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Tapestries with images of Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius IX hang f r om St. Peters Basilica Sept. 3. Pope John Paul U beatifi ed the two popes along with three other Churchmen — including the founder of the Marianists who serve in the San F rancisco Archdiocese — during a ceremony that drew some 80,000 peop le. See story on page 5 and George Weigel commentary on page 13.

Vatican says Catholic Christianity needed for salvation

By J ohn Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Taking aim at the notion that "one religion is as good as another," a new Vatican document has emphasized the "exclusive, universal and absolute " value of Jesus Christ and said the Catholic Church is necessary for salvation.

Also see "Ordinary Time," page 3 While acknowledging that non-Christians can be saved through a special grace that comes from Christ , the document said the Church can never be considered merely as "one way of salvation alongside those constituted by the other religions."

And despite a certain level of communion with other Christian churches , the "Church of

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Christ ... continues to exist full y only in the Catholic Church ," said the document , released at the Vatican Sept. 5.

The 36-page declaration, titled "Dominus Jesus: On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church ," was signed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

In a letter to the world's bishops , Cardinal Ratzinger said Pope John Paul II had approved the document and wanted its contents to be accepted by the entire Church.

Cardinal Ratzinger said the document was drafted in response to "the growing presence of confused or erroneous ideas or opinions " in the Church generall y and in certain theolog ical circles that cast doubt upon Christianity 's universal mission.

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play Christ and reject the absolute necessity of the Church's dogma and sacraments , Cardinal Ratzinger said in a speech read at a press conference Sept. 5.

The text said there was a tendency among modern Christians to be silent about Christ , to consider Him as just one historical manifestation of God , to elevate other religions as pathway s to salvation , to downplay Scripture and to underval ue the Churc h as an institution.

These ideas are "contrary to Catholic faith ," it warned , and listed a series of truths it said must be "firmly held" by all Catholics.

"The Church's constant missionary proclamation is endangered today by relativistic theories which seek to justif y religious pluralism ," it said.

One such theory in "radical contradiction " with the Christian faith , it said , is that Christ 's revelation is incomp lete or imperfect — a SALVATION, page 9

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by Tom Burke Sulpician Father Gerald Coleman , and his brother, School' s in session and it 's already hats off to Barbara Elemen tary in Matthew , music director at St. Varian Barrett Donald , visit with their mom , Mel , at San Francisco 's San Mateo , for her selection as new prez of a board of directors St. Anne 's Home. Father Colema n is holding his for the National Pastoral Musicians association. Congrats , poodle , Bentley. Father Coleman is president/ too, to Pamela Carey of St. Hilary Elementary in Tiburon , rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. who is now representing the group to Catholic schools in our part of the state....Cheers and a chair for those who ambulated in the recent Avon 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. Cissy Steinbach. The group is happy to welcome new Charities interim Beloy Sherr of St. Anne of the Sunset told friends in a letter director, Brian Cahill , Sept. 13. (See Datebook).

Redwood City's St. Matthias Parish after the event she was "proud and honpresents "Nunsense " next weekend. ored" to be part of the 60-mile walk-aDirecting the show are St. Matthias thon even after waking up two days later parishioner Dan Adamson and parish " in her body with "every muscle music director , Matthew Stenquist"screaming ". Gail McAlavey of St. Mattei. Cast members include Kristina Pius, Redwood City, walked the entire Muhlker, Raegena Raymond, Pauline length which broke down to 24 miles on Rodriquez , all of St. Matthias , and day one, 16 on day two, and 20 on day Alexandra and Lizabeth Kaprielian of three, and thanked her rigid training proSt. Gregory Parish, San Mateo. (See gram for finishing "without one blister Datebook) ....On Sept. 17 St. Elizabeth or ache". It was "incredible ", she said , Parish hosts a concert on its Schoenstein especially the walk across the finish line organ by National Young Artists winner, to the applause of other walkers. Also on Ji-yoen Choi. Batons raised for Karen the trek were St. Pius ' Donna Browned Haslag, parish music director , for faciliand Edie Strain. St. Gabriel' s Peg tating the free performance George Carroll made the journey with her Divine leads an all hats off for George daughters Cathy Carroll of St. Bi gon , a founding member of Daly Bartholomew Parish , San Mateo, and City 's Our Lady of Mercy Parish who Peggy O'Donnell of St. Peter Parish , died in June. George and his wife , Peg, Pacilica. Each of the more than 3,000 were longtime employees of the Giants walkers secured pledges for at least at Candlestick where Peg was honored $1 ,800 but Peg and her daug hters went From left: Peg and Cathy Carroll , two years ago as a Channel 2 "Giant in well beyond expectations collecting Peggy O'Donnell. the Community ".... more than $20,000 for the cause. Peg, a Mercy Sister Sandy Prucha, a counbreast cancer survivor , said in addition to the event 's being the longest walk of her life , it was the first selor at her community 's Mercy High School , SF. ran in this time she camped , and the toughest leg was walking up the "very year's Bay to Breakers. Mercy Sister Katie O'Hanlon , who grew up in St. Gabe 's Parish , and has become a well-known photographer and graphic artist, deserves credit for the beautiful cover on Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan's recently re-released Living Spirit CD. Visiting Mercy Sister Maureen Fahey made time for old friends at Mill Valley 's Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish where she was the founding director of the parish' s League of Concern. She is currently a psycholog ist in Ireland. Her Marin hosts were Marie and Walter Fili ppi, and Jennife r Hasslcr. .. Welcome back to Immaculate Conception Sister Gloria of San Francisco's St. Brigid Elementary who just returned from a month with her famil y and a month of community meetings overseas. ...Jesuit Father Michael Barber , director , and Joni Gallagher , associate director, are happy to announce the School of Pastoral Leadership 's new From left: Evelyn Loschenkohl , Eileen Nichol, Pat Corollo , Helen Web site, www.splsf.orti . where you 'll find schedules , Walsh , Alice- Davis , Rose Krause. faculty and a whole lot more.. .It's no holds barred for steep" Hillcrest from El Camino to Skyline in Millbrae . In a let- Rita D'Amico, a lifelong member of the Sunnyside District's St. ter to supporters the three said , "Thank you from the bottoms of Finn Barr Parish, who was recently honored by SF Mayor Willie our hearts...and " feet". The route passed several familiar sites Brown with a citation as the "huggin ' lady ".... including Los Gatos ' Jesuit Retreat House and St. Bart 's where the throng waved at parochial vicar, Father Tom Moran , who was on his way to Mass. Peg called the th ree days "very moving ", a "spiritual experience ". On the journey, too, were Mary Jo Anstey and daughter , Melissa , from St. Bart 's and Stacy Ardclean of St. Joseph Elementary School , Atherton....More pedestrian * fanfare at Daly City 's St. Andrew Parish where parishioners raised $24 ,000 for the recent AIDS Walk SF. The parish has raised $100,000 for the campaign since 1992....

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Jesus Christ, the Church, and salvation The Declaration , Dominus Jesus , issued by the anniversary of the birth of the Incarnate Word of God in Vatican 's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the world , the Declaration reiterates common doctrine Tuesday reaffirms the fundamental teaching of about the unique status of Jesus Christ as Redeemer and Christian revelation , as handed down in the Catholic Savior in the eternal plan of God. This plan , of course , Churc h , on the role of Jesus Christ and the role of the began with the creation , and is unfolding throug h the Catholic Church in our salvation. history of the world and human history, making us a The Declaration , which was approved and affirmed part of it; it will find its fulfillment only at "the end of by the Holy Father, proceeds from a theolog ical context time."

In a sense, then , it is a commentary on the beautiful and presents classic truths of the Catholic faith , in conArchbishop William J. Levada trast to relativistic theories. The Declaration is a and familiar words of the first chapter of St. Paul's response to several confusing or erroneous ideas regard- Letter to the Ep hesians , on the power which comes ing what it means to call Jesus Christ the one Savior of from God's revelation of— and our response of faith in as in inter-religious dialogue where all the participants the world, and how His saving grace may be app lied to — Christ our Savior: "God put this power to work in Christ when He must meet as "equals" while not surrendering the truth persons who do not explicitl y believe in Him , or who have no connection with the Church , to which He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right of their respective beliefs or traditions , as the entrusted the application of salvation to the whole hand in the heavenl y places, far above all rule and Declaration notes in no. 22, so in American society the authority and power and dominion , and above every democratic process guarantees an equality to all relihuman race.

One example of the kind of erroneous and relativis- name that is named , not only in this age but also in the gious beliefs — and to the lack of religion — to make tic theories which the Declaration addresses could be age to come. And He had put all things under His feet their contribution to proposals for furthering the comsummed up in an explanation of the universality of sal- and has made Him the head over all things for the mon good.

What underlies much religious discourse today, howvation in Christ which sets up two parallel dispensations Church , which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills ever, as the recent livel y discussion about Senator Joe in which this saving work takes place: one for Christian all in all" (Eph. 1:20-23).

The Declaration Lieberman 's remarks on faith and morality in American believers , which opernotes that in treating politics illustrates, is th at for some people reli gion can ates through Christ the the question of the only be "tolerated" if it is private. It used to be that any Incarnate Word and The Declaration is a response to true reli gion , the public appeal to religion was considered divisive , preHis Body, the Church; several confusing or erroneous ideas Fathers of the Second sumptivel y preferring one 's own religion over another 's. and the other for folVatican Council But in Lieberman's case, even a generic appeal to God lowers of nonChristian relig ions , regarding what it means to call Jesus taught: "We believe and morality has proved offensive to some, since they that this one true reli- feel left out. It is as if the old saw " One reli gion is as which would operate Christ the one Savior of the world... through the invisible gion continues to exist good as another" has now got to be "No religion is as action of the Holy in the Catholic and good as another"!

But , indeed, religion has always provided the moral Spirit.

Apostolic Church , to While reaffirming the essential truth of the unique- which the Lord Jesus entrusted the task of spreading it grounding and social conscience for the American ness of Christ as Savior, and the necessity of the appli- among all people. Thus , He said to the Apostles , 'Go vision, and in my view attempts to privatize it should be cation of this salvation through the work of the Church , therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing firmly rejected as undermining still further the importhe Declaration encourages theolog ians and those them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the tance of religious faith for the pursuit of virtue in perengaged in inter-religious dialogue to exp lore further Hol y Spirit , teaching them to observe all that I have sonal and public life, the absence of which cannot but how the mystery of God's saving will is trul y universal commanded you ' (Mt 28:19-20). Especiall y in those undermine our American culture and institutions. both throughout human history and among all peoples. things that concern God and His Church, all persons are Furthermore, such a tendency toward privatization itself For example , with regard to other religions , the required to seek the truth , and when they come to know fundamentall y skews and tends to violate the First Declaration says, "Theology today, in its reflection on it , to embrace it and hold fast to it" (Declaration on Amendment guarantees of American constitutional law.

I do not want this aside into American political disthe existence of other religious experiences and on their Reli g ious Liberty, no. 1). , course to distract from the important reaffirmation of in God's salvific plan meaning is invited to explore if This statemen t illustrates the essential missionary and in what way the historical fi gures and positive ele- spirit which has imbued Christianity from the begin- Catholic doctrine which the Declaration Dominus Jesus ments of these reli gions may fall within the divine plan ning. At the same time , since it introduces the Council' s provides for Catholic and Christian believers, and for of salvation ." (no. 14). important declaration about religious liberty guarantee- the future of inter-religious dialogue. But I think it does Moreover , with regard to common action and com- ing to each person that basic human right to personal help to provide some comment in the cultural context of mon purpose by people of good will of any and all reli- freedom in relig ious matters , it reminds us of an impor- our ongoing dialogue with our neighbors about our purgious faiths, and of no explicit faith , the Declaration tant point which both religious and secular leaders pose and our goals in Church and society. reminds us that the king dom of God is not simply iden- failed to understand or ignored too often in history 's tified with the Church in her visible and social reality, reli gious controversies and wars. and therefore "the action of Christ and the Spiri t outside While the declaration Dominus Jesus is primaril y the Church' s visible boundaries ' must not be excluded." addressed to the Catholic and Christian theological (no. 19). The Declaration here goes on to quote Pope community, the ideas contained in it naturall y have John Paul 's encyclical letter The Mission of the some connection with the parallel and ongoing discusRedeemer: (no. 18) "Therefore , one must also bear in sions about "civil religion ," as those discussions have mind that 'the kingdom is the concern of everyone: indi- taken shape over the years in our country, in regard for Most Rev. William J. Levada vidual s, society and the world. Working for the king- example to religious pluralism and the place of religious Archbishop of San Francisco dom means acknowledging and promoting God's activ - discourse in American democracy. For a certain view of ity, which is present in human history and transforms it. religion in our American democracy, the claim that Building the king dom means working for liberation Christ is the "one" Savior from evil in all its forms. In a word, the kingdom of God will seem problematic , as is the manifestation and the realization of God' s plan of if Christians refuse to salvation in all its fullness '." (no. 19). meet as "equals " on a OMINICAN ISTERS OF AWTHORNE In this Jubilee Year, commemorating the 2000lh "level play ing field." Just New York • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Massachusetts . f&JBBKBfe.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — A new telep hone poll suggests Americans favor strengthening marriage more than they favor protecting the environment or assuring good jobs. The results of the poll were released at an Aug. 30 press conference in Washington. The poll showed that Americans by large majorities back a variety of private and governmental initiatives to support families. The poll was commissioned by the Alliance for Marriage , a new nonprofit organization whose stated goals are to strengthen marriage and' reduce the number of fatherl ess children in the United States.

Consider p ermanent diaconate

DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) — The Irish bishops will consider establishing a permanent diaconate in the country during their October meeting, said a spokesman for the bishops. At the bishops ' June conference "the matter was discussed , but no decision was taken ," said the bishops ' spokesman, Father Martin Clarke.

Burnout, other problems seen

COLUMBUS , Ohio (CNS) — As a result of the priest shortage, some clergy are trying to fulfill unrealistic demands , leading to health problems , burnout and little time for prayer and renewal, said Bishop James A. Griffin of Columbus.

The situation prompted Bishop Griffin to issue a document called "Guidelines Regarding Bishop James Griffin Expectations of Priests and Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest." "I believe the time has clearl y come to prepare the clergy and faithful alike for a new approach , one which acknowledges that there will be times when , due to a lack of an available priest , there may be no Mass on Sunday in a given place ," the bishop said.

Bishop slams 'hate ad '

PHOENIX (CNS) — Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien was incensed about what he called a "hate ad" directed at Catholics in the Aug. 19 edition of the Arizona Republic , Phoenix 's daily newspaper. The fullpage ad by the Sweetwater 7th Day Adventist Association referred to the Catholic Church as a beast and the Pope as the Antichrist. It was headlined "Earth' s 1 Final Warning — What is the Mark of the Beast?" The Sweetwater 7th Day Adventists are from Athens , Tenn., and describe themselves as "not affiliated with the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists." Bishop O'Brien said he called executives at the newspaper to demand an apology. At firs t, executives responded that they were exercising their First Amendment rights in running the ad, but they later agreed to apolog ize. In its Aug. 26 edition , the Republic ran a letter to readers from David Alley, vice president of advertising, headlined "Offensive ad needed additional scrutiny."

'Religion must lead to p eace'

UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — Pope John Paul II sent a message to the Millennium World Peace Summit of Reli gious and Spiritual Leaders declaring that "the only religion worthy of the name is the reli gion that leads to peace." The Pope assured participants he was "spirituall y close" to them, and called on "the Lord of heaven and

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Question readings on women

DUBLIN , Ireland (CNS) — Sections of the New Testament should not be used for Mass readings because they give "an undesirably negative impression regarding women," said two Irish bishops ' commissions. A document titled "Domestic Violence," produced by the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace and the bishops ' Pastoral Commission, argued that the language of the Scriptures needs to be explained so it is not interpreted as being antiwomen. The document identifies seven New Testament readings which it said "would be better omitted from the new Lectionary, currently in preparation " in Rome.

Plebisci te on debt held

SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS) — The Brazilian bishops ' conference will help cany out a nationwide plebiscite to find out what Brazilians think about the country 's forei gn debt issue. "The plebiscite has the objective of asking the population its opinion on Brazil's agreement with the IMF and the domestic and forei gn debt situation ," said a bishops ' conference statement. The plebiscite , to be held from Sept. 2 to 7, has as its theme "Life Above Debt." The plebiscite is being coordinated by the social concerns office of the bishops ' conference; the Brazilian branch of Caritas Internationalis , Vatican-based humanitarian aid agency; the Landless Peasant Movement; workers unions; and student organizations.

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ALBUQUERQUE , N.M. (CNS) — Leaders of women 's reli gious orders used the last day of their annual assembly to draw attention to people living in a mesa outside Albuquerque without roads, water, electricity or school bus service. During an Aug. 21 morning prayer at Albuquerque 's Civic Plaza , the Sisters called for needed services at Pajarito Mesa, where Franciscan Sister Maryagnes Curran runs a ministry. During the Aug. 17-21 meeting, the 900 women religious also adopted three resolutions. They vowed to work for legislation to hel p people move out of poverty, particularl y as the welfare reform act comes up for reauthorization in 2002. They also called for better working conditions in factories along the U.S.Mexico border, and support of a global peace force to assist in resolving conflicts.

COLOGNE, Germany (CNS) — The German Catholic Church denied it mistreated foreign forced laborers during World War II, but offered millions of dollars in compensation to those who may have suffered. The church made a commitment to give 5 million deutsche marks (US$2.3 million) in compensation. The president of the bishops' conference, Bishop Karl Lehmann of Mainz, said in an Aug. 29 statement at the end of a bishops' meeting that the church and church organizations had employed foreign forced labor because so many staff—including priests, monks and nuns — were serving as conscripts in the armed forces.

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By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Keeping company with popes sounds like a wonderfu l thing — but maybe not on beatification day.

For three people declared "blessed" Sept. 3, much of the limeli ght was absorbed by two others on the beatification roster: Popes John XXIII and Pius IX. The late popes received the most applause , the bi ggest chunks of Pope John Paul II's sermon and by far the most media attention. The other three — an Irish monk , a French priest and an Italian archbishop — were a bit ecli psed on their big day.

But the thousands of Catholics who came to Rome for the lesser-known "blesseds " didn 't seem to mind.

"It might have been better to have a separate ceremony for the popes , but this doesn 't take anything away from the others," said Margarita Bernoni , who stood holding a sign honoring Blessed Tommaso Reggio.

"Archbishop Reggio is not a minor league saint!" piped up Sister Marina Moretti , whose congregation was founded by the 19th-century Italian archbishop.

Benedictine Father Enrico Seregni gazed up at the tapestry dep icting Blessed Joseph Columba Marmion , an Irish-born Benedictine — perhaps the least know n of the five newly beatified , at least among the crowd in St. Peter 's Square .

Father Seregni said Blessed Marmion 's spiritual writings ought to be less obscure , because he has much to say to people of today. "For me, he 's as universal as Pope John ," he said.

On the other side of the square stood a group from San Antonio , Texas, whose blue and yellow scarves identified them as supporters of Blessed William Josep h Chaminade , a priest during the French revolution who founded the Society of Mary (Mariants) reli gious order. Its 2,300 priests , Brothers and Sisters work in schools and other institutions in 34 countries today, and 10,000 lay Marianists have formed small faith groups.

"The Marianist charism is still very much alive today," said Joseph Kuhlmann , who let out a small whoop when the speaker read out Father Chaminade 's name before the Mass.

Marianist Brother Michael Sullivan , a teacher at St. Mary 's University in San Antonio , said even the presence of two popes on the beatification list couldn 't overshadow the importance of the event.

"Anyway, I was a real fan of John XX1I1, so to have them connected is a great thing, " he added.

As they mingled in the international meeting grounds of St. Peter 's Square before the Mass, some of the Marianists exchanged pins , crosses , card s and scarves with supporters of Blessed Marmion or Blessed Reggio.

Meanwhile , the day after declaring Pope Pius IX "blessed ," the Pope

addressed Catholics from the late pontiff's native Seni gallia in eastern Ital y Sept. 4, defending the 19th-century pontiff as a much-misunderstood man with a deep faith and a sense of humor.

Pope Pius has been criticized as an anti-Semiti c, reactionary and arrogan t man whose refusal to relinquish papal temporal power in Ital y did lasting damage in Church-state relations.

Pope John Paul sketched out a different picture of his predecessor who , he said , had guided the Church throug h "violent storms for nearly 32 years." Pope John Paul' s portrait highli ghted the qualities that advanced him on the path to sainthood.

"Pius IX was well-liked for his paternal goodness. He loved to preach like a simple priest , administer the sacraments ... and meet the Roman people in the street ," he said.

The Pope said Pope Pius ' spirit of poverty, faith in God and a spirited sense

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By George Devine, Sr. Tom Kansora and Raul Velez live at the opposite ends of the Archdiocese nowadays — Tom in Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato and Raul with his famil y in St. Pius, Redwood City. But they began together at Ep iphany Parish and school , then both attended Archbishop Riordan High in San Francisco.

And now they are together again as they work at Pacific Bell Park , both for Giants ' home games and now in antici pation of the Jubilee Mass 2000 to be held there Oct. 28.

It 's not the first time the two have cooperated on a major reli gious event. Both are veterans of the visit by Pope John Paul II to the Giants ' previous venue , Candlestick Park , in h 1987.

AQ. Kansora is in his )}'pj 11th season with the yO Giants , having begun ' * as an extra hand with p Pro Media on Oct. 17, 1989 — the day the * MA^ Loma Prieta Earth quake that interrupted the World Series.

He officially took over the Candlestick sound engineering position on Opening Day, 1990.

He moved into Pac Bell with the baseball team at the start of this season. His attitude of "come to work, get the job done , have fun and make sure everybody 's happy " has stood him in good stead with the Giants, where he is directl y responsible for the sound system, including miking pre-game ceremonies, including the National Anthem singers.

'... the Secret Service had the dogs sniff our speakers f o r bombs. It was really the most memorable gi g ' — Tom Kansora "I don 't play the music, but I make sure the equipment the DJ uses sounds good ,"he notes. This includes the public address announcer and the video and audio systems.

Under the aegis of his own company, Kansora Communications, he also works for other clients including the 49ers at Candlestick Park and the San Jose Sharks at San Jose Arena. Another of those clients is now the Archdiocese of San Francisco as it prepares for Jubilee Mass 2000 next month .

Kansora has also overseen sound services for some churches , including Our Lady of Loretto in Novato , where he worships , in addition to St. Dominic in San Francisco where he is active in the young adult group.

Raul Velez engineers home and road broadcasts of Giants ' games heard on KNBR and a network of other radio stations in four states. In addition , he works on other Bay Area-based sportscasts. He remembers well Pope Joh n Paul II's 1987 visit. "It was my first big gig," he said. "I got my first experience in this business in the

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Kansora shifted into high gear after beginning as a volunteer at the former Catholic Communications Center. "When the Pope came I got involved ," he recalled. "(Deacon) Bill Mitchell (then in charge of communications for the Archdiocese) and I chatted and he knew I did sound for concerts and at the Cathedral for the Chrism Masses and ordinations. He offered me the job for the Pope 's visit to Mission Dolores. We set up on Wednesday, then Thursday when the Pope came to town we dealt with KGO, and then the Secret Service had the dogs sniff our speakers for bombs. It was really the most memorable gig.

"I was 21 at the time, and I was in charge. Raul was on the crew. The Pope came and I was 10 feet away from him . That was really memorable. And then Raul and I did the pre-event ceremonies out at Candlestick.

We got home around 1 a.m. from Mission Dolores , then went to Candlestick at 3 a.m. and hel ped the sound crew. It was an incredible experience. I cam e home from Candlestick at 4 in the afternoon and literall y slept for two days."

For Velez, a hi gh point of the 1987 experience was wiring the Pope 's microphone. "I got my start in grammar school at Epiphany, where Tom and I were both altar boys. We have known each other longer than we care to admit. I got into sound , and some people hel ped with my career, like Laura and Victor Flav ian i who are active with music in a number of parishes in the

Archdiocese. And we worked together on the Christmas productions for our church there."

"We all did plays at Mercy High and community theater," Kansora recalled. "And in those days we literall y turned Epiphany into a theater for Christmas concerts , with professional li ghting equi pment and my sound system gear. It was a good time for a lot of us , and a lot of fun."

At next month 's Jubilee Mass, Velez and Kansora will not onl y work together again , but will be reunited with the Flavianis , who are deeply involved in the music preparation for the event and worked on the 1987 papal visit as well.

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Special to Catholic San Francisco In late April of 1999 the cemetery at Mission Dolores was vandalized. Graves were desecrated and the statue of the saintly Indian woman, Blessed Kateri Tekawitha, Lily of the Mohawks, was stolen.

Blessed Kateri was a Mohawk Indian who converted to Catholicism and became known for her great personal holiness. Vatican observers agree it is onl y a matter of time until the Church declares her a saint.

The attack on Mission Dolores seemed to be just one more of the attacks made on the California missions by those who have attempted to portray the missions as oppressive institutions that soug ht nothing more than to enslave the native American populations . The miraculous return of the statue of Blessed Kateri suggests a differen t reality.

The Archdiocese's Archives' role in the return of the statue began on Sept. 1, 1999 when Jeffrey Burns , Ph.D., its director, received a call from Corpus Christi , Texas. A Mary Ellen Gomez inquired if there had been an apparition of the Blessed Mother dubbed "Our Lady of the Mohawks."

Gomez is deeply involved in the Marian movement and was quite excited because her brother, John Rodri gues, an employee of the Golden Gate Brid ge District who paints the Golden Gate Brid ge for a living, had discovered a very dirty cement statue , which he took to be the Virg in Mary, while he was searching for a tool he had dropped amidst the rocks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.

Gomez said that all they could make out was an inscri ption that read "Lily of the Mohawks."

Burns immediatel y recognized the appellation as one of Blessed Kateri' s, and suspected the statue Rodrigues had found was the statue stolen from Mission Dolores.

Burns contacted Mike Romo at Mission Dolores , who called Rodri gues and determined the statue was, indeed , the one that had been stolen. Just less than a year ago, on Sept. 23, the statue was returned to Mission Dolores. A special prayer service conducted. Msgr. John O'Connor , former pastor of Mission Dolores , and Andre s Rosales Galvan , an Ohlone Indian , welcomed Blessed Kateri home.

"Her return may seem the result of an odd series of coincidences to the non-believer, but to the believer it rightly seems miraculous ," said Burns , explaining that three other notes make the story all the more intriguing.

First, Gomez had called two other dioceses before con| | tacting Bums. Had either diocese provided her with the information she sought, she would not have contacted San Francisco. Second, Burns was not supposed to have been at the Archives that day, but had come in to finish a project. Had he not been there , Gomez probably would have called elsewhere, and the statue sent to Coipus Christi , Texas.

Third , in doing research on the Mohawks , Msgr.

O'Connor discovered they were called "The People of the High Brid ges".

"All these factors suggest the return of the statue was no ordinary event," said Burns. "Perhaps Blessed Kateri was looking out for her people and provided the return of her statue as a special blessing."

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At a special prayer ceremony Sept. 23, 1999, the stolen statue of Blessed Kateri Tekawitha was returned to its rightful place in the Mission Dolores cemetery. A man painting the Golden Gate Bridge found it while looking for a tool, called his sister in Texas, who in turn eventually contacted the Archdiocese 's Archives ' office.

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Educator marks diamond jubilee

Educators and youth ministers gather

Former San Francisco educator Presentation ' Sister Mary St. Julian Flaherty marks her 60th year of reli gious profession today, and will clelebrate the occa- Sister Flaherty, PBVM sion with two other diamond jubilarians tomorrow at the Presentation Sisters ' motherhouse at Dubuque , Iowa , where they reside in retirement.

A native of Pt. Reyes, Calif., Sister Flaherty taug ht at three San Francisco schools — St. Paul Elementary (1930-41), St. Bri g id Elementary (1947-49), and St. Paul High School (1949-55).

In California , she also taught at Chico, Santa Barbara , Petaluma and Glendale.

The 815-member Presentation congregation serves in two dozen states and three additional countries.

The assistant secretary for catechesis and inculturation of the U.S. Catholic Conference addressed nearly 80 directors and coordinators of religious education as well as youth ministers Aug. 31 at the annual new-school-year meeting sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry. Dan Mulhall spoke on "A Vision of Parish: Moving Toward Adulthood in the Church" and "Collaborating as Parish Ministers" during the day-long event at St. Mary's Cathedral, according to Social Service Sister Celeste Arbuckle , office director. Upcoming events and the Oct. 28 Jubilee Mass 2000 were also discussed. Participants included, from left: Christian Community Sister Nona M. Barairo of St. Augustine Parish in South San Francisco (DRE); and Religious of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sisters Erlinda Villena , St. Patrick Parish, San Francisco , youth ministry; Aveleina Macalam , St. Patrick Parish, San Francisco (DRE); and Margie Aguilar of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Daly City (DRE). For those unable to attend the Aug. 31 meeting a two-hour refresher session will be held at the Pastoral Center, 443 Church St., San Francisco , 7-9 p.m., Sept. 15. For information call (415) 565-3650. Sept. 17 is Catechetical Sunday and is observed by the commissioning of religious education and youth ministers in many parishes of the Archdiocese.

U.S. woman elected superior general of Religious of the Sacred Heart Sacred Heart schools in the U.S. and was twice in national leadership of the congregation.

The U.S. Provincial Superior of the Society described the election as a recognition of the life and leadership offered in the order by the nearly 500 Religious of the Sacred Heart who serve in the U.S. In the Archdiocese nearly 100 Sacred Heart Sisters serve sev eral apostolates including Sacred Heart Elementary, Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary,

During their general chapter meeting in Amiens, France, which concluded Aug. 20, Religious of the Sacred Heart elected a U.S. woman their superior general for the first time in the order 's 200-year history.

The new superior general , Sacred Heart Sister Clare Pratt , was born in Washington, D.C., entered the order Sept. 8, 1959 and made her final profession in Rome on Jul y 1967.

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"Working with TM "We are grate- «m mm the elderly, " said ful to the ««Ci Mother Maria Archbishop, " said "we Christine , Little Sister of the TSisters know what a '*^ Poor , Mother Maria m blessing they are . We J Christine Lynch , adminp lan on honoring them istrator. "We are p leased and celebrating this very that he has made it possible meaningful Jubilee day by | for all our residents to gain hi ghlighting their contribuQ the graces and blessings l\ tions made to society, the ^ v/ that are available during Church and the world." this year of Jubilee. It 's a wonderLittle Sisters of the Poor , ful way for our local Church to recognize founded by Blessed Jeanne Jugan in 1839 , the sanctity of life and the sacredness of have been serving the elderl y on Lake Street since 1902.

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Ruth Hayes-Barba , director of ministry to the aged for the Portland , Ore. Archdiocese , will lead a seminar called "Care for the Chronicall y and Terminally III" Sept. 15 and 16 at St. Brendan Church , 29 Rockaway Ave., San Francisco. Sponsored by the Archdioc ese 's School of Pastoral Leadership, the seminar is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Cost is $45.

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reflection of the popular idea that God cannot be fully grasped by any single historical reli gion.

The document dre w a distinction between the "faith" of Christianity and the "belief" of other reli gions: Christian faith , it said, was the acceptance of revealed truth, while other reli gious belief was still in search of the truth. But it said this distinction is becoming blurred in the minds of many, and the differences between Christianity and other religions are being artificiall y reduced "to the point of disappearance."

The sacred writings of other reli gions may have a value , but the Old and New Testaments are the onl y such writings insp ired by the Hol y Spirit , it said.

On the complicated issue of how nonChristians can be saved, the document made several points: • While salvation is possible for those outside the Church , this always takes place throug h a special grace from Christ and in an "indispensable " though mysterious relationshi p with the Church.

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faith to consider the Church as one way of salvation alongside those constitute d by other reli gions."

• While Catholics should respect other reli gions , they must not subscribe to the idea that "one religion is as good as another."

"If it is true that the followers of other religions can receive divine grace, it is also certain that objectivel y speaking they are in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the Church , have the fullness of the means of salvation ," the document said.

It said it was wrong to consider Jesus as "complementary " to other revelatory and

salvific fi gures in history or to view the Holy Sp irit as an "alternative " to Christ working beyond the boundaries of the Church.

God's saving plan for all humanity, it said , was "realized in the mystery of the incarnation , death and resurrection of the Son of God" and "no one, therefore , can enter into communion with God except throug h Christ , by the working of the Hol y Spirit."

Any claims of salvific action of God beyond the unique mediation of Christ would be contrary to Christian and Catholic faith , it said.

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year after the parish-based p hase of a campaign to establish a $30-plus million endowment fund for Catholic school tuition assistance was launched for the Archdiocese of San Francisco , its $10 million parish goal has been exceeded and an overall net total of more than $18 million has been raised , according to fi gures released by the Office of Stewardship and Development.

Almost 8,000 individuals and families made pledges to the campaign through their parishes that totaled nearly $16 million. Of that amount , however, only die parishes' target amount of roughly $10 million is reflected in die $18 million raised to date. Approximately $6 million pledged in excess of die parishes' $10 million target will be returned to die many parishes that surpassed their targets , officials explained.

Some parishes incorpora ted the Today's Students — Tomorrow's Leaders campaign into a larger local effort to support capital improvements in parish schools and p lants in addition to supporting the endowment effor t, it was noted.

"I am very grateful to the generous parishioners who have made this phase of die campaign such a success , and of course to the pastors and parish campaign teams for their great efforts," said Archbishop William J. Levada , who initiated die campaign.

"I am also deeply grateful to the many individual majo r donors who have responded so favorably to this need," he added. "I recognize the many worthwhile appeals to their generosity that come before them on a regular basis."

This summer, the Archbishop acquired a $1 million pledge which brought the major gifts phase of the campaign to $8 ,136,485 , noted Joanne Maher , director of the Stewardship arid Development Office.

Noting that "once again this year app lications for tuition assistance from the Archdiocese for financiall y deserving families far outstri pped available resources ," Dominican Sister Glenn Anne McPhee , superintendent of die Department of Catholic Schools , said , "We eagerly look forward to the near future when significant funds become available to hel p our families" through earnings from the endowment fund.

"We are enormousl y grateful to the Catholic community for their generous support ," she said .

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Archbishop Levada expressed singular appreciation to campaign co-chairs Lou and Suzanne Giraudp. He noted the "great time and effort" they had given Today's Students — Tomorrow's Leaders uoa behalf of these young people, present and future. " "With them I want to reach out to

the corpora tions and businesses of our city and area ," he added. "It is hard to imagine a better investment they could make for the future than to equi p their own and our community's future workforce with die skills and values so needed for strong civic and economic vitality in the new century."

St. Paul of the Shipwreck

I't 's a miracle the way this school has been transformed '

By Ellen Johnson

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,JL wo years ago, a poor parish school on the extrem e south side of San Francisco, the last Catholic school in the Bayview/Hunters Point area , was ready to close. Neighborhood demographics had changed and the school had not been able to keep up with the times.

But today, no sign of trouble meets visitors as they walk the whitewashed halls and greet the smiling childre n of African American , Hispanic and Asian descent.

The resurrection of St. Paul of the Shipwreck School is the story of a pastor and a faith community with a vision to turn it into one of the finest parochial schools in the Bay Area.

"The school was in a shambles. Classes were combined as enrollment decreased. The facility was falling down. Parents couldn ' t afford the

tuition ," explained Conventual Franciscan Father John Heinz, pastor since September 1997.

Founded in 1955 to educate the children of Maltese and Italian ship workers in the area, the school was staffed by nuns and teachers from Malta who immigrated. Sisters from Notre Dame de Namur provided them with teacher education and cultural awareness. As the shipyards closed and the neighborhood changed in the 1980s, the parish socio-economics changed as well , and fewer children had the financial ability to attend the school.

Things began changing in March 1998 when Jim McCarthy, chairman and founder of The Basic Fund , which provides scholarships to inner city children, met with Father Heinz on a school visit. After hearing about the possible closing of the school unless the parish could m ake it an integral part of the community, McCarthy became involved in the planning. He met with Archbishop

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"Although it will take time to reach its full potential , we are pleased that the fund allowed our department to assist more students with larger tuition grants this school year," said Paul Bergez , associate superin tendent for schools.

It is projected that an endowment of $30 million will allow more than 1,500 students each year to receive an average grant of $1,000.

"The Today's Students — Tomorrow's Leaders campaign embraces a value that our community is deeply committed to — giving hope to kids who might not otherwise have an opportunity for a Catholic education , " said Maher , noting that 86 parishes had participated.

"We believe this value will continue to be embraced by donors as we work toward fulfilling our $30 million goal ."

In May Maher's office began managing Today's Students — Tomorrow's Leaders. From 1998 until that time , Community Counseling Services , Inc. was retained to plan and direct the effort.

According to Maher , the office will "continue to focus on the major gift phase " and is "currently planning an annual TSTL fundraising event. " "The parishes came through tremendously," said Maher 's predecessor , Michael DeNunzio , who had headed the development office since 1998 , stepping down earlier this year to run for San Francisco Supervisor.

DeNunzio said he felt the major gifts portion of the campaign had suffered "some serious affects " in the wake of local Church scandals involving clergy, notabl y the high-profile sex-and-fmance case in the Santa Rosa Diocese involving the former bishop , Patrick Ziemann.

Not only did the case cast a negative light on Church administration , he said , the fact Archbishop Levada was asked by the Vatican to take over as administrator of Santa Rosa required the Archbishop "reduce his time available for the major gifts portion of the campai gn."

A report on die campai gn is scheduled to be delivered to the archdiocesan Council of Priests later this month based on results of a survey prepared by the stewardship and development office in consultation with the Council . The questionnaire was sent this summer to pastors and parish teams that took part in the campaign, Maher said..

Stand fi rm

Guest editorial Church is centerp iece of J esus ' revelation to world The Declaration Dominus Jesus , issued this week by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, might be read by some Catholics, Christians and people of other faiths as an apologetic - just another Vatican document condemning all religions except the Catholic faith . This kind of response would be unwarranted and calls for a precise insi ght into the point of the declaration.

In this light , we are reminded of the statement of Albert Einstein that "Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind ." Dominus Jesus is a theological challenge to modern society to "see " and "accept " this belief.

Acknowled g ing this belief is not enough, however, as it would appear that any religious tradition is "as good as another." Certainly, religious values (Einstein 's point) are critical in guiding us toward authentic judgments and directions. We need to recall that Einstein made this statement after the discovery of the nuclear bomb: thus, what is scientifically possible might not be religiously or morally viable.

Probably the greatest theologian of the last century was Jesuit Father Karl Rahner. He once wrote, "There is no God behind Jesus."

His point: Jesus revealed everything there is to know about God — even though it might take us a long time to understand this revelation.

Jesus and His disciples founded the Church , the Spirit-filled community that directs and guides us in discovering the truths that Jesus revealed.

The Catholic Church and the Catholic tradition most completely capture the revelation of Jesus — and this is the point of Dominus Jesus. Can points of insight be found in other religious traditions?

Absolutely, but the Catholic Church is the centerpiece of Jesus ' revelation to His Church and to the world.

Kai l Rahner added a point to his statement "There is no God behind Jesus:" He said , all peoples and cultures are "anonymously Christian: " That is, Jesus has so permeated the entire universe that every authentic revelation is a reflection of the truth of Jesus.

Some have interpreted this Rahnerian judgm ent as "paternalistic ," but it expresses well the proclamation of Dom inus Jesus: Jesus Christ Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, a revelation most explicitly revealed and interpreted within the Catholic community and Church, but nonetheless available to all peoples of every time and culture.

Sulp ician Father Gerald D. Coleman , president/recto r at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, contributed this commentary.

Carry forth the Good News In the modem world and particularly in contemporary American society, the challenge of carrying forth the Good News of Jesus Christ can be significant. Two thousand years ago, Jesus preached directl y to His disciples, followers and others. Today, Jesus certainly would make use of all available methods of communication.

The urgent need for attention and resources in the field of communications has been addressed by Pope John Paul II and echoed by the American bishops. Communications help to support bishops, pastors, religious and laity in their efforts to share with the world an understanding of our faith.

This weekend parishes in the Archdiocese of San Francisco are scheduled to take up a special collection for the Catholic Communications Campaign.

This annual collection provides money for national programs such as television documentaries and public affairs programming produced by the U.S. Catholic Conference.

Locally, it helps to pay for the "TV Mass" with Father Miles Riley, "Mosaic " on KPIX, "For Heaven 's Sake " on KRON, "Bienvenidos a Casa" on 1010 AM; Catholic San Francisco and the Spanish-language newspaper El Heraldo Catolico; the annual Archdiocesan Directory; publ ic information and media outreach; and other communication efforts.

We urge you to give generously to the Catholic Communications Campaign and thu s help in the efforts to carry forth the Good News of Jesus Christ.

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Catholic Charities of Sacramento must stand firm ! The government is violating the rig ht of Catholic agencies to up hold the Church' s teachings in the ir emp loyment practices , in this case in their provision of health care benefits to their emp loyees.

Churc h and state are separate in this country. Every citizen has cause to worry when the state begins to coerce any citizen or sect to abandon a moral princip le.

Also , in reference to Teresa Walker 's Sept. 1 letter , "Time for consultation ": The Church has never been a democracy.

Guided by the Hol y Spirit , Church teachings are prophetic , if not always popular , existing for our well-being and happ iness.

We, too, must be on a quest for truth , study the Church documents (for examp le Familiaris Consortia and Humanae Vitae), and pray for understanding , faith , and fortitude to live our faith.

Christ will not fail to help us when we sincerel y ask Him. Churc h leaching on contraception is exp lained beautifull y and reasonabl y in these documents. And .statistics bear out the truth: While the U.S. divorce rate is 50 percent , the divorce rate for those practicing Natural Famil y Planning (NFP), is less than 5 percent. Modern NFP is as effective as the birth contro l p ill , has no adverse effects on your health , and builds happ ier marriages.

Suzanne M. Francois Novato

encyelical„Rer«m N ovarum , Pope Leo dealt with the pli g ht of workers who were being denied a j ust wage precisel y because the free market was not providing a "living wage" for many workers.

Any reading of Pope John Paul IPs On Human Work and the U.S. bishops ' "Economic Justice for All" will Find the Church takes sharp exception to Republican ideas.

It would be help ful if Catholic voters saw a living wage as the solution to many of the country 's problems. If peop le had work that did pay a living wage , many abortions would never take place. If there were more equitable treatment of workers , the economy would be greatl y improved as workers who enjoy a measure of job security would spend their wages more freel y, something they do not do if they fear the loss of their jobs.

American workers are not receiving a fair share of the profits they generate by their work.It 's a princi p le of Catholic social teaching that it is the worker who produces cap ital — and not cap ital .

The fact middle-aged workers are finding it difficult if impossible to find work and that wages paid to executives have skyrocketed while wages for workers have stagnated is proof workers are not being paid a just and equitable wage.

Bob Saverine Stamford, Conn.

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Market vs. morals

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One of the l argest shifts in voter loyalty has gone unnoticed by political pundits and by voters themselves. This is the movement of Catholics from voting Democratic to voting Republican.

This is largel y because of the Church' s teaching on abortion.

Many Catholic s feel bound to oppose abortion in every way, and voting Republican is one way they have chosen to do so.

What many Catholics fail to realize , or choose to i gnore , is that the Church has condemned the centerp iece of Republican economic thinkin g and practice — that the "free market " should be allowed to provide the solution to the vast majority of economic problems and that the federal government should be curbed in its activities as they relate to meeting the needs of workers and families.

Over 100 years ago, Pope Leo Xlll condemned the concept that market forces should be relied upon to produce the greatest good for the majorit y of workers and their families. In the fi rst great social

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Ecumenical questions

I received your newspaper and find it very educational and interesting. Since the demise of the Monito r, a Catholic newspaper was greatl y needed. When I was a young adult I took an interest in Pope John XXIII , followed his short years and even boug ht Journal of a Soul which I constantly refer to for the perfect way of life.

Because of Pope lohn , I have I had an interest in the ecumenical with the movement especiall y Catholic-Orthodox relations. I have always felt that the two should , throug h God's help, someday become one. I also read where the Russian Orthodox patriarch , Alexei II, responded to an interview on the problems facing the two churches today. Did our Pope ever respond? Is he planning for any future meetings? And finall y, I understan d that Archbishop William J. Leveda attended a Catholic-Orthodox meeting here in the United States.

What occurred? I hope you can have an article about the conference in the near future .

Alvaro Bettucchi San Francisco Ed. note: Arch bishop Levada was a primary representative of the U.S. bishops at the dialogue among 31 Roman Catholic and Angli can bishops who gath ered May 14-20 outside Toronto , Canada . See his May 26 column , "S p iritual unity in A ng lican dialogue ."

In July, the Archbishop asked Catholics of the Archdioces e of San Francisco to p ray for the success of the Jul y 9-19 meeting of the International Joint Commission f o r Theolog ical Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church that took p lace at Mt. St. Mary ' s College in Emmitsburg, Md. It was the eig hth meeting of the commission , its first time j n t h e U.S. The dia logue was established by Pope John Paul II and the late Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I during the Pope ' s 1979 visit to Constantinop le.

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The CatholicDiff erence

Two founders of the 21st century papacy According to the current historical conventions , Pius IX' s length y pontificate (1846-78) was a catastrophe from which the Church only began to recover with the papacy of John XXIII (1958-63).

Pio Nono 's curt rejection of "progress, liberalism , Pope John XXIII and modern civilization " in the 1864 Syllabus of Errors and his insistence on defining papal infallibility at Vatican I drove Catholicism into a bunker of anti-modern defiance. Onl y John XXIII' s courageous proposal that the Church open its windows to the modern world saved Catholicism from becoming a museum piece.

Or so the conventional story line has it.

The truth is more complicated and more interesting.

In fact , reading the historical record throug h a wider lens suggests that the joint beatification of Pius IX and lohn XXIII on Sept. 3 made eminent sense.

Like his 19th-century predecessors in the Chair of Peter, Pius IX , a deeply pious man who wore his emotions on his sleeve , faced a stark question: How could the Church survive the collapse of political Christendom? An elaborate set of church-state arrangements and accommodations had supported Catholicism from the Emperor Constantine until the late 18th century. But these traditional arrangements were being dismantled by political forces unleashed in the French Revolution , and by the secularization of Europe.

The problems this created were not theoretical matters for Pius IX. As Ang lican scholar Owen Chadwick brilliantl y demonstrates in A History of the Popes , 1830-1914 , what the powers of 19th-century Europe called the "separation of churc h and state " often meant the subordination of the church to the state.

In the earl y 19th Pius IX began at century, five-sixths of Vatican I. It 'is immao the world' s bishops terial whether Pius IX 5 •xn, were nominated by gov- understood himself to ernments , nol by the be setting this process uj Hol y See. During the in motion , just as it is z S o first half of the century, immaterial that John churc h properties were XXIII never imagined Georse & Weigel s confiscated all over four-fi fths of what Europe; monks and would happen at nuns were expelled Vatican II, Pope Pius IX from their houses; In measuring their sanctity, the point to reckon Catholic schools were summarily closed. Even a with is that both these men , open to the promptings of Catholic monarch like the Hapsburg emperor, Franz the Hol y Spirit , were willing to defy the conventionJosef , claimed the right to intercept the pope 's mail to al wisdom surrounding them — the conventional wisthe bishops of Austria , passing along only what he dom that warned Pius IX against an "inopportune " , chose. „ „ reassertion of papal authority , Pius IX' s solution to the and that advised John XXIII collapse of political These two great popes made not to rock the boat by sumChristendom and the modern moning a general council. possible the po ntificate of secular state 's assault on the Vatican IPs teaching on Churc h was to enhance the John Paul II... reli gious freedom and its insispapacy as an episcopal office tence that governments should with worldwide scope. The hav e no role in nominating First Vatican Council' s definition of papal infallibility bishops formall y ratified the Church' s disentanglemade clear that , because the source of the pope 's ment from state power. Because of initiatives launched teaching authority is Christ , that authority is not sub- by Pius IX and John XXIII , we are living in a postject to a plebiscite of bishops (who could be pressured Constantinian Church — a Church renewed as an by secular power, as Gladstone , Bismarc k, and others evangelical movement, asking nothing from the state attempted at Vatican I). except the freedom to propose the Gospel and serve Moreover , Vatican I' s teaching that the pope has a society. universal episcopal role prepared the way for recoverThese two great popes made possible the pontificate ing the biblical idea of the Office of Peter in the of lohn Paul II, who has given concrete form to the postChurch — the office of the apostle charged with Constantinian papacy even as his moral authori ty has strengthening his brethren , especially those brethren in reshaped world history. the episcopate who were being hard -pressed by the So it 's entirel y appropriate that John Paul II beatisecular state (like the German bishop s, half of whom fied his two great predecessors together, on Sept. 3. were anested by Bismarc k during his "culture war" against the Church).

George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and John XXIU 's Vatican II completed the Catholic Public Policy Center in Washington , D.C. declaration of independence from state power that

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On Being Catholic

Friends in high places of the saints — and not only "Saints " with a capital "S". Along with the canonized saints , holy members of our families and friends keep us in prayer as they gaze upon the glory of God. Freed from the constraints of this world , the saints love us more profoundl y than they ever could while here on earth .

By our prayers and sacrifices we can help bear the burden of the dead who are experiencing purification as they enter into the presence of God. As disciples , we are "givers" as Perhaps you have mmmmmimmm^mmmmmmimmmMmmmm . well as "receivers ", praybeen asked by Protestant Novenas 'never known to fail' can ing for all souls even as friends , "Why do you we ask the prayer of all Catholics pray to saints? f aith, trusting hut they bespeak saints. We celebrate this Wh y don ' t you just go communion " most directl y to God?" sometimes suggest to me a hint oj "holy in the beautifull y The short answer is , Eucharist.

In every Mass do — almost all that we superstition. .. we pray for our bishop the prayers in our liturgy (representing our local are addressed to God the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ , whom we Church) and our Pope (representing the Church together with all Christians proclaim to be the one throughout the world). But we do not stop there , as if Mediator between God and human beings. (1 Tim our hopes in Christ were limited to this life only. (1 Cor 15:19) Our communion reaches out to join hands 2:5) Our prayers "to " the saints are a request that they with the saints who hel p us with their prayers , and pray with and for us. We do this , not because we with the rest of the dead who are helped in turn by us.

This beautiful doctrine of a communion in charthink God will give them something He won 't give ity which is stronger than death must be cherished us , but because it is natural to ask others to help us with their prayers. And , since Christ is risen from the and not reduced to some kind of spiritual bartering system. I have expressed to the editor of our paper dead, such requests can reach beyond this world. my discomfort with "Personals " published to the care this means we are recipients of the love and

Last week I wrote that the touchy subject of indulgences points to two important truths: that we are called to do penance to undo the effects of selfishness in our lives , and that as members of the Bod y of Christ we can help carry one another 's burdens.

This week , I would like to consider another truth of the Gospel: since Christ has broken the reign of death by His resurrection , the grave is no barrier to charity.

saints which seem to imp ly an automatic answer to prayers if certain conditions are met. Novenas "never known to fail" can bespeak trusting faith , Father but they sometimes suggest to me a hint of Milton T. Walsh superstition , as if some kind of formula could coerce God. I am willing to concede the idea of a prayer which guarantees an answer, provided we are prepared to accept that the answer might be "No." The saints would urge us to bend our will to God' s plan , rather than vice-versa.

Last week 1 quoted Msgr. Knox on the idea of "plenary indulgences." In speaking of them he added , "In practice the faithful nearly always try to win such indulgences , not for themselves but for dead friends.

What happens then , we don 't know and aren 't meant to know. Then , as always, we leave our dead in God 's hands , and let His wisdom deal with a situation which is quite beyond our checking." The Jubilee should be an incentive for us to invest in mutual love , not a mutual fund.

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

Commentary

Final RENE W 2000 season to f ocus on jus tice

The Gospel is clear about compassion for, and solidarity with , the poor. If we are to follow Jesus, we must be comSeason Five of RENEW 2000 is set to begin during the passionate toward the poor. Desp ite our efforts in the 20th week of Oct. 8. For those of us who have been involved with century to allev iate poverty, the gap between the rich and the the RENEW 2000 spiritual renewal process across the poor is expanding. We are all faced with the need to renew Archdiocese it is hard to believe four seasons have already society so no one will be without basic human necessities.

Week Two : loving the earth been completed. Currentl y we are conducting training workHow well do we love God' s creation? Do shops for the leaders of the small Christian we see ourselves as having arbitrary power communities and it is amazing to see the wonto exp loit it , or can we grow in our relationderful enthusiasm and sense of accomplishshi p with our planet , taking onl y what we ment witnessed among the partici pants. need to sustain us? Now is the uni que time our final season of RENEW Season Five, for us to renew our values and to change 2000, will focus on justice. As we know, jusinsensitive attitudes and destructive actions tice is constitutive to the Catholic Faith. that harm the earth.

Members of the small Christian communities Week Th ree: loving the feminine and maswill reflect on the Scri ptures , Catholic docuaili/n e ments and the Catechism of the Catholic Male and female we have been created in Church, to help them come to a deeper realGod's image. How do we relate with one ization of what it means to be a "just" person another? The Sp irit is calling us to more in our 21st century society. Partici pants will Sister Heaphy, PBVM mature relationships of mutuality and be helped to answer the crucial questions: How can I, as a Catholic Christian , practice the virtue of respect. Both the masculine and feminine have uni que gills justice in my everyday living? How can I be in right rela- that are of equal worth. Now is the lime to renew our attitudes and values toward develop ing rig ht relationships tionshi ps with God , self, neighbor , and creation?

During each week of Season Five partici pants will focus between men and women , there by working to end discrimination and bring about equality. on a particular area of justice as follows: Week Four: interracial harmony Week One: loving the poor

By Sister Antonio Heaphy, PBVM

Many of us carry prejudices within , and we are impacted by racism. As Christians, we are called to respect the gifts of all peop le. It is time for us to look honestly at the conscious and unconscious prejudices we harbor so that , together, we can launch concrete efforts to recognize and overcome racism.

Week Five: God's human family: As human beings , we are called to be one human family, to work toward peace in our world. Now is the time to end wars among nations , to stop ethnic cleansing, to cease efforts of rich nations try ing to exploit poorer nations. We all can live together in the harmony that is God's plan for creation.

Week Six: the Trinity and world community When we began RENEW 2000 we focused on the Trinity - God , a Community of Love. As we end the RENEW 2000 process we , once again, focus on the Trinity.

We enter the new century with hope . Our invitation to live the life to which God calls us , to be in harmony with God, one another and all of creation , will onl y bear fruit if we respond wholeheartedl y.

This is the final season of RENEW 2000. There is still time to become involved. Contact your local parish before Oct. 8, and sign up. You will not regret being part of this special effort to renew our Churc h for the 21st century.

Presentation Sister Heaphy is director of the archdiocesan Office of EvangelizationlRENEW. For additional information on the RENEW 2000 program call (415) 581-3535.

Family Lif e

A reflection on sacrifice...

While on vacation in a wild and remote corner of the Pacific Northwest , I read the childre n Charles Eastman ' s account of his up bring ing. Eastman was a full-blooded Sioux , and until his early manhood , when he assimilated into white society, he lived with his tribe on the American frontier during the late 1800s.

One of the more moving scenes from Eastman 's boyhood is his first religious sacrifice. When he was about eight years old , Eastman 's grandmother invited him to make an offering to the "Great Mystery." His first gift must be his mostprecious possession, she explained, for it will be sacrificed to the One "who controls all things" in order to request the blessing of becoming a great warrior and hunter.

Eager to prove his maturity and please the woman who had raised him, Eastman at once offered his bow and arrows, his body paints and ornaments. But the grandmother had something else in mind — his dog. "I know, though young, your heart is strong and your courage is great," the grandmother said , and she convinced the child to part with his beloved pet .

Without a word of protest , without a tear, the little

boy gave his faithful dog to the brave who would play the role of the priest. Afte r the animal was slain , it was carried to an immense cave regarded by the tribe as a sacred shrine. "A feeling of awe and reverence" came over Eastman as he entered the place , and there in the cool, damp, darkness, his grandmother supplicated the God she neither saw nor knew, yet believed must exist.

My children were quiet as stones as I read this narrative. After I finished the story, I looked into their sober faces and said, "You know, this was like a First Holy Communion."

"Not really," my older son said. "1 didn 't give up anything at my First Holy Communion."

"Oh, yes you did ," I said. "You gave up your whole life."

The children squinted at me skepticall y, so I continued. "The most incredible thing about the sacrifice of the Mass," I said, "is that God Himself is the Gift. We do not shed blood as our ancestors did , not because we are more civilized , but because Jesus poured out His life for all.

There is still an offering to be made on our part, howev-

er. As God gives Himself to us, so we give ourselves to God. That is the meaning of communion."

Did the kids get it? I doubt it. After all , look how easil y we Vivian W. Dudro grown-up Catholics can overlook both God' s gift , because it is hidden under the appearances of ordinary bread and wine, and ours , because it is hidden in every day acts of love. The rituals of the pagan past , therefore , can seem ever so much more dramatic.

Yet the ultimate drama between God and man unfolds at every Mass. Oddly enough , an Indian boy 's generosity helped us to see it.

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

Why are the archangels referred to as 'saints'?

Q. Can you exp lain why the archangels Michael , who remained faithfu l are, of course , with God their creRaphael and Gabriel are referred to as saints ? I have ator, share His life and blessedness, and are therefore understood that we humans aspire to sainthood and can deserving of the title saint. never become angels , which are specia l creations of God. Three angels appear in the Bible by name , Gabriel , (New York) Michael and Raphael , and they are the onl y ones honored A. The word "saint" (which comes by name in the Church's devotions and liturgy. The Eastern from the Latin "sanctus," holy) refers, in churches honored St. Michael as earl y as the fourth centuCatholic tradition, to those who 10 are J^ ry, and he was the onl onlyy individual angel venerated in the ¦ ; , with God in eternity. As Vatican ttican J¦ West until about the year 800.

Council II teaches, they are t- 'ii. h Their feast is joined with God forever in a S **^S celebrated together life free from decay, and share / on Sept. 29. Michael , in His life and happiness. (See Gabriel and Rap hael , "Constitution on the Church in ^^ it is worth noting, are the Modem World," Nos. 18 andI ^^^ ^^ among the many 21.) holy ones we venThus, there 's nothing that would erate who have deny applying the title to angels, and never been offiChristians have done so for centuries. mturies. '--Sm ^VyA V i 1 JL/ JL ^. cially or formall y Part of Christian tradition is the belief canonized. Popes that God created these spiritual (nonbodily) beings with the have been canonizing saints for only about 1,000 years. power of reason and with freedom to make personal moral The angels, therefore, are like thousands of others on the roll of saints (the apostles, for example) who came to decisions.

Certain of them , according to the prevailing opinion, have this distinction by popular acclaim of the people, sinned by def ying God in some way, others did not. Those through their especiall y distinguished witness to Christian

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(Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at Box 325, Peoria, IL 6165J ; or e-mail: jjdietze n@aol.com.)

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY What is it going to be like when God reigns?

George, tell me what it s going to be like when we get our farm," requests the pathetic Lenny in John Steinbeck' s Of Mice and Men. For the millionth time George rehearses the details of a rosey future when they will no longer be working for others at dirt-poor wages and needing to flee from job to job when Lenny 's pathology surfaces.

On their farm , they will be free , cultivate the land arid raise animals. This rehearsal of future joy in paradise actu ally sweetens the present toil Tor both men. But Robert Burn 's poem "To a Mouse ," which furnishes the novel's title , predicts human failure ; "The best laid schemes of mice and men / gang 'aft aglay." So we hear a descri ption of what never shall be for George and Lenny.

Like Lenny, we too may have a question which Sunday 's Liturgy of the Word may answer, and far from leaving us dre aming about the future , it situates us as participants in God's dream as it unfolds now.

What will if be like when God reigns, when God takes over? How will we behave? Isaiah has an exquisite description of ultimate homecoming from ultimate exile. "Then will the eyes of the blind be opened , the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the mute will sing." When God draws near to His hurting people, they will experience universal healing as His free gift.

Mark describes Jesus as God's agent for God' s reign and this healing. Simply read what happened to the "deaf man who had a speech impediment: " "And immediatel y the man 's ears were opened , his speech impediment was removed , and he spoke plainly." However, Mark gets to be Mark: "He (Jesus) ordered them not to tell anyone."

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-5; Mnrk 7:31-37

Father David M. Pettingill Mark mutes this wonder onl y to point to the ultimate moment when God's reign will be broug ht in by the death and resurrection of Jesus . Then disciples can do what the eyewitness did by way of antici pation: "But the more He ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said , 'He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak. '" If then the universal healing of God's reign has been brought on by the death and resunection of Jesus and if the Sunday feast of Word and Eucharist gives assemblies a share in that reign, what behavior is appropriate?

One such behavior appears app lauded by James, the just treatment of sisters and brothers . "Did not God choose these who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom?" These are the genuine celebrities of God's rei gn , according to James. It would be more comfortable if the well dressed, the wealth y, the witty were the ones. But not so. "For if a man with gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor person in shabby clothes also comes in , and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say, 'Sit here , please,' while you say to the poor one, 'Stand there,' or 'Sit at my feet,' have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs?'"

What 's it going to be like when God reigns? People will heal each other in the power of God's healing love. People will break down barriers among themselves which prejudice, ignorance, and craven fear have erected. People will point out healing encounters as they take place. People will treat the hurting and wounded as the first class individuals in God's reign.

Father David M. Petting iljs assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vicar at St. Emydius Parish, San Francisco,

Children's choirs can enhance worship in a profound way

By Christop h Tietze Think back to a particular time, when you were deeply touched by the singing of a choir. When I think back , those times bring back memories of children 's voices. Whether it was at Westminster Cathedral in London, where the Choir of Men and Boys sang a wonderful rendition of Palestrina's "Tu es Petrus," or at my daughter 's pre-school, with an equall y rousing interpretation of the alphabet song, there is something innocent and pure about children 's voices that touches the roots of our inner being. Because of this, children 's voices are ideall y suited for worship.

If you were at this year 's Archdiocesan Children 's Choir Festival , sponsored by our Department of Catholic Schools, you know what good work is being done with children 's choirs at our parochial schools. However, most churches, with some notable exceptions , still do not have a parish children 's choir.

One such exception is the St. Mary 's Cathedral 's Choir of Boys and Girls. The 15 boys and 25 g irls actuall y make up two separate choirs (one for boys, and one for girls).

They are combined for special occasions and concerts, but rehearse and sing most Masses separatel y. Membership is open to boys and girls in grades 3 throug h 8, from any parish in the Archdiocese.

The mission of the choir is: • To lead the Church in worship; • To trai n future leaders in music and the arts; • To preserve the strong musical tradition of cathedrals • To provide a creative outlet for children.

During their weekly rehearsals , choir members learn not only the repertoire , but also about music reading, Christian character , responsibility, and team work . The

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Today's intense employer search for new employees is a phenomenon not seen since the end of World War II. Yet there are still individuals in San Francisco who face serious challenges in seeking employment.

Older people are certainl y in this category.

St. Mary's Cathedral children 's choirs — boys and girls — are scheduled to sing as a combined unit at a papal Mass on Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 22, in Rome.

choir has taken annual singing tours on which they have visited seven of the Western states , has appeared on television , and has recorded a CD. In October, the choir will take a Jubilee year pil grimage to Ital y, where the highlight will be the papal Mass on Mission Sunday, Oct. 22, For more information on how

your child can join the choir, please call the Cathedral Music Office at (415) 567-2020 , ext. 213.

(Christoph Tietze , music director/organist at St. Mary 's Cathedral , has directed children 's choirs for the last 22 yejars and has presented workshops on the training of children 's choirs.)

The Workforce Development Program of The National Council on the Aging provide s training programs and job placement services, at no charge, to older individuals.

As a non-profit organization we do not have a budget for advertising. We are concerned that our program is not widely known in our community. We partner with local employers and job p lacement services and also operate a U.S. Department of Labor training program for older people.

Because we are a non-profit organization without

an advertising budget, we are directing this letter to you. We are convinced there are numerous mature people who would avail themselves of our programs and services if they knew of their existence .

Individuals are urged to visit our office any weekday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and an appointment is not necessary. We are located at 870 Market St., Suite 785, San Francisco. Our phone number is (415) 982 7007.

John D. Thomas San Francisco

School of Pastoral Leadership For times , registration materials , costs , exact locations and additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 242-9087 or spl@att.net Pre-regislration is necessary for many ot these programs .

Visit the Web site at www.splsf.org.

Sept 29-30: "Called and Gifted Workshop " sponsored by St. Catherine of Siena, St. Finn Barr , Good Shepherd and St. Veronica parishes at St. Veronica Parish Hall in South San Francisco. Fri. 7-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-A p.m.

Sept. 15, 16: "Care for the Terminally and Chronically II!" with Ruth Hayes-Barba at St. Brendan Church , SF, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days.

Sept 17: Jubilee Celebration of the Elderly starting with Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Brendan Church, SF, with complimentary breakfast following. All elderly persons and those who care for the elderly are invited. Bishop Mark Hurley, presiding, with Sulpician Father Jim Oberle of St. Patrick s Seminary as breakfast speaker.

Sept. 19-Oct 24 (Tues. 7:30-9:30 p.m., San Mateo): "Christianity: An Introduction to the Catholic Faith" with Father Milton Walsh , Prayer: "Finding the Heart's True Home " with Jesuit Father Bernie Bush.

Sept. 20-Oct . 25 (Wed. 7:30-9:30 p.m., SF):

"Christianity: An Introduction to the Catholic Faith" with Father Tony Lambino at Archbishop Riordan High School.

"Catholic Bible Study: Pathways through Scripture" Sept. 19-April 3/Tues. in San Mateo with Jesuit Father Donald Sharp and Msgr. J. Warre n Holleran; Sept. 20-April 4/Wed./SF with Erasmo Leiva; Sept . 21-April 5/ Thurs ./Marin with Dominican Father Gregory Tatum. All 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 22Oct. 6/Fri. with Fr. Sharp at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi , SF trom 2-4 p.m. followed by Holy Hour.

Sept. 20-Oct. 25 (Wed. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. SF): "Kids at Risk: Families at Risk" with Timothy Novman, director of Clinical Services at Sonoma's Hanna Boys Center, and Debbie Keith, a licensed family therapist. Course will assess common risk facto rs with focus on alcohol and drug use; delinquency, peer pressure , self-esteem , eating disorders, and communication.

Nov. 4: Detention/Prison Ministry conference , "Grace Behind Bars ", with St. Joseph Sister Suzanne Jabro and Bishop John Wester at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Ave. and Lawton, SF. Includes prayer, lunch, dialogue. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Retreats/Daysof Recollection VALL0MBROSA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees , times and other offerings call (650) 325-5614.

Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto , Program Director.

Sept. 10: "Living the Beatitudes in the 21st Century," afternoon sessions with popular facilitato rs exploring the call to holiness and learning to respond with love, compassion , peace and justice to daily encounters. Facilitator, Blessed Virgin Mary Sister Marilyn Wilson.

Sept. 22-24: "Being Held in the Arms ol God", a silent retreat for women with Holy Ghost Father Tom Ttmmins.

"Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly", a Sept.

15-18 workshop and retreat sponsored by the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office of the Franciscan Community's Santa Barbara Province.

Speakers include Franciscan Sister Maria Elena Martinez , Cindy Pile, Ken Butigan and others. Call (510) 536-3772 , ext. 113. Both retreats will be held at San Dam'iano Retreat Center , Danville.

Silver Penny Farm offers retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Fid., Petaluma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and sitting room with iireplace. Call Father Ray Smith for a brochure at (707) 762-1498.

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

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

2nd Fri. at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke Parish , 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City. Call (650) 345-6660.

1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Call Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at (650) 340-7452.

3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880.

1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel at 130 Fisher Loop. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

Young Adults You may contact the Young Adult Ministry office of the Archdiocese by phone at (415) 565-3629; by email at christineop@sfyam.org; or visit the ministry's website at wmv.sfyam.org. Un/ess other wise noted contact the Young Adult Office for additional information about the following activities Registration materials for Fall Fest to be held Oct. 14 at Dominican University ol California in San Rafael are now available. Call the Fall Fest hotline at (415) 581-3 581.

St. Agnes Young Adult Ministry Center , 1025 Masonic Ave., SF, is open Mon.-Ttiurs. noon-7 p.m. for spiritual advice, pastoral counseling and sacrament of reconciliation. Contact Chad Evans or Father Russell Roide at (415) 487-8560.

Special young adults lecture series "What Does Vatican II Mean to Young Adults?" Call Scott Mover at (415) 923-1264 or scott@esgear.com.

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Jews challenge their assumptions about themselves and others through dialogue at Jewish Community Center, 3200 California St. at Presidio, SF.

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

Jubilee Mass 2000 Oct. 28: "Jubilee Mass 2000" at San Francisco 's Pacific Bell Park with Archbishop William J. Levada and Auxiliary Bishop John C. Wester presiding.

Gales open at 12 noon. Pre-liturgy events beginning at 12:45 p.m. with Father Miles Riley as master of ceremonies include a multi-cultural celebration featuring hundreds of singers and dancers, and a parade of parishes. Presentations by theologians including St. Patrick' s Seminary 's Msgr. Warren Holleran, Sister Sharon McMillan and Father Milton Walsh and remarks by Cardinal Jaime Sandoval.

Music for the 3 p.m. vigil Mass will be under the direction of well-known composer Christopher Walker , whose works include "Like a Child Rests " , "Because the Lord is My Shepherd", and the Celtic Alleluia. Father Bill Vaughan, a world class organist is among the featured musicians. Tickets for Jubilee Mass 2000 are available through parishes. For ticket and travel information call your parish or Jubilee Mass 2000 coordinator, Kathleen Buckley, at (415) 565-3672.

Social Justice/Respect Life Sept. 30: "Faithful and Effective Citizenship in a Jubilee Year", a Pax Christi workshop at St. Augustine Church, 400 Alcatraz Ave. at Colby, Oakland, 8:15 a.m. -4:30 p.m. What kind of nation do you want? What are candidates no! discussing?

What makes this year 's election unique in history ?

Sponsored by the Diocese ol Oakland and Pax Christi, and featuring Mercy Sister Anne Curtis. Call (925) 829-9554.

Jubilee 2000 USA, as part of a worldwide effort to relieve the crushing debt owed by struggling countries to stronger lands, announces a Bay Area speakers bureau. Knowledgeable speakers are available without charge to address parish groups and organizations on this Jubilee Year topic. Call William or Jean Lesher at (510) 524-6645 or welesher@aol.com.

Prayer/Devotions Take a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land without leaving the Archdiocese by visiting an ongoing exposition at St. John of God Parish , 5th Ave. and Irving, SF. Open M-F 1:30-5 p.m. and until 1 p.m. on Sundays. Their Web site address is www.sjog.org.

Last Sunday of the month: Mass tor people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church, 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m. Call for dates (415) 863-7515.

Wednesdays: Meditation/Evening Prayer at Sacred Heart Church, 546 Fillmore , SF, 7 - 7:45 p.m. Everyone welcome. Call Deacon Chuck McNeil at (415) 861-5460.

Weekdays: Radio Rosary, 7 p.m., 1400 AM KVTO, includes prayer, meditation, news, homilies.

Call (415) 282-0861.

2nd Sun.: Pray for Priests, 3:30 p.m. at Star of the Sea Parish, 4420 Geary Blvd. at 8th Ave., SF. Call (415) 751-0450.

Centering Prayer: Mon. 7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m., Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., SF. Call Sr. Cathy Cahur at (415) 553-8776; Tues. 7:30 p.m.

- 8:30 p.m., Star ot the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd., SF. Call Chuck Cannon at (415) 752-8439; Sat. 10 a.m. - 12 noon, St. Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Ave., SF. Call Mary English at (415) 282-8076; Tue. 7 - 7:50 a.m,St. Raphael Church, 1104 5th Ave, San Rafael. Call Patricia Hartnett at (510) 215-6931.

Thurs: The laity prayer cenacle of Marian Movement of Priests meets at 7 p.m., St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison Ave, Sausalito.

Call (415) 331-3306.

Mass in American Sign Language is celebrated each Sun. at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict Parish, 1801 Octavia (between Pine and California) in SF. A sign language Mass is celebrated at St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middlelield Rd, Menlo Park on the third Sat. of the month at 10:30 a.m. and later that day at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. (at Bon Air Rd.), Kenttield. For information, call St. Benedict at (415) 567-9855 (voice) or (415) 567-0438 (TDD).

Family Life Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a successful and dynamic marriage enrichment experience designed to deepen the joys of a life together, announces upcoming weekends. Oct. 13-15 in Santa Rosa and Nov. 3-5 in San Mateo. For information call (888) 568-3018.

Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption and Foster Care Program is looking for prospective adopting families for children. Attend a free information meeting on the first Thurs. of every month at 7 p.m. at 814 Mission St,5th floor, SF or on the second Tuesday at 36 37th Ave,San Mateo. Call (415) 844-4781.

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Planning/Fertility Care Services offer classes in the Creighton Model of Natural Family Planning.

Health educators are also available to speak to youth and adults on topics of puberty, responsible relationships , adolescent sexuality, the use of NFP throughout a woman's reproductive life and infertility. Call (650) 301-8896.

Introductory instructions for couples interested in Natural Family Planning are available by appointment from NFP consultant and instructor, Gloria Gillogley. NFP is a method of conception regulation based on fertility awareness and selective absti nence, which can also benefit couples having difficulty conceiving. Call Gloria at (650) 345-9076.

Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages , has upcoming weekends. Separated or near divorced couples are encouraged to attend. Call Lolette or Tony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

Single, Divorced, Separated Sept. 15: Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese announces its annual dinner gala at Cafe Riggio in San Francisco. $35. Register by Sept. 8. Call (415) 273-5521 or Theresa at (415) 666-0876.

Oct. 6-8: "Beginning Experience " weekend at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave , Menlo Park , designed to help the widowed, divorced and separated make a new beginning in life. Call Lanier Reeves at (650) 375-8332 or Jean Nash at (650) 851-2371 .

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Cali Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com. Sept.

9: Picnic and boating on Stowe Lake; Sept. 16: Potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m.; Sept. 21: Learn about Beginning Experience; Sept. 23: Enneagram workshop from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $20. Call Ron Landucci at (650) 583-6016.

Food & Fun 1st Fri.: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club meets for prayer, breakfast and talks from well- known speakers. Oct: 6: Former Jesuit Dick Neve, founder of "Harvest of Hope". Nov. 3: Gerald Jampolsky, MD, from the Center for Attitudinal Healing.

Sept. 9: "A Little Bit of Italy", an exquisite pasta feed for the entire family sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 3950 and benefiting the National Bone Marrow Program. Tickets $9.95/under 14, $1.

Full course meal. Call (415) 897-9489 or 892-1329 for reservations or just show up at Our Lady of Loretto Parish Hall, Novato, 6-9 p.m.

Sept. 10: "Palmdale Spectacular III", the annual major fundraiser of the Sisters of the Holy Family celebrating their 127th year and benefiting the Sisters ministries. Takes place at the community 's property at 159 Washington Blvd. in Fremont beginning at 1 p.m. Foods from around the world as well as a live and silent auction. Tickets $67. Plenty of parking. Call (510) 624-4582.

Sept. 13: Catholic Charities Auxiliary of San Mateo County meeting and lunch at San Mateo Garden-Club , 605 Parkside Way (off the Alameda), San Mateo at 10 a.m. Guest speaker is Brian Cahill, recently named interim director of Catholic Charities who will speak on recent developments there and plans to regain lost credibility of donors and volunteers. Lunch $8. Reservations necessary. Call (650) 349-1162.

Sept. 15, 16, 17: "Festival of Champions" at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Bayswater at El Camino Real, Burlingame. Special dinners Fri. "All you can eat pasta"; Sat. International Food Arena. Also pony rides, petting zoo, games, rides and live entertainment. Fun lor all ages. Call (650) 342- 8407.

Sept. 23: St. Thomas More Community's 1st annual Golf Tournament. Call Lito Mendoza at (650) 355-4063 or Gil Palencia at (650) 992-4009.

Sept. 29, 30: "A Blast Through the Past" at Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame benefiting programs and activities at Our Lady of Angels school. The annual Fun Faire features dinner both days from 5:30 - 8 p.m. as well as a silent auction, rides and more. Fri. 6 - 10 p.m.; Sat. noon - 11 p.m. Call Cheryl Watkins at (650 588-7442 or (415) 973-2189. Sponsored by OLA Mothers Club.

Oct. 1: Annual Carnival on the grounds of St. Matthew Parish, 9th Ave. and El Camino Real, San Mateo, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Dinner served 4 - 8 p.m.

Special appearances by Rhonda Bentley and Tom Vacar from Channel 2 News. Call (650) 344-7622.

Oct. 12: "A Swinging Good Time", the 32nd Annual Golf Tournament benefiting the works and care of the Sisters of the Presentation, Presidio Golf Course. Sponsorship opportunities at various levels still available. Tournament fee ol $200 per golfer includes green fees, cart, lunch, dinner, fabulous prizes and great fun. Call Maggie Lopez at (415) 751-5208.

Reunions Sept. 10: Mercy High School, SF reunion for members of its Class of 1960 at the Olympic Club, SF. Call Terri Driscoll, alumnae director , at (415) 337-7218.

Sept. 23: St. Ignatius Class of '75 at the Carlin Commons on the SI campus. Contact Ed McGovern at edmg@pubafes.cpro or Des O'Reilly at glassgod@flash.net.

Sept. 23: St. Brigid High School, San Francisco

Alumnae Reunion at Fort Mason Club. Call Jeanette DeMartini at (415) 346-4730.

Sept. 30: Presentation High School Class of 1970. 6:30 p.m. at Alioto 's on Fisherman 's Wharf.

Call Maureen Sullivan Revel at (415) 386-4447.

Oct. 14: St. Paul High School, Sf , Class of 1960.

Call Lillian Carter at (415) 584-3938 or Jann Ortega Phillips at (415) 647-6589.

Oct. 14: Star of the Sea Academy, Class of 1960 at the Italian American Social Club, SF. Call Loretta Fraguglia Repetto at (415) 585-5301 or MconroySalbi@juno.com.

Oct. 21: "Fashion Show, Luncheon , Milestone Reunion" honoring classes of 1940, 45, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95 from Notre Dame High School, Belmont. Call Donna Westwood , alumnae director , at (650) 595-1913 , ext. 351 or alumnae@ndhsb.org. Oct. 14: Class of 1975 reunion.

Call Karen Schwarz at (650) 572-2675 or Debbie Bradley Schembri at (408) 267-8740. Class of 1982 is planning its 20 year reunion. Call Denise Miller at Hegarty at Dmllsports@aol.com; Wynne Ellingson at WHegarty@aol.com; Amy Aimelling@aol.com; Lenore Wagner Grant at lenore@dellnet.com. Class of 1990 planning a 10th reunion. Call Megan Centis at (650) 369-9784 or mcentis@yahoo.com.

Centennial of St. Anne 's Home, SF. Looking for old photos or written recollections of the Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Anne 's Home or residents of the home. Contact John McGuckin at (415) 7652945.

Class of Jan. 1950 from Brooklyn 's St. John 's Prep should call Tom Brett at (718) 263-0123 or (516) 333-1272 for information about upcoming three-day reunion in November.

About Health Save a Lite! Donate Blood Now! Blood Centers of the Pacific has announced a critical blood shortage in the Bay Area. To schedule an appointment at a location near you, call (888) 393-GIVE (4483).

Perf ormance Sept. 15, 16, 17: "Nunsense " at St. Matthias Parish, 1685 Cordilleras Rd, Redwood City. Fri., Sat. at 8 p.m.; Sun. at 2 p.m. All seats $15. A proj ect of the parish Development and Fundraising Committee. Cali (650) 366-9544 for reservations.

Sept. 17: Ji-yoen Choi , winner of national American Guild ol Organists competitions, will perform on the 21-rank Schoenstein Pipe Organ of St. Elizabeth Church, Somerset and Wayland St, SF at 3 p.m. Free admission/Ample Parking. Tickets to a family-style dinner with Ms. Choi after the performance are available for $15. Call (415) 467-1604.

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

Sundays in Sept: Concerts at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi featuring various artists at '4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

Volunteer Opportunities Be a guardian at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call the cathedral at (415) 567-2020 .

Mission Dolores, SF, needs tour guides, greeters , and gift shop volunteers. Especially looking for adults to share the history of Mission Dolores and early SF during one-hour tours for school children and other groups. Training provided. Retirees welcome. Tues. through Sun. Call Brother Guire Cleary at (415) 621-8203. The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns offers volunteer opportunities in social justice , respect life , advocacy and other areas. Call (415) 565-3673.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin announces volunteer orientations Sept . 11 and 25.. Please call Karen at (415) 454-3303.

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

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

St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco invites you to join them in service to the poor' (415) 977-1270, ext 3003.

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

Bernal Heights Neighborhood Elders Support Team helps frail seniors remain safely and independently in their homes by providing rides, food delivery and companionship. Interested volunteers should call Nic Griffin at (415) 206-9177.

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

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students are very bright. The more one-on-one help we can give them the better ¦ Continued from page II they succeed."

The school has also received the support William J. Levada, and together they agreed of the national Notre Dame- AmeriCorps on a plan to make St. Paul of the Shipwreck program .

"We have two Notre Dame-AmeriCorps an institution where children from low-income families could receive an out- members and they make a tremendous difference for our teachers and students. They do standing education.

Through the generosity of many individ- individualized tutoring and provide small group uals and foundations , the school raised over help that is invaluable ," said Sister Kathryn.

After-school and extra-curricularactivities, $1 million The physical plant was refurbished . A computer center, cafeteria and one such as a choir, student council and peer mediof the finest gyms in the Archdiocese were ation teams are being established to expand constructed. Four faculty members were students ' interests and improve self esteem, hi added to the staff. In 1998-99 six students addition, the school's athletics program is received a Basic Fund scholarship, and in expanding and many students now participate 1999-2000, 76 stude nts received financial in tournaments along with the Catholic Youth Organization sports program. assistance.

"Student tuition assistance is an example The newly created parent board assists of Catholic social teaching in action ," said the administration in addressing both parental and student concerns.

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"St . Paul of the Shipwreck School has In January the parish opened a food pantry received more than $150,000 from the for the neighborhood , and about 100 families Archdiocese, and significant help from the a week are benefitting. On "Make A BASIC fund for student tuition assistance. DifferenceDay", students from the College of This enables us to help children of lower Notre Dame in Belmont came to plant a comincome families receive the same benefits of munity garden with the parish members.

"It's a miracle the way this school has a Catholic private school as children from middle or upper class families." been transformed ," said Father Heinz.

"Ninety-five percent of our stude nts are "Everyone helps and we know that St. Paul on tuition assistance," said Notre Dame de must be looking after this parish to send us Namuv Sister Kathryn Comaeho, principal. so many gifts."

"Money raised from the Today's Students — "As a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, I Tomorrow's Leaders campai gn will benefit am carrying the tradition of our foundress , the entire school population."

St. Julie Billiart , who believed that helping "Last year," continued Sister Comaeho, those in need throug h education was the way "we had 118 students, but we began this new to serve the good God," Sister Kathryn said.

Ellen Johnson is communications directerm with 155. We still have some room to grow, but because of the special needs of our tor for the Sisters of Notre de Namur's students, I keep our classrooms small. Our California Province.

Cathedral regent remembered at Aug. 31 gathering A memorial service for long-time St. regent the same dedication , keenness of Mary 's Cathedral Board of Regents mem- intellect and courage of his convictions ber Dr. Laurens White was which made htm a force tor held Aug. 31. Archbishop good in the wider communiWilliam J. Levada and ty," said Father Milton Father Milton Walsh of St. Walsh, former rector of St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo .

Mary 's Cathedral. "He was a Park led the service held at profoundl y spiritual seeker the Cathedral. for truth who considered St. The 74-year-old physiMary's Cathedral one of the cian was born in St. Louis , greatest architectural marMo, graduated cum laude vels of the 20th century and from Washington University underscored the importance Medical School and was a of the Cathedral to the compracticing oncologist in San munity beyond the bounds Dr. Laurens White Francisco for the past 37 of our Catholic creed."

Dr. White died Aug. 25 in San Francisco. years. Althoug h on clinical staffs of the Un iversity of California in San Francisco and He is survived by his wife, Annette the California.Pacific Medical Center, he was Campbell White; his children , Sonia best known throughout the city for his con- Pearson White , Maria Southworth; five cern for the indi gent and his work as presi- grandchildren , two sisters and numerous dent of the Integrated Medical Group of St. nieces and nephews. Memorial donations Luke 's Hospital where he cared for Mission may be made to the Cancer Research Fund , District residents. c/o Laurens P. White, M.D., 1580 Valencia, "Laurie broug ht to his service as a Suite 707, San Francisco, CA 94110.

Retired Bishop Federal of Salt Lake dies Aug. 31

On the recent occasion of his 90th SALT LAKE CITY (CNS ) — Bishop Joseph Lennox Federa l, retired bishop of birthday . Bishop Federal said , "God has always been good to me, and I cannot but Salt Lake City, died Aug. 31. He was 90.

Ordained to the priesthood Dec. 8, 1934, wish that there were some more things I Bishop Federal served as priest and bishop had been able to accomp lish. 1 was under six popes and was one ,„,.,,„,„,,,»-,„„- blessed with a wonderful mother and father and a of about a dozen U.S. happy and loving famil y. I prelates still living to have partici pated as a bishop in Z have had a happy life in the priesthood and a blessed all four sessions of the D O Second Vatican Council. iassi gnment as bishop of is an ongoing feature providing you the fr the church in Utah with its A Mass of Christian burz opportunity of honoring an anniversary, 2 ial was scheduled for Sept. 6 birthday, lost loved one or other special gO dedicated and exemp lary O members." at the Cathedral of the day of remembrance.

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Howard Charles Federal. had been bishop for nearl y Send to: Catholic San Francisco He studied for the priesthood at the hal f of the 109-year existence of the Salt 441 Church Street Lake City Diocese, Bishop George H. Albertinium , the University of Friborg in San Francisco, CA 94114 Niederauer, the. current head , said he would Switzerland , and at the North American Tel. #: 415-565-3639 miss the late bishop 's "personal kindness College in Rome. He was ordained in Rome, where he earned a licentiate in and encouragement toward me."

Deadline: Tuesday - 10 days prior Msgr. J. Terrence Fitzgeral d, diocesan sacred theology from the Gregorian to requested publication date. vicar general , said Bishop Federal "brought University in 1935.

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NEW YORK (CNS) — Following are recent capsule reviews issued by the U.S.Catholic Conference Off ice for Film and Broadcasting.

"The Crew " (Touchstone) Comic crime caper set in Miami' s South Beach , where four retired gangsters (Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds , Dan Hedaya , Seymour Cassel) get mixed up in a shady scheme to save their retirement hotel but end up involving a paranoid drug lord and a conniving stri pper. Some tart dialogue and wacky situations make director Michael Dinner 's sentimental take on these unreformed "goodfellas " fitfull y amusing desp ite many familiar stereotypes. Sty lized violence , an imp lied sexual encounte r, fleeting nudity, intermittent profanity. USCC classification is A-III - adults. The MPAA rating is PG13 - parents cautioned some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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3 "Whipped" (Destination) 1o Dismal sex comed y about three wil y womanizers (Brian Van Holt , Zorie 5 X , Jonathan Abrahams) who get Barber r/i % their comeuppance when they chase the same seductive woman (Amanda Peet). criminals who kidnap a surrogate mother Aside from the dep lorable depiction of for the ransom they can get from the men and women as sex objects , director wealthy coup le set on adopting the Peter M. Cohen's bawdy film has a preunborn baby. As directed by Christopher dictable plot that trud ges along with McQuarrie , grisly brutality diminishes doltish dialogue and trashy humor. the intelli gent film 's complex , absorbing Explicit sexual encounters and constant narrative and impressive performances. rough language. USCC classification is Harsh violence with some gore , a fleet- 0 — morall y offensive. MPAA rating is ing bordello scene with rear nudity and R — restricted. % D

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Jonathan Gonzalez creates an amusing, fatbellied baker. Marcia Pizzo 's charming Roxanne is not always as stylized as the other players. Anne Ripley 's Duenna and Mother Maguerite enhance the spirit of the production. Kenneth Rowland's Comte de Guiche lacks a villain 's bite.

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By Father Basil DePinio Attention all San Francisco opera lovers: go east, and quickl y. Festival Opera at the Dean Lesher Center in Walnut Creek has been presenting productions of very hi gh quality for some seasons now, and most recently outdid itself with a superlative offering of Massenet 's "Werther."

Despite some demurrals from purists , the work itself needs no apolog ia. Goethe 's novel , which took Europe by storm when it was first published , is a frankl y sentimental affair about a young man who mi ght charitably be diagnosed as neurotic. Massenet took those aspects of the book which appealed to his romantic sensibility and turned them into an opera of limited bul intense appeal.

For this production Olivia Slapp, once a formidable prima donna in her own ri ght and now the extremel y savvy artistic director of Festival Opera , chose to p lace this "Werther " in a context full y comprehensible to a modern audience. But ihis story of youthful romanticism and star-crossed lovers never descended to soap-opera level; it tugged at the heart strings without wrenching them undul y.

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credibility without in any way sli ghting musical values; indeed those values were honored assiduousl y. The f our principals looked (heir parts and acted them with conviction , thereby creating flesh and blood people rather than stock characters in a period p iece.

In the title role David Miller combined striking good looks with a voice of freshness and range to produce a full y formed character. This was a Werther .with whom one could sympathize , despite his self-absorption and tendency to make all the wrong choices.

There were small but telling effects that scul pted the personage as real ralher than stagey, for example Weither 's gestures when he discovers Charlotte is alread y engaged to Albert , ll revealed all at once the pain of loss and the generosity of self donation. A brief moment but a telling one. In the big outbursts of unrestrained emotion in Acts 2 and 3 he

presented a figure of genuine pathos .

Miller 's voice is not rich but it is sweetl y expressive. He tends to "close " the tone on top instead of allowing the natural openness to carry it through. But it did not sound forced , and there were moments of quiet beauty, as in the meditation on suicide, when it was deeply affecting. A young artist of great promise.

As the object of Weither 's devotion , Buff y Baggott , also blessed with an alluring, even glamorous p hysical presence, sang with fervent , lovel y tone , a few strained hi gh notes apart. She too was dramatically just right, and conveyed the terrible conflict of a woman bound b y duty to one man , while in her deepest self she loved another.

As the third side of this triang le , Armando Gama as Albert was the precise image of the prosperous bourgeois, stern but not cruel as he sees his hope of hap piness fade.

Immigrants ' lives portrayed in PBS drama, 'La CiudacT The immi grant 's life in the United States will be dramatized in "La Ciudad" ("The City "), which KQED , PBS Channel 9 in San Francisco p lans lo air Sept. 23, 10-11:30 p.m.

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PA YCHEX \ CUSTOMER SERVICE Earn as you team We're Ihe nalional payroll & Human Resource services company with a 39% increases in our earnings & a 20% Increase In employment last year. Because of Ihe rapid growth we are currently accepting resumes tor our Customer Service Payroll/Specialist Position. In our San Bruno office. Traded on NASDAQ, we are celebrating our 28th anniversary & ore listed In Forbes as one ol Ihe best managed companies In America.

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As a liaison to our clients, our payroll specialists obtain & enter payroll data, handle payroll limes, respond to clients questions & concerns & deliver qualify customer service. Qualified candidates will have 1-2 yrs. of on-the-job exp. In a customer service environment, strong analytical math skills & a genuine desire lo learn. During your first 60 days, you will go through a 2 week expertise paid Iraining program af our corporate office in Rochester, NY followed by contlnuos on-the-educalion. You will sta rt at a training rate of $13 per hour with the opportunity to Increase by 28% in your first 12 months while you acquire knowledge.

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Catholic Publishers Representation An immediate opening for a service oriented sales person to represent an innovative Catholic Educational Publishing Company in a multi-city northern California territory.

A background in Catholic education and or school/ parish experience is preferred. We offer a competitive compensation package , including excellent benefits-medical, dental, vision, 401 (k). For immediate consideration , please FAX your resume to: RCL NC REP 1 800 688 8356

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Marina District Daycare Play and Learning group for children ages 1-5 yrs. seeks a P/T - F/T person Monday - Friday Looking for someone who loves to work with children.

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J.S. Paiuch Co., Inc. is interviewing for experienced Sales Reps to sell advertising in weekly Catholic Church Bulletins. Bilingual a plus. work in your local area, we offer the qualified candidate realistic earning potential of $25K - $5OK .

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The singing of the princi pals was a validation of Ihe use of a small house (fewer than a thousand seats) where fresh" young voices could be heard to their best advantage , without the need to force . This is the kind of venue that was normal in opera before the advent of enormous barn s like the Met in New York and the War Memorial in San Francisco.

The unit set was serviceable and the modern dress was a relief from the choking, 18th century costumes conventionally used in this work. Using e-mail for the famous letter scene was a bit much , but the basic dri ft of the production gave it a universality that fit Ihe story well.

Michael Morgan , on leave from the Oakland East Bay Symp hony, led the orchestra with verve and expansiveness. If opera is presented this way, it is a young art with a big future ahead of it.

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POSITION OPENINGS Spanish Teacher, F-T, begin immediately .American Sign Language Teacher, P-T, begin immediately Foreign Language Study Center Supervisor, 7 hours per day. begin immediatel y Admission Assistant, 20 hours per week.

Learning Assistance Program Secretary, 20 hours per week.

These two positions must have Access , Excel, and Word Processing computer skills and good management & communications skills.

Send or fax resume to: Assistant Principal, Mercy High School 2750 Adeline Drive , Burlingame CA 94010 FAX ( 650) 343-2316

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Do You Know . . . ? + Your Catholic Cemeteries have pre-need p lans. You can pay all cemetery charges in advance. There are a variety of payment options and terms to choose from.

4* The Veterans' Administration will provide a free headstone to Veterans buried in Catholic Cemeteries. Hol y Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma has a special Veterans' Section. + The Church allows cremation and your Catholic Cemeteries have a variety of sites for the interment of cremated remains. + Cremated remains are still the bodily remains of the deceased and therefore considered sacred. They are to be treated with the same respect as a full body and are to be buried and memorialized â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not scattered or kept at home. + The Church believes that grieving in the presence of the body helps people deal with their loss. This is why She encourages families and the community to unite and support each other in the expression of their loss during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This app lies to both cremation and casket burial . + All Catholics (practicing and non-practicing) and their non-Catholic spouses , children, parents and family members may be buried in Catholic Cemeteries. + A monthly Mass is offered at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma on the first Saturday of every month for all those buried in your Catholic Cemeteries.

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Mt Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchkos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-9020