August 11, 2000 by Catholic San Francisco

Teen employment policyput on hold for study , discussion By Kamille Maher Implementation of a proposed archdiocesan policy regarding the employment of minors in rectory settings has been suspended to provide a period of further study and discussion , states an Aug. 7 letter from Archbishop William Levad a to priests of the Archdiocese. The suspension is in response to "several questions about the scope of the policy, and at the request of several pastors for an opportunity to review its implementation ," the letter notes. While implementation of the policy is suspended , the Archbishop said he plans to meet with deans, the Council of Priests and others to seek consultation on the details and parameters of the policy. The Archbishop expressed "regret " news of the policy came to the priests ' attention throug h press reports. He also "regrets very much" any impression that the policy, which was "under study and in early development ," implied "a lack of trust on my part of my brother priests."

See text of Archbishop Levada 's letter to priests on employment of minors on page 3. "Had this policy been able to be developed and implemented in a gradual fashion , with your understanding and discussion of it beforehand , I feel such an impression would have been diminished or TEENS, page 3

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Catholic Charities of Sacramentof i l e ssuit againststate By Sharon Abercrombie atholic Charities of Sacramento has filed a lawsuit seeking an Cinjunction against a new state law which requires employers to supply coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs if they provide health benefits to their employees. The California Catholic Conference (CCC), which represents the state 's bishops in legislative matters, is assisting Catholic Charities in the lawsuit which was filed on July 20 in the Sacramento Superior Court. The defendants â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the California Department of Managed Health Care and the state Department of Insurance â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

were served with a summons and a copy of the complaint on July 21. At issue, explained Rick Mockler, executive director of Catholic Charities of California , is a conscience clause in the legislation which defines Catholic Charities and other reli gious institutions such as schools and hospitals as secular, rather than religious. The conscience clause decrees that because Catholic Charities of Sacramento employ s

non-Catholics, serves a diverse clientele, not all of whom are Catholic, and does not exist strictly to inculcate religious values, it therefore does not qualify as a religious entity. In addition to charging that the new law violates the liberty of conscience guaranteed in the California State Constitution, the Charities ' complaint claims violation of the Establishment and Preference Clause provisions of

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the California Constitution as well as the Free Exercise , Establishment and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Also see "Analysis" on page 19 On July 24 the Court granted an "ex parte " application by Catholic Charities to file an extended brief in support of its motion for a preinjunction. Under liminary California rules of court , "briefs in routine law and motion matters" are limited to 15 pages "unless special permission is granted," noted an Aug. 2 CCC news release. The CCC release also said a 50-page brief was scheduled to be CATHOLICCHARITIES, page 3

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The "y " and Reese Fernandes "t" are next to one another on this typist 's keyboard making it a very easy detour from bliss to crying time... Father Joe The Archdiocesan Filipino Choir joined the Corpus Gordon , pastor, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, East Palo Christi Parish Children 's Choir for an evening of song and Alto, says he has a singing assembly but no one to accomdance at the Excelsior District church on July 15. Performers pany them. Anyone interested in the position should call him and coordinators included Jon Ticzon, Rachel Mendoza, at (650) 322-2152 Our tomato plant was sagging and all I Rochelle Sovano, Willie Sevilla, Angie Bacho Manalili, had to drive into the ground as a brace was an old mop han and Gigi Velarde David.. ..This year's expenses for the girl's dle with mop attached. 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Teens... ¦ Continued from cover avoided altogether," the letter states. "Ideall y, important issues such as this policy benefit from consultation , internal discussion and communication prior to any public announcement. The workings of the media , however, at times make this progression impossible. That is what happened here. While we were on a track calling for further internal discussion , we had to respond to a press inquiry, which occasioned premature public attention to this policy development." The letter suggests a policy addressing minors working in rectories could prevent instances of improper conduct of priests with minors working in rectories, which contain both office space and living quarters. The letter alludes to a lawsuit settled in May involving a pastor and a then-teen-age rectory worker at Burlingame 's St. Catherine of Siena Parish. The Archbishop noted his "strong desire" to avoid any such instances in the future , and said he is "personall y disposed toward restrictions on minors working in rectories." Maurice Heal y, spokesman for the Archdiocese, called the policy "fluid" and said it had been intended to be discussed with priests. Healy himself learned of the

Catholic Charities... ¦ Continued from cover f iled Aug. 4 along with "4,000 pages of evidentiary materials , declarations from expert witnesses, and a request for judicial notice of the conscience clause statues enacted in similar contexts by other states." A hearing on the motion for a preliminary injunction is scheduled Aug. 28 before Judge Joe Gray of the Sacramento Superior Court , said the CCC. While the legislation was being drafted the CCC attempted to negotiate with politicians for a broader conscience ¦ -¦' . -¦»"¦ — —

policy when reporters contacted his office on Aug. 4. His office sent a letter to parish priests via facsimile that evening to allert them of coming news reports. Public fu ror was prompted when news outlets last weekend reported the Archdiocese had decided to no longer emp loy minors as rectory workers. The Associated Press carried the story to national news outlets and a flurry of inquiries flooded the offices of Catholic San Francisco and the Archdiocese 's Office of Communications, of which Heal y is director. Partly in response to those inquiries , Archbishop Levada issued his letter, which also stated the policy "is not intended to affect the employment of minors in a variety of other, non-rectory settings in out parishes and institutions; nor to impede the apostolic work of priests with teen-agers in a variety of settings." In addition , the policy "certainl y is not meant to penalize teen-agers currentl y employed , and may have to envision exceptions for cases involving economic hardshi p, " the letter states. St. Veronica Parish in South San Francisco served as a flash point for the story when teen-age workers were reportedl y let go in the first implementation of the policy. When news of the teen-agers ' dismissal reached the San Francisco Chronicle , reporters there contacted Heal y.

Text of Archbishop's letter to priests on teen labor policy Following is the text of the August 7 letter written by Archbishop William J. Levada and forwarded to priests of the Archdiocese in regard to the discussion of a proposed policy on employment of minors. Dear Father, Effective today, I am suspending the implementation of a proposed policy regarding the employment of minors in the rectory setting in order to provide a period of fu rther stud y and discussion of the issue. I do this in response to several questions about the scope of the policy, and at the request of several pastors for an opportunity to review its imp lications. While imp lementation of the policy is suspended , I will meet with the deans and the Council of Priests in the Archdiocese to seek their consultation on the details and parameters of the policy. J regret that the news of the policy addressing the employment of minors in rectory settings , which was under study and in earl y development , came to your attention through a report in the press. Ideall y, important issues such as this policy benefit from consultation , internal discussion and communication prior to any public announcement. The workings of the media , however, at times make this progression impossible. That is what happened here. While we were on a track calling for further internal discussion , we had to respond to a press inquiry, which occasioned premature public attention to this policy development. As you know, the Archdiocese has experienced one widel y publicized case of inappropriate behavior by a priest involving a minor working in a rectory. I approach this issue with a strong desire to avoid any such instances in the future , and , thus, I am personall y disposed toward restrictions on minors working in rectories, which inevitabl y involves a blended work-living arrangement. This policy is not intended to affect the employment of minors in a variety of other, non-rectory settings in our parishes and institu tions; nor to impede the apostolic work of priests with teenagers in a variety of settings. It certainl y is not meant to penalize teen-agers currentl y employed, and may have to envision exceptions for cases involving economic hardship, etc. Some priests have inferred from the news reports that this new policy implied a lack of trust on my part of my brother priests. I regret very much any such impression. Had this policy been able to be developed and implemented in a gradual fashion, with your understanding and discussion of it beforehand , I feel such an impression would have been diminished or avoided altogether. I am informing the priests of the Archdiocese of our decision to suspend implementation of the proposed policy first. We then will notify the press of this decision . I would be happy to respond to any inquiries you may have.... Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of the above details.

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GUATEMALA CITY (CNS) — Another witness in the murder case of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gera rd i Conedera of Guatemala City has been forced to flee the country for her safety. Juana del Carmen Sandoval , described as a "surprise " prosecution witness , left Guatemala the ni ght of Aug. 1 having received repeated death threats , Leopoldo Zeissing, public prosecutor in charge of the case, told reporters. "It is a shame that these things occur in Guatemala , but we decided that the witness should leave (the country) for fear of an attack on her life ," he said Aug. 2.

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SEOUL , South Korea (CNS) — South Korea 's Catholic bishops have encouraged Pope John Paul II to visit North Kore a, saying it is the wish of the South Korean peop le he visit the communist North. An official of the Catholic Bishops ' Conference of Korea told UCA News , an Asian Church news agency, Aug. 1 that the bishops ' permanen t council wrote a letter asking the Pope to visit North Korea. The bishops reportedl y said that , "desp ite political and ecclesiastical obstacles , all South Koreans are looking forward to the Pope 's visit to North Korea."

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MILAN , Ital y (CNS) — Major obstacles remain to full y mended Catholic-Orthodox relations , Moscow 's Russian Orthodox patriarch said. In an Aug. 3 interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere delta Sera , Patriarc h Alexei II cited Catholic "persecution " and prosel ytizing of Orthodox as the main problems facing the two churches and the possibility of a visit to Russia by Pope John Paul II, a tri p the pontiff has long hoped to make . Calling the outstanding obstacles in relations "open wounds," the patriarch appealed for an end to the "persecution of Orthodox Christians by Greek Catholics in western Ukraine and the work of prosel ytism carried out by Catholic Churc h structures among the traditionall y Orthodox population of the canonical territory of the Russian Orthodox Church."

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BANGALORE , India (CNS) — Catholic theolog ians in India called on the Church to reshape its institutions with "Indian wisdom and values " to respond to Hindu nationalism. Indian Christians "are proud of India 's ancient heritage , its reli g ious , ethical and philosop hical traditions ," members of the Indian Theolog ical Association said in a recent document. They added that Hindu-ness (Hindutva) is a "dangerous ideology " that threatens the nation 's integrity. "We need lo reinter pret the message of Jesus in dialogue with the reli gions of India ," said the document.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Some senators and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have pledged to pull out all the stops in try ing to get new immi gration leg islation through Congress befo re it adjourns in October. Sen. Harry Reid , D-Nev., said at a Jul y 27 press conference that supporters of the Latino and Immi grant Fairness Act would "use every procedural tool , do every thing in our power" to push for a vote when Congress reconvenes after Labor Day. The bill , S.2912 , would address areas which immi grant advocates , including the U.S. Catholic Conference ' s Mi gration and Refugee Services , say are unfair to immigrants who want to remain in the country,

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the wake of the failed Israeli-Palestinian Camp David summit , the Vatican reemp hasized its call for international protection of hol y sites in Jerusalem. U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright updated Vatican officials Aug. 1 on the peace process in the wake of the inconclusive U.S.-brokered talks. Following Albri ght 's meeting with Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, secretary for relations with states , a Vatican statement said the archbishop re-emphasized the Vatican call for protection of Jerusalem 's hol y sites.

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BOSTON (CNS) — Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston celebrated the Jubilee Year by forg iving $28.2 million of the debts owed 'by parishes to the archdiocese. Sixty percent of the aid went to "the 28 parishes lhat were the poorest of the poor," said Auxiliary Bishop William F. Murp hy, moderator of the archdiocesan curia.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Even corporate advertisers are worried about the lack of famil y fare on network TV. Robert L. Wehling, global marketing officer for Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati , said the consumerproducts giant has been "concerned for it long time about what we 've seen as a deterioration in the network television schedules." There are fewer and Robert Wehling fewer shows "that are comp letely free of excessive violence or sex or other controversial issues ," he said , especiall y in the traditional famil y hour beginning at 8 p.m. A few years ago , Wehling and Andre a Alslrup, an executive at Johnson & Johnson , convened 10 corporate advertisers who shared these concerns. The group became the Famil y Friendl y Prog ramming Forum. Membershi p has grown to 41 major corporations. Meanwhile , leaders of four of America 's major public health organizations took a stand against violence in media July 26 at a congressional summit on entertainment violence. "Well over 1 ,000 studies ," they said , "point overwhelming ly to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in some children." The statement was signed by Dr. E. Ratcliffe Anderson Jr., executive vice president of the American Medical Association; Dr. Donald E. Cook , president of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Dr. Clarice Kestenbaum , president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; and L. Michael Honaker, deputy chief executive officer of the American Psycholog ical Association.

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CHICAGO (CNS) — The changing face of AIDS was visible at the annual National Catholic AIDS Network conference, where nearl y one-fifth of the partici pants are infected — but all are affected — by the virus. Thirteen years ago, the typical conference attendee was a white male from San Francisco or New York. This year, the workshops, plenary sessions and prayer services were filled with women, African-Americans and Hispanics, and with people who had traveled from Indiana and Ireland , South Carolina and South America. "This conference is very Catholic , not just in its religious identity, but catholic in the sense of reflecting the universality of this pandemic . It 's not just a pandemic of certain people," said Father Rodney DeMartini , executive director of the National Catholic AIDS Network .

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Room is still available for the Sept . 28 pil grimage to Rome offered by the Chinese Ministry Office of the Office of Ethnic Ministries of the Archdiocese , according to Canossian Sister Maria Hsu , director. The pilgrimage is in response to the Vatican 's announcement March 10 that Pope John Paul II will canonize 120 Chinese martyrs in Rome on Oct. 1. The martyrs group includes Chinese citizens and European missionaries, clergy, religious , men , women and children , according to Vatican officials. Roughl y half of the martyrs were killed during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, and the other half were martyred during 17th and 18th century persecutions. "This added celebration to Jubilee 2000 is an opportunity for the Chinese faithful of the Archdiocese to participate in the canonization of so many who gave their lives over 200 years ago for the faith so it could be spread to us," said Sister FIsu. "I'm hopeful ," she continued , "that my participation in the canonization of the martyrs in Rome will encourage me to give my life more endiusiasticall y to the faith." Many shrines and historical sites are planned for the pilgrimage with two travel options available , each with a bilingual (English and Chinese) guide; Sept. 28-Oct. 7: Rome, Assisi, Florence , Pisa and Venice; and Sept. 28-Oct. 11; Rome, Assisi, Florence, Pisa, Venice, Paris and Lourdes. For further information , contact Sister Hsu , (415) 5653683, or Helen Jong of Lafayette Holiday Travel Inc. at (877) 448-9999; or fax (925) 284-7157.

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Local youth and young adults gathered at San Francisco International Airport on the morning of Aug. 6 to begin their pilgrimage to Rome by way of New York City for World Youth Day 2000, Aug. 15-20. At left, Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle , director, Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry, helps send off the local group which includes Steven Lopes (center), who will be ordained a transitional deacon on Oct. 5, and San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester , the group 's spiritual advisor. At right are additional members of the local contingent: from left, Mary Jansen , Office of Young Adult Ministry; Emmalie Buena , St. Andrew Parish , Daly City; Eileen Arguelles; Grace Cassetta , Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry; Brenda Vanisi, Diane Pita, Kefi Pita, St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo; Sergio Canjura , St. Charles Parish, San Francisco.

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A memorial Mass for renowned Irish tenor , Frank Patterson , who died on June 10, will be celebrated at St. Finn Barr Church on Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. A book of condolences , that will be sent later to the late singer 's famil y, will be available to sign. A reception and "program presented by his friends

and admirers " will follow , said Father Lawrence Goode , St. Finn Barr pastor. "All are invited ," the priest added. Patterson gave three concerts at St. Finn Barr , 415 Edna St., San Francisco off Monterey Blvd. For additional information , call the parish at (415) 333-3627.

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1975 document updated New Roman Missal instruction brings changes B y Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worshi p and the Sacraments Jul y 28 issued the first revision in 25 years of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal . The new Latin-language instruction — released simultaneousl y in Washington in an English stud y translation — introduces nume rous minor changes in the way Mass is to be celebrated. It also makes a clear leg islative decision on a controversy of recent years by declaring it is "desirable whenever possible " for the priest to celebrate Mass facing the peop le. Some Catholic groups have been pressing for Church officials to adopt the view that the preferable form of celebration is for priest and people alike to be facing eastward , which entails the priest having his back to the people. The 1975 instruction simply said the altar in every Church "should be free-standing to allow the ministers to walk around it easily and Mass to be celebrated facing the people." The new instruction repeats those words, but after "facing the people " it adds , "which is desirable whenever possible." The location of the tabernacle has been another source of ongoing controversy. The 1975 instruction expressed strong preference for "eucharistic reservation in a chapel suited to the faithful's private adoration and prayer." It said the tabernacle could be placed in the sanctuary if a chapel of reservation "is impossible because of the structure of the Church." The new instruction gives equal weight to the options of reserving the Eucharist in a chapel or "in the sanctuary, apart from the altar of celebration." If a chapel of reservation is used , it says the chapel should be "integrall y connected with the Church" and "conspicuous to the faithful. " If the tabernacle is in the sanctuary, it should "not be on the altar on which Mass is celebrated ," the instruction says — answering a question of some who argued the 1975 instruction did not prohibit placing the tabernacle on the alt ar of celebration. The new instruction explicitl y says the decision on

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section of the Web site www.nccbuscc.org. The instruction is meant to accompany the third edition of the Roman Missal and will take effect with the promulgation of that missal, expected to be publi shed later this year. Most of the new instruction repeats the norms and regulations of the 1975 instruction. The entire "Introduction ," setting out the historical , theological and sp iritual framework for the document , is virtual ly identical to the 1975 version. In many places where the new instruction is different , the difference is additional language to clarif y what a rule or statement means. In other places new rules are set out , especiall y where there have been disputes over contrasting interpretations. o B o Many such additions reflect Vatican rulings over the past 25 E years in response to questions about the 1975 text. y Some practices previousl y allowed or not addressed in the 1975 instruction are prohibited by the new instruction. For example, there is a specific prohibition against carrying the Lectionary in the entrance procession . Like the 1975 instruction , the new one says the deacon or a reader may carry the Book of the Gospels in the opening procession. But the new one adds the words, "The Lectionary is never carried in procession." The new instruction also says how the Book of the Gospels is to be carried during the procession — "elevated sli ghtl y." Shortl y before the new general instruction was issued , the Vatican confirmed a new edition of the Book of the Gospels for U.S. use, to be published this summer. The new instruction says onl y a priest , deacon or instituted acolyte is to clean the sacred vessels after Communion or after Mass. Other eucharistic ministers

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New Roman Missal .. ¦ Continued from page 6 or Mass servers are not permitted to do so. Under the 1975 instruction it had become common practice in many U.S. parishes for lay ministers of the Eucharist to cleanse vessels. Lay eucharistic ministers are barre d from assisting the priest in breaking the bread. The new instruction says, "This rite is reserved to the priest and the deacon." Lay eucharistic ministers "do. not approach the altar before the priest has received Communion and always accept from the hands of the priest the vessel" from which they distribute Communion. The old and new texts alike cite "noble simp licity, not ostentation ," as a basic norm for Church furnishings. But the new text is sli ghtl y less restrictive in its treatment of the use of sacred images in Church. The old version said of images, "There is need both to limit their number and to situate them in such a way that they do not distract the peop le 's attention from the celebration. There is to be onl y one image of any one saint." The new version says that "care should be take n that their number is not increased indiscriminatel y, and that they are situated in such a way that they do not distract the faithful' s attention from the celebration. There is to be onl y one image of any given saint as a rule." The sacrarium , a basin that empties directl y into the ground , was not mentioned in the 1975 instruction but the new text says, "The custom of buildin g a sacrarium in the sacristy into which water from the cleansing of the sacred vessels and linens is poured should be observed." The new instruction specifies the processional cross is to be "adorned with the figure of Christ crucified. " If there is another cross on or near the altar , it , too, is to have "the figure of Christ crucified upon it." The new text has an expanded descri ption of the sign of peace. It says that to avoid disrupting the celebration the priest should not leave the sanctuary while exchang ing the sign of peace. The old text said only the priest "may give the sign of peace to the ministers." The new text adds that he should remain in the sanctuary for that and "do likewise if for a good reason he wishes to offer the sign of peace to a few of the faithful. " The new instruction bans the substitution of other hymns for chants found in the Order of the Mass, such as the Gloria or Agnus Dei — a practice apparentl y more common in other countries. The new text reiterates the 1 975 rule that all attending

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A July 28 letter claims "Activists duped". On the contrary, we constantl y inform ourselves. 1 am writing of deep concern over the continuing civilian casualties our war with Iraq is causing, and the current speculation the U.S. may be gearing up to increase our bombings. A June 15 Washington Post article ("Under I raq i Skies: A Canvas of Deat h ,") estimates as many as 300 civilians have been killed by U.S. bombs over the last 18 months. The U.N. Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq confirms many of these deaths , and the fact our bombing targets are often in civilian areas with no military targets nearby. This is unconscionable. Continued U.S.-led sanctions against Iraq are creating a terrible death toll. The U.N. estimate s between 500,000 and 720,000 children have been killed by sanctions. Several NGOs, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, back up these estimates. State Department allegations that Saddam Hussein is interfering with the "Oil-for-Food" program have proven spurious. Hans von Sponeck and Denis Halliday, the two previous U.N. directors of the "Oilfor-Food" program both resigned in protest over the failure of "Oil-forFood" to adequatel y address this humanitarian crisis. They place the blame for this failure firml y on the sanctions themselves , not the Iraq i government. In a 1996 "60 Minutes " Madeline Albri ght segment , acknowledged 500,000 childre n had been killed by sanctions and said , "We think the price is worth it." This is not simply unconscionable; it 's profoundl y immoral. Such callousness among our leaders , and in the policies they pursue , does a terrible dishonor to our nation. I am aware a new weapons ^ inspection team , UNMOVIC, will be ready to begin work sometime this month. It is unlikely the Iraqi government will give them permission to do so. This is an unfortunate , but a predictable result of our government 's intransi gence and our indifference to the suffering our actions have caused the Iraqi people. Our policy toward Iraq has been described b y many foreign policy analysts as "all stick, no carrot." Should Iraq refuse to allow UNMOVIC into the country, we must not respond with more bombings. Indeed, our violence, and our seeming indifference to its consequences for the Iraqi peop le, have contributed to Saddam Hussein 's rehabilitation in the eyes of many Iraqis, and throug hout the Middle East. Our violence is stoking the fires of anti-Americanism throughout the world , and isolating us among our colleagues on the Securi ty Council. I urge the President to de-escalate this war, end our bombings and our blockade , and begin good-faith negotiations with the Iraqi government. Roberta D. McLaughlin San Francisco

some homosexuals ," Barbara Berman states she is also "not always comfortable with every Church pron ouncement. " This smacks of what is cal led "Cafeteria Catholicism " wherein one professes loyalty to Rome while simultaneousl y thumbing one 's nose at the Magesterium. Church teaching on homosexuality is ambi guities: quile clear , with no "Homosexual acts are contrary to the natural law." (Catechism of the Catholic Church). However , in his reference to the reprehensible "Gay Pride" march as an "offense " to Christian values, the Pope further stated that homosexuals should be treated with respect , compassion and sensitivity. In her hope "the scales fall from the Pope 's eyes" so I hat he comes to "accept all human beings , whatever their sexual persuasions and practices " B arbara Berman seems unable to differentiate between the "bitterness" felt by the Pope for the sin of perversion , with the compassion fell by the Pope toward the sinner indul ging in it. Sadly, many fail to note this obvious difference and blame the Church for their own inept concepts of her doctrines regarding grievous sin. Jane L.Sears Burlingame

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While reading your Jul y 28 issue that included those Sisters who 've reached milestones in their lives and in their service to the San Francisco Archdiocese , I was pleasantl y surprised to see my seventh and eighth grade teacher , Sister Estelle Mary Hains , SNJM , pictured and happil y celebrating her 70th-year jubilee. She is most deserving of that fete. Although I was educated at and graduated from Ramona Convent in Alhambra (Los Angeles County) where Sister Estelle taug ht English , vocabulary and literature for several years in the earl y 70s, she was one of the most influential of al 1 my instructors. I remember Sister as being quite strict , a teacher who wouldn 't settle for anything less than excellence from each one of her students. However, at the time, I thought she was unusuall y rigid in her expectations. But as a result , Sister Estelle 's teachings and the accompanying disci pline were forever ingrained. Sister Estelle changed my academic life and for that I am grateful. May God bless her and her long life and may she continue to be an influence to others as much as she was to me. Elizabeth M. (Salazar) Lenhart San Rafael

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Vivian Dudro 's July 14 critique of Harry Potter was strange to say the least. She refers to J.K. Rowling 's plain , good English as "clever British wordplay " and the imaginative ideas of the school for wizards as "the gruesome world of the occult." Very strange. She compared the well-written tales of Harry Potter to the "grossness " of the Rug Rats cartoons and the Goosebumps books. I have not seen these books, but I cannot imag ine how anyone could call Harry Potter gross. Then she realizes she has gone too far and beg ins to praise Harry Potter. One of the points in favor of the Harry Potter books is that they have encouraged children who never read to start reading, and from Harry Potter they have moved on to more classical books. One of the authors mentioned is Robert Louis Stevenson. Vivian Dudro mentions fairytales. I wonder if her children have read Grimm 's fairytales which I loved when I was a child . Some of them are pretty lurid , but LETTERS, page 9

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Saying goodbye to my mother At 95, my mother had many times wondered if God had forgotten her. Until she was 87 , she lived alone in our famil y home in Long Beach , kept her accounts , ran up a suitable phone bill , and enjoyed a social life limited to her parish church a block away, a diminishin g number of old friends , and her famil y: myself and her sister, here in the Bay Area, together with her many nieces and nephews, and her daug hter and son-in-law nearb y, and her two college-age granddaughters. After a mild stroke, when she could no longer keep up the household , and refused the hel p of a part-time careg iver, she agreed to try a living arrangement at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in San Pedro, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor, so well known to the San Francisco area for their superb , dedicated work at St. Anne 's Home here in the City. I cannot express enough my gratitude to these dedicated women ,'

whose dail y work is joy personified. These past years were not easy for Mother. A gall-bladder operation , a fall followed by hip surgery at 92, subsequent confinement to a wheel chair made Mother depressed. I had to work at cheering her up on my monthly visits , and 1 was not always successful. The great joy of these past couple of years was the birth of her great - granddaug hter, Sarah Anne Bancroft. If there was one sure way to guarantee a mood change, it was this little one taking her by the hand as she was wheeled down the hallway to the chapel. After a month's bout with pneumonia , isolated in her room because of the infectious nature of the disease, she succumbed on June 25, the Feast of Corpus Christi. I had been scheduled to celebrate Mass for the contemplative Dominican Sisters at Corpus Christi Monaste ry in Menlo Park that Sunday morning. Just as we arrived at Menlo Park , I got a call that Mother was failing. I excused myself to the prioress, explained my need to leave as soon as possible to the standing-room onl y congregation gathered in the chapel , gave them my apostolic blessing, and ran for the next flight to L.A. In God 's providence I arri ved in time to spend the final several hours at Mother 's bedside. I am grateful to the many persons who have expressed their sympathy to me, in person or in a letter or card . 1 have shared these expressions of condolence with my sister, my mother 's sister in San Carlos, and with our extended family. They echo my gratitude . I thought the homil y at Mother 's funeral Mass at her parish church of 50 years, St. Barnabas in Long Beach, offered a perspective that some readers of Catholic San Franciscojnig Yft enjoy reading. The homilist , Bishop George Niederauer of Salt Lake City, knew Mother since we were hi gh school freshmen at St. Anthony 's in Long Beach. Here is the lovely, and consoling, reflection he offered at her funeral Mass: Homily for funeral of Mrs. Lorraine Levada, July 1, 2000 Lorraine Levada lived a life of love for her family, her faith and her friends. St. Paul , in our second reading, powerfully proclaims the core of her Catholic faith in the good news of the Gospel: "If God is for us, who can be against .us? Is it possible that He who did not spare His own Son but handed Him over for the sake of us all will not grant us all things besides? Who will separate us from the love of Christ?" The Christian hope that Lorraine shared with all of us is founded in this saving love of God in Christ Jesus, the crucified and risen savior who is our loving judg e and hers.

Lorraine Levada was a woman of great faith and much prayer, and deep love for those for whom she prayed. Still we know that love tries us and makes demands of us, as it did of Jesus Himself. And love made demands of Lorraine. Those close to her often — sometimes very often— told her not to worry about this or that concern. Now it 's true that perfect love casts out fear, but our human love is not perfect, and it is often fall of concern. And yet human love must be so in this life — parents , certainly, must be vigilant about their children 's health and safety. Lorraine was very familiar with that kind of loving concern . Faithfull y, she brought those concerns to prayer each day. Now we pledge our prayers for God's forg iveness of her sins and rewarding of her love. Our first reading, from the Book of Wisdom , tells us that "the souls of the just are in the hand of God , and no torment shall touch them. They are at peace. As gold in the furnace He proved them , and took them to Himself." That testing or proving by God takes many forms. For Lorraine Levada in these most recent years the testing and the trial were very much bound up with aging and growing more and more frail , more vulnerable and dependent on others. She continued to meet this trial with prayer. We have heard St. Paul ask , "Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Trial , or distress?" "No" is the answer of our Catholic faith.

Archbishop William J. Levada

Dolores and Jim Sartain remember well that , before his death, Joe Levada took great delight in his young granddaughters, Julianne and Stephanie. Lorraine had great joy in watching them grow, attending their weddings to Jim and Mike , and greeting the birth other great- granddaughter , Sarah Anne. And all these years Dolores and Jim and their family have been so generously atten tive to Lorraine 's welfare. These gifts of life from God moved Lorraine to much prayer for them and their well being. Lorraine Levada took enomious joy and pride in her son 's service to the Catholic Church she loved so deeply. The great delight lor her was to be present at a Eucharist which he celebrated. Mind you , she was not grateful to the Churc h for moving her son away from her, at distances greater than she would have chosen . I remember the Archbishop 's story about telling his mother of his appointment to Portland , Ore. She asked him , "Who did this?" He answered , "The Holy Father." Her response: "Doesn ' t he know you have a mother?" Quite probably, but what 's much more important , the Archbishop knew he had a mother, and all her life he lovingl y cherished and visited and cared for her. Dail y in prayer this was the subject of Lorraine ' s thanks to God. At the beginning of today 's Gospel passage Jesus is pray ing to the Father, and He says an intri guing thing: "Father, Lord of heaven and earth , to you I offer praise — for what you have hidden from the learned and the clever you have revealed to the merest children." Certainly it was true that the highly educated Pharisees and Sadducees rejected Jesus, while crowds of ordinary townsfolk responded to Him. But there 's more here than that . It 's widely une for priests and bishops of our generation that we, and our brothers and sisters, were often the first generation in the family to finish college and attend graduate school. Usuall y our parents could not do so. The Great Depression saw to that. But most of here us would say that the solid grounding in the Catholic faith which we received at home, and in the parochial schools we attended because of their sacrifices, formed a powerful and lasting foundation for all that has followed. We may have earn ed the degrees, but the great power of the faith was imparted by our parents. Lorraine Levada was a part of that. Then we hear these words of Jesus: "Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you . Take my yoke upon your shoulders ... your souls will find rest, for my yoke is easy and my burden li ght." The life and the task to which Christ calls us is fitted to us by a former carpenter who knows something about the fitting of yokes. A life 's burden does not always feel easy to carry, and that was true for Lorraine Levada as well. But her life of witnessing to the kingdom was laid on her with love, and now it has been lifted from her, also in love, a love that never ends. We rejoice that she is with her Lord.

The great jo y of these past couple of years was the birth of her great - granddaug hter, Sarah Anne Bancroft . In these recen t years Lorraine lived for a longer time than she said she wanted to, but she met these challenges with much prayer to her risen savior, with faith that He would raise her up with Him , and He has done so. When someone we know lives such a long life — 95 years — so few of those who mourn remember her as a younger person. 1 knew Lorraine for 50 years, and one my fondest random memories is of her sitting at the piano, play ing "The Desert Song " with great verve and gusto. My clearest memory of Lorraine is of her in the midst of her family. God loved Lorraine Levada powerfully through her husband and children , through her parents and brothers and sisters. She, in turn, loved and served God most powerfull y through her love for her family. From the sacraments of the Catholic Church , especially from the Eucharist , she drew the strength and light which nourished and deepened her love for her famil y. It has now been 30 years since Archbishop Levada 's father and my father died , in the same year. It is important to recall this morning Joe Levada 's great love for, and pride in , his family, because he shared it with Lorraine, his wife. Joe and Lonaine were very good friends of my father, and 1 must confess that , at times, my father had a wickedly teasing sense of humor (something fortunatel y not inherited by his son, of course). While my classmate Bill was studying at the North American College, his mother naturally worried about him, especially his health. On occasion she would show my father the latest snapshot from Rome. He would ask, "Why isn 't Bill in the picture?" When she pointed out Bill , my father would say, "Is that Bill? But he looks so thin!" Immediately, the conversation grew quite animated, but the whole scene would end with Lorraine kidded out of her wony for a while.

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children don 't seem to be affected by lurid tales in the way adults are. Have her children also read such classics as the Noise He roes, Beowulf, and the Iliad and the Odyssey l The Iliad and the Odyssey are for older children , of course - sections from them were the set books for my high school graduation exam , (15 , 16-year-olds) in Eng land , together with Macbeth and the poems of John Keats. We studied the Noise Heroes in an edition for children a book called Heroes ofAsgard, in my second year of 0f h hig school (12 , 13-year-olds). Mrs. Dudro usually writes a very sensible column , but seems to be inordinatel y upset over these fascinating she books. Too bad. After all , they are fairytales , and she admits to reading fairytales to her children. I have read the first three Harry Potter books and I intend to read the fourth one. Mary Seed San Francisco

In reviewing Gary Wills ' Papal Sin , a book which may well be instru mental in moving the Church back to the reform princi p les of Vatican II, rev iewer John Thavis (Jul y 14) merely disagrees with Mr. Wills ' conclusions. He does not fault the biblical and historical Church documentation on which Mr. Wills relies for his conclusions. Nor does he fault Mr. Wills ' credentials as he is an active Catholic and a distinguished professor of history at Northwestern University. He is also the author of he recent best selling biography of St. Augustine. As a practicing Catholic , a product of a Catholic education who has given Church history considerable study, I found Mr. Wills ' book enlightening. It is critical but not disrespectful of the Church. It is, to anyone who has read broadly in Church history, a thoughtful analysis of what needs to be fixed about our Church , together with the necessary intellectual justification for the fixing . Jerome F. Downs San Francisco

Inclusi\eness bruised

I used to think it was onl y some at the Vatican who mi g ht gag at the thought of women having a meaningful

place in the liturgy and business of the Catholic Church. In the Jul y 28 issue , I was chagrined after reading that the U.S. bishops ' legislation is to promote lay MEN as acolytes and lectors on a stable basis (whatever stable implies in this context). Women! Do not feel left out! According to the legislation , effective on Sept. 1, you will be permitted to perform the activities of both roles in spite of your gender. I wonder how stable would be the Mass if all women took this exclusion to heart and chose not to perform those activities unless they were found acceptable for formal installation in the roles. Would there be enough men to carry on? Wh at is next? Greeters at the door of the churches? Ministers of Communion — in churc h and to the sick? Wake up, bishops. You are energizing the divisiveness that is weakening my Church. Even the Republican cant is to preach "inclusiveness ". Michael Collins San Rafael (Ed. note: Reader Collins refers to a "News in brief story in which it is noted that under Church law only men can be formally installed as acol ytes or lectors on a stable basis, althoug h women may exercise those ministries.)

CEO spending concerns cited

City commission holds hack fu nding f or Catholic Charities but we have to answer to the citizens of the City." Dunlop said to date no other providers have been considered to rep lace Charities. "The commission will be voting before the Dec. 31 deadline and at that time Catholic Charities will be notified if the Agency will be committed to another provider ," said Chris Harris , development specialist at the Redevelopment Agency. In the meantime , Catholic Charities of

By Evelyn Zappia Expressing concerns about the spending practices of Catholic Charities of San Francisco CEO Frank Hudson , The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Commission announced this week its funding commitment to the agency to operate Lelancl House and the Peter Claver Community would be renewed for only six months as opposed to the general practice of one year. "This wouldn 't have happened ," said commission president Mark Dunlop, "but the spending of Mr. Hudson has made it an issue. In the past we have routinel y passed money decisions regarding Catholic Charities." Leland and Peter Claver are residential facilities for persons who are HIV-positive. Commission members said they would be exp loring other providers that could perform the same services for the 72 HIV/AIDS patients. "I love Catholic Charities , ' Dunlop continued. "I know they do wonderfu l work but when you see spending like that , it 's hard to look the other way. I don 't know who Mr. Hudson has to answer to,

and laser treatments addressed pre-cancerous lesions. Following the news reports , he voluntaril y reimbursed Catholic Charities $3, 158 for expenses that could be construed as cosmetic surgery. He has said his meal expenditures were part of his work in meeting with potential donors and government officials. "Sadl y," said Peter Anderson of Catholic Charities of the East Bay, "we have been negativel y affected by the pub-

'I know they do wonderful work but when you see spending like that, it 's hard to look the other way' — Mark Dunlop the East Bay has mailed a "damage control" letter to its donors to distance itself from the San Francisco Charities controversy which was kicked off in June when local media alleged Hudson had billed his agency for cosmetic surgery and turned throug h an average of $500 a week in restau rant tabs over the past two years. Hudson has countered that his Botox

licity. We had to write a letter to our donors clearl y stating we were in fact a separate entity to Catholic Charities San Francisco." The Jul y 21 letter , according to Anderson , "was in answer to the wave of op inionated and volatile letters " his office received afteT "an article in the San Francisco Chronicle imp lied Charities

Foundation story told in exhibit

St. Anthony Foundation 's staff , board, guests, and volunteers have created visual reflections on how they view themselves, those they work with, and the work they do. The public is invited to learn more about St. Anthony 's homeless service and advocacy programs — in their 50* year — and to participate in the free exhibit at 121 Golden Gate Ave., titled , "Reviewing Our Past, Imagining Our Future." An opening celebration will be held on Aug. 17 at 2:30 p.m. The exhibit will be open weekdays Aug. 18-31 from 10 am. - 5 p.m.,with docent tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 and 4 p.m. For information, call (415) 241-2600.

Correction In the Jul y 28 coverage of 25-year anniversaries of priests of the Archdiocese, Father Eugene D, Tungol , pastor of St. Augustine Parish , South San Francisco , was inadvertentl y referred to as Msgr. Tungol. Catholic San Francisco regrets the error.

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San Francisco and Charities East Bay were the same organization. " "Since the letter to our donors was sent ," said Anderson , "the response has been good. We 've received many letters thanking us for the clarification. But it 's too early to tell if there will be a dramatic di p in our donations. " Maurice Healy, archdiocesan spokesperson summed up the affects of the negative publicity stating, "Catholic Charities of San Francisco has a large challenge in rebuilding its credibility. " Two reviews were launched in earl y Jul y. A special committee of the board of directors of Catholic Charities of San Francisco , headed b y Jack Fitzpatrick , is said to have completed its evaluation of the CEO's spending records. The report was to be discussed at a meeting of the board of directors last evening. In addition , the accounting firm of Price , Waterhouse , Coopers has been conducting an independent anal ysis of accounting practices and procedures for programs administered by Catholic Charities. Hudson has said he supports both efforts.

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Pontiff announces 7 monsignors, 7 St. Gregory honorees 3 men and 4 women become Knights and Dames of St. Gregory the Great

One 'Chaplain of His Holiness' and 6 'Prelates of Honor ' named

The Order of St. Gregory the Great is the most recognizable of papal awards. It was founded in 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI who named it for his predecessor, Pope St. Gregory the Gre at . The title of Kni ght or Dame is bestowed at the diocesan level as a special mark of favor by the Vatican for persons who hav e dili gentl y served the local Church. The medals will be presented during a St. Mary 's Cathedra l ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 17.

Pope John Paul II has named six priests of the Archdiocese "Prelates of Honor of His Holiness " and a seventh, Msgr. Thomas Merson , a "Chap lain of His Holiness." The honors come with the title "Reverend Monsignor " and the recipients are traditionall y considered part of the "papal household." Monsignori are entitled to wear distinctive vesture. In a letter to the new monsignori as well as to lay recipients of Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice and St. Gregory the Great medals, Archbishop William J. Levada wrote, "These recipients are honored for their well-known and dedicated service to their brothers and sisters. But they also stand as representat ives for the multitude of equall y deserving priests , religious and laity who because of their numbers cannot be honored individually on any once occasion ."

Richard J. Dunn Richard Dunn was president of the Western Association of the Order of Malta until June 22, 1999, when he became the first American elected as a member of the Sovere ign Council of the Order. While serving in the U.S. Army from April 1943 to January 1946, Dunn received the Purp le Heart , Bronze Star, and Phili pp ine Liberation medals , as well as the Combat Infantry Badge. Dunn has been a member of St. Stephen Parish since 1965 and is a charter member of the Archbishop 's Ring of Charity.

Reverend Monsignor Floro B. Arcamo Pastor of St. Mark Parish , Belmont, Msgr. Arcamo was ordained in the Phili ppines on June 12, 1965 and servedthere until 1976 when he began his service in the Archdiocese at San Francisco 's St. Phili p Church. He has also served as a parochial vicar at St. Bri gid , and Our Lady of Mercy, Daly City and was pastor of St. Augustine , South San Francisco before his appointment to St. Mark. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of St. Patrick Seminary, and a current member of the Archbishop 's Stewardship Council.

Marygrace Dunn (deceased) Marygrace Dunn , who died on May 16 of this year, was the first woman in the Western Hemisphere to be invested as a Dame of Grace and Devotion in Obedience in the Western Association of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Malta. In the Archdiocese of San Francisco, she served as an officer of the Catholic School Board and was a representative on the Youth and Education Committee of the Human Rights Commission. At the time of her death she had just returned from her 18th p il grimage to Lourdes.

Reverend Monsignor Bruce Dreier Pastor of Church of the Epiphany Parish, San Francisco. Msgr. Dreier is an alumnus of Marin Catholic Hi gh School and the University of San Francisco. Throughout his school years, he assisted with Catholic Youth Organization programs, retreats , camps and athletics later working full time with CYO. Msgr. Dreier was ordained on May 13, 1978 and has served as parochial vicar at San Francisco's St. Elizabeth and St. Cecilia parishes and is a former director of vocations for the Archdiocese.

Louis Giraudo Louis Giraudo , a member of St. Brendan Parish , served as co-chair of the recent Today ' s Students - Tomorrow ' s Leaders capital compai gn for Catholic schools. He is a former chairman of the board of trustees of the University of San Francisco and an arbitrator of the Superior Court of San Francisco. He also sits on the board of directors of the Alemany Scholarship Fund , an effort of the Archdiocese that he helped establish .

Reverend Monsi gnor Michael Harriman Pastor of St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco, Msgr. Harriman was ordained on May 17, 1968. He is a former director of CYO and currently sits on its board of trustees. Msgr. Harriman has served on the Council of Priests and is a former member of the board of trustees at St. Patrick Seminary. He was Vicar for Priests from 1991-1993 and before his appointment to St. Cecilia 's was pastor of the Richmond District 's St. Thomas the Apostle Parish.

Suzanne Giraudo Suzanne Giraudo served as co-chair of the recent Today 's Students - Tomorrow's Leaders capital campaign for Catholic schools. A member of St. Brendan Parish, she is clinical director of the Child Development Center in the California Pacific Medical Center 's Department of Pediatrics. Her work with children has led her to value particularl y elementary education. She and her husband , Louis, have established a scholarshi p fund for inner-city students which they named after her late mother-in-law, Artemis.

Reverend Monsignor Maurice McCormick Msgr. McCormick is pastor of Mission Dolores Parish , San Francisco. A graduate of St. Matthew Elementary and Juni pero Serra High School in San Mateo he was ordained on Dec. 20 1958. He has served in the Canon Law department of the Archdiocese and is a former pastor of the Sunset District 's St. John of God Parish and Good Shepherd Parish , Paciflca. He is longtime chaplai n to the Cursillo movement and former chap lain to the St. Thomas More Society and Hibernian Newman Club.

Albert E. Maggio Albert Maggio has been an active member of St. Stephen Parish for over 40 years, and served on their Capital Campaign Committee in 1998. He is a longtime member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and the Order of Malta. He is an active member of the Serra Club and Serra International. Maggio is a member of the Archbishop 's Ring of Charity and is a past president of the Board of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Reverend Monsignor Thomas S. Merson Ordained in 1983, Msgr. Merson has served as parochial vicar at St. Rita Parish, Fairfax; Good Shep herd, Pacifica; and Holy Name of Jesus and St. Brendan , San Francisco. He has served for 11 years as administrative assistant to the Archbishop of San Francisco - serving from 1985 to 1988 and 1993 to 1995 with Archbishop John R . Quinn , and since 1995 with Archbishop William J . Levada. He is a member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Dorothy Maggio Doroth y Maggio, a parishioner at St. Stephen Parish for more than four decades, has served as first president and organizer of St. Anne 's Home Women 's Auxiliary as well as president of the Women 's Auxiliary of Holy Name Parish. She also served at Mercy Hi gh School and St. Mary's Hospital. She is a Lady of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and active in Little Children 's Aid and Catholic Charities.

Reverend Monsignor Jose Rodriguez Msgr. Rodri guez is pastor of St. Charles Parish , San Francisco and vicar to Spanish-speaking Catholics in the Archdiocese. He was ordained in 1964. He has served as a parochial vicar at St. Mary 's Cathedral and Mission Dolores in San Francisco and was pastor of St. Anthony Parish , Menlo Park , for 10 years before his appointment to St. Charles in 1996.

Mary Ann Schwab Mary Ann Schwab, a parishioner of St. Brendan 's, came to San Francisco to work for Catholic Charities more than 50 years ago. She was on the board of directors of the National Council of Catholic Women for 10 years, holding the office of president from 1983-1985 and served as local chainnan and later national president of a coalition of women's organizations fostering educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth . In 1974, she helped found the Respect Life Commission, and is its current chair. She also heads the post-abortion ministry, Project Rachel.

Reverend Monsignor Harry Schlitt Msgr. Schlitt is Vicar for Administration for the Archdiocese; a former pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, San Francisco, and former director of campus ministry at San Francisco State University. Known for many years on the radio as "Father Harry ", he is the director of God Squad Productions , and host of "Love on the Rock", a weekly radio series heard on Armed Forces Radio Net work as well as "Father Harry", a series of one-minute talks airing on ABC radio. A former national director of the Catholic Communications Campaign, he was ordained in 1964.

Pro Ecclesia medal Alice Asturias

Elizabeth Bain

Grace Barbera

Alice Asturias , a longtime member of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish is a former teacher and has served on the hoards of her parish elementary and Riordan and Mercy, San Francisco , high schools . She helped the California Catholic Conference establish a department addressing famil y and parental affairs and was a founder of the Archdiocesan Respect Life Commission. Asturias and her famil y are active in Guatemala , where they have built a school and a health clinic.

Elizabeth Bain , is a lifelong member of Star of the Sea Parish , San Francisco , and has served as parish secretary for more than 30 years. She is active in and supportive of many organizations in her parish. She is the mother of Fathers Richard and John Bain.

Grace Barbera was bom in Sicil y in 1919. She is a member of the Latino Club of St. Finn Barr Parish , the Italian Catholic Federation of San Francisco , the Sons of Italy, among others . Barbera has hel ped beautif y the St. Finn Barr environment with hand-embroidered altar linens, and corporals for confirmation and Easter. She is involved in

Elsie Foley Elsie Foley, of San Francisco 's St. Anthony of Padua Parish , is a native of Nicaragua. She is Director of Religious Education at St. Anthony 's where she also serves as eucharistic minister and lector. A secular Franciscan , she is a member of several prayer groups at the parish .

Robert McCullough Robert F. McCullough , a member of St. Hilary Parish , Tiburon , is a member of the Order of Malta and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He has

the weekly adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and First Friday Adoration , and has hosted fundraisers to raise money for parish programs.

G. Gloria Gillogley

Dorle Gross

Gloria Gillogley is chair of Dorle Gross, a native of the San Mateo County Pro-Life Germany, is a member of San Council , a member of the Francisco 's St. John of God Archdiocesan Respect Life Parish. For more than 20 years, Commission , and a Natural Gross has been the volunteer Famil y Planning instructor. She financial bookkeeper for the was a pioneer in the respect life parish as well as helped with the outreach of the Archdiocese and settling of South American is a former president of the refugees, Project Open Hand , Archdiocesan Council of cooking for the homeless and the Catholic Women. She has been church environment. She is also a sought after speaker on Respect a lector and eucharistic minister Life for more than 30 years. She and a grad uate of the School of received a Pro Eccksia ex Pontifice Pastoral Leadership. award from Pope Paul VI in 1973.

Sister Glenn Anne McPhee, OP

Mission San Jose Dominican Sister Glenn Anne M cPhcc is beginning her 14th year as the superintendent of Catholic been active as an alumnus of Schools. She is an adjunc t proSanta Clara University and is a fessor at the University of San former president of the school's Francisco's Institute for Catholic board of regents. He is a long- Educational Leadership, where time member and past president she has been recognized with an of the Serra Club of Downtown outstanding leadership award , San Francisco. He is also con- and has served on the Blue tributor to the St. Mary 's Ribbon Schools National Review Cathedral Endowment Fund. Panel of the United States Department of Education. She has been an educator since 1965.

Cathleen Mibach Cathleen Mibach is a longtime member of the Sunset District 's Holy Name of Jesus Parish and a former president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. She was chair of the 1995 convention of the national council held in San Francisco. She has been secretary of the Respect Life Commission for the last 10 years, and has been active in the annual Respect Life Essay Contest and the annual Interfaith Prayer Service for Life.

Pope John Paul II has named 33 laity and three members of religious communities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco as recipients of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal. The honor is bestowed on persons who have provided sustained and outstanding service to the Church. In a letter to the recipients that also went to recently named monsignors as well as St. Gregory the Great Medal honorees , AichbishoD William 1. Levada wrote, "These recipients are honored for their well-known and dedicated service to their brothers and sisters. But they also stand as representatives for the multitude of equally deserving priests , religious and laity who because of their numbers cannot be honored individually on any one occasion." The medals will be presented in Sept. 17 ceremonies at St. Mary 's Cathedral , 1111 Gough St., that will coincide with the 3:30 p.m. Vespers service.

Joseph Hanna

Frank Heffernan

A native of Ireland , Josep h Frank Heffernan has been a Hanna has been active in the generous supporter of the reli gious education of children Archdiocese particularl y and adults fot almost 40 years He Catholic schools and was part of has been a member of All Souls the restoration of San Francisco 's Parish in South San Francisco St. Peter Church. Heffernan is a for 25 years, and participated in member of the Order of Malta the development of its RCIA and a past president of the Serra program which he now d irects. Club of San Francisco. Hanna is a lector and eucharistic Heffernan currentl y sits on the minister and small group facilita- board of directors for San tor for REN EW 2000. Domenico School, San Anselmo and Vision of Hope

Michael D. Nevin Michael D. Nevin is a member of Our Lady of Mercy Parish , Daly City, and chair of its

Marilyn Norton

Marilyn Norton of Our Lad y of Angels Parish , Burlingame , visits and brings Communion to Stewardship Committee. He is a more than 100 people at former president of the board of Sunshine Rest Home, even on directors of the Catholic Youth holidays. A former teacher of Organization , and been honored reli gious education , Norton was with the Service to Youth director of the RE program for six Award. Nevin is a member of years at Our Lady of Angels. She the Board of Supervisors of San has also been involved with Mateo County and a former parish young adult and teen minmayor of Daly City. He was a istry Norton distributes food to San Francisco police officer for the poor through the St. Vincent 27 years achieving the rank of de Paul Society and with her husinspector. band , Gary, has taught marriage preparation for 16 years.

Lourdes Belo

Noemi Castillo

Joan Clark

Lourdes Belo of St. Luke Parish , Foster City has been a member of the Legion of Mary in the Phili pp ines and in the Archdiocese . She is also a member of Our Lad y 's Rosary Makers , The Marian Movement of Priests and is president of Mater Ecclesiae Pra esidium at St. Luke 's. She acts as sacristan for weekday Masses.

Noemi M. Castillo, bom in the Phili pp ines, came to the Archdiocese in 198.3. She was later named director of Fili pino Catholic affairs. She has served at the national bishops ' office for pastoral care of migrants and refugees. She now directs die Office of Ethnic Ministries and had a leadership role in die recent Encuentro 2000 in Los Angeles.

Joan Marie Murp h y Clark , of St. Anthony of Padua Parish , Novato , has been active in the Young Ladies Institute. After retiring from teaching in 1993 , she has been a volunteer with the St. Vincent de Paul Society and currently setves as president of her parish SVDP conference.

Lenore Heffernan

Ralph D. House

Julia Kaz

Francis Kelly

Robert Kunst

Lenore Heffernan, a Dame of Malta, is a docent at St. Mary 's Cathedral and sits on the board of directors of Vision of Hope.

Ralp h House is a longtime parishioner of San Francisco 's St. Paul of the Shipwreck , where he is chairman of the School Board , member of the Finance Council, member of the Ministers of Christian Service, a worker with the RCIA group, member of the Gospel choir. He is also the chairman of the Bayview Hill Neighborhood Association.

Julia Kaz has been an active parishioner at St. Matthias for almost 40 years and president of its Altar Society for 37 years. She serves as Eucharistic minis-

Francis Kelly, of San Mateo 's St. Matthew Parish , is a member of the parish council and a former member of the parish finance council and school board. He is a lector and eucharistic minister and a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the St. Matthew Knights, and is finance coordinator of the annual parish carni-

Robert Kunst is national cochaiv for the St. Vincent de Paul Society 's Foreign and Domestic Twinning Program. He has served as treasurer , executive director and president of the St.

Heffernan with her husband is a former winner of the St. Mary Cathedral Assumpta Award. She is a former regent of the Cathedra l and ttustee of Queen of the Holy Rosary College in M ission San Jose.

ter at both Sunday and weekday Masses and is active in outreach to the sick and the elderl y. As a volunteer , Kaz coordinated dinners for clergy of the deanery for 18 years.

Louise O'Donnell Louise O'Donnell has served as Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish secretary for more than 10 years and is a vital part of the Marin community. O'Donnell began teaching religion education at the age of 12, and has directed the parish RE program for the past six years. O'Donnell sings with the parish choir and is a regular volunteer at the parish.

Julia Padreddii Julia Padreddii is a lifelong member of Holy Angels Parish, Colma. She is a founding member of the parish Women's Guild , which served Hol y Angels f m m 1950-95. For the last 43 years , she assisted in the parish Religious Education program. An original member of t lle Parish Council, Padreddii , j s a former president and treasurer of the Italian Catholic Federation. She has been a eticharistic minister for 15 years.

Kathryn Parish-Reese

Collin Poy Quock, MD

Dr. Collin Poy Quock is an alumnus of Catholic schools and active in support of them. He is a former board meniher of the St. Mary 's Chinese Foundation and Regent of St. Ignatius College Preparatory High School. He is also a former hoard member of the Alumni Association and founder of the Health the San Francisco County Professions Society at the Council of Catholic Women. A University of San Francisco. Dr. parishioner at Church of the Quock currently serves as the Ep iphany, she is a lector, general chait of St. Mary 's eucharistic minister and religious Chinese School and Center education teacher Building Campaign Kathryn Parish-Reese , a retired peace officer who worked at San Quentin and at the California Medical Facility, is currentl y administrative assistant at Sacred Heart Parish , San Francisco. Parish-Reese is a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. Peter Claver and current president of

H. Welton Flynn

Marianne Larke

Robert S. Linari

James McCarthy

Marianne Larke , a native of San Mateo , was among the first members of St. Pius Parish in Redwood City almost 50 years ago. She has served as president of St. Pius Women 's Club, grand president of the Young Ladies Institute , and was president of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women from 19982000.

Robert Linari has been involved in every aspect of parish life at St. Pius in Redwood City since its beginning in 1951 and a member of the Men's Club and the Christian Family Movement. He and his wife, Mary, were active advisors to parish youth for over five years.

James McCarth y, of St. Vincent de Pau l Parish , San Francisco , is chairman and founder of The Basic Fund , a Bay

John Valdez

Genevieve Valladao

Brother Douglas Draper, SJ

Mercy Sister Patrick Curran is executive director of the St. Anthony Foundation. She came to St. Anthony 's with 20 years of administrative and care-giving experience ,

Jesuit Brother Draper , Dean of Students at St. Ignatius College Preparatory since 1969, entered the Society of Jesus at Los Gatos in 1960. Brother Draper is known for his commitment to Catholic education , to his Jesuit and lay colleagues, and to the students he serves.

including chief operation officer ot Mercy Retirement and Care Center, Oakland. Archbishop Levada presented Sister Curran with her award at 50th anniversary ceremonies of St. Anthony Foundation on June 13.

val. He is a World War II Army veteran.

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Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County and was a memher of the Interfaith Homeless Chaplaincy for eight years. Kunst is a board member of the Helen Vine Detox Center as well as a board member for Birthright. Kunst is a parishioner and eucharistic minister at St. Isabella Parish , San Rafael.

Joseph P. Russoniello Joseph Russoniello is a founder of Catholics for Truth and Justice , dedicated to defending the Catholic Church when it comes under attack. A graduate of New York Univers ity Law School, Russoniello is a former San Francisco assistant district attorney and agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was a United States Attorney from 1982-90 and currentl y a partner with the firm of Cooley, Godward . He is president of the board of directors of San Francisco Law School.

H. Welton Flynn, of St. Paul Evelyn Eaton has lived a long of the Shipwreck Parish, is chartcareer of service to the Church man of the parish finance counincluding 14 years teaching at the cil and a member of the board of Chinese University of Hong Kong advisors of the Shrine of St. and Holy Sp irit Seminary in Franc is of Assisi. He is a member Hong Kong. She was instrumen- of the Order of the Holy tal in establishing the Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Flynn is Life chaimian of the board of direcArchdiocese 's Respect Commission and its Natura l tors of San Francisco 's MUNI. Family Planning outreach. She is a St. Mary Cathedral parishioner.

In addition , Linari has been a member of the St. Pius Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society for more than 30 years, helping provide help to thousands.

Genevieve Valladao, a member of Half Moon Bay's Our Lad y of the Pillar Parish since 1902, was 100 years old on July 11. She has been active in Our Lady 's Sodality, and was its first president, and was instnmiental Committee and the Parish in starting the Legion of Mary at Advisory Board. Valdez also vol- the parish. Until recently, she unteers at Project Read , teach- was active in outreach to the homebound and sick. She was a ing adults to read. longtime teacher of religious education at the parish. John Valdez of St. Bruno Parish , San Bruno, is parish council president. At St. Brun o Parish , Valdez is a lector and eucharistic. minister and member of the Justice and Peace the Finance Committee ,

Area scholarshi p resource for inner-city children. The fund is currentl y providing partial scholarships fot over 1,000 children in many of the elementary schools of the Archdiocese. McCarthy is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. and a retired finance executive.

William White William White was a generous and effective leader in the fundraising and remodeling of St. Cecilia Parish Church and Hall in Lagunitas. A formeT Navy Seal who served in Vietnam , White has been a parishioner at St. Cecilia since 1970. He started the parish 's CYO basketball program and chaired the remodel and expan-

sion of the parish plant . White is a member of the Marin Catholic Hi gh School Board of Regents.

Draper Initiative

New school voucher initiativ e receives earl y mixed reviews

By Sharon Abercrombie

Court allowed parent s to use their case basis , teachers ' unions traditionall y vouchers in reli g iousl y affiliated oppose them , arguing state money should schools. . not be diverted from struggling ^^ When it first began , the propublic schools. Churchy -^ ti.1r ^^ gram had 341 students. Since \ state separatists ^^» ^$0^'%. ^ ,.4 v< \ the ban on religious schools also object to f^ s*^ \ was lifted , the number of them , claiming \ 55.„jb *** (W^S^S s*<5^** B£J *' ' « **A ** children drawing vouchers w the traditional sep- \\ JJjV ,wf * v* ^ aration of church y ^^t^ ^ -,<«***"t^^ *w^\ m Milwaukee has grown t0 6 155 (4 000 in reli and state is violated \ ^^Z»**^> gious schools) and the *°l»rÂ .i^C^ 'C '^ 't^'^"^* number of partici patvC^°C^^"A l i''w!!^' *^'i,,'"™' > ' > *¦ > ! ! "*! i " ing schools burst to SWJUUIS . «* ** \ Û<*" ,..* ^^C**V'*B} \ Other groups support \ Î-^.^"*^&&&£Z\ 87. Forty of them are Ultnollc vouchers. They span the Y»»**°^1V^V' U *<* ><V !>-* \ In Florida on gamut of differing p hiloso- \ s»i**^«*92*'<>^>;>^\ ch 1 ot this pities and include a mix of \ ****?<* **',>;>;> ->tA M^ 1 Democrats , Republicans, \ ^""S^Û^^T**" \ year . a Florida ' judge struck blacks , Hispanics, and church \*^^ >^T^0^ '* -" ^ communities. The ranks are \ t^>*,,ff *s --"^ down a statewide pro^ filled with parents fed up with \ *""* ^ "^^ gram champ ioned by Jeb Bush , brother of Republican presidential canpoorly performing public schools. Voucher programs are already in didate George Bush , Jr. It is now on place in Milwaukee , Cleveland and appeal. Florida. The Milwaukee model , begun in The Cleveland program , modeled on 1990, gives parents public dollars to send Milwaukee 's, has been held valid under their childre n to any school , public or state law, but it is being challenged private. In 1 998, the Wisconsin Supreme before the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Californians headed for the polls in November will be faced with an array of crucial decisions to make - from deciding on a new president to say ing "yes" or "no " lo school vouchers. School vouchers allow parents to defray the cost of private or reli gious school tuition with taxpayer-funded money. The Golden State 's voucher proposal - titled the Draper Initiative — is named for Tim Draper , a venture capitalist from Redwood City and a former member of Ihe State Board of Education. His initiative , if passed, would provide $4,000 per pup il, allowing parents to send their children to the private school of their choice. The measure would allow the Legislature to replace the current funding system for public schools with a minimum-per-pup il measure at no less than the national average. It would restrict state regulation of private schools , but would require them to provide academic testing to be eli gible for the grants. Draper, a father of four, said the poor educations his children were receiving in public schools made him take a hard look at the system. vfu)) simply After spending time on the l^l-y uniforms Featuring school uniforms state school board , he real¦ Complete parochial school uniform supplier ized repairing the system ¦ Qualified sweaters, knit shirts , blouses , would be extremely diffirf corduroy pants and twill pants and shorts cult. So he put up $2 mil^ ¦ Extended sizes available lion to finance a statewide ^^ \ V ¦ Year-round Service s^ \ signature-gathering effort , For Information which collected 1.15 mil7801 El Camino Real , Colma, CA 94014 about this page lion signatures to qualify a Phone 650-757-5722 voucher initiative for please call © California 's November (415) 565-3639 Fax 650-757-1887 ballot. It qualified June 20. L j Draper 's initiative might be in for an up hill battle. Since 1954, when economist Milton Friedman of Stanford f ^Ss^ University reintroduced the idea of school vouchST. FINN BARR CATHOLIC SCHOOL ers as a way to give par419 Hearst Avenue, 415-333-1800 ents choice in where and San Francisco, CA 94112 how their children are edu38 Years of Educational Excellence and Achievement cated , vouchers hav e Co-educational K-8* Single Grade Placement become hotl y debated. Fully Accredited by WASC and WCEA The devil could be in Teacher Aide Program and Extended Care Until 6 P.M. the details , cautions a Catholic education official Applications for Fall 2000 Now Accepted in Washington , D.C. Not Limited Space Available every parental choice proCall 415-333-1800/469-9223 for more information posal is a good one, said Oblate Father William Davis , during a recent Washington , D.C. meeting on vouchers. Father Davis , assistant secretary for Catholic schools for the National Conference of Catholic j£ IVY WEST provides preparation for the HSPT, which is Bishops , said his organizathe admissions test that most Bay Area Catholic high tion reserves the ri ght to schools require . review each federal , state and local proposal to j£ I VY WEST'S one-on-one, personalized tutoring for the determine if it is acceptHSPT is the most effective route to higher scores and able. The priest said the increased confidence for this crucial exam. Moreover, the U.S. bishops favor school tutors come right to your home. choice programs as a means to foster educationrf Our program is completed within 5-10 weeks, and the al reform , but they also advise caution not to lessons are arranged around the family's schedule. accept every voucher legislation that comes down the pike. While the bishops deal www.ivywest.com with vouchers on a case by

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¦ Continued from page 14 Initiative supporters ' assurances of no new school taxes. The State Legislative Analyst 's office predicts taxpayers could pay more money, he said. The California Catholic Confe rence , the public policy arm of the Catholic Church in the state , is taking a neutral stand , said Robert Teegarden, associate director for education. Teegarden along with John Coons , a law professor at Boalt Hall , University of California at Berkeley. Both agree the initiative does not go far enoug h to insure the welfare of the poor. The Draper voucher proposal fails to follow some of the 14 guidelines crafted five years ago b y California 's Catholic bishops , they explained. The guidelines regard parents as the primary educators of their children. They up hold parents ' right to choose a school and partici pate with teachers in the decision-making processes of that school. In addition , the state 's bishops say any voucher proposal must have a preferential option for the poor. Children with special educational needs must have the same range of educational choices as other children , and low-income children — in the cities or rural areas — must have equal opportunity, the bishops note. They say a voucher plan must hav e common good held up as the primary goal and should not increase public spending.

Those concerns are shared b y Dominican Sister Glenn Anne McPhee , superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. "While I appreciate the fact that a voucher proposal , the Draper Initiative , has qualified for the November ballot , 1 regret that this particular initiative does not adequatel y address children living in poverty and childre n with special needs ," she said. "Our California bishops ," the educator added , "have exp licit criteria for the support of initiatives. The preferential option for the poor as well as meeting the special

The devil could he in the details , cautions a Catholic education official in Washington, D.C. educational needs of children with lea rn ing disabilities , are of the hi ghest priority. This proposal does not address these." According to Dr. Bonsteel and Teegarden, the Draper Initiative does not address the issues of poor children or those with special educational needs , nor does it adequ ately explain how it can be funded without raising taxes. However, according to information provided by the voucher initiative headquarters , it costs $7,400 to educate a student in the public school system. When parents redeem a $4,000 voucher , it leaves $3, 400 in the public schools. This would increase per pup il funding in the

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A reminder for the Supreme Court A few day s after the Supreme Court further damaged the First Amendment 's religion clause, deeming it a grave threat to the Republic and the Constitution if voluntary prayer precedes high school football games, I attended a conference in Lisbon on the relation ship between biblical religion and liberal democracy. One of my fellow speakers at the conference , Professor Michael McConnell of the University of Utah , concluded his paper with this suggestive story : "In 1789 , there was a great public feast in Philadelphia , then the nation 's capital , to celebrate the ratification of the Constitution. The feast included a fitting symbol of the new nation 's attitude toward religious diversity: a special table where the food conformed to Jewish dietary laws. This was a fitting symbol because it included Jewish Americans in the celebration without requiring they sacrifice their distinctiveness as Jews. "A few years later, in France, Napoleon summoned the leaders of the Jewish community to a 'Great Sanhedrin.' Their task was to make modifications in the Jewish law so that Jewish peop le could be integrated into the French nation. In a gesture no less revealing than the kosher table in Philadelphia, Napoleon 's Minister of the Interior scheduled the first session to be held on Saturday, [the Jewish Sabbath , a day reserved for religious observance]. "Here we see the alternatives. Under the old regime, Jews would be excluded from the celebration , for they could

not be citizens. Under the secular state, Jews would be welcome to attend , but they would be expecled lo eat the same food that other citizens ate. If they wanted to keep kosher, they could do it at home, in private, at their own expense. "Under the pluralist vision , multi p le tables are provided to ensure that all citizen s can p articipate in the commonwealth, and that their relig ious differences would be protected and respected. The French Revol ution created a secular establishment. The American Revolution presupposed that religion is consistent with liberal democracy and protected religion by making it free. " Would someone p lease remind the Supreme Court of this? Over the past 50 years, the court has acted as if French rationalistic secularism, rather than a distinctive blend of religious conviction and liberal political theory, set the foundations of American democracy. Since 1947, the court has treated biblical religion as a threat to democracy, rather than as one of democracy 's safeguards. The results? A weakening of the bonds of civic friendshi p in our society and a barely-concealed contempt for the court among many Americans. It has been said hundreds of times before , but it bears say ing again: There are not two "reli gion clauses" in the First Amendment, one enjoining "no establishment of religion " and the other guaranteeing "free exercise " of religion. As Father Richard Neuhaus and

others have argued , Â§ there is onl y one "reliX. 0. in which ," ion clause g establishment " "no z serves the goal of "free X o exercise." The federal governGeorge Weigel ___________^ ment is prohibited from establishing a national church so that all religious communities are free to live as their teachings require , all are free to make their proposals to the wider society, and all are free to serve the common good. Is that so terribl y complicated? Isn 't that tableau in Philadel phia in 1789 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; free men and women , celebrating their common citizenshi p while respecting the diversity of their reli g ious beliefs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; far more compelling, in human terms , than the subsequent scene in Paris , in which an arrogant secular state informs believers they must strip themselves of their convictions to be considered part of the commonwealth ? How can the latter be considered "liberal" in any meaningful sense of the term? The next president will likely appoint three, perhaps four, justices to the Supreme Court . If those appointees continue to enforce an establishment of secularism as WEIGEL, page 17

Family Lif e

Surrounded by experts, one wonders...

Every summer I take my four children to the dentist for a check-up. We create quite a stir when all five of us enter his snug, downtown office. At least one of the children ends up sitting on the floor because there are not enough chairs in the waiting room to accommodate us. I spend the entire visit pacing between the child being examined and the children try ing to quietly amuse themselves. At such times, I feel my performance as a mother is on trial. From the first frowns or smiles I receive in the elevator until the dentist 's verdict on our famil y 's oral hygiene , I fret over whether my mothering skills will be found wanting. Imagine, then, my mortification when at our last appointment the dentist discovered that three of my children had cavities. "It's all my fault," I berated myself. "I have been letting them eat too many sweets. I do not insist they brush a full two minutes. I knew I should 've bought one of those egg timers for the bathroom. Oh, and the youngest one needs me to go over her teeth after she is finished. She is too young to do a good job by herself. And to

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Q. As a convert to the Catholic faith 10 years ago , I don ' t remember hearing any discussion about indulgences. 1 understand that during this Jubilee Year we have several indulgences available , but I ' m still not sure what they mean. What is an indulgence? (Florida) A. The Church is careful in speaking of indulgences today, partl y because they have been so badly misunderstood in the past. Catholic tradition on the subject is founde d on the fact every sin is not only a disobedience of God 's law; it also violates the harmony of creation established by God and is, at least to some degree, a rejection of His love.

think I sometimes let her fall asleep at night without brushing first!" It is not only the dentist who inspires my maternal guilt. The doctor to an even greater degree evokes the fear of God in me. Never mind that my children have enjoyed fairly good health since birth , I am a basket case during the interrogation that routinely follows their physical examinations. "So what is junior eating these days," the doctor usuall y asks. Do I dare admit that the vegetable most often eaten by the children in our family is a peeled carrot slathered with Ranch dressing? "Are there sleep ing problems ," might come next. Well, that depends on how you define the word "problem." We are untroubled by the fact that the two-year-old sleeps with us, but what will the doctor think? Surrounded by experts, I suppose many of us modern mothers feel rather insecure about the way we care for our children. But how, will someone tell me, has the human race surv ived until now? With all of the ignorance and weakness and peril in

this world , is it not a wonder that any of us make it to adulthood? I'll never forget the day my husband and I brought our first newborn home from

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tiny sleeping bundle on ========== our bed and stared at him in silent awe. "Now what do we do," my husband asked. "Darned if I know," I said. Sensing our inadequacy, we called my husband's mother. And between her experience , our love, and the sheer grace of God, that little peanut has grown into a 12-year-old. Amazing, huh?

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

Can you clear up my confusion on indulgences? Forgiveness then requires not only conversion, but a reintegration of that divine order, which itself normall y involve s some sort of pain and cleansing (purgation) before entering the eternal presence of God. In 1967, Pope Paul VI called for a reform and better understanding of the whole indulgence structure. In light of the doctrine of the Communion of Saints, he said, the Church "undertook various ways of applying the fruits of our Lord 's redemption to the individual faithful and of leading them to cooperate in the salvation of their brothers so the entire body of the Church might be prepared" for the fullness of God 's kingdom. Remission of temporal (as distinct from eternal) punishment for sins has been called "indul gence" for hundreds of years. Indulgences were formal ly attached by the Church to certain prayers and actions, and could be applied to oneself or to one who has died. A few important points: First, the number of permanent prayers and works with indul gences attached to them has been drastically reduced . Why ? Pope Paul VI explained. "The main concern," he

wrote, "has been to attach greater importance to a Christian way of life and lead souls to cultivate a spirit of prayer and penance, and to practice the theological virtues (faith, hope and charity) rather than merely repeat certain formulas and acts." Second, partial indulgences , as distinct from plenary, are granted using only those words, with no determination of days or years as was common previously. This avoids confusion. Contrary to what many Catholics believed, an indul gence of one year, for example, did not mean "one year off of purgatory." It meant , rather, whatever alleviation of purgation or punishment might be achieved by one year of fasting or other penance. It did not directl y address the subject of time in purgatory. It is good, and hel pful spirituall y, to remember that in all its devotional practices, including indul gences, the Church desires the faithful "be more effectivel y moved to live holier and more useful lives, thus healing the division between the faith which many profess and their daily lives." (Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at Box 325 Peoria, IL 61651; or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.)

LITURGY & SCRIPTURE The general intercessions: faith-filled prayers My grandmother once told me this story of her experience as a child in the Santa Clara Valley during a great drought sometime around 1910. She and her sisters and cousins were walking to St. Joseph Church (now the cathedral of San Jose) for a special liturgy to pray for rain. As they crossed the Guadalupe Creek, they met a stranger who asked where their little procession was headed. When they told him they were on their way to church to pray for rain , he quipped, "You must not have much faith; you 're not even carrying umbrellas!" That stranger can probabl y teach us all something about the way we go to prayer. Our prayers of intercession are (or should be) a bold expression of our faith , hi fact , because such prayer can be so powerful an expression of our confidence in God, the "general intercessions" at Mass are also known as the "prayers of the faithful ," that is, "the prayers of those who have faith." For this reason, special attention should be given to the preparation and proclamation of these prayers in every parish so the faithful will be moved to more fervent prayer. Intercession as an expression of faith Tradition identifies five forms of prayer that express different aspects of faith : adoration, petition , intercession, thanksgiving, and praise. Together with the other four, intercession is essential for a well-rounded expression of our faith in God's saving work, that which God has done, is doing and will do on behalf of the Church and the world. Thus, the general intercessions during Mass are an integral part of that liturgy. For this reason the Second Vatican Council restored the general intercessions to the order of the Mass after centuries of absence. For the preparation of these prayers we are g iven the following instructions: "In the general intercessions or prayer of the faithful , the people, exercising their priestly function , intercede for all humanity. It is appropriate that this prayer be included in all Masses celebrated with a congregation , so that petitions will be offered for the

Father John Talesfore Church , for civil authorities , for those oppressed by various needs, for all people and for the salvation of the world." Content and structure The general intercessions are just that: "general" and "intercessions ". As "general" they are meant to represent all our needs in a broad and comprehensive way. They are not meant to be so personal that they become a "to-do-list" of matters requiring God's immediate attention. Instead, each intercession should introduce a general theme followed by a short pause for our individual , silent petitions before the "Let us pray to the Lord". While it may be popular in some parishes to recite a list of quite specific needs along with the individual names of the sick and dead , this practice can get out of hand , becoming excessively long and cumbersome. Other parishes nicely include such a list by inviting people to write personal

intentions in a book that is better disp layed in the churc h at a significant spot (never the altar of sacrifice itself). These petitions can then be included in the general intercessions by way of a reference. As well as being general , the general intercessions should be "intercessions". As such they are never to be prayers "in thanksgiving" as too often they can be. In the same way, care must be taken lest they become more a political statement than a humble request for help. This often happens when humans presume to tell God jusl how to solve the problems they created in the first place. Helpful resources Those who are responsible for preparing the general intercessions in the parish can learn more about the structure and content of these prayers by consulting the models provide d for different liturgical seasons in Appendix I of the Sacramentary. Another excellent resource is the threevolume Lectionary-bastd text, Prayers for Sundays and Seasons , by Peter J. Scagnelli (published by Liturgy Training Publications). These resources guide us in shaping our intercessions as a faith response to the saving works of God that were just proclaimed in the sacred Scripture at Mass. The Word makes us confident that what God has done in biblical times, He will achieve now for us. We read of the power of this Word in Isaiah : "For just as the from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth.. .so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth . It shal l not return to me void , but shall do my will , achieving the end for which I sent it." (Is 55:10) In other words, bring an umbrella. Father John Talesfore directs the Office of Worship

The Word of God â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and there's no admission price "Les Miserables ," the musical based on Victor Hugo's classic, has returned to the Curran Theatre in triump h and is packing audiences in with the delights it offers. One can be a hard-hearted cynic, a self-absorbed high priest of one 's own shrine, or true believer in the credo that things are always destined to turn badly, yet one melts before the power of this musical drama. Perhaps cynicism, self-absorption , and pessimism have not eroded human hearts comp letel y. Perhaps one/we can be reached by God 's love, and perhaps (the ultimate perhaps) a story of God's love, represented by human beings, can free a criminal and improve the person forever, and "to love another person is to see the face of God." Fortunatel y the Word of God for this Sunday 's liturgy delivers this experience to our assemblies without any admission price. Our first reading reveals an Elijah , who has had it. He has had to deal with lily-livered King Ahab and his unspeakable bride , Queen Jezebel. He has defeated and killed the 450 prophets of Baal , who enjoyed the Queen 's favor. Now the prophet has fled for his life and begs for death: "This is enoug h, O Lord! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers are." But God has other plans for His prophet, God who can be trusted to provide genuine nourishment for His people. Twice God provides food and drink for His disenchanted seer, who then begins to revive: "He (Elijah) got up ate, and drank; then strengthened by that food , he walked 40 days and 40 nights to the mountain of God, Horeb (Mt. Sinai's maiden name)." When God nourishes , we are equipped for renewed action, redirected focus , our mission of transforming this world into king dom-life. When the prophet arrived at Sinai , he found God not in the previous "special effects" of Sinai (lou d voice , thunder, and fire) but in the "whispering breeze" of prophetic ministry. He is told to get over himself, and get back to work by anointing kings and a prophet

Weig el ÂŚ Continued from page 16 the official ideology of the American commonwealth , our course will be set for the next several generations

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34; Ep hesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51

Father David M. Pettingill to succeed him. God's plan will go on , God's people will go on, Elijah will go on, we will go on. Eat that Word; drink that Word; and get on with mission. The graciousness of God's nourishing love is revealed in not only providing us with "the bread that came down from heaven ," but in actually bring ing us to this food and enabling us to partake . The fourth Gospel puts it this way: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him... everyone who listens to my Father and learns from Him comes to me. " God actually allows Jesus to make sense to us, to have influences over us, and to make an impression on us. These effects Jesus can have because He represents the Father's intent perfectly: "Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; He has seen the Father." This Jesus can nourish us in God 's name because and the erosion of civil society in these United States will accelerate. During the months ahead, some imaginative reporter should confront Mr. Bush and Mr. Gore with Mike McConnell's story of the difference between James Madison 's understanding of democratic pluralism and Napoleon 's statist

He will give Himself for us, journey to the Father through death and resurrection , and so become the source of God's death defeating life and love: "And that bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." To be so nourished by this Word and food and drink from heaven is to partake in what God has accomp lished in Christ , to become identified with it. As Ephesians (our second reading) so beautifull y states, " So be imitators of God, as beloved children , and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed Himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma," We are expected to nourish others the way we are being nourished. This Sunday we celebrate the glory of God's love that can so transform us th at we can transform others and keep the domino effect in operation forever. Like the thrilled audiences of "Les Miz," we may applaud our God' s performance in reforming the likes of us with the Eucharistic Prayer that comes straight from a melted heart. Renew 2000 questions: Why does the Sunday assembly always involve gathering and sending? Why must our group follow this pattern? How can we become more conscious of God's presence and action in our world?

Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life. secularism â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and ask how the candidates propose to reverse what seems, now, to be Napoleon 's victory.

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

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Educator establishes trus t f or Serra H.S. and St. Catherine Parish

In 1998, retired educator Clare Willa rd establishe d a charitable remainder trust and contributed herCarmel home to it. When the trust sold the home, the trustee invested the sale proceeds , producing income for Willard for life. Upon her death whatever remains in the trust will pass to Junipera Serra High School , St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Burlingame , Samaritan House in San Mateo , and other good causes. Willard received a charitable income tax deduction when she gave her home to the trust and saw the home bypass capital gains tax when sold, a substantial benefit considering the appreciation rate of Carmel property since she and her late husband , Charles , bought the home in 1975. "At last , maybe I'll be able to fly first class," Willard said with an engaging laugh that punctuated her account of her life in education. Her father, James Thomas Carey, helped his wife, Mary Margaret Kehoe Carey, found the Carey School in San Mateo in 1924 and made up its financial deficits with his salary."He described the cash flow of the small private school as turkey during the fall and feathers during the summer," she said. After her mothe r died in 1946 at the age of 55, Willard and her late sister, Mary Therese Carey, continued the family tradition

Marie Williams bequest aids mission apostolate The Arc hdiocesan Office of the Propagation of the Faith has distributed $85,833 to the missions as a result of a bequest from the estate of the late Marie Williams of San Mateo. "Bequests like Mrs. Williams ' help support students studying for the priesthood in Africa and enable churches and convents to rebuild in the aftermath of war in Eastern Europe," said Msgr. Ignatius Wang, director of the Propagation of the Faith for the Archdiocese. A 20-year resident of San Mateo, Mrs. Williams , died this year at the age of 89 after a long illness. She was bom in New York where she worked as a buyer for a large department store. Her charitable interests embraced Catholic organizations , health causes, and groups offering direct service to the poor. She divided the residue of her estate among a dozen nonprofit causes. Her husband , Wallace, who died in the early 1990s, was known as "Mr. Plywood" because of his national reputation in that industry. The Williams lived in some 20 areas throughout the country before they settled in San Mateo. bequests "Thoughtful such as Mrs. Williams are essential to the work of Propagation of the Faith," Msgr. Wang said. "We are very grateful to her."

Back, left to right: Michael Peterson , principal of dunipero Serra High in San Mateo; Clare Willa rd; and Father Stephen Howell, school president. Front, from left: senior Michael Olcese , junior Dan Murphy, junior Pat McMorrow , and sophomore dosep h Porter.

of running the for-profit school with nonprofit results. "We hardl y ever made money," she said cheerfully. "Mary T. was a vtry soft touch. She subsidized tuition freely." This also was part of Carey School tradition , which had about 20 boarders in its earl y years, most from broken homes. "We were taught compassion at a very early age," Willard said. The sisters also shared their mother's powerful attachment to the school, which she had created to provide rock-ribbed academic courses to a diverse student population within a culture of kindness. "Mary T. was famous for never being able to get throug h her graduation remarks without bursting into tears," said Willard , whose

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new owners have kept the Carey School name and tradition. After retirement , "Mary T." became terminally ill. After surgery, performed by one of her former students, she was given one month lo live. "Her indomitable spiri t carried her through a year and four months of enjoyo <able living, " Willard said. "She just wouldn 't give up." x a. 1 Mary T. was buried from St. Catherine of < & ;Siena Parish. Willard decide d to give up her g lbeloved but isolated Carmel home, using a 2J <charitable trust to bypass the capital gains tax , i]provide her with needed retirement income , and, on her death , leave gifts to good causes. "The bottom line is, Clare Willard 's generosity gives young men the availability of a Catholic education ," said Juni pero Serra princi pal Michael Peterson. The Archdiocese honored Willard by naming her a member of the ArchAngels, in appreciation of her naming Junipero Serra High School and St. Catherine of Siena Parish as beneficiaries of her charitable trust. (For informatio n on charitable bequests and the tax and income benefits of charitable trusts, call Phil Murphy, p lanned giving specialist for the Archdiocese , at (415) 457-7482 .

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Catholic Charities of Sacramento versus State of Calif o rnia

By Father Geral d D. Coleman , S.S. General background

On Jul y 20 Catholic Charities of Sacramento filed a lawsuit in the Sacramento Superior Court which addresses legislation enacted by the California Legislature that would force the Catholic Church (and its affiliated organizations , such as Catholic Charities and Catholic hospitals) to engage in conduct which is directl y opposed to fundamental Catholic moral teachings. Last year the Legislature enacted two pieces of legislation — AB 39 by Assembly Member Robert Herlzberg and SB 41 by Senator Jackie Speier (both measures being known as the "Women 's Contraceptive Equity Act") — which mandate that all health insurance and disability plan contracts (issued, amended or delivered after Jan . 1, 2000) which provide p harmaceuticals must include coverage for a variety of federal Food and Drug Administration-approved prescription contraceptive methods. In li ght of this legislation , insurance contracts issued after Jan. 1 are subject to the mandate unless the employer qualifies as a "religious employer" as defined by the statute , and thus be eligible for a "conscience clause." AB 39 and SB 41 define a "religious employer " as an entity which meets all of these criteria: • Purpose of the entity is to inculcate reli gious values. • The entity must employ persons who share these religious values and beliefs. • The entity must serve primarily onl y persons who share these religious values and beliefs. • The entity is a nonprofit organization.

Catholic history and this legislation

For at least three serious reasons , this legislation represents an extraordinarily grave threat to the independence and religious freedom of the Catholic Church as well as other churches. It asserts that: 1) The state can define what is or is not a church, or a legitimate part of a church. 2) The state can define a church's mission. 3) The state can force a church to engage in behavior thai runs counter to the church's values and beliefs. The Catholic Church and the citizens and government of California have always enjoyed a collaborative and supportive relationshi p dating from a period even before California statehood. Through its educational and health care institutions the Catholic Church has transparentl y demonstrated that everyone has a right to education , medical care and necessary social services. The Catholic Church has always sought to embody Jesus concern tor the poor, the sick , and those in need , and thus has historically established specific structures to teach and to heal.

In its role as teacher and healer, the Catholic Church has provided critical assistance, especiall y to the sick and poor, in education and health care. It is for this basic reason the Catholic Church understands its mission of teaching and healing to be integral to its moral and relig ious responsibilities and thus has established leaching and healing institutions that are available it, all persons of all creeds and nationalities, and thereby fosters human dignity and the respect owed to all people. In this way, the Catholic Church has always provided importan t structures within society and has never thought of itself as creating teaching and healing institutions separate or divorced from society itself. The 1985 statement of the United States Catholic Conference , "Ri g ht to Health Care ", illustrates this fact: "Our religious heritage and modern understanding convince us that works of mercy and works of justice are inseparable... " The Catholic Church' s mission to heal and to leach , then , is not and cannot be separated from its commitment to bring the mission of Jesus to every individual in every set of circumstances. It is impossible to consider the Catholic Church's institutions of social outreach such as school s, hospitals mid social agencies as something distinguishable from the reli g ious identity of the Church itself. They are as much a part of that identity as a cathedral or parish church. For this reason , not to provide such services, or to provide services that are not consistent with this mission, or to limit those services only to Catholics , or to provide them onl y through Catholics , would amount to an absolute contradiction of the mission of Jesus who sought to welcome every person . This legislation manifestl y is a violation of the Catholic Church 's constitutional right to reli g ious freedom and aims at excluding specific Catholic ministries such as health care, social services, and educational ministries by claiming these ministries are not truly "reli gious" because , for example , they do not primaril y employ or serve Catholics. In this light , not even Mother Teresa's ministry in California could be considered Catholic.

moral teachings: for example, abortion ; voluntary sterilization; contraception; in vitro fertilization ; ph ysician-assisted suicide. In this contex t, it should also be kept in mind the United States Food and Drug Administration is expected over the next few months to reclassif y the abortifacient RU-486 as a "prescription contraceptive," thus bri nging it into the ambit of this California legislation. Imposing a legal requirement to provide prescription contraceptives as part of a prescription drag health program offered by a Catholic employer de facto places the emp loyer in a morally untenable situation: that is, the emp loyer would be forced to choose between (a) Catholic teaching regarding fair and just treatment of emp loyees and the necessity of universal access to health care, and (b) Catholic mora l teaching regarding contraception . This "choice " p laces upon the Catholic employer a profoundly compromising situation , forcing the employer to respect the one, and deny (he other. Both beliefs constitute important components of the belief system of the Catholic Church In addition , both federal and state law prohibits an employer to ask certain questions of an employee: such as an employee 's age and religion. In the criteria of this legislation , to be recognized as a "reli g ious emp loyer," the entity must primaril y employ persons who share the reli gious tenets of the entity. Such a requirement amounts to moral and legal discrimination since it forces the employer to know the employee ' s reli gious affiliation. This is an unjust and illegal burden which demonstrate s a hostile posture toward the Church and Catholic health care particularl y.

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Pastoral ramifications

The public natu re of this lawsuit by Catholic Charities of Sacramento against the State of California will likel y raise conflicts and moral questions in the conscience of individual Catholics, specificall y regarding their beliefs and acceptance of the Church's teaching on contraception. It is necessary, then , to revisit this concern by offering several points for consideration: Church teaching on contraception is clearly laid out in Pope Paul VTs 1968 encyclical letter Humanae Vitae. The Church teaches here the authentic meaning of "responsible parenthood" by outlining its various components: the role of human "reason and will" in understandin g and respecting biological laws; a careful assessment of one 's physical , economic, psychological and social condition(s); the critical importance of developing a "right conscience " which recognizes one 's true responsibilities toward God, one 's marital relationship, the family and society; a dutiful attentiveness to the meaning of marriage as taught by the Church; a deep respect for the "noble and worthy " nature of the marital act as profoundl y expressive COLEMAN , page 22

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Social Justice/RespectLife Aug. 19: "Creating a Caring Community: Empowering Youth and Adults in California for Peacemaking ", 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. at Metropolitan Community Church, 150 Eureka St., SF. Call (916) 442-5447 Jubilee 2000 USA, as part of a worldwide effort to relieve the crushing debt owed by struggling countries to stronger lands, announces a Bay Area speakers bureau. Knowledgeable speakers are available without charge to address parish groups and organizations on this Jubilee Year topic. Call William or 524-6645 or Jean Lesher at (510) welesher@aol.com.

Prayer/Devotions Aug. 17: Healing Mass with Father Richard Bain presiding, 11:30 a.m., St. Patrick Church, Larkspur. Call (415) 663-1139. Aug. 19: Healing Mass at Sacred Heart Church , Olema. Aug. 27: Mass for people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church, 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m. CalJ for dates (415) 863-7515. Wednesdays: Meditation/Evening Prayer at Sacred Heart Church, 546 Fillmore, SF, 7-7:45 p.m. Everyone welcome. Call Deacon Chuck McNeil at (415)861-5460. Weekdays: Radio Rosary, 7 p.m., 1400 AM KVTO, includes prayer, meditation, news, homilies. Call (415) 282-0861. 2nd Sun.: Pray for Priests, 3:30 p.m. at Star of the Sea Parish, 4420 Geary Blvd. at 8'" Ave., SF. Call (415)751-0450 . Centering Prayer: Mon. 7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m., Most Holy Fledeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., SF. Call Sr. Cathy Cahur at (415) 553-8776; Tues. 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd., SF. Call Chuck Cannon at (415) 752-8439; Sat. 10 a.m. - 12 noon, St. Cecilia Church, 2555 171" Ave., SF. Call Coralis Salvador at (415) 7531920; Tue. 7 - 7:50 a.m., St. Raphael Church, 1104 5* Ave., San Rafael. Call Patricia Hartnett at (510) 215-6931. Thursday: The laity prayer cenacle of Marian Movement of Priests meets at 7 p.m., St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison Ave., Sausalito. Call (415)331-3306. Mass in American Sign Language is celebrated each Sun. at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict Parish, 1801 Octavia (between Pine and California) in SF. A sign language Mass is celebrated at St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park on the third Sat. of the month at 10:30 a.m. and later that day at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. (at Bon Air Rd.), Kentfield. For information , call St. Benedict at (415) 567-9855 (voice) or (415) 567-0438 (TDD).

Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park , 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, M-F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church , 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday. Call (650) 5880572. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus , SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Lynn King at (650) 349-0498 or Jim McGill at (650) 574-3918 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 3221801.St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1SI Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 67 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Tuesdays, 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. St. John of God Church, 1290 5,h Ave. at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 566-5610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass untif 5:15 p.m. Benediction. Call (415) 648-5751. St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m.; 1al Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 333-3627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, M- F 7:45 a.m. -9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1s ' Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass unti l Sat. at 8 p.m.

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Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption and Foster Care Program is looking for prospective adopting families for children. Attend a free information meeting on the first Thurs. of every month at 7 p.m. at 814 Mission St., 5lh floor, SForon the second Tuesday at 36 37* Ave., San Mateo. Call (415) 844-4781. Seton Medical Center ' s Natural Family Planning/Fertility Care Services offe r classes in the Creighton Model of Natural Family Planning. Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics of puberty, responsible relationships, adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout a woman's reproductive life and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896. Introductory instructions for couples interested in Natural Family Planning are available by appointment from NFP consultant and instructor, Gloria Gillogley. NFP is a method of conception regulation based on fertility awareness and selective abstinence, which can also benefit couples having difficulty conceiving. Call Gloria at (650) 345-9076. Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages , has upcoming weekends. Separated or near divorced couples are encouraged to attend. Call Lolette or Tony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

Single, Divorced, Separated 45-plus professional singles meet for coffee and good conversation every Wed., 5:30-7 p.m. at Starbucks at Jackson and Davis in downtown SF. Go to table with PS sign. Call (415) 391-8579. Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639. For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese , call (415) 273-5521. New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 3349088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com. Aug. 14, 21: Salsa dancing lessons for couples and singles in Carroll Hall of St. Thomas More Community. $40 per person includes all four lessons. Call Ron at (650) 583-1016. Aug. 13: Picnic and concert in the park. Call Ron at (415) 583-1016. Sept. 23: Enneagram workshop from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $20. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088.

Classes/Exhibits/Radio-TV Join Joe Stlnson for "Good Grief" a 13-week series airing Sundays at 4 p.m. on Catholic Family Radio, KDIA1640 AM. Call (650) 866-3525. Catholic Healthcare West offers free classes and instruction on all areas of health at their San Francisco and Daly City facilities. Visit their web site at www.chwbay.org for details. Sept. 5-Oct. 31: "Faces of Mary", an exhibition of icons featuring the Madonna by artist , Stephanos, in Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, at Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, M-F 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (415) 3383024. Tours and seminars on the art and the church of St. Anne of the Sunset will be available this Sept. Call Rosemary French at (415) 681-9441 or Victoria Giambruno at (415) 731-7856.

Food & Fun 1st Fri.: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets for prayer, breakfast and talks from well- known speakers . Sept 1: CYO director, Brian Cahill talks about what's happening today and tomorrow at CYO. Oct: 6: Former Jesuit Dick Neve, founder of "Harvest of Hope". Nov. 3: a representative from the Center for Attitudinal Healing. Call (415) 461-0704. Sept. 23: St. Thomas More Community's 161 annual Golf Tournament. Call Lito Mendoza at (650) 355-4063 or Gil Palencia at (650) 992-4009. Oct. 12: "A Swinging Good Time", the 32nd Annual Golf Tournament benefiting the works and care of the Sisters of the Presentation, Presidio Golf Course. Sponsorship opportunities at various levels still available. Tournament fee of $200 per golfer includes green fees, cart , lunch, dinner, fabulous prizes and great fun. Call Maggie Lopez at (415) 751-5208. 3rd Fri.: Open house and pot luck dinner and bingo'at Catholic Kolping Society, 440 Taraval St., SF. No-host bar 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; bingo 8 p.m. Call Bill Taylor at (415) 731-1177. Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council, call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641. 3rd Sat: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

Reunions Sept. 8: "An Evening Around the World" sponsored by Presentation High School Alumnae at Presentation Convent, 2340 Turk Blvd., SF beginning at 5:30 p.m. Features a catered dinner, prizes, Christmas boutique and international auction. Tickets are $35 per person. Call the alumnae office at (415) 751-1245. Sept. 23: St. Brigid High School, San Francisco Alumnae Reunion at Fort Mason Club. Call Jeanette DeMartini at (415) 346-4730.

Oct. 21: "Fashion Show, Luncheon, Milestone Reunion" honoring classes of 1940 , 45, 55, 60, 65, 70 , 75 , 80, 85, 90 , 95 from Notre Dame High School, Belmont. Call Donna Westwood, alumnae director, at (650) 595-1913, ext. 351 or alumnae@ndhsb.org . Aug. 19: Class of 1968 celebrates turning 50. Call Shawn Callaghan Richardson at Shawn@aol.com. Oct. 14: Class of 1975 reunion. Call Karen Schwarz al (650) 572-2675 or Debbie Bradley Schembri at (408) 267-8740. Class of 1982 is planning its 20 Call Denise Miller at reunion. year at Hegarty Dmllsports@aol.com; Wynne at Ellingson WHegarty@aol.com; Amy Aimelling@aol.com; Lenore Wagner Grant at lenore@dellnet.com. Class of 1990 planning a 10"' reunion. Call Megan Centis at (650) 369-9784 or mcentis@yahoo.com. Centennial of St. Anne's Home, SF. Looking for old photos or written recollections of the Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Anne's Home or residents of the home. Contact John McGuckin at (415) 765-2945. Class of Jan. 1950 from Brooklyn's St. John 's Prep should call Tom Brett at (718) 263-0123 or (516) 333-1272 for information about upcoming three-day reunion in November. Sept. 10: Mercy High School, SF reunion for members of its Class of 1960 at the Olympic Club, SF. Call Terri Driscoll, alumnae director, at (415) 337-7218.

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Perf ormance Sundays in Aug.: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Sundays in Aug: Concerts at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi featuring various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

Volunteer Opportunities Be a guardian at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call the cathedral at (415) 567-2020. Mission Dolores, SF, needs tour guides , greeters , and gift shop volunteers. Especially looking for adults to share the history of Mission Dolores and early SF during one-hour tours for school children and other groups. Training provided. Retirees welcome. Tues. through Sun. Call Brother Guire Cleary at (415) 621-8203. The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns offers volunteer opportunities in social justice , respect life, advocacy and other areas. Call (415) 565-3673. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin announces volunteer orientation for Aug. 24, at 5:30 p.m. at 820 B St., San Rafael. Please call Karen at (415) 454-3303. Help special needs children with The Learning Tree Center , a non-profit organization that will train, supervise and provide ongoing feedback to you in a unique home-based program. Learn how to share energy, enthusiasm and acceptance. Call Arlene (415) 457-2006. Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group is looking for volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to people living with AIDS. For information, call Harry Johnson at (415) 863-1581. St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco invites you to join them in service to the poor: (415) 977-1270, ext 3003. Women in Community Service, seeks people to assist women making the transition from public assistance to the workforce. Call Gwen at (415) 397-3592. Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders Support Team helps frail seniors remain safely and independently in their homes by providing rides, food delivery and companionship. Interested volunteers should call Nic Griffin at (415) 206-9177. California Pacific Medical Center is always in need of volunteers. Call (415) 750-6038. Catholic Charities' St. Joseph Village needs ongoing volunteers for its children 's activity program and offers a variety of opportunities in gardening, cooking, clerical and maintenance . Contact Denise Botcheos at (415) 575-4920 , ext. 218. San Francisco's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers for its many outreach programs to the poor: (415) 241.2600. Birthright needs people to work with women faced with unplanned pregnancies. For more information, call Mary Alba at (415) 664-9909. San Mateo County's Volunteer Center: call (650) 342-0801. For San Francisco Volunteer Center, call (415) 982-8999. Laguna Honda Hospital , SF is in need of volunteers to serve as eucharistic ministers , lectors and chapel escorts at Tues. and Sun. morning Masses. Call Sister Miriam at (415) 664-1580 ext 4-2422.

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