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Santa Rosa Diocese f acinjj austerity measures, long road to recovery

By Dan Morris-Young Bishop G. Patrick While the sudden resignation of Ziemann and revelations of his sexual liaison with a fellow priest rocked the Santa Rosa Diocese in Jul y, consequent exposure of what has been described as extensive financial mismanagement during the bishop 's administration has dominated headlines in the diocese during recent weeks.

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During a two-hour Sept. 15 meeting with all priests of the diocese at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Ukiah , San Francisco 's Archbishop William J. Levada and members of a consulting team he formed quickly after being named Santa Rosa's apostolic administrator Jul y 22, reported the diocese faces a $15 million debt and a financial crisis which will si gnificantl y impact its parishes , schools and agencies.

While Archbishop Levada said there will be "painful steps which must be taken to rebuild a solid financial base for the diocese," he also said the Santa Rosa Diocese does not fac e bankruptcy, that its total assets at current market value exceed external liabilities by "many millions of dollars."

In addition to securing a $5 million loan from Wells Fargo Bank to address immediate "liquidity needs ", Archbishop Levada has "set in motion " several actions , according to a Sept.

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Attending the dedication of science and computer building at St. Rita Elementary School in Fairfax, from left: Father Paul Perlite, Bishop John We ster, Bill Cuneo, Deacon Peter Kehrlein, Steve Vanni, Maureen Cassidy, Father Robert Cipriano, Father Al Vucinovich , Alice Heard, Scott Buchanan and Art Charlock.

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St. Rita Parish, Fairfax , had reason to celebrate and well they did at the dedication of their elementary school's new science and computer labs on Sept. 12. Bishop John __ Wester presided at the rites with and Father Bob Cipriano, pastor, Father AI former pastor , Vucinovich, hel pin ' out. The new facility, featuring new PC's with the latest gizmos as well as hook-ups to by Tom Burke facilitate hands-on experiments , was built entirely with volunteer parishioner and school parents labor. Steve Vanni, a general contractor , and Bill Cuneo, a carpenter, put more than a thousand hours each into the project. Principal , Maureen Cassidy, said the new edifice "shows the commitment that our community and school have to helping our students master the technology so important in the next millennium. " ...

St. Rita , St. Cecilia, Lagunitas and St. Sebastian, Greenbrae are conducting their Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) programs as a combined effort , say ing it 's the first time three parishes have done such a thing.

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Pastor at St. Cecilia is Father Joseph Richard, at St. Sebastian , Father Lee Kaylor....More Marin kudos to Russ Kiernan. of Our Lady of Mt. Camel, Mill Valley, for his 1st p lace finish last year and his 3rd place finish thi s year in the annual Dipsea Race fro m Mill Valley to Stinson Beach. The course is 7.1 miles long and includes 2,000 feet of steep hills , three creek crossings , and running on open ridges hi gh on Mt. Tamalpais. Before you go sayin ' you 're too old for an outing like that, you should know that Russ is 61....If you 're among those who took ona or a coupla ' semesters off but haven 't yet kept the promise to return and finish the degree, think about takin ' those credits at College of Notre Dame, Belmont , where tuition has been lowered for part-timers. Call the school al (800) CND-0545....

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With memorable songs like "Kids " and "Gotta' Lotta' Livin ' to Do," no show is better suited for a youth cast than "Bye,'Bye Birdie." Holy Name Elementary must have known that when they decided to put up the musical gold nugget in May. Coordinating the sold-out production , which featured the school's Class of '99, was third"Bye, Bye Birdie " grade teacher Genuine Taylor .. Father Craig Forner, vocations director, Gennine director for the Archdiocese, Taylor and cast mem applauds Young Men's Institute ber, Anne Marie Carr #1 of SF for their recent $500 now a freshman at scholarships to seminarians St. Ignatius Augusto Villotte at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park and Neoan Phan of St. Francis College Seminary, San Diego....Well known key boardist James Welch, the official organist of Santa Clara University, will concertize on St. Elizabeth Parish's Schoenstein organ on Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. James recorded a CD at the church not too long ago. Don 't miss a great afternoon at the unbeatable price of free. Karen Haslag, St. Liz 's new music director is very excited about the concert as is, pastor, Father Ed Farrugia, who says "Everybody 's welcome." ...Happy 90"' birthday to James Welch Salesian Father Gabriel iav attoro at bits. Peter and faul ransh....l han ks and prayers , too, to St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister Rosemarie Carroll, principal at Star of the Sea Elementary , on her 40 lh anniversary as a religious....Hinges are getting ' a lot of action at Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Farewell and we'll miss ya ' to parishioners Barb and Tom Keefer who

are bound for a couple of years in Belg ium and visiting Capuchin Father Robert Noonan , who returned to Ireland. Hello and welcome to Capuchin Father Gerald Barron. Happy 50th anniversary to Enes and Elio Ciardella and congratulations to Capuchin Father Ron Talbott on being reelected Capuchin provincial and Capuchin Father Michael Mahoney on his election as vicar provincial.... Be sure to watch CBS - 01" or is is ».. -. .. , -~- . , .i »»r »-.; ,i» ' "48 Hours " that Viacom s?on Sept. 30 St. Ignatius parishioners Lindsey Henderson and her son , Sean, will be seen on the show in footage taken during their recent trip to Lourdes with the Knights of Malta Great bulletin mugshots of clergy at St. Luke, Foster City, made up as cowpokes named "Black Jac k," Father Jack Penebsky , pastor; "Rough Ridin ' Rene ," Father Rene Ramosa, parochial Sean and his mom, Mar ," vicar; "Maverick tindsey Henderson Deacon Mar Tano; and "Pecos Paul ," Deacon Paul Lucia. The pix hyped the parish chili cook-off and p ie contest to be hel d tomorrow startin ' at 6:30 p.m. It benefits rel igious education and youth programs. The parish prays regularl y for retired pastor, Father Bob Stadler, who is ailing. Thanks to parishioners Beulah Smith and Bien David for their many years of keeping St. Luke 's altar linens "snowy white and beautifully ironed." The parish youth group recently baked and sold many cakes at the San Mateo County Fair.... Cousins Derick Dragon and Jacqueline Calhoun of St. Finn BanParish now have one more thing in common , special awards from the Cub and Girl Scouts. Both worked for almost 5 months to complete Derick 's "Parvuli Dei" and Jackie 's "Family of God." Cynthia Dragon, who is mom to the lad and aunt to the lass, said St. Finn Ban* pastor, Father Larry Goode, was a big help on both projects. The parish recently held a penance service that allowed penitents to receive the sacrament in English , Spanish and Tagalog.

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By Dan Morris-Young Saying it would be "difficult to come up with a campaign that would have longer impact or be more important ," P.J. Carlesimo says he has whole-heartedl y thrown his support behind "Today's Students — Tomorrow ' s Leaders," the effort to raise $30 million to endow future tuition assistance for Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Coach of the Golden State Warriors , the Bay Area's professional men 's basketball team , Carlesimo said he hopes "whatever public visibility I mi ght have" can call attention to the campaign as well as provide entree to some major donors .

Carlesimo said he has offered hel p to his pastor , Jesuit Father Charles R. Gagan of San Francisco's St. Ignatius Parish , a number of times in the past , but both men knew the coach's "schedule does not lend itself" to the normal flow of parish functions.

"When Father Gagan described the campai gn , I knew it was ideal for me to help," Carlesimo told Catholic San Francisco. "They almost could not have developed a better one for me to be involved with . It struck home immediatel y. I am a huge fan of Catholic education , and this campaign is something that will not only help my parish , but it helps the entire Bay Area and beyond."

Carlesirno 's family and history are steeped in Catholic education. A graduate of Catholic grammar school , hi gh school and university, he is the oldest of 10 children all of whom graduated from Jesuit-operated Fordham University where his father was athletic director for nearly 15 years.

In addition to his father's love of sports, Carlesimo p icked up his name as well. The senior Carlesimo is "Peter Anthony " and the coach is "Peter John " — "PJ since I was a kid."

While claiming not to be "an expert" on education , the well-known basketball personality stated emphaticall y, "I know the difference in schools and can speak first han d for the value of Catholic education — be it grammar school , or high school or college." Before moving to basketball' s professional ranks, he worked at the college level — teach-

St. Ignatius Parish , he said, will be launching its "Today's Students — Tomorrow 's Leaders " efforts after the first of the year, later than most parishes. The large majority of the parishes in the Archdioces e are currently stag ing their endowment campai gns.

Carlesimo said he has been "impressed by the positive response to date and encouraged by what the pilot parishes did." Five pari shes took part in an early pilot project phase of "Today's Students — Tomorrow's Leaders ". Each significan tly exceeded its "target amount ".

Campaign officials have underscored that monies raised in excess of targets will remain in the parish. In addition , they note, parishes will not be assessed for any difference o between target goals and what is actually contributed.

E Total parish goal for the Archdiocese is $ 10 million. An additional $20 million is being sought from foundations , and individual donors.

5 the business community, his third season as the Warriors ' head coach, Entering P.J. Carlesimo "followed Archbishop William J. that he Carlesimo quips Levada when he came down here from Portland." ing and coaching — for more than two decades.

Portland 's Trailblazers prior to taking Carlesimo coached Carlesimo has supported a number of charitable proLevada headed the over at Golden State .

Archbishop grams during his career, notabl y Special Olymp ics for Portland Archdiocese from 1986-95. physicall y and mentall y challenged youngsters . Yet he said In addition to Carlesimo, members of the St. Ignatius the tuition assistance campaign is "absolutel y ideal" for committee are Jim Miscoll , Carol Lerdal , Jill campaign him. ' Stinn and Dennis Shanaher. , Carlesimo said he St. Ignatius campai gn chairperson "to "P.J.'s enthusiasm for the campaign comes from his use me as they saw fit." has told campaign colleagues appreciation of the Cath olic education which formed him "a at the parish number of Masses" He expects to address after it kicks off the campai gn as well as "assist in con- and his memories of the sacrifices his own parents made for tacting major donors". The latter, he said, "I will be very him and his brothers and sisters," commented Father comfortable telling them that their money will be well Gagan. "P.J .'s good friends , Chris and Angela Cohan , the spent. It's hard to come up with somethin g more important Warriors ' owners, introduced him to St. Ignatius Parish where they and their children are members." and with more impact than educating our children."

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3,000 expected for 'Holy Spirit Conference ' Oct. 1-3 at Cathedral An estimated 3,000 people are expected to attend a "Holy Spirit Conference" Oct. 1-3 at St. Mary 's Cathedral Conference Center in San Francisco.

Sponsored by the Archdiocese 's Office of Charismatic Renewal , the conference will be themed "Abba Father" in keeping with Pope John Paul IPs 1999 Holy Year jubilee theme, and will include a wide range of speakers as well as three healing Masses.

Speakers will include Bishop Joseph McKinney from Grand Rapids , Mich.; Father John Hampsch of Los Angeles; Father Jim Nesbit of Spreckels , Calif. ; Father Jim Tarantino of Tiburon; Father David Pettingill , director of the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life; Jesuit Father Tom Foster and Father Joe Landi of San Francisco; Father Peter Sanders of Monterey; Rey Valleser,of New York; Carolyn Suty of San Jose; and Deacon Bill Brennan of Stockton .

Former chair of the National Conference of Catholic bishops Ad Hoc Committee for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Bishop McKinney calls the Hol y Spiri t "God's electricity." "In a certain way, the grace of Pentecost brings gusto and sparkle to life," he wrote in the May, 1999 issue of San Francisco Charismatic newsletter.

A special conference youth program will be hosted by the Junior Apostohcs of Christ.

Bishop McKinney will preside at the first of the gatherings ' three healing Masses, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral . A Saturday 7 p.m. Mass will be concelebrated

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Conference sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Tuition is $30 for the entire conference; or$2Q per day at the door. Lunch is $6.50 each day. For reservations and further information , call (415) 564-PRAY; persons may also access the conference Web site: www.sfspirifcorn.

Free tapes of speakers ' talks will be available, said Ernie Von Esmter, archdiocesan renewal chair.

In addition to Bishop McKinney several of the conference speakers are national ly known. For example, Suty travels and lectures widely for Aglow International , an interfaith ministry "of women to women with a focus on prayer and evangelization," noted planners.

A diocesan priest from Tabgilaran , Bohol , the Philippines , Father Leonardo Polinar is a widely sought speaker as well as author of numerous publications on the Charismatic Renewal.

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New York , recuperating from removal of a brain tumor , resumed public activities at the annual Labor Day Mass at St. Patrick ' s Cathedral Sept. 12 , eight days after his release from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He announced a joint project of the Archdiocese of New York and the New York City Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO) to deal with discrimination and exp loited immigrant workers.

Auxiliary Bishop Patrick J. Sheridan presided at the Mass , but Cardinal O'Connor delivered the homil y and appeared to have regained much of his normal strength. A Sept. 12 New York Post story conjectured that San Francisco 's Archbishop William J. Levada could be named to eventually succeed the cardina l who will be 80 in January.

ways to fulfill their "obligation of justice ," the pope told a group of business leaders belong ing to a Vatican foundation — "Centesimus Annus — Pro Pontifice " — on Sept. 11 during their annual seminar. The foundation was established in 1993 to promote the teachings about economic justice.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — The National Bioethics Advisory Commission fails to protect human embryos from destruction despite acknowledging that they deserve respect , said the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston made the comment Sept. 14 after the release of the final report of the commission , which had been looking into the issue of stem-cell research since November 1998. Althoug h the commission "acknowledged ' wide agreement ' in our society 'that human embryos deserve respect as a form of human life ,'" it nevertheless recommended that the federal government fund research that would involve their destruction , Bishop Fiorenza said.

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Foster childre n have a friend on television. She 's Victori a Rowell , formerl y of the popular soap opera "The Young and the Restless," and now the astute forensics expert, Dr. Amanda Bentley, on CBS-TV's "Diagnosis Murder." She will do whatever it takes to make the life of children in foster care more pleasant. "They do need a voice and after all, I' m a former foster youth myself," said Rowell, who recently was photographed for a promotional poster for the archdiocesan Catholic Social Service 's Foster Care Program.

Urges unmarried live apart

PITTSBURGH (CNS) — A new document by Pennsy lvania 's Catholic bishops urges unmarried couples to live apart until their wedding to experience the blessings of a sacramental marriage. Coup les already living together are urged lo separate in a letter issued in conjunction with the document , "Living Together: Questions and Answers Regarding Cohabitation and the Church's Moral Teaching." The document points out that couples who live together before marriage have a 50 percent greater chance of divorce than those who don 't.

Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W. Wuerl said "Living Together" is a response to many priests who sought guidance in preparing coup les for marriage. Studies have shown thai about half the couples seeking a Catholic wedding are living together.

Cardinal resumes duties

NEW YORK (CNS) — Cardinal John J. O'Connor of

Overturns p rotesters sentences

ATLANTA (CNS) ~ The I llh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has overturn ed the sentences of five protesters convicted in two separate 1997 actions at the U.S. Army 's School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Ga. The three-judge panel ruled Sept. 2 that U.S. District Jud ge J. Robert Elliott , who presided in both tri als, had erred in ordering consecutive instead of concurrent sentences after the protesters ' second conviction. By the time the ruling was handed down, all but one of the live had served more than the time stipulated in the new ruling.

ANCHORAG E, Alaska (CNS) — Opponents of ph ysicianassisted suicide in Alaska won a round in court when a jud ge ruled the state constitution docs not contain a right to assistance in committing suicide. Superior Court Jud ge Eric Sanders handed down the decision Sept. 9 in Sampson vs.

Alaska , but plaintiffs in the case immediatel y vowed to appeal to the state Supreme Court. Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage app lauded the decision.

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HONG KONG (CNS) — Police arrested several underground Catholics in eastern China amid other arrests countrywide that some observers say reflects authorities ' desire to keep order before China 's 50th anniversary celebrations.

China 's official news agency said 100,000 people have been arrested nationwide since Jul y 1 in a security crackdown ahead of the 50th annivers ary of the founding of the communist-ruled People 's Republic of China , to be celebrated Oct. 1.

Clandestinely ordained Bishop James Lin Xili of Wenzhou , who eluded capture for more than two years, was detained Sept. 8 by Public Security Bureau officials. Bishop Lin was arrested around 3 a.m. in his rented apartment in Shang hai , 230 miles north of Wenzhou , It was reported. Several priests and nuns of the Wenzhou Diocese stay ing in other places also were taken away, the sources added.

BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) — The apostolic nuncio to Colombia said negotiations are "on the right track" between his delegation and representatives of the guerrillas who in midAugust kidnapped Bishop Jose de Jesus Quintero Diaz of Tibu .

Archbishop Beniamino Stella said Sept. 13 he headed a "humanitarian delegation " that met with representatives of the People 's Liberation Army, known by its Spanish initials as the EPL, somewhere in the northern Colombian province of Santader.

Denies genocide particip ation

KIGALI, Rwanda (CNS) — Rwandan Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro denied charges of partici pating in the country 's 1994 genocide. "I deny all five of the charges against me. I don ' t accept any of them ," he told a Kigali court as his trial opened Sept. 14, reported Reuters news agency. He faced the death penalty if convicted and has insisted he is the victi m of a campai gn driven by government officials against the Church.

No apology, no funds for 'orphans '

Pope to give New Year's blessing

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As revelers around the worl d toast the new millennium , Pope John Paul II will bless the world' s people. The pope plan s to give a special blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at midnight Dec. 31 when he greets peop le in St. Peter 's Square Lo usher in the year 2000. The announcement was included in a calendar of papa l events published last week by the Vatican .

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MONTREAL (CNS) — The Quebec bishops ' assembly announced it would offer neither apolog ies nor compensation to the Duplessis "orphans," who claim their lives were ruined in Quebec 's Catholic-run institutions of the 1940s and '50s.

Bishop Pierre Morissette of Baie-Comeau , president of the assembl y, said that to make an apology would be to accept a version of events the Church does not accept and would constitute a "betrayal of the good works of those who dedicated their lives to the service of the poor. " However, the bishops said the Church is willing to cooperate with the Quebec government , which announced earlier this year that it would institute a $3 million (US$2 million) fund for social services for the Dup lessis orphans.

The announcement came after extensive consultations in all Quebec's dioceses with reli g ious institutions and with the seven relig iou s orders imp licated in the Dup lessis orphans controversy. The 3,000 "orphans " were illegitimate childre n or children born into abject poverty g iven up to Catholic-run oiphanages during the government of Maurice Duplessis , a Catholic. As the orphanages ran up debts in the 1940s, Cardinal Paul-Emile Leger negotiated a federal subsidy th at was available onl y for psychiatric care. Thus, the orphanages became psychiatric hospital s , and a number of health y children were falsel y diagnosed as mentall y ill and interned with real psychiatric cases.

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Our 'National' Shrine of St. Francis I share the joy of the Conventual Franciscan Fathers , the Shrine 's Advisory Board , and so many others at this week's news that the Administrative Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops voted unanimousl y to endorse my request that the archdiocesan Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi , established in February of 1998, be designated a "National" Shrine.

This historic church in San Francisco 's North Beach , the first parish founded 150 years ago this year to serve the beginnings of the new city of San Francisco, already has a place in San Francisco 's history and heart. While Mission Dolores had served the ranchos and small communities on the tip of the peninsula at its location on the lower slope of Twin Peaks, St. Francis Church began in the urban environment of the port at Yerba Buena, recent-

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September 1999 Dear Friends, This Sunday, Sept. 26, every parish in our Archdiocese will ask parishioners to contribute to a special collection for our retired priests.

There are 54 retired priests who have served in the parishes of our Archdiocese. Their average age is 75.

These men have given an average of 40 years of service to hundreds of thousands of Catholics in our parishes.

Some of our retired priests live and help out in a parish , while others are no longer able to care for themselves and require daily assistance. They reside at St. Anne's Home in San Francisco, Nazareth House in Marin, or Serra Clergy House.

All of our retired priests receive a pension for their years of service. However, because of rising costs and ordinations of new priests at a later age, the Archdiocese seeks to raise $150,000 from this collection for the Priests ' Retirement Fund.

I ask all parishioners to please remember our retired priests as they remember us in their daily prayers. 1 thank your for your generous assistance with this special need for those priests who have served us so faithfull y in the past.

Asking God's blessings on you , I am Sincerely yours in Christ,

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ly named San Francisco , where the discovery of gold meant continued exp losive growth over the next century.

Just four years after the founding of St. Francis Church , Archbishop Alemany was named archbishop of the newly created Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco. He left his previous see of Monterey, where he had been appointed three years earlier, to take up his duties here in the city whose patro n was the beloved St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis Church became his procathedral , until Old St. Mary 's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was completed farther up the side of Nob Hill.

Over the years , St. Francis was the parish church for many in the crowded Italian community of North Beach , who felt particularl y at home in this churc h whose patron is the patron of Ital y.

When St. Francis Church was closed, and the North Beach parish transferred to Sts. Peter and Paul in the aftermath of the Loma Prieta earth quake of 1989, many whose association with the histori c church had been long and deep were greatl y saddened. But sadness has a way of turning to joy, if we take the opportunity and inspiration the Lord gives us, to build on the past and not simp ly lament it, and to look ahead to a new future .

This opportunity was presented to me shortly after I arrived in San Francisco as the new Archbishop by Father Allen Ramirez , OFM Conv., provincial superior of the Conventual Franciscan Friars here in California. He told me th at if I would ever think of designating a church as a Shrine of St. Francis, he and his community would be delighted to provide the appropriate staff for such an endeavor , as the Conventual Franciscans do in the great Franciscan shrines at the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi and of St. Anthony in Padua.

It was not long until I was able to formalize an agreement with the Conventual Franciscan Fathers , and I am very pleased with the work that Father Stephen Gross as rector and Father Kevin Schindler-McGraw as director of development together with their confreres have been able to accomplish already in these months since the inauguration of the archdiocesan shrine.

It was a surprise to me to learn that in the United States there is no National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, the popular saint whose life has been commemorated in artistic frescos of the past and in the art of contemporary modern cinema. When you think about it , where better for our National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi than this city of San Francisco, whose patron he is?

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sister-cities got underway. Our National Shrine of St. Francis now crowns that effort , and I know from our conversations with the Custos of the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, Father Giulio , that this shrine and our city and our local Church are the beneficiaries of a remembrance in their own dail y prayers at the tomb of our patron saint.

I am particularl y grateful to Archbishop James Keleher, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas , who chairs the National Conference of Catholic Bishops ' Ad Hoc Committee on Shrines. Archbishop Keleher accepted my invitation to visit St. Francis Shrine last Janu ary, and was able to give his personal testimony about oui shrine to the Administrative Committee of the NCCB this past week when he presented the materials which provided the basis for his committee 's positive recommendation that St. Francis be given the title of a "National" Shrine . I am, of course, equall y grateful to the bishops who currentl y serve on the Administrative Committee for their unanimous vote endorsing this request.

On Oct. 4, we will gather at the Shrine of St. Francis to celebrate the feast day of the Poor Man of Assisi, and the sesquicentennial of St. Francis of Assisi Church. As we thank God for the blessings of these 150 years, I am delighted and proud that we can look forward to providing at this National Shrine of St. Francis a place of welcome, of pil grimage, of peace and devotion in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, to the many pilgrims and tourists who come to visit this beautiful city, this beautiful place.

Surel y as this shrine becomes better known , not only among the people of our own Archdiocese and the Bay Area, but throughout the state and the country, we can hope that in addition to the many delights that await our friends and visitors - and fellow pilgrims on the journey of life - here in San Francisco, we also will be able to ensure that they will be spiritually enriched by their visit to "Assisi by the Bay."

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More than 100 people gathered outside the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco Sept. 18 to protest an event celebrating "50 Years of Indonesian/U.S. Diplomatic Ties," sponsored by the Indonesian Consulate.

Protestors , including many from the local Catholic community, decried what they called Indonesian and U.S. complicity in the violence and terror in East Timor, which has drawn comment and condemnation from political and religious leaders worldwide. Pope John Paul II has harshly criticized the widespread violence.

Above left: Tom Webb , a St. James parishioner and leader of Bay Area Pax Christi, a Catholic social justice advocacy organization. Above right: Paula Zimmerman , a St. Dominic parishioner. At right: an unidentified young protestor.

Msgr. Ricardo Urioste , vicar general of the Archdiocese of San Salvador , EI Salvador , at the time of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero 20 years ago , will be main presider at a 6 p.m. interfaith service Sept. 28 at Mission Dolores Basilica , Dolores St. and 16th Ave. The service will call attention to suffering in Central America , the situation in East Timor, and attacks such as the recen t arson burnings of synagogues in Sacramento, planners said . Still an official of the San Salvador Archdiocese , Msgr. Urioste is also president of the Romero Foundation , established by a group of religious and lay people last March. In El Salvador , the Romero Foundation began organizing parish-level workshops as well as a retreat to Romero 's teachings. study Archbishop Thousands of leaflets carry ing extracts of Archbishop Romero 's writings have been produced and distributed.

An outspoken critic of military human rights abuses, Archbishop Romero was gunned down by a death squad while saying Mass March 24, 1980, while the country teetered on the brink of civil war.

A canonization process for him is currentl y in process at the Vatican , following the conclusion of the archdiocesan stage in November 1996.

During a recent Catholic New s Service interview, Msgr. Urioste said remembering the archbishop 's death "is something necessary for conserving the historical memory of the martyrdom of the whole (Salvadoran) people and the martyrdom of (Archbishop) Romero. If we forget our history, we cannot build a future.".

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Alumni fro m all parts of the state have been summoned for festivities beginning at 11:30 a.m. with an open house. A picnic , games and a special Mass at 5 p.m. followed by a spaghetti dinner are also planned.

The day will kick off the Our Lady of

Loretto Alumni Foundation. Former pastors , princi pals, teachers and staff have been invited.

San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester is expected as is Msgr. J ames Keane, pastor of Our Lady of Loretto from 1977-1996. Father William McCain was installed as pastor on Sept. 18.

For more information or to contribute photos or keepsakes for the anniversary display in the school and church hall , call Toni Basich at (415) 892-8621.

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St. Francis named 'national shrine ' by U.S. bishops ' conf erence

By Evelyn Zappia On Sept. 15 Archbishop William J. Levada received word that a request to designate the archdiocesan Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi as a "National Shrine" had been unanimously endorsed by the Administrative Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. ' The honor will now become a center piece of current and upcoming events marking the 150th anniversary of St. Francis Church, the oldest non-Mission-era Catholic church in San Francisco.

A solemn Pontifical Mass will be celebrated on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi at noon on Oct. 4 at which Archbishop Levada will preside.

Closing celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Church (1849) will also include a gala concert and banquet the evening of Oct. 7.

(Also see Archbishop's comment in "Ordinary Time,") • "We are most grateful to Archbishop Levada for petitioning the Ad Hoc Committee of the NCCB for this designation of National Shrine," said Conventual Franciscan Father Stephen Gross, rector. "The designation now calls attention to this site as a pilgrimage destination. And, likewise, it focuses on St. Francis of Assisi himself and his charism " "I felt all along that St. Francis of Assisi's being named a national shrine was inevitable and am very glad that's now a reality," said Marsha Garland, a North Beach' resident and executive director of the North Beach Chamber of Commerce. "The shrine is a great asset for North Beach and a central part of the community. I'm very proud to be a board member."

Joseph Marchetti, also one of the nearly two dozen persons personally invited by Archbishop Levada to serve on the shrine 's Board of Advisors, said, "It gives us a great sense of pride to have the national shrine of the City's patron here.

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21 telegram in the pope's name to Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi of Kaohsiung, Taiwan , Cardinal Angleo Sodano said, "The Holy Father is close to the entire population and asks you to convey his sympathy to all affected by this tragedy." Catholic Relief Services has appealed for support in aiding families there "as they struggle to pick up the pieces of .their lives ," CRS' Web address is www.catholicrelief.or g. Catholic Charities , as local conduit of funds for CRS, is accepting donations c/o Taiwanese Earthquake Relief Fund, 814 Mission St., 3,d Floor, San Francisco , 94103. The Web address is www.ccasf.org .

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Shortl y after arriving in San Francisco in 1995, Conventual Franciscan Father Allen Ramirez approached Archbishop Levada with the idea of designating a church in die city as a national shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. After a formalized agreement with the Conventual Franciscans had been negotiated , Archbishop Levada initiated the petitioning process.

After more than a year of drafting and redrafting proposed "norms" or guidelines required by the NCCB's Canonical Affairs Ad Hoc Committee, recommendation for designating St. Francis Church as the national shrine was forwarded to the NCCB Administrative Committee which unanimously approved it.

Father Kevin Schindler-McGraw, shrine development director, also lauded Archbishop Levada 's leadership role in helping the shrine achieve its national designation. "His own personal devotion to St. Francis is well-known by our own friars in Assisi," he added. "When he is in Rome, he almost always prays at the Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. Secondly, his ministry is one of both compassion and discipline as demonstrated by St. Francis of Assisi himself. And thirdly, there is the obvious fact that Archbishop Levada called this church from dormancy back into life and has been the motor behind the request for national shrine status."

St. Francis Church was among parish churches closed by the Archdiocese in the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Archbishop Levada approved its reopening as a city shrine administered by the Conventual Franciscan Friars in February 1998.

The Archbishop not infrequently refers to San Francisco as "Assisi by the Bay".

In addition to Garland and Marchetti, the shrine's board of advisors includes Archbishop Levada,Father Allen Ramirez, OFM Conv., Father Stephen Gross, OFM Conv., Angela Alioto, William Armanino, Allessandro Baccari, Robert Begley, Jeff Capaccio, Franco Consolacion, Annette De Nunzio, H. Welton Flynn , JaneFontana, Ernest Go, Claire Isaacs, Thomas Jordan, Joseph, Claude Perasso, Kevin Starr, Ph.D. and Msgr. Ignatius Wang.

Shrine consultants are Jeffrey Burns , Ph.D., Michael De Nunzio, Robert Lazo, and Ralph Marchese.

The executive staff includes Father Schlindler-McGraw; Brother Robert Ouellette, OFM, director of programs; Conv.Brother George Cherrie, OFM, financial coordinator; Conv.Brother Louis Schmid, OFM; and John Renke, director of music and liturgy.

For further information about the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, and events call (415) 983-0405 or visit Web site: www.ShrineSF.org

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Santa Rosa Diocese faces austerity measures and uphill financial battle During the past three years , the statement reported, "more than $ 11 million was spent by the central ¦ Continued from page 1 office on pastoral ministries and subsidies as well as which holds specialized funds from parishes , schools diocesan administrative overhead" while "less than $6 and other institutions on deposit with the diocese; the million in central office revenue was available to offChancery, then , "will have to operate within a set funds set that spending."

Officials denied accusations the diocese 's finanallocation."

• Not allowing parishes or schools to withdraw cial woes are primarily the result of massive sexual excess funds from the consolidated account until a "final misconduct lawsuit settlements. "The vast majority of the borrowed funds were utilized for diocesan pastoral plan" for financial re-organization is in place. programs which have grown immensely in scope in • Segregating a priests' pension fund into a separate recent years , and for parish and school construction investment account. "pending loans or subsidies. Added to this was a series of overHalting all new construction projects • assessment of the diocese's ability to provide bridge loans drafts by parishes and schools which total more than $2 million ," they said in the Sept. 15 release. for such projects."

Sexual lawsuit settlements including counseling • Undertaking a "comprehensive review of diocesan spending" to bring it "into balance with diocesan income." costs did , however, lead to a "net accumulated loss" of In addition , it has been announced that parishes $3.5 million , officials said. Total settlement costs in must operate within current receipt income; that recent years was $5.4 which was offset by insurance.

The diocese still reportedl y has three sexual misArchbishop Levada is in the process of appointing an "active and vigorous diocesan finance council"; that conduct suits in the courts , in addition to the suit filed real estate holdings of the diocese will be reviewed for against Bishop Ziemann , 57, charging sexual assault potential sales that could "raise funds to repay the and demanding $8 million. The suit led to Bishop interim bank loan and the pari shes "; that progress had Ziemann 's resignation. It was filed by Father Jorge been made "in assembling a consortium of dioceses " Hume Salas whom Bishop Ziemann ordained in 1993. to provide long-term loans to the diocese; and that a The suit claims a two-year sexual relationship that "plan for revising the consolidated banking system" to began in 1996. Bishop Ziemann has admitted consen"provide a fair, effective and lasting system of parish tual relations with Father Hume , but denied assault.

In an extensive background article on Father and school deposits and withdraw als" is being reviewed and could be in effect as early as next week. Hume, Santa Rosa's daily Press Democrat reported Archbishop Levada emphasized that any eventual Sept. 19 that the priest 's path to ordination included financial plan will include re-paying funds borrowed removal from three seminaries — in Honduras , Bolivia and New Jersey — "for infractions that includfro m parishes "with interest".

At the heart of the financial problems are a "com- ed posing as a priest, administering sacraments for bination of escalating diocesan programmatic deficits, which he was not ordained , falsif ying his resume and increasing subsidies to parishes and schools, accelerat- possessing pornography."

According to a spokesperson for Santa Rosa Diocese, ing demand for diocesan loans for parish construction projects , sexual misconduct lawsuits and poor invest- Bishop Ziemann had thought impediments to Father ment decisions," the Sept. 15 statement said, which Hume's ordination had been addressed — and that veiy lit"caused the Chancery to revert to borrowing funds tle of the background information detailed in the Press from the consolidated account."

Democrat was contained in documents presented by Father Through July the Chancery had borrowed in excess Hume when he made application to the diocese. A native of of $15 million from the consolidated account and Puerto Rico, Father Hume was hired in 1992 to serve the restricted funds, the statement said.

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The church's interior is all original wood which has been kept unpainted and there is wainscoting throughout. The altar was designed by San Geronimo architect , James A. Magee. On Christmas Day in 1921, a windstorm blew down the steeple and set the church off its foundation but it was soon repaired. A minor remodel and restoration was completed in 1979.

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Seating capacity: 150 Founding date : 1867 Phone : (415) 488-9799

Clarification Pope John Paul II appointed ArchbishQp William J. Levada to be apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Santa Rosa for an interim period until a new bishop is named to head the diocese. Meanwhile, the Diocese of Santa Rosa continues to be an entity separate fro m the Archdiocese of San Francisco and is responsible for its own affairs.

The Press Democrat quoted Santa Rosa police officials Sept. 19 as saying they could be ready to submit to the district attorney this week results of their three-month investi gation into the criminal charges of sexual assault against Bishop Ziemann.

The financial crisis has already had widespread impact on the diocese. Notabl y, St. Rose School was notified that it would not be able to access the $ 1 million supporters of its parish school had raised to build a multi purpose facility. Ground was broken last spring, but construction has been postponed until "bridge loans" or other financing can be arranged , Msgr. John Brenkle told a meeting of about 100 parents and administrators at a Sept. 16 meeting.

Pastor of St. Helena Parish in St. Helena , Msgr.

Brenkle was named the diocese's chief financial officer late last month , succeeding Msgr. Thomas Keys who had submitted his resignation at Archbishop Levada 's request. Msgr. Keys' had also been vicar general, a position that is canonically dissolve d when a diocese does not have a bishop.

Archbishop Levada praised Msgr. Keys years of service "under several bishops " and said the priest has "performed these duties at the cost of great personal sacrifice , and no doubt even at the cost of his own health." Msgr. Keys remains pastor of Star of the Valley Parish in Santa Rosa and chair of the board of The Ordinary Mutual (TOM), an organization that helps most dioceses in California self-insure against sexual misconduct or other liability claims.

One of the hardest hit institutions has been Eureka's St. Bernard School, slated for $500,000 and $135,000 subsidies for the current school year 's high school and grade school sections , respectivel y.

Diocesan , school , and Eureka officials have met with parents and others to seek ways to keep the school open.

The Sisters of St. Josep h of Orange who founded St. Bernard Elementary in 1912 earlier this month announced a $100,000 donation to the school , the school has secured more than an additional $200,000 in donations and grants , school officials told Eureka 's newspaper, The Times-Standard.

Eight positions in diocesan youth ministry have been eliminated — all of them half-time or less , a spokesperson said. In addition , there hav e been staffing cuts in detention ministry, Hispanic ministry, and a prayer center progr am.

Rebels free bishop held since August BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) — A Colombian guerrilla released a Catholic bishop kidnapped and held for more than a month. The People 's Liberation Army, Colombia's smallest guerrilla group, released Bishop Jose de Jesus Quintero Diaz of Tibu to a commission headed by the president of the Colombian bishops ' conference on Sept. 19.

In a Sept. 6 letter to Colombian radio network Caracol, the guerrillas apologized to the pope for the kidnapping and said it was "a desperate measure to attract the nation 's attention " to "the systematic murder of peasants by paramilitary groups logistic-ally supported by the army. "

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Arch diocese f i les suit to free z e contested assets

By Kamille Matter The State Superior Court , San Francisco , granted a writ of attachment Sept . 9 to the Archdiocese of San Francisco , freezing a major cash asset held by former pastor Msgr. Patrick O'Shea.

The Archdiocese had filed a civil suit Sept. 8 to recover $252,000 which it claims O'Shea embezzled from the Churc h while he was pastor of Hol y Name of Jesus Parish at 3240 Lawton St., and St. Cecilia Parish , at 2555 17th Ave., in San Francisco , as well as director of the local office of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith .

According to documents filed in the civil case, the Archdiocese also sought to freeze a $187 ,000 revocable "restitution trust ," which O'Shea had established as part of a trial delay agreement with the San Francisco District Attorney 's office pertaining to a criminal embezzlement case pending against O'Shea.

The civil suit, which alleges conversion , embezzlement , and fraud , is the latest in a series of actions against O'Shea. These include: 1) Sexual molestation complaints filed in civil court against O'Shea and other local priests during the 1990s.

The suits also named the Archdiocese as a defendant. The Archdiocese settled for undisclosed amounts paid by insurance carriers and self-insurance. There are no current suits against the Archdiocese involving O'Shea, according to Archdiocesan Genera l Counsel Jack M. Hammel.

2) Criminal molestation charges pursued by the District Attorney 's office. According to a Sept. 16 San Francisco Chronicle article, the district attorney has thrice charged O'Shea with more than a dozen crimes in connection with allegations of sexual misconduct with nine boys between 1964 and 1980. So far, attempts to prosecute O'Shea have been impeded by various legal considerations , mostl y having to do with statutes of limitations. However, these impediments may have been lifted in light of a recent State Supreme Court decision relating to this subject.

3) A civil embezzlement claim broug ht by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Archdiocese 's suit alleges he embezzled funds and falsified records while he was pastor at Holy Name from 1978 to 1990 and St. Cecilia from 1990 to 1994. He also diverted donated funds for personal use while he served as director of San Francisco's Propagation of the Faith , from 197 1 to 1994.

The suit argues that because the restitution trust was executed less than three years following the discovery of the embezzlement , it constitutes an "unconditional , unequivocal promise or acknowledgment of his indebtedness."

4) Criminal embezzlement charges pursued by the District Attorney 's office. Prosecutors in 1996 charged O'Shea with 11 counts of ' grand theft and filing false tax returns, according to the Chronicle article. The charges

allege he embezzled Church funds to finance a home in might be too afraid or confused to go to the police , or Southern California and property at Lake Berryessa. might repress memories of abuse until adulthood. " Those charges are pending.

Following the California Supreme Court 's decision , The district attorney 's press liaison was unable to con- archdiocesan officials became concerned that O'Shea firm by press time the Chronicle 's figures , but said they would revoke the trust fund if it appeared he would be sounded accurate. going to jail on the criminal molestation charges , accordThe Archdiocese sought to freeze the trust fund now ing to Hammel. because an Aug. 30 State Supreme Court ruling removed "Our goal was to freeze that asset ," Hammel told a statute of limitations barrier to the criminal molestation Catholic San Francisco. "It was felt that O'Shea mi ght charges , renewing the possibility that O'Shea will be lose interest in making restitution in the embezzlement aggressively prosecuted on criminal grounds. Previous case if he faced the possibility of spending the rest of his court rulings stated life in jail in the the six-year statute of molestation case."

Following the California Supreme limitations had Hammel said it expired. was unclear to the Court 's decision, archdiocesan offi cials While the surprise Archdiocese how the 4-3 decision could be $187 ,000 figure was became concerned that O 'Shea would appealed to the U.S. chosen , or exactl y Supreme Court , it did where the money revoke the trust fund if it appeared he re-open the door for came from. He the district attorney "The added , would be g oing to jail on the criminal to press a criminal Archdiocese of San case against O'Shea Francisco was not a molestation charges.... for child molestation. party to this (trust District Attorney fund) agreement."

"When this Supreme Court case came down ," Terence Hallinan said his office plans to pursue its prosecution of O'Shea.

Hammel continued , "we wanted to make sure that the "We felt all along we were entitled to prosecute him trust stayed intact , since according to the agreement and we intend to do so," Hallinan told Catholic San O'Shea could revoke it on his own initiative. The only Francisco. "It is an important part of the recovery for the deal in the trust was that his attorney (the trustee) had to victims as well as for punishment of a child molester. He notify the district attorney if O'Shea revoked the trust , took unfair advantage of his position of trust." after which the district attorney could proceed with prosThe California Supreme Court decision opened the ecution." door to prosecution of chil d molestation cases based on By impounding O'Shea's paychecks , the Archdiocese events that took place many years , or even decades , ago. has recovered $48,000 of the funds the once popular priest allegedl y converted from parish and other The ruling affects dozens of pending cases.

"It upheld a 1994 state law that allows molestation accounts.

"We feel we have a stewardship obligation ," Hammel charges to be filed within a year of the time the case was reported to authorities , no matter when the events continued, "to get back the money that was given by the occurred, if there was independent evidence to support people of the Archdiocese of San Francisco."

Ordained in 1958, O'Shea was stripped of clerical the charges ," an Aug. 31 Recorde r law journal story said.

"The previous law required charges to be filed within duties and faculties in 1995. O'Shea and his attorney six years of the alleged molestation , a statute of limita- could not be reached. tions that is typical for serious crimes in California. The new law was based on concerns that molested youths ¦

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October is Respect Life Month

Young minds ponde r how to create a 'Culture of Lif e ' First Place Honors

winners Awards were presented to more than 100 elementary and high school of the annual Respect Life Essay Contest on Sept. 11 at Notre Dame des Victoires Church . Presenting the awards in categories including grand prize, first prize and honorabl e mention and presiding at the Mass preceding the presentations was Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester.

In all, more than 5,600 students entered essays.

Concelebrating were Father Lawrence Goode, pastor, St. Finn Barr Parish and director of the Respect Life Commission of the Archdiocese which sponsored the competition; Marist Father Etienne Siffert, pastor, Notre Dame des Victoires, and Father Edward Cleary,retired pastor of St. James Parish and longtime respect life advocate.

Deacons were John Carpenter and John Hutzler, who also served as master of ceremonies, litis was tl#ilnth year for the contest which drew entries from more than 60 of the 78 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese in addition to parish schools of religion and home-schooled individuals.

In his homily, Bishop Wester asked the assembly of almost 400 people, "How are we most connected, here and now?" pointing out that while many of them had never met, they were "all connected in Jesus, the Son of God." Front from left: Alice Asturias, Bishop John C. Wester, Mary Ann Schwab, Kathleen Buckley; "Like Mary, we are one with Jesus," Bishop Wester said. at Bishop's right is Deacon John Carpenter; back, from left: Fathers Edward Cleary, Lawrence Goode.

He thanked the young winners and all who entered the contest for their Etienne Siffert and Deacon John Hutzler. attention to life. "In Christ all creation is grounded and all life is sacred because it comes from God, the author of life ," he said. ¦ ¦ ¦— • — • -j Awards included a $200 savings bond, $100 bonds in several categories and ribbons. r • — — — • — « — . ..— ¦ • Alice Asturias , a founder of the Respect Life Commission in 1974 and the essay contest nine years ago, retires from the work officially this year. "The work has been very rewarding though frustrating at times," the ¦ mother of 11 children said, calling the essay contest "one of her great satisfactions."

I I ! ¦ "Children have a clear understanding of the value of life and the essay contest has become one of the "Life" is what Jesus gave up j best ways of promoting it," she added. on the cross for us, In a farewell to Asturias, Bishop Wester said her contribution has been crucial to the respect life work so that we could live forever in of the Archdiocese. He also commended Mary Ann Schwab, coordinator of Respect Life activities for the God's Kingdom of Heaven.

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We can live life wisely by obeying God's word and by ; Theme for the essays was "Toward a Culture of Life" with younger children writing on how God made always putting others before ourselves. them special and older children writing on humanity as an image of God and the call to serve life. Respect Life Commission members Gloria Gillogley and Penny Labourdette chaired the event.

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Why do some people turn violent and hateful?

Has respect for life ceased to exist?

Has God ceased to be a part of His own creation? Is man likened to a piece of commodity that he can be bartered, destroyed, or discarded?

What must I do?

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Sometimes when we get angry we can be hurtful and unkind, this is like a thorn in Jesus' side.

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Even though God may not be pleased with some of the things we do, he still forgives us, just like we should forgive each other.

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The hungry, needy, and theirfamilies are important because they were also created in God 's image. Next time you see a hungry or needy person on the street think for once that they also have an image of God inside of them.

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Language and p rincip le The recent notification by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith barring Sister Jeannine Gramick and Father Robert Nugent from pastoral work involving homosexual persons has generated a good deal of commentary, much of it focused on language rather than principle.

In contrast , the notification centered on the principles of Church teaching: "Given the repeated attempts of the Church's legitimate authorities to resolve the problems presented by the writings and pastoral activities of the two authors , the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is obliged to declare for the good of the Catholic faithful that the positions advanced by [Gramick and Nugentl regarding the intrinsic evil of homosexual acts and the objective disorder of the homosexual inclination are doctrinall y unacceptable because they do not faithfully convey the constant teaching of the Catholic Church in this area."

In a response to the notification , Father Nugent framed the argument as largely one of language, noting that he has attempted "to foster accurate but balanced and pastorally sensitive theological language in speaking and writing about homosexuality." He said he has "avoided the more technical theological language of evil and disorder that would be heard by many as pastorally insensitive and a cause of further pain and alienation for homosexual Catholics and their families."

Sister Gramick, in her response, also spoke of language, saying she has refrained from making public statements of her "personal views about homosexual behavior and homosexual orientation because these are areas of contention between the magisterium and lesbian/gay Catholics." She said an emphasis on teaching about homosexual acts and orientation obscures Church teaching about the human dignity of lesbian and gay persons, and argued other ministries are not required to constantiy proclaim the immorality of certain behavior or actions.

For Sister Gramick and Father Nugent, who come from a strong pastoral tradition , the primary focus is on interaction with those individuals in the ministry served - at the expense of a full exposition of Church teaching. Moreover, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith noted that "in presenting the Church's teaching on homosex uality, [they] have continually called central elements of that teaching into question."

While both individuals are recognized as generous and caring people who have spent many years ministering to homosexual persons, one comes away from their case with a sense that they really do not agree with Church teaching on the core issues of homosexuality. For example, they have written that in specific cases, the "general objective norm about the morality of horriogenital acts" can be "qualified" or even "suspended."

A focus on language rather than principle also has given rise to a fallacy that Church teaching contributes to prejudice, discrimination and violence against homosexuals. This position makes sense only to people who cannot discern the difference between making moral judgments and inciting to hate. The Holy Father, U.S. bishops and other Church leaders have affirmed the dignity of homosexual persons and strongly condemned antihomosexual attitudes, speech and actions.

A second fallacy suggests a retreat by the Catholic Church from its commitment to minister to homosexual persons. This erroneous view is captured in a San Francisco Examiner headline, "Vatican Nixes Catholic Gay Ministry." The perspective reflected here says a full representation of Catholic teaching is at odds with ministry to gay and lesbian persons.

However, in an astute and sensitive article in America, Father Gerald D. Coleman, rector of St. Patrick Seminary, cites the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's 1986 Letter to the Bishops in the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, which said "Departure from the Church's teaching or silence about it, in an effort to provide pastoral care, is neither caring nor pastoral. Only what is true can ultimately be pastoral."

The congregation's letter noted that "An authentic pastoral program will assist homosexual persons at all levels of the spiritual life; through the sacraments and in particular through the frequent and sincere use of the sacrament of reconciliation, through prayer, witness, counsel and individual care. In such a way the entire Christian community can come to recognize its own call to assist its brothers and sisters, without deluding them or isolating them." MEH

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on our week' s page Last ious educadirectors/coordinators of relig tion meeting at the Cathedral was a wonderful addition to our celebration of Catechetical Sunday. This nation al celebration in all of our dioceses recognizes the thousands of peop le like our directors/coordinators who share their faith with children , families and adults in the parish communities.

Looking at the faces of our directors/coordinators hel ps us focus on the variety of cultures we are privil eged to grow in faith with throug hout the Archdiocese. They are professional staffs who mentor the many catechists throug hout the year.

The vision and hopes stated in the article by our directors/coordinato rs of reli gious education call for a j— dynamic renewal of ourselves as we celebrate the 2,000 years since the birth of Jesus.

Sister Celeste Arbuckle, SSS Director, Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry

horrendous homicide that is happening there.

Being an American citizen throug h citizenshi p app lication and being a citizen of Portugal by birth , it is n with shock and horror that I watch the news from Portuga l via satellite , and directl y from Dili , the capital of Timor, and see what the Indonesians are doing there.

Twenty-four years ago , the Indonesians invaded East Timor, when Portugal after gaining freedom from a dictatorshi p, decided to free all peoples under its rule , and Timor was one of those territories that were able to govern themselves — that is, until Indonesia invaded and ever since the killing hasn 't stopped.

To date at least 250,000 people have been slaughtered , and the world watches and does nothing.

Portugal has been pleading with the world to intervene by sending troops to maintain peace , but the response , and I quote , they "can 'l go there unless Indonesia gives permission."

I ask, when was East Timoi part of Indonesia? Never, because the East Timorese never wanted to be part of them , but pled and spoke throug h votes on Aug. 30 to become independent and instead of obeying the will of the peop le, the Indonesianbacked forces go and kill everyone they can find without any mercy — women , children , old and young are being killed is if they are animals , and here in America the animals are treated with more respect than these people are.

Dili is a deserted city with blood and bodies everywhere. Many priests and nuns have been killed and at this point they have no idea how many people have been murdered nor do they know the fates of those still living.

So I appeal to all who read this letter to express your voices b y either writing or calling your congressional representative.

Please do something.

Zoraida Medeiros Novato

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I was totall y impressed by Father John Dietzen 's mature discussion of the significance of "666" in the "Question Corner " (Sept. 3).

Like many excitable peop le, I had my own pet theory of the hidden meaning of 666: Since this "Mark of the Beast" was to be "on every one ' s wrist... " I concluded it was the wrist watch (as it measures 60 minutes , 60 seconds, and has a 6 on the dial), and thus , by extension , "Technology" is the anti-Christ.

While this is a somewhat amusing theory, Father John Dietzen uncovers the historical , and linguistic context of "666" and lays it properl y to rest. In all, another fine example of the sort of writing that has, me looking forward to each issue of Catholic San Francisco. Now , does anyone have a good , used Omega wrist watch for sale?

Neil Hammari Sausalito

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Sins ' roots in lies

In the September issue of Magnifica t, Cardinal John O'Connor contributed the meditation of the day, "The Plank of Lies." The text follows: "It is fascinating to recognize that lies are at the root of all sins. It is not by chance that our divine Lord called Satan , the devil, 'the father of lies.' It is not strange that this should be so, that all sins are rooted in lies. We are fashioned after our divine Lord, made in his image and likeness , and he described himself as 'the way, the truth and the life.'

Every time we deviate from him , therefore, we are deviating from the truth.

Every sinful act is a lie . We are disfiguring, we are perverting the image in accordance with which we are made. The real person that we should be , the true authentic person , is the person who walks in the way of truth following the One in whose image and likeness we are made, Christ Jesus , the Lord. So, when we deviate by any kind of sin at all we are deviating from the truth and we are engaging in a lie. It is a fascinating thing to remember."

Let us pray that God will continue to bless Cardinal John O'Connor.

Dorothy Applegate San Francisco

Please take action

I' m taking this opportunity to write you about a very serious traged y that is happenin g in East Timor and the whole world just talks and doesn ' t react to the

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On Being Catholic

Counseling the doubtful

S piritual works of mercy: Part II

Father Milton T. Walsh

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_L o counsel the doubting: this is an elusive admonition , especially in our contemporary society. Given the pluralistic nature of modern America , the queen of all secular virtues is tolerance , and her handmaid is doubt. Reli gious certitude can be dismissed as fanaticism, and doubt can be hailed as open mindedness.

Unless the politicall y correct have sandblasted it away, over the entrance to San Francisco City College is the motto , "The truth shall make you free." These are the words of Jesus Christ , and it is hel pful to recall their original context: "If you live according to my teaching, you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (Jn 8:31-32) Christianity is a revealed religion , and our conviction is that Christ reveals the truth about God and about ourselves.

Doubt in the face of a hypothesis is inquiry ; in the face of truth it is blindness.

Doubts about faith can arise in the mind or in the heart.

Catholic tradition emphasizes faith as an act of the intellect , and temptations to doubt assail the mind. Here it is good to

recall the maxim of Cardinal John Newman: "A thousand questions do not constitute a doubt." The antidote to intellectual doubt is not blind faith , but informed faith . St. Anselm described theology as "faith seeking understanding." We want to embrace the faith in its wholeness, and also to embrace it with our whole being, including our mind. If the best answer we can give to why we believe something is "because that 's what the Church teaches," it will not be persuasive to others, nor ultimately to ourselves. We must seek lo know not only what the Church teaches, but why.

It is thus incumbent on all of us to take advantage of opportunities to appropriate our faith as adults. The School of Pastoral Leadershi p, parish adult education programs and the like provide occasions for much-needed enrichment. It is not fair to dismiss the teaching of the Church as childish if I have been content to end my Catholic education in childhood. Faith seeking understanding is the theological mission of every Catholic, not just theologians. Intellectual doubts may be an invitation to greater maturity. We should counsel those struggling with them to explore the richness of Catholic theology. Some of our greatest apologists are people who started out to prove the Catholic Church wrong, only to find she was right.

But doubt can attack the heart as well as the mind. We live in a worl d where people have repeatedl y put their trust in something or someone, only to have the rug pulled out from under them. As the say ing has it, "Once burned , twice shy." When the very public failings in the Church are

added into the mix, we have a malaise where people do not doubt the reasons for our faith , but its lived reality.

Doctrines can simply be a list of facts learned like so many other facts. If they do not draw us into a communion of love with Christ , they are mere information , not dogma.

Dogma is "saving tru th ," truth that changes our whole way of living. Another impediment may be a resistance to the truth of faith because one senses the demand of conversion, what will have to change in my life if I affirm the faith . The antidote to this kind of doubt is to seek the company of the saints. Not only the canonized saints (thoug h their lives are an inspiration often neglected these days), but those women and men who reall y live their faith. They are not as rare as one mighl think , althoug h they are often the last to recognize it themselves. You need to be on the lookout for them , since their love for God breeds a humility which keeps them in the background , but I have found them in every parish with which I have been associated.

How to counsel the doubting ? According to Christ, by encouraging them to live according to his teaching (heart) and hunger to know his truth (mind). If others perceive in us the Gospel as a romance, not as a prospectus, they may trade the apparent freedom of doubt for the real freedom of truth.

Intellectual doubts may be an invitation to greater maturity. We should counsel those strugg ling with them to exp lore the richness of Catholic theology.

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

George Weigel Papal biograp hy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a command p erformance fr om the p ope

By Lou Panarale WASHINGTON (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; What ' s an author to do when the pope invites him to dinner and asks him to write the pope 's biography?

For George Weigel , the answer was easy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not only because Pope John Paul II asked him but because the author had long wanted to write such a book.

Three-and-a-half years in the making, Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II will be available in bookstores by mid-October from HarperCollins Publishers.

An imposing yet hi ghl y readable volume that runs nearl y 1 ,000 pages , including footnotes , the biograp hy is the work of Weigel , a Catholic newspaper columnist and senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington. His column , "The Catholic Difference ," appears regularl y in Catholic San Francisco.

Weigel has written or edited 15 books , including Tranqtiillitas Ordinis: The Present Failure and Future Promise of American Catholic Thought on War and Peace and The Final Revolution: The Resistance Church and the Collapse of Communism.

He said the idea of producing an in-depth papal biography first came up in May 1995 during informal conversations with Joaquin Navarro-Vails, the pope 's spokesman.

Over subsequent months Weigel suggested ideas by mail and fax to Navarro-Vails on how he thought such a biography should be written.

In December 1995, Weigel returned to Rome to give a lecture. To his surprise , the pope invited him to dinner.

"In the course of the evening he made it clear, quite vigorousl y, that he would be grateful if I would take on the project," Weigel said in an interview with Catholic News Service.

Weigel said when he first discussed the project with Navarro-Vails, he had the feeling much of his life had been a providential preparation for this assignment.

"I'd been active at the intersection of Catholicism and public life for two decades," he said. "I'd studied philosoph y and theology. I had written the first book arguing that John Paul was the key figure in the collapse of European communism."

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| Witness to Hope is a new biography of Pope dohn Paul II written by George Weigel afte r extensive interviews with the pope.

He said the pope assured him they would meet as often as necessary, and the author would receive any needed materials and have comp lete editorial control.

Weigel said that arrangement allowed him to write "the first full-scale biography that presents the pope 's life from "inside ' the convictions that have shaped that life."

"Every other major biography of the pope in Eng lish has approached him from 'outside ,' so to speak, as a statesman who's incidentall y a Christian , a priest , a bishop," Weigel said.

He said writing a biography of the pope from the outside is a little like writing a biography of Einstein and ignoring or downp laying the physics.

"With John Paul II, the theology, the Christian commitment that makes him the man he is, that shapes his thinking, his actions, his decisions , and his encounters with others , has to be the starting point ," Weigel said.

While working on the biography, Weigel was in Rome more than a dozen times, for periods ranging from two weeks to seven weeks.

He was in Poland a half-dozen times, attended the

pope 's World Youth Day in Paris in 1997, and was in Cuba for the pope's pilgrimage there in January 1998.

Weigel also established correspondence with famous personalities all over the worl d, many of whom provided documents and reminiscences.

Regarding meeting with the pope , Weigel said, "We met 10 time s, formally, over meals , and had several other more informal encounters , amounting to about 20 hours of conversation in all.

"The pope is a natural , unaffected man. We had been in personal conversation since 1992, so it wasn ' t as if we were just getting to know each other," he said.

"At our first dinner conversation , at Caste! Gandolfo in September 1996, the pope began , as he had always done before , by peppering me with questions about what was happening in the United States," he said.

"I said , 'Hol y Father, wait a minute; I' m supposed to be the one asking the questions here .' This produced a pontifical shrug, a smile, and a very informative 90 minutes of conversation. " Weigel said that a year before the pope asked him to write the biograp hy, he stated in a column that historians would someday refer to the pope as Pope John Paul II the Great.

"If that does become the case, it will be because, like Leo the Great and Gregory the Great , John Paul met the challenge of the barbarians of his time," he said. "He has champ ioned Christian humanism and defending the inalienable rights of human beings made in the image and likeness of God. As with Leo and Gregory, not all of John Paul's initiatives have worked as he might have hoped. But what has worked has been epic."

"This 'pope from a far country' has changed the papacy and the course of 20th-century history, and set the course for world Catholicism well into the third millennium ," Weigel said.

(George WeigeTs column, which normally appears on this page, will return next week.)

SCRIPTURE ©L ITURGY Catholic comatose contentment: be on the look-out The Catholic coma can excuse us from any form of commitment to our parish ; allow us to drift in and out of Sunday Mass with little impression made; numb us to the cry ing needs of the members of our own species for justice; excuse us fro m any consideration of ourselves as stewards of creation; and render us vague enough to be true, colorless enough to fit in, and sufficiently anesthetized to make no contri bution to the here and now.

The comatose feel some disturbance when they hear of parishioners gearing up for Season III of RENEW 2000. Here is a process where men, women, and teens say the Church has come alive for them because they share the biblical Word and their reactions to it, create genuine intimacy among the members by so doing, and join in prayer and the selection of an appropriate action.

The appearanc e at liturgy of committed lectors , eucharistic ministers, musicians and singers, servers and greeters also jolts the zombies because these people seem to have chosen to serve the community in indubitable deeds that speak of commitment.

Jolt number three comes from the Scripture chosen for Sunday's Liturgy of the Word: the commitment of others becomes our invitation to jump in and recommit ourselves, reproducing the self-emptying of Jesus the Lord for God's people.

Ezechiel (our first reading) sets the tone. He batdes a contemporary viewpoint that considers sin as a community matter with little individual responsibility. It is a glory, the prophet says, to belong to the Chosen People. But , he warns , each of us must choose to be chosen, must live out our commitment with personal decisions. In other words , we cannot drift or float or sleep-walk. "When someone virtuous turn s away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies, it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die. But if he turns from the wickedness he has committed , and does what is right and just , he shall preserve his life...."

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezechiel 18:25-28; Psalm 125; Philipp ians 2:1-11;; Matthew 21:28-32

Father David M. Pettingill Matthew explores this reality in a very concrete way. Jesus asks the chief priests and elders for their opinion about two sons asked by their father to work in the vineyard. The first replies '"No, I will not,' but afterwards changed his mind and went." The second said, '"Yes, sir' but did not go." Jesus then asks, "Which of the two did his father 's will?" They answered, "the first."

The first who thought better of his reply becomes the example to the chief priests and elders, who in their comatose contentment have no desire to change. Even when they see others who hav e said "no" now changing their hearts , they remain unmoved. "When John came to you in the way of righteousness , you did not believe him , but tax collectors and prostitutes did.

Yet even when you saw that, you did not change your minds and believe him."

The very people in our parish who change their ways, commit to the community, and serve us are a palpable invitation to us to join them. Yes, it does involve the self-emptying that Jesus exhibited and that empowers us. Yes, it does mean interacting with sisters and brothers

who make demands and give gifts. Yes, it means being vulnerable , possibly being crucified , always being raised from the dead.

Unlike Adam , Jesus did not grasp at "equality with God" (Paul tells us). He emptied himself "taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness." He went further in this process, "becoming obedient to the point of death , even death on a cross." God's response to this total commitment of Jesus to us is to exalt Jesus and make him Lord: "Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father." It is this exalted self-emptying that we reproduce when we really join our parish communities whole-heartedl y: "Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vain glory ; rather humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests but also for those of others. Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus.... " What a powerful invitation committed parishioners are to the "sleepwalkers" who are content to function minimally. They are a divine wake-up call and an assurance that all who say they believe can be brought to the state of being "full y alive," which St. Irenaeus assures us is the "glory of God." RENEW 2000 Questions: Who are invitations to you to deepen your commitment to being Church? What does your small community of faith say or should say to your parish?

What ways can you select to invite inactive Catholics home?

Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Can we have both hospitality and mystery?

Cherie was looking for a Church family to belong to. She and her two young sons wanted to be at home in a Christian community for worship, for support in living the values of the Gospel , for opportunities for service. It was the hospitality of the Catholic parish that drew her in.

She said it was the simple things that touched her, being greeted at the door by people who were glad she came, the chance to meet parishioners after Mass over coffee and pan Mexicano and donuts , the reverence for the book of intercessions left open near the statue of the Blessed Mother, the patience and care with which children and young parents were treated, the way everyone sang the psalm, the respectful way the Communion procession moved so that the elderly didn ' t feel rushed or overwhelmed. It was the hospitality that drew her.

What does hospitality have to do with the inestimable privilege of glorif ying almighty God? What does hospitality have to do with worship?

Our faith teaches that worship is our participation in Christ 's own priestly ministry : the sanctification of men and women and the glorification of God. How does hospitality enter into this profound reality ?

Worship flourishes in a climate of hospitality because worship is offered by the Christian community as one Body, as Christ 's own Body. Those men and women and children around me at worship are the face of Christ for me (as I am for them). There is a real presence of Christ in the community gathered in his name.

How we treat this presence of Christ in our midst at worship is what hospitality is all about. The magnificent reading from the letter to the Philippian s we

Sister Sharon McMillan , SND hear this Sunday describes this essential dynamic for worship in a striking way.

"Make my joy complete by your unanimity, possessing the one love, united in spirit and ideals...each of you looking to others ' interests rather than your own.

Providing opportunities for the local Bod y of Christ to get to know one another leads some parishes to meet in small faith communities or RENEW groups , to host parish dinners throughout the year, to ask prayers for the sick and those who have died, to invite parishioners to drive others to Mass , to accompany those grieving, to visit the homebound , to contribute to the St. Vincent de Paul Society We are members of one another, bound in an intimate way to one other by the Hol y Spirit. We die and rise with Christ through our Baptism as members of

his Body. We renew and deepen this profound intimacy with his Body through our celebration of the Eucharist.

As vital as hospitality is to our worship, there is a second d ynamic just as important: the experience of mystery. The climate is hospitality and the experience is of the utter transcendence of our good and loving God. Our worship is ultimatel y God-centered so that every element of the celebration draws us into the saving encounter with God. Everything we see, hear, taste, smell, and touch is permeated with the divine, drawing us as a community deeper and deeper into the heart of God. The quality of the bread , the taste of the wine, the beauty of the vesture and vessels, the prayerfulness of the music, the genuineness of the greetings at the door and at the sign of peace, the transparency of the priest celebrant 's prayer and presence, the nobility of the altar and ambo, the fervor of the community 's responses - - all contribute to the sense of God present in our midst.

The celebration of Catholic liturgy requires attem tion to both dynamics: mystery and hospitality. Overemphasis on one or the other may cause frustration.

The tension is real but it is to be expected. Above all, let us offer pastors and parish ministers support and encouragement as they help us grow in experience of both hospitality and mystery i—i |¦—

Notre Dame Sister Sharon McMilla n is assistant professor of sacramental theology and liturgy at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Family Lif e

On discipline, 'surfing ' and life

Vivian W. Dudro »3o, how 's the new school year going ?" another mom asked me recently.

"Okay," I said. "The most difficult thing about starting school again is the discipline."

This mother, whose two children are mostly older than my four, tried to assure me that, as children grow older and become more accustomed to their routine, disci p line problems diminish.

"But I didn 't mean the children ," I said. "I' m the one with the disci p line problem!"

Indeed , the hardest part of the new academic year is the self-disci pline it requires of me. I am not very good at waking up on time (because it hinges upon going to bed on time), serving meals on time, and driving every bod y around town on time. As a

result, the rest of the family has difficulty staying on schedule.

While I was filling in the calendar for September, October and November with school hours, practices, lessons, etc., and feeling more and more discouraged b y each added commitment, I was tempted to quit before I stalled. I even entertained the idea of taking up surfing.

I thought of the surfers we pass when driving to soccer practice near Ocean Beach in San Francisco and marveled at their apparent freedom from time and care.

What are they thinking about as they bob up and down waiting for the perfect wave, I wondered. I doubt they are mentally jotting a dinner menu for a family of six.

When I was a teen-ager, I was impatient to grow up. Now that I am, well , the age that I am, I daydream about being carefree like a teen-ager.

Rather silly, I know. But maybe other moms also have days now and then when doing something else, or even nothing at all , seems more appealing than barel y keeping pace with the relentless needs of their children.

On one of those grin-and-bear-it-while-racingagainst-the-clock days, I was standing in a long line at an ATM machine with three misbehaving kids and a

crying baby. I felt so conspicuous , as 1 was the only adult for blocks who was both accompanied by children and in need of a haircut. "Surel y, everyone within earshot thinks I' m a loser," I told myself.

Then something unexpected happened. An old woman hobbled up to me, smiled and said, "What beau tiful children you have. You know, these are the best days of your life." The visitation was like a scene in a Frank Capra film; moved by grace, I snapped out of my self-pity and joyfully hugged the children.

I learned a couple of things ^_^_^^^_ that afternoon: 1) It is probably not a good idea to take four cranky children banking, a bad hair day. especially on 2) Feelings are transitory and not a reliable indicator of self-worth .

As it turns out, the children 's fall schedules are not as overwhelming as I had feared , so I will not be going surfing any time soon. Oh , I am straggling with myself to stay above water, but I am hopeful my perseverance will pay off. At the very least , when my children are grown and gone, I will be able to look back upon these hectic but rewarding years as the best days of my life.

It is p robably not a good idea to take four cranky children banking, especially on a bad hair day.

Vivian Dudro is the mother of f o u r (ages three to I I ) and a member of St. Maiy 's Cathedral Parish.

Are there regulations about priestless rites?

In K^. our parish the pastor 's poor health precludes some morning Masses. A Communion service is substituted, which is conducted by a lay person. It has become customary for thepresider to deliver a homily, of his own making, after the readings. I understood that homilies are to be delivered only by ordained deacons or priests. Is there an official rule about this ? (Ohio) A. There is an official "*i*!i ^^ ^ «#' Catholic ritual for these ceremonies titled 'Sunday Celebrations in the ^^^i Absence of a g While I Priest." specificall y desig- ^k nated for Sunday, the ^^^ same princ iples 7 would apply lo other days of the week as well. The numbers given below refer to this document.

Generall y, these ese celebrations take the form of either morning or evening prayer (the Liturgy of the Hours), or a Liturgy of the Word with holy Communion.

When a priest is not available for the celebration of Mass, at the recommendation of the pastor the bishop is to appoint someone, lay or religious , to lead these liturgies, including the prayers and ministry of the word, and administer Communion (21).

The ritual points out , incidentally, that these ministers carry out their responsibilities in virtue of their baptism and confirmation. It is, in other words, part of their proper function as baptized Christians to do so.

Even when a lay person presides, he or she is always to be assisted by other ministers to proclaim the Scriptures , hel p distri bute Communion, provide the music and so on.

At the reading of the word of God, there should always be some explanation of the readings or a period of silent reflection on what has been heard . Since only an ordained minister may give the homily as such, die pastor may pre-

pare one for the leader to read, or the lay leader may give a brief explan ation of the Scripture text, if permitted to do so by the bishop (41).

An obvious peril in permitting this sort of liturgy, as many bishops have noted , is that it may seem to minimize the crucial importance of the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist in Catholic Christian life.

The Mass as a liturgical sacrifice, hi the Liturgy of the Eucharist, can never be adequately substituted for by any other rite. Thus, the service we are discussing here is intended for use only when the full celebration of the paschal mystery, with the liturgies of word and Eucharist , is impossible' because no priest is available.

As the introduction to this ritual pastoral indicates , teaching must always "emphasize that the sacrifice of the Mass is the only true actualization of the Lord 's paschal mystery, and is the most complete manifestation of the Church" (4).

For those interested , a Spanish-Eng lish edition of this ritual, complete with related documents, prayers , litanies, blessings and so on, is published by The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minn.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Northern Ireland peace activist and co-reci pient of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Mairead Corri gan Maguire will speak, at a free public lecture on the current peace process in her homeland at 4 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the University of San Francisco's McLaren Complex.

USF is on Golden Gate Avenue between Parker and Masonic near Golden Gate Park.

The lecture , "Building a Culture of Nonviolence ," will focus on the process of

nonviolence in different contexts and provide up dates on the political situation in Northern Ireland after signing of this year 's peace accords.

Maguire founded the Community of Peace Peop le in 1 976 along with coNobel Laureate Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown. Mairead Maguire was the aunt of the three Maguire children who were hit by a getaway car after a soldier shot its driver. The death prompted a series of marches throughout the

United Kingdom , demanding an end to the violence.

Maguire is the reci pient of numerous honors and awards , including the Norweg ian Peop le 's Prize , and an honorary doctorate from Yale University. She was a special honoree of the U.N. "Women of Achievement " program in 1978.

The lecture will be sponsored by USF's University Ministry. For information , call (415) 422-4463.

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Ivan Illich to lead off USF Davies Forum lecture series on Oct. 7 An internationall y renowned line-up of speakers — beginning with Ivan Illich — will make up the University of San Francisco 's Fall Davies Forum free public lecture series Oct. 7 throug h Dec. 9.

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notable voices from various disciplines , countries and ethnic groups who "will give their perspectives of memories as a way of understanding our private lives and public concerns and using lessons learned from them as a bri dge to the future ," according to a USF press release.

Nine speakers hav e been scheduled for the 7:30 p.m. lectures: Oct. 7, Ivan Illich , world-renowned philosopher and social critic and author of Celebration of Awareness and Tools for Conviviality; at Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Theater , 2350 Turk Blvd.

Oct. 14, Rina Swentzell , Santa Clara Pueblo , architect, philosopher and essayist; at USF Lone Mountain Campus Room 140, 2800 Turk Blvd .

Oct. 28, Arundhati Roy, Booke r prize-winning author of The God of Small Things and activist writer on nuclear and anti-large dam issues, also author of The End of Imag ination and For the Common

The third annual Fall Fest conference for young adult Catholics will be held Oct. 23 on the campus ol the University of San Francisco. The day-long event will include a keynote address by Auxiliary Bishop John C. Weste r, workshops . Mass, evening meal, and dance. Cost is $35; $45 after Oct. T. For further information , call (415) 675-5900, or visit the event Web site: www.fall-fest.orQ , Theme is "Faith for the Future." Pictured are participants from last year 's Fall Fest.

'Celebrating God's love' Burlingame mission topic St. Catherine of Siena Parish , Burlingame, has announced a mission on Sept. 27, 28, 29 led by Wellknown Vatican II expert Father David Pettingill , director of the Office of Parish Life for the Archdiocese of San Francisco and a regular contributor to Catholic San Francisco. The mission theme is "Celebrating God's Love and Sharing It With Others."

Father Pettingill will take missioners through different aspects of the theme during the three 7:30 p.m. gatherings.

St. Catherine of Siena Church is located at 1310 Bays water Ave. at the El Camino Real . For more information , contact the parish at (650) 344-6884.

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School of Pastoral Leadership 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 fot Advent" by choir of St. Francis of Assisi Shrine.

For more information , locations , fees and registration materials call Joni Gallagher at (415) 242-9087.

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

Dec. 17-19: Annual HIV/AIDS Christmas Retreat at the East Bay's San Damiano Retreat in Danville.

Intended for people wanting to deepen their relationship with God as they struggle with the challenges this disease presents in their life. $25 suggested donation. Call (925) 837-9141.

VALLOMBROSA CENTER

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

Oct. 23-24: "Finding Christ Within 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.

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

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. 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.

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Fri. at 8 p.m. at Presentation Sisters Motherhouse Chapel, Turk and Masonic , SF. Call Sister Monica Miller, PBVM at (415) 751-0406, ext, 22; and at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke Parish, 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City. Call (650) 345-6660.

3rd Tues. at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

18' Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Cente r, 2300 Adeline

Dr., Burlingame. Call Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at (650) 340-7452.

1s, Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary 's Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, SF. Call (415) 288-3809.

Ecumenical & Interreligious Dec. 1-4: "A Call to Oneness, A Conference on Compassion and HIV Disease" sponsored by the Multicultural AIDS Resource Center of California.

Call (415) 777-3229.

72 Hours is an interfaith peace-building project set to take place on Dec. 31, 1999 and Jan.1-2, 2000. People of faith are invited to mobilize their communities around five specific actions including a Peace Vigil and Call to Political Leaders. For information, call (415) 561-2300.

Social Justice/Respect Life Oct. 2; "Break the Chains of Debt Teach-in" at UC Berkeley 's Morgan Hall, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with Congresswoman Barbara Lee and other speakers.

Sponsored by Jubilee 2000 East Bay. $10 fee includes lunch and information packet. Call (510) 525-5497.

Oct. 23: "Stand Against Violence: A Challenge to the Catholic Community" takes place at St. Mary 's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF from 1-5 p.m. followed by Mass at 5:30 p.m. with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding. Ned Dolejsi, executive director, California Catholic Conference , will speak on Catholic Advocacy in a Culture of Non-Violence.

Other topics: youth violence; family violence and hate violence. Sponsored by Offices of Public Policy; Ethnic Ministry Respect Life and Catholic Charities. $5 adults/$2 youth-students. Call (415) 565-3672.

Oct, 5,12, 19, 26: "The Response of Catholic Social Teaching," a series of Wed. evening talks by social justice professionals , including civil rights pioneer Father Eugene Boyle on Oct. 5. Topics include globalization, the environment , immigration, homelessness and living wages. 7-9 P-m- Oct. 17: "Sex and the Teenager; Choices and Decisions," a workshop for teens and pre-teens on adolescent sexuality, values and communication with Sister Kieran Sawyer, an internationally known author and presenter on adolescent sexuality and catechesis. Morning and evening sessions Both at St. Ignatius Parish's Accolti Room, Fulton and Parker St., SF. Call (415) 422-2188.

Oct. 17: "The Death Penalty, A Careful Look" will take place at St. Albert the Great Hall, 1095 Channing at Melville , Palo Alto, at 4 p.m. For more information , call (650) 856-6350.

Consolation Ministry Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary nd lh Cathedral , Gough and Geary St., SF on 2 and 4 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. Carmel

Datebook 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; 1s ' Mon. 7-9 p.m. Call (650) 3477768. St. Gabriel Parish,40'" Ave. and Ulloa, SF; 1sl & 3rd Tues., 7-9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Hilary Parish , 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon; 1s' & 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., Novato, 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.

Childrenfleen Groups: Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

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

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

Returning Catholics Landings Program for Inactive Catholics begins for 10 weeks on Oct. 4 with St. Dominic Parish , 2390 Bush St., SF. Designed for nonpracticing Catholics in small groups setting. Evening sessions. Call Fr. Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824 or Marie Macapagal-Detweiler at (415) 647-2044.

Prayer/Devotions For information about events sponsored by the Office of Charismatic Renewa l 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 8"1 Ave., SF. Call (415) 751-0450.

Centering Prayer: Mon. 7-8:15 p.m., Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., SF.Call Sister 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 17'" 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 Rdâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; 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, comer of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, M-F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. 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., 1S| 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 for times. Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 3221801.St. Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1sl Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.

Family Life Oct. 15-17: "A Family Reteat at St.Clare's:" Parents and children will experience presentations on communication , family meetings, spirituality and reconciliation along with good food, fun and camaraderie in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains. Sponsored by Retrouvaille and the Christian Family Movement. Call Peg and Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269.

Introductory sessions of Seton Medical Center's Natural Family Planning program will be held

through this fall.The office also offers educational programs for youth on topics including the changes that occur during puberty and the responsibility ol relationships. Health educators are also available to speak about NFP, infertility, adolescent sexuality, preparing for pregnancy, perinatal loss and drug abuse in pregnancy. Call (650) 301-8896.

Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages, has upcoming weekends. Call Lolette or Anthony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

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 of Mt. Carmel 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 separated 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) 4471200 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Parish Festivals Sept. 24-26: 'The Greatest Show on Earth" is the festival theme at St. Robert Parish, San Bruno. Circus acts throughout three days; silent auction "under the big tent;" former professional clown on stage; great food. Fri. 6-11 p.m.; Sat. 1 -11p.m.; Sun. 1-6 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, 24lh St. and Diamond, SF. Call (415) 282-0141.

Sept. 26: St. Matthew Parish Carnival on church grounds at 9"' Ave. and El Camino, San Mateo. 9 a.m6 p.m. Food, fun and games. Call (650) 344-7622.

Oct. 1-3: "Mater Dolorosa Salutes the Millennium" is the festival theme of the SSF parish. Good food, booths, games and silent auction. Fun for all ages.

Fri. 5-10 p.m. (special children 's hours 3-5 p.m.); Sat. noon-5 p.m. and 6-10 p.m.; Sun. 1-8 p.m.

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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.-10 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m. Something for everyone including Booth games, prizes and rides. Call (650) 343-4094 or (650) 375-1946.

Oct. 1-3: Annual Fall Festival of St. Charles Parish, Tamarack and Belle Ave,San Carlos. Food, fun , games plus Clothes Locke r and Granny's Attic.

Call Kathy Kincaid at (650) 592-2038 or Tracy Rodriguez at (650) 508-0539.

Oct. 15-17: Star of the Sea Parish Festival, in Parish Center, 345 8th Ave,SF. Fri. 7-11 p.m.; Sat. 1-11 p.m.; Sun. 1-9 p.m. Two international dinners available Sat. and Sun. Call (415) 751-0450.

Oct. 23: "Nightmare on St. Thomas More Way: The Sequel" in Carroll Hall of St. Thomas More Church and School at 50 Brotherhood Way, SF; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Food, games, haunted house. Call (415) 905-4660, ext. 20.

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

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 orLydia Cuiting at (415) 661-5762.

Oct. 9: "Fall Into Autumn" fashion show at Corpus Christi Parish Hall, Alemany and Santa Rosa, SF benefiting Corpus Christi Elementary School. All tickets $15 , includes lunch. Please reserve by Oct.4 by calling Barbara Murphy at (415) 586-4242 or Lorraine Cirelli at (415) 584-2536.

Oct. 9: SF Dist. #1 of the Young Ladies Institute holds their annual Day at the Races at San Mateo's

Bay Meadows Racetrack. $24 fee includes entrance and lunch. Call Evelyn Crane. at (415) 824-8578.

Oct. 16: Annual "Lake Walk" fundraiser sponsored

by Catholic Charities' Little Children's Aid Junior Auxiliary. For information , e-mail connie@synergistech.com.

Oct. 21: Presentation Sisters 31s1 annual golf tournament at the Presidio Golf Club. Reg. 10:30 a.m.; tee off at noon. $200 fee includes green fees, lunch , cart , dinner and drinks. Call Maggie Lopez or Lisa Brent at (415) 751-5208 or Presentation Siste r Stephanie Still at (415) 751-0406.

Oct. 22: Archbishop William J. Levada will offer his "Thoughts on the Archdiocese of San Francisco " at Irish Cultural Center following a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Call Leo Walsh at (650) 3656184. $27.50 adults/$13 students Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council, call Mike Slilman at (415) 752-3641.

Second Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St , SF, at noon. Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823 .

About Health 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 .

Volunteer Opportunities The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns offers volunteer opportunities in social justice, respect life, advocacy and other areas . Call (415) 565-3673.

Help special needs children with The Learning Tree Center , a non-profit organization that will train , supervise and provide ongoing feedback to you in a unique home-based program. Learn how to share energy, enthusiasm and acceptance. Call Arlene (415) 457-2006.

Most Holy Redeemer AIDS Support Group is looking for volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to people living with AIDS. For information, call Milton Headings at (415) 863-1581.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary Cathedral invites you to join them in service to the poor: (415) 563-0863.

Women in Community Service, seeks people to assist women making the transition from public assistance to the workforce. Call Gwen at (415) 397-3592.

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders Support Team helps seniors remain at home with rides, food delivery and companionship. Interested volunteers should call Lisa Lopez Coffey at (415) 206-9177.

Project Linus, a group supplying special blankets for seriously ill and traumatized children, needs blanketeers to knit, crochet and quilt. Call (650) 589-6767.

California Pacific Medica l Center is always in need of volunteers. Call (415) 750-6038.

Catholic Charities' St. Joseph Village needs volunteer facilitators for its new TGIF program.

Call Andrea Brady at (415) 575-4920, ext. 255.

Volunteers are also needed for the computer lab.

All levels of computer experience welcome.

Call Kristen Rauda at (415) 575-4920, ext. 223.

San Francisco's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers for its many outreach programs to the poor: (415) 241.2600.

Birthright needs people to work with womer faced with unplanned pregnancies. For more information , call Mary Alba at (415) 664-9909.

San Mateo County's Volunteer Center: call (650) 342-0801. For San Francisco Volunteer Center, call (415) 982-8999.

Laguna Honda Hospital, SF is in need of volunteers to serve as eucharistic ministe rs , lectors and chapel escorts at Tues. and Sun. morning Masses.

Call Sister Miriam at (415) 664-1580 , ext. 4-2422 .

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 Sept. 26: Concert at St. Mary Cathedral at 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 5672020 ext. 213.

Sept. 26: Concert at St. Francis of Assisi Shrine al 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m.

Oct. 3: James Welsh , organist of Santa Clara University, will perform on the Schoenstein 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 Oct. 10: Special Columbus Day concert featuring the music of Italy by organist John Renke at St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vallejo at Columbus SF. Call Marsha Garland , (415) 989-2220

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Book on Bishop Belo 's struggles in East Timor definitive , important From The Place of the Dead: The Epic Struggles of Bishop Belo of East Timor, by Arnold S. Kohen.

Introduction by the Dala i Lama. St. Martin 's Press (New York, 1999) 331 pp., $2 7.95.

Reviewed by Thomas E. Quigley Like Northern Ireland , East Timor is a tiny speck on the g lobe that has captured the attention of much of the world.

Each has had the spotli ght of a Nobel Peace Prize shone on its troubled land — in 1998 with Ulster 's John Hume and David Trimble for overseeing a peace process that at present remains stuck , and in 1997 with East Timor 's exiled resistance leader, Jose Ramos-Horta , and the diminutive , wiry and relativel y young bishop of Dili , Carlos Fili pe Ximenes Belo.

Those of us at the nationa l Catholic jubilee justice gathering in mid-Jul y in Los Angeles watched this quietly dynamic bishop answer reporters ' often probing — someti mes provocative — questions after his talk there. On full display was the refreshing combination of the man 's profound spirituality, his warm and spontaneous sense of humor, his sophisticated though seemingly effortless

handling of politicall y sensitive issues, and his disinclination to suffer fools gladly. Tell us about why you were not allowed to board the Jakarta flight to Los Angeles, they demanded. He smiled , "I' m here, that 's enough ," and on to the nex t question.

Bishop Belo is both a deceptivel y simp le man — a deeply pious Salesian with a passionate concern for the young that Don Bosco made the touchstone of his congregation — and a fiery but realisti c nationalist who would , like Archbishop Romero, glad ly lay down his life for his flock , if that is what the times and circumstances call for, if that would bring peace and true freedom to his people.

He is fortunate that threats against his life have not materialized; he is fortunate that the Nobel Prize and the

sustained advocacy and support of people and organizations across the globe, including the bishops ' conferences of the United States and many other countries, have offered a shield of protection and encouragement; and he is wonderfully fortunate in having as his biograp her an investigative reporter from Queens by the name of Arnold S. Kohen.

Full disclosure: Arnold Kohen is a close collaborator of the U. S. Catholic Conference , where I work, a friend , and a valued consultant. But because he has written an absolutel y fascinating, thoroug hl y researched , totally accurate and , thus far, the definitive account of the personal and public strugg les of one of the trul y great figures of our time, I have no compunction in calling From the Place of the Dead a work of signal importance.

It 's also a great read. No Westerner has had greater access to the bishop over the last several years and I doubt anyone else could have written a more compelling account of "the epic smuggles of Bishop Belo " and the people of East Timor.

Quig ley is adviser on Asian affairs at the U.S. Catholic Conference.

The Threepenny Opera ' works its magic at A.C.T.

By Father Basil DePinto In 1728 John Gay 's "Beggar's Opera" first saw the light of day in London. Exactly 200 years later it opened in Berlin in an update d version by Berlolt Brecht with music

by Ku rt Weill. It was called "Dreigroschenoper "and was subsequently Englished as "The Threepenny Opera," one meant for the very poorest.

In any language this perennial favorite works its magic; in any given time period it makes its points — personal , social , and especially political. As a commentary on governmental corruption in the Georgian age (Gay particularl y despised Sir Robert Walpole) the play could show the parliamentary bigs as no better than dockside thieves.

This was of course wonderful grist for Brecht 's Marxist mill as he viewed the calamity of Weimar Germany and its preparation for the Nazi era that followed. But Brecht 's Marxism was onl y skin deep which made him a whipp ing boy for both left and ri ght.

Weill had a similar fate on the musical level. Scorned by

the classical highbrows, he was equall y disdained by the musical comedy set. His music was considered inferior to what was expected in concert halls , and his angular, acerbic melodies were a total mystery to showbiz tunesmiths.

Well, "The Threepenny Opera" has outlasted and bested all its critics. In the current revival by A.C.T. the play and the music both shine brilliantl y. The political satire needs to be pointed up more sharply, but the overall sense of laughter at the human comed y is extremely keen.

The music is performed beautifull y. Gay's original used common airs familiar to street people. Weill wrote songs of unusual sophistication for a stage show, yet they are cast in an idiom that is accessible to a general audience and fit smartly into Brecht 's jaunty lyrics and ironic story line.

In a cast of general excellence two performers stand out.

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And the man can actuall y sing, although he began to tire a bit toward the end.

Bebe Neuwirth , with a sackful of Broadway triumphs to her credit , is more muted as Jenny than would be ideal , but she still makes a significant contribution. Anika Noni Rose and Lisa Vroman compete amusingly for Macheath 's affections.

The unit set by Annie Smart is a marvel of efficiency and Carey Perloff has directed with evident deli ght in and respect for her material. The orchestra under Peter Maleitzke shows a real mastery of the Weill idiom.

The only complaint is the ubi quitous and squall y miking which drains all musical sound , vocal and orchestral , of any color at all. But such is the custom of the time and we are stuck with it.

Chaplain of Oakland 's Highland Hosp ital, Father Basil DePinto is a frequent commentator on the Bay Area arts scene.

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Riverdance - the Show" p lans stamping, storming return to the Bay Area "Riverdance—The Show " has been called the most popular Irish export since Guinness, hi 1998 the show was ranked No. 1 U.S. Variety/Family Entertainment Show. The dance company will perform at San Francisco 's Orpheum Theatre Oct. 13-31 and at the Silicon Valley Flint Center on Nov. 9-14. The following was distilled from Annette Lust 's recent interview with lonathan Reinis, "Riverdance —The Show " producer.

Why is Riverdance so popular?

Reinis: According to Riverdance composer Bill Whel an, people are looking for something spiritual, soulful , and rooted.

How did Riverdance begin ?

Reinis: It all began with a seven-minute song that producer Moya Doherty commissioned in 1994 from theater-TV composer and Grammy Award winner Bill Whelan for the annual Eurovision song contest that was televised in Europe to over 300 million viewers. Following that success, it expanded into a full-length production and today has more than 100 performers.

Where was Riverdance f irst performed ?

Reinis: It had its world premiere at the Point Theatre in Dublin in February, 1995, a sold-out U.S. debut at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1998, and a sold-out engagement in San Francisco in 1998.

Does the company employ professional dancers and singers ?

Reinis: Wc prefer to engage amateurs who learned Irish dance as children.

Does Riverdance utilize traditional music?

Reinis: It is derived from traditional music such as ji gs and reels , which express Irish history and culture , but , rather than remain static , now includes other forms. Influenced by the company tours, it also incorporates Eastern European , Spanish , Russian , and American idioms. International dancers perforin in the company and the program contains a flamenco solo , Moscow folk ballet routines , and an American tap dance routine.

Has this multi-cultural blurring of racial boundaries in Riverdance helped blur the existing tensions between Irish Catholics and Protestants in Ireland?

Reinis: The troupe 's work with international idioms and successful performances in other countries does contemporize with the growth of the peacemaking procedure in Northern Ireland.

Why is the performance called a journey and a homecoming ?

Reinis: Beside manifesting the traditional roots of Celti c culture , Riverdance depicts massive Irish emigration after the 19th century during the potato famine. The word Riverdance in Gaelic means "Water of Life."

Whel an after a performance and said that Riverdance helped him to grieve for his son who died at an early age. Others are moved by the performers ' spiri ted and tenacious pride in performing their deep-rooted dance and song traditions.

What was the role of the Church in Irish dance ?

Reinis: In the late 1920s and 1930s the clergy supervised Irish dance schools to keep the dances from being sexual.

Much of the reserved , pri m and proper quality is still present in the dances.

In which countries has Riverdance pe rformed and where will it play next ?

Reinis: Riverdance has played to sold-out houses in Ireland, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Switzerl and, and Finland . It is booked until the year 2000 and beyond and will soon play in Mexico, Japan, Denmark and Norway. There are now two companies touring the U.S. and another touring Europe and Asia. Riverdance continues to circle the globe.

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