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St. Peter middle schoolers clean up the schoolyard as they build a school garden. Kindergarteners at Our Lady of Angels work on their school garden. Catholic San Francisco’s Eco-guide (pages 6-10) coincides with Earth Day April 22.
Caring for our common home Reflections on Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Sí
FATHER GEORGE SCHULTZE, SJ
No one can possibly provide the fullness and depth of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Sí’” (On Care for Our Common Home) in a column of a few paragraphs. Every papal encyclical is multifaceted and, in the truth of our faith, its author recognizes the “both/and” nature of our reality. Fundamentally, the Kingdom of God is both here and now and still not yet. For the best overview of Catholic social teaching, Catholics and others of good will should start with the “Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church”; it provides a thematic overview of Catholic social teaching using the primary sources. “Laudato Sí,’” while focused on the environment, is organized like many social encyclicals with citations from Scripture, references to
earlier papal documents, and testimonies from the exemplary lives of saints. So, Pope Francis writes that Genesis teaches us “God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). However, “the harmony between Creator, humanity, and creation as a whole was disrupted by our presuming to take the place of God and refusing to acknowledge our creaturely limitations.” We are not God. “The earth is the Lord’s” (Psalm 24:1). Yes, humanity is to “have dominion” over the earth as Genesis notes but we are to “till and keep it” (Genesis 2:15). “Laudato Sí’” explains that tilling is putting natural resources to good use, and keeping it “means caring, protecting, overseeing, and preserving.” SEE COMMON HOME, PAGE 6
Archbishop: ‘Pope Francis articulates a pastoral vision’
n his Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis articulates a pastoral vision for ministry to married couples and families in the contemporary context, incorporating the thoughts and deliberations of the bishop participants in the two Synods on the family, the Extraordinary Synod of 2014 and the Ordinary Synod of 2015. Recognizing the new and often daunting challenges that couples and families face today, Pope Francis reminds us that mere words and symbolic gestures are insufficient. Rather, in ARCHBISHOP keeping with his consistent SALVATORE J. teaching, Pope Francis urges the Church’s ministers to CORDILEONE encounter and accompany families experiencing separation, conflict, poverty, and any number of other social ills that are so prevalent in our time. True pastoral care will always demand time, attention and presence on the part of the Church’s ministers. True to his Jesuit tradition, Pope Francis calls for discernment on the part of the Church’s ministers with couples and families in concrete situations in a way that helps them know they are supported, loved and welcomed by the Christian community in keeping with the timeless truth the Church has received from her Lord on the sanctity of family life and the life-long commitment of mutual fidelity that is the marriage covenant. As the Holy Father himself says, this lengthy document will require much reading and rereading, pondering and probing, so that the depth of its teachings on the spirituality of marriage and family life may truly be appropriated by the Christian faithful. I encourage all of the people of our Archdiocese to enter into this reflection and discussion, so that the culture of marriage and family life may be built up and may thrive in our local church. More on ‘Amoris Laetitia’: Pages 20-23. Resources on the web, including the complete text of ‘Amoris Laetitia’: www.sfarch.org/joyoflove.
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Clergy appointments announced
NEED TO KNOW RELICS OF ST. PADRE PIO AND ST. LEOPOLD AT THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. FRANCIS: 610 Vallejo St., San Francisco. Shrinesf. org. Check website for times and dates. First-degree relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina and St. Leopold of Castelnovo will be displayed at the National Shrine of St. Francis during periods of time in the months of May, September and November, 2016. Both saints are specially designated patrons of mercy during the Year of Mercy. HANDS AND HEARTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE FUNDRAISER FOR ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO: April 28, Viognier Restaurant at Draeger’s Market, San Mateo. Will help fund repairs, restorations, renovations at SVdP’s service and programs. svdpsm.org. ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL 45TH ANNIVERSARY GALA: May 6. 1111 Gough St., San Francisco. For more information, Deacon Christoph Sandoval 415-567-2020 ext. 215 Stmarycathedralsf.org. Tickets still available. ST. PAUL SCHOOL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: April 30-May 1. St. Paul Church and School, 1690 Church St., San Francisco. Stpaulschoolsf.org/ alumni-page. Cardinal William Levada celebrates 4 p.m. Mass April 30. WORK AVAILABLE: Holy Cross Cemetery is currently seeking applications for temporary cemetery caretakers to assist in providing seasonal work assistance during spring and summer. Performs jobs requiring mainly manual skills and physical strength such as cleaning and clearing cemetery grounds of debris, weeding, mulching, using power trimmers, shovels, rakes, blowers, etc. Work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Apply at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, or email kbonillas@holycrosscemeteries.com. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: To support Catholic Charities CYO Track Meet May 1, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in San Francisco. No experience necessary. Minimum age 15; 14 and under must be accompanied by parent. Assist at the finish line (timekeeper, entering results), at the starting line, with registration and with awards. To volunteer, http:// catholiccharitiessf.org/become-a-seasonal-volunteer/.
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Parochial vicars:
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone announced the following clergy assignments effective July 1, 2016, except as noted.
Pastors:
Father Roger G. Gustafson, St. Brendan Church; Father Stephen H. Howell, St. Philip Church; Father Anthony P. LaTorre , St. Stephen Church; Father Henryk Noga, SVD, St. Kevin Church; Msgr. C. Michael Padazinski St. Patrick Church, Larkspur, effective 9/1/16 while continuing as judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal and chancellor of the archdiocese; Father Luello N. Palacpac, Church of the Good Shepherd; Father Lawrence Vadakkan, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
Pastors, appointed to second six-year terms:
Father William E. Brown, St. Hilary Church; Father Rolando S. De la Rosa, Mater Dolorosa Church; Father Domingo Orimaco, Our Lady of Mercy Church; Father John J. Sakowski , St. Thomas the Apostle Church, as well as St. Monica Church; Father Arnold E. Zamora, Holy Name of Jesus Church.
Pastors, continued:
Father Rene R. Ramoso, St. Augustine Church; Father Eugene D. Tungol, Church of the Epiphany.
Father Wade E. Bjerke, part-time parochial vicar, St. Peter Church, and St. Anthony Church, both in San Francisco; Father Vicente Dimatera III, part-time parochial vicar, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, effective 2/23/16 through 6/30/16, (priest of the Diocese of Daet, Philippines); Transitional Deacon Andrew W. Ginter, St. Hilary Church, effective 7/1/16, following his Saturday, June 4, 2016 ordination to the priesthood; Father Teodoro P. Magpayo, St. Pius Church; Father Thomas V. Martin, St. Robert Church; Father A. Roy Remo, St. Charles Church, San Carlos, (priest from the Archdiocese of Caceres, Philippines); Father Tony S. Vallecillo, parttime parochial vicar, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Redwood City, and part-time parochial vicar, St. Matthias Church with residence at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
Chancery assignments:
Father Stephen H. Howell, parttime director of Ongoing Formation for Newly Ordained Priests (first five years); Father Charles Puthota, director of Pastoral Ministry, effective 4/4/16 continuing as pastor of St. Veronica Church.
Chaplains:
Administrators:
Father Ulysses L. D’Aquila, St. Matthias Church, continuing as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Redwood City; Father Narcis L. Kabipi , St. John of God Church, effective 4/1/16, (priest of the Diocese of Bunda, Tanzania); Father Paul F. Warren, St. Patrick Church, Larkspur, effective 7/1/16 through 8/31/16.
Father Wade E. Bjerke, part-time chaplain, San Francisco General Hospital; Father David A. Ghiorso, part-time chaplain, Junipero Serra High School, continuing as pastor at St. Charles Church, San Carlos; Father Narcis S. Kabipi, chaplain, UCSF Medical Center, Parnassus Campus, effective 4/1/16; Father William H. Thornton, chaplain, San Mateo County Hospital, Mills Health Center in
Studies:
Father Mark D. Doherty, moral theology, Université de Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, effective 9/1/16; Father Patrick J. Summerhays, summer canon law studies, The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., effective 6/1/16 through 8/31/16, returning to St. Cecilia Church, San Francisco.
Retirements:
Father Gerald D. Coleman, PSS, from Daughters of Charity Health System (ethicist); Father James L. Fredericks from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, (Dept. of Theological Studies); Father Paul F. Warren, from St. Patrick Church, Larkspur, effective 9/1/16.
Additional changes in the archdiocese:
Father Edward A. Reese, SJ, president, St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
In residence:
Father Joseph P. Bradley, St. Bartholomew Church, San Mateo, effective 5/14/16; Father Raymundo D. Espiga, FFI, St. Peter Church, undertaking English Studies, effective 4/1/16, (Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, Rome); Father Joseph E. Richard, Serra Clergy House, effective 5/1/16; Father Kirk J. Ullery, St. Vincent de Paul Church, San Francisco, effective 3/15/16.
Departures from the archdiocese:
Father John Paul Otanwa, VC, leaves for doctoral studies in Iowa, effective 6/1/16; Father Norman G. Vitug, returning to ministry in the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Philippines, effective 3/31/16.
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(PHOTOS BY MANUEL RODRIGUEZ /ST. PATRICK SEMINARY & UNIVERSITY)
Stockton Bishop Stephen Blaire ordained six seminarians to the diaconate, a major step toward priestly ordination. From left: Deacons Thomas Orlando (Stockton), John Hieu Ngo (Stockton), Michael Liliedahl (San Francisco), Bishop Blaire, Deacons Joseph Son Nguyen (Stockton), Alvin Yu (San Francisco), German Rodriguez (Monterey).
From left, Archdiocese of San Francisco vocations director Father David Schunk, Deacon Alvin Yu, Deacon Michael Liliedahl, San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop emeritus Ignatius Wang.
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Two seminarians from the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Alvin Yu and Michael Liliedahl, were ordained transitional deacons on April 16 at St. Pius Church. Stockton Bishop Stephen Blaire ordained a total of six St. Patrick Seminary & University seminarians as transitional deacons at the Redwood City parish church. “Just like men who are ordained permanent deacons, seminarians ordained transitional deacons are given the ministries of preaching the Word and of service after the example of Christ who was the servant of all,” noted Father David Schunk, vocations director for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. “Bishop Blaire pointed out in his homily that though we call them ‘transitional’ deacons because they will later be ordained priests, their ministry and
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DEAR WORDS: St. Thomas More School welcomed Holocaust survivor and author Marion Blumenthal Lazan, pictured here with some of her audience, for talks to the school’s upper grades March 18. Students from neighboring Krouzian-Zekarian-Vasbouragan Armenian School also attended. “The opportunity to meet a survivor of the Holocaust is a once in a lifetime opportunity and the culmination of several weeks of study on the atrocities of the Nazi regime in World War II Europe,” eighth grade teacher Natalia Girlich said in a note to this column. “She shared profound messages that we should all take action in and believe in,” one student said about the talk.
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Through all of these efforts, we seek to bear profound witness to the Gospel value of mercy that animated the life and ministry of our foundress, Catherine McAuley, who is now a candidate for sainthood, and that continues to enliven our ministry of education today. GOOD SPORT: Immaculate Conception Academy senior, Ronnette Herico, was recently honored with a California Interscholastic Federation Alma Blanchard Award presented to female varsity basketball players exhibiting “unselfishness, perseverance, sportsmanship, team spirit, and citizenship,” ICA said. The award is named for Alma Blanchard, a graduate Ronnette Herico of Polytechnic High School and a longtime teacher at Independence High School in San Francisco, who “has played a key role in ensuring that our students at Independence High School and other schools have an opportunity to participate in athletics,” ICA said. “I view good sportsmanship with utmost importance,” Ronnette said. “Dedicating four years to a sport that I love has been such a rewarding opportunity.” Email items and electronic pictures – jpegs at no less than 300 dpi to burket@sfarchdiocese.org or mail to Street, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109. Include a follow-up phone number. Street is toll-free. My phone number is (415) 614-5634.
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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of March HOLY CROSS, COLMA
Terry Agcaoili-Cruz Alonso Alcantar, Jr. Thomas Raymond Alioto Edgar “Lalo” Almendares Kenneth G. Antonich Daniel G. Aragon Marian D. Arata Stella Mercedes Arriola Kimberly Ruth Batista Asuncion T. Bautista Judith Beltrano Rhonda Bissig-Blythe Vincent A. Blake Laverne Bulnes Charles P. Burns Mary A. Burns Carmen Busuttil Michelle Benavidez Cajulao Cleotilde Arcangel Calacal Robert Carrigan Robert F. Casey, Sr. Dolores Cesena Andrew W. Chao Pauline F. Christensen Basilisa B. Clamucha Harold M. Clifford Sesinando A. Concepcion Frank Cortis Kiyoko Cuddy Richard B. Cunningham Josephine R. Damato Jean K. Darragh Lillian K. De Nardo Ma. Dolores Gutierrez De Oropeza Lidia A. Dean Marie Debono Lourdes Dela Cruz Connie M. Demanuele Barbara A. DeSantis Dolores M. Devine Nellie Arana Dewitt Ramona Sanchez Dominguez Dorothy A. Downs Robert C. Faria William James Farrell
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COMMON HOME: Reflections on Pope Francis’ encyclical, ‘Laudato Sí’ FROM PAGE 1
We are also encouraged to have a poverty of spirit – humility – to witness “the ideals of harmony, justice, fraternity and peace as taught by Jesus: ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant’” (LS 82; Matthew 20:25-26). Pope Francis recalls in “Laudato Sí’” that St. John XXIII addressed “all men and women of good will” in the encyclical “Pacem in Terris” (Peace on Earth) about the need for peace in a world threatened by nuclear war. In a similar fashion, “Laudato Sí’” addresses every person on the planet about “global environmental deterioration.” Pope Francis reminds us that St. John Paul II taught in the encyclical “Redemptor Hominis” (The Redeemer of Man) that the natural environment is not simply for “immediate use and consumption.” Citing Pope
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Pope Francis obviously knows and accepts the wisdom of those who have shepherded the church before him. Pope Francis raises up Mary, St. Joseph, St. Francis, St. Bonaventure, St. John of the Cross, and St. Theresé of Lisieux as examples of men and women who loved and cared for God’s creation. “Laudato Sí’” takes its title from St. Francis’ canticle of creatures: “Praise be to you, my Lord, (Laudato Sí, mí Signore) through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with colored flowers and herbs.” SEE COMMON HOME, PAGE 7
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Pope Francis writes about the environmental and social ills, citing for instance climate change and broken families that to various degrees result from pollution, war, and a mistaken “technocratic paradigm,” a paradigm that turns creation itself into a misused and abused object by humanity. On one hand, he provides thoughtful description and analysis of the challenges facing the earth and the need for global dialogue and international responses to safeguard it; on the other hand, he speaks of our individual responsibility to live in greater harmony with creation. For example, he refers to St. Therese of Lisieux’ s little way of love where one does not “miss out
The Holy Father always connects one’s moral life to one’s spiritual life. It goes without saying that technical remedies alone — without moral living — will not solve the challenges that the earth and its inhabitants face today and into the future. on a kind word, a smile, or any small gesture which sows peace and friendship. An integral ecology is also made up of simple daily gestures which break with the logic of violence, exploitation, and selfishness. In the end, a world of exacerbated consumption is at the same time a world which mistreats life in all its forms.” Most important from my understanding, the Holy Father always
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connects one’s moral life to one’s spiritual life. It goes without saying that technical remedies alone – without moral living – will not solve the challenges that the Earth and its inhabitants face today and into the future. Pope Francis teaches: “Christian spirituality proposes an alternative understanding of the quality of life, and encourages a prophetic and contemplative lifestyle, one ca-
pable of deep enjoyment free of the obsession of consumption. We need to take up an ancient lesson, found in different religious traditions and also in the Bible. It is the conviction that ‘less is more.’” He speaks of “sobriety and humility” which implies a self-mastery born of one’s surrender to God. He raises up the Eucharist as an “act of cosmic love” and explains that the world created according to the divine model, that is the Trinity, is a web of relationships. The reader is missioned to grow in the spiritual and moral life and to seek the common good in the gift of God’s creation. FATHER SCHULTZE is assistant professor of moral theology and director of the pastoral year program at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park.
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St. Raphael School decided to try a very hands-on approach to reducing waste last year. The school brought the hot lunch program in-house, cooked on-site, instead of contracting to an outside vendor, said principal Lydia Collins. In addition, the school set up a composting bin with the help of Marin Sanitary Service, the area’s sanitary waste company, Collins said. Less than two years later the results are in: Daily waste from hot lunches is reduced from two bins full each day to just half a bin. “The students bring their own containers and bring them home and wash them,” Collins said. “I have to say I was a little hesitant about the containers,” she said, noting that paper plates are available for backup. And the composting can get messy, so tweaking is necessary to make that work well. “The children have really responded,” Collins said, and while last year many students forgot their containers, this year, most students remember. The San Rafael Catholic school principal is already looking ahead. With an ancient boiler that creaks from one year to the next, it is just a matter of time before a new heating system is needed, she noted. “In my perfect world, I am looking at solar.” “We are taking care of our environment,” Collins said.
St. Raphael third graders display their reusable lunch containers. On the Peninsula, Our Lady of Angels School in Burlingame has established a community garden where each class, kindergarten through eighth grade, has its own gardening box. “The Green Grocer Garden” is named for a famous local personality, Joe Carcione, whose great-grandson attends the school. The garden is part of a school-wide
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 21, 2016
CATHOLIC CHARITIES SUNDAY
Together, We Are Catholic Charities: A Client Perspective Catholic Charities, the social services arm of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, serves more than 37,000 people locally. This is the second of a three-part series focusing on the work of Catholic Charities through the lens of staff, clients, volunteers and donors. Those who give also receive, and those who receive, also give. It is through this exchange that we share the gift of dignity. Together, we are Catholic Charities. Catholic parishes annually support this work during the second collection on Catholic Charities Sunday, May 7 and 8, 2016. CATHERYN MELGAR FORMER CLIENT, CATHOLIC CHARITIES CANAL FAMILY SUPPORT
My name is Catheryn Melgar and I am currently attending College of Marin. I have been a part of Catholic Charities Canal Family Support Kids Club since I was about 5 years old. I left El Salvador at the age of four due to a corrupt government with extreme poverty, fear of excessive police force, discrimination of women, and the lack of control of violent gangs. Also, my father viewed my existence as a burden and took out his anger on my mother and me. All of these trials made life in El Salvador impossible, which is why my mother decided to bring me to the United States – for me to live a life she knew I deserved. The transition from El Salvador to the United States was difficult because everything I knew – the culture, the food, the people, and the language –
and am forever impacted to continue in the footsteps of such a program. Thanks to Catholic Charities I have the strength to be none other than who I want to be.
was different. However, the Kids Club community became a haven, helping me and the other kids cope with our difficult circumstances by learning through a fun and safe environment. Maria, a Catholic Charities staff member who sadly passed away when I was in high school, made a tremendous impact on my life. She taught me beading, painting, drawing, and other ways of finding positive outlets for dealing with my dark emotions. When I think of her and Kids Club I remember joy and the memories I now have are engraved within me, giving me hope. Kids Club has been my support system. The program allowed me to meet great people who have impacted my life, helped open my willingness to try new things, taught me that I have a choice to expand my education and knowledge, and that I have so much to give to the world. As I mentioned previously, I am attending College of Marin, majoring in psychology. My plan is to eventually
transfer to a University of California campus to hopefully pave my path in becoming a forensic scientist or neuropsychologist. I also now work at Kids Club as an after-school group leader. Through Kids Club, I have been shaped into a well-rounded, artistic, outgoing, and academic young lady. The program has given me more than wonderful childhood memories. I feel connected to a world bigger than myself
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Canal Family Support is part of Catholic Charities Children and Youth Services, which last year provided 21,763 children and youth in the Bay Area the experience of healthy growth and development. For more information, please visit CatholicCharitiesSF.org.
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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone hopes parishes and schools will create “care for creation” teams at each parish to help bring Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’” into action. A big first step is a half-day, bilingual (Spanish and English) workshop at St. Anne parish hall in San Francisco April 23, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., titled “Laudato Si’: A Parish Response.” Archbishop
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Cordileone will lead an invocation at the event which is being organized by Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice and St. Cecilia pastor Msgr. Michael Harriman. The day features three concurrent workshops: reduction of energy use, cost and emissions; educating and inspiring parishioners; and engaging the wider community on the importance of environmental justice.
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 21, 2016
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Sister Ramona Bascom, a Dominican Sister of Mission San Jose for 60 years, died April 6. She was 80. She grew up on Catalina Island and entered the Dominican Sisters in 1954 earning an undergraduate degree in English from Queen of the Holy Rosary College, a Sister Ramona graduate degree in English Bascom, OP from Holy Names University and a counseling degree and credential from Loyola Marymont University. Sister Ramona ministered for 48 years as teacher, principal and counselor in Catholic schools in Southern California. Recently she was involved with the Catholic Community at Stanford University, and was a board member for the Dominican Sisters’ Center for Education and Spirituality. “A person who cared genuinely for others, she always had time and insights to share. She seemed to know what a person needed,” the Dominican Sisters said in a statement. Funeral liturgy was celebrated April 13 at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose in Fremont. Remembrances may be made to Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, 43600 Mission Circle, Fremont, CA 94539.
SISTER CATHERINE SEIKER, RSCJ
Sacred Heart Sister Catherine Seiker died April 2 at her congregation’s Oakwood Retirement Center in Atherton. She was a Religious of the Sacred Heart for 75 years and 95 years old. Sister Catherine served as a teacher in Sacred Heart Schools and locally for a Sister Catherine time oversaw business operSeiker, RSCJ ations at the sisters’ schools in Atherton, being credited with reinventing bookkeeping there as well as managing many improvements to the facilities. Sister Catherine is survived by her brother Vincent Seiker and his wife Theresa of Lincoln, Nebraska. A funeral Mass was celebrated April 16 at Oakwood with burial in the Oakwood Cemetery there. Memorial contributions may be made to the Society of the Sacred Heart, 4120 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63108.
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Great and Holy Wednesday, April 27th - Holy Anointing 6:30 p.m. Great and Holy Thursday, April 28th Divine Liturgy of the Lord’s Last Supper 4:00 p.m., Passion Gospel Service 7:00 p.m. Great and Holy Friday, April 29th Burial Service of our Lord 4:00 p.m., Lamentations around the Tomb of Christ 6:30 p.m. Great and Holy Saturday, April 30th Vesper Basil Liturgy 10:00 AM, Nocturns 11:30 PM, Procession 11:45 PM Pascha Sunday, May 1st - Matins 12:00 AM followed by Divine Liturgy *There is no other service on May 1st. Please join us to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ with your Eastern Catholic Sisters and Brothers. All services are in English.
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 21, 2016
Vatican representative to Mexico appointed as U.S. papal nuncio CNA/EWTN NEWS
VATICAN CITY _ Pope Francis appointed French-born Archbishop Christophe Pierre as the diplomatic representative to the U.S., replacing Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò. Archbishop Pierre, 70, has served as nuncio to Mexico since 2007, and was characterized by Vatican observer Sandro Magister as a confidant of Pope Francis. Archbishop Viganò reached the retirement age of 75 on Jan. 16. The Italian prelate had served as apostolic nuncio to the U.S. since 2011. The appointment was announced April 12. The French prelate was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Rennes in 1970. In 1995 he was consecrated a bishop and appointed apostolic nuncio to Haiti. He served there until 1999, when he was transferred to Uganda. In an April 8 speech at the Pontifical North American College’s annual rector’s dinner, Arch-
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Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to Mexico, speaks at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe during a conference entitled “Our Lady of Guadalupe, Star of the New Evangelization on the American Continent,” on Nov. 16, 2013.
bishop Viganò offered a farewell reflection of his four and a half year “mission” as the pope’s representative to the U.S., and the challenges against religious liberty in the country. “As everyone knows, the past years have been very challenging for the church in America,” he said, acknowledging in turn other significant events, including Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. He stressed the need to pray “that the United States of America will protect our freedom, especially our religious liberty, as well as respect the human right to conscientious objection, and that we will be courageous in always defending the freedom to put our Catholic faith into practice without fear.” “This is an age when we need great courage— courage to stand up for the truth, even when we are not understood, or persecuted when we are understood. We need to be strong in the face of evil.”
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 21, 2016
‘It makes you weep,’ pope says of refugees’ stories CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM GREECE – When an aide suggested Pope Francis offer to fly some Syrian refugees back to Rome with him, the pope said he agreed immediately because it was “an inspiration of the Holy Spirit.” In the end, he said, 12 Syrians – members of three families, including six children – had all the necessary papers from the Greek and Italian governments in time to fly with the pope April 16.
The fact that the 12 are all Muslims did not enter into the equation, the pope said. “I gave priority to children of God.” Two Christian families originally had been on the Vatican’s list, too, he said, but their papers were not ready in time. Spending about half an hour answering reporters’ questions, Pope Francis insisted his visit to Greece with Orthodox leaders was not about criticizing a recent agreement between the European Union and Turkey to return to Turkey those entering EU territory without legal permission.
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Pope Francis greets Syrian refugees he brought to Rome from the Greek island of Lesbos, at Ciampino airport in Rome April 16, 2016. “What I saw today and what you saw in that refugee camp – it makes you weep,” the pope told reporters. “Really, today is a day to weep,” he said. Holding up another picture, he pointed to the top and said, “The sun is crying. If the sun is able to cry, we should be able to shed at least one tear” for those children who will carry the memory of suffering with them. Asked specifically about immigration to the United States and how it relates to what he had called a “catastrophe,” Pope Francis insisted “it’s a global problem” and that Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence also deserve the world’s concern and assistance. On other questions during the inflight news conference: – Pope Francis confirmed he had met U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders that morning as the pope was leaving his residence. Sanders and other participants at a Vatican conference were
staying in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where the pope lives. “It was polite” for Sanders, who knew when the pope was leaving, to go downstairs to greet him, the pope said. “If someone thinks greeting someone is to get involved in politics, I recommend he see a psychiatrist.” – The pope was asked to settle debate about his postsynodal apostolic exhortation on the family and whether the document opened new possibilities for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion under some circumstances. “I could say, ‘Yes. Period,’ but that would be too short a response,” the pope said. “I recommend everyone read the presentation made by Cardinal (Christoph) Schonborn” at the Vatican news conference presenting the document. The cardinal, archbishop of Vienna, had said the document represented “true innovations, but no break” with church tradition. Still, the pope said, much of the news media focused so much on the question of Communion for the divorced that they skewed the public’s perception of the 2014 and 2015 meetings of the Synod of Bishops. “Since I’m not a saint, this annoyed me and then saddened me,” the pope said. “Don’t they understand that the family throughout the world is in crisis?” “The family is the foundation of society,” Pope Francis said. The great problems include a reluctance by young people to marry, extremely low birth rates in Europe, unemployment, poverty – “those are the big problems.”
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Pope prays for Ecuador, Japan earthquake victims VATICAN RADIO
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Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin met with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo in Poland.
Poland celebrates 1050 years since conversion to Christianity
Pope Francis offered prayers for victims of earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan. “May the help of God and of their brothers give them strength and support,” he said on April 17 after praying the Regina Coeli. More than 273 people were killed and hundreds more injured in the 7.8 magnitude quake that struck Ecuador April 16. The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast, sending the Andean nation into a state of emergency. Southern Japan was hit by a series of earthquakes, beginning with a 6.5 magnitude shaker April 14, and including a 7.3 magnitude earthquake April 16, with the death toll at more than 40.
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An eight-month-old baby is carried away by rescue workers after being rescued from her collapsed home caused by an April 15 earthquake in Kumamoto Japan.
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The Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin was in Poland April 15 to mark the 1050th anniversary of the conversion of the nation to Christianity. “The Polish Church is aware of the new waves that unfailingly call us to find proper ways to be the ‘salt and light’ of the earth and the fire that warms the hearts and attracts people to the proclamation of salvation,” said Cardinal Parolin to the Polish bishops, who were gathered in plenary session to celebrate. Cardinal Parolin praised the faithfulness of the Polish people, saying, “(Your) faithfulness to God, to the Gospel and to the Holy See has garnered the respect and esteem of other nations, and made the church in Poland a bulwark of Christian faith and charity and a light in the darkness that has enshrouded Europe so many times.” Cardinal Parolin met with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo as well April 15. The previous day, Cardinal Parolin celebrated Mass in the ancient Christian capital of Poland, Gniezno, during which he conveyed Pope Francis’ regards, “Who,” said Cardinal Parolin, “is here in spirit,” for the celebrations, and who is scheduled to visit Poland this summer for World Youth Day in Krakow.
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PROMISE TO PROTECT PLEDGE TO HEAL
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SUSPECT ABUSE
Key milestones in
STRENGTHENING CHILD AND YOUTH PROTECTION
Release of the study, The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, conducted by John Jay College.
June 2015
An independent audit of all dioceses is conducted to assess implementation of the Charter.
March 2011
The National Review Board, an expert lay advisory board to the bishops, holds its first meeting.
March 2003
Belleville Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issues a formal statement, expressing “profound sorrow that some of our priests were responsible for this abuse under our watch.”
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Pope Francis creates a tribunal for bishop negligence in clergy sexual abuse cases.
Anyone who has reason to believe or suspects that a child has been, or is being, abused should report their suspicions first to civil authorities and then to the Archdiocese’s Victim Assistance Coordinator. Investigation should be left to duly appointed professionals. State law requires persons in certain positions (called “mandated reporters”) to make such reports. Others, (called “ethical reporters”) should do so. Every allegation will be treated seriously and immediate steps taken to protect the alleged victim(s). These actions will be taken discreetly so as to protect the confidentiality and the rights of both the victim and the accused.
Pope Benedict XVI meets with victims of abuse in Washington, D.C.
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Safe environment guidelines require all clerics, employees and volunteers who work with children to be trained on how to prevent and report child sexual abuse.
April 2008
The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People is adopted by the USCCB; canonical Essential Norms are also adopted.
February 2003
REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS BY COUNTY
June 2002
The Child and Youth Protection Program in the Archdiocese of San Francisco is part of a much larger program that extends to dioceses and archdioceses across the United States. Each year, every diocese and archdiocese, provides training to two groups of people: adults, including priests and deacons, who interact with children, and the second group consists of the children themselves. This past year, the Archdiocese of San Francisco was audited by a national firm, Stonebridge Business Partners, which specializes in determining whether a diocese or archdiocese complies with the norms for avoiding and reporting child abuse. These norms were established by the U.S. Conference of Bishops over ten years ago and have been updated a number of times since then. On the audit, the Archdiocese of San Francisco did very well, with 98% of the adults and children receiving the appropriate review and training. Each year those adults working with children in an Archdiocesan institution have to undergo annual training about how they are to conduct themselves in the presence of children. All children in the Archdiocese who are in programs run by the parish itself, the parish school, or any other Archdiocesan institution also have to receive training about how they should behave among themselves and with adults. Of course, the training for these children is adjusted to be suitable for each age group. The goal is to keep children aware of what they should do when they learn about something an adult does that makes them or one of their friends uncomfortable. Any adult who works regularly with children in an Archdiocesan institution should have a police background check performed when he or she starts work – volunteer or paid – in the Archdiocese. In addition, each year any adult (and this includes priests and deacons) has to participate in a short program about how to comport themselves in the presence of children. If a volunteer or paid employee has not undergone this training, the person can speak to the pastor, the principal of the school, or the work supervisor and that person will make sure that the person undergoes the proper training. The goal is that all children involved in Archdiocesan programs – Religious Education, a parochial school, or CYO are the larger programs, but there are others – receive training each year. In addition, the adults who either volunteer or are employed in those programs are supposed to receive annual training. If for some reason the Archdiocese missed training a particular individual, that person should consult the pastor and he will direct the person to the correct person. In the Chancery, one can always contact Fr. Charles Puthota (415) 614-5504 or Ms. Twyla Powers (415) 614-5576. They are both well informed and can assist any adult who needs training or any parent who thinks his or her child has not received training. The Victim Assistance Coordinator is Rocio Rodriguez; her number in the Chancery is (415) 614-5506.
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Cases of alleged abuse in which the abuser and the victim are members of the same household are to be reported to Child Protective Services (CPS), while cases in which the alleged victim and the accused do not share a household should be reported to law enforcement authorities (Sheriff’s Department or City Police). If in doubt, just report to the most convenient agency. They’ll help ensure the message gets to the proper place.
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A PRAYER FOR HEALING VICTIMS OF ABUSE Holy Spirit, comforter of hearts, heal your people’s wounds and transform brokenness into wholeness. Grant us the courage and wisdom, humility and grace, to act with justice. Breathe wisdom into our prayers and labors. Grant that all harmed by abuse may find peace in justice. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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First thoughts on ‘Amoris Laetitia’
n a spring day about five years ago, when I was rector of Mundelein Seminary, Cardinal Francis George spoke to the assembled student body. He congratulated those proudly orthodox seminarians for their devotion to the dogmatic and moral truths proposed by the church, but he also offered some pointed pastoral advice. He said that it is insufficient simply to drop the truth on people and then smugly walk away. Rather, he insisted, you must accompany those you have instructed, committing yourself to helping them integrate the BISHOP ROBERT truth that you have shared. I BARRON thought of this intervention by the late cardinal often as I was reading Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia.” If I might make bold to summarize a complex 264-page document, I would say that Pope Francis wants the truths regarding marriage, sexuality, and family to be unambiguously declared, but that he also wants the church’s ministers to reach out in mercy and compassion to those who struggle to incarnate those truths in their lives. In regard to the moral objectivities of marriage, the pope is bracingly clear. He unhesitatingly puts forward the church’s understanding that authentic marriage is between a man and a woman, who have committed themselves to one another in permanent fidelity, expressing their mutual love and openness to children, and abiding as a sacrament of Christ’s love for his church (52, 71). He bemoans any number of threats to this ideal, including moral relativism, a pervasive cultural narcissism, the ideology of selfinvention, pornography, the “throwaway” society, etc. He explicitly calls to our attention the teaching of Pope Paul VI in “Humanae Vitae” regarding the essential connection between the unitive and the procreative dimensions of conjugal love (80). Moreover, he approvingly cites the consensus of the recent Synod on the Family that homosexual relationships cannot be considered even vaguely analogous to what the church means by marriage (251). He is especially strong in his condemnation of ideologies that dictate that gender is merely a social construct and can be changed or manipulated according to our choice (56). Such moves are tantamount, he argues, to forgetting the right relationship between creature and Creator. Finally, any doubt regarding the pope’s attitude toward the permanence of marriage is dispelled as
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clearly and directly as possible: “The indissolubility of marriage—‘what God has joined together, let no man put asunder’ (Matthew 19:6) – should not be viewed as a ‘yoke’ imposed on humanity, but as a ‘gift’ granted to those who are joined in marriage ...” (62). In a particularly affecting section of the exhortation, Pope Francis interprets the famous hymn to love in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (90-119). Following the great missionary Apostle, he argues that love is not primarily a feeling (94), but rather a commitment of the will to do some pretty definite and challenging things: to be patient, to bear with one another, to put away envy and rivalry, ceaselessly to hope. In the tones of grandfatherly pastor, Francis instructs couples entering into marriage that love, in this dense and demanding sense of the term, must be at the heart of their relationship. I frankly think that this portion of “Amoris Laetitia” should be required reading for those in pre-Cana and other similar marriage preparation programs in the Catholic Church. Now Francis says much more regarding the beauty and integrity of marriage, but you get my point: There is no watering down or compromising of the ideal in this text. However, the pope also honestly admits that many, many people fall short of the ideal, failing fully to integrate all of the dimensions of what the church means by matrimony. What is the proper attitude to them? Like Cardinal George, the pope has a visceral reaction against a strategy of simple condemnation, for the church, he says, is a field hospital, designed to
care precisely for the wounded (292). Accordingly, he recommends two fundamental moves. First, we can recognize, even in irregular or objectively imperfect unions, certain positive elements that participate, as it were, in the fullness of married love. Thus for example, a couple living together without benefit of marriage might be marked by mutual fidelity, deep love, the presence of children, etc. Appealing to these positive marks, the church might, according to a “law of gradualness,” move that couple toward authentic and fully-integrated matrimony (295). This is not to say that living together is permitted or in accord with the will of God; it is to say that the church can perhaps find a more winsome way to move people in such a situation to conversion. The second move – and here we come to what will undoubtedly be the most controverted part of the exhortation – is to employ the church’s classical distinction between the objective quality of a moral act and the subjective responsibility that the moral agent bears for committing that act (302). The pope observes that many people in civil marriages following upon a divorce find themselves in a nearly impossible bind. If their second marriage has proven faithful, lifegiving, and fruitful, how can they simply walk out on it without in fact incurring more sin and producing more sadness? This is, of course, not to insinuate that their second marriage is not objectively disordered, but it is to say that the pressures, difficulties, and dilemmas might mitigate their culpability. Here is how Pope Francis applies the distinction: “Hence it is can no longer simply be said that all those in any ‘irregular’ situation are living in a state of mortal sin and are deprived of sanctifying grace” (301). Could the church’s minister, therefore, not help such people, in the privacy of the rectory parlor or the confessional, to discern their degree of moral responsibility? Once again, this is not to embrace a breezy “anything goes” mentality, nor to deny that a civil marriage after a divorce is objectively irregular; it is to find, perhaps, for someone in great pain, a way forward. Will “Amoris Laetitia” end all debate on these matters? Hardly. But it does indeed represent a deft and impressive balancing of the many and often contradictory interventions at the two synods on the family. As such, it will be of great service to many suffering souls who come to the field hospital. Find more resources from Bishop Barron on “Amoris Laetitia” at TheJoyOfLove.com. BISHOP BARRON is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Loyalty and patriotism revisited
n a recent article in America magazine, Grant Kaplan, commenting on the challenge of the Resurrection, makes this comment: “Unlike previous communities in which the bond among members forges itself through those it excludes and scapegoats, the gratuity of the resurrection allows for a community shaped by forgiven-forgivers.” What he is saying, among other things, is that mostly we form community through demonizing and exclusion, that is, we bond with each other more on the basis of what we are against and what FATHER RON we hate than on the basis of ROLHEISER what we are for and hold precious. The cross and the Resurrection, and the message of Jesus in general, invite us to a deeper maturity within which we are invited to form community with each other on the basis of love and inclusion rather than upon hatred and demonization. How do we scapegoat, demonize, and exclude so as to form community with each other? A number of anthropologists, particularly Rene Girard and Gil Bailie, have given us some good insights on how scapegoating and demonization worked in ancient times and how they work today. In brief, here’s how they work: Until we can bring ourselves to a certain level of maturity, both personal and collective, we will always form community
by scapegoating. Imagine this scenario: A group of us (family or colleagues) are going to dinner. Almost always there will some divisive tensions among us – personality clashes, jealousies, wounds from the past, and religious, ideological and political differences. But these can remain under the surface and we can enjoy a nice dinner together. How? By talking about other people whom we mutually dislike, despise, fear, or find weird or particularly eccentric. As we “demonize” them by emphasizing how awful, bad, weird, or eccentric they are, our own differences slide wonderfully under the surface. Moreover, we do that too in our individual lives to maintain balance. If we’re honest, we probably all have to admit the tendency within us to steady ourselves by blaming our anxieties and bad feelings on someone else. For example: We go out some morning and for various reasons feel out of sorts, agitated and angry in some inchoate way. More often than not, it won’t take us long to pin that uneasiness on someone else by, consciously or unconsciously, blaming them for our bad feeling. Our sense is that except for that person we wouldn’t be feeling these things! Someone else is blame for our agitation! Once we have done this we begin to feel better because we have just made someone else responsible for our pain. As a colorful commentary on this, I like to quote a friend who submits this axiom: “If the first two people you meet in the morning are irritating and hard to get along with, there’s a very good chance that you’re the one who’s irritating and hard to get along with.” Sadly we see this played out in the world as a
whole. Our churches and our politics thrive on this. Both in our churches and in our civic communities, we tend to form community with our own kind by demonizing others. Not infrequently church groups bond together by doing this, politicians are elected by doing this, and wars are justified and waged on this basis – and the rich, healthy concepts of loyalty, patriotism and religious affiliation then become unhealthy because they now root themselves in seeing differences primarily as a threat rather than seeing them as bringing a fuller revelation of God into our lives. Granted, sometimes what’s different does pose a real threat, and that threat has to be met. But, even then, we must continue to look inside of ourselves. Positive threat must be met, but it is best met the way Jesus met threats, namely, with love, empathy, and forgiveness. Demonizing others to create community among ourselves is neither the way of Jesus nor the way of human maturity. Loyalty to one’s own, loyalty to one’s religion, loyalty to one’s country, and loyalty to one’s moral values must be based upon what is good and precious within one’s family, community, religion, country and moral principles, and not on fear and negative feelings toward others. The lesson in Jesus, especially in his death and resurrection, is that genuine religion, genuine maturity, genuine loyalty, and genuine patriotism lie in letting ourselves be stretched by what does not emanate from our own kind. OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.
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SUNDAY READINGS
Fifth Sunday of Easter ACTS 14:21-27 After Paul and Barnabas had proclaimed the good news to that city and made a considerable number of disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch. They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had put their faith. Then they traveled through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia. After proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia. From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now accomplished. And when they arrived, they called the church together and reported what God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. PSALM 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord, and let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. Let them make known your might to the children of Adam, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion endures through all generations. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. REVELATION 21:1-5A Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw
the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them and they will be his people and God himself will always be with them as their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, for the old order has passed away.” The One who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” JOHN 13:31-33A, 34-35 When Judas had left them, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and God will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
CHRIST IS THE DOOR – ‘AND THERE IS NO OTHER’
VATICAN CITY – At Mass April 18 in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis offered reflections on the theme of docility to Christ, who is the door through which we must pass if we would enter into eternal life, the way we must take if we are to reach eternal life, and the voice of the teacher who has words of eternal life. Drawing especially on the reading from the Gospel according to John (John 10:1-10), the pope recalled the Lord’s words – at once a warning and a promise – echoing the readings of Good Shepherd Sunday the day before. “He who does not enter the sheepfold by the door,” but tries another way, “is a thief and a robber,” he said. Christ is the door, stressed Pope Francis, “and there is no other.” The pope went on to note the simplicity of the language with which Jesus addresses his teachings to the people. “Jesus,” he said, “always spoke to people with simple images: All those people knew what a shepherd’s life was like, because they saw it every day.” They also understood, therefore, what it meant to say: “You enter only
and perfect shrine of love. All forms of human love relationships we celebrate and cherish take their origin in God whose love his son has shared with us in ways we can understand and accept. In Jesus Christ we are recreated as God’s masterpieces, saved for life and love, for freedom and fulfillment. In him God’s love for us is made resplendent and redemptive. This mystery is underscored in the word of God this Sunday. We will share in the glory of God and of the son if we can live by the new commandment of love that Jesus gives us. Jesus wants us to love one another as he loves us. How has Jesus loved us? Totally, self-sacrificially, unconditionally, absolutely, radically. That is how we can become his disciples. Aren’t all the ills of the world attributable to the poor show of love people have for one another? As disciples, we cannot hoard the love we have received from Jesus. As apostles, we have to share it. The summary of Christian life is: Come and go. Come to Jesus to be his disciples – and go to preach the good news as apostles. The first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas reminds us of what we need to do for our times. We too have to preach, teach, make disciples, inspire new Christians, energize the tepid ones, adopt creative ways, establish new structures, appoint elders, build up communities, and rejoice over the Spirit of Christ guiding the pilgrim church.
through the gate of the sheep pen,” and that anyone trying to get in by any other way was up to no good. “The Lord thus clearly says: You cannot enter eternal life by any entryway that is not the door – that is not Jesus,” the pope said. “He is the door of our life – and not only of eternal life, but also of our daily lives. Any decision I take, I take either in the name of Jesus, passing by way of the door of Jesus, or I take it a little – shall we say in simple language – through the smuggler’s hatch. We enter the enclosure through the door, which is Jesus.” Beware visionaries and fortune tellers, the pope said, for the shepherd knows his sheep and leads them out: “He walks in front of them, and the sheep follow him.” The journey is just that, the pope said, “following Jesus” on the “path of life, the life of every day,” and we need not fear being misled, when we follow him as he shows us the way. VATICAN RADIO
All this will give us a serene and secure sense of God’s presence in the world: “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race.” In the Incarnation, Jesus is Emmanuel, God-is-with-us. In the Easter mystery, Jesus reassures us that he will be with us always, even to the end of time. Our tears will be wiped away. There will be a new heaven and a new earth. The challenge for us as church is not to live side by side with the world, but to be the church in the modern world, upholding the eternal truths and being capable of speaking to the world of today. We could propose to ourselves these three practical ways of proceeding. One, the centrality of discipleship lies in our deep abiding union with Jesus Christ. All that we do in terms of our Catholic life has to converge on the person of Christ and what he means for our human enigmas. Two, we are lifelong pilgrims journeying between discipleship and apostleship; contemplation and action; prayer and proclamation; profession and practice. Three, we need to rearrange all our plans and priorities to be able to love self-sacrificially like Jesus. That is how Jesus and we together can “make all things new” for the greater glory of God. FATHER PUTHOTA is pastor of St. Veronica Parish, South San Francisco, and director of Pastoral Ministry for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, APRIL 25: Feast of St. Mark, evangelist. 1 PT 5:5b-14. PS 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17. 1 COR 1:23a-24b. MK 16:15-20. TUESDAY, APRIL 26: Tuesday of Fifth Week of Easter. ACTS 14:19-28. PS 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21. SEE LK 24:46, 26. JN 14:27-31a. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter. ACTS 15:1-6. PS 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5. JN 15:4a, 5b. JN 15:1-8. THURSDAY, APRIL 28: Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter. ACTS 15:7-21. PS 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10. JN 10:27. JN 15:9-11. FRIDAY, APRIL 29: Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor. ACTS 15:22-31. PS 57:8-9, 10 and 12. JN 15:15b. JN 15:12-17. SATURDAY, APRIL 30: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Optional Memorial of St. Pius V, pope. ACTS 16:1-10. PS 100:1b-2, 3, 5. COL 3:1. JN 15:18-21.
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yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble’” (1 Peter 5:5).
Pope Francis opens Chapter 4 of his 256-page post-synodal apostolic exhortation with a lyrical passage from Paul: ‘Love is patient, love is kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way, it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things’ (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
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Throughout the text, it is clear that Paul wants to stress that love is more than a mere feeling. Rather, it should be understood along the lines of the Hebrew verb “to love”; it is “to do good.” As St. Ignatius of Loyola said, “Love is shown more by deeds than by words” It thus shows its fruitfulness and allows us to experience the happiness of giving, the nobility and grandeur of spending ourselves unstintingly, without asking to be repaid, purely for the pleasure of giving and serving.
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Being patient does not mean letting ourselves be constantly mistreated, tolerating physical aggression or allowing other people to use us. We encounter problems whenever we think that relationships or people ought to be perfect, or when we put ourselves at the center and expect things to turn out our way. Then everything makes us impatient, everything makes us react aggressively. Unless we cultivate patience, we will always find excuses for responding angrily. We will end up incapable of living together, anti-social, unable to control our impulses, and our families will become battlegrounds. That is why the word of God tells us: “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice” (Ephesians 4:31). Patience takes root when I recognize that other people also have a right to live in this world, just as they are. It does not matter if they hold me back, if they unsettle my plans, or annoy me by the way they act or think, or if they are not everything I want them to be. Love always has an aspect of deep compassion that leads to accepting the other person as part of this world, even when he or she acts differently than I would like.
Love is not jealous
St. Paul goes on to reject as contrary to love an attitude expressed by the verb ‘zelói’ – to be jealous or envious. This means that love has no room for discomfiture at another person’s good fortune. Envy is a form of sadness provoked by another’s prosperity; it shows that we are not concerned for the happiness of others but only with our own wellbeing. Whereas love makes us rise above ourselves, envy closes us in on ourselves. True love values the other person’s achievements. It does not see him or her as a threat. It frees us from the sour taste of envy. It recog-
Love is not rude
To love is also to be gentle and thoughtful, and this is conveyed by the next word, ‘aschemonéi.’ It indicates that love is not rude or impolite; it is not harsh. Its actions, words and gestures are pleasing and not abrasive or rigid. Love abhors making others suffer. Courtesy “is a school of sensitivity and disinterestedness” which requires a person “to develop his or her mind and feelings, learning how to listen, to speak and, at certain times, to keep quiet.” It is not something that a Christian may accept or reject. As an essential requirement of love, “every human being is bound to live agreeably with those around him.” Every day, “entering into the life of another, even when that person already has a part to play in our life, demands the sensitivity and restraint which can renew trust and respect. Indeed, the deeper love is, the more it calls for respect for the other’s freedom and the ability to wait until the other opens the door to his or her heart.”
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We have to realize that all of us are a complex mixture of light and shadows. The other person is much more than the sum of the little things that annoy me. Love does not have to be perfect for us to value it. The other person loves me as best they can, with all their limits … nizes that everyone has different gifts and a unique path in life. So it strives to discover its own road to happiness, while allowing others to find theirs.
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The following word, ‘perpereúetai,’ denotes vainglory, the need to be haughty, pedantic and somewhat pushy. Those who love not only refrain from speaking too much about themselves, but are focused on others; they do not need to be the center of attention. The word that comes next – ‘physioútai’ – is similar, indicating that love is not arrogant. Literally, it means that we do not become “puffed up” before others. It also points to something more subtle: an obsession with showing off and a loss of a sense of reality. Such people think that, because they are more “spiritual” or “wise,” they are more important than they really are. Paul uses this verb on other occasions, as when he says that “knowledge puffs up,” whereas “love builds up” (1 Corinthians 8:1). Some think that they are important because they are more knowledgeable than others; they want to lord it over them. Yet what really makes us important is a love that understands,
shows concern, and embraces the weak. Elsewhere the word is used to criticize those who are “inflated” with their own importance but in fact are filled more with empty words than the real “power” of the Spirit.
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It is important for Christians to show their love by the way they treat family members who are less knowledgeable about the faith, weak or less sure in their convictions. At times the opposite occurs: The supposedly mature believers within the family become unbearably arrogant. Love, on the other hand, is marked by humility; if we are to understand, forgive and serve others from the heart, our pride has to be healed and our humility must increase. Jesus told his disciples that in a world where power prevails, each tries to dominate the other, but “it shall not be so among you” (Matthew 20:26). The inner logic of Christian love is not about importance and power; rather, “whoever would be first among you must be your slave” (Matthew 20:27). In family life, the logic of domination and competition about who is the most intelligent or powerful destroys love. St. Peter’s admonition also applies to the family: “Clothe
To be open to a genuine encounter with others, “a kind look” is essential. This is incompatible with a negative attitude that readily points out other people’s shortcomings while overlooking one’s own. A kind look helps us to see beyond our own limitations, to be patient and to cooperate with others, despite our differences. Loving kindness builds bonds, cultivates relationships, creates new networks of integration and knits a firm social fabric. In this way, it grows ever stronger, for without a sense of belonging we cannot sustain a commitment to others; we end up seeking our convenience alone and life in common becomes impossible. Anti-social persons think that others exist only for the satisfaction of their own needs. Consequently, there is no room for the gentleness of love and its expression. Those who love are capable of speaking words of comfort, strength, consolation and encouragement. These were the words that Jesus himself spoke: “Take heart, my son!” (Matthew 9:2); “Great is your faith!” (Matthew 15:28); “Arise!” (Mark 5:41); “Go in peace” (Luke 7:50); “Be not afraid” (Matthew 14:27). These are not words that demean, sadden, anger or show scorn. In our families, we must learn to imitate Jesus’ own gentleness in our way of speaking to one another.
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We have repeatedly said that to love another we must first love ourselves. Paul’s hymn to love, however, states that love “does not seek its own interest,” nor “seek what is its own.” This same idea is expressed in another text: “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4). The Bible makes it clear that generously serving others is far more noble than loving ourselves. Loving ourselves is only important as a psySEE ‘LOVE IN MARRIAGE’, PAGE 21
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chological prerequisite for being able to love others: “If a man is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous? No one is meaner than the man who is grudging to himself ” (Sirach 14:5-6).
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If the first word of Paul’s hymn spoke of the need for a patience that does not immediately react harshly to the weaknesses and faults of others, the word he uses next – ‘paroxýnetai’ – has to do more with an interior indignation provoked by something from without. It refers to a violent reaction within, a hidden irritation that sets us on edge where others are concerned, as if they were troublesome or threatening and thus to be avoided. To nurture such interior hostility helps no one. It only causes hurt and alienation. Indignation is only healthy when it makes us react to a grave injustice; when it permeates our attitude toward others it is harmful.
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Once we allow ill will to take root in our hearts, it leads to deep resentment. The phrase ‘ou logízetai to kakón’ means that love “takes no account of evil”; “it is not resentful.” The opposite of resentment is forgiveness, which is rooted in a positive attitude that seeks to understand other people’s weaknesses and to excuse them. As Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). Yet we keep looking for more and more faults, imagining greater evils, presuming all kinds of bad intentions, and so resentment grows and deepens. Thus, every mistake or lapse on the part of a spouse can harm the bond of love and the stability of the family. Something is wrong when we see every problem as equally serious; in this way, we risk being unduly harsh with the failings of others. The just desire to see our rights respected turns into a thirst for vengeance rather than a reasoned defense of our dignity.
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When we have been offended or let down, forgiveness is possible and desirable, but no one can say that it is easy. The truth is that “family communion can only be preserved and perfected through a great spirit of sacrifice. It requires, in fact, a ready and generous openness of each and all to understanding, to forbearance, to pardon, to reconciliation. There is no family that does not know how selfishness, discord, tension and conflict violently attack and at times mortally
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A family prays after arriving for Sunday Mass in 2011 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia. wound its own communion: Hence there arise the many and varied forms of division in family life.”
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Today we recognize that being able to forgive others implies the liberating experience of understanding and forgiving ourselves. Often our mistakes, or criticism we have received from loved ones, can lead to a loss of self-esteem. We become distant from others, avoiding affection and fearful in our interpersonal relationships. Blaming others becomes falsely reassuring. We need to learn to pray over our past history, to accept ourselves, to learn how to live with our limitations, and even to forgive ourselves, in order to have this same attitude toward others.
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All this assumes that we ourselves have had the experience of being forgiven by God, justified by his grace and not by our own merits. We have known a love that is prior to any of our own efforts, a love that constantly opens doors, promotes and encourages. If we accept that God’s love is unconditional, that the Father’s love cannot be bought or sold, then we will become capable of showing boundless love and forgiving others even if they have wronged us. Otherwise, our family life will no longer be a place of understanding, support and encouragement, but rather one of constant tension and mutual criticism.
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Love rejoices with others
The expression ‘chaírei epì te adikía’ has to do with a nega-
tivity lurking deep within a person’s heart. It is the toxic attitude of those who rejoice at seeing an injustice done to others. The following phrase expresses its opposite: ‘sygchaírei te aletheía’: “It rejoices in the right.” In other words, we rejoice at the good of others when we see their dignity and value their abilities and good works. This is impossible for those who must always be comparing and competing, even with their spouse, so that they secretly rejoice in their failures.
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When a loving person can do good for others, or sees that others are happy, they themselves live happily and in this way give glory to God, for “God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). Our Lord especially appreciates those who find joy in the happiness of others. If we fail to learn how to rejoice in the wellbeing of others, and focus primarily on our own needs, we condemn ourselves to a joyless existence, for, as Jesus said, “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). The family must always be a place where, when something good happens to one of its members, they know that others will be there to celebrate it with them.
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Love bears all things
Paul’s list ends with four phrases containing the words “all things.” Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” Here we see clearly the countercultural power of a love that is able to face whatever might threaten it.
First, Paul says that love “bears all things” (panta stégei). This is about more than simply putting up with evil; it has to do with the use of the tongue. The verb can mean “holding one’s peace” about what may be wrong with another person. It implies limiting judgment, checking the impulse to issue a firm and ruthless condemnation: “Judge not and you will not be judged” (Luke 6:37). Although it runs contrary to the way we normally use our tongues, God’s word tells us: “Do not speak evil against one another, brothers and sisters” (James 4:11). Being willing to speak ill of another person is a way of asserting ourselves, venting resentment and envy without concern for the harm we may do. We often forget that slander can be quite sinful; it is a grave offense against God when it seriously harms another person’s good name and causes damage that is hard to repair. Hence God’s word forthrightly states that the tongue “is a world of iniquity” that “stains the whole body” (James 3:6); it is a “restless evil, full of deadly poison.” Whereas the tongue can be used to “curse those who are made in the likeness of God,” love cherishes the good name of others, even one’s enemies. In seeking to uphold God’s law we must never forget this specific requirement of love.
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Married couples joined by love speak well of each other; they try to show their spouse’s good side, not their weakness and faults. In any event, they keep silent rather than speak ill of them. This is not merely a way of acting in front of others; it springs from an interior attitude. Far from ingenuously claiming not to see the problems and weaknesses of others, it sees those weaknesses and faults in a wider context. It recognizes that these failings are a part of a bigger picture. We have to realize that all of us are a complex mixture of light and shadows. The other person is much more than the sum of the little things that annoy me. Love does not have to be perfect for us to value it. The other person loves me as best they can, with all their limits, but the fact that love is imperfect does not mean that it is untrue or unreal. It is real, albeit limited and earthly. If I expect too much, the other person will let me know, for he or she can neither play God nor serve all my needs. Love coexists with imperfection. It “bears all things” and can hold its peace before the limitations of the loved one. ‘Amoris Laetitia’ was released April 8 at the Vatican. Access it at https://w2.vatican.va/ content/dam/francesco/pdf/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20160319_amoris-laetitia_en.pdf.
‘AMORIS LAETITIA’ HIGHLIGHTS IDEAL OF MARRIAGE: The church must in no way diminish the full ideal of marriage but must ‘try to approach marriage crises with greater sensitivity to their burden of hurt and anxiety.’ DIVORCED AND CIVILLY REMARRIED: Divorced and civilly remarried couples, especially those with children, must be welcomed in Catholic parishes and supported in efforts to raise their children in the faith. COMMUNION: Generally, without an annulment of their sacramental marriage, such a couple would not be able to receive Communion or absolution of
their sins unless they promised to live as ‘brother and sister’ but every situation is different and pastors are urged to a new commitment to provide spiritual guidance and assistance with discernment. MARITAL LOVE: Marriage is first an ‘intimate partnership of life and love’ which is a good for the spouses themselves, while sexuality is ‘ordered to the conjugal love of man and woman.’ SAME-SEX UNIONS: The church cannot consider same-sex unions to be a marriage, but ‘every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected in his or her dignity.’
PASTORAL CARE: The pope wrote that he understood those ‘who prefer a more rigorous pastoral care which leaves no room for confusion. But I sincerely believe that Jesus wants a church attentive to the goodness which the Holy Spirit sows in the midst of human weakness, a mother who, while clearly expressing her objective teaching, always does what good she can, even if in the process, her shoes get soiled by the mud of the street.’ SUPPORTING COUPLES AND FAMILIES: ‘We have long thought that simply by stressing doctrinal, bioethical
and moral issues, without encouraging openness to grace, we were providing sufficient support to families, strengthening the marriage bond and giving meaning to marital life. We find it difficult to present marriage more as a dynamic path to personal development and fulfillment than as a lifelong burden.’ CONSCIENCE: ‘We also find it hard to make room for the consciences of the faithful, who very often respond as best they can to the Gospel amid their limitations, and are capable of carrying out their own discernment in complex situations.’ Yet, ‘we have been called to form consciences, not to replace them.’
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Bishop Barron answers questions about Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia’ From National Public Radio and Twitter to Catholic websites and blogs, the whole world is buzzing about Pope Francis’ new exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love). Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron, who is founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and host of “Catholicism,” a documentary about the Catholic faith, is one of the best known evangelists for the faith in the English-speaking world today. His website, WordonFire.org, reaches millions. Bishop Barron answers questions posed on the Word on Fire blog April 11 and 13.
Several commenters have called this document “groundbreaking.” Did it break new ground, and if so, how?
Bishop Barron: I would not say that it is groundbreaking in any doctrinal or dogmatic way. The most controversial section of Chapter 8 is a rehearsal of the very traditional distinction between the objective nature of a moral act and the level of one’s personal culpability in performing such an act. Perhaps the focus on positive elements within disordered relationships is something of a novum, but that is a question more of pastoral strategy than of doctrinal substance.
Upon the text’s release, Huffington Post ran the headline “Pope relaxes church rules on divorce” and NPR said “Pope calls for more grace, less dogma on issues of divorce, contraception.” Is this really what the pope does in the exhortation?
Bishop Barron: Pope Francis by no means is “relaxing church rules on divorce.” In fact, he emphatically reaffirms the centrality and indissolubility of marriage, and he actually says nothing directly about Communion for the divorced and remarried. He is calling for greater pastoral sensitivity and for an honest assessment of the subjective culpability of those involved in objectively irregular relationships. And he is certainly
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Bishop Barron: Those who are in the state of mortal sin and have not received absolution, or
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careful discernment with one’s confessor or spiritual director, with special emphasis placed on circumstances that might mitigate one’s personal responsibility.
As predicted, the chapter on “irregular unions” has received the most attention in the media. But what are some highlights of the other chapters?
Bishop Barron: There are lots of other highlights. I would specially mention the section wherein Pope Francis exegetes, in a manner both academically insightful and pastorally helpful, St. Paul’s hymn to love in 1 Corinthians (excerpts of Chapter 4, published on Pages 20-21 of Catholic San Francisco). I might also draw attention to the biblically “thick” opening chapter, which proves that the pope’s reflections are not drawn exclusively from abstract philosophical considerations.
You recently served for several years as rector at Mundelein Seminary in Illinois. How would you use “Amoris Laetitia” in the formation of future priests? How should seminarians read it?
Bishop Barron: I would urge seminarians to study with special attention the sections of “Amoris Laetitia” dealing with the pastoral care of young couples preparing for marriage. I would also encourage them to internalize the distinction alluded to above, namely, the difference between the objectively disordered and the subjectively culpable.
Pope Francis mentions an “internal forum” as a possible solution to the divorce-and-remarriage problem. What is this and how would it work?
Bishop Barron: The internal forum, which is to say, a private conversation between one’s confessor or spiritual director, can be the place where questions of subjective culpability can be adjudicated. The matter of objective good and evil can and should be handled in the public forum. This distinction, in point of fact, helps enormously to clarify Pope Francis’ most famous line, “who am I to judge?” He didn’t mean that he couldn’t pronounce on the objective dysfunction of homosexual acts; he meant that he couldn’t reach into the privacy of a particular man’s conscience and determine, without further ado, whether he was in the state of mortal sin.
In his exhortation, Pope Francis seems to distinguish between the ideal of faithful, fruitful, permanent Christian marriage and the actual, imperfect state of many unions. While the ideal is praiseworthy and something to aim for, he suggests, it’s not always attainable and therefore we shouldn’t chastise couples for failing to meet it. Is this a helpful dichotomy? Is this approach unique to him or does it reflect a particular theological milieu?
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of the glass half-empty or half-full. One could focus exclusively on the prohibition of Communion and see only “shunning.” Or one could see that there are myriad ways – working with kids, reaching out to the elderly, serving at parish functions, etc. – that people in irregular situations could be involved. And nothing whatsoever would prevent such folks from coming to Mass and sharing in its many riches and participating in the community gathered around the altar.
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Citing St. John Paul II, the pope also mentions the “law of gradualness.” What does this mean?
Bishop Barron: The so-called law of gradualness is the frank acknowledgement that people often come to the full appropriation of the Catholic Church’s moral teaching by steps and degrees, and not all at once. In light of this principle, Pope Benedict XVI, some years ago, made the observation that a male prostitute, who uses a condom in order to prevent the spread of sexually-transmitted disease, is taking a positive step in the direction of moral integration. The pope, of course, was not “condoning” condom use or adopting an “anything goes” attitude toward sexual morality, far from it. He was taking seriously the law of gradualness in regard to the journey toward full sexual integration.
Bishop Barron: I suppose it’s a matter of emphasis. Obviously, both clarity of teaching and tenderness of pastoral care are necessary. How the two are realized and applied is up to the prudential judgment of the church’s ministers. I think it’s eminently clear that Pope Francis has discerned a greater need right now in the life of the church for mercy and pastoral sensitivity, but “Amoris Laetitia” itself indicates that he has by no means placed into question the necessity of clear and forceful teaching.
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Above, Those celebrating significant anniversaries of religious life renewed their vows. Right, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone chats with Dominican of the Most Holy Rosary Sister Leonarda Montealto, who celebrated 50 years as a religious.
Left, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dee Myers and Pat Rogers. Sister Pat celebrated 60 years as a religious. Jesuit Brother Arthur Lee, celebrating 50 years a religious, with Oblate Sister of Jesus the Priest Margarita Garcia.
Consecrated Life Mass: Living ‘singleheartedly’ for Christ Celebrating the Mass of Consecrated Life on Good Shepherd Sunday is appropriate, said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in his homily for the April 17 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Those who have vowed religious life have dedicated themselves “singleheartedly” to the Lord, he said.
Dominican Sister of San Rafael Cathy Murray, 25 years a religious.
“They are the ones who can distinguish his voice from the many competing voices in this world,” the archbishop said, saying they are both shepherds leading the faithful and “the sheep who sort of hang out with the shepherd.” “They know him and can follow his voice, therefore
Seminarian Michael Sullivan with his uncle, Salesian Father Gael Sullivan, parochial vicar at Sts. Peter and Paul parish who celebrated 50 years of religious profession.
Salesian Sister Debbie Walker celebrated 25 years of professed religious life.
Back from left: Sister Ellen Fitzgerald, RSM; Sister Margarita Garcia, OJS; Sister Leonarda Montealto, OP; Sister Margaret Hoffman, SND; Father Gael Sullivan, SDB; Sister Debbie Walker, FMA; Sister Olvido Galiana, RCM; Brother Arthur Lee, SJ; Sister Ruth Ella, SND; Sister Carla Kovack, OP. Front from left: Sister Pat Rogers, BVM; Sister Patricia Dougherty, OP; Sister Cathy Murray, OP; Sister Terese Marie Perry, RSM; Sister Marian Rose Power, RSM; Sister Lucy Calvillo, RSM.
they can guide others,” Archbishop Cordileone said. The Mass was attended by religious from a number of orders, and included celebrations of significant anniversaries from 25 to 75 years of religious life. Auxiliary Bishop William Justice also celebrated Mass as did several other priests.
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heart, leaving it “on fire with a great love of God.” After her death, when her body was examined, she was found to have had a perforation of the heart. It was in this way that science confirmed one of her greatest mystical experiences. Our journey continues as we travel through the picturesque countryside to the lovely 12th century walled city of Avila. Upon our arrival in Avila, we proceed to the hotel to check in for dinner and an overnight. [B,D]
St. Paul and Visiting the 7 Churches of the Book of Revelation, plus Patmos and theDay Island of Cyprus 7: Saturday 10/15, PAMPLONA / SANGUESA /
prayer. The rosary and Candlelight Procession occur every evening for those who wish to participate again. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. [B,D]
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Day 9: Monday 10/17, LOURDES / train to Paris / heart, leaving it “on fire with a great love of God.” After ed her ab Our journey from Lourdes to Paris will be traveled by raildeath, when her body was examined, she was found to have had a perforation of the heart. It was in this way wh Day 1: Sunday, 2016, USAtrain / LISBON LOURDES onOctober the TGV 9, high speed (non-stop, first class). We that science confirmed one of her greatest mystical excon Tour membersdepart are welcomed this evening at an We depart Pamplona this morning and travel to Javier at 10:30AM and arrive in internaParis at 4:30PM. Upon periences. Our journey continues as we travel through and tional airport for departing to Lisbon, arriving in the region of Navarra to visit the family castle and ourour arrival in Paris,flight we board our motor coach for Lisieux, the picturesque countryside to the lovely 12th century Fr. Mario, a Franciscan who holds a PhD in New Testament, has the next day. birthplace of St Francis Xavier. As a close personDay 5: Thursday 10/13, AVILA / SEGOVIA / BURGOS where we check in at our hotel for dinner and overnight. Da walled city of Avila. Upon our arrival in Avila, we proThis morning welived visit the Monastery of theand Incarnaal friend of St to Ignatius and one of the original seven [B,D] in the Holy Land has been leading pilgrims the Holy LO ceed to the hotel to check in for dinner and an overnight. Day 2: Monday 10/10, LISBON / SANTAREM / FATIMA tion and the convent of St. Teresa, where the saint members of the Society of Jesus, St Francis performed We [B,D] Upon our morning arrival in Lisbon, we visit the birthcontinuously theThispast The miracles, Franciscans have the gift of tongues, foretold was granted experienced her Places remarkable vision of the for angel. af- 39 years.many in place of St. Anthony of Padua, the Lisbon Cathedral, ternoon we travelbeen to Segovia, where the sacred of relicthe of StHoly Places thefor future, official custodians overhealed 700 countless years. people, and baptized over bir Day 5: Thursday 10/13, AVILA / SEGOVIA / BURGOS St Jeronimo’s Monastery, and Belem Tower. From 10,000 people in just one month’s time. St Francis Xavier John of the Cross is enshrined. St John was the confessor al This morning we visit the Monastery of the Incarnathere, we stop in Santarem to visit the Church of St. of St Teresa and often conferred with her on their expeis regarded as one of the most zealous missionaries of me tion and the convent of St. Teresa, where the saint Stephen, where in the 13th century a Eucharistic Mirall times. From there, we cross the spectacular Pyrenees riences in the spiritual life; he is one of Christianity’s forema experienced her remarkable vision of the angel. This afacle took place. When a woman attempted to steal a most authorities on spiritual and mystical theology. We Mountains and continue to Lourdes, where the Blessed the ternoon we travel to Segovia, where the sacred relic of St consecrated host from Mass, the host turned into flesh Virgin Mary appeared to St Bernadette in 1858. Upon visit the convent near the Vera Cruz church, constructed John of the Cross is enshrined. St John was the confessor 10, and began to bleed. To this day the precious relic reby the Templars, where the mortal remains of Saint John our arrival, we check in at the hotel for dinner. After dinis r of St Teresa and often conferred with her on their expemains incorrupt for all to see. The church has since been riences in the spiritual life; he is one of Christianity’s foreall of the Cross are buried. Inside the city walls we also see ner, we participate in the Candlelight Procession and renamed the Church the Holy We events continuein Normandy Scenesof from the Miracle. historical Mo most authorities on spiritual and mystical theology. We rosary with pilgrims from all over the world. Overnight the best-conserved aqueduct of the Imperial Roman our journey into Fatima to check in at our hotel for a visit the convent near the Vera Cruz church, constructed Vir in Lourdes. [B,D] Empire. In addition to viewing this 2000-year-old engiwelcome dinner and overnight. [D] Day 10: Tuesday 10/18, LISIEUX / NORMANDY / ou by the Templars, where the mortal remains of Saint John neering marvel, we visit Alcazar castle, the last in the LISIEUX of the Cross are buried. Inside the city walls we also see ner Spanish gothic style to be constructed. Time permitting; We take a day trip to the Normandy area to spend Fatima ros the best-conserved aqueduct of the Imperial Roman we enter the famous castle, which was an inspiration for time at the Military Cemetery, Omaha Beach, Omaha Empire. In addition to viewing this 2000-year-old engiin L Walt Disney when he created his Cinderella castle. We Museum and other sites associated with World War II. marvel, we visit Alcazar castle, the last in the neering continue to Burgos for dinner and overnight. [B,D] Our journey today concludes as we return to our hotel in gothic style to be constructed. Time permitting; Spanish Lisieux for dinner and overnight. [B,D] we enter the famous castle, which was an inspiration for Basilica in Walt Disney when he created his Cinderella castle. We Day 11: Wednesday 10/19, LISIEUX / PARIS Loyola continue to Burgos for dinner and overnight. [B,D] Most of today will be spent Basilica in in Lisieux, Loyola home of St. Day 3: Tuesday 10/11, Therese of FATIMA the We spend today in Fatima. One of the greatest events of Child Jesus. this century took the village of Fatima, Portugal, Sheplace is theinone Grotto of Massabielle in 1917. The Mother appeared to three shepherd whomof God Pope children, instructing to bring the message of the Pius Xthem called Gospel back to a world that “the greatest was slipping away from it. Day 8: Sunday 10/16, LOURDES She told the children, desire that a chapel be built here saint of“I modBetween February 11, 1858 and July 16, 1858, Our Lady in my honor. Iern amtimes. the Lady Weof the Rosary. I have come to warn the faithful to amend their lives and to ask parappeared 18 times to a 14-year-old girl named BernavisitPeople Les Buidon for their sins. must pray the rosary every day dette Soubirous. The young saint described Our Lady as Da Day 6: Friday 10/14, BURGOS / LOYOLA / PAMPLONA in Lisieux sonnets, thethat God sends them.”Basilica and bear all the sufferings We a “girl in white, the same height as myself, who greeted Bet Our first stop today is the Cathedral in Burgos, one familyda home begin in the Cova Iria, where we visit the Chapel me with a nod of her head. This girl was beautiful beyond app of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe. where Therese spent the early years of her life before of the Apparitions, the Basilica that houses the tombs det description. She had a blue sash around her white dress Day 6: Friday 10/14, BURGOS / LOYOLA / PAMPLONA Then, we travel to Loyola, where we visit the birthplace entering Carmelite Convent at the age of fifteen. We of Francisco and Jacinta,the and the Perpetual Adoration a“ and yellow roses on her shoes. A long rosary hung from Ouroffirst stop today is the Cathedral in Burgos, one of St Ignatius, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). next visit the convent which houses the sacred relic Chapel. We continue to Aljustrel, where we visit the me her arm, and she seemed to invite me to pray with her.” of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe. There, we will see the magnificent 17th century basilica body. From there, we spend time at the beautiful home of theher Marto family (the birthplace of Jacinta des Then, we travel to Loyola, where we visit the birthplace Our Lady gave Bernadette secret messages for herself dedicated to the saint. Behind the sanctuary is the Santa basilica and the giftofshop. Next, we make our way to and Francisco) and then the home Lucia. In Aljustrel and of St Ignatius, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). and other messages for the world to hear. She described Casa, the three story 14th century family home of St IgParis enjoy a bus of the sites that make we also see the sitewhere of thewe apparitions oftour St Michael her There, we will see the magnificent 17th century basilica herself as the “Immaculate Conception”, revealed a minatius. Pilgrims are invited to tour the rooms and visit the Paris so famous, including: The Eiffel Tour, Arc d’Trito the children. We view Valinhos, the site of Our Lady’s Ou dedicated to the saint. Behind the sanctuary is the Santa raculous spring, and asked that a chapel be built as a chamber where the saint was born. The most venerated omphe, and thewe Champs-Elysées. We check in atCasa, our the three story 14th century family home of St Igfourth apparition. This evening take part in the Canand site for pilgrimage. During our stay in Lourdes, we celplace in this building is the room where Ignatius, at the hotel forDinner dinnerand andovernight overnight. [B,D] dlelight Procession. at our hotel her natius. Pilgrims are invited to tour the rooms and visit the ebrate Mass at the Grotto of Massabielle. We visit age of 30, was brought following his serious wounding in Fatima. [B,D] rac chamber where the saint was born. The most venerated the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, the Boly at the Battle of Pamplona. To pass the time as his leg Day 12: Thursday, October 20, 2016, PARIS / USA site place in this building is the room where Ignatius, at the $heavenly WILLand BE CELEBRATED DAILY Mill where St BernadetteMASS was born, the “Cachot,” of aFATIMA The Blessed Mother, St Joseph, St healed, he read the lives of the saints and a book on the Day 4: Wednesday 10/12, /apparition. ALBA DE Today, we transfer to the airport to$begin our journey ebr age of 30, was brought following his serious wounding an abandoned prison where Bernadette’s family lived in John States. the Evangelist, and anus altar with a Lamb upon it were life of Christ. At this time a great conversion took place TORMES / AVILA back to the United We take with new friendMASS WILL BE CELEBRATED DAILY thesilent; Battleno of mesPamplona. To pass the time as his leg ofUSA a heavenly apparition. The Blessed Mother, St Joseph, St The saints at Day 9:theW poverty. We haveDay an opportunity bathe in18, the miracseen by 15 townspeople. were 1: Tuesday,to October 2016, / DUBLIN in Ignatius; approximately 13 years later he founded the Today we depart Fatima Alba de Tormes and thethe love forhealed, ships and afor firm resolution to emulate ourand OUGHMi /D John the Evangelist, and an altar with a Lamb upon it were he read the lives of the saints and a book on the * Estimated airline taxes final surcharges subject ulous waters at Pilgrims the Grotto, spend at time in personal sage was given to the people, only an[B] example of prayer are and welcomed an international airport forGod our shown Society of Jesus. The place of his conversion is indicat- Day 1: Tuesday, Carmelite convent to see the body St Teuspreserved through the holiness of the saints. Glendalou an seen by 15 townspeople. Theto saints were silent; noofmesOctober 18, 2016, USA / DUBLIN life of Christ. At this andan agreatest rich symbolism in We visit thetime a great conversion took place flight to the Isle aboard a wide-bodresawas of Avila, ofpeople, the Church’s mystics. Wetheir appearances. mile drive po sage given one to the only example ofto prayer Pilgrims are welcomed at andeparting international airport for Emerald our in Ignatius; approximately 13 years later he founded the increase/decrease at 30 days prior location of We the visit apparition, of Our Lady, and ied Isle jet, aboard arrivingathe next morning. Meals on in their also seeserved her incorrupt heart. In her autobiography, tlement and a are rich symbolism appearances. the St the Basilica uloe departing flight to the Emerald wide-bodSociety of Jesus. The place of his conversion is indicathave theofan opportunity toher explore the grounds. From there, board the aircraft. Teresa of spoke of the angelthe who thrust arrow into was born location the apparition, Basilica Our Lady, and ied jet, arriving the next morning. Meals are served on westFrom intothere, Westport to check in at our hotel for privilege t have the opportunity to explore we the head grounds. board the aircraft. Day 2: Wednesday 10/19, DUBLIN /we DOWNPATRICK and [B,D] the mona head west into /Westport to dinner check in at overnight. our hotel for BELFAST Gad learning Day 2: Wednesday 10/19, DUBLIN / DOWNPATRICK / dinner and overnight. [B,D] Upon our arrival in Dublin, we BELFAST Day 5: Saturday 10/22, WESTPORT / CROAGH PATing and ill Gallarus Oratory Downpatrick RICK //KYLEMORE / CONNEMARA / WESTPORT Upon our arrival in Dublin, we meet our full-time tour escort, Day 5: Saturday 10/22, WESTPORT CROAGH PATcan feel th Downpatrick Day 7: Monday 10/24, LIMERICK G RICK / KYLEMORE WESTPORT meet our full-time tour escort, After /breakfast we drive to Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s Holy return/to board our private coach, and/ CONNEMARA Day 7:forty Monday 10/24, LIMERICK /RY GALLARUS ORATO/ SLEA HEAD / DINGLE /es LIMERIC After we drive to Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s board our private coach, and combin Mountain. Here St.Holy Patrick spent the days of Lent in proceed north tobreakfast Downpatrick. RY / SLEA HEAD / DINGLE / LIMERICK Our day begins with the journey sous Mountain. theyear forty441 days ofin Lent in and fasting. proceed north to Downpatrick. Elegant AD prayer journey We stop in for a visit atHere the St. St.Patrick spentthe Our day Our begins with conthe journey southwest to the which Din- thrusts stunning gle Peninsula out intov the year where 441 AD in We stop in for a visit at the St. tinues toOur thejourney shoresconof Kylemoregle Lough to visit which Kylemore, Patrick's Centre, Dr.prayer and fasting. Peninsula thrusts out into the Atlantic Ocean to claim Ireland’s most westerly point. tinues to the shores of Kylemore Lough to visit Kylemore, Patrick's Centre, where Dr. every stree a gothic castle, now a Benedictine We enjoy Tim Campbell will speak on to Abbey. claim Ireland’s mosttime westerly point. majestic hills and purple gothic castle, Abbey. the We Abbey, enjoy time soarHere, in hues of green Tim Campbell will speak on whereove we exploring gardens, and theinwalk the lake St. Patrick's aexploring vision. Then,now wea Benedictine soar huesalong of green and purple over vast valleys. bowls of Mountain unthe Abbey, gardens, and the along thechapel. lake St. Patrick's vision. Then, we spoiled streams tum Squares, P to walk the beautiful We spoiled enjoy sites of the Conne-streams tumble visit the Down thechapel. We up valleys. Mountain down to lakes, up toCathedral, the beautiful enjoy sites of the Connevisit the Down Cathedral, the Dublin' hedgerows blaze with fuchiasof and gold mara, characterized by peat bogs, rugged, mountainous historical burial place of Saint hedgerows blaze with fuchias and golden beaches stretch mara, characterized by peat bogs, rugged, mountainous historical burial place of Saint will beplac ou for miles. The Dingle Peninsula is a countryside thatfor is home a great miles. to The Dinglevariety Peninsula is a place of intense, shifting Patrick and terrain visit his grave. We and lush countryside thatterrain is homeand to alush great variety Patrick and visit his grave. We ing that ais Wedry visit Gallarus Oratory, beauty. Gallarus Oratory,beauty. an ancient stone of wildlife. Weremainder return to Westport whereWe thevisit remainder continue to Belfast andWe proceed of wildlife. return to Westport where the continue to Belfast and proceed natural ba whose to construction whose longevity testifiesconstruction to the skill of its build-longevity testifies of the day isThis free to explore independently. This evening, to Mass atofSaint Malachy's the day is free to explore independently. evening, to Mass at Saint Malachy's Heldoftogether completelytemporary by the w ers. sample Held together completely weight stones (no wander theauthentic streets ofIrish Westport and authentic Irish by theers. Church (subject wandertotheconfirmastreets of Westport and sample Church (subject to confirmachandise p mortar) the building has withstood win the building has withstood wind and rain for more the restaurant your choice as dinner is tion), the 3rd Catholic or pub of fare fare oldest at the restaurant youratchoice as dinner or is pub ofmortar) tion), the 3rd oldest Catholic i thanof1000 years. It is typical ofevening, the type than from 1000 the years. It is typical church in which on your Afteropdinner, choose endless op- of the type oncity your own. After from own. the endless Church in the of Belfast. It's dinner, choose Church in the city of Belfast. It's pub or res St. Patrick himselfand worshipped. Then,St.we wind around Patrick himselfthe worshipped.own. Then, tions of pubs occupying every other and enjoy every other tionsstorefront of pubs occupying storefront enjoy ecclesiastical style was inspired by the Tudor period but ecclesiastical style was inspired by the Tudor period but Ovew coast Slea Head and Dingle, returning to Limpicturesque coast Slea Head and Ding a glass ofadaptation Guinness or a mug ofaIrish ale.of The city boasts its fan vaulted ceilings are its an fan architectural adaptation glass Guinness or a mug ofpicturesque Irish ale. The city boasts vaulted ceilings are an architectural for dinner and overnight. [B,D]erick for dinner and overnight.Day [B,D] one of the most well-known and one visited around, Matt 10: T from the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster The in Westminster of pubs the most well-known anderick visited pubs around, Matt from the HenryAbbey. VII Chapel Abbey. The Malloy's. of at the pubs, including MattMany Malloy's, have Dublin is church boasts the largest bell in Belfast which Malloy's. of the pubs, including Malloy's, have church boasts thesounds largestatbell in Belfast which Many sounds Day 8:Matt Tuesday 10/25, LIMERICK /Day ROCK CASHEL / 8: OF Tuesday 10/25, LIMERICK as well. Trinity/ R least three times daily. After Mass, we times check daily. in at our traditional IrishOvernight music and/or dancing as well. Overnight least three After Mass, traditional we check Irish in atmusic our and/or dancing KILKENNY / DUBLIN KILKENNY / DUBLIN in Westport. [B] which ho hotel for a welcome dinner and overnight. [D] in Westport. [B] hotel for a welcome dinner and overnight. [D] The Rock of Cashel is an impressive Themedieval Rock ofcomplex Cashel is an impressive 9th-centu called “The Acropolis of called “The Acropolis of Day 3: Thursday 10/20, BELFAST / GIANT'S CAUSEof Kells”. Ancient Ireland" and is one Day 3: Thursday 10/20, BELFAST / GIANT'S CAUSEWAY / BELFAST Ancient Ireland" and is one it there a WAY / BELFAST of the most spectacular Our morning begins as we travel 60 miles north to see to see St of the most spectacular archeological sites in the morning begins as we travel 60 miles north to see the see Giant’s Causeway,Our a unique geological landC archeological sites in the Pro country. Dating from the theplace see else Giant’s Causeway, scape that is truly unlike any on earth. The a unique geological landThe re country. Dating from the 4th century, it was originally scape that is trulyresulting unlike any place else on earth. The causeway’s interlocking hexagonal columns, 4th century, it was originally of the da used as a fortress. Mighty causeway’s interlocking hexagonal columns, resulting from the basaltic lava of an ancient volcanic eruption used as a fortress. Mighty to explo stone walls encircle a comthe basaltic of an ancient volcanic eruption 6 million years ago, foreverfrom changed County lava Antrim’s stone walls encircle a com- pendently plete round tower, a roofmillion years forever changed County Antrim’s northern coast, earning it 6the prestige of ago, a “Unesco less abbey, a 12th century plete round tower, a roof- interested World Heritage Site” title. northern Reading and hearing aboutit the prestige of a “Unesco coast, earning s Romanesque chapel, and less abbey, a 12th century venir the causeway does not begin offer any realistic WorldtoHeritage Site” title. Reading and hearing about should ch numerous other buildings Romanesque chapel, and Carroll's glimpse into this natural phenomenon. Only seeing the causeway does notis begin to offer any realistic Kylemore Abbey and high crosses. Northnumerous other buildings stores off believing! Therefore, we shall “see”. into Then,this we natural return tophenomenon. Only seeing is glimpse east ofKylemore the Rock ofAbbey Cashel is and high crosses. North- selection Belfast for a city tour and time at the Titanic Museum. believing! Therefore, we shall “see”. Then, we return to Kilkenny, a charming inland east of the Rock of Cashel is chandise The museum was master-planned over 185 acres of the 6: Sunday 10/23, WESTPORT / CLIFFS OF MOHER / Belfast for a city tour and time at theDay Titanic Museum. city. Overlooking the River heritage site where the Titanic designed built. Kilkenny, ADARE / BUNRATTY Rock of Cashel a charming inland reasonabl Thewas museum wasand master-planned over 185 acres of the / LIMERICK Nore is a famous fortress, Dayfor6:the Sunday 10/23, WESTPORT / CLIFFS OF MOHER / Our day concludes as we return to the hotel for dinner This morning we depart Westport incredible and city. Overlooking the River This even heritage site where the Titanic was designed and built. BUNRATTY Kilkenny Castle, which was and overnight. [B,D] dramatic Cliffs of Moher, whereADARE nearly 5/miles of layered/ LIMERICK Nore a famous fortress, Rock meet of in Our day concludes as we return to the hotel dinner occupied upincredible until 1935 and when the exorbitantiscost of upkeep Thisdefiantly morning we almost depart Westport for the black shalefor and sandstone cliff rock soars Kilkenny Castle, resulted in the 1967 donation of the castlewhich to was tel lobby and overnight. dramatic ofOcean. Moher, whereeventually nearly 5 miles of layered Day 4: Friday 10/21, BELFAST / SLIGO /[B,D] KNOCK / 700 feet above the aggressive might of theCliffs Atlantic transporta occupied up until 1935 when the exorb the country Ireland. We visit the castle and also one of WESTPORT black shalephenomenon and sandstone cliff rock defiantlyofsoars almost The grandeur of this natural Thedonat Merr resulted in the 1967 4: Friday 10/21, BELFAST / SLIGO / KNOCK / breathtaking the country's medieval treasures, St.eventually Canice’s Cathedral, We bid farewell to Belfast Day and drive southwest to Sli700 country feet above the aggressive might of the Atlantic Ocean. makes it a "must see" for locals and guests. The nerthe to the countrywe of spend Ireland. We visit ca that natural dominates the city skyline. Timethe permitting, go, birthplace of WB Yeats,WESTPORT Ireland’s best known poet. The grandeur this breathtaking phenomenon best vantage point (weather permitting) is fromofO’Briens in Dublin. the country's treasures, St. C time at guests. the Kilkenny which has medieval boastWe bid farewell to Belfast southwest Sligo is best known for its spectacular countryside and and drive it atravel "must see" for locals some and country TheDesign Center Tower locatedto on Slithe highest cliff.makes Next, we to Adare, that dominates the city skyline. Time ing rights to some of the most magnificent retail goods, go, birthplace ofSligo WB Yeats, knownmanicured poet. the town’s only surviving medieval structure, Ab- Ireland’sa best vantage point (weather permitting) is from O’Briens beautifully village best of thatch-roof cottages. Day 11:pF china, crystal, knitwear, Irish jewelry, timepottery at theand Kilkenny Design Cent bey. We visit there before continue to Knock, a humble Sligo is best known for its spectacular and Church and Wecountryside visit Holy Trinity thenlocated continue BunThis morn Tower ontothe highest cliff.including Next, wemore. travelContinuing to Adare, through some so much the midland counties, ing rights to some of the most magn village whose shrine attracts pilgrims over themedieval structure, the town’sfrom onlyall surviving Sligo Abratty to explore the grounds and Bunratty CasStates. W a beautifully manicured village our of journey thatch-roof $attend $ todaycottages. ends in Dublin, Ireland’s capital city.crystal, We knitwear, including china, Irish world, including John Paul IIbey. (1979) Teresa continue tle's Weand visitMother there before to Knock, a humble festive Medieval Banquet,We a traditional-Irish dinner saints and visit Holy Trinity Church and then tofor Buncheck in continue at our hotel dinner and overnight. [B,D] Continuing through (1993). On August 21, 1879,village the evewhose of the Octave the pilgrims so much more. shrine of attracts from all over the experience with story-telling and song. Afterwards, we majesticthla ratty to explore the grounds and attend Bunratty CasAssumption, the parish church of Knock was John the scene our journey today ends in Dublin, Irelan to Limerick. Limerick. [B,D] world, including Paul II (1979) proceed and Mother Teresa Overnight in tle's festive Medieval airline Banquet, taxes a traditional-Irish dinner * Estimated and final surcharges checksubject in at our hotel for dinner and ove (1993). On August 21, 1879, the eve of the Octave of the experience with story-telling and song. Afterwards, we Assumption, the parish church of Knock was the scene proceed to Limerick. Overnight in Limerick. [B,D] to increase/decrease at 30 days prior
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11, FATIMA tima. One of the greatest events of e in the village of Fatima, Portugal, f God appeared to three shepherd hem to bring the message of the ld that was slipping away from it. “I desire that a chapel be built here e Lady of the Rosary. I have come amend their lives and to ask parple must pray the rosary every day erings that God sends them.” We a Iria, where we visit the Chapel he Basilica that houses the tombs nta, and the Perpetual Adoration e to Aljustrel, where we visit the family (the birthplace of Jacinta en the home of Lucia. In Aljustrel of the apparitions of St Michael iew Valinhos, the site of Our Lady’s s evening we take part in the CanDinner and overnight at our hotel
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If you’re looking for the secret to longevity, Desmond Kilmurry, 102, tells you straight off: “I don’t know why, I really don’t. I can’t account for anything like that.” From his comfortable chair surrounded by books and newspapers, he says, “The eldest in my family was 95. I’m 102. And it’s crazy. Here I am.” “I’m very fortunate in the sense that I still have a bit of gray matter,” he said. “I get to converse and so forth.” But it’s getting around that’s the hard part. “My legs don’t let me. My knees are poor.” He does get to Mass in the senior center at the Mercy Retirement and Care Center. For the Holy Thursday Mass on March 24, he donned a hat for the trip from his residence to the senior center, then tucked it below the wheelchair during the liturgy. Desmond Kilmurry and his wife Helen retired to Alma Via in San Francisco, then moved across the bay because Mercy had the care Helen needed in the last years of her life. He lived upstairs in the residence,
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Motherhouse Administrator and Facility Manager The Sisters of the Presentation seeks a highly motivated, experienced individual to be Administrator and Facility Manager for its Motherhouse. This individual’s responsibilities will include administrative, property, finance and technological duties for the maintenance and safety of the facility. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor degree; excellent verbal and written communication skills; an understanding of religious life; the ability to work with a variety of people; leadership skills and at least 3 years of experience in facilities operations and building safety; budgeting, planning and scheduling; and supervision. This is a full time, benefited position. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Please submit a resume with cover letter to Human Resources, pknutsen@pbvmsf.org or 281 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118.
A full-time position, the director will be responsible for the evangelization and faith formation of children and youth (from birth through early teen years) and their parents, including implementing and evaluating programs, developing curricula within Church teaching and diocesan guidelines, scheduling classes and events, and training and coordinating volunteers. A successful candidate will passionately share in our Dominican parish’s mission “to radiate the joy of the Gospel in the heart of the City.” Candidates should be well organized, exhibit strong communication skills (including word, spreadsheets, email, and public speaking), and be able to lead prayer and direct and collaborate with the volunteers, parents, and parish staff of our growing program. An undergraduate degree is required (M.A. preferred) in religious education or a related field, or equivalent experience. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Must successfully complete background screening and safe environment training.
Please send cover letter and resume to Michael O’Smith at dre@stdominics.org. St. Dominic’s Church is a vibrant, diverse Dominican parish that serves approximately 2000 households in the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
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Around the archdiocese MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: It was a successful night for Marin Catholic High School March 13 when “Havana Nights” fashion show and auction brought more than 1,000 supporters to the Marin Civic Center to raise money for school scholarships and programs. The event included two fashion shows, 300 student models plus live and online auctions. Pictured from left with Marin Catholic president Tim Navone are
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STAR OF THE SEA, SAN FRANCISCO: Father Joseph Illo with children who received their first Communion April 16 at the church.
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IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, BELMONT: Parishioner Janet Harders kneels in prayer during a service for Divine Mercy Sunday at the Belmont parish. The relics of St. Faustina were displayed by parochial vicar Father Jerry Murphy who has a special devotion to the saint.
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL, BELMONT: The school’s “Come Fly with Me” raised $131,000 March 5 at Hiller Aviation Museum. “It was a festive evening of vintage travel fun, the school said. On board to help were NDB sophomores Caroline Kearney and Talia Bertana.
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GRIEF SUPPORT: Drop-in grief support group, Most Holy Redeemer Church, Parish Library, 100 Diamond St., San Francisco, meets third Thursdays, 7:308:45p.m.; inclusive, nondenominational, and not restricted to type of loss; email gcm@mhr.org with any questions.
CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Geary Boulevard at Gough, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring local and international artists, free parking, freewill donation requested at door, (415) 567-2020, ext. 213, www.stmarycathedralsf.org.
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HANDICAPABLES MASS: Mass at noon then lunch in lower halls, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people, caregivers invited. Volunteers welcome, Joanne Borodin, (415) 2394865; www.Handicapables.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30 SCHOOL CENTENNIAL: St. Paul School, San Francisco, two-day celebration of its first 100 years, with Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday, with reception following; food and beverages will be available for purchase, Cardinal William J. Levada, principal celebrant, and Sunday family Mass at 9:15 a.m. followed by pancake breakfast at $5 per person; www.stpaulschoolsf.org; (415) 648-2055.
MERCY TALK: Congresswoman Jackie Speier, an alumna of Mercy High School, Burlingame, on “Living Mercy in Public Life,” 2 p.m., Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame; talk followed by discussion as part of the continuing celebration of the Year of Mercy. An alumna of Mercy High Burlingame, Congresswoman Speier was present when Pope Francis addressed the U.S. Congress in September 2015, free. Please register, (650) 340-7474.
MERCY TALKS: Human trafficking with Rev. Davidson-Bidwell-Waite, 10:50 a.m., Fromm Hall by St. Ignatius Church, Parker and Fulton, San Francisco, free and open to the public, free
CATHEDRAL ANNIVERSARY: St. Mary’s Cathedral 45th Anniversary Gala in the cathedral’s lower halls following vespers in the main church with Archbishop Salvatore Archbishop J. Cordileone, Cordileone presiding. Evening includes dinner, music and a special appearance by Franc D’Ambrosio, renowned singing star of “Phantom of the Opera,” and remembered for his performances at anniversary celebrations of the Porziuncola Nuova in North Beach; Deacon Christoph Sandoval rcs7777@comcast.net; www.stmarycathedralsf.org.
‘FARM TO TABLE’: “Hands and Hearts Making a Difference” farm-to-table dinner and auction, Viognier Restaurant, Draeger’s Market, San Mateo benefiting work of Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County, 6 p.m. hosted cocktail hour; 6:30 p.m. dinner with wines and Fund-a-Need auction with Richard and Mary Ann Draeger; www.svdpsm.org for tickets.
ALEMANY AWARDS: The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology honors Dominican Sister Diane Aruda, president, Immaculate Conception Academy and Alessandro Baccari, writer and historian, with the Archbishop Alemany Award for service to the church and society; Mass at 5:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the cathedral’s lower halls, tickets $200, tables of 10 $1,900; Ian Brooks, (510) 883-2056; www.dspt.edu/alemany2016.
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CELEBRATING MOTHERS: Epiphany Center’s beloved event raises muchneeded funds for San Francisco’s most vulnerable women, children, and families featuring spectacular orchid sale, silent auction, and delicious food. Founded in 1852 as Mount St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth by the Daughters ofU Charity, Bthe agency L I continues C today A T I O THURSDAY, N SMAY 5 to support the city’s most vulnerable women and children, providing them with the support and confidence they MERCY: “Reconciling in the Year of need to transform their lives. For more Mercy” with Father Chuck Durante’s information, (415) 351-4055; www. reflection on our relationships with TheEpiphanyCenter.org. ourselves, with God and others; how
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TAIZE: All are welcome to Taizé prayer around the cross, Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, 8 p.m. Taizé prayer has been sung on first Fridays at Mercy Center since 1983; Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan, (650) 340-7452.
PEACE MASS: All Hallows Chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 1715 Oakdale Ave. at Palou and Newhall, San Francisco, 9 a.m. Father Daniel E. Carter, pastor, principal celebrant and homilist; (650) 580-7123; zoniafasquelle@gmail.com. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: “God Came Close” with Mercy Sister Ana Maria Pineda, associate professor, Santa Clara University, on Our Lady of Guadalupe who Pope Francis said awakens “a veritable banner of love and justice,” 9:30-noon; Dominican Center, 43600 Mission Circle, Fremont, $20 suggested offering, RSVP http:// bit.ly/Our-Lady_Guadalupe. FOOD FAIRE: St. Ignatius College Prep, 2001 37th Avenue, San Francisco, 4-7 p.m., fun day of food, festivities, entertainment, tasty bites from many cultures represented in the school community plus DJ, dancing, raffle baskets, early bird tickets $15/ adult, $10/student, $3 kids 5 and under at www.siprep.org/foodfaire Prices higher at the door; Angela Koros at akoros@comcast.net..
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