outreach didn 't stop there .

"We made a great outreach for the neighborhood kids," Father O'Malley says. "We didn 't have a school. We had a very strong summer program - for 20 years. We had large numbers of kids from the neighborhood including non-Catholics from the public housing projects. I used to tell the people in the parish that the one memory I want the kids to have is a happy one, to have happy memories of St. Kevin 's, that the Catholic church in their neighborhood was good to them and loved them and reached out to them."

UPHEAVALAND DECLINE "That was a time of great growth too and struggle." Father O'Malley says. "The hard thing for me at that time - that grieved me was that I would see priests leaving, fine young men. You would hear about them leaving and I would see it affecting priests I knew personally. My class and those that were older, we never experienced the onslaught that some of these younger men who had been ordained five or six years. That was a real sorrow for all of us - to see these very fine promising young men leave the priesthood."

When people speak of decline in the Church, Father O'Malley says, "After being a young priest and seeing it on the upswing, I can see what they mean. It just doesn't seem to have that vitality, but a lot depends on where you are. You see parishes that are booming ahead. I think it is the personnel and the leadership, the priests and the committees of the parish. If they reach out to the people, the people respond today. They love the church. The are grieved by all the problems we are having today, especially the sex scandals, but our people are still coming here, to St. Anthony 's."

"It's still a question as to why some of the problems the Church is facing now are there," Father McCarthy

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says. "They're not there because of the Church. I can 't put my finger on why these things are happening. It 's not that the Church has become lax, not because of all of these scandals . . . Less vocations, less people going to church - I don't think the stance of the Church has caused that. I don 't think that because the Church has stepped out into the modern world more than it has in the past. I don 't think that has weakened the Church.

"In history, maybe not to the same degree, the Church has some ups and downs. Almost from the beginning it has had to battle heresies . . . . the Reformation. It has survived all of them. 'The Holy Spirit will remain with you ' was Jesus ' promise."

Father McCarthy sees contemporary ideas as contributing factors. "There is a modern sense of communities, relationships and independence. The thinking in the world is much different than 100 years ago. People have a much more sense of independence. They 're less

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LOOKING FORWARD WITH HOPE

In the face of these changes, Msgr. Foudy, says, "Catholics should never be pessimistic. We have the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to pull us out of anything.

We have a history which shows that every dark age is succeeded by one that is bright."

Pope John Paul II, emerging from Poland after that nation "had been under the heel of Russia for so long," is an example of this phenomenon, he says. "Who would have thought of him coming along? An extraorREMEMBRANCES, page 30

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open to receiving direction from outside ... reluctant to be guided by the Church."

Msgr. Foudy also speaks of the relationships between churc h life and society. The decline in vocations and in other areas of Church life after Vatican II "was coincidental," he says. "Now, whether there was something even more basic I don 't know. The thing that 's troubling is that it wasn 't confined to just one part of the western world. It was all over - suddenl y," Msgr. Foudy says.

Not onl y the Church but American society has changed dramaticall y in the past four decades , Msgr. Foudy says. "The very atmosphere has changed. I have seen pictures of that great rosary crusade in Golden Gate Park , and all the sisters were there in their habits. Huge crowds of people out there in response to the Father Peyton appeal. The very air was different then."

"When I was at the school office very often we would go out to offer prayers at the dedication of a public school. I spoke at the baccalaureate exercises at San Francisco State and San Jose State. I don't know if that would even be considered now."

"I think those who do not hold the Judeo-Christian principles have the dominant voice right now," Msgr.

Foudy says. "You see it in decisions of the court. They used to say 'The man didn 't give a very challenging talk - it was all about motherhood and grace.' I think now that if you got going on motherhood today, it would be a very controversial subject ."

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Remembrances... ¦ Continued from page 29 dinary man. He has made 100 visits around the world.

When 1 was just a little kid the popes were prisoners in the Vatican. They didn 't get out for anything.. . . Now the world is his - his to visit , and he's done it."

"The French Revolution and Napoleon - after those disappeared into the wings, we had a tremendous outburst of missionary activity out of France. New orders were formed and they became the great missionaries.

We know the sad history of Ireland. Yet out of that emerged their great contributions to the Church around the worl d , especiall y the English-speaking world."

"I'm very happy in the priesthood ," Msgr. Foudy says. "I was so proud always to be a San Francisco priest. Some things are happening lately that 1 am not happy about , but I' m proud of this great archdiocese. " Father McCarth y also sees a better tomorrow.

"Fundamentall y, the Church is still strong because it still lives by its fundamental principles, objectives and aims, " he says. "The Hol y Father tries to bring that out in so much of his writing, his encyclicals over the past 25 years.

"Priests around my time are not pessimistic. They might be concerned but they are very much Church devoted and strong. Some may be conservative but they still have faith the Church is strong. As time goes on the effects of the Vatican Council documents are going to be more completely carried out. " Father O'Malley speaks sadly of the "heart aches of the Church but says, "I'm still very positive. The scandals and the difficult days that the church is going through -1 look upon it as a purification , that Our Lord is calling us to closer union with him and a return to a greater fidelity and a joy in being close to Christ and serving him more generously and more graciously - of being more aware of the needs of the lay people and listening to them even more and realize they have a lot to offer us and to accept them and confide in them and trust them more .

"I hope it is a call to all of the church to greater holiness in our lives. . . . to get closer to Christ in our own

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lives. And we know he is going to be with us. It's his Church and he 's going to see us throug h, but we have to make that commitment to him, to be faithful to him and to rely on him , to trust in him, knowing he will be with us all days. Not to become depressed , not to think it depends on our humanness to succeed. It doesn ' t.

"We're not going to succeed if we think we're going to do it alone. It 's only by getting closer to Christ , keeping close to him and being faithful to him. The Lord will be with us, and thing s will grow and things will improve. A real call , to the clergy in particular , is devo-

tion to Christ in the Eucharist , the Sacred Heart. He will see us through."

At St. Anthony 's, Father O'Malley says, "I see tremendous love of the church , the parish , their priests . .. There is great spirit here. . . I don 't see any unhappiness or bitterness , none of that. They are a very joy ful people.

"We are not going to be alone. He will be with us always until the end of time. We should make that our deep conviction and live by it, live in it and accept it joy full y. "

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