September 17, 1999

California 's Catholic bishops issue early backing for initiative

Departing from its usual strategy, the California Conference of Bishops has thrown early support behind an effort to place an initiative on the November 2000 ballot that would require parents be notified in advance of an under-age daughter receiving an abortion.

In a statement issued Sept. 10 and titled "Parental __ Notification Prior to SEE FULL TEXT, page 5 Abortion for a Minor Daughter , "the California bishops reaffirmed the "profound importance of family communication and parental responsibility," underscored a news release accompanying the statement text.

The Conference of Bishops does not ordinarily take a position on an initiative until it has qualified for the ballot.

However, the bishops are "making an exception in this case due to their strong conviction of the centrality of the family in society, and the irreplaceable role, responsibility and ri ghts of parents in the formation and education of their children ," the press release stated.

In addition to issuing the statement, the bishops would like to help collect roughly half of the signatures needed to (Continued an pageS)

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He appealed for a spirit of forgiveness despite the killings in East Timor.

East Timor Vatican f ears p eacekeepers will be too late WASHINGTON (CNS) — After a week of bloodshed and repeated calls for international intervention , the Indonesian government agreed to allow U.N. peacekeeping troops into East Timor.

The Sept. 12 move answered pleas from East Timor's two bishops, Pope John Paul II, and church leaders from several continents, but the Vatican newspaper questioned whether it was too late, since pro-Indonesia militias reportedly had killed tens of thousands of people and left some 200,000 homeless.

"What will remain of East Timor? What could be saved at this point?" asked the newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.

Others, however, urged the peacekeeping force to begin work immediately.

A church worker in East Timor reported that on Sept. 13, militias were on the move again, burning property and shooting indiscriminately. The worker feared that unless U.N. troops arrived quickly, the militias would go on another killing spree.

"You go from hearing good news to hearing discouraging news," the worker said. "It keeps going back and forth , and it's pretty tiring, and we keep waiting and waiting."

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Father Maurice "Mickey" McCormick places the bell that had been stolen on Aug. 11 from Mission Dolores Basilica 's coat-of-arms back where it belongs. An anonymous caller informed thq Mission Dolores staff the stolen bell could be found in a Mission Street pawnshop . When the San Francisco police investigate d,they found the pawnbroker had sold the bell minutes before they had arrived. After four local TV news broadcasts covered the story the weekend of Sept. 3, the basilica staff received another call. "I think I may have your bell," said an antique dealer on Market Street. The bell was a gift from Pope Pius XII on the occasion of naming Mission Dolores a basilica on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in 1952. "Now," said Father McCormick ,pastor, "We have to come up with a way to secure the bell to make it difficult to steal."

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by Tom Burke There but for the grace of God...Tragedy has struck a St. Peter Parish family in the Mission District. On the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Roberto and Reyna Porras and their children , Vanessa and Roberto, were on their way home from a fun day at Great America when their car was crushed by a speeding drunk driver being chased by police. At press time Mrs. Porras remained hospitalized in critical condition and it was certain that Vanessa, a 6th grader at St. Peter Elementary, will be paralyzed from the waist down with a severed spinal cord. Mr. Porras and young Roberto , a 1st grader at St. Pete's, who bodi suffered broken bones, had been released. Mr. Porras continues a vigil at his wife and daughter's bedside. The St. Peter's community continues in prayer for the four people whom St. Pete's principal, Vicki Butler, called "a very beautiful family." Vicki has been with the family several times since the accident and has pledged "do everything possible" to facilitate Vanessa's graduating with her class. Please remember the Porras family in your prayers.

With Mr. and Mrs. Porras both injured , the family 's income has been cut-off. If you can help, send contributions to Roberto R. Porras, Jr., c/o St. Peter Convent, 1245 Alabama St., SF 94110.

Up and runnin'... A big tip o ' the hat to Young Men's Institute #32 of South San Francisco on the $600 scholarships they recentl y awarded to five local grads. Ivan Quitano of AH Souls, SSF, John Dahlz of St. Veronica, SSF, and Lynette Gonzales of Mater Dolorosa, SSF are all St. Ignatius frosh. Andrew Miller of St. Robert, San Bruno is first year at St. Francis, Mountain View and Rommel Conclara of Holy Angels, Colma is at Riordan. Dick Noftsger, an All Souls parishioner and YMI scholarshi p chair, said YMI was "proud to help students continue in Catholic education." Council #32 has awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships since beginning the program in 1980.... The fall season of parish festivals is upon us and isn't it great? There's something family-like about the festival environment and a great opportunity to help a good cause.

Carol and Tim Summers are part of the publicity team for the annual festival next week at St. Robert Parish, San Bruno. Carol and Timjust sent daughter, Courtney, off to her first year at University of Santa Clara. Their daughter Ashley is a junior at Notre Dame, Belmont and daughter, Lindsay, is an 8"1 grader at St. Robert Elementary. Thanks, too, to Marie and Joe Roberts who are also part of St. Rob's publicity team. . ..At St. Matthew's, San Mateo, a parish carnival with all the trimmings takes place on Sept, 26. See Datebook for details. Chairpersons are Carta and Dave Woodworm....At Holy Name, happy 50th anniversary to Marguerite and Rene Rodigou and happy 35th to Judy and Jim Kenney. Holy Name is home to Catholic Ladies Aid Society, Branch #58. President is Bernita Everett; Ardeen McCarthy and Patricia Radley, members. The group of more than 50, raises money to assist families in crisis. St. Vincent de Paul Society here was named conference of the month for September. Citation said group is "given outstanding leadership" by Jack Kiernan, president; longtime Vincentian Bernie Ward, vice presiden t, and sec./treas. Joe Hurley. Membership also includes Joe Dito, Maryellen Downey, Beverly Flaherty, Justin Garcia, Conn Hagan, Jim McKenzie, John Murray, Charlie O'Donnell, John Shanley and Mr. Rodigou. Father Donald D'Angelo, pastor of the Sunset District parish, will be installed on Oct. 31....It may not be too late to help a family of five in need of a working TV set. Call Bob Kunst of St. Isabella SVDP at (415) 454-8303. St. Isabella also went to bat and rustled up a computer for Father Feliciano Mofan who has been in the hearts and prayers of many since being felled b y a stroke some months ago. If you want to send him a card or note, the

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Flag bearer Lenore Lockhorn and banner bearer Susan Gocher lead procession at Catholic Daughters of the Americas Mass on June 27. address is Father Mofan c/o Long Life Living, 36 Mt. Foraker, San Rafael, 94903. Art LaFlamme, son of St. Isabella parishioners Mary and Bob LaFlamme and a yearsago St. Isabella Elementary alum, is serving with the U.S. Army in Kosovo. He says students and teachers there need all kinds of supplies "from pens and pencils to balls and toys." If you can see your way clear, Art says to send "school supplies of any kind" to CPT Joe ludela, Omcst-schoolchildren, HHD, 299th FSB, Camp Bondsteel, Task Force FalconAPO AE 09340-0299. ..

Prayers and best thoughts please for Judy Martin, director of high school religious education and confirmation prep at St. Peter Parish, Pacifica. Judy is a living example of the good people in the Archdiocese who work with youth.

Judy leaves her post to fight her illness. Her farewell to the St. Pete's family said she'll carry them always in her heart....The assembly at a recent Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Shrine got a new definition of bark-o-lounger when Justine, the pet poodle of Shrine regent and archdiocesan development director Mike DeNunzio and his wife Annette, made herself at home in the sanctuary. Mike says Justine was the perfect addition at the church named for perhaps the all-time greatest animal lover....The Catholic Daughters of the Americas prayed together at an annual Patriotic Mass at Star of the Sea Church recently. Those attending included Rose Elinor Murphy and her daughter, Marie Urcutt of St. Luke, Foster City; Caroline Biafore and Carlotta Espinosa of St. Matt's; Mary Kohler of St. Gabe; Angelina Tolentino of St Emydius; Dolores Herrie, Evelyn Martin, Val Grassi, Ruth Bretz, Millie Ferrari , Mary Melloni , Gloria Raffaelli, Louise Gravino , Jackie Nichols, Marion Burns, Betty McMahon and Diana Ferrari of AH Souls, SSF; Rose Marie Webb, Josephine Hannan of St. Raphael, San Rafael. Bishop John Wester presided. Msgr. Charles Durkin, Star pastor, concelebrated.... St. Raymond Parish, Menlo Park, is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year....Ceci Quintanelfa of Mission Dolores Parish says RENEW 2000 "has been an experience of renewing my faith and building community with the people in my group and the parish." Join a small faith group and enjoy "great growth in your faith," Ceci exhorts. Father Maurice McCormick is Mission Dolores pastor.... Marin Catholic Hi gh School 's annual Boosters' Golf Tournament goes off Sept. 27 at the Meadow Club in Fairfax. Tournament chair is Jack McSorley. MCHS celebrates its 50th anniversary tomorrow night with a no-holdsbarred get-together at the school. Tix are only $19.49, even at the door.... An all hats off for Holy Faith Sister Mary Athanasius Macken who died on Jul y 29. Sister Athanasius was founding principal of St. Hilary Elementary, Tiburon and regional director of her community from 1953 to 1976.

Remembrances may be sent to Sisters of the Holy Faith Regional Office , 12322 South Paramount Blvd., P.O. Box 2085, Downey, CA 90242.... St. Cecilia Parish is looking forward to its annual picnic on Sept. 28.... St. Benedict's held theirs on Aug. 29.... Remember, we love gettin' the word on what's happenin' out there!

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HUD budget battle galvanizes support for affordable housing The battle in Congress over fiscal year 2000 funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development has galvanized support for affordable housing.

As House members were debating and then voting for deep cuts in HUD funding, Catholic and other reli gious leaders, housing advocates and politicians made separate pleas for more funding for decent , affordable housing.

More than 300 leaders representing many faiths — with a third of them Catholic, including Archbishop William J. Levada and Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester of the San Francisco Archdiocese — sent a letter Sept. 9 to President Clinton , congressional leaders and leading presidential candidates, urging them to recognize decent housing as a "sacred right" and increase HUD funding for affordable housing.

The letter was released at four simultaneous press conferences held across the country in Syracuse, St. Louis, San Antonio and San Francisco — the latter at Grace Cathedral where Bishop Wester told reporters high housing costs make increased federal assistance "imperative."

"Our children deserve to grow up in safe and decent housing, not in overcrowded units and homeless shelters," he said. Citing the U.S. Catholic bishops ' 1996 statement on political responsibility, the prelate underscored that shelters do not substitute for real housing.

He quoted Pope John XXIII from his encyclical , Pacem in Terris, in which the late pontiff said all people have a right to life, food, clothing, shelter, rest, medical care, education and employment.

"I pray that our government leaders will hear our message today ; The onl y time I have been homeless is when I've been camp ing, by choice. That 's a blessing. The people we are giving voice to today do not have that choice. We want to change that ," said Bishop Wester, noting that housing is so acute in some areas of the Archdiocese that two-income families live in motel

Reli gious , Conferenc e of Major Superiors of Men , National Council of Catholic Women , 36 individual bishops and 65 leaders of women's reli gious communities .

Among other signatories were the National Council of Churches of Christ, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, United Methodist Church , Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, American Baptist Churches USA , and Universalist Unitarian Association , as well as Episcopalians, Muslims , Buddhists , Presbyterians and Quakers.

The religious leaders wrote: "The priorities of our national budget must honor the o sacred rig ht of all people to decent housing . x o, Indeed , the healing of our nation rests upon s reclaiming the imperative for justice I2si our and compassion which all our spiritual tra«5 S ditions share."

"Over 4 million children live in housing that endangers their health , academic future San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester addresses a San Francisco press confe rand even their lives," the leaders wrote . ence Sept. 9 hosted by organizations trying to preserve funding for low-income housing.

They said childre n lacking safe, stable housing suffer disproportionatel y "from rooms and eat off a hot plate because they The Clinton bud get included funds for stunted growth , anemia and asthma," and cannot afford a first and last months ' rent.

100,000 new Section 8 rental assistance "are more likely to fall back a grade in On the same day at the U.S. Capitol in vouchers for low-income households , but school and to have behavioral problems."

Sister Galvin said the shortage of affordWashington, the National Low Income the House-approved bud get only funds able housing in San Francisco and other Housing Coalition released a report saying expiring Section 8 contracts.

Sister Bernie Galvin , of the Congre- major U.S. cities now grips the heartland as there is no place in the United States where a full-time , minimum-wage worker can gation of Divine Providence of San well. "This is a crisis that is just from sea to Antonio , is director and founder of sea," she said. afford housing at the fair market rent.

The new report from the National Low A day earlier, HUD Secretary Andrew Reli g ious Witness with Homeless Peop le , Cuomo, House Minority Leader Richard the San Francisco-based interfaith advoca- Income Housing Coalition — titled "Out of Gephardt, and more than a dozen other cy group that co-sponsored the letter Reach: The Gap Between Housing Costs Democratic representatives decried the effort. Housing America , a grass-roots and Income of Poor People in the United $1.6 billion reduction in current HUD fund- advocacy group in San Francisco and New States" — concludes that affordable rental housing is unavailable to millions of working approved by the House Appropriations York , was co-sponsor.

Sister Galvin said the Appropriations ing Americans.

Committee for fiscal year 2000.

In 70 metropolitan areas, the report said , The Clinton administration had proposed Committee action prompte d the San a $28 billion budget , an increase of about $2 Francisco groups "to immediately launch minimum-wage workers must work more billion over HUD's fiscal year 1999 budget. this major campaign to bring the moral than 100 hours a week to afford the fair However, by a vote of 235-187, the influence of our national religious leaders market rent.

The stu dy found that many Bay Area House Sept. 9 approved the $1.6 billion in to this issue."

Catholic signers of the letter include the cities exceeded the national average. Three cuts below 1999 levels, except for restori ng $10 million for a housing program for National Conference of Catholic Bishops , metropolitan areas — San Francisco, San Leadershi p Conference of Women AIDS victims.

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Bishop Wester finishing up first year as auxiliary; Father Bonsor notes silver date Most Rev. John Wester celebrates his first anniversary as a bishop on September 18. Ordained a priest by Archbishop Joseph McGucken in 1976, Bishop Wester has lived his entire life in the Archdiocese, being baptized at St. Anne of the Sunset Parish and graduating from Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School, Daly City.

Bishop Wester spent almost 10 tears of his priesthood in education as faculty member and president of Marin Catholic High School and as assistant superintendent of schools.

Parish ministry has included three years as a parochial vicar at St. Raphael Parish , San Rafael , and five years as pastor of

St. Stephen Parish. He was administrative assistant to Archbishop John R. Quinn from 1988-1993.

The bishop has been very busy his first year as presider at more than 50 confirmations and presiding or at tending more than 50 additional liturgies, most recently the annual Respect Life Mass at Notre Dame des Victoires Parish and start-ofschool Masses at Archbishop Riordan High School and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.

He also serves as Vicar for Priests and sits on the boards of several local institutions including Catholic Youth Organization and Catholic Charities.

Students to be trained to aid fellow students with 'life issues' A session to train college and hi g h school students to be "team leaders" on retreats that help younger students handle decisions about chastity and other life issues will be held Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Brendan Church , 29 Rockaway Ave., San Francisco.

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Claims poverty 'imp orted '

WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. poverty increasingly is being drive n by U.S. immi gration policy, according to a study released Sept. 2 on Capitol Hill. Titled "Importing Poverty : Immigration 's Impact on the Size and Growth of the Poor Population in the United States ," the report was written by Steven A. Camarota , research director at the Center for Immi gration Studies in Washington. The study found that the number of people in immi grant households living in poverty nearl y tri pled from 2.7 million in 1979 to 7.7 million in 1997. It also said the gap between immigrant and native poverty widened significantl y.

Priest murdered by extremists

BERHAMPUR , India (CNS) — Using bows and arrows, assailants killed a Catholic priest in a part of Orissa state where a Hindu extremist is blamed for murdering an Australian missionary and his two sons eight months ago.

The priest 's killing, seen as part of a pattern of killings by Hindu extremists , has evoked outrage, and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has ordered the arrest of the alleged cul prits . Father Arul Doss, 35, was attacked by 1520 men in Jambani village in the eastern Indian state ' s Mayurbhanj district at dawn Sept. 2, Balasore Diocese sources reported based on testimony by eyewitnesses.

Cable cars bring tourists

JERICHO , West Bank (CNS) — Rather than follow the footsteps of Jesus up a steep path, pilgrims can now take a cable car to the Mount of Temptation. The ease of the tri p has increased the number of visitors so much th at the th ree Greek Orthodox monks living at the monastery have had to adapt their dail y habits. They now host some 1,000 visitors a day, compared to the previous 150 a day, during the hot summer months. "This has changed our way of life. We have many people who are not pilgrims now, We give hospitality to all people, but this has made our monastery more a tourist place and less a pilgrim site," said Brother Ahillios, who has been at the monastery for 11 months.

Chicago: 'no ' to charter schools

CHICAGO (CNS) — "A charter school is a public school, not a Catholic school. Since our mission is Catholic education, we can 't by definition operate a charter school," said Father John E. Pollard, director of the Chicago archdiocesan Office of Education.

Father Pollard's statement ended months of speculation the archdiocese might form a not-for-profit corporation , a prerequisite to hold a school charter. Though the decision has been made not to pursue steps to form a charter school, the archdiocese has developed protocols that, if met, could trigger its cooperation with individuals and groups in operating charter schools.

Pop e meets with Arafat

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — In a meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Pope John Paul II expressed satisfaction at the West Bank land-for-security accord that gave new life to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. After signing the breakthrough agreement in Egypt Sept. 5, Arafat traveled to Italy, where he met for more th an an hour with the pontiff at his summer villa outside Rome to discuss details of the accord.

Urges fet al p rotection bill

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The executive director of the U.S. bishops ' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities urged members of the House Judiciary Committee to approve a bill intended to punish those who attack fetuses in the womb, Letting such attacks go unpunished "makes no moral or legal sense ," said Gail Quinn in a Sept. 8 letter to Judiciary Commiltee members .

The committee was considering the Unborn Victims of Violence Act , which in August had been approved 5-2 by the House Subcommittee on the Constitution. The bill would protect unborn children whose mothers are physicall y assaulted , beate n, maimed or murdered.

Gore makes controversial visit

DETROIT (CNS) — Controversy surrounded the Sept.

5 visit by Vice President Al Gore, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and others to Detroit 's Sacred Heart Church.

About two dozen pro-life supporters gathered a block from the church before and after the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass. At the invitation of a Chicago interfaith group, a number of civic and labor leaders attended the Mass as part of a Labor Day program in southeast Michigan. "Vice President Gore 's stated views on abortion and so-called 'choice ' issues are directl y and categoricall y in conflict with Catholic moral teaching," said Ned McGrath , director of communications for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Pau l II will trav el to the Republic of Georgia Nov. 8-9, his second visit this year to a predominantl y Orthodox country. The pope will stop in the former Soviet republic on his way back from India , where he plans to preside over events Nov. 5-8 to ceremoniall y close the Asian Synod of Bishops.

Hits West 's arming factions

ROME (CNS) — Blaming Western nations for furnishing arms to warring ethnic factions in Burundi , a leading bishop said he did not understand Western disinterest in aiding his country economicall y. Archbishop Simon Ntamwana of Gitega said the West — specificall y the United States and the European Union — should take some responsibility for the fighting that has killed more than 150,000 since 1993 in clashes between ethnic Hutu rebels and the minority Tutsis, who control the govern ment and army.

"The main responsibility is of those who supply the arms," he said. "We don 't make" the weapons. The archbishop told reporters he would like to see an end to weapon sales and the beginning of humanitarian aid to Burundi. He added that he cannot understand why the West has aided nations such as Sierra Leone and Congo, but not Burundi.

Exp erts contest book

ROME (CNS) — An English author , after investigating the life of Pope Pius XII with Vatican approval , has concluded the late pope was an anti-Semite who was wellinformed about the extent of Nazi persecution of Jews but failed to condemn it. The allegations prompted a flurry of rebuttals fro m Vatican and Church experts , who said the author , John Cornwell , had selectively interpreted documents and jumped to false conclusions. Cornwell' s soonto-be-published book , Hitler 's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XI /, was excerpted in the October issue of Vanity Fair.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — The Oregon Catholic Conference expressed "deep disappointment " in the veto of a bill that would have required advance parental notification when young girl s seek an abortion in the state. Gov. John Kitzhaber on Sept, 3 vetoed House Bill 2633, passed by a nine-vote margin in the House and a two-vote margin in the Senate. The bill would have required one parent to be notified prior to a daughter 's abortion.

CRS 'legend ' dies

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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (CNS)—The Church in the United States wants to promote reconciliation and solidarity between the U.S. and Vietnamese people and churches, the head of a U.S. church delegation said. "We deepl y regret the tragic war which heavily affected Vietnamese people," Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston , president of the U.S. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, told some 200 priests, religious and laity at the archbishop 's house in Ho Chi Minh City Sept. 1.

NEW YORK (CNS) — Msgr. Andrew P. Landi, who had an unmatched career of continuous association with Catholic Relief Services since 1944, the year after the agency 's founding, died Sept. 8 at the age of 92. A priest for more than 65 years, he maintained an office at the Catholic Center in New York, and was still coming in until just days before his death , associates reported. His central role in directing relief in Europe following the Second World War and in other CRS efforts brought him into contact with all the popes of the past 55 years except Pope John Paul I, who died only a month after election.

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RUC changes 'imp ortant step '

FORT SMITH , Ark. (CNS) — The International Federation of Fly Fishers has awarded one of fly fishing's highest honors to Mercy Sister Carol Ann Corley of Fort Smith . Nominations for the organization's highest award, the Virginia Buszek Perry FlyTyers Award, came from fly fishers all over the world. Sister Corley, a talented trout fisher and master at ty ing lures, gained notoriety earlier this year after giving a fly fishing teaching demonstration in California and being dubbed the "tying nun."

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DUBLIN , Ireland (CNS) — An independent commission 's report proposing changes to Northern Ireland's police forc e is "an important step forward ," said Bishop Patrick Walsh of Down and Connor, Northern Irel and. The Independent Commission for Policing in Northern Ireland published its report Sept. 9 and recommended changes to the British-controlled Royal Ulster Constabulary, including changing its name to the Northern Ireland Police Service and making the force 30 percent Catholic within 10 years.

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Bishop Donald E. Pelotte of Gallup, N.M., (left) ordained his brother, Dana G. Pelotte, to the priesthood in a Sept. 4 ceremony at their childhood parish in Waterville , Maine. The ordination of one twin by another was a historic first for the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and is believed to be a first for the Church generally. Bishop Pelotte was ordained a Blessed Sacrament priest in 1972. His brother entered the Blessed Sacrament community in 1973, professing vows as a religious brother in 1976.

Pope : society for g etting God

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — Divorce, abortion and assisted suicide are not marks of a progressive culture, but of a society that has forgotten God , Pope John Paul II said. "Some ideas which are considered pillars of modern or postmodern culture are clearly non-Christian," the pope said Sept. 11 in a message to the bishops of Puerto Rico.

"Regrettably, the current cultural context — and Puerto Rico is not an exception — tends to give rise to a culture and a social life separated from God," the pope said.

"Divorce , abortion , assisted euthanasia , pre-marital relations and hedonism are presented as modern 'conquests ' because of a misunderstood (idea of) individual freedom exempt from responsibility," the pope said.

Women who feel ordination call

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Many Catholic women who feel called to ordination are already in full-time ministry and have degrees in theology or related fields, according to a national survey conducted by the Women's Ordination Conference. The first report on the study, released at a press conference Sept. 13, said from nearly 10,000 mailed questionnaires to U.S. Catholic women, the survey received 894 responses, includi ng 265 who said they experience a call to ordination . Of those 265, it said , 52 percent are employed in Church ministry, with an additional 10 percent in teaching and 6 percent in human services. Eighty percent had master 's or doctoral degrees. Pope John Paul II has said the inability of the Church to admit women to the priesthood is a definitive, ordinary Church teaching that must be firmly held by Catholics and is not subject to change.

The study did not claim to have obtained a representative sample of U.S. Catholic women. Karen A. Schwarz , a clinical psychologist from the San Francisco area and coauthor of the study, said that without a large research budget to reach the largest possible database, the conference chose to focus on reaching "women who work in ecclesial ministries."

Vatican fe ars

¦ Continued from pa ge 3 found overni ght in Jakarta a "new atmosp here , a much more positive one" toward cooperating in work for humanitarian relief in East Timor.

Nevertheless , she said , the United Nations had to "look very quickl y at assembling the evidence of human rights violations " and the "very serious terrorizing and forcible disp lacement of population , killing, and utter devastation of communities that has taken place in East Timor."

"I have been very shocked and troubled by the clear link that came up in every sing le version between the (Indonesian ,' i on the situation in military) and the mili^ 1" ^| tia, and the complicity 5S| F East Timor, persons can visit the Internet in many instances of Web site for the Archdiocese 's the police and local authorities," she said.

Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns: www.stjustlife.org; also Vatican Radio 's the Web address of Catholic Relief program director , Sendees: www.catholicrelief.org) Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi , said in a commentary Sept. 13 the Vatican was pleased Indonesia agreed to accept outside intervention and that the Church hoped "deeds would follow words in the shortest time possible." The international force should be deployed "as rapidly and as effectively as possible," he said.

Bishop Carlos Fili pe Ximenes Belo, who had called for international peacekeepers, termed the Indonesian decision

Father Francisco Barreto, head of Caritas East Timor, was among those killed in attacks on church institutions in Suai , East Timor.

Also reported killed were four members of his staff , other priests and several Jesuit workers.

a "courageous choice." The bishop, apostolic administrator of Dili, East Timor, spoke in Portugal , former territorial administrator of East Timor.

The next day the Salesian bishop flew to the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo , south of Rome, to meet with Pope John Paul. The pope, who earlier had called for Indonesia and the international community to put an "end to the slaughter" in East Timor, was upset by what he saw as a campaign of terror against the Church.

"I cannot hide my deep bitterness that all sense of humanity has once again been defeated , and that at the dawn of the third millennium fratricidal hands are being raised to kill and destroy without pity," he said Sept. 12.

"Again I express complete condemnation of the serious

Archbishop Levada urges 'urgent action' by the U.S

In a sharply worded letter to President William J, Clinton which reviled the "horrify ing violence and brutality against the East Timorese," Archbishop William J. Levada has urged the U.S. leader to "take urgent action " to address the violence taking place in East Timor following the Aug. 30 referendum there on independence.

The United States should "support the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force to establish order and accompany the East Timorese in their transition to independence," Archbishop Levada wrote in his Sept. 9 letter. Copies were sent to California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer; Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Tom Lantos; and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Saying he was keeping "the people of East Timor in my prayers and hold them in my heart as they endure this time of trial," the Archbishop concluded his letter: "I implore you to stop their suffering by urging the Indonesia government to end the nightmare of violence in East Timor."

In a move widely reputed by the international community, Indonesia "annexed" East Timor (formerly Portuguese Timor) in 1976.

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After more than 78 percent of East Timorese voted for independence Aug. 30, pro-Indonesia militias unleashed a campaign of terror against East Timorese, about 85 percent of whom are Catholic. They attacked thousands who had taken refuge in Bishop Belo's compound and burned his home, forcing him to flee to the home of Bishop Basilio do Nascimento, apostolic administrator of Baukau , East Timor.

When the militias attacked Bishop Nascimento 's home, Bishop Belo was evacuated to Australia. Bishop Nascimento fled to the hills following the attack; his house was burned to the ground.

After the incident , Bishop Nascimento told Portugal' s RDP radio station international intervention was urgentl y needed or "the people of East Timor are going to die."

During an attack outside of Dili , militiamen killed the head of Caritas East Timor , Father Francisco Barreto. Four members of his staff reportedl y were killed in an attack on a parish in Suai.

The director of Jesuit Refugee Service hi East Timor, 70year-old Jesuit Father Karl Albrecht , was shot and killed Sept.

11 in a Jesuit residence in Dili. When intruders broke into the Loyola Jesuit Residence late at night , Father Albrecht heard a noise and took a flashli g ht with him to investigate.

Jesuit Father Ageng Marwata, superi or of the Loyola community, said the intruders ordered Father Albrecht — who needs hearing aids — to turn off the flashlight. When the priest did not respond , the intruders fired at least three shots at him, including a fatal shot to the stomach.

Salesian Sister Mariene Bautista , an American who remained in East Timor through the anarchy and violence, urged people to "please keep praying for us."

"The sisters are firmly convinced that it 's the prayers of the people of the world that have kept us alive. It 's a miracle that we're still alive; we've had so many close calls," Sister Bautista said Sept. 10.

In a letter to President Clinton Sept. 9, Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston , president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, called for the immediate creation of a U.N. peacekeeping force for East Timor.

The bishop condemned what he described as "unmitigated terror" and urged Clinton to "take the actions necessary to save the lives of the suffering peop le in East Timor."

The day the letter was sent, Clinton announced suspending U.S. military ties to Indonesia. After announcement that Indonesia would accept peacekeepers, Clinton said die United States would commit hundreds of soldiers, but not for combat.

San Francisco Salesians hear from East Timor

In a Sept. 10 press release that reported information relayed from Jarkata , Indonesia to the Philipp ines and then to members of San Francisco 's Salesians of Don Bosco communi ty via e-mail, it was reported that: • Salesians from Dili , East Timor, including the provincial, were heading toward Kupang or some other center in the Indonesian part of Timor.

• The six schools of the Salesians had been burned.

• Salesians had accompanied fleeing East Timorese into the mountains.

• The five parishes administered by the Salesians had been burned.

• Several diocesan priests had been massacred.

• Communications with Timor had been cut.

According to additional information received at the local Salesian community headquarters , the Don Bosco Insititute in Dili was sacked and set fire . An estimated 10,000 East Timorese had sought refuge there.

The Salesians have been active in East Timor since 1948.

Statement of the Califo rnia Catholic Conference of Bishops , September 10, 1999

The California Conference of Catholic Bishops wishes to express support to the many citizens of our state who have begun circulating a petition to place a measure entitled "Parental Notification Prior to Termination of Minor ' s Pregnancy, Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute " on the November 2000 ballot , Our Conference does not ordinari ly take a position on an initiative until it has qualified for the ballot. We make an exception in this case due to our strong conviction of the centrality of the family in society, and the irrep laceable role, responsibility and rights of parents in the formation and education of their children. We are aware that many families take exception to current legislation and practices that hinder parents from exercising the rights they possess to fulfill some of their natural responsibilities.

We believe that the clear presupposition of public policy must be that in aiding their children to form moral jud gments the vast majority of parents have their child' s well being at heart. In order to fulfill their responsibility for their children, parents must be able to communicate with them. We affirm the cherished role ol the family and the inalienable ri ghts of parents and urge our Catholic peop le and California citizens in general to reflect on the following points: The family is a community uniquel y suited to teach and transmit cultural , ethical , social , sexual and reli gious values. 1 "Public authority must respect and foster the dignity, lawful independence, privacy, integrity and stability of every family."2 Parents have the ori ginal , primary and inalienable right to educate their children and must be acknowled ged as the first and foremost educators of their children. 3 Furth ermore, parents cannot entirel y delegate these rights to others or allow them to be usurped by others.4 The family is the "privileged community" wherein children are meant to grow in wisdom , stature and grace and to learn to make good use of their talents and freedom, The educational and moral exchange between parents and children creates an atmosphere for sustaining this growth . Public authorities have the duty of guaranteeing this parental right and should take care not to usurp the family 's prerogatives or interfere in its life. 5 We urge Californians to lend their endorsement for placing the Parental Notification Initiative on our state ballot in November of 2000.

1. The Holy See, Charter of the ffij'/irs of the Family , 1983, Preamble: E. 2. bid., art. 6.

3. Ibid., ait. 5.

4. Pope John Paul II, Familiaris Consortia . 1981, no. 36.

5. Catechism of the Catholic Church, nos. 2206, 2207, 2209, 2221 2224, 2229.

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¦ Continued f rom page I qualif y for the ballot, California Catholic Conference Executive Director Ned Dolejsi told an Aug. 25 meeting of Catholic lay leaders at St. Mary 's Cathedral in San Francisco.

Roughly a half million signatures will be required to qualify the initiative for the statewide ballot.

Designed to become a constitutional amendment , the initiative recently entered the petition stage.

The archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns will be working with other offices, institutions and agencies of the Archdiocese to formulate local support strateg ies, according to George Wesolek, OPPSC director.

"We can be confident the emphasis of the campaign will be on family communication," Wesolek said. "This is an issue that is broader than j ust abortion , while it of course touches that. In this state it is illegal for a minor to be given an aspirin without parental permission. For a very serious decision such as a procedure like abortion , certainly it should be an item of communication between parents and their children."

In their statement , the bishop s described the family as "the privileged community wherein children are meant to grow in wisdom , stature , and grace and to learn to make good use of their talents and freedom."

Catechists called to 'greatest ministry in whole wide world

By Evelyn Zapp ia When a person 's "beliefs are there, then catechesis makes sense ," a nationall y known religious education consultant emphasized during a gathering of directors and coordinators of reli gious education marking the school year 's beginning.

"Belief must come first," Eleanor Ann Brownell , Ph.D., told the 70 religious educators gathered Sept. 7 at St. Mary 's Cathedral.

"When we know the passion, death and resurrection we can begin to celebrate."

Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle, director of the Office of Reli gious Education and Youth Ministry, welcomed attendees and expressed her "joy in starting another year" with the catechists — one she

"We have the greathoped "would be est ministry in the filled with energy." whole wide world . I Sponsored by her call our ministry office , the day-long 'the call for more ' conference was — never be satistitled "The Practical fied. Always look at for Imp lications the Directory in a Your Parish of the new way. Ask yourGeneral Directory selves, 'What am I for Catechesis." doing ?' and 'How Brownell' s expecan I add to it?' " rience spans kinderThe William H. garten through uniSadlier, Inc. consulversity, including Eleanor Ann Brownell. Ph.D tant continued, "The supervisory roles for seminary and masters/doctoral students.

Gospel is a kaleidoscope of opportunity for Known for inspirational and enthusiastic all people — in it God is teaching us how to presentations, B rownell told the assembl y. be human . We are the Good Samaritan , the

woman at the well , and others."

Table discussions were held as Brownell challenged partici pants to explore new ways of connecting with the many "good Christian Catholic families " who are not practicing Catholics or those who have not attended catechetical programs.

Several suggestions for such outreach were made by the catechists ranging from home visits and encouraging a more welcoming paiish atmosphere to capitalizing on special Church events such as Christmas and Easter and communicating as widely as possible — flyers, Internet, listening sessions, and more.

During the meeting, several of the catechists were asked about their hopes for their ministry:

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"My hope is to get the students trul y enthused to live the Catholic faith. My desire is that the students will find the program a rewarding experience and want to continue in the growth of their faith. Students ' time with us is only temporary. After confirmation, we might not see them until they get married. The challenge is to create a program that the students want to participate in, especiall y pa rish life and involvement in the Church.

My vision would be to have a coordinated program of education in the parish from preschool through adult. " Rick Fabrini confirmation director St. Matthew Parish San Mateo

"/ hope that the enrollment in our religious education classes grows beyond 100. 1 fear that some of our 'children may not come to classes because of financia l or socia l concerns.

I am challenged to keep quality catechists in every classroom. My vision for the future is that every child has the chance to experience jesus in their daily lives. " Noel Kostelic, CRE Sacred Heart Parish Olema

"Our hopes are that all Catholics in the Archdiocese have access to and receive an adequate catechetical foundation. We fear the job is too large for the few in this ministry and that financial assistance will not be given to needy catechetical programs, especially in poorer parishes. We also worry that the Hispanic community does not have enough space and catechists.

We want to see the future hold for all Catholic families, a true sense of belonging and access to catechetical formation. We'd like to see Catholic San Francisco publish the achievements and awards of public school students as well as Catholic school students."

Chris, CRE, and Dede Masters, DRE St. Denis Parish, Menlo Park with Sister Celeste Arbuckle (standing]

"One of our chief goals is witnessing to the people of the Archdiocese the diversity of the Catholic Church. As Eastern Catholics, we have kept our light under a bushel for too long. We would like to expose Catholics in the area to the beauty and richness of the Byzantine Catholic Church and its liturgies and traditions."

Robert Snyder. CRE Eastern Catholic Center of San Francisco Our Lady of Fatima Parish

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Legislative backgrounder

As te?7n winds down. Catholics lost some and won some

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± \.s the legislature in Sacramento winds down for this year, it is time for Catholics to reflect on how we did on legislation important to us. ' We did well in some areas. For the first time, we were able to get legislation to assure prenatal care for pregnant undocumented women. Driving these women and their children into situations that would certainl y assure more health expense after birth because of poor care before birth made no sense. Driving some of them into abortions because of a lack of health care makes little sense either. Giving prenatal care despite their immigrant status is good, humane public policy. We also had victories in reestablishing food stamps for poor families.

On the central , social/cultural issues of the day—abortion , euthanasia , capital punishment , which are so much at the forefront of our political and cultural life — we fared much worse. The reason for this , of course , is the hostile nature of the legislature and the Governor on many of these social issues. Gray Davis is widely quoted as saying that legislation that would restrict abortions should not even be introduced in the legislature because it would go nowhere.

A small victory: Catholics from around the state fought long and hard to put the Aroner (D, Oakland) "assisted suicide" bill on hold. The fight will continue in January when the bill will probably come back.

George Wesolek I We are up against some tough competition . Planned Parenthood has been working overtime and putting dollars in politicians ' pockets to pass a series of bills which would severely weaken the Church's ability to be the last bastion , if not the only instituti on, that is a refuge from abortion. A case in point is the Jackie Speier (D, San Mateo) bill to require that all health insurances offer contraceptive coverage. Normall y, this would be done in our secular society with a conscience clause, which could be invoked for religious reasons. However, Speier and others in the legislature will not accept a meaningful conscience clause. Planned

Parenthood has designed this bill to be an institution breaker. Catholic hospitals and other Catholic institutions , which would not be covered by any conscience exemption , would have to offer contraceptives. The real intent here: Planned Parenthood plans to have RU486 and other abortifacients reclassified as contraceptives. In the end, this is not a bill about "contraceptive equity " but about religious freedom.

This legislation has now passed and awaits the governor 's signature. It is a serious invasion of our religious freedom.

If this can be done, what next?

Many legislators who call themselves Catholic have been hostile to Church positions on a variety of important social and cultural issues. On the other hand , some — notably Latino Catholic members — have been helpful, even bucking party discip line on certain votes. The difference is definitely our lobbying efforts. Catholic Lobby day on May 11 of this year, which brought 500 people to Sacramento, made an appreciable difference in the outcome of legislation , most notabl y the physician-assisted suicide bill. Even so, a lobbying group of 500 people out of a Catholic constituency of 9 million is paltry.

We have a long way to go in California before we make our true power felt both in electing more sympathetic representatives and in lobby ing them effectivel y once they get to Sacramento.

George Wesolek directs the archdiocesan Office Public Policy and Socia l Concerns.

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Challenge : building consensus that health care is a basic right

By Rick Mockler x Vnyone who has raised children knows the stress that illness places on the family. Combine that illness with a lack of health insurance , and it can become overwhelming.

At Catholic Charities, we witness too many low-income families strugg ling to care for sick children and having nowhere to turn. Diseases that otherwise might be routinely treated are allowed to linger and worsen until they qualify for emergency room care. Beyond the immediate risk to the children , the anxiety created by these situations wears away at families as they are jolted from crisis to crisis.

In California, 1.8 million children are uninsured. For these children and their families , the system of regular doctor visits and preventive care that the rest of us take for granted is not an option.

Last year California made a step in the right direction.

Using newly allocated federal funding, a health insurance program for children of low-income families called Healthy Families was created. The program offers sliding scale private health insurance. Unfortunatel y the program has many practical limitations. After more than a year, only 110,000 children are enrolled in Healthy Families. In fact , more childre n are uninsured in California today than when the program began.

There are a variety of reasons for the low level of coverage . Subsidized health coverage in California is fragmented into many programs for different income levels and children of different ages even within a sing le family. High deductibles and co-payments for some families are a problem. Enrollment can be cumbersome and the process often delays access to services.

Rick Mockler California 's inability to provide health coverage to its young is ironic when one considers that per person health care for children costs one-fifth the amount spent on care for the elderly. As taxpayers we fund a Medicare program designed to cover our elderly, while allowing young families to struggle for treatment of the simp lest of ailments.

In all of the political debate over welfare reform and family unity, there has been little discussion of the impact of health coverage. At Catholic Charities we know healthy families simply function better. Parents working long hours at minimum wage are the least able to take .time off work to care for sick Unfortunately, children. these low-paying jobs are also the least likely to have health insurance offered as a benefit. Stressed to make ends meet, low-income parents have enough to worry about without having to decide between paying the gas bill or the doctor bill.

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If California wanted to, it could provide health coverage to every person in the state. To do so would require a commitment both of administrative attention and of resources.

Administratively, California could integrate its health coverage so that family members weren 't on separate programs. Health advocates are also proposing "presumptive eligibility," allowing patients to enroll for insurance at their doctor 's office and receive care immediatel y, rather than making them wait. 0" a practical level, if we don't do a better job expanding children 's health coverage, Californi a will likel y forfeit $3 billion in federal funds by 2004-05.

California also has a unique fiscal opportunity right now to secure funding for the uninsured. Because of the recent national agreement with tobacco forces , California will soon have $500 million per year available on the state level in compensation for state costs associated with treating tobacco related disease. A proposal in the state legislatu re (AB 100, Thomson) would create a repository for these funds, dedicating their use to expand health and health care services. Although advocates consider this a logical commitment of resources, there are many non-health areas also competing for the monies.

On the local level, we at Catholic Charities will continue to encourage the enrollment of people into Health y Families and other related health programs. Individuals may also contact the Healthy Families program directl y (888-747-1222) to receive application information.

Collectively as a faith community, we remain inspired by a vision of health care as a basic human ri ght, and we are committed to seeing that vision become reality.

Rick Mockler is executive director of Catholic Charities of California, headquartered in Sacramento.

Home run

Guest editorial

'Tomorrow 's L eaders ' hav e started yea r well

Sixty-five Catholic elementary schools and 13 hi g h schools opened their doors to almost 30,000 students in the Archdiocese of San Francisco as the last school year in the century started. Classes began anew with enthusiasm and energy as teache rs and administrators finalized schedules , developed lesson plans , readied classrooms into learning environments , and participated in opportunities that revitalize the spirit of community of faith. Parents helped students prepare for the first day as uniforms were readied , back packs inspecte d, and summer reading lists completed.

The Department of Catholic Schools supports these 78 Catholic schools by providing quality leadership, developing programs of educational excellence, and preparing students for life. Its Mission Statement proclaims that this is done by: • Welcoming cultural diversity in our school communities: faculties, staffs, students and parents.

• Striving to enable families to choose a Catholic education regardless of racial , social, religious, or economic background.

• Recognizing parents as primary educators of their children and working with them in mutu al trust , support , and dedication to achieve common goals.

• Empowering educators to provide the highest quality academic programs , using methods and curricula sensitive to diverse cultures and special educational needs th at challenge students to strive for excellence.

This last academic year of the 20* century promises to be exciting and challenging. The "Today ' s Students - Tomorrow 's Leaders " capital campaign moves forward toward its goal of $30 million which will enable the Archdiocese to provide approximatel y 2,000 students annually with average grants of $1,000. This campaign fulfills the goal of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan to make Catholic education affordable for all who seek it. The outstanding support for this campaign is a source of hope to Catholic school parents and educators . It insures our schools will be financially viable as we begin the third millennium.

The capital campaign also form s a backdrop and context for additional challenges. Growth and change are hallmarks of Catholic education. A new school is coming into existence at St. Augustine Parish in South San Francisco. St. Mary 's Chinese Day School pursues fundraising efforts to build a new school at the site of the former International Hotel on Kearny Street (see story on page 16). Archbishop Riordan High School and Mercy High School , San Francisco, have begun an innovative block schedule that challenges teachers to teach in new ways, and students to concentrate on learning.

Two elementary schools, St. Anne of the Sunset and Our Lady of Mercy in Daly City, are piloting a new approach to the WCEA/WASC self-study process that emphasizes student learning . Immaculate Conception Academy," in the Mission District, pursues this on the secondary level. This approach focuses on what students learn, how students learn and assessment processes. Greater emphasis is placed on broadbased input from all stakeholders in the schools including parents, students, faculties and staffs as well as administrators. This is a much more participative approach to the self-study that leads to accreditation. All Catholic schools in the Archdiocese are accredited by WASC. This new approach will be the only approach as the century turns.

Catholic education is thriving in the Archdiocese. Anniversaries abound. St. James and St. Vincent de Paul celebrate 75 years. Marin Catholic and Archbishop Riordan high schools, All Souls, St. Robert, and St. Elizabeth elementary schools celebrate 50 years, and Our Lady of Loretto Elementary celebrates 40 years. Indeed, all 78 schools have much to celebrate as this century comes to an end. Indeed, they are forming "Tomorrow's Leaders ".

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(Tliis commentary was written by Dominican Siste r Glenn Anne McPhee , director of the Archdiocese 's Department of Catholic Schools.)

The board of directors of the San Francisco Parishes and Schools Baseball League (SFPSBL) would like to publicly thank Ms. Lois Bauer and Sister Glenn Anne McPhee for their tireless efforts on our behalf. When baseball was dropped from the Catholic schools last year, these two showed the patience of Job in dealing with us try ing to find a way to bring it back and helping us provide a league for over 50 teams and hundreds of children. Their dedication to the children of this Archdiocese borders on saintl y.

To this end, the board is looking for a few passionate and dedicated volunteers to help us monitor the additional teams we expect to be partici pating this next season. If anyone in this great Archdiocese is interested, p lease contact Jeff John (before 8:30 p.m.) at (4 1-5) 585-7508.

We are looking forward to an exciting and extended season this next year and have Ms. Bauer and Sister Glenn Anne McPhee to thank for bring ing baseball back to the San Francisco Catholic schools.

Jeff John Greg Rougley Alex Endo Tim Griffin Ben Legere

K o f C ministry

On Aug. 11, the bell was stolen from our Basilica Coat-of-Arms at Mission Dolores Basilica. The coat-of-arms was a g ift from Pope Pius XII on the occasion of Mission Dolores being named a basilica on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in 1952.

For over one month , we felt the loss of this piece of art from the sanctuary of our church. We, as a community felt violated.

On Sept. 3 Rob Roth of KTVU (FOX) visited the Basilica , interviewed members of the staff , and the story of our missing bell was aired that evening. KRON(NBC), KGO(ABC) and KPIX(CBS) followed with additional coverage of our loss.

Thanks to the media attention and the hard work of Inspector Sullivan and the staff of the San Francisco Police Department 's Burglary Division, our bell was recovered Friday, Sept. 10.

Within two weeks, three large bells from (Eastern Orthodox) Holy Trinity Cathedral and our small bell were all recovered thanks to community involvement and concern.

My grafitude goes out to all the individual s involved in the recovery of all of these historic bells , large and small alike.

Paula H Zimmermann Docent tour coordinator Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco

E T T E R S

We cannot thank Catholic San Francisco and Evelyn Zappia enough for the wonderful feature article you published about our foundation in the Aug. 13 edition.

You truly captured the essence of what we are all about as well as the fundamental mission and related principal activities of our organization.

The overall color spread and pictures pertaining to our Sixth Annual Fun Day communicate a story in striking fashion. Of primary importance to us is that you have thus done us the honor of letting a vast public Catholic constituency know about us and what we do. We consider this to be priceless and are most grateful for your support.

You did us another great favor by succinctly stating in headline fashion that our "Computer ministry helps blind see, deaf hear, disabled speak." The words you and Evelyn chose to describe what takes place at our Computer Training Lab at RCH could not be more descriptive of what we seek to accomplish. You have left us with a legacy of words we will use again and again to tell our 'story to the general public. We are indebted to you for this gift.

Please convey our special thanks to Evelyn Zappia. We are indeed fortunate to have had a feature editor of her caliber write the article about our foundation and the Knights of Columbus in our Archdiocese.

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What 's this I see in the Sept. 3 Catholic San Franciscol Msgr. John J. O'Connor says: "Due to the extraordinary expense of replacement glass and challenges of installing them , hope of replacing them in the near future seems unlikely."

I sure hope there aren't any nonCatholics reading this paper. Nothing invites their hoots of ridicule faster than when we cry poor.

For heaven 's sake, fix the windows! Is one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the U.S.A. going to remain boarded-up because the expense and challenge of repair are jusl too much? I certainly hope and pray not !

I' m disabled and unemp loyed, but put me down for $100 toward the St. Mary 's Cathedral Window Fund.

Steven J. Catalano Manteca

Faith, love, obedience

Thanks for your articles and letters clarifying Church teaching on the sacred gift of clerical celibacy, seminarians of the future seeking lives of holiness in accordance with Christ 's teachings , and the pope's Ex Corde Ecciesiae. The Christian life is not easy, but we are all born for eternal life in Jesus Christ, and not the decadence of America's current "culture of death." Jesus died for us all, and his great gift to us demands respect , faith and commitment. Our responsibility is to put Christ and his teachings first in our lives, and to strive, over a lifetime, to learn well the Christian life, according to our gifts of baptism and confirmation.

The current decadent culture needs committed Christians to hel p Christ do his sacred work of evangelization , and to rescue it, dedicate it to God, and seek to build the Kingdom of Heaven. Our future priests have a responsibility to guide parishioners to Christ. Christian teaching needs to be instilled in the areas of morality and the sacrament of matrimony, and these teachings need to be respected and followed as a gift from God. Couples with marriage problems should be recommended to counselors with solid Christian ethics. Priests, rabbis, and ministers are trained in reli gion , and should not be expected to be experts in marital intimacy. Pre-marital chastity and dedication to Christ need to be the norm, not the exception, for Catholics.

Catholic schools and universities should exist for the purpose of educating the young in a spiri tual environment , dedicated to Christ. Ex Corde Ecciesiae is correct in its demands , according to the dictates of Christ.

It is not always easy to answer Christ obediently and lovingly. To follow Christ requires great faith, love, and obedience. May Christ be with us, and continue to sanctify his Church, as we dedicate our efforts to following him , regardless of the cost.

Linda Bellavia San Francisco Send your letters to: Catholic San Francisco 441 Church St. San Francisco, CA 94114 Fax; (415) 565-3633 E-mail: dyoung@catholic-sf.org

On Being Catholic

Can ignorance be bliss

Father Milton T. Walsh

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JLhe first spiritual work of mercy is one which we all spend a lifetime performing: instruct the ignorant. As the saying has it , "Free advice is usuall y worth what you pay for it ," but that does not stop any of us from generousl y dispensing it. Perhaps we can limit our field by considering this spiritual work through the prism of the case of "CDF vs. Gramick/Nugent." At the end of a lengthy series of inquiries, the Vatican ordered FatherRobert Nugent and Sister Jeannine Gramick to discontinue pastoral work with homosexual Catholics.

Here is the situation : the teaching of the Catholic Church has always been that sexual intimacy is a gift intended by God to be exercised solely within the cornmitted, lifelong relationship of husband and wife in marriage. Any other form of genital sexual activity is contrary to God's will and is immoral. While recognizing the good done by Father Nugent and Sister Gramick in their ministries , the

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith found their work objectionable because they did not forthrightl y present the Church's teaching on the immorality of homosexual activity.

Is one obligated to instruct others'? In pastoral practice, not always. Catholic moral theology has long recognized that , if I see someone pursuing a course of action which is immoral , and which they th rough no fault of their own do not recognize to be such, I may leave them "in good fai th" if I judge that they are unable to follow this moral teaching. (Which does not mean I should not help them move in a direction in their lives which would enable them to embrace this teaching later.) In such circumstances it may be better to say nothing.

In the case of Sister Gramick and Father Nugent , however, it was not a matter of prudent reserve: they supported the position , contrary to Church teaching, that sexual relations between two people of the same sex were moral , provided there was a committed relationship. To have representatives of the Church exercising a ministry in which they take a moral position in opposition to the teaching of the Church can only cause confusion. To allow such a ministry to continue undei Catholic auspices would be a dereliction of duty.

Having read the "Notification ," I find descriptions of it as "mean-spirited" and "hateful" unfair. Some religious leaders have announced th at they are "saddened" by the CDF's action. If they mean they are "saddened" by the moral teaching of the Catholic Church, that is what should be said , rather than pillorying the Congregation. One responsibility of Church leadership at every level is to see to that those who publicly represent the Church present what the teaching of the Church is, not what they think it should be.

The CDF made its ruling on the ministries of Sister Gramick and Father Nugent so that people would not be left in ignorance as to the moral teaching of the Church.

Does instructing work both ways? My sense is that part of the anger provoked by this decision is born from a sense of frustration that it does not. Many people believe that the Church leaders making such decisions are ignorant of the comp lexities of human sexuality, the persecution of homosexuals , the selflessness and generosity of many gay couples. They are frustrated that the "instructing " only seems to go one way, while the ignorance exists on both sides.

I will not attempt to address here the challeng ing issue of homosexuality and the Catholic Church. But reflecting on the decision of the CDF and the reactions to it, I would suggest a couple of applications to our own efforts to carry out the spiritual work of instruction. All of us must constantl y pray for a purification of our motivations: am I offering instruction to another in a spirit of charity, or out of a desire to defend my "turf ," whatever it may be? If my motivation is truly to help, do I offer this instruction with humility, and seek to present it in a way my listener will understand? So much of our discourse today, in society, in government , and sadly even in the Church, is not so much an honest dialogue in love but a series of monologues meant to be overheard.

Perh aps the key is not to "put others in their place " but to put myself in their place.

Father Milton T. Walsh is dean of students and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

The Catholic Difference

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George Weigel J_n the Aug. 30 issue of The New Republic , Michael Sean Winters tried to parse the decade-long debate between Professor David Schindler of the John Paul II Institute in Washington, on the one hand, and Father Richard John Neuhau s, Michael Novak , and your scribe, on the other.

That debate has engaged important issues: the p hilosop hical , indeed theological , roots of the American founding; the statu s of natural law in Catholic social theory and American public life; and the application of Hans Urs von Balthasar 's magnificent theological corpus to the analysis of contemporary American culture .

Somehow, though , I doubt that New Republic readers got much of a feel for this argument from Winter 's deep ly confused and confusing article. Indeed , with friends like Winters , you have to wonder whether Professor Schindler needs more intellectual adversaries.

Winters describes Schindler 's book, Heart of the World , Center of the Church , as "the most important Catholic text to be published in the United States for some time." He then writes that Schindler 's argument seems to point toward a "confessional " state, which

immediately calls to mind Franco 's Spain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a polity very few New Republic readers would find congenial.

Moreover, according to Winters, Schindler "fails to appreciate the varieties of liberalism"; Schindler misreads Immanuel Kant 's "positive conception of freedom "; Schindler is guilty of "inalertness to history"; and Schindler misses a lot of empirical data about the way political regimes actually work.

If this is how Winters flays "the most important Catholic text to be published in the United States for some time," one wonders what he would say about the second most important text.

But what really cobs Michael Sean Winters about his putative intellectual hero, David Schindler, is Schindler's "treatment of gender." Here, Winters also takes on Balthasar, dismissing the Swiss theolog ian ' s concept of the "spousal" nature of the relationship between God and creation , and Christ and the Church , as "crude and hoary," leading to "unpleasant " consequences and an "awkward" wrestling with "gender issues."

Perhaps, Winters opines, this reflects the fact (sic) that "the present generation of Church elders was trained in seminaries at which wooden pad dles for tucking in one 's shirt were distributed to the students , lest they inopportunely touch themselves."

This is serious argument? This is the reason why Balthasar makes the spousal relationshi p between Christ and the Church the centerpiece of his ecclesiology?

Balthasar, who died in 1988, is happil y beyond the reach of such nonsense. But poor David Schindler has to absorb these vulgarities, not from his intellectual opponents, but from his paladin â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who, unable to pull up on the reins , goes on to judge that "Schindler 's book has its moments of coarseness." Oy, veyl Winters gets more than Balthasar (and David Schindler) wrong. He misreads John Paul ll's understanding of natural law and its place in Christian moral-

ity. He misrepresents the pope 's teaching on economics, simply ignoring Centesimus Annus. He is evidentl y unaware of John Paul's 1998 ad limina addresses to the bishops of the United States, in which the pope explicitly drew on the moral and philosophical ideas of the American founders as resources for challenging our culture and society today.

He mistakenly attributes to my colleagues and me the view that "self-interest is the engine of capitalism," ignoring the hundreds of pages in which we have tried to develop John Paul IPs notion (which we happil y endorse) that the "engine" of capitalism, properly understood, is human creativity, itself an expression of the creativity of the Creator God . Winters even suggests that John Courtney Murray "believed in theological liberalism." It's a charge which, I suppose, the reactionary forces at Vatican II would have accepted, but it puts Winters in some rather peculiar company.

The debate between David Schindler, on the one side, and Neuhaus , Novak, and me, on the other, confirms that there is far more going on in American Catholic intellectual life than the tattered "liberal/c onservative" taxonomy can handle. But even as he acknowledges this, Michael Sean Winters tries to force his heroes onto the Procrustean bed of political correctness, assuring New Republic readers that Schindler 's "revolution has nothing to do with condoms, or the ordination of women, or abortion." Professor Schindler deserves a lot better than this. So did the readers of The New Republic .

(Ed. note: Father Richard John Neuhaus will be the featured speaker at the annual Ar chbishop 's Prayer Breakfast Sept. 23 at St. Mary 's Cathedral.)

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

Senior Living ? Health ? Retirement Pope: 'Old age synonymous with wisdom, equilibrium' CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — Society should re-examine its values concerning the elderly and adjust its comportment toward them accordingly, Pope John Paul II said.

"In industrially and technolog ically developed societies, the condition of the elderly is ambivalent," the pontiff said, explaining that old people are becoming less integrated into family and social life while "their role becomes ever more important , above all in the care and education of grandchildren."

The 79-year-old pope made his observations on aging during his Jul y 25 Sunday noon prayer with visitors outside the papal summer villa in Castel Gandolfo.

He noted that the next day 's liturgy was to commemorate Sts. Joachim and Anne, traditionally considered to have been Mary 's parents.

This occasion "induces me to say a word or two about old age and its value," Pope John Paul said.

He pointed out that in the very countries where the elderly are moved out of mainstream life, "young couples , in fact, find grandparents an indispensable help."

"On the one hand ," he said , "the elderly person is marginalized, while being sought after on the other."

The situation highlights "the characteristic imbalance of a social model dominated by the economy and by profit, which tends to penalize ' nonproductive ' groups, assigning value to people . . . for their utility."

. .. life experience is accompanied by 'understanding (and) lessons of which the elderly person is the custodian ' A long life has intrinsic value, the pope said , because life itself is a gift of God. Beyond that , he added, life experience is accompanied by "understanding (and) lessons of which the elderly person is the custodian."

"For this reason ," the pope noted, "in all cultures, old age is synonymous with wisdom and equilibrium."

Pope John Paul pointed to biblical verses indicating respect for old age. He said a just person "does not ask to be relieved of old age and its burden " but pray s to God not to abandon him.

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Sp oiling grandchi ldren: rep ort on some f ield tested theories

By Dan Morris-Young Everyone knows grand parents spoil grandchildren — especially when baby-sitting them — and then hand them back to the parents (former spoiled grandchildren who have it coming) in such a condition that it takes three days and several "time-outs" to re-sculpt them into the model children who had originally been entrusted to them.

There are many interlocking theories in this regard which I recently had the opportunity to field test.

Background: Daughter and son-in-law wanted to take advantage of one of those Las Vegas boondoggles (sit throug h two hours of time-share sales torture and be rewarded with a 3 a.m. flight to somewhere else people want to swap you fantasy for money). So they (the parents of our two grandsons) asked us to buy round-trip tickets to their city so they could fly somewhere for free and bet the kids' future college tuition funds on video poker.

Made sense to me.

But back to spoiling the grandchildren.

For many years my basic working assumption — based on experience as both a spoiled grandchild and then as a parent of children who were spoiled by my parents — was that grandparents carried out the spoiling ritual for two historic reasons: first , revenge; second, fun.

It s just pretty much tun to do whatevei the kids want, knowing full well it's only a short time until you hand the unraveled ball of human yarn back to its owners.

This is sound. There's nothing like hunkering down with Otto and Bull (a k a "the grandsons ") for a lemon yogurt and coca cola breakfast while watching "101 Dalmatians " — especially if you pull the sofa up really close to the television and snuggle in pillows and blankets. .

This, of course, should be followed by super-buttery toast dunked in hot chocolate — eaten in the front room on the floor while Grandpa (a k a "me") exp lains the CNN stock market report to Bull who, at 3, has a sound grasp of supply and demand.

Supply: "Any left?" Demand: "Can I have some more?"

Then there is the mushy theory embraced by many baby boomers that spoiling grandchildren comes via retrospection — feeling one should have spent more time with one 's own kids. You know,

maybe doing things like putting double doses of chocolate chips in the cookies and eating them warm with chocolate milk drunk straight from the carton.

As balm for this latel y acquired guilt , one now lav ishes more time on the grandchildren.

School's still out on that theory, as far as I am concerned.

However, 1 did stumble onto yet-another grandchild-spoiling motivation. This one overlaps with the old family life theorem that goes, "Raising kids is for the young."

'Wanna p lay with your dad's

socket set? Ok, but be careful not to drop any of the big ones into the toilet. The sp lashy sound wakes up Grandpa.'

Yes, by the end of the day I was willing to feed , buy, transport and/or in any other way assuage either of those two young men in exchange for: a) quiet, b) stillness, c) quiet, d) lack of motion, e) quiet, f) no questions , g) quiet.

A sampling of day-end conversation: "Wanna finger-paint the TV screen? Ok, but be careful not to slop on the remote."

"Wanna sleep with the dog? OK, but don 't eat very much of its food."

"Wanna play with your dad's socket set?

Ok, but be careful not to drop any of the big ones into the toilet. The splashy sound wakes up Grandpa."

Just for the record : Someone might claim gran dparents spoil grandchildren so th at the latter will love them. Doesn't hold water. That kind of love is not for sale.

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The Mannings , members of Christ the King Parish in Liverpool , live by those words , especiall y now.

For the past seven years of the coup le's 41-year marriage, Lynn has grapp led with Alzheimer 's disease. Her famil y has stood beside her, with her husband leading a battle very different from those he encountered during his 26 years in the Marine Corps.

But there are no excuses made for his wife's sometimes erratic behavior, only straightforward discussion about education and awareness of the disease that has marked his retirement years with both upheaval and adjustment.

The story of their marriage is not unlike many others. They worked hard and have lived all over the United States. Lynn and Martin were aware of each other years before they married. Their mothers were childhood friends in the Bronx .

"We were both close to 30 when we married. I tliink it had something to do with a lot of novenas by the mothers," Martin said , laughing.

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Martin's weekly schedule includes his Alzheimer's Association support meeting.

He also attends separate meetings for caregivers. He said his support group uses an analogy to explain Alzheimer's disease.

"It is like there are all of these ferry boats inside the brain ," he said. "The ferry boats all arrive on time at first. Then , over time seaweed drifts into the harbor and starts to clutter up the docks and it takes longer to get to the dock and the communication between the boats begins to cut out.

More and more seaweed drifts in and still, every once in a while a boat leaves on time and may be the next time it doesn ' t.

Eventuall y all commerce comes to a halt. " He added , "Thus far, my ferry boat still comes in."

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Until three years ago, the Mannings still took tri ps together. Until two months ago they were still grocery shopp ing together. As Martin 's need for respite increases, he will adjust and ask for more help. Asking for help is not always easy for caregivers , Martin said. It can symbolize lack of control. It is very important , he said , to accept assistance when it is offered.

The group at Christ the King takes turns driving Lynn to a day-care center on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That gives

Martin an hour more to himself. Basic chores like shopping, pay ing bills , mowing the lawn have to be figured into a schedule.

Martin said his Marine training, his family and his support groups are helping him get through the tough times .

"Respite can be going down in the basement mid hammer- .V -* ing nails, going out to wash the car, being able to read a book . p * All of (hose things are respite time," he explained, adding that respite for caregivers is a ministry every parish could use.

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"Open Arms" is a spiritual support group reaching out to gay and lesbian Catholics, their families and friends.

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month in the Borromeo Room of St. Charles Parish, 880 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos, according to organizers.

The group, a combined effort of St. Charles and neighboring St. Pius Parish, Redwood City, operates as part of the St. Charles Social Justice Committee. "We started one year ago," said Pat Trippet of St. Charles. "We now are glad to be able to invite other parishes to join us."

A lecture/discussion gathering on "Moral Decision Making" featuring Father Joseph Benedict of the Diocese of San Jose will take place at St. Charles on Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Father David M. Pettingill Some cradle Catholics react strangely when they hear of a death-bed conversion of someone quite notorious for the way he lived. They feel cheated because they have "observed the Church' s laws," "attended Mass on Sundays," tried to Jive the Gospel "as best they could ," and now here is someone "sliding into home" and pronounced "safe" without any effort on his part. It just doesn 't seem fair, unless, of course, you are God, who gives himself to his people as pure gift.

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because a world of "the small print," the escape clauses in contracts , and the "prove yourself my friend" attitudes may have anesthetized us to God's way. Isaiah (our first reading) can help us nicely: "My thoughts are not your thoug hts nor are your ways my way s, says the Lord. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so hi gh are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts."

In the same reading, we receive an empowering invitation to take this divine elevator ride into God's "high" ways: "Seek the Lord while he may be found , call him while he is near."

We are then ready to welcome the parable Matthew (our Gospel reading) places on the lips of Jesus to remind us that our inclusion in the Church and ultimately in God's king dom is God' s gift to us, not the result of our impressive track record . Let it be note d, first of all, that this parable is not a lesson in economics nor an exhortation to spend money lavishly. Let it be further noted that the parabl e has only one point to make, the extraordinary generosity of God who gifts us with a relationship with himself through Jesus Christ in the Spirit-filled community.

We hear of laborers hired for the vineyard at different times during the day, decoded for us , at 6 and 9 a.m., noon , 3 and 5 p.m. "When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'"

The trouble begins when those who worked all day got the same wage as those who did very little work. "On receiving it (the wage) they grumbled against the landowner, saying, 'these last ones worked only one hour and you have made them equal to us who bore the day 's burden and the heat.' " Of course, the reply to them and to us is a divine, resounding "Get-over-yourself," not easily heard by those who have spent a lifetime trying to impress God by the way they live, sweating and groaning to merit his attention, consuming all their joy and that of others in trying to achieve the impossible. And the reply is: " 'What if I wish to give the last one the same as you? Am I or am I not free to do as 1wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?' " The "generous" God makes us all equal in gifting us with the kingdom. It matters not a bit to him whether we have worked long and hard, or worked only a little, or done absolutel y nothing . A gift is always a gift . Thus Sunday Word and Eucharist enfold us into the Spirit-filled community where we are gifted with a relationship with our "generous" God. If one relaxes into accepting this vision provided by the Word , then Paul' s attitude becomes understandable, indeed compelling. He writes to the Phili ppians from prison with the results of his trial still uncertain . So caught up in God's generous, gift-love is he that he can face either life or death with an enviable calm: "For to me life is Christ, and death is gain." He goes on to explain what he means: "If I go on living in the flesh , that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose. I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better. Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit." So overwhelmed is Paul b y God's gift-love he has experienced in his Spirit-filled communities through.Jesus Christ , that he can be generous and gift-giving himself.

When we celebrate this unique love with which God embraces us, we are truly set free from trying to impress God or forcing others to do so. If we get the message of Sunday's Word, far from impressing God, we allow God to impress us.

Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY Hospitality is at heart of Catholic worship Sister Sharon McMillan, SND

The lively eight-year-old sitting next to me at Mass Sunday couldn 't wait to raise her hand. I enjoyed watching her thick, black braid sway with nervous energy as she waited for our pastor to ask for any special celebrations happening this week.

I have to admit that I looked forward to this time, too.

After the long silence after Communion , after each member of the community has had a chance to welcome the Christ we have just received , after those precious moments of intense personal prayer in the presence of God and one another, then after the Prayer after Communion, the pastor asks us to share important occasions in the week to come.

Celina was the first to be called. This Sunday was her grandfather 's 64th birthday and the party was beginning as soon as Mass was over. As the assembly applauded this happy news, Celina reached over and kissed her grandfather 's face. His pride and delight were so evident.

For a few moments before the final blessing, the community also shared the joy of the Nguyen Family's healthy new baby and the young Velez couple 's first anniversary. Bong 's brother was home from the hospital, the journey from Saipan had been made in safety, and Larry received the scholarship for Santa Clara. In gratitude for God' s great goodness to us, we rose for the blessing and dismissal "to love and serve the Lord and one another."

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chesis, and grace-filled results went into it. Why would a Catholic parish choose to give Sunday Mass time to such an activity ? "We're not a club. "We're not a group. We're not a society of friends. We gather for worship after all. How does this homey interaction with each other relate to the inestimable privilege of glorifying almighty God? Our pastor consistently preaches, teaches, and models the fact that Catholic worship must be both an experience of mystery and hospitality, an experience of the transcendence of God as well as an experience of human community. Certainly our worship is centered in God and the encounter with God through Christ 's death and resurrection present to us by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But this experience is not private . Such worship flourishes in a climate of hospitality. Parishioners know one another oi are introduced to one another. We experience in each other 's presence a real presence of Christ himself. We take time tc build community. We make time for hospitality. We support each other by out sing ing, our listening, our reverent silence , by our prayer, our work, our sacrifices during the week, and yes, by our applauding Celina 's grandfather 's birthday.

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Elvis, the amazing hamster meets a cute female hamster named Bubbles , and has a run-in with the nasty animals of the Badnews Gang. In the end, like all Elvis musicals, true love triumphs, music and good cheer overcome mean-spiritedness, and everybody boogies.

My husband Steve wrote the script and coached the kids through the complicated dialogue. My job was mostly pushing children on and off stage, moving sets, and shushing the kids who were waiting in the wings. I also filled in for actors who were absent.

Later that morning, I was locked in a box , prisoner of the Badnews Gang.

Fortunately, Elvis and the Goodtime Gang bought my freedom with a rousing rendition of "Jailhouse Rock ." I stood up and stretched , then realized I'd left my script on the floor. Hmm. What was my line again?

Just then , I heard a whisper beside me. "Sure feels good to be free." It was Michael, the boy who played Elvis. He knew every line in the play. I shot him a grateful look.

"Sure feels good to be free ," I said.

That ni ght , I studied Boxy 's lines. I didn ' t want to be the only one who didn ' t know her part.

At last, the big night arrived . Backstage, it was as chaotic as ever. But under the li g hts , the magic of live theater took over.

Kids shone, parents cried. The audience laughed at the jokes, applauded the dancers, and sighed with relief when Elvis and Bubbles were reunited. They sang along with everything from the bouncy "Hound Dog " to the soulful "Amazing Grace." No one cared if someone missed a line or came on stage at the wrong time.

Afterward, we hugged each other and celebrated with root beer floats in the courtyard .

It was most of the children 's first experience with theater. And they learned more than acting skills.

Too many young people think life is what they see on TV commercials. But those scenes are filmed over and over, creating a perfection that doesn 't exist.

Life is more like live theater. It takes study, hard work, and preparation to do your best. And when the curtain rises, there ' s no backing up to start over.You play the part God's cast you in as best you can.

Luckily, you 're not alone. There are people there to push you in the right direction , or to give you the word s you 've forgotten to say.

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p reparation to do your best.

-Let him go, Hawk!" I shouted.

Hawk glared at me. "Well, if it isn 't Boxy and his goody two shoes club. It hasn 't been long enough since I've seen you last."

I g lanced at the script in my hand. "The feeling 's mutual , Hawk," I replied. "Now why don 't you do the smart thing, for once, and take a long walk out of my sight?"

It was three days before the school play, and I was hel p ing my son Lucas ' class of second and third graders rehearse "Elvis, the Amazing Hamster."

This was no ordinary class play . The story line was loosely based on the adventure s of the class pet, a hamster named Elvis , who escapes from the classroom,

What is the Code of Canon Law? Q. Frequently you refer to the canon law of the Catholic Church. I know in general what that meansAmt wliere can one get a copy ? Or is it even available to everyone? (Illinois)

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Many elements of the Eastern (Oriental) code are similar to those in the Latin Church, but many also reflect the distinctive traditions of those churches.

The code is available from the Canon Law Society of America (Washington, D.C. 20064). It is not awfull y long and , as legal |documents go, is nearly a gem of simplicity and clarity.

I should warn anyone who is considering buying it, how¦^ V ever, that while it is easy to read, it is far from easy to apply correctly. It compacts into 1,752 canons the legal experience of hundreds of years, and like any tightly written legal document is highly complex.

Innocent-sounding phrases one might easily pass by can be crucial for a right understanding and interpretation of the law. Men and women spend years of study and training to properly apply the code.

The Code of Canon Law can be interesting reading, even fun (if one enjoys that sort of thing), and an enlightening window into what makes the Church function and how legalities affect the spiritual and other realities of Catholic life.

Just be aware of the limitations. A careserious reading of canon law does not ful, make one a canon lawyer, any more than a careful reading of the Internal Revenue Code makes one an expert on income tax.

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As an institution made tin of human beings, the Church has always had rules, or canons (Greek for precept, law), of some sort. We find them even in the New Testament.

As society changes, of course laws change also, including in the Church.

Frequent revisions and reorganizations have taken place over the past 2,000 years.

Various compilations of existing laws were published through the centuries, perhaps the most famous being the 12th-century Concord ance of Discordant Canons, in which a monk, Gratian, attempted to compile and reconcile all prevailing legislation.

Surprisingly, the first real Code of Canon Law was published only in 1917.

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As part of its $7 million capital campaign , St. Mary 's Chinese Schools and Center* will sponsor a major fund raising event on Sept. 25 at St. Mary 's Cathedral , 1111 Gough St.,San Francisco.

A "Feast by the Light of the Autumn Moon " is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. with appetizers and an exhibition showcasing flower arranging and rice sculptures.

Dinner featuring Chinese cuisine begins at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment will follow.

Since January of 1996, the campaign has raised $4.2 million. Holy Famil y Parish , which encompasses the school facilities, plans to build a new church , parochial school , language school , and senior housing tower featuring 105 lowincome units , a library/media center, computer labs, clergy residence , community center, a gym/auditorium and underground parking garage. The 50,000 square foot complex will be located on the site of the former Intern ational Hotel.

Parishioners hope to complete the fund raising by the first half of next year, said Paulist Father Daniel McCotter, pastor.

The senior housing component will be developed in conjunction with the Chinatown Development Corporation and the International Hotel Citizens Advisory Committee.

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The Sept. 25 event will feature an awards ceremony honoring individuals and groups who have given special support to campaign. Receiving the Danny Awards will be Archbishop John Quinn , retired archbishop of San Francisco; Msgr. Robert W. McElroy, immediate past archdiocesan vicar for administration , now pastor of St.

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Barbara Yee, a banking professional , has served as co-chair of the capital campaign and chair of the special events committee since the campaign 's beginning. Her committee has raised over $350,000. Yee ' s love for St. Mary 's and the Chinese community "is inspirational ," said Father McCotter.

The Bank of American Foundation is being honored for recognizing "the importance of St. Mary 's and the need to rebuild in the community. The magnanimous grant of $150,000 is a positive investment in the socioeconomic future of Chinatown ," he noted.

The Chinese Language School Alumni Association came to life during the campaign. Father McCotter praised the group for "its stunning fund raising event last May featuring a parade of ancient Chinese fashions."

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School of Pastoral Leadership The School of Pastoral Leadership will offer its fifth year of classes beginning Sept. 21. In addition to the opportunities named below, titles include "Christianity: An Introduction to the Catholic Faith," and a course in bible study. For more information, fees and registration materials call Joni Gallagher at (41 5) 242-9087.

Sept. 21-Oct. 26 (Tuesdays): "Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home," with Jesuit Father Bernie Bush at St. Gregory Parish, 2715 Hacienda St., San Mateo from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Sept . 22 - Dec. 15 (Wednesdays): "To Comfort Those Who Mourn," a consolation ministry cours e promoting an awareness of grief and the needs of grieving people as well as lessons in visiting the sick with Barbara Elbrdi, M.A., M.F.C.C. at Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan St., SF from 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Sept. 22-Oct. 27 (Wednesdays): "Early Christian Spirituality," with Sister Mary Ann Donovan and Franciscan Father Joseph Chinnici at Archbishop Riordan High School , 175 Phelan St., SF from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 23-Oct. 28 (Thursdays): "The History and Spirituality of Church Music," with Gerald Holbrook at St. Hilary Parish, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Oct. 9: "How to Raise Good Children," a day-long parenting conference at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF with Michael Riera, Ph.D. and Dominican Sister Mary Peter Traviss.

Nov. 27: "Praying with Scripture - Lectio Divina," an afternoon of dialogue with Benedictine Father Luke Dysinger at St. Vincent Chapel, San Rafael.

Includes "Ceremony of Lessons and Carols for Advent" by choir of SI. Francis of Assisi .Shrine.

Retreats/Days of Recollection Sept. 18: "Jubilee Women ," the annual fall conference of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women celebrating the Year of the Older Person.

Registration 8:30 a.m. Lunch follows 12:05 p.m.

Mass with Bishop John Wester presiding. Dialogues include "Aging with Dignity," a panel presentation by distinguished experts about end of life decisions. In SF, call Diana Heafey at (415) 731-6379; in San Mateo, call Hildegard Thums at (650) 726-4985. $20 fee includes lunch and materials.

Oct. 1-3: Vocation retreat sponsored by Sisters of the Presentation. An opportunity for personal reflection, prayer, and sharing with others interested in religious life. Open to single women college age to 45 years old. No fee. For further information, registration, call Presentation Sister Monica Miller at (415) 751-0406, ext. 22. Please respond by Sept. 27.

VALLOMBR0SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menio Park. For fees and times call (650) 325-5614.

Sept. 24 - 26: "Reflections Within the Womb of God," a weekend retreat for women led by Holy Cross Father Ken Silva and a retreat team including SisterJon|Longo.

Oct. 23-24- ~"Flnding-GhrisLWithjn and Without ," an overnight retreat focusing on growth in Christ among the challenges of living the faith in contemporary times. Led by Father Tom Timmins.

MARIANIST CENTER 22622 Marianist Way, Cupertino. For fees and times, call (408)253-6279.

Sept 23: "Goals in Ministry: What are We trying to Achieve?" and "Facilitating Growth."

Oct. 12: "God at Work" looks at our call to cooperate in the ongoing mystery of creation.

Oct. 14: "Anger: Sin or Salvation?" and "Meeting the Dark Side in Prayer."

MERCY CENTER 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees and times call (650) 340-7474.

Sept. 24-26: "Encountering Mary: Opening to the Healing Power of the Divine"—Kathy Denison helps retreatants experience Mary as a haven of compassion rather than an unapproachable model of perfection.

Sept. 27: "Autumn Day of Prayer"—As the crispness of autumn is felt, Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan helps retreatants step back and reflect upon their own harvesting.

Parish Festivals Sept. 24-26: "The Greatest Show on Earth" is the theme for this year's festival at St. Robert Parish, San Bruno. Circus acts throughout the three days; silent auction "under the big tent;" former professional clown on stage; great food. Fri. 6 - 1 1 p.m.; Sat. 1 p.m.-11p.m.; Sun. 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Crystal Springs and Oak Ave. Call (650) 589-2800.

Sept. 25-26: Food, fun , entertainment , wheels of chance and more will highlight St. Philip's 1999 parish festival. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. both days, 24th St. and Diamond, SF. Call (415) 282-0141.

Sept. 26: St. Matthew Parish Carnival on church grounds at 9th Ave. and El Camino, San Mateo. 9 a.m.6 p.m. Food, fun and games. Call (650) 344-7622.

Oct. 1-2: Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame presents "Hats Off to 2000" a 2-day pre-New Year's Eve party for the whole family. Fri. 6 p.m.-1.0 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m. Something for everyone including booth games, prizes and rides. Cail (650) 343-4094 or (650) 375-1946.

Food & Fan Sept. 20-21: Overnight "Reno Fun Trip" arranged

by St. Thomas More Church community. $50 before rebates from casino coupons. Must reserve by Sept.

6. Call Mel Penna at (650) 755-8713 or Nancy Manion at (415) 333-2798.

Sept. 25: "Rock Back to the Future: The Last Gym Dance of the Millennium," at Sacred Heart Cathedral

Datebook Preparatory, SF. Music by "High- Top Posse' with 50s, 60s , 70s dance and costume contests. $20 per person; 21 and over only. Call (415) 775-6626.

Sept. 25: "Feast by the Light of the Autumn Moon," an evening celebrating the culinary arts of China and benefiting St. Mary's Chinese Schools and Art Center campaign. Call (415) 929-4695.

Sept. 25-26: 15th Annual Sonoma Waves to Wine Tour benefiting Multiple Sclerosis Society. Two-day trek begins and ends at Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa. Fee $35. Call (510) 268-0572 for details.

Oct. 1: Schools of the Sacred Heart Golf Classic at the Presidio Golf Course. $250 entrance feeincludes buffet lunch from 11 a.m., shotgun start round of golf, and dinner buffet. Call Pat Gallagher at (415) 563-2900.

Oct. 2: The Fil-Am Society of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish announces its annual Fiesta Filipina, 6 p.m.11:30 p.m., includes no-host cocktails, dinner and dancing. Adults $20/Children $10. Call Jerry Motak at (415) 661-7378 or Lydia Cuiting at (415) 661-5762.

Reunions "Milestone Class Reunions" for Notre Dame High School , Belmont, classes 1939 through 1994, are being planned now. For information, call Donna Westwood , '64, alumnae relations director, at (650) 595-1913, ext. 351 or e-mail ndhsb.org.

Sept. 18: Marin Catholic High School's 50th Anniversary Celebration and Gala. $19.49 ticket includes appetizers, open bar and entertainment, 6 p.m.-midnight. Call (415) 461-9434.

Sept. 18: St, James School, SF celebrates the 75th anniversary of its current school building. All who attended St. James are asked to contact Marie Driscoll at (415) 642-6130 or by fax at (415) 642-9727.

Sept. 25-26: 100th anniversary of UC Berkeley's Newman Hall. Events include barbecue, prayer and brunch. Call (510) 848-7812.

San Francisco 's Archbishop Riordan High School celebrates 50 years in 1999-2000. School is in search of alumni and Riordan memorabilia for display as well as volunteers for upcoming activities.

Call (415) 586-9190.

Oct. 17: "Milestone Reunion Mass and Brunch" for Notre Dame High School, Belmont, classes of 1939, '44, '54, '59, '64, '69 , 74, 79, '84, '89, '94. Call Donna Westwood, '64, alumnae relations director at (650) 595-1913 , ext. 351 or e-mail ndhsb.org.

Nov. 6: St. Paul Elementary, Class of '54. Call Dennis Creedon at (650) 692-9979.

The Class of-1950 from St. Peter's Academy and St. Peter's Boys School is planning a 50th reunion.

If you were a member of that group, call Louise Johnson at (650) 358-0303 or Betty Robinson at (415) 731-6328.

St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School celebrates 75 years in October. Graduates, former students, teachers are asked to cafl (415) 263-5949.

Social Justice/Respect Life Sept. 18: Town Hall Meeting on Livable Communities with U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, 10 a.m. - noon, Herbst International Exhibition Hall, Main Post, SF Presidio. Call (415) 565-3673.

Oct . 23: A conference on the Catholic community's response to violence will take place at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF followed by Mass with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding.

Sponsored by Offices of Public Policy; Ethnic Ministry; Respect Life and Catholic Charities. Call (415) 565-3672.

Consolation Ministry Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by Catholic Charities and Mid-Peninsula Hospice. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218.

Ongoing Sessions: Our Lady of Mt. Carmei Parish at the Parish Center, Fulton and James St., Redwood City, Thurs., 6-7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802. Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame; 1st Mon. 7-9 p.m. Call (650) 3477768. St. Gabriel Parish, 40th Ave. and Ulloa, SF; 1st & 3rd Tues., 7-9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Hilary Parish , 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon; 1st & 3rd Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659.

Structured 8-week Session: Our Lady of Loretto, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novate, evenings or afternoons available. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. St. Isabella Parish, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, evenings. Call Pat Sack at (415) 479-1560.

For Parents Who Have Lost a Child: Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 2nd Mon. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Children/Teen Groups: Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7382.

"Compassionate Friends," a non-profit organization offering friendship and support to families who have experienced the death of a child, meet on 2nd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, 850 Judah St. at Funston , SF. Call Marianne Lino at (415) 892-7969.

Returning Catholics Landings Program for Inactive Catholics begins for 10 weeks on Oct. 4 with St. Dominic

Parish , 2390 Bush St., SF. Designed for non-practicing Catholics in small groups setting. Evening sessions. Call Fr. Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824 or Marie Macapagal-Defweiler at (415) 647-2044.

About Y2K Through Dec. 2: USF presents free , public onehour computer classes, with focus on possible Y2K problems , every Thursday, except Thanksgiving Day, in Harney Science Center, Room 232, at 11 a.m. Call (415) 422-6235 or e-mail wells@usfca.edu.

Sept. 25: "Endings and Beginnings," an end of the century celebration for women sponsored by Catholic Women's Network, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $35 or $15 for low income includes lunch and prayer shawl. Must register by Sept. 20. Call (408) 2458663 or e-mail cwn@catholicwomensnet.org.

About Health Sept. 18: "Health Fair" at St, Rita Parish, Fairfax, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., includes blood pressure check , guest speakers , screenings. Call Madeline Testa at (415) 459-7118.

Sept. 20: Introductory square dance class begins, 7.30-8:45 p.m. at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, 43rd Ave. and Judah, SF. Call (415) 566-6911; (415) 242-0729 ore-mail newdancer99@yahoo.com.

Oct. 2-3: St. Andrew's Health and Faith Fair, 1571 Southgate Ave., Daly City. Health screenings, presentations , demonstrations with a Healing Mass on Oct. 2 at 4:45 p.m. Call (650) 756-1601. ¦

Youth Sept. 20: Mercy High School, Burlingame's annual "Courts and Sorts" for 6th , 7th, 8th grade girls and boys, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the school, 2750 Adeline Dr. Chance to sharpen or develop skills in volleyball, basketball , cheerleading, jazz dance, tennis, water polo, soccer. Call Chery l Nash at (650) 343-3631.

Young Adults Oct. 23: Fall Fest '99: third annual day-long celebration for young adults at University of San Francisco. Speakers, workshops , Mass, dinner, dancing. Call (415) 675- 5900 for information. Or visit Web site: www.fall-fest.org

Performance Join the Dominican College Chorus. Rehearsals are Tues. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Fall Concert, Nov. 19; Christmas Concert, Dec. 3. Call (415) 485-3275 Oct. 3: James Welsh, organist of Santa Clara University, will perform on the Schoepstein organ at St. Elizabeth Church, Somerset and Wayland, SF at 3 p.m. The artist recently recorded a CD at the church titled "Around the World in Under 80 Minutes." Admission is free. Call (415) 468-0820 Nov. 18: St. Luke Productions returns to St. Anne Home, 300 Lake St., SF with "John of the Cross" starring Leonardo Defilippis who has been performing lives of the saints since 1980. Call (415) 751-6510.

Sundays in September except Labor Day Weekend: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

Sundays in September: Concerts at St. Francis of Assisi Shrine by various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m. Sept. 21: Vocal and instrumental Baroque ensemble; Oct. 15: "St Francis of Assisi - A story of Encounters" with music, images, text , Columbus and Vallejo, SF Call (415) 983-0405.

Prayer/Devotions For information about events sponsored by the Office of Charismatic Renewal of the Archdiocese , call (415) 564-7729 .

Sept. 25: "Introduction to Centering Prayer," 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Jerome's Convent, 310 San Carlos St., El Cerrito. Call Coralis Salvador at (415) 543-8338.

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 8th Ave., SF. Call (415) 751-0450.

Centering Prayer: Mon. 7 - 8:15 p.m., Most Holy Redeemer 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. - noon, St. Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Ave., SF. Call Coralis Salvador at (415) 753-1920.

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 afte r 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Church, 98 Bosworth St., SF, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. M -F, in Parish Center Chapel, (415) 3344646. 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, 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 lor 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, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m.

Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.

Single, Divorced, Separated Oct. 1: Annual Dinner Gala at Cafe Riggio at 7 p.m. $30 per person. Coordinated by Divorced and Separated Catholics of the Archdiocese. Call Theresa at (415) 273-5521.

Oct 1-3: "Beginning Experience" weekend at Vallombrosa Retreat Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. Program is designed to help widowed, divorced and others to move on to the future with hope. Call Lanier at (650) 375-8332.

Oct. 2: A Day at Lourdes at St. Anne 's Home, 300 Lake St., SF. Accompany a disabled person or come for personal spiritual healing. Call Ron at (650) 583-6016.

Oct. 17-Nov. 28: The Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese offer The Divorce Recovery Course providing a chance to understand the emotional journey begun with the loss of a marriage. Takes place at Our Lady ol Mt. Carmei Parish in Mill Valley, Sundays, 6:30 p.m. $40 fee includes text. Call Pat at (415) 389-9780 or Theresa at (415) 273-5521.

For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separate d persons in the Archdiocese, call (415) 273-5521.

Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. For information, call Robert McLaughlin, coordinator, at (415) 897-0639 or Don at (415) 883-5031.

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (408) 447- 1200 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmaii.com.

Lectures/ Classes/Exhibits Sept. 20: Joan Higgins, treasurer of the National Council of Catholic Women, will talk about "Shaping our Future" to the San Francisco County Council of Catholic Women. 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's Donworth Hall, The presentation is designed to be of interest to all new presidents and delegates of organizations as they face the challenges of streamlining for the millennium.

Sept. 21: Jesuit Father John Schlegel, USF president, will speak on "Catholic Education in the Catholic University" at monthly luncheon of St. Thomas More Society at Banker's Club, top of Bank of America Building, 555 California St $25. For reservations, call Carroll J. Collins at (415) 7S1-4365.

Through Nov. 14: 'The Treasury of St. Francis Assisi," includes 70 rare works of art, many from the time of the great saint , at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 34th and Clement St., SF. Tues.Sun., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $8/Seniors $6/Youth $5/under 12 free. Call (415) 863-3330.

Through Oct . 31: "Behold the Woman ," a millennium celebration of Marian images from around the world, noon - 4 p.m. except Mon. and Fri., Santa Fe Institute, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley. Call (510) 843-2920.

Sept. 21: Former San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn speaks on "Reform of the Papacy: The True Cost of Christian Unity," at St. Raphael Parish , 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, 7:30 p.m. Call (415) 454-5579.

Sept. 22: Unique opportunity to view "The Treasury of St. Francis of Assisi," 6-8-p.m., California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 34th and Clement, SF. Hosted by Archbishop William J. Levada. $35 donation benefits Catholic Charities.

Call (415) 844-4798.

Oct. 1: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets for monthly Mass, breakfast and talk at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Road, Greenbrae, 7 a.m. Speaker on Nov. 5, former SF Archbishop John R. Quinn; Dec. 3 , Jesuit Father Tony Sauer, President, St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

Call (415) 461-0704 for reservation and information.

Oct. 1-3: "Empowered By the Spirit Conference" at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, sponsored by Office of Charismatic Renewal , Father Joseph Landi, Liaison to the Archbishop.

Speake rs include Father Landi, Father David Pettingill, and Father Jim Tarantino. For registration information call (415) 564-7729.

Datebook is a f ree listing for parishes, schools and non-profit groups. Please include event name, time, date, place, address and an information ph one number.Listing must reach Catholic San Francisco at least two weeks before the Friday publication date desired.

Mail your notice to: Datebook, Cathoiic Sail Francisco, 441 Church St., S.F. 94114, or f a x it to (415) 565-3633.

Stigmata ' : awful theology mixed with exploitative anti-Catholicism

By Gerri Pare NEW YORK (CNS ) — A faith-challenged priest , a seductive atheist and a psychotic cardinal are the key players in "Stigmata " (MGM), an absurd horror film fueled by suggestions of a Vatican conspiracy.

Father Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) is sent by Vatican Cardinal Houseman (Jonathan Pryce) to rain-drenched Pittsburg h , where hairdresser Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) appears to have stigmata-like wounds on both wrists.

He witnesses fierce seizures , which leave her inexplicab ly covered with bloody slashes , and watches her frantically scrawling ancient Aramaic words.

Graduall y, he uncovers that she is dup licating the text of a "lost Gospel" the Vatican wants suppressed at all costs .

Meanwhile, the simmering attraction between Paige and the priest culminate s in her attempted seduction , which turn s into a f ull-scale demonic attack upon him.

It seems there is no distinction made between being a stigmatic and being possessed by the devil in a movie of bogus theology and cheap thrills.

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Due to its exp loitative use of reli gion with an anti-Catholic flavor , a shadowy sexual encounter ,- frequent violence involving the sti gmata and demonic attacks , occasional profanity and roug h language , the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 — morally offensive.

The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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film , such as when Pai ge risks life and limb tearing throug h traffic to rescue an abandoned infant , which turns out to be just another hallucination.

The priest is able to walk throug h a rag ing inferno to carry out Paige in the fiery conclusion , another examp le of how miracles , demonic possession and gory visitations oi the sti gmata are all tossed hap hazardl y together , potboilerstyle.

The priest may be a y thoug htful character struggling with his faith and intent on neipmg me amiciea woman , but , as directed by Rupert Wainwri ght , the main focus is on his uncovering the Vatican 's deliberate evil-doing and showing him as a man ultimatel y unable to resist temptations of the flesh.

Although Paige experiences demonic possession , the villain is not the devil but a prince of the Church intent on silencing her with a murderous hands-on approach.

Freely mixing horror with phony theology, "Stigmata" can onl y wound its audience by misleading them.

Catholic tone of the film , the cardinal arrives on the scene, having decided that strangulation would be the most effective exorcism.

However, the priest stands in his way and later acknowled ges his feelings for Paige with a clearl y sexual kiss.

The film 's epilogue states an ancient text was discov ered in 1945 , became known as the Gospel of St. Thomas , but that the ' Church would not "describe " it , calling it "heresy."

Althoug h "Stigmata " can be dismissed as a failed horror movie borrowing elements from "The Exorcist ," it takes itself seriously, and its message would certainl y leave audiences with the false impression the Catholic Church has actively tried to prevent Christ 's words from being heard .

Riddled with religious inaccuracies — the Gospel of Thomas has been available in bookstores for years — it plays upon spiritual sentiment to service a tawdry, nonsensical conspiracy plot.

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By Henry Herx NEW YORK (CNS) — The public affairs series "Frontline " opens its 18th season with the documentary special "John Paul II; The Millennial Pope," airing here Sept. 28 at 9:00 p.m. on Channel 9, KQED. This journalistic report looks at the life and times of Karol Wojtyla mainl y from a secular perspective , thoug h reli gious views are occasionall y expressed by Catholics , former Catholics and those of other faiths.

As might be expected , the documentary succeeds best with Wojtyla 's formative years in Poland as a youth whose trag ic land was occupied first by the Nazis , then by the Soviets.

In particular , Wojtyla 's childhood friendship with Jews and the horrors of the Holocaust are linked with his efforts as pope to heal the enmities of the past and form a new relationship of mutual respect between Christians and Jews.

Also handled well is the segment on Pope Joh n Paul's role in fostering the Solidarity labor movement which ultimately caused the fall of Poland's communist government and inspired other Soviet satellites to follow suit.

The documentary stumbles in its simplistic treatment of the pope 's concerns about the liberation theology movement in Latin America.

The political realities in the different countries of the region make the matter much more complex than indicated here, and even less probing is its examination of Pope John Paul's concern about communist influences in a movement which sometimes seemed to mix Marxist theory with Gospel values.

The least satisf y ing section deals with the pope 's stand against women 's ordination as well as issues of birth control and abortion.The commentary is mostl y critical , jud ging the pope 's childhood loss of his mother and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary as limiting his point of view.

Here as elsewhere , theolog ical considerations are given little weight in this journalistic account.

The progra m provides a series of interviews with people searching for a spiritual meaning to their own lives. In conjunction with Pope John Paul' s condemnation of materialism and the culture of death , the interviews provide some effective moments.

These seekers of spiritual faith provide a persuasive human context for Pope John Paul's vision of reli gious faith in the modern world.

Produced by veteran filmmaker Helen Whitney, the documentary is well constructed , thoug h given to going on tangents some will find completely unnecessary.

It also makes good use of period visuals and paces the material with some quiet moments of reflection.

Some of the commentators are quite critical of the pope; viewers should be aware they are not always neutral observers and their opinions are certainl y arguable , as is the case with most such documentaries.

On balance, however, the program presents a portrait of a strong and in many ways appealing religious leader who lias had a largely positive impact on the world and his church.

Though it is not a documentary made from a Catholic perspective , "The Millennial Pope" will serve to introduce Pope John Paul and his message to many non-Catholics.

The open-minded viewer will come away with a good deal of respect for this man and his example of faith for a spirituall y hungry world.

Herx is director of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

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